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{{Short description|Interest rate benchmark}}
{{About||the personal name|Libor (name)}}
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{{Update|date=October 2023}}[[File:Londres 353..jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Libor gets its name from the [[City of London]].]]
The '''London Inter-Bank Offered Rate''' ('''Libor''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|aɪ|b|ɔː|r}} {{respell|LY|bor}}){{Efn|Usually abbreviated to '''Libor''' or '''LIBOR''', or more officially to '''ICE LIBOR''' (for '''Intercontinental Exchange LIBOR'''). It was formerly known as '''BBA Libor''' (for '''British Bankers' Association Libor''') before the responsibility for the administration was transferred to Intercontinental Exchange.}} was an [[interest rate]] average calculated from estimates submitted by the leading [[Bank|banks]] in [[London]]. Each bank estimated what it would be charged were it to borrow from other banks.<ref>[http://citywire.co.uk/money/qanda-what-is-libor-and-what-did-barclays-do-to-it/a600479/ Q&A: what is Libor and what did Barclays do to it?] {{webarchive|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20141030183725/http://citywire.co.uk/money/qanda-what-is-libor-and-what-did-barclays-do-to-it/a600479/ |date=30 October 2014 }} – CityWire 29 June 2012 at 17:05.</ref>{{efn|Note in particular that Libor was an estimated borrowing rate, not an estimated lending rate. The average rate was computed after excluding the highest and lowest quartile of these estimates{{snd}} for much of its history: There were sixteen banks in each panel, so the highest and lowest four were removed.}} It was the primary benchmark, along with the [[Euribor]], for short-term interest rates around the world.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008215959_weblibor30.html | work=The Seattle Times | first=Alan | last=Zibel | title=Q&A: What is Libor, and how does it affect you? | date=30 September 2008 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711032932/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008215959_weblibor30.html | archive-date=11 July 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Barclays fined for attempts to manipulate key bank rates|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18612279|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=27 June 2012|date=27 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627143638/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18612279|archive-date=27 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Libor was phased out at the end of 2021, with market participants encouraged to transition to [[risk-free interest rate]]s such as [[SOFR]] and [[SARON]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fca.org.uk/news/speeches/the-future-of-libor|title=The future of LIBOR|date=26 July 2017 |publisher=UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) |access-date=16 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fca.org.uk/news/speeches/libor-preparing-end|title=LIBOR: preparing for the end|date=15 July 2019 |publisher=UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) |access-date=16 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/transition-to-sterling-risk-free-rates-from-libor|title=Transition from LIBOR to risk-free rates|publisher=Bank of England}}</ref>

LIBOR was discontinued in the summer of 2023. The last rates were published on 30 June 2023 before 12:00 pm UK time. The 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month Secured Overnight Financing Rate ([[SOFR]]) is its replacement.<ref>{{cite news
   |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/what-is-libor
   |title=What Is Libor And Why Is It Being Abandoned?
   |author=Miranda Marquit |author2=Benjamin Curry |date=September 6, 2022 |access-date=October 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{citation
   |url=https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/the-libor-index-for-adjustable-rate-loans-is-being-discontinued-heres-what-to-watch-for
|title=The LIBOR index for adjustable-rate loans is being discontinued
|quote=The United Kingdom financial regulator that oversees LIBOR has announced that they'll discontinue the index by June 2023.
|date=December 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mccrank |first1=John |last2=Chavez-Dreyfuss |first2=Gertrude |date=2023-06-30 |title=As the Libor era ends, market participants hope for 'crickets' |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/libor-era-ends-market-participants-hope-crickets-2023-06-30/ |access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref> In July 2023, the [[International Organization of Securities Commissions]] (IOSCO) said four unnamed [[United States dollar|dollar]]-denominated alternatives to LIBOR, known as "credit-sensitive rates", had "varying degrees of vulnerability" that might appear during times of market stress.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Huw |date=2023-07-03 |title=Curb use of dollar Libor alternatives to Fed rate, says watchdog |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/curb-use-dollar-libor-alternatives-fed-rate-says-watchdog-2023-07-03/ |access-date=2023-07-03}}</ref>

Libor rates were calculated for five currencies and seven borrowing periods, ranging from [[Overnight rate|overnight]] to one year, and were published each business day by [[Thomson Reuters]].<ref name="ice">{{cite web |url=https://www.theice.com/iba/libor |title=ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) ICE LIBOR |publisher=IntercontinentalExchange |access-date=6 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110028/https://www.theice.com/iba/libor |archive-date=2 April 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Many [[Financial institution|financial institutions]], [[mortgage]] lenders, and [[credit card]] agencies set their own rates relative to it. At least $350 [[Orders of magnitude (numbers)#1012|trillion]] in [[Derivative (finance)|derivatives]] and other financial products were tied to Libor.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/07/10/business/dealbook/behind-the-libor-scandal.html | work=The New York Times | title=Behind the Libor Scandal | date=10 July 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712173602/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/07/10/business/dealbook/behind-the-libor-scandal.html | archive-date=12 July 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In June 2012, multiple criminal settlements by [[Barclays Bank]] revealed significant [[fraud]] and [[collusion]] by [[British Bankers' Association|member banks]] connected to the rate submissions, leading to the [[Libor scandal]].<ref name="cftc" /><ref name="usdoj" /><ref name="fsa" /> The British Bankers' Association said on 25 September 2012 that it would transfer oversight of Libor to UK regulators, as proposed by [[Financial Services Authority]] managing director [[Martin Wheatley]]'s independent review recommendations.<ref name=BloombergMain /> Wheatley's review recommended that banks submitting rates to Libor must base them on actual inter-bank deposit market transactions and keep records of those transactions, that individual banks' Libor submissions be published after three months, and recommended criminal sanctions specifically for manipulation of benchmark interest rates.<ref name=Blakes /> Financial institution customers may experience higher and more volatile borrowing and [[Hedge (finance)|hedging]] costs after implementation of the recommended reforms.<ref name= Brettell /> The UK government agreed to accept all of the Wheatley Review's recommendations and press for legislation implementing them.<ref name="Thomson">Ainsley Thomson (17 October 2012) [http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/17/uk-treasury-minister-government-accepts-recommendations-wheatley-libor-review/ "UK Treasury Minister: Government Accepts Recommendations Of Wheatley Libor Review In Full"]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Dow Jones Newswires / Fox Business''</ref>

