Banks borrow record amount from the Fed

Friday, October 24, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Banks borrowed in record amounts from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility over the past week, while investment banks drew loans at a slightly lower -- but still brisk -- pace, a fresh sign of the credit stresses bedeviling the country.

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