FRB

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FRB is the commonly used abbreviation for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the central governing body of the U.S. Federal Reserve System that oversees national monetary policy and banking regulation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Central bank governing board
Federal government agency
alsoKnownAs Federal Reserve Board of Governors
surface form: Board of Governors

Federal Reserve Board of Governors
surface form: Fed Board

Federal Reserve Board of Governors
surface form: Federal Reserve Board
appointedBy President of the United States
canSet Discount rate recommendations
Reserve requirements within statutory limits
chairTermLengthYears 4
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
fullName Federal Reserve Board of Governors
surface form: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
goal Maximum employment
Moderate long-term interest rates
Stable prices
governorTermLengthYears 14
hasMemberBody Federal Open Market Committee
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
independentFrom Executive branch day-to-day control
Legislative branch day-to-day control
issues Capital adequacy regulations
Consumer protection regulations for banks
Reserve requirements regulations
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalBasis Federal Reserve Act of 1913
numberOfGovernors 7
oversees Federal Open Market Committee
Federal Reserve System
surface form: Federal Reserve Banks

U.S. banking regulation
U.S. monetary policy
participatesIn Formulation of open market policy via FOMC
partOf Federal Reserve System
publishes Monetary policy reports to Congress
Regulation D
Regulation T
Regulation Z
reportsTo United States Congress
role Formulates U.S. monetary policy
Maintains stability of the financial system
Provides financial services to U.S. government and depository institutions
Supervises and regulates banking institutions
streetAddress 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
supervises Bank holding companies
Certain state-chartered member banks
Foreign banking organizations operating in the U.S.
typeOfIndependence Operational independence in monetary policy

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