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Unit 3 Part 2
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1913 First true central bank Can lend to other banks in times of need Oversees monetary policy All national banks required to become “members” State banks were eligible Banks bought shares Public President appoints Governors and chairperson
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Federal Reserve Notes became the only type of currency Responsibilities Monetary policy Payment services Bank supervision and regulation
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http://www.frbatlanta.org/news/multimedia /130129_fedExplained_centralbank.cfm http://www.frbatlanta.org/news/multimedia /130129_fedExplained_centralbank.cfm https://www.frbatlanta.org/about/fed- explained/2016/monetary-policy.aspx https://www.frbatlanta.org/about/fed- explained/2016/monetary-policy.aspx https://www.frbatlanta.org/about/fed- explained/2015/supervision-and- regulation.aspx https://www.frbatlanta.org/about/fed- explained/2015/supervision-and- regulation.aspx https://www.frbatlanta.org/about/fed- explained/2013/regional-banks.aspx https://www.frbatlanta.org/about/fed- explained/2013/regional-banks.aspx https://www.frbatlanta.org/about/fed- explained/2014/payments-system.aspx https://www.frbatlanta.org/about/fed- explained/2014/payments-system.aspx
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Banks were overextended Over-expansion No deposit insurance for costumers Great depression Panic Run on the bank Bank holiday - March 5, 1933 – FDR Allowed time for Congress to pass legislation 10,000 banks closed or merged Depositors lost almost all their savings
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 1933 Glass-Steagull Act or Banking Act of 1933 To strengthen the banking industry Passed after GD Insure costumer deposits in the event of a bank failure up to 100,000 Provided security Pursues ways to protect against fraudulent banks
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