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Also known as Federal Reserve, Fed, The Fed, FRS

central banking system of the United States

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The Federal Reserve System, commonly referred to as the Fed, is an active institution in the United States. It was established in 1913, with a specific inception date of December 23, 1913. The organization is located in Washington. Its official website is federalreserve.gov, and it maintains a presence on social media with 497,000 followers.

The Federal Reserve System has a target interest rate of 3.875. It is described in the Federal Register under the agency listing for the Federal Reserve System. The institution is also referenced by 2,831 other encyclopedia articles.

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Research organization · ROR

Type
Other
Founded
1913
Location
Washington, United States
Also known as
Fed, Federal Reserve System, the Fed
Status
Active

GRID grid.507400.6 · ISNI 0000 0004 0478 7576

Described at

Federal Register :: Agencies - Federal Reserve System

The Federal Reserve System publishes documents in the Federal Register. Explore most recent and most cited documents published by the Federal Reserve System.

federalregister.gov

The documents posted on this site are XML renditions of published Federal Register documents. Each document posted on the site includes a link to the corresponding official PDF file on govinfo.gov. This prototype edition of the daily Federal Register on FederalRegister.gov will remain an unofficial informational resource until the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (ACFR) issues a regulation granting it official legal status. For complete information about, and access to, our official publications and services, go to About the Federal Register on NARA's archives.gov. The Federal Reserve System, the central bank of the United States, is charged with administering and formulating the Nation's credit and monetary policy. Through its supervisory and regulatory banking functions, the Federal Reserve maintains the safety and soundness of the Nation's economy, responding to the Nation's domestic and international financial needs and objectives. The Federal Reserve System was established by the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 221 ), approved December 23, 1913. Its major responsibility is in the execution of monetary policy. It also performs other functions, such as the transfer of funds, handling Government deposits and debt issues, supervising and regulating banks, and acting as lender of last resort. It is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve System to contribute to the strength and vitality of the U.S. economy. By influencing the lending and investing activities of depository institutions and the cost and availability of money and credit, the Federal Reserve System helps promote the full use of human and capital resources, the growth of productivity, relatively stable prices, and equilibrium in the Nation's international balance of payments. Through its supervisory and regulatory banking functions, the Federal Reserve System helps maintain a commercial banking system that is responsive to the Nation's financial needs and objectives. by the Comptroller of the Currency , the Federal Reserve System , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , the National Credit Union Administration , the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , the Federal Housing Finance Agency , the Commodity Futures Trading Commission , and the Securities and Exchange Commission on 06/25/2026 . The OCC, Board, FDIC, NCUA, CFPB, FHFA, CFTC, SEC, and Treasury are publishing a final joint rule to establish data standards to promote interoperability of financial regulatory data across these agencies. The standards established pursuant to this joint rule will later be considered for potential incorporation (to the extent feasible) into data... The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are proposing to modernize the capital requirements applicable to Category I and II depository institution holding companies and depository institutions, as well as revise the market risk capital... Regulatory Capital Rule: Modifications to the Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Their Subsidiary Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity and Long-Term Debt Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are adopting a final rule to modify the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio standards applicable to U.S. bank holding companies identified as global systemically important bank holding... The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (collectively, the agencies) propose to amend their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations by rescinding the final rule titled "C

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
central bank
Official name
Federal Reserve System
Headquarters
Eccles Building
Legal form
central bank
Official website
www.federalreserve.gov
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Federal Reserve
Commons category
Federal Reserve
inception
1913-12-23
topic's main category
Category:Federal Reserve System
target interest rate
2.325
applies to jurisdiction
United States
position held by head of the organization
Chair of the Federal Reserve
social media followers
497000
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