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The Federal Reserve DOES NOT create money out of thin air. But you think exactly what they want you to think as with most of the sheople .... "The regional Federal Reserve banks are not government agencies. ...but are independent, privately owned and locally controlled corporations. " -- Lewis vs. United States, 680 F. 2d 1239 9th Circuit 1982 The Rothschilds "The few who understand the system, will either be so interested from it's profits or so dependant on it's favors, that there will be no opposition from that class.

" -- Rothschild Brothers of London, 1863 "Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes it's laws" -- Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild Senators & Congressmen "Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. "This [Federal Reserve Act] establishes the most gigantic trust on earth. "From now on, depressions will be scientifically created. " -- Congressman Charles A. "The financial system has been turned over to the Federal Reserve Board. From the Federal Reserves Own Admissions. The Federal Reserve Cartel: The Eight Families. This article was first published on Global Research June 1, 2011 (Part one of a four-part series) The Four Horsemen of Banking (Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo) own the Four Horsemen of Oil (Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch/Shell, BP and Chevron Texaco); in tandem with Deutsche Bank, BNP, Barclays and other European old money behemoths.

But their monopoly over the global economy does not end at the edge of the oil patch. According to company 10K filings to the SEC, the Four Horsemen of Banking are among the top ten stock holders of virtually every Fortune 500 corporation.[1] So who then are the stockholders in these money center banks? This information is guarded much more closely. One important repository for the wealth of the global oligarchy that owns these bank holding companies is US Trust Corporation – founded in 1853 and now owned by Bank of America. J. CPA Thomas D. The House of Morgan The Federal Reserve Bank was born in 1913, the same year US banking scion J. Who Owns the Federal Reserve. Who Owns The Federal Reserve? This article was first published by Global Research in October 2008 “Some people think that the Federal Reserve Banks are United States Government institutions.

They are private monopolies which prey upon the people of these United States for the benefit of themselves and their foreign customers; foreign and domestic speculators and swindlers; and rich and predatory money lenders.” – The Honorable Louis McFadden, Chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee in the 1930s The Federal Reserve (or Fed) has assumed sweeping new powers in the last year. In an unprecedented move in March 2008, the New York Fed advanced the funds for JPMorgan Chase Bank to buy investment bank Bear Stearns for pennies on the dollar. “The Treasury Department, for the first time in its history, said it would begin selling bonds for the Federal Reserve in an effort to help the central bank deal with its unprecedented borrowing needs.”2 This is extraordinary.

“The U.S. Not Private and Not for Profit? 1. 2. 3. US federal deficit: how much does China own of America's debt? | News. America's federal deficit up and China owns lots of it The US Federal Deficit is always in the news - and when Chinese premier Hu Jintao arrives to a lavish reception at the White House, he comes as bigger lender to the developing world than the World Bank. And last year, Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, said the US is pursuing a policy of weakening its currency. In the recent past, China has defended its investment in US Treasury bonds. Meanwhile, there is concern that its position as the biggest investor in US debt may become political as well as economic.

Treasury bonds are how the US - and all governments for that matter - borrow money: they issue government securities, which other countries and institutions buy. So, the US national debt is owned predominantly by Asian economies. The US Treasury releases the figures on this - here they are in a more useable form. Mapped by Many Eyes. Data summary Download the data DATA: Foreign owners of US treasury securities. Abolish the Federal Reserve. Who Owns The Federal Reserve? - Find Answers to this Question. Who Owns the Fed? Free Enterprise Zone, The Freeman, Warren C. Gibson Have you heard? The Federal Reserve System raked in profits of $79.3 billion last year, almost triple what runner-up ExxonMobil made. The Fed’s business model is a snap—just print money—and unlike poor beleaguered Exxon, the Fed has no competition to worry about. This means a gigantic windfall for the big banks because, although they don’t like to admit it, they actually own the Fed.

