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A Legal Setback for the Fed

George Selgin/July 7, 2017June 19, 2022

Twice here on Alt-M, yours truly has reported on The Fourth Corner Credit Union's attempts to get the Kansas City Fed to grant it a master account, so that it could gain access to the Federal Reserve operated interbank payment and settlement system, and thereby supply ordinary…

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The Fed's War on Drugs, Round Two

George Selgin/October 15, 2015June 19, 2022

Back in August I wrote here about the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's refusal to grant a master account, and to thereby allow access to the Fed's payment facilities,  to The Fourth Corner Credit Union (TFCCU), a Colorado-based credit union intended to serve as a banker…

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