LIBOR Transition

As of Jan. 1, 2022, the four non-U.S. dollar LIBOR benchmark rates—the British pound (GBP), Japanese yen (JPY), Swiss franc (CHF) and euro (EUR)—along with the one-week and two-month USD LIBOR, are no longer published1. The end of these rates is part of the final cessation of LIBOR—and all remaining USD LIBOR rates will be discontinued after June 30, 2023. 

Globally, 2021 was the beginning of the end for LIBOR. In October, U.S. state and federal financial regulators reiterated their expectations that supervised institutions with LIBOR exposure would progress toward an orderly transition away from the benchmark. To do so, the agencies strongly advised institutions to no longer use USD LIBOR as a reference rate on new contracts after Dec. 31, 2021, and to ensure existing contracts have robust fallback language that includes a clearly defined alternative reference rate.

LIBOR will reach its final retirement on June 30, 2023. It’s critical for businesses to understand how they