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Federal Reserve System


United States, Financial Org    (1914 to present)
• A government chartered, privately owned corporation that serves as the central bank of the U.S. (See: Fed profile)
• Federal Reserve history site, including biographies (See: FedHistory site)
• 1913-12-23 : The Federal Reserve Act passed while most Congressmen were away for Christmas recess
• 1951 : The "Treasury - Federal Reserve Accord" adopted
Relationships
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FRBNewYorkDivision
 
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Related Entities -- click to view
Federal Advisory Council   (Division of, 1914 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Board of Advisors
Federal Reserve Board   (Division of, 1914 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Board of Governors
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland   (Division of, 1914 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Federal Reserve Bank of New York   (Division of, 1914 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Most important of the regional Federal Reserve banks
Jekyll Island Conference   (Spinoff of, 1910-11) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• The Federal Reserve System was planned at the secret Jekyll Island conference