The number of Fed districts should be reduced from 12 to 5 because the price-services (check clearing, cash distribution) volume has declined enormously and branch offices are already cut, and because sound bank supervision only requires the Fed to oversee roughly the hundred largest holding companies rather than all member banks.

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Michael Belongia

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the reason for shrinking the number of districts from 12 to 5

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Michael Belongia on the Fed 01/11/2010EconTalk
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