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US banking legislation
The Banking Act of 1935, passed by the United States Congress on August 19, 1935, and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 23,
Banking_Act_of_1935
1933 U.S. banking reform; established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Banking Act of 1933 The Banking Act of 1933 (Pub. L. 73–66, 48 Stat. 162, enacted June 16, 1933)
1933_Banking_Act
Great Depression-era U.S. legislation to stabilize the banking system
The Emergency Banking Relief Act (E.B.R.A.) (Pub. L. 73–1, 48 Stat. 1, enacted March 9, 1933) was an act passed by the United States Congress in March
Emergency_Banking_Act_of_1933
Head of the United States Federal Reserve System
Banking Act of 1935, the chairman is chosen by the president from among the sitting governors to serve four-year terms with the advice and consent of
Chair_of_the_Federal_Reserve
1935–36 New Deal programs of U.S. president Roosevelt
Social Security, the National Labor Relations Act ("Wagner Act"), the Banking Act of 1935, rural electrification, and breaking up utility holding companies
Second_New_Deal
Primary federal legislation in the US
The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 were two United States federal banking acts that established a system of national banks chartered at the federal
National_Bank_Act
Four provisions of the Banking Act of 1933, separating commercial and investment banking
four provisions of the United States Banking Act of 1933 separating commercial and investment banking. As with the Glass–Steagall Act of 1932, the common
Glass–Steagall_legislation
US body that sets national monetary policy
to execute purchases and sales. The Banking Act of 1933 formed an official FOMC. The FOMC is the principal organ of United States national monetary policy
Federal_Open_Market_Committee
1936 United States act of Congress to control floods
Labor Relations Act, the Banking Act of 1935, the Wealth Tax Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act, the Rural Electrification Act, the Soil Conservation
Flood_Control_Act_of_1936
British merchant bank. The Banking Act of 1935 strengthened the powers of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in the area of credit management, tightened
History of banking in the United States
History_of_banking_in_the_United_States
Figure of speech
Alan Goldsborough in 1935, supporting Federal Reserve chairman Marriner Eccles in Congressional hearings on the Banking Act of 1935: Governor Eccles: Under
Pushing_on_a_string
Chairman of the Federal Reserve since 2026
director of investment banking within Morgan Stanley's mergers and acquisitions division. Warsh worked in Morgan Stanley's headquarters on the morning of the
Kevin_Warsh
Federal Reserve building in Washington
city. In response to the Banking Act of 1935, which centralized control of the Federal Reserve System and placed it in the hands of the Board, the Board decided
Eccles_Building
Governing body of the U.S. Federal Reserve System
divisions of the country". As stipulated in the Banking Act of 1935, the chair and vice chair of the Board are two of seven members of the Board of Governors
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Federal_Reserve_Board_of_Governors
Act of the US Congress
gold." Since the Central Banking Act of 1935, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to purchase and/or
Gold_Reserve_Act
International Banking Act of 1978 was a United States legislative act that brought all American branches of foreign banks and agencies under the jurisdiction of U
International Banking Act of 1978
International_Banking_Act_of_1978
1913 United States law creating the Federal Reserve System
lender of last resort. It also established the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, members of which are appointed by the president. The 1933 Banking Act amended
Federal_Reserve_Act
US government agency providing deposit insurance
created by the Banking Act of 1933, enacted during the Great Depression to restore trust in the American banking system. More than one-third of banks failed
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation
Central banking system of the US
central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial
Federal_Reserve
American economist
"Statement of Philip N. Jefferson, Nominee to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Before the Committee on Banking, Housing
Philip_Jefferson
Member Bank of Federal Reserve
on the board of directors as of June 2025[update]: The position was installed under the title of "Governor" until the Banking Act of 1935 abolished the
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_San_Francisco
Member Bank of Federal Reserve
of the regional banks were known as Governors. The position was renamed to President after the Banking Act of 1935. Banks portal Federal Reserve Act Federal
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_St._Louis
Second-highest officer of the United States Federal Reserve System
confirmation by a vote of 48–46. As stipulated by the Banking Act of 1935, the president may designated to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board for four-year
Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve
Vice_Chair_of_the_Federal_Reserve
Member Bank of Federal Reserve