Or not. Yes, commercial banks hold shares of stock in their local Federal Reserve branch, but these shares do not confer ownership in any meaningful sense. Member banks receive a fixed 6 percent annual dividend on their Fed stock and enjoy limited voting rights. Each branch has a board of directors with six members elected by local member banks and three appointed by the central board of governors. In the beginning the Fed was quite decentralized. The Fed is a nonprofit institution, but that designation means only that profits are not its primary mission. Secrets of the FED…… ( | Project World Awareness. Chart of who “owns” the Federal Reserve…once again… ;) | Project World Awareness. A picture from the gold vault of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Chart 1 Federal Reserve Directors: A Study of Corporate and Banking Influence Published 1976 Chart 1 reveals the linear connection between the Rothschilds and the Bank of England, and the London banking houses which ultimately control the Federal Reserve Banks through their stockholdings of bank stock and their subsidiary firms in New York.

The two principal Rothschild representatives in New York, J. N.M. Chart 2 Federal Reserve Directors: A Study of Corporate and Banking Influence - Published 1983 The J. The head of the Bank of England since 1973, Sir Gordon Richardson, Governor of the Bank of England (controlled by the House of Rothschild) was chairman of J. J. Chart 3 - Published 1976 The David Rockefeller chart shows the link between the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,Standard Oil of Indiana,General Motors and Allied Chemical Corportion (Eugene Meyer family) and Equitable Life (J.

Chart 4. Fed Panel Is Divided on Direction. The Evolution Of Banking. With the exception of the extremely wealthy, very few people buy their homes in all-cash transactions. Most of us need a mortgage, or some form of credit, to make such a large purchase. In fact, many people use credit in the form of credit cards to pay for everyday items. The world as we know it wouldn't run smoothly without credit and banks to issue it. In this article we'll, explore the birth of these two now-flourishing industries. Tutorial: Introduction To Banking And Saving Divine DepositsBanks have been around since the first currencies were minted, perhaps even before that, in some form or another. Flipping a CoinThese coins, however, needed to be kept in a safe place. Coins could be hoarded more easily than other commodities, such as 300-pound pigs, so there emerged a class of wealthy merchants that took to lending these coins, with interest, to people in need.

Visa RoyalEventually, the various monarchs that reigned over Europe noted the strengths of banking institutions. The Federal Reserve: Introduction. Most people are aware that there is a government body that acts as the guardian of the economy - an economic sentinel who implements policies designed to keep the country operating smoothly. Unfortunately, most investors do not understand how or why the government involves itself in the economy. In the U.S., the answer lies in the role of the Federal Reserve, or simply, the Fed. The Fed is the gatekeeper of the U.S. economy. It is the bank of the U.S. government and, as such, it regulates the nation's financial institutions.

The Fed watches over the world's largest economy and is, therefore, one of the most powerful organizations on earth. As an investor, it is essential to acquire a basic knowledge of the Federal Reserve System. How Protests Could Change Banking - Investopedia.com. Amidst the macro worries about European sovereign debt and the ignition of the next election cycle, a protest movement called Occupy Wall Street has garnered a great deal of attention for itself. The demands of this movement are vague, and it is an open question as to whether much of what they object to is a byproduct of corporate policy or public policy (or an admixture of the two).

Nevertheless, it is clear that their anger is directed, in large part, at some of the biggest banks in this country. (For more on how banking has evolved, read The Evolution Of Banking.) TUTORIAL: Banking The question is whether these protesters can actually impact the banks they target and what options are available to those who share the protesters views and concerns.

The Source of the ProblemThe Occupy Wall Street movement is a diverse group with no particular singular principles. Nevertheless, it is not hard to find a lot of potential sources of unhappiness from the conduct of America's large banks. Audit the Fed. Federal Reserve System. How the Fed Works" History of the Federal Reserve System. Federal Reserve Board, 1917 This article is about the history of the United States Federal Reserve System from its creation to the present. Central banking in the United States prior to the Federal Reserve[edit] The Federal Reserve System is the third central banking system in the United States' history. The First Bank of the United States (1791–1811) and the Second Bank of the United States (1817–1836) each had 20-year charters, and both issued currency, made commercial loans, accepted deposits, purchased securities, had multiple branches, and acted as fiscal agents for the U.S.

Treasury.[1] In both banks the Federal Government was required to purchase 20% of the bank's capital stock and appoint 20% of the directors. In 1863, as a means to help finance the Civil War, a system of national banks was instituted by the National Currency Act. The Federal Reserve Act[edit] The National Monetary Commission[edit] Because the bill was introduced by Aldrich, who was considered[by whom?]