# Auction Basics: Background for Assessing Proposed Treasury Purchases of Mortgage-Backed Securities
> **Long Report (Legacy)** · 2009-02-12 · `RL34707`
## Report
- **CRS ID:** RL34707
- **Series:** Long Report (Legacy)
- **Publication date:** 2009-02-12
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