The era of risk-free rates has begun and the era of interbank offered rates (and this blog) is ending.
The key LIBOR rates, other than USD LIBOR, are long retired. USD LIBOR continues to exist only as a synthetic rate
Eye on IBOR Transition is a blog published by Mayer Brown that focuses on the global transition from interbank offered rates (IBORs), such as LIBOR, to alternative risk-free reference rates like SOFR. The blog covers regulatory developments, market practices, and legal implications related to the cessation of LIBOR and other IBOR benchmarks across various jurisdictions including the US, Canada, Singapore, and Japan. It addresses issues such as contract amendments, fallback provisions, and the impact on financial products including loans, mortgages, and derivatives. The blog also discusses relevant legislation and regulatory guidance affecting the transition process and market participants.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently provided additional details of the necessary changes to outstanding adjustable-rate mortgage loans that currently are linked to LIBOR indices. As expected, these changes largely mirror the changes mandated in the recently enacted Adjustable Interest…
As we await the Federal Reserve Board to finalize the LIBOR transition regulations set forth in its notice of proposed rulemaking – Regulation Implementing the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act,[1] we are grateful[2] that on 23 November…
On 19 July 2022, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Board”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking – Regulation Implementing the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, as it was required to do by Section 110[1] of the Adjustable Interest…
With the inclusion of the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act (the “LIBOR Act”) as Division U of H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (the “Appropriations Act”) passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on 9 March 2022 and the Senate…