The New York Fed retained BlackRock Financial Management to manage assets in the Maiden Lane vehicles created during the 2008 financial crisis.

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"The New York Fed retained BlackRock Financial Management to manage assets in the Maiden Lane vehicles created during the 2008 financial crisis."

The official New York Fed history documents BlackRock's contracted asset-management role in the Maiden Lane rescue vehicles. + Undated live Federal Reserve Bank of New York page; current-year convention applied as of October 3, 2026.

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Source title Maiden Lane Transactions

Source authors Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Source year 2026

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