was installed under the title of "Governor" until the Banking Act of 1935 abolished the dual role of governor and agent and created a single leadership role
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Boston
Banking Act of 1935 Employment Act of 1946 Federal Reserve-Treasury Department Accord of 1951 Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the amendments of 1970
History of the Federal Reserve System
History_of_the_Federal_Reserve_System
U.S. banking legislation
engage in international banking through subsidiaries chartered by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The act is named after Walter Evans
Edge_Act
Regulatory act implemented by the Obama administration after the 2008 financial crisis
proprietary trading (similar to the prohibition of combined investment and commercial banking in the Glass–Steagall Act), was passed only in the Senate bill, and
Dodd–Frank_Act
American legal academic (born 1965/1966)
Reinvestment Act and launch the New Markets Tax Credit. He formed an interagency working group to advance fair lending across the banking agencies and
Michael_Barr_(U.S._official)
This history of central banking in the United States encompasses various bank regulations, from early wildcat banking practices through the present Federal
History of central banking in the United States
History_of_central_banking_in_the_United_States
1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold
Stabilization Act of 1970), imposing a 90-day freeze on wages and prices. Nixon instituted a 10 percent import surcharge in anticipation of the expected
Nixon_shock
American organization
committees to discuss the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Banking Act of 1935 and the Social Security Act. According to the Detroit Free Press, the organization
The_Business_Council
American economist, academic, and public servant
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Prior to that, Hammack worked at Goldman Sachs for three decades before resigning in 2024 as the co-head of
Beth_M._Hammack
Federal Reserve bank loan program
loans of up to one year to eligible depository institutions pledging qualifying assets as collateral, as a response to help stabilize the banking industry
Bank_Term_Funding_Program
American central banking institution
regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal
Federal_Reserve_Bank
Banking act that placed restrictions on investment firms
activities, so the two types of business could not mix, in order to protect consumer's money from speculative use. The Banking Act of 1935 clarified and otherwise
Decline of the Glass–Steagall Act
Decline_of_the_Glass–Steagall_Act
American attorney (born 1971)
of the board, a position she was confirmed for in early June 2025. In that position, she launched a substantial deregulatory push of the U.S. banking
Michelle_Bowman
Act of the 106th United States Congress (1999–2001)
activities. Prior to the enactment of the Act those activities were limited to those that were so closely related to banking to be considered incidental to
Gramm–Leach–Bliley_Act
American financier (born 1953)
working as an attorney for five years, he began a career in investment banking and private equity during the mid-1980s, eventually becoming a partner
Jerome_Powell
American economist (born 1962)
associate editor of the American Economic Review. From 2011 to 2016, he was the managing editor of the International Journal of Central Banking. Additionally
John_C._Williams_(economist)
Government body that manages currency and monetary policy
provincial banking companies were commonly in circulation. Many consider the origins of the central bank to lie with the passage of the Bank Charter Act 1844
Central_bank
Rule from monetary policy
at the beginning of the 19th century. The first formal debate forum was launched in the 1920s by the US House Committee on Banking and Currency. In the
Taylor_rule
1934 Swiss law
Banking Act or Federal Act on Banks and Savings Banks is a Swiss federal law and act-of-parliament that operates as the supreme law governing banking
Federal Act on Banks and Savings Banks
Federal_Act_on_Banks_and_Savings_Banks
American economist
In his role as deputy director of the Department of Investigation, Currie drafted what became the Banking Act of 1935, which reorganized the Federal Reserve
Lauchlin_Currie
Member Bank of Federal Reserve
position was installed under the title of "Governor" until the Banking Act of 1935 abolished the dual role of governor and agent and created a single
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Cleveland
Interest rates to maintain banks' balance
government securities, thereby either adding or removing liquidity from the banking system. Without sufficient liquidity in the system, the other tools Fed
Federal_funds_rate
Bank created as a receiver for a failed U.S. bank
the wake of a bank failure. DINBs are authorized under the Banking Acts of 1933 and 1935. DINBs are chartered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Deposit insurance national bank
Deposit_insurance_national_bank
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Banking Act 2009 (c. 1) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that entered into force in part on the 21 February 2009 in order, amongst
Banking_Act_2009
American economist (1927–2019)
