What Is The Fed Rate?

The federal funds rate — often called the fed rate — is the interest rate that U.S. banks pay one another to borrow or loan money overnight. Since banks are legally required to keep a minimum amount of money in reserves, banks with excess reserves often loan money to banks that can’t meet those reserve... Cara Smith writes for NerdWallet.

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