California Asks Feds To Back Its IOUs

Subject: California Asks Feds To Back Its IOUs Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:19 am

Facing what could be the largest cash flow problem in state history, California officials are asking the federal government to back billions of dollars in short-term loans the state must seek in July.

"We're going to need cash-flow borrowing the likes of which California has never seen, at a time when market and economic forces are stacked against us," said Tom Dresslar, spokesman for state Treasurer Bill Lockyer. "That's a recipe for calamity."

While the state routinely borrows money at the start of fiscal years on July 1 by issuing interest-bearing Revenue Anticipation Notes, or RANs, a combination of factors have conspired to form a mountainous hurdle this time around.

Those factors include the sheer size of the amount needed – at least $13 billion – the state's woeful credit rating and the generally sorry state of the nation's financial markets.

http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1781008.html

California Asks Feds To Back Its IOUs

California Asks Feds To Back Its IOUs

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