Significant reforms, in line with the Wheatley Review, came into effect in 2013 and a new administrator took over in early 2014.<ref name="reforms">{{cite news|url=http://www.cityam.com/article/libor-now-has-new-administrator-our-reforms-have-gone-much-further|title=Libor now has a new administrator – but our reforms have gone much further|author=Anthony Browne, chief executive of the British Bankers' Association|publisher=City A.M.|date=11 July 2013|access-date=20 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104030713/http://www.cityam.com/article/libor-now-has-new-administrator-our-reforms-have-gone-much-further|archive-date=4 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbalibor.com/news|title=BBA Libor Benchmark Administrator's News|publisher=The British Bankers' Association|access-date=25 July 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622092537/http://www.bbalibor.com/news|archive-date=22 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The [[British government]] regulated Libor through [[criminal law|criminal]] and [[regulatory law|regulatory]] laws passed by [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]].<ref name="UK Policy">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/creating-stronger-and-safer-banks/supporting-pages/reforming-the-way-interest-rates-are-set-for-loans-between-banks-known-as-libor |title=UK Government Policy: Creating stronger and safer banks |publisher=UK Government |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=21 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017223600/https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/creating-stronger-and-safer-banks/supporting-pages/reforming-the-way-interest-rates-are-set-for-loans-between-banks-known-as-libor |archive-date=17 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmgeneral/deleg4/130226/130226s01.htm|title=UK Parliament General Committee Debates|publisher=UK Parliament|date=27 February 2013|access-date=22 July 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707030654/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmgeneral/deleg4/130226/130226s01.htm|archive-date=7 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In particular, the [[Financial Services Act 2012]] brought Libor under UK regulatory oversight and created a criminal offence for knowingly or deliberately making false or misleading statements relating to benchmark-setting.<ref name="reforms" /><ref name="FSBillPR">{{cite press release|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/financial-services-bill-receives-royal-assent|title=Financial Services Bill receives Royal Assent|date=19 December 2012|access-date=27 July 2013|publisher=UK Government|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113161451/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/financial-services-bill-receives-royal-assent|archive-date=13 January 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Introduction==
The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) came into widespread use in the 1970s as a reference interest rate for transactions in offshore [[Eurodollar]] markets.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Newburg|first=Andre W.G.|title= Financing in the Euromarket by U.S. Companies: A Survey of the Legal and Regulatory Framework |journal= The Business Lawyer  |volume=33|issue=4|date=July 1978|pages=2177–82|publisher=[[American Bar Association]]|jstor=40685905}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=International Monetary Fund, Annual Report, 1981|url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/ar/archive/pdf/ar1981.pdf|access-date=11 February 2019|pages=52–53}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author= Finch, Gavin and Liam Vaughan |date=2016-11-29|title=The Man Who Invented the World's Most Important Number|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-11-29/the-man-who-invented-libor-iw3fpmed|publisher=Bloomberg.com|access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref>
In 1984, it became apparent that an increasing number of banks were trading actively in a variety of relatively new market instruments, notably [[interest rate swap]]s, [[Foreign exchange option|foreign currency options]] and [[forward rate agreement]]s. While recognizing that such instruments brought more business and greater depth to the London Inter-bank market, bankers worried that future growth could be inhibited unless a measure of uniformity was introduced. In October 1984, the [[British Bankers' Association]] (BBA)—working with other parties, such as the [[Bank of England]]—established various working parties, which eventually culminated in the production of the BBA standard for interest rate swaps, or "BBAIRS" terms. Part of this standard included the fixing of BBA interest-settlement rates, the predecessor of BBA Libor. From 2 September 1985, the BBAIRS terms became standard market practice. BBA Libor fixings did not commence officially before 1 January 1986. Before that date, however, some rates were fixed for a trial period commencing in December 1984.

[[British Bankers' Association|Member banks]] are international in scope, with more than sixty nations represented among its 223 members and 37 associated professional firms as of 2008. Seventeen banks for example contributed at one point to the fixing of US Dollar Libor. The panel contains the following member banks:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theice.com/iba/libor|title=ICE LIBOR|publisher=theice.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226062611/https://www.theice.com/iba/libor|archive-date=26 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

* [[Bank of America]]
* [[Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ]]
* [[Barclays Bank]]
* [[Citibank NA]]
* [[Credit Agricole CIB]]
* [[Credit Suisse]]
* [[Deutsche Bank]]
* [[HSBC]]
* [[JP Morgan Chase]]
* [[Lloyds Banking Group]]
* [[Rabobank]]
* [[Royal Bank of Canada]]
* [[Société Générale]]
* [[Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation|Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Ltd]]
* [[Norinchukin Bank]]
* [[Royal Bank of Scotland]]
* [[UBS AG]]

==Scope==
Libor was widely used as a reference rate for many financial instruments in both financial markets and commercial fields. There were three major classifications of interest rate fixings instruments, including standard inter-bank products, commercial field products, and hybrid products that often used Libor as their reference rate.<ref>Wilson F. C. Chan (June 2011). "An Analysis of the Relationship between Choice of Interest Rate Reference & Interest Rate Risks of Corporate Borrowers", page 12. {{cite web |url=http://lbms03.cityu.edu.hk/theses/c_ftt/dba-cb-b40856562f.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-07-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224020655/http://lbms03.cityu.edu.hk/theses/c_ftt/dba-cb-b40856562f.pdf |archive-date=24 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

'''Standard interbank products''':
*[[Forward rate agreement]]s
*[[Interest rate future]]s, e.g. [[Eurodollar]] futures
*[[Interest rate swap]]s
*[[Swaption]]s
*[[Overnight indexed swap]]s, e.g. Libor–OIS spread
*[[Interest rate option]]s, [[Interest rate cap and floor]]

'''Commercial field products''':
*[[Floating rate note]]s
*Floating rate [[Certificate of deposit|certificates of deposit]]
*[[Syndicated loan]]s
*[[Variable rate mortgage]]s
*[[Term loan]]s

'''Hybrid products''':
*[[Range accrual]] notes
*Step up callable notes
*Target redemption notes
*Hybrid perpetual notes
*[[Collateralized mortgage obligation]]s
*[[Collateralized debt obligation]]s

In the United States in 2008, around sixty percent of [[prime rate|prime]] [[adjustable-rate mortgage]]s and nearly all [[subprime mortgages]] were indexed to the US dollar Libor.<ref name="Schweitzer, Mark and Venkatu, Guhan">{{Cite web|author1=Schweitzer, Mark|author2=Venkatu, Guhan|date=21 January 2009|title=Adjustable-Rate Mortgages and the Libor Surprise|publisher=Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland|url=http://www.clevelandfed.org/research/commentary/2009/012109.cfm|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130503152959/http%3A//clevelandfed%2Eorg/research/commentary/2009/012109%2Ecfm|archive-date=3 May 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Matthews, Dylan|date=5 July 2012|title=Ezra Klein's WonkBlog: Explainer: Why the LIBOR scandal is a bigger deal than JPMorgan|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/07/05/explainer-why-the-libor-scandal-is-a-bigger-deal-than-jpmorgan/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610203049/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/07/05/explainer-why-the-libor-scandal-is-a-bigger-deal-than-jpmorgan/|archive-date=10 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2012, around 45 percent of prime adjustable rate mortgages and more than 80 percent of subprime mortgages were indexed to the Libor.<ref name="Schweitzer, Mark and Venkatu, Guhan"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandfed.org/research/trends/2012/0712/01banfin.cfm |title=Meet The Team |author=Research Economist |date=1 November 2013 |work=clevelandfed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008035137/http://www.clevelandfed.org/research/trends/2012/0712/01banfin.cfm |archive-date= 8 October 2012 }}</ref> American [[Municipal bond|municipalities]] also borrowed around 75 percent of their money through financial products that were linked to the Libor.<ref name="fas.org">LIBOR: Frequently Asked Questions {{cite web |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42608.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-04-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133524/http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42608.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/libor-rate-rigging-scandal-sets-off-legal-fights-for-restitution/ | work=The New York Times | first=Nathaniel | last=Popper | title=Rate Scandal Stirs Scramble for Damages | date=10 July 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709103045/https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/libor-rate-rigging-scandal-sets-off-legal-fights-for-restitution/ | archive-date=9 July 2017 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the UK, the three-month British pound Libor was used for some [[variable rate mortgage|mortgages]]—especially for those with adverse credit history. The [[Swiss franc]] Libor was also used by the [[Swiss National Bank]] as their reference rate for [[monetary policy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/speeches/id/ref_20090825_tjn_1/source/ref_20090825_tjn_1.en.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716100132/http://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/speeches/id/ref_20090825_tjn_1/source/ref_20090825_tjn_1.en.pdf|url-status=unfit|title=SARON® – An innovation for the financial markets|archivedate=16 July 2011|website=www.snb.ch}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=July 2015}}

