WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - A Federal Reserve program that aims to ease credit to consumer and small businesses by lending up to $200 billion to holders of top-rated securities will be expanded to $1 trillion, sources familiar with the matter said.
The announcement was expected to come as part of a revamped rescue program for the financial sector that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is scheduled to unveil at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT) on Tuesday.
Other sources said the program was expected to be expanded form its current focus on consumer and small business lending to include a wide array of mortgage-related debt.
(Reporting by Glenn Somerville, Editing by Sandra Maler)