 Hi, my name is Mary Rittenhouse and I'm glad you're here. The next few minutes, we're going to talk about money. I work here at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. For short, people call us the Chicago Fed. We don't look like a normal bank, do we? That's because we're not a bank for people. But we do store money, lots and lots of money. So you're probably thinking, well, if we're not a bank for people, then who are we a bank for? Let's take a few moments and talk about the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Chicago Fed is one of 12 district banks that are found all across the United States. Boston is the first district bank, San Francisco is the 12th district bank, and with our Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., we make up what is called the Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve Bank is a bank for banks. They send trucks to their district banks to get money. And when banks start getting too much money, they put it on the trucks and send it to their Federal Reserve District Bank for safe keeping. So the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is part of the group of banks for bankers. But that's not all. The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States government. We take care of Uncle Sam's money. Yep, that's right. Even Uncle Sam has to go to the bank to make withdrawals and deposits. I'm Mary Rittenhouse for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Remember, you should learn about money because it doesn't come with instructions.