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Federal Reserve Board final rule on benchmark replacements for contracts that use LIBOR published in Federal Register; Fannie Mae...

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The final rule issued by the Federal Reserve Board to implement the LIBOR Act by establishing default rules for benchmark replacements in certain contracts that use LIBOR as a reference rate was published in today’s Federal...more

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Fannie, Freddie announce LIBOR transition plans

On December 22, GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced replacement indices based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for their legacy LIBOR indexed loans and securities ...more

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce LIBOR Replacement Indices

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Following the adoption by the Federal Reserve Board of a final rule under the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced replacement indices for their legacy London Interbank Offered Rate...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Madden Fix/Valid When Made Rule Faces New Challengers

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In the News. On the heels of a lawsuit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) recently issued Madden fix/valid when made rule, eight state attorneys general filed suit challenging a similar rule...more

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Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: ARCC Discusses Expected Time Periods for Discontinuance of LIBOR in Mortgage Originations

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On May 27, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARCC) published recommendations for the transition from LIBOR in different financial transactions, including residential mortgage transactions. Given prior pronouncements...more

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LIBOR Transition: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Stop Accepting LIBOR, Begin Accepting SOFR

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The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) announced on Wednesday, February 5th, that they will stop accepting LIBOR-indexed adjustable-rate mortgages...more

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GSEs Prepare for Losing LIBOR

With new guidance and model documents issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage industry is several steps closer to operating without LIBOR. The industry has been grappling with the eventual demise of LIBOR since...more

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Libor Index Discontinuance: Impact on Residential Adjustable-Rate Mortgages

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The New York Federal Reserve Bank's Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) released its recommendations on Nov. 15, 2019, regarding the London Interbank Offered Rate Index (Libor Index) fallback language for new...more

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ARRC Published Recommended LIBOR Transition Language For Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgages - The ARRC's recommended language...

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Last Friday, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee ("ARRC") published its recommended language to address LIBOR's probable cessation after 2021 in newly issued residential adjustable rate mortgages ("ARMs"). Minutes...more

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Freddie Mac and Fannie Adopt New ARRC Recommended Fallback LIBOR Language for Residential ARM Loans

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Today, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) released “ARRC RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING MORE ROBUST LIBOR FALLBACK CONTRACT LANGUAGE FOR NEW CLOSED-END, RESIDENTIAL ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES” (Recommendations)...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.14.2019 | Top Story: U.S. Backs Off New Tariffs on China Until December

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In the internal battle between keeping China off balance and keeping Wall Street happy, the White House has decided once again to focus on the latter, walking back the latest tariff escalation by postponing promised...more

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Is the SEC officially on record with a warning about the viability of unregulated ICOs? It is. Is that stopping start-ups from creating and selling new virtual currencies at a torrid pace? It is not....more

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With all of Europe closely eyeing the ECB for hints about its move away from aggressive bond buying, some cities that have benefited disproportionately from the QE are being forced to consider what life on the other side will...more

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Another tech-related disappointment for the Winklevii, this time with ramifications for an entire means of payment, as the SEC has rejected an application by the brothers to create an ETF tied to the price of bitcoin....more

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Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 5.24.16

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Tribune’s not only given a hard “no” to Gannett, but it’s got some new firepower (and capital) on its side thanks to a $70.5 million investment by Nant Capital—a group “founded by Patrick Soon-Shiong, a billionaire who has...more

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Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 5.9.16

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Friday’s jobs report underwhelmed, but it shouldn’t necessarily put off a June rate hike by the Fed, says the Journal, especially given the news that wages climbed last month – WSJ... Fair Game got downright monarchical...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - March 11, 2013

In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - SEC Risk Alert and Investor Bulletin on Investment Adviser Custody Rule - FHFA Outlines 2013 Goals for Fannie and Freddie - Rating Agency Developments ...more

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