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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA Volume 14, Number 4 October–December 2001 Federal Reserve Fulfills Classic Central Bank Role in Crisis New Economic Education Web Site Fed Moves Toward Single Standard Format for Transmitting Check Detail Credit Unions’ Risk and Membership D E P A R T M E N T S Did You Know? Helping Banks Meet Liquidity Needs: The Federal Reserve’s Discount Window Data Bank The Docket Editorial Director Pierce Nelson Managing Editor Nancy Pevey Staff Writers Jean Tate and Lynn Foley Designer Peter Hamilton Editorial Board Bobbie McCrackin — V.P., Public Affairs, Chairman Lois Berthaume — V.P., Supervision and Regulation Dwight Blackwood — Senior Counsel, Legal Thomas J. Cunningham — V.P. and Assoc. Director of Research Anne DeBeer — Sr. V.P., Accounting/Automation Jeff Devine — A.V.P., New Orleans Branch Lee Jones — V.P., Nashville Branch James McKee — Sr. V.P., Atlanta Branch Mel Purcell — Sr. V.P., Nashville Branch Susan Robertson — A.V.P., Retail Payments Office Policies The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta or the Federal Reserve System. Reprinting or abstracting material from this publication is permitted if Financial Update is credited and a copy of the publication containing reprinted material is provided to the Public Affairs Department. Subscriptions Free subscriptions and additional copies are available upon request to Mark Andersen Public Affairs Department Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309-4470 or by calling 404.498.8020. www.frbatlanta.org Change-of-address notices, along with the current mailing label, should be sent to the Public Affairs Department. ISSN 0899-6563 Subscriptions: Please use our Publications Order Form to order free subscriptions and additional copies.