On January 26, 2009, the Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 84-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm).

Description of Offering and Auction Parameters

Offering Amount: $150 billion Term: 84-day loan Bid Submission Date: January 26, 2009 Opening Time: 11:00 a.m. EST Closing Time: 12:30 p.m. EST Notification Date: January 27, 2009 Settlement Date: January 29, 2009 Maturity Date: April 23, 2009 Minimum Bid Amount (per bid): $5 million Bid Increment: $100,000 Maximum Bid Amount (per institution): $15 billion (10% of Offering Amount) Minimum Bid Rate: 0.25 percent Incremental Bid Rate: 0.001 percent Minimum Award: $10,000 Maximum Award: $15 billion (10% of Offering Amount)

Submission of Bids

Participants must submit bids by phone to their local Reserve Bank between the opening time and closing time on the bid submission date.

Notification

Summary auction results will be published on the website of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm) at approximately 10:00 a.m. EST on the notification date. Between 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. EST on the notification date, Reserve Banks will notify individual institutions in their districts that have submitted winning bids of their awards. Participants have until 12:30 p.m. EST on the notification date to inform their local Reserve Bank of any error.

Rounding Convention

Pro rata awards will be rounded to multiples of $10,000. Normal rounding convention will be used, except that awards under $10,000 will be rounded to $10,000.