By Steve Goldstein
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve will send $88.9 billion to the Treasury after earning a record $91 billion in 2012, the central bank said Thursday. The Fed made $80.5 billion from the interest income on the securities it's acquired through its quantitative easing programs. In 2010, the Fed sent $79.3 billion to the Treasury, and in 2011, it sent $75.4 billion to America's coffers.
