federal reserve

Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.

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Amid Reset, Student Loans Offer Tough Lessons on Interest Rates

Amid Reset, Student Loans Offer Tough Lessons on Interest Rates
Amid Reset, Student Loans Offer Tough Lessons on Interest Rates
May 24, 2017  |  News

Students are about to face some real sticker shock on their loans, and quickly.  The question is, what will be the fallout, and how far...

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Fed Finds Slight Boost to Americans’ Economic Well Being
Fed Finds Slight Boost to Americans’ Economic Well Being
May 22, 2017  |  News

Americans felt slightly better about their financial lives last year as measured against the year before, but as noted in a Federal Reserve study released...

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Buffett Wants To Hold Tight On AmEx Stake
Buffett Wants To Hold Tight On AmEx Stake
May 22, 2017  |  Investments

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway wants to hold more shares of American Express and has asked the Federal Reserve to allow it do just that. Get the...

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JPMorgan Warns Banks Of Impending Deposit Drain
JPMorgan Warns Banks Of Impending Deposit Drain
May 10, 2017  |  Banking

For regional banks, merging may be the way to go in the face of a deposit drain that will come sooner rather than later. American...

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US Retail Slumps For Second Month
US Retail Slumps For Second Month
April 17, 2017  |  Retail

Retail sales in the U.S. fell for the second month running in March, said the U.S. Department of Commerce in its latest release. This, combined...

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Sorry, FinTechs – SMEs Like Big Banks Better
Sorry, FinTechs – SMEs Like Big Banks Better
April 14, 2017  |  B2B Payments

New data from the Federal Reserve shows small businesses aren’t taking to FinTechs as much as they’d hoped. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Looking Past Jobs And At Interest Rate Hikes (Sooner Rather Than Later?)
Looking Past Jobs And At Interest Rate Hikes (Sooner Rather Than Later?)
April 13, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

What to make of the jobs and wages data that, newly in the rearview mirror, are harbingers, or not, of things to come on the...

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US Credit Card Debt Revisits Previous Highs at $1T
US Credit Card Debt Revisits Previous Highs at $1T
April 10, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

In the U.S., at least, debt is no four-letter word. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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