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The Origins of the Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve, like most changes to the financial regulatory landscape, came about as a result of a crisis.

In this video, The Motley Fool’s Gaby Lapera and John Maxfield discuss explain how this unfolded to produce the Federal Reserve as well as Bank of America, which is today the nation’s biggest bank in the United States.

This podcast was recorded on Mar. 28, 2016.