NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve bought $5.15 billion of Fannie Mae <FNM.P>, Freddie Mac <FRE.P> and the Federal Home Loan Bank's debt on Monday, the New York Federal Reserve said, in its biggest purchase of agency debt to date.
Dealers submitted $7.93 billion for consideration in the Fed's purchase of debt maturing between April 2010 and March 2011.
The Fed has so far bought roughly $60 billion of agency notes, of the up to $200 billion it said it would purchase by the end of the year as part of efforts to lower borrowing costs.
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