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The main purpose of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was to
establish an alternative to commercial banks.
regulate banks’ mortgage-lending policies.
establish a distribution system for currency.
oversee and regulate commercial banks.

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establish a distribution system for currency.

The Federal Reserve Act created the Federal Reserve System and Federal Reserve Banks to provide a more elastic national currency and a centralized mechanism for distributing currency and stabilizing the banking system.