What Is the Federal Reserve?

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A central-bank definition opens the notes before students fill in the 1913 founding year, the Panic of 1907 trigger, and the dual structure of a seven-member Board plus twelve regional banks from Boston to San Francisco. FOMC facts and the three pillars of independence close the page.

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