Major banks systematically manipulated LIBOR interest rates, affecting trillions in financial contracts — documented evidence
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The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) — underpinning $350 trillion in financial contracts — was systematically rigged by major banks including Barclays, Deutsche Bank, UBS, and JPMorgan. Internal communications showed traders casually requesting rate changes. Banks paid over $9 billion in fines. Multiple traders were convicted. The manipulation affected mortgage rates, student loans, and derivatives worldwide for years.

Major banks systematically manipulated LIBOR interest rates, affecting trillions in financial contracts

CORP·April 16, 2008·By LIBOR Whistleblowers·3.0K upvotes·67 comments
What They Said Was Crazy
The banks are rigging LIBOR. The most important interest rate in the world is being manipulated by a cartel of major banks for profit.
LIBOR WhistleblowersApril 16, 2008Source

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PRIMARYLibor scandal (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libor_scandal
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PRIMARYThe LIBOR Scandal: How Banks Rigged the World's Most Important Rate (Rolling Stone)
www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/everyt...
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What They Said
LIBOR is the most reliable and widely used benchmark rate globally. Suggestions of systematic manipulation are unfounded.

British Bankers' Association · Jun 2008

What Actually Happened
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Libor scandal (Wikipedia)

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The LIBOR Scandal: How Banks Rigged the World's Most Important Rate (Rolling Stone)

🙈 They Laughed At Us

LIBOR is the most reliable and widely used benchmark rate globally. Suggestions of systematic manipulation are unfounded.
British Bankers' Association, 2008

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