The Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board: The Fed Explained
This page provides access to "The Federal Reserve System/Purposes & Functions," a publication of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. This book is available as a complete publication or by chapter. The book covers...
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Federal Reserve Board: Regulations
This page provides access to a detailed summary of regulations issued by the Federal Reserve Board.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Great Depression Curriculum
From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, a curriculum guide including six lessons that help students learn about the Great Depression and the economic impact on Americans who were part of it. Features video interviews with people who...
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Federal Reserve Board: Supervision Manuals
This page provides access to various Supervision Manuals for the Federal Reserve Board.
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Econ Explorers Journal [Pdf]
In this collection of lesson activities, students will complete an "Econ Explorers Journal" to help them learn how economics is involved in their neighborhood, the books they read, in earning a living, at their banks, in their homes, and...
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Bank Reserves and the Money Supply
This article, from a larger study titled "Money: What It Is and How It Works," explains the fractional reserve system, which requires banks to hold a certain amount of their deposits as cash. Covers reserve requirements, factors...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Required Reserves, Excess Reserves, and Bank Behavior
In this seven-question exercise, practice calculating key outcomes, reading balance sheets, and drawing conclusions about what banks can do in the expansion of the money supply.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Fractional Reserve Banking
This module looks into the inner workings of fractional reserve banking and answers these questions: What role does the Federal Reserve play in the U.S. banking system? What is the money creation potential of deposits? What is the money...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Classroom Economist: History of Central Banking
Explores the early history of central banking in the United States, describing the evolution of banking from the late 1700s through the Great Depression, with a special focus on the Fed's role in the Depression.
iCivics
I Civics: Banks, Credit & the Economy
This lesson focuses on the relationship between money, banks, and lending in our economy.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Banking and the Expansion of the Money Supply
This lesson summary from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking the AP Macroeconomics course. In this lesson summary will review key terms and calculations related to fractional reserve banking, required reserves, excess...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: What Does the Fed Do? [Pdf]
Students will learn the basic functions of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States through activities presented in this lesson plan.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Banking Basics [Pdf]
An online publication on banking basics. It explains what a bank is, what the different types of banks are, how to choose a bank, and how banks work. It also explains about checks, electronic banking, credit cards, debit cards, and the...
The Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board: Beige Book
This page provides access to the Beige Book, published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its district through reports from bank and branch directors, and...
The Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board: The Structure of the Federal Reserve System
This page, part of an expanded discussion on the Fed, explains the structure of the Federal Reserve System.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston provides information about: Quick Picks, About the Federal Reserve, Banking Information, Community Affairs, Economic Research, Educational Programs, Financial Services, and Publications.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond provides access to information in the following categories: General Information, Monetary Policy & Business Conditions, Financial Services, Banking, Community Affairs, Consumer...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas provides information in the following categories: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, What's Inside, The Federal Reserve, The Dallas Fed, Economic Research, Economic & Financial Data,...
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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco provides information in the following categories: Inside the FRBSF, Economic Research, Financial Services, Economics Education, Community Affairs, Banking and Finance in the West,...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta provides access to information in the following categories: the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Federal Reserve System, Banking & Finance, Economics, Publications, Search, Site...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Pursuing an Economy That Works for All of Us
The Minneapolis branch of the Federal Reserve Bank system. It has a wealth of financial information and data, information about the banking system and the state of the economy, and financial education resources.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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,...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: What Is the Federal Reserve? [Pdf]
Questions like "How does the bank hold reserves?" or "How do banks make deposits?" are examples of what is explained through this banking simulation lesson plan to illustrate the purpose of the Federal Reserve.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas gives general information about the bank and what it does.