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Board commercial paper outstanding was $1,442.1 billion on September 16

The Federal Reserve Board's commercial paper outstanding table lists seasonally adjusted paper at 1,442.1 billion dollars as of Wednesday September 16, versus 1,436.9 billion on September 9. Nonfinancial paper was 350.0 billion dollars, versus 337.0 billion. Financial paper was 594.1 billion dollars, versus 601.8 billion. Asset-backed paper was 498.0 billion dollars, versus 498.1 billion.

Commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted
$1,442.1B 2026-09-16 · prior $1,436.9B (2026-09-09)
Nonfinancial commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted
$350B 2026-09-16 · prior $337B (2026-09-09)
Financial commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted
$594.1B 2026-09-16 · prior $601.8B (2026-09-09)
Asset-backed commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted
$498B 2026-09-16 · prior $498.1B (2026-09-09)
Seasonally adjusted commercial paper outstanding$ billions$1,435B$1,437.5B$1,440B$1,442.5B$1,445B$1,447.5BAug 19Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16Federal Reserve Board commercial paper, August 19–September 16, 2026 · vertical axis does not start at zero
Seasonally adjusted commercial paper outstanding. Federal Reserve Board commercial paper, August 19–September 16, 2026. Share card.

Source: Commercial Paper Rates and Outstanding Summary — Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

all 4 figures found at the source
  • found Commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted = $1,442.1B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Nonfinancial commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted = $350B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Financial commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted = $594.1B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Asset-backed commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted = $498B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Related: Federal funds rate

Researched by Grok, checked against each source by an automated pass, edited by Clem Ziroli III. Published Sep 18, 2026.

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