In March 2008, the U.S.Federal Reserve announced that primary dealers would be eligible to receive discount loans.

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This statement is true. On March 16, 2008, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced that it had authorized discount window loans for primary dealers, in an effort to help ease liquidity pressures in the financial markets during the global financial crisis. This marked a significant expansion of the Federal Reserve's lending facilities, as previously only banks had been eligible for discount window loans.