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About the Fed

• The Federal Reserve Board
• - Advisory Councils
• - Board Meetings
• - Board Members
• - Currency
• - Federal Reserve Act
• - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• - Frequently Requested Telephone Numbers
• - Kids Page
• - Mission
• - Ombudsman
• - Purposes & Functions
• - Strategic Plan
• - Touring the Board

• The Federal Reserve System
• - Structure of the Federal Reserve System
• - Federal Reserve Districts and Banks
• - Federal Reserve District Bank and Branch Directors
• - Federal Reserve Bank Presidents
• - Federal Reserve Financial Services 
• - Federal Reserve Educational Sites 
• - Holidays Observed by the Federal Reserve

• Other Central Banks
• - Bank for International Settlements 
• - European Central Bank 
• - Foreign Central Banks 

• Requesting Information (Freedom of Information Act)
• - FOIA Guide to Requesting Records or Information

• Related Web Sites
• - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• - Federal Reserve System--National Information Center
• - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• - Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
• - Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee
• - USA.gov--Government Made Easy
• - U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: Important bank advisories
• Financial Management Service
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
• - Bank for International Settlements 
• - European Central Bank 
• - Foreign Central Banks 

News and Events

• Testimony and Speeches
• - Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
• - Testimony of Federal Reserve Officials
• - Speeches of Federal Reserve Board Members

• Press Releases
• - Monetary Policy
• - Orders on Banking Applications
• - Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy
• - Enforcement Actions
• - Other Announcements
• - All Press Releases

• Conferences
• - The Payments System in Transition

• Other Public Communication

• Services
• - E-mail notification

Monetary Policy

• Policymaking
• - Federal Open Market Committee
• - Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet

• Policy tools
• - Open market operations
• - The discount rate
• - Reserve requirements
• - Interest on Required Reserve Balances and Excess Balances
• - Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility
• - Term Deposit Facility
• - Expired Policy Tools

• Reports
• - Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
• - Beige Book
• - Monthly Report on Credit and Liquidity Programs

Banking Information and Regulation

• Actions and Applications
• - Actions and Applications Received (H.2)
• - Applications Subject to Public Comment (H.2A)
• - Application Filing Information
• - Electronic Applications (E-Apps)
• - Enforcement Actions
• - Orders on Banking Applications
• - Public Information Documents
• - Public Meeting Transcripts

• Banking Data
• - Beneficial Ownership Reports
• - Large Commercial Banks
• - Minority-Owned Banks
• - U.S. Offices of Foreign Banks

• Banking Structure
• - Financial Holding Companies
• - Interstate Branching
• - National Information Center
• - Securities Underwriting and Dealing Subsidiaries

• Basel Committee
• - Basel II Capital Accord
• - Basel Consultative Package

• Community Reinvestment Act
• - Bank Ratings and Approved Strategic Plans
• - Survey on Performance of CRA-related Lending Activities
• - Hearings

• Homeland Security Information
• - Updates on Security Measures for Financial Institutions
• - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

• Legal Developments
• - Legal Interpretations
• - Orders Issued under the Bank Holding Company Act
• - Orders Issued under the Bank Merger Act, Federal Reserve Act, and International Banking Act
• - Pending Cases

• Regulations

• S.A.F.E. Act

• Supervision
• - Consumer Affairs Letters
• - Federal Reserve System Examiner Commissioning Program Course Catalog
• - International Training & Assistance for Bank Supervisors
• - Shared National Credit Program
• - Partnership for Progress: Minority-Owned and De Novo Bank Program 
  
• - Supervision and Regulation Letters
• - Supervision Manuals
• - Supervisory Staff Reports

• Supervisory Capital Assessment Program

• TARP Program Information

Payment Systems

• Payment Policies
• - Federal Reserve's Key Policies for the Provision of Financial Services
• - International Standards
• - Payment System Risk
• - Sponsorship for Priority Telecommunication Services

