Agency Quote by Thomas DiLorenzo

Bankers themselves govern the Fed to some extent, and then there's the classic revolving door where Fed officials come from and then go back…

— Gerald Epstein

The Fed's organization reflects a long-standing desire in American history to ensure that power over our nation's monetary policy and financial system is not…

— Jerome Powell

Many of those on the right distrust the Fed and want to eliminate its power in the belief that the private economy, including the…

— Gerald Epstein

There isn't a single government agency that can't function. There's more money in this federal government, there's more money allocated than these people can…

— Rush Limbaugh

The Fed has become an accomplice in the support of totalitarian regimes throughout the world.

— G. Edward Griffin

The Fed's independence is critical.

— Ben Bernanke

The principle that a central bank, charged with controlling inflation, should be independent from the government is unassailable. It may also be true that…

— Janet Yellen

I felt that the Fed had always been the agency that picked up the pieces when there was a financial crisis, and it was…

— Janet Yellen

Some people think the Federal Reserve Banks are US government institutions. They are not... they are private credit monopolies which prey upon the people…

— Louis Thomas McFadden

When the Federal Reserve Act was passed, the people of these United States did not perceive that a world banking system was being set…

— Louis Thomas McFadden

Federal Reserve officials have stressed the importance of the Fed's independence. But such independence does not mean that it is immune from Congressional oversight.

— Richard Shelby

The Fed's policy choices can always be debated, but the quality and commitment of the Federal Reserve as a public institution is second to…

— Ben Bernanke