1. Go to the website for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (http://www.federalreserve.gov/). Look for information about the Fed and check into who are the members of the Board. Then check for breaking news items. Now click back to the home page and check the breaking news items. Pick one of those items and briefly summarize the news story.
   
   
2. Go to the FDIC website (http://www.fdic.gov)/. Look for questions and answers about deposit insurance. Summarize the information there on deposit insurance coverage.
   
   
3. Go to the website for the central bank in a country other than the United States. What are the key areas of monetary policy that are discussed at the present time for that country?
   
   
4. Go to the website of a major financial institution in the world. You might pick a name from the newspaper. What kinds of financial services does it provide?
   
   
5. Go the website for the Federal Trade Commission (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheft.htm) and find out more about identity theft. What steps should you take if you are a victim of this ethical and criminal problem in todays society? How has electronic money affected this problem?