About the Fed

Philadelphia Fed Bank: exterior The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia helps formulate and implement monetary policy, supervises banks and bank and savings and loan holding companies, and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government.

It is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank serves eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.

Key Resources & Publications

Visiting the Philadelphia Fed

Planning a visit to the Philadelphia Fed?

Visitor Information
Money in Motion Exhibit: A free and interactive exhibit where you can learn the story of central banking in the United States.
Research Library: A resource for bankers, teachers, students, and consumers with a variety of information needs.
Philadelphia Federal Reserve's Public Art

President & Senior Staff

President Charles I. Plosser Charles I. Plosser became the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's 10th president and chief executive officer on August 1, 2006.

Who We Are, What We Do

An overview of the Bank's important functions. For questions about Treasury securities or savings bonds, go to Performing Services for the U.S. Treasury.

Toward Our Centennial

The Federal Reserve is compiling an inventory of historical Federal Reserve documents and items. Learn more about this effort and browse the items from the Philadelphia Fed.

Last update: July 11, 2012

Contact Information

Federal Reserve Bank
of Philadelphia
Ten Independence Mall
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1574
(215) 574-6000
phil.webmaster@phil.frb.org

You can also refer to our directory of contacts.

Key Statistics

Number of employees:
860 (April 2012)
All financial institutions in the District: 414 (September 2011)
Total bank holding companies, savings & loan holding companies, and state member banks supervised: 192
(September 2011)
Currency processed:
$25.2 billion (2011)
Coin paid and received: $148.3 million (2011)

Related Resources

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FOMC Speak: A repository for speeches, testimony, interviews, and commentary by Federal Open Market Committee participants.