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[5] [8] Led by Chairman Alan Greenspan, the Committee reached a consensus to slightly raise its federal funds rate target from 3% to 3.25%. [4] [9] It was the Fed's first move to shrink the money supply since 1989. [9] Over the rest of 1994, the Fed agreed to several other contractionary moves.
A money market account (MMA) or money market deposit account (MMDA) is a deposit account that pays interest based on current interest rates in the money markets. [1] The interest rates paid are generally higher than those of savings accounts and transaction accounts; however, some banks will require higher minimum balances in money market accounts to avoid monthly fees and to earn interest.
The 1980s saw a trend of banks and credit unions, often at the urging of state-level insurers, shifting to federal insurers, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). The trend became particularly pronounced after Ohio and Maryland, the largest state-chartered funds, collapsed in 1985 ...
Money within a money market account is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration for up to $250,000 per person, per account.
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The early 1980s saw a recession along with high interest rates, which stressed both thrift and other banking institutions considerably. [7] Negative net interest margins, due to the low interest earned on assets with high deposit interest expenses needed to retain deposits, caused a wave of thrift failures between 1981 and 1983. [1]
When you make a deposit in a money market account, it does more than just sit there. It grows. The average money market account rate is currently 0.48 percent, according to Bankrate data. Make ...
A money market fund (also called a money market mutual fund) is an open-end mutual fund that invests in short-term debt securities such as US Treasury bills and commercial paper. [1] Money market funds are managed with the goal of maintaining a highly stable asset value through liquid investments, while paying income to investors in the form of ...