▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁President , ▁to ▁use ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁ES F ▁to ▁" de al ▁in ▁gold , ▁foreign ▁exchange , ▁and ▁other ▁instruments ▁of ▁credit ▁and ▁se cur ities ." ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁government ▁used ▁the ▁fund ▁to ▁provide ▁$ 2 0 ▁billion ▁in ▁currency ▁sw aps ▁and ▁loan ▁guarante es ▁to ▁Mexico ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁economic ▁crisis ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁somewhat ▁controvers ial ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁because ▁President ▁Cl inton ▁had ▁tried ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁Mexican ▁St abil ization ▁Act ▁through ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Use ▁of ▁the ▁ES F ▁circum vent ed ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁branch . ▁ ▁In ▁response , ▁Congress ▁passed ▁and ▁President ▁Cl inton ▁signed ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Deb t ▁Dis closure ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁which ▁implicitly ▁accepted ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁ES F , ▁but ▁required ▁reports ▁to ▁Congress ▁every ▁six ▁months ▁on ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁lo ans . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁crisis , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁made ▁a ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁profit ▁on ▁the ▁lo ans . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁U . S . ▁Tre as ury ▁Department ▁announced ▁that ▁up ▁to ▁$ 5 0 ▁billion ▁in ▁the ▁ES F ▁would ▁tempor arily ▁be ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁guarantee ▁depos its ▁in ▁certain ▁money ▁market ▁funds . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