The usual reference rate for [[euro]]-denominated interest rate products is the [[Euribor]], compiled by the [[European Banking Federation]] from a larger bank panel. A euro Libor did exist, but mainly for continuity purposes in swap contracts dating back to pre-[[Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union|EMU]] times. The Libor was an estimate, not intended for the binding contracts of a company. It was, however, specifically mentioned as a reference rate in the market standard [[International Swaps and Derivatives Association]] documentation, which were used by parties wishing to transact in over-the-counter [[interest rate derivative]]s.

==Definition==
Libor was defined as:

{{blockquote|''The rate at which an individual Contributor Panel bank could borrow funds, were it to do so by asking for and then accepting inter-bank offers in reasonable market size, just prior to 11.00 London time.''}}

This definition was amplified as follows:
* The rate that each bank submits must be formed from that bank's perception of its cost of funds in the inter-bank market.
* Contributions must represent rates formed in London and not elsewhere.
* Contributions must be for the currency concerned, not the cost of producing one currency by borrowing in another currency and accessing the required currency via the foreign exchange markets.
* The rates must be submitted by members of staff at a bank with primary responsibility for management of a bank's cash, rather than a bank's derivative book.
* The definition of "funds" is: unsecured inter-bank cash or cash raised through primary issuance of inter-bank certificates of deposit.

The British Bankers' Association published a basic guide to the BBA Libor, which contains a great deal of detail as to its history and its current calculation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbalibor.com/bbalibor-explained/the-basics|title=Welcome to bbalibor: The Basics|publisher=The British Bankers' Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013074550/http://www.bbalibor.com/bbalibor-explained/the-basics|archive-date=13 October 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Technical features==

===Calculation===
Libor was calculated by the [[Intercontinental Exchange]] (ICE) and published by [[Refinitiv]]. It was an index that measured the cost of funds to large global banks operating in London financial markets or with London-based counterparties. Each day, the BBA surveyed a panel of banks (18 major global banks for the USD Libor), asking the question, "At what rate could you borrow funds, were you to do so by asking for and then accepting interbank offers in a reasonable market size just prior to 11&nbsp;am?" The BBA threw out the highest four and lowest four responses, and averaged the remaining middle ten, yielding a 22% [[trimmed mean]]. The average was reported at 11:30&nbsp;am.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbalibor.com/explained/the-basics|title=bbalibor: The Basics|publisher=The British Bankers' Association|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182757/http://www.bbalibor.com/explained/the-basics|archive-date=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>

Libor was actually a set of indexes. There were separate Libor rates reported for seven different maturities (length of time to repay a debt) for each of five currencies.<ref name="ice" /><ref name="nyfed">{{Citation
 |title       = LIBOR: Origins, Economics, Crisis, Scandal, and Reform (staff report)
 |first1       = David
 |last1        = Hou
 |first2      = David
 |last2       = Skeie
 |date        = 1 March 2014
 |page        = 4
 |access-date  = 6 April 2015
 |place       = New York
 |publisher   = Federal Reserve Bank of New York
 |url         = http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr667.pdf
 |id          = Staff Report No. 667
 |url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20150616042814/http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr667.pdf
 |archive-date = 16 June 2015
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> The shortest maturity was overnight, the longest one year. In the United States, many private contracts referenced the three-month dollar Libor, which was the index resulting from asking the panel what rate they would pay to borrow dollars for three months.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42608.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-04-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133524/http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42608.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Currency===
In 1986, the Libor initially fixed rates for three currencies. These were the [[US dollar]], [[British pound sterling]], and the [[Deutsche Mark]]. Over time, this grew to sixteen currencies. After a number of these currencies merged into the euro in 2000, there remained ten currencies.<ref name="bba-faq">{{Cite web|title=Welcome to bbalibor: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)|publisher=The British Bankers' Association|url=http://www.bbalibor.com/bbalibor-explained/faqs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112120730/http://www.bbalibor.com/bbalibor-explained/faqs|archive-date=12 November 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Following reforms in 2013, Libor rates were calculated for five currencies.<ref name="ice" /><ref name="reforms" /><ref name="nyfed" /><ref name="regactivity" />

'''Active until June 2023'''
*US dollar (USD)

'''Inactive from December 2021'''
*[[Euro]] (EUR)
*[[Pound sterling|British pound sterling]] (GBP)
*[[yen|Japanese yen]] (JPY)
*[[Swiss franc]] (CHF)

'''Inactive from 2013'''
*[[Australian dollar]] (AUD)
*[[Canadian dollar]] (CAD)
*[[New Zealand dollar]] (NZD)
*[[Danish krone]] (DKK)
*[[Swedish krona]] (SEK)

Note that the Euro LIBOR should not be confused with [[EURIBOR]].

===Maturities===
Until 1998, the shortest duration rate was one month, after which the rate for one week was added. In 2001, rates for a day and two weeks were introduced.<ref name="bba-faq" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to bbalibor: BBA Repo Rates|publisher=The British Bankers' Association|url=http://www.bbalibor.com/bba-repo-rates|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903153956/http://www.bbalibor.com/bba-repo-rates|archive-date=3 September 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Following reforms in 2013, Libor rates were calculated for 7 maturities.<ref name="ice" /><ref name="reforms" /><ref name="nyfed" /><ref name="regactivity" />

'''Active until June 2023'''
*1 day
*1 month
*3 months
*6 months
*12 months

'''Inactive from December 2021'''
*1 week
*2 months

'''Inactive from 2013'''
*2 weeks
*4 months
*5 months
*7 months
*8 months
*9 months
*10 months
*11 months

==Libor-based derivatives==

===Libor futures===
GBP and CHF LIBOR futures were traded on [[Intercontinental Exchange]] (ICE)<ref name="ice_gbp">{{cite web|url=https://www.theice.com/products/37650330/Three-Month-Sterling-Short-Sterling-Future|title=Three Month Sterling (Short Sterling) Future|access-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref> and on CurveGlobal, part of the [[London Stock Exchange Group]].<ref name="curveglobal_gbp">{{cite web|url=https://www.lseg.com/markets-products-and-services/our-markets/curveglobal/products|title=Our product offering|access-date=December 22, 2019|archive-date=22 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222115034/https://www.lseg.com/markets-products-and-services/our-markets/curveglobal/products|url-status=dead}}</ref> USD LIBOR futures (aka [[Eurodollar]] futures) were traded on the [[Chicago Mercantile Exchange]]. JPY LIBOR futures ([[Euroyen]] futures) were traded on the [[Tokyo Financial Exchange]] and the [[Chicago Mercantile Exchange]].

