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About the Fed

• The Federal Reserve Board
• - Advisory Councils
• - Board Meetings
• - Board Members
• - Federal Reserve Act
• - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• - Frequently Requested Telephone Numbers
• - Kids Page
• - Touring the Board
• - Purposes & Functions

• The Federal Reserve System
• - Structure of the Federal Reserve System
• - Federal Reserve Districts and Banks
• - Federal Reserve District Bank and Branch Directors
• - Federal Reserve Bank Presidents
• - Federal Reserve Educational Sites
• - Holidays Observed by the Federal Reserve

• Other Central Banks
• - Bank for International Settlements 
• - European Central Bank 
• - Foreign Central Banks 

• Requesting Information (Freedom of Information Act)
• - FOIA Guide to Requesting Records or Information

• Related Web Sites
• - Federal Reserve System--National Information Center
• - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
• - Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 
• - Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee
• - Office of Thrift Supervision  
• - USA.gov--Government Made Easy 
• - U.S. Department of the Treasury 
• Air Transportation Stabilization Board 
• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: Important bank advisories 
• Financial Management Service 
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) 

News and Events

• Testimony and Speeches
• - Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
• - Testimony of Federal Reserve Officials
• - Speeches of Federal Reserve Board Members

• Press Releases
• - Monetary Policy
• - Orders on Banking Applications
• - Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy
• - Enforcement Actions
• - Other Announcements
• - All Press Releases

• Conferences
• - The Payments System in Transition

• Services
• - E-mail notification
• - Personal digital assistant wireless service for press releases

Monetary Policy

• Policymaking
• - Federal Open Market Committee

• Policy tools
• - Open market operations
• - The discount rate
• - Reserve requirements

• Reports
• - Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
• - Beige Book

Banking Information and Regulation

• Actions and Applications
• - Actions and Applications Received (H.2)
• - Applications Subject to Public Comment (H.2A)
• - Application Filing Information
• - Enforcement Actions
• - Orders on Banking Applications
• - Public Information Documents
• - Public Meeting Transcripts

• Banking Data
• - Beneficial Ownership Reports
• - Large Commercial Banks
• - Minority-Owned Banks
• - U.S. Offices of Foreign Banks

• Banking Structure
• - Financial Holding Companies
• - Interstate Branching
• - National Information Center
• - Securities Underwriting and Dealing Subsidiaries

• Basel II Capital Accord

• Community Reinvestment Act
• - Bank Ratings and Approved Strategic Plans
• - Survey on Performance of CRA-related Lending Activities

• Homeland Security Information
• - Updates on Security Measures for Financial Institutions

• Legal Developments
• - Legal Interpretations
• - Orders Issued under the Bank Holding Company Act
• - Orders Issued under the Bank Merger Act, Federal Reserve Act, and International Banking Act
• - Pending Cases
• - Rulemaking Actions

• Regulations

• Supervision
• - Shared National Credit Program
• - Supervision and Regulation Letters
• - Supervision Manuals
• - Supervisory Staff Reports

Payment Systems

• Payment Policies
• - Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act
• - Federal Reserve's Key Policies for the Provision of Financial Services
• - Fedwire: Self-Assessment of Compliance with International Core Principles
• - The Future of Retail Electronic Payments Systems: Industry Interviews and Analysis (314 KB PDF)
• - The Payments System in Transition Conference 2003
• - Payments System Risk
• - Sponsorship for Priority Telecommunication Services
• - The Use of Checks and Other Noncash Payment Instruments in the United States (94 KB PDF)

• Payment Services
• - Automated Clearinghouse Services
• - Check Restructuring Initiative at the Reserve Banks
• - Check Services
• - Currency and Coin Services
• - Fedwire and National Settlement Services
• - Fiscal Agency Services

• Federal Reserve Financial Services

Economic Research and Data

• Statistics: Releases and Historical Data

• Statistics: Data Download Program

• Surveys and Reports

• Staff Studies

• Working Papers

• Federal Reserve Bulletin

• Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin

• Research Staff and Resources

• Conferences

Consumer Information

• Bank Accounts and Services
• - 5 Tips for Protecting Your Checking Account
• - Consumer Guide to Check 21 and Substitute Checks
•  ESPAÑOL  Guía del consumidor sobre Check 21 y cheques sustitutos
• - How to File a Consumer Complaint about a Bank
• ESPAÑOL  Cómo puede un consumidor presentar una queja sobre un banco
• - Protecting Yourself from Overdraft and Bounced-Check Fees
•  ESPAÑOL  Protéjase de los cargos por cheques rebotados y sobregiros
• - What You Should Know about Your Checks
•  ESPAÑOL   Lo que usted debería saber sobre sus cheques
• - When Is Your Check Not a Check? Electronic Check Conversion
• ESPAÑOL  ¿Cuándo no es su cheque un cheque? Intercambio electrónico de cheques

