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- noun the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies
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Examples
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It is called the Federal Reserve System, and its balance sheet has grown by 150 per cent -- from just over $900 billion to more than $2 trillion -- since this crisis began, partly as a result of purchases of undisclosed assets from banks.
Niall Ferguson: Beyond the Age of Leverage: Alternative Cures for the Global Financial Crisis 2009
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Then there's the so-called Federal Reserve System created in 1913 by Congress through one of their most outrageous and disastrous pieces of legislation ever, robbing the public welfare to enrich greedy bankers.
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The Federal Reserve System is a private banking system, NOT a government agency.
What part of illegal, unconstitutional and treasonous don't people understand? Part 1 2007
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The Federal Reserve System is the result of the Congress and President having agreed to privatize the nation's money system and relinquish the power that should have remained the government's exclusive right.
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It's commonly but falsely believed the Federal Reserve System is a function of government and subject to its control.
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The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States.
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Alcaly, Roger E. 1999
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The Federal Reserve System is a mixed private—public institution.
Markets and Majorities Steven M. Sheffrin 1993
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Find out why some feel the Federal Reserve System is a "bunch of organized crooks" and others feel its practices
WN.com - Articles related to RBI seeks cap on hike in salaries of private bank CEOs 2010
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Find out why some feel the Federal Reserve System is a "bunch of organized crooks" and others feel its practices "are in violation of the US Constitution."
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Find out why some feel the Federal Reserve System is a "bunch of organized crooks" and others feel its practices
WN.com - Articles related to Loans taken from banks grew in 1st four monthsBSP 2010
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