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The End of LIBOR: Hotel California Edition [Part III]

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During the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) transition, and post LIBOR’s end date of June 30, 2023, the goal for all should be that (1) the effective interest rates be generally economically equivalent as a result of the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Updates to the SOFR Calculation Methodology in the DVP Segment

As of November 25, 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“New York Fed”), as administrator of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), began publishing SOFR using a modified SOFR calculation methodology.  The...more

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The End of LIBOR: Hotel California Edition (Part I)

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Although July 3 was the first business day on which no USD LIBOR was published, many financial instruments will not reset until the next reset date, based upon the tenor of each instruments’ underlying benchmark, which could...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Bye-bye BSBY?

Earlier this week, Bloomberg Information Services Limited (“BISL”) announced that it is seeking feedback on a proposal to cease the publication of the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index (“BSBY”) “following a review of...more

A&O Shearman

USD LIBOR panel has ceased…what now?

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June 30th has passed and one-, three- and six-month USD LIBOR settings have ceased to be published. As confirmed by the FCA on 3 April 2023, the ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has begun publishing non-representative...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Drawing the line – Where are we now on USD LIBOR transition in the trade finance sector?

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Jacqueline Cook, Of Counsel and Larissa Head, Trainee Solicitor, provide an update on the transition away from USD LIBOR with the deadline of 30 June 2023 upon us. What do market participants in the trade finance industry...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

ARRC approves best practice recommendations for Term SOFR rate

On April 21, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) announced the endorsement of the CME Group’s Term SOFR rates, which ARRC formally recommended in 2021...more

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Debt Download - March 2023

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Welcome to Goodwin’s Debt Download, our monthly newsletter covering what you need to know in the leveraged finance market. This month, we focus our coverage on the turmoil in the banking industry resulting from the failures...more

Alston & Bird

Structured Finance Spectrum – February 2023

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features a new year for a new UCC Article 12, a farewell to LIBOR, and an appraisal...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: December 2022

The Federal Reserve has adopted a final rule that provides benchmark replacement rates based on SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) for contracts governed by U.S. law that reference the overnight and one-, three-, six-,...more

Hogan Lovells

The end is nigh (-bor): FCA consults on end to GBP LIBOR settings and need for synthetic USD LIBOR

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It has been over five years since the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") called time on the publication of LIBOR. While most LIBOR settings ended on 31 December 2021, a small number of US dollar LIBOR settings and a handful...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Volume 2, Issue 6

SOFR Gaining Momentum as Drop Dead Date for Libor Nears - "Transition from US dollar Libor to its preferred alternative, SOFR, is going surprisingly well, though treasurers are having to grapple with some operational...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

LIBOR Transition: Shifting Market Headwinds Currently Make SOFR the Cheaper Borrowing Choice

On March 5, 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the future cessation or loss of representativeness of the 35 LIBOR benchmark settings currently published by ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA), the authorized...more

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President Biden Signs Federal LIBOR Transition Legislation into Law

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President Biden on March 15 signed into law the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, which aims to reduce uncertainty regarding the effect of ending LIBOR on existing USD LIBOR transactions, as part of an omnibus spending...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Tough Legacy Made Easy: An Overview of the Federal LIBOR Legislation

On March 15, President Biden signed, as part of a larger appropriations act, legislation known as the “Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act,” which addresses “tough legacy” contracts that do not provide for the use of clearly...more

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With a New Year, Brings a New Rate . . . The Transition from LIBOR Is Now Here

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In March 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, announced that sterling, euro, Swiss franc and Japanese yen LIBOR panels, as well as panels for one-week...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: December 2021

FDIC Board Governance Dispute on Review of Bank Mergers Aired Publicly - CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on December 9 published on the CFPB’s website a blog post captioned “How Should Regulators Review Bank Mergers?” in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

ARRC Formally Recommends Term SOFR

As expected, on July 28, 2021, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) formally recommended the CME’s SOFR Term Rate. The SOFR Term Rate is known in advance of the related interest period and provides an indicative,...more

Sullivan & Worcester

So Far... and Is SOFR So Good?

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Following much anticipation, the Alternative Reference Rate Committee (ARRC) has announced its official recommendation of the CME Group’s forward-looking Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) term rates (SOFR Term Rates)....more

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ARRC Formally Recommends Term SOFR and Related Loan Conventions in Major Step Towards LIBOR Cessation

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On July 29, 2021, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) of the Federal Reserve formally announced and recommended CME Group’s forward-looking Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (Term SOFR) rates, marking the...more

Hogan Lovells

Alternatives to SOFR: an overview of existing credit sensitive rates

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This article aims to highlight certain key differences between LIBOR, SOFR and several of the most common credit sensitive rates that are available or are in development today. ...more

Allen Matkins

LIBOR Meets SOFR

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In our first client alert about LIBOR’s passing, “LIBOR”s Long Good-Bye” (the First Alert), we suggested that borrowers of U.S. Dollars prepare themselves for the end of the London Interbank Offered-Rate (USD LIBOR), by...more

Allen Matkins

LIBOR's Long Good-Bye

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Ready or not, borrowers are involuntarily seeing changes in the interest rates they are being charged. Why, you ask? Because there are serious, systemic risks associated with the most widely used interest rate basis in the...more

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SBA Implemented Changes to PPP as a Part of American Rescue Plan Act

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In this Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio for depository institutions will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021; the Small Business...more

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What You Need to Know: USD LIBOR Transition Period Extended Through 2023

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Everything you need to know to be prepared for the LIBOR-SOFR transition. What to Know - It had been recommended that the US Dollar (USD) London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) be replaced by the Secured Overnight...more

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