The 2008 money market crisis

Timeline

2008
September 15, 2008
 * Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Announces It Intends to File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition

September 17, 2008
 * Reserve Primary Fund "​Breaks the Buck" Following Run on Assets

September 18, 2008
 * Ugly All Over: Putnam Inst Closes, Lehman AAA on Warning, Outflows

September 19, 2008
 * FRB Press Release
 * Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) Money Market Mutual Fund (MMMF) Liquidity Facility (AMLF or "the Facility")

September 24, 2008
 * "A Statement Regarding the Reserve International Liquidity Fund" Press Release
 * Federated Investors, Inc. and Putnam Investments Announce Transaction to Benefit Money Market Fund Shareholders, Press Release

September 29, 2008
 * Treasury Announces Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
 * Frequently Asked Questions About Treasury’s Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds
 * Treasury Guarantee Program for Money Funds Live, Fee Is One Bps
 * "Important Notice Regarding Reserve Primary Fund", Press Release

'''October 1. 2008'''
 * "Important Notice Regarding U.S. Government Fund", Press Release

October 6, 2008
 * Treasury and Fed Pulling Out Stops to Save Commercial Paper Market
 * Commercial Paper Funding Facility: Frequently Asked Questions

October 9, 2008
 * Virtually All Money Fund Families Now Covered by Treasury Guaranty

October 21, 2008
 * Fed Announced Money Market Investor Funding Facility (​MMIFF)
 * Frequently Asked Questions about the Money Market Investor Funding Facility

October 24, 2008
 * "SEC Grants Order to the Reserve Interstate and State-Specific Municipal Money Fund"
 * SEC Grants Order to the Reserve Yield Plus Fund

October 27, 2008
 * A Statement Regarding The Reserve Funds

October 30, 2008
 * "Reserve Primary Fund Makes Initial Distribution of $26 Billion to Primary Fund Shareholders", Press Release
 * "​Bailout List" Rises to 25 as SEC Discloses Lehman Support Actions

November 4, 2008
 * ICI Establishes Money Market Working Group
 * Reserve Interstate Tax-Exempt and State-Specific Municipal Money Funds Update

November 11, 2008
 * Moody'​s Reexamining "​Parental Support in Money Market Funds"

November 13, 2008 November 18, 2008
 * Reserve U.S. Government Fund Makes Initial Distribution of $4.5 Billion to Shareholders
 * Federal Reserve Board of New York - Money Market Investor Funding Facility: Frequently Asked Questions

November 20, 2008
 * Reserve U.S. Government Fund Enters into Agreement with the U.S. Treasury
 * Commentary: The Credit Crisis: U.S. Government Actions and Implications for Cash Investors

November 24, 2008
 * Treasury Announces Extension of Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds

November 26, 2008
 * Important Notice Regarding Reserve Primary Fund’s Net Asset Value

December 1, 2008
 * An Update of The Reserve’s Fully Liquidated Funds
 * Reserve Pennsylvania Municipal Money-Market Fully Liquidates

December 3, 2008
 * Reserve Primary Fund Makes Second Distribution of $14.4 Billion to Primary Fund Shareholders

December 4, 2008
 * Over 1/​3 of Funds Received Support; Change Expected Says Moody'​s

December 5, 2008
 * Reserve Yield Plus Fund Update

December 6, 2008
 * An(​other) Offer Funds Couldn'​t Refuse: All Renew Treasury Guarantee

December 9, 2008
 * "​First Money Fund Pays Negative Yield" Story in MFI Incorrect

December 10, 2008
 * Reserve Ohio Municipal Money-Market Fully Liquidates
 * Reserve Connecticut Municipal Money-Market Fully Liquidates

December 12, 2008
 * Recordbreaking Asset Surge, Prime Fund Recovery, Continues
 * Reserve Virginia Municipal Money-Market Fund Fully Liquidates
 * Reserve Minnesota Municipal Money-Market Fund Fully Liquidates
 * Reserve Michigan Municipal Money-Market Fund Fully Liquidates
 * Reserve New Jersey Municipal Money-Market Fund Makes Initial Distribution of $12.5 Million to Shareholders
 * Reserve Florida Municipal Money-Market Fund Makes Initial Distribution of $7.9 Million to Shareholders
 * Reserve California Municipal Money-Market Fund Makes Initial Distribution of $3.8 Million to Shareholders

December 16, 2008
 * Federal Reserve Cuts Target to Zero; Can Money Market Funds Survive?

