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This website serves as a gateway to the history of the Federal Reserve for educators, students, and the general public. The site's purpose is to help demystify the Fed and its role in the economy and to explain how the Fed and its mission have evolved.
Overview: The History of the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States. Founded by an act of Congress in 1913, the Federal Reserve’s primary purpose was to enhance the stability of the American banking system.
Federal Reserve History | Federal Reserve History
The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States. Founded by an act of Congress in 1913, the Federal Reserve’s primary purpose was to enhance the stability of the American banking system.
About Federal Reserve History
This website provides information about individuals who played important roles in Federal Reserve history, some of whom embraced, advocated, or advanced public policies that are wholly inconsistent with our values.
Topic: About the Fed - Federal Reserve History
Though Congress specifies the goals for monetary policy, it established the Federal Reserve as an independent agency to ensure that its decisions are based on facts and objective analysis and serve the best interests of all Americans.
Fed’s Formative Years - Federal Reserve History
After the Federal Reserve Act was signed in 1913, the Federal Reserve came into its own in the two decades that followed.
Time Period: The Great Moderation - Federal Reserve History
The Federal Reserve's Response to the September 11 Terrorist Attacks. The 9/11 attacks created massive dislocations in US financial markets. The Fed played a leading role in responding to the immediate crisis, using the wide range of its authorities to limit the economic fallout and support the US financial system.
Fed Historian - Federal Reserve History
The Federal Reserve Historian plays a critical role in preserving the history of the U.S. central bank and its policy actions, while helping to ensure that history is accessible to educators, students, researchers, and the general public.
Terms of Use - Federal Reserve History
The Website contains biographies of key individuals and articles about major events that occurred throughout the Federal Reserve System’s history. The views expressed in these articles are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Federal Reserve System.
The Great Recession and Its Aftermath - Federal Reserve History
Explore the Federal Reserve's history The 2007-09 economic crisis was deep and protracted enough to become known as "the Great Recession" and was followed by what was, by some measures, a long but unusually slow recovery.