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.

• Agency MBS Tentative Purchase Amounts and Historical Operational Results ››
  
• FAQs: Reinvestments of Principal Payments on Agency Securities into Agency MBS ››
• Settled holdings are reported on H.4.1: Factors Affecting Reserve Balances
• Agency MBS purchase program announced on November 25, 2008 ››

Gross purchases from July 12 through July 18: $6,500 million
Sales (dollar rolls) from July 12 through July 18: $0 million
Net purchases from July 12 through July 18: $6,500 million

All amounts reflect current face