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Federal Reserve — Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Parent: Independent central bank of the United States. Domains in this note: federalreserve.gov, frb.gov, federalreserveconsumerhelp.gov.
What they regulate
The Board of Governors sets monetary policy and participates in supervision of certain banking organizations. federalreserve.gov (and related .gov hostnames such as frb.gov) are official System sites — but the Fed does not license securities broker-dealers (SEC/FINRA), futures IBs (CFTC/NFA), insurance producers (state DOI), mortgage brokers (NMLS/state), or FMCSA property brokers. Regional Reserve Bank public sites have historically also used non-.gov hostnames; prefer Board/System .gov URLs cited here for verify-first links. Deposit insurance is FDIC (banks) or NCUA (credit unions), not the Fed.
Always prefer the live .gov site over a third-party mirror. Index ≠ endorsement.
How to verify
- Board of Governors — Monetary policy, bank supervision context, and Board publications on federalreserve.gov.
- Federal Reserve Consumer Help — Consumer help entry points — not a broker-dealer or insurance producer register.
- frb.gov — Additional Federal Reserve System hostname present in the .gov zone.
Official portal: https://www.federalreserve.gov/
BrokerMafia vertical bridges
Related — not .gov
- FINRA BrokerCheck — Not a .gov domain — securities firm/rep lookup
- NFA BASIC — Not a .gov domain — futures/forex firm lookup
Questions this page answers
Does the Federal Reserve license stock or forex brokers?
No. Securities broker-dealers are an SEC/FINRA path; many forex/futures intermediaries sit under CFTC/NFA. The Fed is central banking and certain bank supervision — not those registers.
Is federalreserve.gov a .gov site?
Yes. The Board’s primary public site is federalreserve.gov, which is in the federal .gov zone. Always prefer the live official URL over mirrors.
Is Fed supervision the same as FDIC insurance?
No. FDIC insures qualifying bank deposits. NCUA covers qualifying credit-union shares. Fed membership/supervision is a different concept.
Is a BrokerMafia agency page an endorsement?
No. Index ≠ endorsement. BrokerMafia is not a government agency and does not issue licenses.
Where is the full .gov directory?
https://brokermafia.com/usa/ — with JSON/CSV downloads that include the full local SLD inventory from CISA.
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