failure of the Volcker Rule will depend on the manner in which banking entities comply with the letter and spirit of the rule, and on the willingness of regulators
Paul_Volcker
Central bank's rate of interest
on loans and advances controls the money supply in the economy and the banking sector. This is typically done on a quarterly basis to control inflation
Bank_rate
Annual conference of central bankers
three-day annual international conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City at Jackson Hole, Wyoming in the United States. It is attended
Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
Jackson_Hole_Economic_Symposium
Moving of assets to prevent debt
Journal of Business. 1 (3): 334–356. doi:10.1086/506677. JSTOR 2354871. Gayer, A. D. (1935). "The Banking Act of 1935". The Quarterly Journal of Economics
Shiftability_theory
US indicator of average prices increases
collected by the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). It consists of the actual and imputed expenditures of households and includes data pertaining
Personal consumption expenditures price index
Personal_consumption_expenditures_price_index
American economist (1926–2026)
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (July 21, 1987). Nomination of Alan Greenspan: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Alan_Greenspan
American economist
12th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. She previously served as the executive vice president and director of research of the Federal
Anna_Paulson_(economist)
American economist and banker (1890–1977)
a leading banker, Eccles became involved with the creation of the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Great
Marriner_S._Eccles
American economist, academic, and public servant
president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 2017 to 2026. During his academic career, Bostic served as chair of the Department of Governance
Raphael_Bostic
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President
[citation needed] "Alberto Musalem becomes St Louis Fed president". Central Banking. Retrieved April 16, 2024. "St. Louis Fed selects Alberto Musalem as next
Alberto_Musalem
American economist (born 1964)
Institution of Stanford University from 2002 to 2005. Cook advised the Nigerian government on its banking reforms in 2005, and the government of Rwanda on
Lisa_Cook
American lawyer and politician (1861–1938)
as the first chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1914 to 1916. He previously served as the United States assistant secretary of the treasury from 1893
Charles_Sumner_Hamlin
American economist (born 1953)
(January 20, 2008). "The Education of Ben Bernanke". The New York Times Magazine. Bernanke, Ben S. 2023. "Nobel Lecture: Banking, Credit, and Economic Fluctuations
Ben_Bernanke
American central banker
committee of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Emory University Board of Trustees. He also was a member of the executive board of the
Tom_Barkin
14th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Logan (born 1972/1973) is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Logan is a native of Versailles, Kentucky, and holds a bachelor's
Lorie_K._Logan
Collection of narrow banking reforms proposed for the US in 1935
incorporated elements of the Chicago Plan, including 100% reserves and a central monetary authority. The Banking Act of 1935 passed on August 19, 1935. It did not
Chicago_Plan
Member Bank of Federal Reserve
Edmund. Central Banking Under the Federal Reserve System: With Special Consideration of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Macmillan, 1935) Greider, William
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_New_York
American law regulating corporations
Company act were repealed by the Riegle–Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (IBBEA). The IBBEA allowed interstate mergers between
Bank_Holding_Company_Act
2025 United States lawsuit
in violation of the Federal Reserve Act's 'for cause' provision." On September 15, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Trump_v._Cook
1971 multinational concord on the convertibility of the US dollar
currency History of money ISO 4217 Japanese yen Sherman Silver Purchase Act Snake in the tunnel United States Mint "Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign
Smithsonian_Agreement
American economist
who became the 13th President and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on October 1, 2018. She serves on the Federal
Mary_C._Daly
American economist
and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston since July 1, 2022. She is the first African American woman and first woman of color to lead any of the 12
Susan_M._Collins_(economist)
a specific legislative act, but in that year New York adopted the Free Banking Act, which permitted anyone to engage in banking, upon compliance with certain
History of monetary policy in the United States
History_of_monetary_policy_in_the_United_States
of money and credit. Over the past five years, the Federal Reserve has acted to support economic growth and foster job creation, and it is important
History of Federal Open Market Committee actions
History_of_Federal_Open_Market_Committee_actions
American economist and government official (born 1959)
Shelton to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. After hearings in February 2020, the Senate Banking Committee voted 18–7 in July 2020 to advance
