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March 1978

Bank Reserve Requirements and Their Enforcement: A Comparison Across Streets

by R. Alton Gilbert and Jean M. Lovati

The proportion of commercial banks that are Federal Reserve members has been declining steadily in recent years, continuing a trend of over three decades. By the end of 1976, the percentage of commercial banks belonging to the Federal Reserve System had declined to 39 percent, compared to 45 percent at the end of 1966.