Glossary

Overnight bank funding rate (OBFR)

The overnight bank funding rate measures the cost of wholesale, unsecured, overnight funding for banks. It draws on federal funds transactions, certain Eurodollar transactions and certain domestic deposit transactions, so it covers more than the federal funds rate alone.

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