was too big to fail. The Federal Reserve rescued the American International Group with an eighty-five billion dollar loan.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

That bill would not create an independent consumer agency, but instead a new office at the Federal Reserve, the central bank.

VOA: special.2010.04.16

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sounded more hopeful as he appeared Tuesday before the Joint Economic Committee in Congress.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

International banking lawyer Ernie Patrikis, a former vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, explains why.

VOA: special.2010.09.17

The Federal Reserve suggested again that short-term interest rates are likely to remain near zero for some time.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

Doctor Beck worked at what is now called Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Ohio.

VOA: special.2009.08.11

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve predicted that unemployment will remain near current levels through the year.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

On Tuesday,President Obama nominated Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

Alan Greenspan, who would later become chairman of the Federal Reserve, was part of this group.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

Lowering short-term interest rates is the Federal Reserve's main way to get banks to increase lending.

VOA: special.2010.11.05

This week,Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said his "best guess" is for a continued economic recovery.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

But on Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers that lack of action to raise the borrowing limit would mean a lower credit rating.

VOA: special.2011.07.15

On Wednesday,the Federal Reserve kept its target rate near zero for overnight loans between banks.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

The new lending program will build on one announced last November by the Federal Reserve.

VOA: special.2009.02.13