What Is the Federal Reserve?

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A 1907 bank run crisis forced J.P. Morgan to bail out failing banks himself, and Congress answered in 1913 with a dual structure, a seven member Board on 14 year terms next to 12 regional banks. The FOMC's 12 voting members and eight meetings a year lead into the independence debate.

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