Under what authority do the Federal Reserve Banks pay interest on balances maintained at Reserve Banks?
The Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006 authorized the Federal Reserve Banks to pay interest on balances held by or on behalf of depository institutions at Reserve Banks, subject to regulations of the Board of Governors, effective October 1, 2011. The effective date of this authority was advanced to October 1, 2008 by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The text of both Acts is available on the Library of Congress’ THOMAS Legislative Information website.
