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Federal Reserve Districts

Federal Reserve Districts
The Federal Reserve System is divided into 12 districts, each with its own federal reserve bank. These banks serve as lenders to commercial banks in their district and issue federal reserve notes. Most districts also have one to five federal reserve branch banks under the direction of the main federal reserve bank in that district. There are 25 branch banks nationwide.
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