===Interest rate swaps===
[[Interest rate swap]]s based on short Libor rates traded on the [[interbank market]] for maturities up to 50 years. In the swap market, a "five-year Libor" rate referred to the five-year swap rate, where the floating leg of the swap referenced the three- or six-month Libor (this can be expressed more precisely as for example "5-year rate vs 6-month Libor"). "Libor + {{math|{{var|x}}}} [[basis point]]s", when talking about a bond, meant that the bond's cash flows were discounted on the swaps' zero-coupon [[yield curve]] shifted by {{math|{{var|x}}}} basis points to equal the bond's actual market price. The [[day count convention]] for Libor rates in interest rate swaps was Actual/360, except for the GBP, for which it was Actual/365 (fixed).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbalibor.com/technical-aspects/calculating-interest|title=Calculating Interest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621072738/http://www.bbalibor.com/technical-aspects/calculating-interest|archive-date=2012-06-21|publisher=bbalibor.com}}</ref>

==Reliability and scandal==
{{Main|Libor scandal}}

On Thursday, 29 May 2008, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' (WSJ) released a controversial study suggesting that banks might have understated borrowing costs they reported for Libor during the 2008 credit crunch.<ref name="wsj-study">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121200703762027135 |title=Study Casts Doubt on Key Rate |work= The Wall Street Journal | date=29 May 2008 | first1=Carrick | last1=Mollenkamp | first2=Mark | last2=Whitehouse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529143302/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121200703762027135.html?mod=fpa_whatsnews|archive-date=29 May 2008 }}</ref> Such under-reporting could have created an impression that banks could borrow from other banks more cheaply than they could in reality. It could also have made the banking system or specific contributing bank appear healthier than it was during the 2008 credit crunch. For example, the study found that rates at which one major bank ([[Citigroup]]) "said it could borrow dollars for three months were about 0.87 percentage points lower than the rate calculated using default-insurance data."

In September 2008, a former member of the [[Bank of England]]'s [[Monetary Policy Committee (United Kingdom)|Monetary Policy Committee]], [[Willem Buiter]], described Libor as "the rate at which banks don't lend to each other", and called for its replacement.<ref>{{cite news |last= Osborne |first= Alistair |date= 11 September 2008 |title= Former MPC man calls for Libor to be replaced |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/2795962/Former-MPC-man-calls-for-Libor-to-be-replaced.html |work= [[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date= 10 August 2012 |location= London |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140409174914/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/2795962/Former-MPC-man-calls-for-Libor-to-be-replaced.html |archive-date= 9 April 2014 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> The former [[Governor of the Bank of England]], [[Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury|Mervyn King]], later used the same description before the [[Treasury Select Committee]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Flanders |first= Stephanie |author-link= Stephanie Flanders |date= 4 July 2012 |title= Inconvenient truths about Libor |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-18701623 |publisher= [[BBC News]] |quote= It is in many ways the rate at which banks do not lend to each other, ... it is not a rate at which anyone is actually borrowing. |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120709002717/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-18701623 |archive-date= 9 July 2012 |df= dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmtreasy/1210/8112503.htm |title=House of Commons - Treasury - Minutes of Evidence |access-date=2017-09-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316215029/https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmtreasy/1210/8112503.htm |archive-date=16 March 2017 |df=dmy-all }} Q34</ref>

To further bring this case to light, ''The Wall Street Journal'' reported in March 2011 that regulators were focusing on [[Bank of America]], Citigroup, and [[UBS]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Enrich, David |author2=Mollenkamp, Carrick |author3=Eaglesham, Jean |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703818204576205991698548286 |title=U.S. Libor Probe Includes BofA, Citi, UBS |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=18 March 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710035719/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703818204576205991698548286 |archive-date=10 July 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Making a case would be very difficult, because the Libor rate was not determined on an open exchange. According to people familiar with the situation, subpoenas were issued to the three banks.

In response to the study released by the WSJ, the British Bankers' Association announced that Libor continued to be reliable even in times of financial crisis. According to the British Bankers' Association, other proxies for financial health, such as the default-credit-insurance market, are not necessarily more sound than Libor at times of financial crisis, though they are more widely used in Latin America, especially the Ecuadorian and Bolivian markets.

Additionally, some other authorities contradicted the Wall Street Journal article. In its March 2008 Quarterly Review, The [[Bank for International Settlements]] stated that "available data do not support the hypothesis that contributor banks manipulated their quotes to profit from positions based on fixings."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gyntelberg|first=Jacob|author2=Wooldridge, Philip|title=Interbank rate fixings during the recent turmoil|journal=BIS Quarterly Review|date=March 2008|url=http://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt0803.pdf|access-date=10 July 2012|page=70|publisher=[[Bank for International Settlements]]|issn=1683-0121| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In October 2008, the [[International Monetary Fund]] published its regular ''Global Financial Stability Review'', which also found that, "although the integrity of the U.S. dollar Libor-fixing process has been questioned by some market participants and the financial press, it appears that U.S. dollar Libor remains an accurate measure of a typical creditworthy bank's marginal cost of unsecured U.S. dollar term funding."<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Financial Stability Report|journal=World Economic and Financial Surveys|date=October 2008|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/gfsr/2008/02/pdf/text.pdf|access-date=11 July 2012|page=76|publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]]|issn=1729-701X|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

On 27 July 2012, the ''[[Financial Times]]'' published an article by a former trader that stated Libor manipulation had been common since at least 1991.<ref>Keenan, Douglas (27 July 2012), "[http://www.informath.org/media/a72/b1.pdf My thwarted attempt to tell of Libor shenanigans]". ''Financial Times''.  (An [http://www.informath.org/media/a72/b3.htm extended version] of this article is on the author's web site.)</ref> Further reports followed from the BBC<ref>[[BBC News]] (10 August 2012), "[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19212801 Libor scandal: Review finds system 'no longer viable']".</ref><ref>[[BBC News Online]] (10 August 2012), "[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19203103 Libor review: Wheatley says system must change]".</ref> and Reuters.<ref>[[Reuters]] (7 August 2012), "Libor collusion was rife, culture went right to the top".</ref> On 28 November 2012, the Finance Committee of the [[Bundestag]] held a hearing to learn more about the issue.<ref>[http://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/2012_11/2012_555/01.html "Britischer Finanzexperte berichtet von langjährigen Zinssatz-Manipulationen"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104143917/http://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/2012_11/2012_555/01.html|date=4 January 2013}} – in German. More information, in English, is on the trader's web site.[http://www.informath.org/media/a72/b3.htm#Official_responses]</ref>

