Who Owns The Fed?

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The Federal Reserve is not owned by foreign banks, the Queen of England, the Rothschilds, or whomever. The shareholders are American banks. However, the Fed does pay 6% dividends to the private banks that own the shares. The Political Research Associates is a far more reliable source than the people who use bogus books with an agenda. We could transfer the shareholding to the Treasury, but that would only tempt the Executive who would raise or lower rates for political purposes. We could float the Fed and make their share public on the NYSE, which would require full disclosure. That is one possible solution.

Right now, a 6% fixed dividend is a great investment. It is way out of line with negative rates today.

Here is a list of the shareholders in the New York Federal Reserve:

  • Chase Manhattan Bank
  • Citibank
  • Morgan Guaranty Trust Company
  • Fleet Bank
  • Bankers Trust
  • Bank of New York
  • Marine Midland Bank, and
  • Summit Bank

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Gary Anderson 8 years ago Contributor's comment

Well, this is likely true, but who owns those big NY banks? I am sure they are widely diversified, but certainly some shares are owned by big financiers who exert great influence. And we can see that the NY Fed is the most powerful Fed of the 12, since it has the most powerful banks.