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  2. Fedwire - Wikipedia

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    Logo of the Fedwire fund transfer system. Fedwire (formerly known as the Federal Reserve Wire Network) is a real-time gross settlement funds transfer system operated by the United States Federal Reserve Banks that allows financial institutions to electronically transfer funds between its more than 9,289 participants (as of March 19, 2009). [1]

  3. Clearing House Interbank Payments System - Wikipedia

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    The Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS) is a United States private clearing house for large-value wire transfer transactions. [1] As of late 2024, it settles approximately 500,000 payments totaling US$1.8 trillion per day. [2]

  4. Wire transfer - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, domestic wire transfers are governed by Federal Regulation J [7] and by Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code. [8] US wire transfers can be costly. In 2016, among the 15 largest retail banks, the average fee for an outgoing domestic wire was $25. Incoming domestic wire fees were about evenly split between $0 (free) and ...

  5. Real-time gross settlement - Wikipedia

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    RTGS systems are usually operated by a country's central bank as it is seen as critical infrastructure for a country's economy. Economists believe that an efficient national payment system reduces the cost of exchanging goods and services, and is indispensable to the functioning of the interbank, money, and capital markets.

  6. ABA routing transit number - Wikipedia

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    The prefix and the Federal Reserve Routing Symbol (XXXX) are determined by the bank's geographical location and treatment by the Federal Reserve type, while the remaining data (YYYY, and Branch number, if present) depends on the specific bank, and are unique within a Federal Reserve district.

  7. Monetary policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is composed of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and 5 out of the 12 Federal Reserve Bank presidents; the monetary policy is implemented by all twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks. The presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks are nominated by each bank's respective Board of Directors, but must also ...

  8. Federal Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States.It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics (particularly the panic of 1907) led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.

  9. Federal funds - Wikipedia

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    Transactions in the federal funds market enable depository institutions with reserve balances in excess of reserve requirements to lend reserves to institutions with reserve deficiencies. These loans are usually made for one day only, that is, "overnight". The interest rate at which these transactions occur is called the federal funds rate ...