Christopher_Waller
Requirement for the US Federal Reserve to limit debit card fees
The Durbin amendment, implemented by Regulation II, is a provision of United States federal law, 15 U.S.C. § 1693o-2, that requires the Federal Reserve
Durbin_amendment
the Banking Act of 1935. Akin to all other reserve bank presidents, the president of the New York Fed is nominated by the Board of Directors of the New
List of presidents of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
List_of_presidents_of_the_Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_New_York
United States anti-discrimination law
drafted the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974. According to Heckler's chief of staff Edmund Rice, "The work in the Banking Committee, the work in the House
Equal_Credit_Opportunity_Act
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Banking Act 1979 (c. 37) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was enacted in the wake of the secondary banking crisis of 1973–1975
Banking_Act_1979
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President
Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University, held unspecified positions within the FDIC, and was the CEO of Mutual of Omaha Bank. An excerpt
Jeffrey_Schmid
American financier and newspaper publisher (1875–1959)
catastrophe of the early 1930s with monetary stimulus, thus allowing the banking crisis to get out of hand and deepening the economic collapse. One of his biggest
Eugene_Meyer_(financier)
Early years of the Great Depression
policies of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. Banking Act of 1933 and Banking Act of 1935 Benjamin Strong Jr. — Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Great_Contraction
US government program during the 2008 financial crisis
availability of credit for firms doing business. It worked under the aegis of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where the NY Fed finances the purchase of highly
Commercial Paper Funding Facility
Commercial_Paper_Funding_Facility
Major stock market crash in the United States
1920s portal Banking Act of 1935 Causes of the Great Depression Criticism of the Federal Reserve Great Contraction (1929–1933) List of largest daily
Wall_Street_crash_of_1929
Regional office of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
the regional office for cash handling and banknote processing of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The facility, which was constructed by Torcon in the
East Rutherford Operations Center
East_Rutherford_Operations_Center
American banker (1864–1930)
second chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1916 to 1922. Prior to his term as chairman, Harding served as one of the original members of the Federal Reserve
William_P._G._Harding
American economist and government official (born 1946)
banking crisis, Yellen made an appearance on CBS' Face the Nation and affirmed that financial regulators closely monitored the state of the banking system
Janet_Yellen
in the 20th century, due to the Banking Act of 1933 and the Banking Act of 1935, which involved the formation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company.
Re-intermediation
U.S law regulating the Federal Reserve
House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (1977). Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977: Hearings Before the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban
Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977
Federal_Reserve_Reform_Act_of_1977
The Phelan Act of 1920 refers to federal banking legislation adopted by the United States Congress on April 13, 1920. The act authorized Federal Reserve
Phelan_Act_of_1920
1968 US law making credit practices more transparent
The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) of 1968 is a United States federal law designed to promote the informed use of consumer credit, by requiring disclosures
Truth_in_Lending_Act
Financial-economic agreement reached in 1944
unrecoverable loans, which culminated in the 1931 banking crisis. Intransigence by creditor countries for the repayment of Allied war debts and reparations, combined
Bretton_Woods_system
Banknotes of the United States dollar
Emergency Banking Act of 1933 removed the gold obligation and authorized the Treasury to satisfy these redemption demands with current notes of equal face
Federal_Reserve_Note
Economic data release in the US
The Federal Reserve of the United States gathers and publishes specific economic data and releases them as a Federal Reserve Statistical Release. The main
Federal Reserve Statistical Release
Federal_Reserve_Statistical_Release
as part of the 1933 Banking Act, amended as part of the 1935 Banking Act, and most of it was repealed in 1999 by the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act (GLBA). Its
Aftermath of the repeal of the Glass–Steagall Act
Aftermath_of_the_repeal_of_the_Glass–Steagall_Act
US federal law
Modernization Act. This law repealed the part of the Glass–Steagall Act that had prohibited a bank from offering a full range of investment, commercial banking, and
Community_Reinvestment_Act
Government finance
public institutions and state governments. In the United States, The Banking Act of 1935 prohibited the central bank from directly purchasing Treasury securities
