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  2. Federal Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) 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 (particularly the panic of 1907) led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.

  3. Federal Reserve Bank - Wikipedia

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    A Federal Reserve Bank is a regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts that were created by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. [ 1 ]

  4. History of central banking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Reserve System, also known as the Federal Reserve or simply as the Fed, is the central banking system of the United States today. The Federal Reserve's power developed slowly in part due to an understanding at its creation that it was to function primarily as a reserve, a money-creator of last resort to prevent the downward spiral ...

  5. High-yield savings rates for September 25, 2024 - AOL

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    Today’s highest savings rates are at FDIC-insured digital banks and online accounts paying out rates of up to 5.50% APY with a $1,000 minimum at Poppy Bank and up to 5.33% APY with no minimums ...

  6. Independent agencies of the United States government

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    The Federal Reserve System (often called "the Fed"), is the central bank of the United States. It conducts the nation's monetary policy by influencing the volume of credit and money in circulation. The Federal Reserve regulates private banking institutions, works to contain systemic risk in financial markets, and provides certain financial ...

  7. The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing[2] (BOINC, pronounced / bɔɪŋk / – rhymes with "oink" [3]) is an open-source middleware system for volunteer computing (a type of distributed computing). [4] Developed originally to support SETI@home, [5] it became the platform for many other applications in areas as diverse as medicine ...

  8. People's Bank of China - Wikipedia

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    People's Bank of China Tianjin branch, formerly the Central Bank Tientsin Branch building until 1949, now a protected heritage site. The PBC has branches in each 31 provincial-level administrative divisions in China, branches in five cities (Shenzhen, Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, and Xiamen), and 317 branches in prefecture-level divisions. [23]

  9. Online banking - Wikipedia

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    Online banking, also known as internet banking, virtual banking, web banking or home banking, is a system that enables customers of a bank or other financial institution to conduct a range of financial transactions through the financial institution's website or mobile app. Since the early 2000s this has become the most common way that customers ...