FDIC to consider tapping Treasury to shore up funding needs

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is considering a plan to borrow funds from the U.S. Treasury Department, as its seeks to shore up its finances amid an expected wave of bank failures, according to a published report Tuesday. Funds borrowed from the Treasury would used to cover short-term cash-flow needs related to reimbursing depositors in the aftermath of bank failure, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing comments by FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair. The report said the borrowed funds would be repaid once assets from the failed bank are sold.
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