1020 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202 (Public entrance located on Curtis Street)
303-572-2300
800-333-1020

The second largest of the Kansas City Fed’s office, the Denver Branch has about 150 employees. We’re located on the popular downtown 16th Street Mall. The Denver Branch opened its doors on January 14, 1918 just down the street at 111 17th Street before moving in 1968 to its current location. Staff includes Public and Community Affairs; Supervision and Risk Management; Cash Operations; and support positions.

A Money Museum is available for walk-in visitors and self-guided tours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Bank holidays. Guided tours are available for 5th grade-level groups and above, including students, educators, bankers, community organizations and the general public. Guided tours are free of charge, but reservations are required. For more information, visit our Money Museum page.

Staff at the Kansas City Fed’s Denver Branch:

• conduct research that contributes to the Kansas City Fed’s Economic Review, Ag Credit Survey and The Main Street Economist as well as the Federal Reserve System’s Agricultural Finance Databook;
• supervise and regulate bank holding companies and state member banks;
• travel regionally, nationally and internationally to speak about general economic, agricultural and rural issues;
• host roundtables with business leaders to gather grassroots economic information;
• develop programs, such as Economic Forums, for business, banking and community leaders to learn more about local and national economics;
• offer educators around Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico free resources and workshops to promote economic and financial literacy;
• partner with business, banking, community and government leaders to promote financial literacy in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico through efforts such as Money Smart Colorado Week;
• partner with financial organizations to study and assist unbanked and underbanked consumers;
• process and distribute coin and currency to financial institutions in Colorado, Wyoming, northern New Mexico, western Kansas and western Nebraska;
• conduct free, on-site tours for the public to learn about money, the economy and the Federal Reserve.

The Kansas City Fed has three Branch offices in Denver, Oklahoma City and Omaha. Each is lead by a Branch executive. By having a presence througout its Federal Reserve District, the Kansas City Fed is better able to understand the unique economic makeup of our region and its role in the global economy. A large component of these offices is the study of the region and regularly published analyses, including the Ag Credit Survey and the Manufacturing Survey, as well as research that includes agriculture, banking conditions, industry, state taxes and more.

Because a physical presence throughout the District is vital to understanding the region, the Kansas City Fed in 2006 created Branch executive positions. These roles are held by economists, who moved from the Kansas City office to oversee the Branch offices. They also conduct research, give public presentations and media interviews, involve themselves with area businesses and community groups, and work with their Branch’s Board of Directors. The Denver Branch executive is Alison Felix.