December 19, 2008
 * Reserve New York Municipal Money-Market Fund Makes Initial Distribution of $88.5 Million to Shareholders
 * Vanguard Closes Two Money Market Funds

December 23, 2008
 * Fidelity announces closure of Treasury Money Market Funds to new accounts

December 24, 2008
 * The Primary Fund A Statement Regarding Special Reserve Under the Plan of Liquidation

December 30, 2008
 * Money Funds on Target for 2.​5% Avg. Return, 21% Asset Growth in '​08
 * Reserve Arizona Municipal Money-Market Fund Fully Liquidates

2009
January 8, 2009
 * Federal Reserve Expands, Tweaks Money Mkt Investor Funding Facility

January 14, 2009
 * Flurry of Fund Filings on Treasury Funds Closings, Waivers, Insurance

January 15, 2009
 * Reserve Fraud Started After SEC Call, Galvin Says News Report

January 16, 2009
 * Reserve U.S. Government Fund Distributes Remaining Assets to Shareholders

January 17, 2009
 * Reviewing Reserve'​s Failed Attempt to Protect Its $​1.​00 Share Price

January 19, 2009
 * Group of Thirty Recommendation Poses Threat to Money Market Funds

January 26, 2009
 * Vanguard's Treasury money market funds are closed to new accounts as yields tumble
 * Reserve Interstate Tax-Exempt Fund Makes Initial $354 Million Distribution

January 30, 2009
 * Reserve International Liquidity Fund Ltd. Makes Initial $1.875 Billion Distribution

February 4, 2009
 * Reserve New Jersey Municipal Money-Market Fund Makes Final $12.8 Million Distribution

February 5, 2009
 * Federal Reserve Extends MM Liquidity Programs Until Oct. 30, 2009

February 6, 2009
 * Reserve Florida Municipal Money-Market Fund Makes Final $1.95 Million Distribution

February 13, 2009
 * Reserve New York Municipal Money-Market Fund Makes Final $919,000 Distribution
 * Reserve California Municipal Money-Market Fund Makes Final $1.18 Million Distribution

February 20, 2009
 * Reserve Primary Fund Makes Third Distribution of $3.4 Billion to Primary Fund Shareholders

February 26, 2009
 * A Statement Regarding Special Reserve Under The Plan of Liquidation
 * A Statement Regarding Special Reserve Under The Plan of Liquidation Reserve Yield Plus Fund Makes Second Distribution of $185 Million
 * Fee Waiver Pressure Eases Slightly on Treasury Funds as Rates Rise

March 2, 2009
 * BIS Quarterly on Impact of Sept. US Money Fund Run on Non-​U.​S. Banks (Analysis)

March 3, 2009
 * High Cost of Deposit Insurance Pushing Cash to Money Funds Says JP

March 6, 2009
 * Municipal MSRB Asks Treasury to Extend Money Market Fund Guarantee

March 10, 2009
 * Bernanke: Tighter Restrictions, Limited Insurance for Money Funds

March 12, 2009
 * Standard and Poor'​s Tweaks Money Fund Rating Criteria, Methodology

March 13, 2009
 * Reserve Interstate Tax-Exempt Fund Fully Liquidates

March 18, 2009
 * Mutual Fund Leaders Endorse Reforms to Strengthen Money Market Funds and the Money Market


 * Banks Should Be Regulated Like Money Funds Says Bullard in Testimony