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NY Fed: Aware of Libor Inaccuracies in 2007

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    FBN’s Rich Edson with the latest developments on Barclays’ rate-fixing and Libor.

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Federal Reserve released Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner -- 2008 comments about Barclays rate fixing but what -- Geithner and Bank of England officials due to address the problem back then.

Protectionist -- about is on the story rich.

-- Lori this is a rate affecting it trillions in the global economy mortgages credit cards bonds you know.

The New York fed says it began looking into problems with Libor accuracy in the fall two -- seven.

The next capability are fed says a Barclays employee admitted to bank was under reporting -- rate.

And -- employees opinion the for other firms were doing so as well.

The following month -- New York fed briefed senior treasury officials then a meeting with the British Bankers' Association responsible for overseeing live war.

Finally seven weeks after -- employee admits the under reporting.

Then New York fed president Tim Geithner -- recommendations to Bank of England in that may 2000 a briefing -- New York fed told senior treasury officials that there is.

Anecdotal evidence of -- above Libor quotes and that it was difficult to gauge the extent.

Adding the British Bankers' Association is expediting scheduled reviews of the panel and construction.

And so despite the admission the Bank of England's take on this is that concerns about difficulties in setting Libor in the stressed market conditions in late 2007.

And 2008 were widely expressed.

Including.

Although no evidence of deliberate wrongdoing has been -- Senators -- -- regulators continue investigating this Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner faces another round of congressional questioning later this month.

And likely questions on whether this response was adequate.

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