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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.
It is described as "independent within the government" rather than "independent of government". [2] The Federal Reserve is composed of five parts: [3] [4] The presidentially appointed Board of Governors (or Federal Reserve Board), an independent federal government agency located in Washington, D.C.
A–Z Index of US Departments and Agencies, USA.gov, the US government's official web portal. Directory of agency contact information. CyberCemetery, online document archive of defunct US Federal Agencies, maintained by the University of North Texas Libraries in partnership with the Federal Depository Library Program of the GPO
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. The original Federal Reserve Act provided starting capital for the Reserve Banks by requiring the participating banks to purchase stock in ...
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the U.S. that sets monetary policy and regulates the financial system to support a healthy economy for Americans and businesses. Created by Congress in ...
CD rates strongly track with the key interest rate set by the Federal Reserve, the U.S.'s central bank. This Fed rate is the benchmark that affects rates on deposit accounts, loans, mortgages ...
The Federal Reserve regulates private banking institutions, works to contain systemic risk in financial markets, and provides certain financial services to the federal government, the public, and financial institutions. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) is one of the smaller Executive Branch agencies, with just over 100 ...
“The problem now in government, it’s been the problem for decades … is that you create a government program or create a government agency, it never goes away, even when it becomes obsolete ...