The Federal Reserve System Objective: What: To study the Federal Reserve System and how it influences the economy How: By guided note taking through a PowerPoint presentation

How the Federal Reserve is set up The Fed is made up of about 6,000 banks across the U.S. The Fed is run by seven individuals called the board of governors Each member is appointed by the President The board as of 2008

The Fed is made up of about 6,000 banks across the U.S.

The Fed is run by seven individuals called the board of governors

Each member is appointed by the President

How the Federal Reserve is set up The Fed is divided into 12 districts across the U.S. Each district has 1 Federal Reserve Bank The main office of the Fed is in Washington D.C.

The Fed is divided into 12 districts across the U.S.

Each district has 1 Federal Reserve Bank

The main office of the Fed is in Washington D.C.

What does the Fed do? The Fed makes sure that member banks do business according to certain rules Clearing checks is one service of the Fed The Fed also lends money to member banks

The Fed makes sure that member banks do business according to certain rules

Clearing checks is one service of the Fed

The Fed also lends money to member banks

What if the bank fails? Each bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System must also be a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) The Fed and FDIC will work together to make sure your money is protected

Each bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System must also be a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

The Fed and FDIC will work together to make sure your money is protected

Controlling the Money Supply The main job of the Fed is to control the money supply in the U.S. The fed uses two main tools for this Reserve Requirement Discount Rate

The main job of the Fed is to control the money supply in the U.S.

The fed uses two main tools for this

Reserve Requirement

Discount Rate

Reserve Requirement Is the amount of money the Fed tells banks they must keep back from using It can be as much as 22 percent of the money people have put in the bank The higher the number the less money banks have to loan

Is the amount of money the Fed tells banks they must keep back from using

It can be as much as 22 percent of the money people have put in the bank

The higher the number the less money banks have to loan

Discount Rate This is the amount of interest the Fed charges to loan money to banks The higher the rate the less money banks want to borrow

This is the amount of interest the Fed charges to loan money to banks

The higher the rate the less money banks want to borrow

Tight or Easy money When the Fed wants to encourage people to spend more it increases the money supply, this is called easy money When the Fed wants to slow down the economy is reduces the money supply, this is called tight money

When the Fed wants to encourage people to spend more it increases the money supply, this is called easy money

When the Fed wants to slow down the economy is reduces the money supply, this is called tight money