WASHINGTON — Financial institutions will soon be receiving interest on the money they are required to keep on deposit with the Federal Reserve, the agency announced today.
The central bank said the move will give it "greater scope to use its lending programs to address conditions in credit markets."
The change, which takes effect immediately, implements a provision of the bill Congress passed last week designed to deal with the financial and credit crisis.
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