From <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.federalreserve.gov&#x2F;faqs&#x2F;about_14986.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.federalreserve.gov&#x2F;faqs&#x2F;about_14986.htm</a>,<p>&quot;Who owns the Federal Reserve?<p>The Federal Reserve System fulfills its public mission as an independent entity within government. It is not &quot;owned&quot; by anyone and is not a private, profit-making institution.&quot;<p>...and, it goes on from there...