Federal Reserve Board

noun

: a 7-member board of governors overseeing the Federal Reserve System

Examples of Federal Reserve Board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The study, by researchers at Harvard University, Columbia University and the Federal Reserve Board, has not yet been peer-reviewed. Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024 The seven members of the Federal Reserve Board serve for 14-year terms, insulating them from much political pressure. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 Powell was first nominated to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 2011 by former President Barack Obama. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024 This agency must be empowered with authority to intervene swiftly, just as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board do during banking crises. Jonathan Slotkin and David Vawdrey, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024 In 2010, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors voted to issue a regulation implementing the CARD Act that stated that banks could only charge fees that recover the bank’s costs associated with late payment. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024 According to the Federal Reserve Board, 66% of all Visa transactions, and nearly 50% of Mastercard transactions, but less than 2% of Discover network transactions are subject to the debit fee limit. Emily Mason, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 But the bigger influence on prices is largely believed to be the Federal Reserve Board, chaired by Jerome Powell. David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024 The same thing had happened after President Jimmy Carter appointed Paul Volcker to chair the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 1979. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Federal Reserve Board was in 1920

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“Federal Reserve Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Federal%20Reserve%20Board. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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