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How to Figure Out How the New CRA Affects Your Bank

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I’ve written at least a dozen articles about the dramatic impact the new CRA is going to have on banks. Until now, only about 1.2% of bank CRA examinations end with a failing grade. But, by the estimates of the regulators, if...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FCA Seeks Feedback on ‘Synthetic’ USD LIBOR

On November 23, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) released its further consultation to require the administrator of LIBOR to publish a synthetic version of 1-, 3-, and 6-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings for a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

London, Here We Come - June 2022 | Issue No. 181 - LSTA Publishes New Forms of Term SOFR Amendments

The LIBOR transition process continues to roll along. New transactions are (mostly) being closed without using LIBOR any more, and many legacy transactions are naturally transitioning when refinanced or renewed this year....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Be Bold - January 2022 | Issue No. 159 - Four Bold Predictions for 2022

Hitting the year-end deadlines was hard. Your kind words eased that pain like a week’s vacation on a remote island with no wifi. I have saved every single one of those emails, texts and LinkedIn messages and filed them away...more

A&O Shearman

UK Conduct Regulator's Rules for Use of Synthetic Sterling and Yen LIBOR Enter Into Force

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's new rules permitting legacy use of certain synthetic sterling and yen LIBOR settings enter into force today. The FCA has published its final notice confirming that ICE Benchmark...more

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OCC Proposes Rules for CRA Benchmarks and Fair Access

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In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Transition From LIBOR Appears to Remain on Track (At Least for Now)

As both lenders and borrowers in the financial industry are well aware, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom publicly announced in 2017 that it would no longer compel financial institutions comprising...more

Dechert LLP

Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2020 Edition: Giving Birth to SOFR — LIBOR Pains?

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The process of identifying and implementing a new benchmark rate of interest to replace LIBOR for U.S. Dollar-denominated loans is underway. On account of the widely reported charges of manipulation in connection with the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2019

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Remains Halted as Developers Wait on Court Decisions - "There are currently two federal permits under review--one issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one issued by the U.S. Forest...more

White & Case LLP

LIBOR and the transition to SONIA: compounding the problem?

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In 2012, the Wheatley Review recommended reform rather than replacement of LIBOR, on the basis that a transition to a new benchmark would pose an unacceptably high risk of financial instability. Reform came in the form of a...more

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ARRC Publishes Final LIBOR Transition Recommendations for Floating Rate Notes and Syndicated Business Loans

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The Situation: Financial industries around the world are addressing the probable cessation of LIBOR interest rates before 2022 by, among other things, developing language designed to substitute an industry-approved successor...more

Locke Lord LLP

Market Update: The Transition from LIBOR to SOFR

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Introduction - The London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) presently serves as the benchmark rate for over $200 trillion of US dollar-based derivatives and loans. In 2012, financial industry regulators discovered...more

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EONIA Review Shelved

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The administrator of the Euro OverNight Index Average, the European Money Markets Institute, has announced its decision not to pursue a thorough review of the EONIA benchmark....more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

New Energy Benchmarking Law for California Borrowers

In the increasingly competitive lending market, how does a lender separate itself from the herd? By informing borrowers about new mandatory disclosure regulations and potentially saving them money in complying with such...more

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