Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Federal Reserve Seal
Headquarters
Headquarters	101 Market Street San Francisco, California, USA
Established	May 18, 1914 (1914-05-18)
President	Mary C. Daly
Central bank of	Twelfth District  Alaska  American Samoa  Arizona  California  Guam  Hawaii  Idaho  Nevada  Northern Mariana Islands  Oregon  Utah  Washington
Website	frbsf.org
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is one of 12 regional banks that make up the Federal Reserve System

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (informally referred to as the San Francisco Fed) is the federal bank for the twelfth district in the United States. The twelfth district is made up of nine western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington—plus the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam. The San Francisco Fed has branch offices in Los Angeles, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Seattle. It also has a cash processing center in Phoenix.

The twelfth district is the nation's largest by area and population, covering 1.3 million sq mi (3.4 million km²), or 36% of the nation's area, and 60 million people. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is the second-largest by assets held, after New York.^[1] In 2004 the San Francisco Fed processed 20.8 billion currency notes and 1.5 billion commercial checks.

The Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco has one of the largest collections of US paper money in the United States, which is displayed in the American Currency Exhibit.

Mary C. Daly serves as the President and CEO as of October 1, 2018.^[2] Notable former Presidents include John C. Williams (2011-2018), who now holds the same role at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York^[3] and is Vice Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee,^[4] as well as Janet Yellen (2004-2010), who held the role of Chair of the Board of Governors from 2014-2018.^[5]

History

The San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank opened for business in rented quarters at the rear of the Merchants National Bank on November 16, 1914, in order to make the reserve provisions of the Federal Reserve Act. In 1924, the San Francisco staff moved out of temporary locations and into the Bank's newly built headquarters at 400 Sansome Street, a location that it would occupy for the next 60 years. In 1983, the bank relocated to 101 Market St.

Federal reserve districts, of which the 12th is largest and most populous

Map of the Twelfth District

Buildings

The façade of the old Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at 400 Sansome Street

The current Fed building in front view.

The old headquarters building of the bank, designed by George W. Kelham, has an Ionic colonnade that is pure Beaux-Arts, while the upper building is in the new Moderne fashion of 1924. The lobby with murals by Jules Guerin who created the palette for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exhibition. In 1983 the bank relocated to larger and more modern facilities on 101 Market Street as the 400 Sansome Street location was sold to private developers who rented out the space. Prominent law firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe was headquartered in the building until 2002 when the firm moved out of the space. The building continues to be owned by private developers and current tenants include the Bar Association of San Francisco. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

There is also a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco building in Los Angeles. The 1929 built building is also NRHP-listed.

From 1951 to 2008, the Seattle branch was headquartered at the Federal Reserve Bank Building in Downtown Seattle, which had been built in 1951 for the branch and is listed on the NRHP.^[6]

Board of directors

The following people serve on the board of directors as of 2023:^[7]

Governors and presidents

The position was installed under the title of “Governor” until the Banking Act of 1935 abolished the dual role of governor and agent and created a single leadership role – president.

#	Portrait	CEO	Life span	Term start	Term end	Tenure length	Ref
Governors
1		Archibald C. Kains	1865–1944	November 25, 1914	July 5, 1917	2 years, 222 days	[9]
2		James K. Lynch*	1857–1919	August 7, 1917	April 26, 1919	1 year, 262 days	[10]
3		John U. Calkins	1863–1954	May 6, 1919	February 29, 1936	16 years, 299 days	[11]
Presidents
4		William A. Day	1876–1951	April 1, 1936	December 31, 1945	9 years, 274 days	[12]
5		Ira Clerk*	1885–1946	January 1, 1946	September 28, 1946	270 days	[13]
6		C. E. Earhart	1890–1982	October 17, 1946	February 28, 1956	9 years, 134 days	[14]
7		Hermann N. Mangels	1897–1961	March 1, 1956	February 28, 1961	4 years, 364 days	[15]
8		Eliot J. Swan	1911–1998	March 1, 1961	June 1, 1972	11 years, 30 days	[16]
9		John J. Balles†	1921–2005	September 25, 1972	February 1, 1986	13 years, 129 days	[17]
10		Robert T. Parry†	1939-	February 4, 1986	June 1, 2004	18 years, 118 days	[18]
11		Janet Yellen	1946–	June 14, 2004	October 4, 2010	6 years, 112 days	[19]
12		John C. Williams	1962–	March 1, 2011	June 17, 2018	7 years, 108 days	[20]
13		Mary C. Daly	1962-	October 1, 2018	Incumbent	5 years, 105 days	[21]

Branches

• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch
• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Portland Branch
• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Salt Lake City Branch
• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Seattle Branch

See also

• Federal Reserve Act
• Federal Reserve System
• Federal Reserve Bank
• Federal Reserve Districts
• Federal Reserve Branches
• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Building (San Francisco, California)
• Structure of the Federal Reserve System

Notes

References

External links

• Official FRBSF Site
• FRBSF Currency Exhibit
• FRBSF Tour Info
• Historical resources by and about the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco including annual reports back to 1915
• Public Statements of Past Presidents of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on FRASER
• Speeches of Presidents of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
• The old main office building is at coordinates37°47′39″N 122°24′03″W / 37.7943°N 122.4008°W / 37.7943; -122.4008