Structured Finance Association Applauds Committee Passage of LIBOR Transition Legislation
The Structured Finance Association (SFA) today applauded the House Financial Services Committee adopting and favorably reporting the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4616) to the full House of Representatives by voice vote. The legislation will ease the transition away from the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), which is the benchmark index currently used, for example, to determine the interest rate that consumers pay on some credit cards, home equity lines of credit, reverse mortgages, and private student loans.
SFVegas 2021: A Message from Michael Bright, CEO
In a letter to SFA members and SFVegas sponsors and attendees, SFA CEO Michael Bright outlined the health and safety protocols SFA is following to host the annual Vegas conference in a safe and responsible way for the thousands of attendees currently scheduled to attend.
SFA Financial Times Op-Ed on LIBOR
In an op-ed for the Financial Times, SFA CEO Michael Bright warns, “Only Congress has the power to ensure an economically neutral outcome without years of court wrangling and confusion. Federal legislation for all Libor-based contracts is the best way to end this saga once and for all.”
SFVegas 2021 – Engage | Learn | Connect
Market Beats • Views from Capitol Hill • Sustainability & ESG •LIBOR Transition • Macro-economic Outlooks • Digital Assets •Consumer ABS • RMBS • CMBS • CLOs • CRT • Solar & PACE •Single-Family Rental • FinTech • Regulatory Outlooks
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