By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Discuss the relationship between bank regulation and monetary policy, explain bank supervision, explain how deposit insurance and lender of last resort are two strategies...

This essay describes the purposes and effects of the National Bank Acts of 1863 and 1864.

Read the text of Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chat on March 12, 1933, just days after he was inaugurated for first term, in which he explained the reasoning behind his declaration of a bank holiday.

Learn more about the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs at this website. "The Committee has a broad jurisdiction over the operation of our nation's financial institutions, housing and mass transit programs." This site is...

This section summarizes the key concepts presented in Ch. 13: Money and Banking from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online text.

This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia provides information in the following areas: General Information, What's New, Community Affairs, Supervision, Regulation & Credit, Publications, Employment Opportunities,...

This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas gives general information about the bank and what it does.

This article and video look at the issue of desertification in China and what the World Bank is doing to help combat the problem, as well as how this investment is helping local economies. (Published July 4, 2019) [4:37]

Produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, this pamphlet describes the roles of the Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors, 12 regional banks, and Federal Open Market Committee in fostering a sound economy.

This Global Exchange site explains exactly what World Bank/IMF is, how it affects different economies, and its drawbacks. Contains chart on what impacts certain World Bank/IMF programs have on the rich and poor.

Helps you find answers to your questions regarding national banks and federal savings associations.

This resource provides a short description of the Second Bank of the United States. It contains a part of President Andrew Jackson's veto of the renewal bill for the Bank's charter.

In this chapter, you will learn about the following: The Federal Reserve banking system and central banks, bank regulation, how a central bank executes monetary policy, monetary policy and economic outcomes, and the pitfalls for monetary...

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Utilize the money multiplier formulate to determine how banks create money, analyze and create T-account balance sheets, evaluate the risks and benefits of money and banks.

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain how banks act as intermediaries between savers and borrowers; evaluate the relationship between banks, savings and loans, and credit unions; and analyze the causes...

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the reason for open market operations, evaluate reserve requirements and discount rates, and interpret and show bank activity through balance sheets.

The Australian government sponsors this profile of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), the naturalist and patron of science who was instrumental in the exploration and settlement of Australia.

Here, read Andrew Jackson's "Bank Veto Message," which was originally spoken by Jackson in 1832.

A paper issued by the World Bank on the role of private sector enterprise in "Power development," in China. The full report is in PDF format. (Published in 2000)

Here you can find all the information you want to know about the Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers. Includes facts and details about the facility and team, history of the venue, and news.

The Outer Banks are a chain of barrier islands that skirt the coast of North Carolina from the Virginia border to Cape Lookout through Currituck, Dare, Hyde, and Carteret Counties. More than 175 miles long, they are separated as much as...

With files in many categories, FRED offers a wealth of historical US data on interest rates, business indicators, balance of payments, exchange rates, and lots more.

Students can investigate the consumer price index for all urban consumers. The resource includes an interactive graph and information about the index.

For elementary students, this booklet of activities teaches basic money skills and concepts. Includes lesson plans.