A group of companies including Textron Inc., Home Depot Inc. and Honda Motor Co. is pressing the Federal Reserve to expand purchases of commercial paper to include them, two people briefed on the matter said.

The coalition, which also counts Dow Chemical Co. and Nissan Motor Co. as members, wants the Fed to go beyond top-rated paper and buy debt with the second-highest grade, the people said on condition of anonymity. American Electric Power Co. Chief Financial Officer Holly Koeppel said the group is seeking to add more companies and preparing a letter to outline its case.

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