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Federal funds rateThe interest rate on very short-term loans from one commercial bank to another in the United States. This rate is used as a target for monetary policy by the Fed.Federal funds rateThe interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans. The Fed funds rate, as it is called, often points to the direction of US interest rates. The most sensitive indicator of the direction of interest rates, since it is set daily by the market, unlike the prime rate and the discount rate.Federal funds rate Similar MatchesFederal Reserve Board (FRB)Federal Reserve Board (FRB)The seven-member governing body of the Federal Reserve System, which is responsible for setting reserve requirements, and the discount rate, and making other key economic decisions. Federal agency securitiesFederal agency securitiesSecurities issued by corporations and agencies created by the US government, such as the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and Ginnie Mae. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)See: Freddie Mac Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationIn the US, the federal agency that acts as guarantor for funds deposited in member banks. Federal agency bondFederal agency bondFixed-income security issued by a government agency such as FNMA. Further SuggestionsFederal Reserve SystemFederal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) Federal deficit (surplus) Federal Home Loan Banks Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Federal Farm Credit Bank federal agency security Federal Home Loan Banks Federal National Mortgage Association (FannieMae) Federal National Mortgage Association US Federal Reserve Federal Insurance Contributions Act FHA (Federal Housing Admininistration) Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) Federal Reserve Board Federal Advisory Council (FAC) Federal Reserve Act of 1913 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (fdic) Federal Farm Credit System federal gift tax Federal Land Bank Federal intrafund transactions Federal Reserve District (Reserve district or district) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal credit agencies |
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