The Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator on Tuesday released new guidelines for the agency’s supervision of the financial system, earning praise from industry trade groups and criticism from her pr

The Federal Reserve released new guidance directing bank examiners to focus on ‘material financial risks’ rather than procedural checks.

People on social media were quick to notice an unusually high amount of repo transactions from the Federal Reserve on Oct. 31, 2025.

The recent focus on the Federal Reserve has brought renewed public scrutiny of an institution that hasn’t been able to catch a break.

The president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announced his intention to retire on February 28, 2026.

Analysts say recent moves by the US central bank to inject cash into the system could be a "canary in the coalmine", indicating growing financial stresses. An extreme example of a credit crunch was the global financial crisis, which led to the collapse of US-based Lehman Brothers in September 2008.

Easter Monday is not a federal holiday in the United States, so banks will typically operate according to their normal business hours. While Easter is widely observed, neither Easter Sunday nor Easter Monday are Federal Reserve holidays.

On November 5, 2025, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”) adopted, by a six-to-one vote (with Governor Michael Barr dissenting), a set of revisions to the supervisory ratings system applicable to holding companies of large