federal reserve

Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.

Source: federalreserve.gov

The Three Most Important Questions for the Fed on Its CBDC Plans

The Three Most Important Questions for the Fed on Its CBDC Plans
The Three Most Important Questions for the Fed on Its CBDC Plans
January 24, 2022  |  CBDC

The Fed released its long-awaited paper on Central Bank Digital Currencies last week. After reading it, I don’t get the feeling that even the authors...

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Fed’s Digital Dollar Report Finally Drops, With More Questions Than Answers
Fed’s Digital Dollar Report Finally Drops, With More Questions Than Answers
January 20, 2022  |  CBDC

The Federal Reserve has finally dropped its long-awaited central bank digital currency report and it is … careful. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Fed White Paper Examines Creating Digital Dollar
Fed White Paper Examines Creating Digital Dollar
January 20, 2022  |  CBDC

The U.S. Federal Reserve has said making an official digital dollar might give Americans greater and faster payment options at the cost of some potential...

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SoFi Granted Bank Charter
SoFi Granted Bank Charter
January 19, 2022  |  Banking

Digital finance firm SoFi Technologies was granted approval to become a national bank pending its acquisition of Golden Pacific Bancorp (GPB), according to a press...

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Regulatory Environment Still Uncertain for CBDCs
Regulatory Environment Still Uncertain for CBDCs
January 18, 2022  |  CBDC

The regulatory environment is taking shape for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) — but there’s hardly a clear-cut path forward, at least here in the...

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Congressman’s Bill To Ban Fed’s CBDC Will Heat Up Debate
Congressman’s Bill To Ban Fed’s CBDC Will Heat Up Debate
January 17, 2022  |  CBDC

Last week, Republican Congressman Tom Emmer introduced a bill prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals. Get...

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Report: Federal Financial Regulators Should Ensure Protection of Personal Data
Report: Federal Financial Regulators Should Ensure Protection of Personal Data
January 14, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

A review of five U.S. financial regulators responsible for protecting consumers’ personally identifiable information (PII) revealed four have failed to follow key practices, such as...

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Biden to Nominate Raskin for Top Fed Banking Regulator Position
Biden to Nominate Raskin for Top Fed Banking Regulator Position
January 13, 2022  |  Personnel

President Joe Biden will nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin to be top banking regulator for the Federal Reserve, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Jan....

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