### Question
Can you define what public-private investment fund means?


### Answer
**Public-private investment fund** is defined as the following in *12 U.S.C. § 5231a*:

> a financial vehicle that is—


(1) established by the Federal Government to purchase pools of loans, securities, or assets from a financial institution described in section 101(a)(1) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211(a)(1))

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 5231a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 52-EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION > SUBCHAPTER I-TROUBLED ASSETS RELIEF PROGRAM**