• Consumer Credit
• - Choosing a Credit Card
• - Consumer Handbook to Credit Protection Laws
• - Your Credit Report: What it Says about You
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)

• Identity Theft
• - National Resource for Identity Theft 
  (on the web site of the Federal Trade Commission)
• - Identity Theft
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
• - Internet Pirates Are Trying to Steal Your Information 
  (on the web site of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency)
• - When a Criminal's Cover Is Your Identity 
  (on the web site of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

• Leasing
• - Keys to Vehicle Leasing: A Consumer Guide
• ESPAÑOL  Arrendar un vehículo: Guía del consumidor

• Mortgages
• - A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Lock-Ins
• - A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Refinancings
• - A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Settlement Costs
• - Consumer Handbook on Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARM)
• ESPAÑOL  Guía para el consumidor sobre hipotecas a tasa ajustable (ARM)
• - Home Mortgages: Understanding the Process and Your Right to Fair Lending
• - Interest-Only Mortgage Payments and Payment-Option ARMs--Are They for You?
• - Looking for the Best Mortgage: Shop, Compare, Negotiate
• ESPAÑOL Buscando la hipoteca más favorable: Compare, Verifique, Negocie
• - Mortgage Comparison Calculator
• - Putting Your Home on the Loan Line Is Risky Business
• ESPAÑOL  Utilizar su hogar como garantía para un préstamo es arriesgado
• - What You Should Know about Home Equity Lines of Credit
• ESPAÑOL  Lo que usted debería saber sobre las líneas de crédito con garantía hipotecaria

• Personal Finance
• - Budgeting & Saving
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
• - Building Wealth: A Beginner's Guide to Securing Your Financial Future
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
• - Mymoney.gov
  (Federal government educational web site)
• - Personal Financial Education
  Resource materials and tools (on the web site of Federal Reserve Education)
• - Privacy Choices for Your Personal Financial Information
• - 66 Ways to Save Money 
  (on the web site of the Federal Citizens Information Center)

Community Development

• Community Affairs Research Conferences
• - Financing Community Development: Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
• - Promises and Pitfalls
• - Seeds of Growth Sustainable Community Development: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why
• - Changing Financial Markets and Community Development
• - Business Access to Capital and Credit

• Community Development Investments
• - Regulatory guidance and resource information on community development investments

• Community Reinvestment Act
• - Bank ratings and approved strategic plans
• - Survey on performance of CRA-related lending activities

• Fiscal Impact Tool

• A Guide to Business Credit for Women, Minorities, and Small Businesses
• ESPAÑOL  Una Guía de Crédito Comercial para las Mujeres, las Minorías, y Pequeñas Empresas

• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data 

• Mortgage Comparison Calculator

• Public Hearings on Home Equity Lending

• Community Development Programs in the Federal Reserve System

Reporting Forms

• Forms by Category
• - Financial statements
• - Applications/structure change
• - FFIEC
• - Monetary policy
• - Research
• - Business/consumer credit
• - Securities Exchange Act of 1934
• - Municipal and government securities
• - Activities monitoring
• Information Collections under Review
• Application Filing Information
• Guide to Regulatory and Financial Electronic Reporting 
• Micro Data Reference Manual

Publications and Education Resources

• Publications
• - Alphabetical List of Publications
• - Consumer Information Brochures
• - Economic Research and Data
• - Feature Publications
• - Regulatory Information
• - Reports to Congress
• Ordering Publications
• - How to Order
• - Order Form (57 KB PDF)
• - Requesting Information through the Freedom of Information Act

• Education Resources
• - Building Wealth
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
• - FED 101
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Education)
• - Index of Federal Reserve Economic Research
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
• - In Plain English: Making Sense of the Federal Reserve
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
• - Kids Page
• - Peanuts & Crackerjacks--Economics of Pro Team Sports
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
• - Personal Financial Education

Career Opportunities

• Current Openings