November 30, 2020
Agencies issue statement on LIBOR transition
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
For release at 9:00 a.m. EST
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued a statement encouraging banks to cease entering into new contracts that use USD LIBOR as a reference rate as soon as practicable and in any event by December 31, 2021, in order to facilitate an orderly—and safe and sound— LIBOR transition.
Media Contacts:
FDIC
David Barr
703-622-4790
Federal Reserve
Darren Gersh
202-452-2955
OCC
Bryan Hubbard
202-649-6870