There used to be a pretty big stigma for borrowing at the discount window. Regulators would wonder why you couldn't find enough consumer deposits to fund your loans.
The fear now is that if the public finds out a bank took out a discount window loan, it could trigger a run on the bank.
Going forward, the Fed has to release that info, with a 2 year lag.
19 posted on 04/01/2011 7:53:06 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot
(Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)