Federal Reserve Bank, theˌFederal Reˈserve ˌBank, the (also the FRB, the Fed informal) 
the US central bank which is divided into twelve banks each operating in a different area of the US according to the Federal Reserve System. The ‘Fed’ has an important influence on US economic policy, because it fixes the rate of interest that banks must pay when they borrow money.
the US central bank which is divided into twelve banks each operating in a different area of the US according to the Federal Reserve System. The ‘Fed’ has an important influence on US economic policy, because it fixes the rate of interest that banks must pay when they borrow money.