Online financial crisis timeline from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has launched a webpage where information on the financial crisis can be found. The company's site provides knowledge on major financial events taking place within the crisis and policy actions imposed by government agencies.

Main events that have been taking place since February 2007 and up to the present including links to press releases, SEC filings, congressional testimony, corresponding St. Louis Fed articles and FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) graphs are on the web page that is designed as a hub.

The authorities of the institution have recognized the web page to be playing a crucial role in communicating Federal Reserve and other government agencies’ actions to the public.

Moreover, the page is to acquire additional features in the first quarter of 2009. It has been declared that those features are to include access to such vital information as frequently asked questions, terms glossary, along with improving existing timeline, charts, graphs, and alerts.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis serves the Eighth Federal Reserve District and is engaged in formulating U.S. monetary policy, regulating state-chartered member banks and bank holding companies, providing payment services to financial institutions and the U.S. government, and promoting community development and financial education.