Economy · Money and the Fed

Bank Reserves at the Fed (since 2002)

Name: Bank Reserves at the Fed (since 2002)
Creator: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Reserve balances: $2.95T (Sep 30, 2026).
A year earlier: $3.00T (Sep 24, 2025), a change of −1.8%.
Highest on record here: $4.28T (Dec 8, 2021); lowest: $0.00T (Mar 8, 2006).

Year	Average	Year close
2002	$0.01T	$0.01T
2003	$0.01T	$0.01T
2004	$0.01T	$0.01T
2005	$0.01T	$0.01T
2006	$0.01T	$0.01T
2007	$0.01T	$0.01T
2008	$0.15T	$0.85T
2009	$0.86T	$1.07T
2010	$1.06T	$1.03T
2011	$1.49T	$1.53T
2012	$1.53T	$1.50T
2013	$2.05T	$2.47T

Source: FRED WRESBAL (Liabilities and Capital: Other Factors Draining Reserve Balances: Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks: Week Average). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).

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