Agencies Issue Statement on LIBOR Transition
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WASHINGTON鈥擳he 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鈥攁nd safe and sound鈥 LIBOR transition.