In late September 2012, Barclays was fined £290m because of its attempts to manipulate the Libor, and other banks were under investigation of having acted similarly. [[Financial Services Authority]] (FSA) managing director [[Martin Wheatley]] called for the British Bankers' Association to lose its power to determine Libor and for the FSA to be able to impose criminal sanctions as well as other changes in a ten-point overhaul plan.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/sep/28/libor-government-urged-implement-reforms | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Jill | last=Treanor | title=Libor: government urged to implement reforms | date=28 September 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19748613 | publisher=BBC News | title=Libor interest rate riggers 'should face prosecution' | date=28 September 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://in.reuters.com/article/britain-fsa-libor-idINL1E8KS27L20120928 | work=Reuters | title=UPDATE 4-UK seeks to mend "broken" Libor, not end it | date=28 September 2012 | df=dmy-all | access-date=5 July 2021 | archive-date=1 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601194407/https://in.reuters.com/article/britain-fsa-libor-idINL1E8KS27L20120928 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The British Bankers' Association said on 25 September that it would transfer oversight of LIBOR to UK regulators, as proposed by Wheatley and CEO-designate of the new [[Financial Conduct Authority]].<ref name=BloombergMain>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-26/libor-spurned-credit-score-review-germany-s-audit-compliance.html | title=Libor Spurned, Credit Score Review, Germany's Audit: Compliance | work=Bloomberg | date=26 September 2012 | access-date=26 September 2012 | author=Main, Carla | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

On 28 September, Wheatley's independent review was published, recommending that an independent organisation with government and regulator representation, called the [[Tender Committee]], manage the process of setting LIBOR under a new external oversight process for transparency and accountability. Banks that made submissions to LIBOR would be required to base them on actual inter-bank deposit market transactions and keep records of their transactions supporting those submissions. The review also recommended that individual banks' LIBOR submissions be published, but only after three months, to reduce the risk that they would be used as a measure of the submitting banks' creditworthiness. The review left open the possibility that regulators might compel additional banks to participate in submissions if an insufficient number do voluntarily. The review recommended criminal sanctions specifically for manipulation of benchmark interest rates such as the LIBOR, saying that existing criminal regulations for manipulation of financial instruments were inadequate.<ref name=Blakes>Alexis Levine and Michael Harquail (5 October 2012) [http://www.blakes.com/english/view.asp?ID=5541 "Wheatley Review May Mean Big Changes for LIBOR"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115083157/http://www.blakes.com/english/view.asp?ID=5541 |date=15 November 2012 }} ''Blakes Business'' (Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP)</ref> LIBOR rates could have become higher and more volatile after implementation of these reforms, so financial institution customers could have faced higher and more volatile borrowing and hedging costs.<ref name=Brettell>Karen Brettell (28 September 2012) [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-money-idUSBRE88R1C720120928 "Libor reform may add volatility, increase some funding costs"] Reuters</ref> The UK government agreed to accept all of the Wheatley Review's recommendations and press for legislation implementing them.<ref name="Thomson" />

[[Bloomberg LP]] CEO [[Dan Doctoroff]] told the [[European Parliament]] that [[Bloomberg LP]] could develop an alternative index called the Bloomberg Interbank Offered Rate that would use data from transactions such as market-based quotes for [[credit default swap]] transactions and [[Corporate bond|corporate bonds]].<ref>Michelle Price [http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2012-09-28/libor-tender-puts-data-providers-in-spotlight "Libor tender puts focus on data providers"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101111652/http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2012-09-28/libor-tender-puts-data-providers-in-spotlight |date=1 November 2012 }}, "Financial News", 28 September 2012</ref><ref>Ben Moshinsky and Lindsay Fortado [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-28/u-k-lawmakers-seek-speedy-overhaul-of-libor-following-review.html "U.K. Lawmakers Seek Speedy Overhaul of Libor Following Review"], "Bloomberg News", 28 September 2012</ref>

===Criminal investigations===
On 28 February 2012, it was revealed that the [[US Department of Justice]] was conducting a criminal investigation into Libor abuse.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libor-probe-idUSTRE81R1ZG20120228|title=U.S. conducting criminal Libor probe|date=28 February 2012|work=Reuters| df=dmy-all}}</ref> Among the abuses being investigated were the possibility that traders were in direct communication with bankers before the rates were set, thus allowing them an advantage in predicting that day's fixing. Libor underpinned approximately $350&nbsp;trillion in [[derivative (finance)|derivative]]s. One trader's messages indicated that for each basis point (0.01%) that Libor was moved, those involved could net "about a couple of million dollars".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21557772|title=Libor: Eagle fried|newspaper=The Economist|date=30 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724205601/http://www.economist.com/node/21557772|archive-date=24 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

On 27 June 2012, [[Barclays Bank]] was fined $200m by the [[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]],<ref name="cftc">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr6289-12|title=CFTC Orders Barclays to pay $200 Million Penalty for Attempted Manipulation of and False Reporting concerning LIBOR and Euribor Benchmark Interest Rates| df=dmy-all}}</ref> $160m by the [[United States Department of Justice]]<ref name="usdoj">{{Cite news|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/June/12-crm-815.html|title=Barclays Bank PLC Admits Misconduct Related to Submissions for the London Interbank Offered Rate and the Euro Interbank Offered Rate and Agrees to Pay $160 Million Penalty|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713233752/http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/June/12-crm-815.html|archive-date=13 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and £59.5m by the [[Financial Services Authority]]<ref name="fsa">{{Cite news|url=http://www.fsa.gov.uk/library/communication/pr/2012/070.shtml|title=Barclays fined £59.5&nbsp;million for significant failings in relation to LIBOR and EURIBOR|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628104925/http://www.fsa.gov.uk/library/communication/pr/2012/070.shtml|archive-date=28 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> for attempted manipulation of the Libor and Euribor rates.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian|last=Pollock|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18622907|title=Libor scandal: Who might have lost?|publisher=BBC News|date=28 June 2012|access-date=28 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628183415/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18622907|archive-date=28 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The United States Department of Justice and Barclays officially agreed that "the manipulation of the submissions affected the fixed rates on some occasions".<ref name="usdoj statement of facts">{{cite web | url=https://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/resources/9312012710173426365941.pdf | title=Statement of Facts | publisher=United States Department of Justice | date=26 June 2012 | access-date=11 July 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715064327/http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/resources/9312012710173426365941.pdf | archive-date=15 July 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>Taibbi, Matt, [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-is-nobody-freaking-out-about-the-libor-banking-scandal-20120703 Why is Nobody Freaking Out About the LIBOR Banking Scandal?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707005012/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-is-nobody-freaking-out-about-the-libor-banking-scandal-20120703 |date=7 July 2012 }}, [[Rolling Stone]], 3 July 2012</ref> On 2 July 2012, [[Marcus Agius]], chairman of Barclays, resigned from the position following the interest rate rigging scandal.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Reuters |title=Barclays chairman resigns over interest rate rigging scandal |url=http://profit.ndtv.com/News/Article/barclays-chairman-to-resign-over-interest-rate-rigging-scandal-307175 |access-date=2 July 2012 |newspaper=NDTV profit |date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704215734/http://profit.ndtv.com/News/Article/barclays-chairman-to-resign-over-interest-rate-rigging-scandal-307175 |archive-date= 4 July 2012 }}</ref> [[Bob Diamond (banker)|Bob Diamond]], the chief executive officer of Barclays, resigned on 3 July 2012. Marcus Agius was to fill his post until a replacement was found.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18685040|title=Barclays boss Bob Diamond resigns amid Libor scandal|date=3 July 2012 |publisher=BBC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422222236/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18685040|archive-date=22 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/article3598091.ece?homepage=true |title=Bob Diamond |date=4 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210195646/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/article3598091.ece?homepage=true |archive-date=10 February 2013 }}</ref> Jerry del Missier, chief operating officer of Barclays, also resigned. Del Missier subsequently admitted that he had instructed his subordinates to submit falsified LIBORs to the British Bankers Association.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/former-senior-barclays-executive-faces-scrutiny-in-parliament/ | work=The New York Times | first=Mark | last=Scott | title=Former Senior Barclays Executive Faces Scrutiny in Parliament | date=16 July 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709105939/https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/former-senior-barclays-executive-faces-scrutiny-in-parliament/ | archive-date=9 July 2017 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