• Oversight of Key Financial Market Infrastructures

• Regulations and Statutes (includes Check 21 and Check Restructuring)

• Reserve Bank Payment Services
• - Automated Clearinghouse Services
• - Check Services
• - Currency and Coin Services
• - Fedwire Funds Services
• - Fedwire Securities Services
• - Fiscal Agency Services
• - National Settlement Service

• Payment Research

• Committees and Forums
• - Payments System Policy Advisory Committee
• - Forums

Economic Research and Data

• Statistics: Data Download Program

• Statistics: Releases and Historical Data

• Research Data

• Surveys and Reports

• Conferences

• Federal Reserve Bulletin

• Research Staff and Resources

• Staff Studies

• Working Papers

• Other Research

• Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin

Consumer Information

• 5 Tips Series

• Bank Accounts and Services
• - 5 Tips for Protecting Your Checking Account
• ESPAÑOL 5 Consejos para proteger su cuenta bancaria
• - Consumer Guide to Check 21 and Substitute Checks
•  ESPAÑOL  Guía del consumidor sobre Check 21 y cheques sustitutos
• - How to File a Consumer Complaint about a Bank
• ESPAÑOL  Cómo puede un consumidor presentar una queja sobre un banco
• - Protecting Yourself from Overdraft and Bounced-Check Fees
•  ESPAÑOL  Protéjase de los cargos por cheques rebotados y sobregiros
• - What You Need to Know: New Overdraft Rules for Debit and ATM Cards
• ESPAÑOL  Nuevos reglas de sobregiro para las tarjetas de debito y las tarjetas de ATM
• - What You Should Know about Your Checks
•  ESPAÑOL   Lo que usted debería saber sobre sus cheques
• - When Is Your Check Not a Check? Electronic Check Conversion
• ESPAÑOL  ¿Cuándo no es su cheque un cheque? Intercambio electrónico de cheques

• Consumer Credit
• - Consumer's Guide: Credit Cards
• - Credit Reports and Credit Scores

• Identity Theft
• - Identity Theft 
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
• - On Guard Online: Your Safety Net
  
• -National Resource for Identity Theft
  (on the web site of the Federal Trade Commission)
• - Internet Pirates Are Trying to Steal Your Information
  (on the web site of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency)
• - The President’s Task Force on Identity Theft
  (on the www.idtheft.gov website)
• - When a Criminal's Cover Is Your Identity
  (on the web site of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
• - You Have the Power to Stop Identity Theft
  (on the website of the National Credit Union Administration)

• Leasing
• - Keys to Vehicle Leasing: A Consumer Guide
• ESPAÑOL  Arrendar un vehículo: Guía del consumidor

• Mortgages
• - 5 Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure Scams
• ESPAÑOL  5 Consejos para evitar estafas en la ejecución hipotecaria (Foreclosure)
• - 5 Tips for Dealing with a Home Equity Line Freeze or Reduction
• ESPAÑOL   5 Consejos: hacer frente a la reduccion o congelamiento de una linea de credito con garantia hipotecaria
• - 5 Tips for Protecting Your Home from Foreclosure
• ESPAÑOL   5 Consejos para proteger su casa de la ejecución de su hipoteca (Foreclosure)
• - Closed-end Mortgages and HELOCs (1.03 MB PDF)
• - 5 Tips for Shopping for a Mortgage
• ESPAÑOL  5 Consejos para obtener una hipoteca
• - 5 Tips for Shopping for a Mortgage
• - A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Lock-Ins
• - A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Refinancings
• - A Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Settlement Costs
• - Consumer Handbook on Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARM)
• ESPAÑOL  Guía para el consumidor sobre hipotecas a tasa ajustable (ARM)
• - Home Mortgages: Understanding the Process and Your Right to Fair Lending
• - Interest-Only Mortgage Payments and Payment-Option ARMs--Are They for You?
• ESPAÑOL  Hipotecas con pagos de interés sólo y préstamos ARM con opción de pago: ¿Le convienen a usted?
• - Looking for the Best Mortgage: Shop, Compare, Negotiate
• ESPAÑOL Buscando la hipoteca más favorable: Compare, Verifique, Negocie
• - Mortgage Foreclosure Resources
• - Mortgage Comparison Calculator
• - Online Mortgage Calculator  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)
• - Putting Your Home on the Loan Line Is Risky Business
• ESPAÑOL  Utilizar su hogar como garantía para un préstamo es arriesgado
• - What You Need to Know: New Rules for Mortgage Transfers
• - What You Should Know about Home Equity Lines of Credit
• ESPAÑOL  Lo que usted debería saber sobre las líneas de crédito con garantía hipotecaria

