The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics le
The Eccles Building in Washington, D.C., which serves as the Federal Reserve System's headquarters
Obverse of a Federal Reserve $1 note issued in 2021
Ben Bernanke (lower right), former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on February 10, 2009. Members of the board frequently testify before congressional committees such as this one. The Senate equivalent of the House Financial Services Committee is the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Board of governors in April 2019, when two of the seven seats were vacant
The Federal Open Market Committee is a committee within the Federal Reserve System that is charged under United States law with overseeing the nation's open market operations. This Federal Reserve com
2016 meeting of the FOMC at the Eccles Building, Washington, D.C.