print email comment close Federal Reserve Board: About the Fed URL: http://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/default.htm Description: Background information about the Federal Reserve System, which "serves as the nation's central bank. ... The System consists of a seven member Board of Governors with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and twelve Reserve Banks located in major cities throughout the United States." Covers the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 (which established the system), the structure of the system, purposes and function, board of governors, banks and bank presidents, and more. From the Federal Reserve Board. Publisher: The Federal Reserve Board Extra Keywords Alan Greenspan Library of Congress Subject Headings: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) Federal Reserve banks LII Database Information: Record 19432 created by Jennifer English on 10/24/2005 Last modification on 12/15/2008 Published: 10/26/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19432