• Personal Finance
• - Budgeting & Saving 
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
• - Building Wealth: A Beginner's Guide to Securing Your Financial Future 
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
• ESPAÑOL  Cómo Crear Riqueza: Una Guía para Alcanzar sus Metas Financieras 
  (on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
• - Mymoney.gov
  (Federal government educational web site)
• - Personal Financial Education 
  Resource materials and tools (on the web site of Federal Reserve Education)
• - Privacy Choices for Your Personal Financial Information
• - Savings Resources for Consumers
• - 66 Ways to Save Money
  (on the web site of the Federal Citizens Information Center)
• - What You Need To Know: New Rules for Gift Cards
• ESPAÑOL SLo que necesita saber: Nuevas normas para el uso de tarjetas de regalo

• Federal Agency Contacts

• What You Need To Know Series

Community Development

• Community Affairs Research Conferences
• - 2011 Community Affairs Research Conference, The Changing Landscape of Community Development 
• - Conversation with the Chairman: Q&A webcast session with educators
• - REO and Vacant Property Strategies for Neighborhood Stabilization
• - Addressing the Financing Needs of Small Businesses
• - National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference 
• - "Cash, Check, or Cell Phone?" Protecting Consumers in a Mobile Finance World
• - Financing Community Development: Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
• - Promises and Pitfalls

• Community Development Investments
• - Regulatory guidance and resource information on community development investments

• Community Reinvestment Act
• - Bank ratings and approved strategic plans
• - Survey on performance of CRA-related lending activities
• - Hearings
• - Federal Reserve Community Development Web Sites

• Fiscal Impact Tool

• ESPAÑOL  Una Guía de Crédito Comercial para las Mujeres, las Minorías, y Pequeñas Empresas

• Public Hearings on Home Equity Lending

• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data

• Mortgage Comparison Calculator

• Community Development Programs in the Federal Reserve System

Reporting Forms

• Forms by Category
• - Financial statements
• - Applications/structure change
• - FFIEC
• - Monetary policy
• - Research
• - Business/consumer credit
• - Securities Exchange Act of 1934
• - Municipal and government securities
• - Activities monitoring
• Information Collections under Review
• Application Filing Information
• Guide to Regulatory and Financial Electronic Reporting 
• Micro Data Reference Manual

Publications and Education Resources

• Publications
• - Alphabetical List of Publications
• - Consumer Information Brochures
• - Economic Research and Data
• - Feature Publications
• - Regulatory Information
• - Reports to the Congress
• - Supervision Manuals
• Ordering Publications
• - How to Order
• - Order Form (48 KB PDF)
• - Requesting Information through the Freedom of Information Act

• Education Resources
• - Building Wealth 
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
• - FED 101 
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Education)
• - Fed Today
• - Index of Federal Reserve Economic Research 
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
• - In Plain English: Making Sense of the Federal Reserve 
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
• - It's Your Paycheck 
  (on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
• - Kids Page
• - ESPAÑOLPágina de niños de la Reserva Federal
• - Peanuts & Crackerjacks--Economics of Pro Team Sports 
  (on the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
• - Personal Financial Education 
• - Showbusiness: The Economics of Entertainment 
  (on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)

Career Opportunities

• Current Openings

Office of Inspector General

• Office of Inspector General