Agency MBS Transaction Summary

On September 21, 2011, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) directed the Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to reinvest principal payments from agency debt and agency MBS in agency MBS in order to help support conditions in mortgage markets and contribute to a stronger economic recovery.

Gross purchases from November 29 through December 5: $19,500 million
Sales (dollar rolls) from November 29 through December 5: $800 million
Net purchases from November 29 through December 5: $18,700 million

All amounts reflect current face

Sales summarize all trades executed during the indicated period including sales associated with dollar rolls.

Transactions ($ million)
Maturity
Coupon
Settlement Month
FHLMC
FNMA
GNMA
GNMA2
30 Year
3.5 December 0 800 0 0
Total 0 800 0 0
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