The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is one of 12 regional Reserve banks, which, together with the Board of Governors, make up the nation’s central bank. The Fed carries out U.S. monetary policy, regulates certain depository institutions, provides wholesale-priced services to banks and acts as fiscal agent for the U.S. Treasury. The St. Louis Fed serves the Eighth Federal Reserve District, which includes all of Arkansas, eastern Missouri, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, western Tennessee and northern Mississippi. Branch offices are located in Little Rock, Louisville and Memphis.

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF ST. LOUIS
411 Locust Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
(314) 444-8444

LITTLE ROCK BRANCH
325 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
(501) 324-8300

LOUISVILLE BRANCH
410 South Fifth Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
(502) 568-9200

MEMPHIS BRANCH
200 North Main Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38102
(901) 523-7171

Author of essay: Stephen Greene

Editor: Dan Brennan

Designer: Stan Gellman Graphic Design

Production: Barbara Passiglia

Online version: Mark Kunzelmann

Photographs of boards of directors, chairman,
president, management committee and
branch managers: Steve Smith Studios

References
Primm, James Neal. A Foregone Conclusion:
The Founding of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 1989.

Willis, Henry Parker. The Federal Reserve. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1915.

Bothwell, Wilber Clarence. “The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Washington University, St. Louis, 1941.

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Public Affairs Department
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Post Office Box 442
St. Louis, Missouri 63166
(314) 444-8809