Section 8. Any such bank may subscribe for and acquire stock issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for the purpose of qualifying for membership in the federal reserve system, and while a member of such system may have and exercise any and all of the corporate powers and privileges which may be exercised by federal reserve member banks.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 167F sec. 8

  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC