Congress created the Federal Reserve System

A) to serve as a lender of last resort.
B) to process the receipt of taxes received by the Internal Revenue Service.
C) to regulate the value of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies.
D) to provide a source of mortgage loans to the residential housing market.


A

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