WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
FEDERAL RESERVE
Profile America — Tuesday, December 23rd. An institution that has been in the news a lot these past few years, and which has come in for its share of criticism during the nation's stubborn economic problems, observes the anniversary of its founding today. The Federal Reserve System, known simply as "the Fed," came into being on this date in 1913, with the job of keeping the nation's complex financial system in tune. Acting as the nation's central bank, "the Fed" influences the lending and investing activities of all banks, along with the availability of money and credit, all the way up to the national government. There are more than 91,000 commercial banks in the U.S., performing transactions valued at over $600 billion a year. You can find current data on the country's economy by downloading the 'America's Economy' mobile application at www.census.gov/mobile.
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Founding of the Federal Reserve:
http://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_12594.htm
Commercial Banking/ NAICS 52211 http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2007_US_00A1&prodType=table
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
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