Reserve Bank: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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Business Definition for: Reserve Bank

  • a bank such as a Federal Reserve bank that holds the reserves of other banks

Additional Resources

APPLICATIONS APPROVED UNDER BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT: By Federal Reserve Banks - Illustration
APPLICATIONS APPROVED UNDER BANK HOLDING COMPANY ACT By Federal Reserve Banks Recent applications have been approved by the Federal Reserve Banks as listed below. Copies are available upon request to the Reserve Banks. Section 3 ...
Tags: bank, Federal Reserve Board, Iowa
Research articles 2001-06-01
First Virginia Community Bank Federal Reserve Bank Membership Approved
FAIRFAX, Va. -- David W. Pijor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Virginia Community Bank, in organization, announced the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has approved the organization's application for membership in the Federal Reserve System. "Membership in the Federal Reserve System provides our new bank with extensive products...
Tags: Federal Reserve Bank
Research articles 2007-10-09
Bank of Smithtown Sells Stock in Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Today, Bank of Smithtown sold its shares of stock in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York back to the Fed, thereby withdrawing from its membership in the Federal Reserve System.
Tags: bank, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, stock
Research articles 2007-03-08
Atlanta Federal Reserve CEO announces his resignation
Jack Guynn, 63, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, today announced he will retire from the Reserve Bank effective Oct. 1 - ending more than four decades of service.
Tags: Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2006-06-22
The Co-operative Bank receives approval from the Federal Reserve and the FDIC to acquire Bank of Braintree
ACTON, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 7, 1995--The Co-operative Bank of Concord (NASDAQ: COBK) announced that the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the FDIC approved the acquisition of Bank of Braintree (NASDAQ: BTSB) by Walden Bancorp, the holding company formed by The Co-operative Bank to facilitate the transaction.
Tags: bank, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 1995-11-07
Federal Reserve Banks shift away from paper checks
As part of their ongoing effort to respond to the significant shift away from the use of paper checks and toward the much greater use of electronic payments, the Federal Reserve Banks will discontinue check processing at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's East Rutherford Operations Center. That volume...
Tags: bank, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2005-06-08
Systemic financial crises--resolving large bank insolvencies: an address by Dr Alan Bollard, Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Conference.(SPEECHES)
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Tags: bank, financial
Research articles 2004-12-01
Federal Reserve Banks announce changes to increase efficiency in check services
As part of their ongoing effort to respond to the significant shift away from the use of paper checks and toward the much greater use of electronic payments, the Federal Reserve Banks will discontinue check processing at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's East Rutherford Operations Center. That volume...
Tags: bank, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2005-06-22
Fortress to fall: New look is ahead for Federal Reserve Bank
Walk on by: Other Portland buildings may try to pull in pedestrians, but the Federal Reserve Bank building wants people to keep moving.
Tags: Federal Reserve Bank
Research articles 2007-11-05
Appointment of Jeffrey M. Lacker as President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Jeffrey M. Lacker has been appointed president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, effective August 1, 2004. He succeeds J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr., who last November, announced his intention to retire. Lacker is currently senior vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Tags: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Research articles 2004-06-22
Frontier Bank joins Federal Reserve System. (The Buzz).(Brief Article)
Fronter Financial Corp., the parent company of Frontier Bank, is now a member of the Federal Reserve System, a move that means the bank will be supervised by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Fronter Financial Corp., the parent company of Frontier Bank, is...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2002-11-01
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. (Miami-Dade: In the News).(Brief Article)
MIAMI -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is transferring its check-processing operations in Miami to a ... MIAMI -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is transferring its check-processing operations in Miami to a similar branch in Jacksonville, affecting about 70 employees. The bank hasn't...
Research articles 2003-05-01
Howard Bank receives Federal Reserve Board's approval to form a
Howard Bank, the only locally owned and managed bank in Howard County, announced that it received approval from the Federal Reserve Board to form a holding company, Howard Bancorp Inc., which will become the parent company of Howard Bank. Each outstanding share of Howard Bank stock will be exchanged for...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2005-12-15
Federal Reserve Bank Sponsors Teach Children to Save
According to the Economic Letter of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2002), Americans have lost much of their propensity to save.
Tags: Federal Reserve Bank
Research articles 2007-12-01
Do Bank Mergers Affect Federal Reserve Check Volume?
The recent decline in the Federal Reserve's check volumes has received a lot of attention. Although switching to electronic payments methods and electronic check processing has been credited for much of that decline, some of it could be caused by changes following bank mergers involving Federal Reserve customer banks. This...
Tags: Bank, Financial Services, Federal Reserve Board
White papers 2004-10-01
Only Woman Director at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Named President of New Bank; Once a Single Mother at 22, New President has Overcome the Odds
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Candace Hunter Wiest, the first woman ever elected by her peers as a Class A Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, has been named the first president and CEO of West Valley National Bank proposed -- a start-up bank just west of Phoenix.
Tags: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Research articles 2006-05-25
Foreign Banking Organizations
The FDICIAThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act, the Federal Reserve had amended the International Banking Act and increased the Federal Reserve’s authority with respect to these foreign bank operations, including representative offices, in the United States. The Federal Reserve may coordinate the examinations of foreign bank operations with other...
Tags: Banking, Financial Services, Federal Reserve Board, Legislation, Bank
White papers 1992-12-01
Statement by Thomas M. Hoenig, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, before the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, October 19, 1993
My name is Thomas M. Hoenig, and I am president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. This Bank serves the Tenth Federal Reserve District, which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, the northern half of New Mexico, and the western third of Missouri. I am pleased to have...
Tags: banking, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, finance, U.S. House of Representatives
Research articles 1993-12-01
Payments system reforms.
May 24, 2006 (Reserve Bank Bulletin - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia has released a package of reforms to the EFTPOS and scheme debit systems. The designation of the Bankcard system has been revoked. The bank determined that the ...
Tags: payment, Visa Inc.
Research articles 2006-05-24
Consumers Union Urges Specific Bank Commitments At Federal Reserve Hearing On Bank of America/Nationsbank Merger
SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--July 9, 1998--At a Federal Reserve Board public hearing today, Consumers Union Staff Attorney Earl Lui urged the Board to condition its approval of the proposed Bank of America/NationsBank merger upon the new bank's commitments to meet the needs of low- and moderate-income consumers. This hearing is the...
Tags: bank, Consumers Union, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 1998-07-09
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