Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas building

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas covers the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, which includes Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. It has branch offices in El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio. The physical bank itself lies in the Uptown area of Oak Lawn, just north of downtown Dallas. Uptown is a PID (public improvement district and neighborhood in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) Oak Lawn is a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas ( USA) defined in Dallas City Ordinance 21859 as Planned Development District No Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city

Dallas was selected in 1914 to be the headquarters of the Eleventh District, in a somewhat surprising move. Originally, New Orleans was considered the favorite; however, while both cities had similarly sized banking operations, Dallas' activity had increased significantly while New Orleans' remained relatively flat, and therefore Dallas was chosen. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana

The Dallas Fed is the nation's central processor for Treasury coupons and manages the national Electronic Transfer Account program, processes checks for federal benefit recipients.

The Dallas Fed also focused on research dealing with maquiladoras and other U. A maquiladora or maquila is a Factory that imports materials and equipment on a Duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing S. -Mexico border economics.

The president, as of 2005, is Richard W. Fisher, the former vice chairman of Kissinger and Associates. Richard W Fisher, born 1949 is currently the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, having assumed that post in April 2005 Kissinger Associates Inc, founded in 1982 is a New York City -based international consulting firm founded and run by Henry Kissinger. His predecessor, who served from 1991-2005, was Robert D. McTeer. Robert D McTeer is a fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis since January 2007

External links

• Dallas Fed home page
• Map of the District