The LIBOR Scandal in 2012 Involved

question 3

Multiple Choice

The LIBOR scandal in 2012 involved

• A)banks reporting inflated earnings from their loans.
• B)hackers breaking into the loan documentation files.
• C)banks falsely reporting the interest rates they offered in the interbank market.
• D)collusion among the banks when setting the commercial paper rate.

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