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Last year, seven large banks reaped more than a quarter trillion dollars by using higher Federal Reserve rates to jack up interest rates on mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards — all while those same banks paid low interest to depositors

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the Fed pays JPMorgan Chase 4.4 percent interest on its deposits, but “customers continue to earn a negligible .01 [percent] on their savings” at JPMorgan Chase.

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banks have used this scheme to reap more than $1 trillion in new revenue over a two-and-a-half-year period

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Banks can deposit your savings at the Fed and get paid 4.4 percent interest, while paying you almost nothing — but unlike banks, you can’t deposit your money at the Fed to get that same rate.

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