Debt_monetization
US law creating the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
of world capital markets in the 1970s and the repeal of the Glass–Steagall Act in 1999, banking practices (mostly Greenspan-inspired "self-regulation")
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Emergency_Economic_Stabilization_Act_of_2008
American economist (born 1969)
try to be 80% Paul Volcker and 20% Muhammad Ali. In these roles, Goolsbee acted as a frequent media surrogate for the Obama administration. He also starred
Austan_Goolsbee
American business executive and banker (1882–1960)
chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1927 to 1930. During his tenure as chairman, the Wall Street crash of 1929 occurred, which signaled the beginning of the
Roy_A._Young
Type of regulation on commercial banks
consent, in the Banking Act of 1935. Under the International Banking Act of 1978, the same reserve ratios would apply to branches of foreign banks operating
Reserve_requirement
of the country", and as stipulated in the Banking Act of 1935, the chairman and vice chairman of the board are two of seven members of the Board of Governors
Structure of the Federal Reserve System
Structure_of_the_Federal_Reserve_System
Member Bank of Federal Reserve
These directors are highly insulated from banking relationships. They may not be an officer, director or employee of a bank or bank holding company. Additionally
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Kansas_City
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.German : patronymic from a personal name formed with Ban- ‘decree’, ‘command’ or Band- ‘band’, ‘tie’.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : habitational name for someone from any of various places called Acy, Romano-Gallic Aciacum ‘estate of Acius’.English : variant of Acey.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mann 1 and 2.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó MainnÃn ‘descendant of MainnÃn’, probably an assimilated form of MainchÃn, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó MaingÃn and Anglicized as Mangan.Anstice Manning, widow of Richard Manning of Dartmouth, England, came to MA with her children in 1679. Her great-great-grandson Robert, born at Salem, MA, in 1784, was the uncle and protector of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Another early bearer of the relatively common British name was Jeffrey Manning, one of the earliest settlers in Piscataway township, Middlesex Co., NJ. His great-grandson James Manning (1738–91) was a founder and the first president of Rhode Island College (Brown University).
Boy/Male
Gaelic English Anglo Saxon
Little blond one.
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic name derived from the vocabulary word art, ART means "bear" and "champion." In Irish legend, this is the name of a son of Conn of the Hundred Battles. Compare with another form of Art.
Male
English
 English byname transferred to forename use, ACE means "number one." Compare with another form of Ace.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mankin.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : patronymic from the personal name Lans (Germanic Lanzo).English : habitational name from Lancing in West Sussex, so named from an Old English personal name Wlanc + -ingas ‘family or followers of’.This was the most frequent name in New Netherland in the 17th century. Among others, Gerrit Frederickse Lansing and his wife, Elizabeth Hendrix, came to America with their European-born children during the late 1640s. There is a waterway near Utica, NY called Lansingkill, named for a family with this surname.
Male
English
Diminutive form of Middle English Jan, JANKIN means "God is gracious."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Barling in Essex.
Male
French
 Variant form of Norman French Asce, ACE means "noble at birth." Compare with another form of Ace.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Lanning.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Hankin.
Male
English
English short form of Celtic Arthur, possibly ART means "bear-man." Compare with another form of Art.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from some fancied resemblance to the songbird (Emberiza spp.).German : patronymic from an unexplained Frisian-Lower Saxon personal name, or a derivative of Bunt- (see Bunten).Sarah Bunting (1686–1762), born in Matlock, Derbyshire, became a noted Quaker minister in Cross Wicks, NJ. It is believed but not certain that other members of her family, including her father, John Bunting, came with her to NJ sometime before 1704, when her marriage to William Murfin is recorded.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fenning.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from Hacking in Lancashire, the name of which is of uncertain origin. Early forms appear with the definite article, and the name may represent an Old English term for a fish weir, a derivative of hæcc ‘hatch’, ‘low gate’, or haca ‘hook’.
Boy/Male
British, English
Son of the Slayer
Boy/Male
American, Gaelic, Hindu, Indian
Small and Fair; One who Reads the Banns; Blond Child; Small Fair One or Son of the Fair One
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Markin.
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