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Fannie Mae Debt Sale Sets Milestone For New Borrowing Benchmark

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New index taking aim at scandal-ridden Libor passes $6 billion test.

A benchmark lending rate that regulators and investors hope can replace the scandal-plagued Libor as the foundation for trillions of dollars of debt from credit cards to business loans easily passed a key test.

Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae sold $6 billion of adjustable-rate securities in the first major trial run of the new index Thursday. The sale marked a milestone for borrowers, investors and bankers as Libor, the London interbank offered rate, begins its planned wind-down from ubiquitous metric to expiration at the…

Fannie Mae Debt Sale Sets Milestone For New Borrowing Benchmark

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