Asset Purchase Facility

(APF).

An arrangement established in 2009 under which the Bank of England is authorised to buy high-quality private sector assets including:

1. Corporate bonds.
2. Securities issued under the Credit Guarantee Scheme.
3. Syndicated loans.
4. Asset-backed securities created in structures acceptable to the Bank of England.

See also

• BEAPFF
• Credit Guarantee Scheme
• Quantitative easing