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This backstop only applies to existing holdings. Banks can't go out today and load up on hold-to-maturity assets and expect the Fed to backstop them tomorrow with loans at par value. Presumably the next step is to regulate HTM holdings so that this won't be necessary again, or else you're creating a moral hazard.


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