Federal Reserve bank
noun
: one of 12 reserve banks set up under the Federal Reserve Act to hold reserves and discount commercial paper for affiliated banks in their respective districts
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In the meantime, the Federal Reserve banks of Philadelphia and Cleveland created an interactive tool called the Occupational Mobility Explorer that was released at the end of 2020.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
The Federal Reserve banks can make profits like normal banks, except that their profits are turned over to the Treasury each year.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Jan. 2024
No other regional Federal Reserve bank has such a resource.
—Emre Kuvvet, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2023
Here’s what’s open and closed on the holiday: Monday is a bank holiday, so Federal Reserve banks and branches are closed, as well as other U.S. banks such as Bank of America, Regions, Citibank and Wells Fargo.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
Thanks to public sector efforts, including Federal Reserve banks and private sector initiatives, some progress has been made.
—J. Christopher Giancarlo, Fortune Crypto, 22 Aug. 2023
Various Federal Reserve banks recycle the shreds in different ways.
—Emily Wright, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
The Federal Reserve's 2023 schedule How many Federal Reserve banks are there?
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
Barr appeared at two hearings in Congress last month and acknowledged that Federal Reserve bank supervisors had warned Silicon Valley management as early as the fall of 2021 of risks stemming from its business model, but the bank's managers failed to take the steps necessary to fix the problems.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2023
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
The Federal Reserve banks can make profits like normal banks, except that their profits are turned over to the Treasury each year.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Jan. 2024
No other regional Federal Reserve bank has such a resource.
—Emre Kuvvet, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2023
Here’s what’s open and closed on the holiday: Monday is a bank holiday, so Federal Reserve banks and branches are closed, as well as other U.S. banks such as Bank of America, Regions, Citibank and Wells Fargo.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
Thanks to public sector efforts, including Federal Reserve banks and private sector initiatives, some progress has been made.
—J. Christopher Giancarlo, Fortune Crypto, 22 Aug. 2023
Various Federal Reserve banks recycle the shreds in different ways.
—Emily Wright, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
The Federal Reserve's 2023 schedule How many Federal Reserve banks are there?
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
Barr appeared at two hearings in Congress last month and acknowledged that Federal Reserve bank supervisors had warned Silicon Valley management as early as the fall of 2021 of risks stemming from its business model, but the bank's managers failed to take the steps necessary to fix the problems.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2023
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