1. But the repo market grew more, to more than fifty times its 1981 size. Much of the relatively greater growth was in the 2000-2007 period. Repo market information is from Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin;Simkovic;282. 88. Total financial sector debt was twenty times larger at the end of 2006 than it was in 1981, the first year available for repo data. See BD. OF GOVERNORS OF THE FED. RESERVE SYS., supra note 7,2011
2. T]he bankruptcy 'safe harbor' for repo has been a crucial feature in the growth of shadow banking;David L Mengle;Close-Out Netting and Risk Management in Over-the-Counter Derivatives 1,2010