By 4 July 2012, the breadth of the scandal was evident and became the topic of analysis on news and financial programs that attempted to explain the importance of the scandal.<ref>[http://www.capitalismwithoutfailure.com/2012/07/matt-taibbi-eliott-spitzer-and-dennis.html Capitalism Without Failure] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711131836/http://www.capitalismwithoutfailure.com/2012/07/matt-taibbi-eliott-spitzer-and-dennis.html |date=11 July 2012 }} coverage of a discussion among [[Matt Taibbi]], [[Eliot Spitzer]], and Dennis Kelleher on [[Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer]] on 4 July 2012 regarding the emerging LIBOR Scandal</ref> On 6 July, it was announced that the UK [[Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom)|Serious Fraud Office]] had also opened a criminal investigation into the attempted manipulation of interest rates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-09/libor-criminal-probe-cftc-bank-exemptions-canada-compliance|title=Bloomberg Business|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712095510/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-09/libor-criminal-probe-cftc-bank-exemptions-canada-compliance|archive-date=12 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

On 4 October 2012, Republican [[United States Senate|US Senators]] [[Chuck Grassley]] and [[Mark Kirk]] announced that they were investigating [[United States Treasury Secretary|Treasury Secretary]] [[Timothy Geithner]] for complicity with the rate manipulation scandal. They accused Geithner of knowledge of the rate-fixing, and inaction which contributed to litigation that "threatens to clog our courts with multi-billion dollar class action lawsuits" alleging that the manipulated rates harmed state, municipal, and local governments. The senators said that an American-based interest rate index would be a better alternative and that they would take steps towards creating one.<ref>HITC Business (4 October 2012) [http://hereisthecity.com/2012/10/04/fox-business-networks-charlie-gasparino-reports-sen-grassley-and/ "Senators Launch Investigation Into Treasury Secretary Geithner’s Involvement In Libor Manipulation"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117114250/http://hereisthecity.com/2012/10/04/fox-business-networks-charlie-gasparino-reports-sen-grassley-and/ |date=17 January 2013 }} (''FOX Business'')</ref>

===Aftermath===
Early estimates are that the rate manipulation scandal cost US states, counties, and local governments at least $6&nbsp;billion in fraudulent interest payments, above the $4&nbsp;billion that state and local governments spent to unwind their positions exposed to rate manipulation.<ref>Darrell Preston (10 October 2012) [http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20121011/BUSINESS05/310110056/Rigged-LIBOR-costs-states-localities-6-billion "Rigged LIBOR costs states, localities $6 billion"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823030344/http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20121011/BUSINESS05/310110056/Rigged-LIBOR-costs-states-localities-6-billion |date=23 August 2014 }} ''Bloomberg''</ref>

=== Reforms ===
The administration of Libor itself became a regulated activity overseen by the UK's [[Financial Conduct Authority]].<ref name=regactivity>{{cite press release|url=http://www.bbalibor.com/news/libor-becomes-a-regulated-activity|title=LIBOR becomes a regulated activity|date=2 April 2013|access-date=25 July 2013|publisher=The British Bankers' Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622081925/http://www.bbalibor.com/news/libor-becomes-a-regulated-activity|archive-date=22 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Furthermore, knowingly or deliberately making false or misleading statements in relation to benchmark-setting was made a criminal offence in UK law under the [[Financial Services Act 2012]].<ref name="reforms" /><ref name="UK Policy" /><ref name="FSBillPR" />

The Danish, Swedish, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Libor rates were terminated.<ref name="reforms" /><ref name="regactivity" />

From the end of July 2013, only five currencies and seven maturities were quoted every day (35 rates), reduced from 150 different Libor rates – 15 maturities for each of ten currencies, making it more likely that the rates submitted were underpinned by real trades.<ref name="reforms" /><ref name="regactivity" />

From the beginning of July 2013, each individual submission that came in from the banks was embargoed for three months to reduce the motivation to submit a false rate to portray a flattering picture of creditworthiness.<ref name="reforms" /><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.bbalibor.com/news/announcement-of-libor-changes|title=Announcement of LIBOR changes|date=12 June 2013|access-date=25 July 2013|publisher=The British Bankers' Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623051004/http://www.bbalibor.com/news/announcement-of-libor-changes|archive-date=23 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

A new code of conduct, introduced by a new interim oversight committee, built on this by outlining the systems and controls firms had to have in place around Libor. For example, each bank had to have a named person responsible for Libor, accountable if there is any wrongdoing. The banks had to keep records so that they could be audited by the regulators if necessary.<ref name="reforms" /><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.bbalibor.com/news/code-of-conduct-for-contributing-banks-becomes-industry-guidance-and-whistl|title=Code of Conduct for Contributing Banks becomes Industry Guidance and Whistleblowing policy issued|date=15 July 2013|access-date=25 July 2013|publisher=The British Bankers' Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813000507/http://www.bbalibor.com/news/code-of-conduct-for-contributing-banks-becomes-industry-guidance-and-whistl|archive-date=13 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.bbalibor.com/news/bba-libor-limited-has-established-the-interim-libor-oversight-committee-ilo|title=BBA Libor Limited has established the Interim LIBOR Oversight Committee (ILOC)|date=5 July 2013|access-date=25 July 2013|publisher=The British Bankers' Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715232415/http://www.bbalibor.com/news/bba-libor-limited-has-established-the-interim-libor-oversight-committee-ilo|archive-date=15 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In early 2014, [[NYSE Euronext]] took over the administration of Libor from the [[British Bankers Association]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nyse.com/press/1373365567815.html |title=NYSE EURONEXT SUBSIDIARY TO BECOME NEW ADMINISTRATOR OF LIBOR |publisher=NYSE Euronext |date=9 July 2013 |access-date=21 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718141355/http://www.nyse.com/press/1373365567815.html |archive-date=18 July 2013 }}</ref> The new administrator was NYSE Euronext Rates Administration Limited,<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.bba.org.uk/media/article/bba-to-hand-over-administration-of-libor-to-nyse-euronext-rate-administrati|title=BBA to hand over administration of LIBOR to NYSE Euronext Rate Administration Limited|publisher=The British Bankers' Association|date=9 July 2013|access-date=20 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713075451/http://www.bba.org.uk/media/article/bba-to-hand-over-administration-of-libor-to-nyse-euronext-rate-administrati|archive-date=13 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> a London-based, UK registered company, regulated by the UK's [[Financial Conduct Authority]].<ref name="reforms" />

