Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, was founded by Congress in 1913 to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Senate Banking Committee: The Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, examines all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters relating to banks, banking, and financial institutions. They also over see the control of prices of commodities, rents and services, deposit insurance, economic stabilization and defense production, export and foreign trade promotion, export controls, federal monetary policy, including the Federal Reserve System to name but a few.

Comptroller of the Currency: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises national banks to ensure a safe, sound, and competitive banking system that supports the citizens, communities, and economy of the United States.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's mission is to maintain the stability of and public confidence in the nation's financial system. To achieve this goal, the FDIC was created in 1933 to insure deposits and promote safe and sound banking practices.

House Committee on Financial Services: The Committee oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries. The Committee also oversees the work of the Federal Reserve, the Treasury, the SEC, and other financial services regulators.

United States Department of Treasury: The United States Treasury Department is entrusted with a broad range of duties and functions. In addition to monetary functions such as budgets, taxes, and currency production and circulation, Treasury also oversees critical functions in law enforcement, economic policy development, and international treaty negotiation, just to name a few. Browse these key topics to learn more about Treasury's involvement in domestic and worldwide affairs.

Office of Thrift Supervision: The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is the primary regulator of all federally chartered and many state-chartered thrift institutions, which include savings banks and savings and loan associations. OTS was established as a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury on August 9, 1989, and has four regional offices located in Jersey City, Atlanta, Dallas, and San Francisco. OTS is funded by assessments and fees levied on the institutions it regulates.

National Credit Union Administration: The National Credit Union Administration, governed by a three-member board appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, is the independent federal agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, with the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, operates the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), insuring the savings of 80 million account holders in all federal credit unions and many state-chartered credit unions.

Securities and Exchange Commission: The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. As more and more first-time investors turn to the markets to help secure their futures, pay for homes, and send children to college, these goals are more compelling than ever.

Indiana Department of Financial Institutions: The Department of Financial Institutions was created by the Indiana Financial Institutions Act of 1933. This act commissioned the Department with the responsibility for supervising commercial banks, trust companies, private banks, savings banks, Savings and Loan associations, credit unions, and finance companies incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana. Since that time the scope of the regulatory responsibilities with which the Department has been charged has been broadened to include the supervision of pawnbrokers, licensees under the Uniform Consumer Credit Code, industrial loan and investment companies, money transmitters, check cashers, budget service companies, and rental-purchase agreement companies.

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