1.0 link 93797 <![CDATA[Investment Firms Tap Fed for Billions]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/27/investment-firms-tap-fed-_1_n_93797.html WASHINGTON &mdash; Big Wall Street investment companies have jumped all over the Federal Reserve's unprecedented offer to obtain emergency loans, borrowing more than doubled than in the program's debut week.

Those firms averaged $32.9 billion in daily borrowing over the past week from the new lending program, compared with $13.4 billion the previous week, the central bank reported Thursday. The program, which began last Monday, is part of the Fed's effort to aid the financial system.

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