On 13 November 2013, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Group announced the successful completion of its acquisition of NYSE Euronext. As a result of this acquisition, NYSE Euronext Rate Administration Limited was renamed ICE Benchmark Administration Limited. The appointment of a new administrator was a major step forward in the reform of LIBOR.<ref name="ICE Benchmark Administration Ltd take responsibility for administrating LIBOR.">[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-day-of-business-for-new-libor-administrator ICE Benchmark Administration Ltd take responsibility for administrating LIBOR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325230816/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-day-of-business-for-new-libor-administrator |date=25 March 2014 }},</ref>

The scandal also led to the [[European Commission]] proposal of EU-wide benchmark regulation.<ref>{{cite press release |title=New measures to restore confidence in benchmarks following LIBOR and EURIBOR scandals |date=18 September 2013 |publisher=European Commission |url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-841_en.htm?locale=en |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219031456/http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-841_en.htm?locale=en |archive-date=19 December 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Following its cessation, industry publication ''[[Financial News]]'' noted there were "an army of bankers, lawyers and traders" devoted to working on the transition that would need to change their focus given the switch to a new benchmark, even as there would be other jurisdictions and currencies moving off other inter-bank lending rates in years ahead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Jeremy |title=Libor is dead. Now hundreds of experts must reinvent themselves |url=https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/libor-is-dead-now-100s-of-experts-must-reinvent-themselves-20230710 |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=www.fnlondon.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==LIBOR cessation and alternatives available==
Due to multiple factors, including the [[Libor scandal]], concerns about the rates' accuracy, and changes in how banks do business, the decision was made to phase out Libor.<ref name="investopedia libor how the">{{cite web |last1=Kagan |first1=Julia |title=How the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Works |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/libor.asp |website=Investopedia |access-date=8 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Forbes what is Libor">{{cite web |last1=Marquit |first1=Miranda |title=What Is Libor And Why Is It Being Abandoned? |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/what-is-libor/ |website=Forbes Advisor |access-date=8 March 2021 |date=22 October 2020}}</ref> Most LIBOR settings were to stop being issued or become unrepresentative at the end of 2021, while certain U.S. dollar settings would continue to be provided until the end of June 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Announcements on the end of LIBOR |url=https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/announcements-end-libor |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=FCA |date=4 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Bloomberg Libor Enters Final Chapter">{{cite news |title=Libor Enters 'Final Chapter' as Global Regulators Set End Dates |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-05/libor-s-end-now-within-sight-as-u-k-s-fca-sets-final-dates |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=Bloomberg.com |date=5 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Financial Conduct Authority]] could continue to publish certain synthetic rates after these dates for loans that cannot easily be transitioned.<ref name="Bloomberg Libor Enters Final Chapter"/><ref>{{cite news |title=LIBOR Cessation and the Impact on Fallbacks – International Swaps and Derivatives Association |url=https://www.isda.org/2021/03/05/libor-cessation-and-the-impact-on-fallbacks/ |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=www.isda.org}}</ref>

According to a March 2021 estimate, major banks would have to spend more than US$100 million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=100000000|start_year=2021}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) transitioning away from LIBOR.<ref name="Bloomberg Libor Enters Final Chapter"/> From January 2022, Libor could not be used as the reference rate in any new derivatives contracts, loans, and credit card offers.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-12-29|title=Libor to take firm step towards oblivion on New Year's Day|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/c13dd5fd-6de3-45f4-b7c5-9e91c76e813a |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/c13dd5fd-6de3-45f4-b7c5-9e91c76e813a |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-12-29}}</ref>

A variety of replacements for LIBOR have been offered.<ref name="Forbes what is Libor"/><ref name="Bloomberg Libor Enters Final Chapter"/> In some cases, banks allow their customers to choose which rate to track.<ref>{{Cite news|title=LIBOR pains : Planet Money|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/10/08/1044598674/libor-pains|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref>

=== Alternatives for the USD LIBOR ===

==== Alternative Reference Rates Committee ====
In 2014, the [[Federal Reserve Board of Governors|U.S. Federal Reserve Board]] and the [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]] announced the creation of the Alternative Rates Reference Committee (ARRC) to assess viable alternatives to the LIBOR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alternative Rates Reference Committee|url=https://www.newyorkfed.org/arrc|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref>

In 2016, the ARRC released its first report on the possible indices that could serve as a replacement to the LIBOR.

On March 7, 2018 the ARRC announced that the committee had been reconstituted and the following groups were participating.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Membership for ARRC Broadened to Facilitate LIBOR Transition|url=https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/Microsites/arrc/files/2018/ARRC-March-7-2018-press-release.pdf|access-date=June 2, 2018|website=New York Fed}}</ref>

The ARRC would comprise the following institutions:

* [[AXA]]
* [[Bank of America]]
* [[BlackRock]]
* [[Citigroup]]
* [[CME Group]]
* [[Deutsche Bank]]
* [[Federal National Mortgage Association]]
* [[Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation]]
* [[GE Capital]]
* [[Goldman Sachs]]
* [[Government Finance Officers Association]]
* [[HSBC]]
* [[Intercontinental Exchange]]
* [[International Swaps and Derivatives Association]]
* [[JP Morgan Chase & Co.]]
* [[LCH Clearnet]]
* [[MetLife]]
* [[Morgan Stanley]]
* [[National Association of Corporate Treasurers]]
* [[Pacific Investment Management Company]]
* [[Toronto-Dominion Bank|TD Bank]]
* The [[Federal Home Loan Bank]] of New York
* The [[Independent Community Bankers of America]]
* The [[Loan Syndications and Trading Association]]
* The [[Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association]]
* [[Wells Fargo]]
* [[World Bank Group]]

In addition, the following agencies would serve as [[ex officio]] members of the ARRC:

* [[Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System]]
* [[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]]
* [[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]]
* [[Federal Housing Finance Agency]]
* [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]]
* [[Office of Financial Research]]
* [[Office of the Comptroller of the Currency]]
* [[U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission]]
* [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]
* [[U.S. Treasury Department]]

==== Secured Overnight Financing Rate ====
In June 2017, the ARRC announced a broad Treasury repo financing rate, [[SOFR]], as its recommended alternative to the USD LIBOR. In its justification for this choice the ARRC said:

