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  2. History of monetary policy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The predominant reason that the Second Bank of the United States was chartered was that in the War of 1812, the U.S. experienced severe inflation and had difficulty in financing military operations. Subsequently, the credit and borrowing status of the United States was at its lowest level since its founding.

  3. List of banking crises - Wikipedia

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    Panic of 1857, a U.S. recession with bank failures; Panic of 1866, Europe; Panic of 1873, a U.S. recession with bank failures, followed by a 4-year depression; Panic of 1884, United States and Europe; Panic of 1890, mainly affecting the United Kingdom and Argentina; Panic of 1893, a U.S. recession with bank failures; Australian banking crisis ...

  4. History of banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Second Bank of the United States opened in January 1817, six years after the First Bank of the United States lost its charter. The predominant reason that the Second Bank of the United States was chartered was that in the War of 1812, the U.S. experienced severe inflation and had difficulty in financing military operations. Subsequently ...

  5. Depression of 1920–1921 - Wikipedia

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    Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz, in A Monetary History of the United States, consider mistakes in Federal Reserve policy as a key factor in the crisis. In response to post–World War I inflation the Federal Reserve Bank of New York began raising interest rates sharply. In December 1919 the rate was raised from 4.75% to 5%.

  6. Panic of 1857 - Wikipedia

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    The Panic of 1857 was a financial crisis in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over-expansion of the domestic economy. Because of the invention of the telegraph by Samuel F. Morse in 1844, the Panic of 1857 was the first financial crisis to spread rapidly throughout the United States. [ 1 ]

  7. Monetary policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The monetary policy of the United States is the set of policies which the Federal Reserve follows to achieve its twin objectives of high employment and stable inflation. [ 1 ] The US central bank , The Federal Reserve System , colloquially known as "The Fed", was created in 1913 by the Federal Reserve Act as the monetary authority of the United ...

  8. List of largest bank failures in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Hamilton Bank Miami: Florida: 2002 $1.3 billion $2.2 billion Community Bank of Nevada Las Vegas: Nevada: 2009 $1.5 billion $2.1 billion First Bank of Beverly Hills Calabasas: California: 2009 $1.5 billion $2.1 billion Temecula Valley Bank Temecula: California: 2009 $1.5 billion $2.1 billion New South Federal Savings Bank Irondale: Alabama: 2009 ...

  9. List of bank runs - Wikipedia

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    The clients did a classic bank run, because the company had over $40 billion in assets in 2008. On 25 September 2008, the Office of Thrift Supervision was forced to shut down Washington Mutual, the largest savings and loan in the United States and the sixth-largest overall financial institution, on a Thursday due to a massive run. Over the ...