In 1913, Congress created the Federal Reserve Act, which established the Federal Reserve system as we know it. President Woodrow Wilson signed the act into law on December 23, 1913. When the Fed ...

The Federal Reserve is the U.S. central bank whose rate changes can indirectly affect your bank’s savings and loan rates. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

As the Federal Reserve meets this week to decide whether ... but the entity has several other functions, some of which it gained through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...

The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few ...