U.S. Treasury balances at Fed fell on Nov. 19

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department
daily budget statement for Nov. 19 released on Thursday showed
U.S. Treasury balances at the Federal Reserve fell.

It did not show any equity purchases under the Troubled
Asset Relief Program.

Following are details on the Treasury's operating cash
balance (billions of dollars, except where noted):

Nov. 19 Nov. 18

Fed acct 68.457 74.265

Supplementary financing* 508.956 508.956

Tax/loan note acct 1.722 1.994

Cash balance 579.136 585.216

National debt

subject to limit 10,583.406 10,591.406

The statutory debt limit is $11.315 trillion.

The Treasury said it issued $28 million in individual
income tax refunds and $191 million in corporate income tax
refunds.

* Supplementary financing program represents funds raised
through cash management bills to bolster Federal Reserve's
balance sheet and fund market stability initiatives.
(Reporting by David Lawder)