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Federal Reserve System
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a centralized banking system in the U.S. under a Board of Governors (formerly called the ) with supervisory powers over twelve Federal Reserve Banks, each a central bank for its district: established in 1913, it is intended to regulate banking and the economy by controlling the supply of money and credit
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