Federal Reserve

202-452-3200

http://www.federalreserve.gov/

The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States. It was founded to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible and more stable monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve Board provides a clearinghouse of consumer publications on banking, finance, protection, homeownership and mortgages, interest rates and loans and credit. The clearinghouse contains publications that can be ordered, online brochures and teaching materials in different formats.