The Banking Act of 1933 ( Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 73–66, 48 Stat. 162, enacted June 16, 1933) was a statute enacted by the United States Congress that established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and imposed various other banking reforms.
The Banking Act of 1935 gave the Board of Governors control over other tools of monetary policy. The act authorized the Board to set reserve requirements and interest rates for deposits at member banks. The act also provided the Board with additional authority over discount rates in each Federal Reserve district.
The Emergency Banking Act of 1933 was a legislative response to the bank failures of the Great Depression, and the public's lack of faith in the U.S. financial What Was the Emergency Understanding the ActOther Similar Laws
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