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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 world - the London Interbank Offered
Rate (or LIBOR), including the LIBOR Rate for U.S. Dollar
denominated loans and other financial products (USD LIBOR). The
situation is so serious that regulatory authorities have said that given
consumer protection, litigation, and reputation risks, [they]
believe entering into new contracts that use USD LIBOR as a
NCUA urges CUs to begin LIBOR transition
The NCUA yesterday issued a Letter to Credit Unions instructing credit unions to begin to transition away from using the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and complete the process no later than Dec. 31, 2021.
In addition to the Letter to Credit Unions, the NCUA included a supervisory letter that provides the framework examiners will use to evaluate a credit union’s risk management processes and planning regarding the transition from LIBOR. The guidance applies to all federally-insured credit unions.
“Failure to prepare for LIBOR disruptions could undermine a federally insured credit union’s financial stability, and safety and soundness,” wrote NCUA Chairman Todd Harper in the letter. “As noted in the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) July 1, 2020, Joint Statement on Managing the LIBOR Transition, the LIBOR transition is a significant event that credit unions should manage carefully.”
Week Ahead – Dollar declines after massive payrolls miss; Focus shifts to inflation
May 7, 2021SharePrint
Wall Street went on a wild ride after a huge nonfarm payroll report miss reaffirms the Fed’s stance to do nothing. A massive slowdown in hiring was not expected and the knee-jerk reaction across the bond market might have paved the way for further dollar weakness. The US economic recovery will likely take a lot longer than many have initially expected as concerns grow that the issue with the labor market is more of a supply problem.
The aftermath of the massive payroll’s downside surprise will have many investors shift the focus to pricing pressures. Everything is starting to cost more, and employers may need to be prepared to increase wages. The big economic release of the week will be the US April inflation report, which will see the “base-effects” in annual inflation due to the shock that hit the US economy last year. Investors will also pay close attent
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Since 2017, Interbank Offered Rate (IBOR) reform has been on the cards in many markets around the world. The use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as a benchmark, is set to be discontinued.