{{Blockquote|SOFR is a fully transactions based rate that will have the widest coverage of any Treasury repo rate available and it will be published on a daily basis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York beginning April 3, 2018. Because of its range of coverage, SOFR is a good representation of the general funding conditions of the overnight Treasury repo market. As such it will reflect an economic cost of lending and borrowing relevant to a wide array of market participants active in these markets, including broker dealers, money market funds, asset managers, insurance companies, securities lenders and pension funds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/Microsites/arrc/files/2018/ARRC-second-report-press-release|title=ARRC Releases Second Report on Transition from LIBOR|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref>}}

==== Across-the-Curve Credit Spread Indices (AXI) ====
The Across-the-Curve Credit Spread Index (AXI) is a benchmark credit spread that captures the recent cost of wholesale, unsecured debt funding for publicly listed US bank holding companies and commercial banks. It can be used in conjunction with [[SOFR]] to form a robust credit-sensitive interest rate benchmark for bank lending and risk management. AXI is the weighted average of credit spreads for unsecured debt instruments with maturities ranging from overnight to five years, using weights that reflect both transaction and issuance volumes. The primary underlying input data source is the [[Financial Industry Regulatory Authority]]'s [[Trade reporting and compliance engine|Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine]] (TRACE), which is a mandatory post-trade reporting facility. This long-term bond component is supplemented by a short-term component using data from the [[Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation]] (DTCC). The Financial Conditions Credit Spread Index (FXI) follows the same methodology as AXI, but the underlying transactions are expanded beyond banks to include all financial institutions, as well as corporate funding transactions. AXI and FXI were first conceived by Antje Berndt, [[Darrell Duffie]], and Yichao Zhu,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cbe.anu.edu.au/about/staff-directory/dr-yichao-zhu|title=Dr Yichao Zhu &#124; College of Business and Economics|website=cbe.anu.edu.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Across-the-Curve Credit Spread Indices|first1=Antje|last1=Berndt|first2=Darrell|last2=Duffie|first3=Yichao|last3=Zhu|date=1 August 2023|journal=Financial Markets, Institutions & Instruments|volume=32|issue=3|pages=115–130|doi=10.1111/fmii.12172|doi-access=free}}</ref> and were operationalized by [[SOFR Academy]], Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sofracademy.com/axi/|title=Across-the-Curve Credit Spread Indices (AXI)}}</ref> The US-dollar benchmark spreads were launched in 2022<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/invesco-indexing-and-sofr-academy-announce-official-launch-of-the-invesco-usd-across-the-curve-credit-spread-indices-axi-301591965.html|title=Invesco Indexing and SOFR Academy announce official launch of the Invesco USD Across-the-Curve Credit Spread Indices (AXI)|author=Invesco Ltd; SOFR Academy|website=www.prnewswire.com}}</ref> and are published each business day by authorized benchmark administrator Invesco Indexing LLC,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.invescosofracademyaxi.com/|title=Invesco / SOFR Academy USD Across-the-Curve Credit Spread Indexes (AXI)|website=www.invescosofracademyaxi.com}}</ref> an independent index provider owned by global asset management firm [[Invesco]]. AXI and FXI are accessible via [[Bloomberg LP|Bloomberg]] and [[Refinitiv]] / [[London Stock Exchange Group|LSEG]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220901005579/en/Invesco-USD-Across-the-Curve-Credit-Spread-Indices-AXI-now-accessible-via-Bloomberg-and-Refinitiv|title=Invesco USD Across-the-Curve Credit Spread Indices (AXI) now accessible via Bloomberg and Refinitiv|date=1 September 2022|website=www.businesswire.com}}</ref>

==== Ameribor ====
Ameribor is a benchmark interest rate created by the American Financial Exchange. Ameribor reflects the actual borrowing costs of thousands of small, medium, and regional banks across America, but it is also useful for larger banks and financial institutions that do business with these banks, as well as small and middle market companies. Ameribor has traded more than $550 billion (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=550000000000|start_year=2015}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) since inception in 2015. In addition, the AFX launched Ameribor futures on August 16, 2019.<ref>{{cite news|date=2018-09-27|title=A scramble to replace LIBOR is under way|url=https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/09/29/a-scramble-to-replace-libor-is-under-way|access-date=2018-10-31|newspaper=The Economist}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=American Financial Exchange (AFX)|url=http://www.marketswiki.com/wiki/American_Financial_Exchange_(AFX)|access-date=2018-10-31|website=MarketsWiki}}</ref>

==== U.S. Dollar ICE Bank Yield Index ====
The [[U.S. Dollar ICE Bank Yield Index]] is an index proposed by Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration (IBA) in January 2019 to measure the yields at which investors are willing to lend U.S. dollar funds to large, internationally active banks on a wholesale, unsecured basis over one-month, three-month and six-month periods.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite news|author=Alex Harris|date=2019-01-25|title=There's a New Rival to Libor, Built by Those Who Oversee Libor|publisher=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-24/there-s-a-new-rival-to-libor-built-by-those-who-oversee-libor}}</ref> Its usage is intended to be similar to how Libor is currently used.<ref name="IndexDefinition">{{cite news|author=ICE Benchmark Administration|date=2019-01-25|title=U.S. Dollar ICE Bank Yield Index|url=https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/futures/Bank_Yield_Index_WP.pdf}}</ref>

=== Alternatives for Yen LIBOR ===
Alternatives for Yen LIBOR include the [[Tokyo Overnight Average Rate]] (TONAR).

==See also==
{{Portal|Banks}}
*[[Interbank lending market]]
*[[Libor scandal]]
*[[Euribor]]
*[[JIBAR]]
*[[LIBID]]
*[[Libor-OIS spread]]
*[[SHIBOR]]
*[[SONIA]]
*[[SOFR]]
*[[Ted spread]]
*[[TIBOR]]
*[[SIBOR]]
*[[HIBOR]]
*[[LIBOR market model]]

==Further reading==
* Carrick Mollenkamp and Mark Whitehouse, "Study Casts Doubt on Key Rate: WSJ Analysis Suggests Banks May Have Reported Flawed Interest Data for Libor", ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', Thursday, 29 May 2008, p.&nbsp;1.
* Donald MacKenzie, [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v30/n18/mack01_.html "What's in a Number?"], ''[[London Review of Books]]'', 25 September 2008, pp.&nbsp;11–12.
* [[Matt Taibbi]]: [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/everything-is-rigged-the-biggest-financial-scandal-yet-20130425 Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever], Rolling Stone 25 April 2013
* {{Cite news|last1=Nguyen|first1=Lananh|last2=Smialek|first2=Jeanna|date=2022-01-12|title=Libor, Long the Most Important Number in Finance, Dies at 52|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/business/libor-finance.html|issn=0362-4331}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.moneycafe.com/personal-finance/libor/ 1 year LIBOR rate at MoneyCafe.com with historical data and graph]
*[http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-wheatley-review-of-libor-final-repo-99414/ The Wheatley Review of LIBOR: Final Report]
* [[Financial Times]]: [http://www.ft.com/intl/indepth/libor-scandal article list]

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