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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, commonly known as the Federal Reserve Board, is the main governing body of the Federal Reserve System.It is charged with overseeing the Federal Reserve Banks and with helping implement the monetary policy of the United States.
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.
The Federal Reserve System is composed of five parts: [3] [7] The presidentially appointed Board of Governors (or Federal Reserve Board), an independent federal government agency located in Washington, D.C.
The board of governors is one of three key pillars making up the broader Federal Reserve System, along with the 12 regional reserve bank presidents and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
The following is a list of past and present chairs of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. A chair serves for a four-year term after appointment, but may be reappointed for several consecutive four-year terms. Since the Federal Reserve was established in 1914, the following people have served as chair. [a] [18] #
The seven members of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors and all 12 regional Federal Reserve bank presidents are welcome to attend the meetings and participate in discussions, but only ...
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, [6] in which the distinction is made between Federal Reserve Banks, which are federally created instrumentalities, and the Board of Governors, which is a federal agency.
FILE - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the Federal Reserve Board Building, in Washington. The Federal Reserve may reach a turning ...