Latest SOFR rate
SOFR is published by the New York Federal Reserve every business day for the previous business day, the latest is:
4.57% on November 19, 2024
This was based on $2.3 Trillion of repo transactions where 98% of them used rates between 4.55% and 4.66%.
The resulting overnight LIBOR fallback rate for November 19, 2024 is 4.57644% using the fixed 0.00644% overnight fallback spread.
The latest published SOFR 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month averages are for November 20, 2024. Note these term rates are calculated in arrears (they average historical SOFR rates) as opposed to being forward-looking like swap rates.
| Term | SOFR Average | Fallback Spread | LIBOR Rate |
| Last 30 days | 4.74273% | 0.11448% | 4.85721% |
| Last 90 days | 4.99152% | 0.26161% | 5.25313% |
| Last 180 days | 5.21304% | 0.42826% | 5.64130% |
The latest published SOFR Index is for November 20, 2024: 1.16875646
SOFR rate history
SOFR values over last 30 calendar days
Note that the historical averages are calculated in arrears. For example the 30-day average averages overnight SOFR rates over the last 30 days and is not a forward-looking term rate for the next 30 days.
| Historical averages | ||||
| Date | SOFR | 30 day | 90 day | 180 day |
| 2024-10-22 | 4.83 | 4.85682 | 5.18942 | 5.30921 |
| 2024-10-23 | 4.83 | 4.85682 | 5.18368 | 5.30647 |
| 2024-10-24 | 4.83 | 4.85682 | 5.17782 | 5.30369 |
| 2024-10-25 | 4.83 | 4.85648 | 5.17199 | 5.30090 |
| 2024-10-28 | 4.82 | 4.85579 | 5.15465 | 5.29239 |
| 2024-10-29 | 4.82 | 4.85515 | 5.14891 | 5.28954 |
| 2024-10-30 | 4.81 | 4.85448 | 5.14261 | 5.28675 |
| 2024-10-31 | 4.90 | 4.84946 | 5.13653 | 5.28391 |
| 2024-11-01 | 4.86 | 4.84444 | 5.13149 | 5.28157 |
| 2024-11-04 | 4.82 | 4.84375 | 5.11527 | 5.27387 |
| 2024-11-05 | 4.82 | 4.84343 | 5.10953 | 5.27107 |
| 2024-11-06 | 4.81 | 4.84310 | 5.10379 | 5.26828 |
| 2024-11-07 | 4.82 | 4.84243 | 5.09783 | 5.26544 |
| 2024-11-08 | 4.60 | 4.84176 | 5.09200 | 5.26265 |
| 2024-11-12 | 4.60 | 4.81264 | 5.05867 | 5.24644 |
| 2024-11-13 | 4.59 | 4.80563 | 5.05045 | 5.24239 |
| 2024-11-14 | 4.58 | 4.79827 | 5.04190 | 5.23829 |
| 2024-11-15 | 4.57 | 4.78890 | 5.03360 | 5.23414 |
| 2024-11-18 | 4.57 | 4.76078 | 5.00828 | 5.22147 |
| 2024-11-19 | 4.57 | 4.75176 | 4.99984 | 5.21726 |
LIBOR fallback values over last 30 calendar days
Note that the historical averages are calculated in arrears. For example the 30-day average averages overnight SOFR rates over the last 30 days and is not a forward-looking term rate for the next 30 days. The LIBOR fallback rates are calculated by adding the SOFR rates for each term to the appropriate fallback spreads.
| Historical averages | ||||
| Date | Overnight | 30 day | 90 day | 180 day |
| 2024-10-22 | 4.83644 | 4.97130 | 5.45103 | 5.73747 |
| 2024-10-23 | 4.83644 | 4.97130 | 5.44529 | 5.73473 |
| 2024-10-24 | 4.83644 | 4.97130 | 5.43943 | 5.73195 |
| 2024-10-25 | 4.83644 | 4.97096 | 5.43360 | 5.72916 |
| 2024-10-28 | 4.82644 | 4.97027 | 5.41626 | 5.72065 |
| 2024-10-29 | 4.82644 | 4.96963 | 5.41052 | 5.71780 |
| 2024-10-30 | 4.81644 | 4.96896 | 5.40422 | 5.71501 |
| 2024-10-31 | 4.90644 | 4.96394 | 5.39814 | 5.71217 |
| 2024-11-01 | 4.86644 | 4.95892 | 5.39310 | 5.70983 |
| 2024-11-04 | 4.82644 | 4.95823 | 5.37688 | 5.70213 |
| 2024-11-05 | 4.82644 | 4.95791 | 5.37114 | 5.69933 |
| 2024-11-06 | 4.81644 | 4.95758 | 5.36540 | 5.69654 |
| 2024-11-07 | 4.82644 | 4.95691 | 5.35944 | 5.69370 |
| 2024-11-08 | 4.60644 | 4.95624 | 5.35361 | 5.69091 |
| 2024-11-12 | 4.60644 | 4.92712 | 5.32028 | 5.67470 |
| 2024-11-13 | 4.59644 | 4.92011 | 5.31206 | 5.67065 |
| 2024-11-14 | 4.58644 | 4.91275 | 5.30351 | 5.66655 |
| 2024-11-15 | 4.57644 | 4.90338 | 5.29521 | 5.66240 |
| 2024-11-18 | 4.57644 | 4.87526 | 5.26989 | 5.64973 |
| 2024-11-19 | 4.57644 | 4.86624 | 5.26145 | 5.64552 |
What is SOFR and why was it created?
The 2008 financial crisis underscored the need for a more reliable benchmark than LIBOR, which was vulnerable to manipulation. SOFR, based on the U.S. Treasury repo market, emerged as a sturdy alternative, signifying a move towards more transparent, market-based benchmarks. The Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) stands as a crucial benchmark in financial markets, representing the cost of borrowing cash overnight, collateralized by Treasury securities. Its advent marks a shift from legacy benchmarks like LIBOR to a more transparent, transaction-based model, enhancing its reliability in financial operations. Overnight financing rates, such as SOFR, are key indicators of short-term borrowing costs. Derived from real transactions, SOFR offers insights into market liquidity and financial stability, reflecting the current state of the lending and borrowing environment.
SOFR is a volume-weighted median rate, calculated from a variety of repo transactions. Repos, or repurchase agreements, involve the sale and later repurchase of securities. SOFR includes General Collateral Finance (GCF) repos, which are standardized repo contracts traded in a specific market segment, tri-party repos, managed by a third party that handles the collateral, and cleared bilateral repos, involving two parties with a central clearinghouse mitigating risk. This diverse mix, secured against U.S. Treasury securities, minimizes risk and differentiates SOFR from unsecured rates like LIBOR. SOFR's calculation uses data from a broad spectrum of repo transactions, ensuring a comprehensive market representation. This variety in data sources contributes to SOFR's stability and reliability, making it a crucial tool for financial decision-making and policy development.
SOFR's establishment, grounded in actual market transactions, marks a significant evolution in financial benchmarks. Its role in providing stability and transparency is growing, poised to become a foundational element in financial markets and shaping a more resilient and transparent financial future.
Major central banks globally have taken on similar reforms to replace their US LIBOR equivalents with more reliable rates.
Press releases
- First ever SOFR security issued by Fannie Mae (July 26, 2018)
- First ever Supra Sovereign Agency SOFR security issued by the World Bank (August 14, 2018)
- London Clearing House (LCH) completes transition from Fed Funds to SOFR discounting (October 20, 2020)
- Guide on the Endgame for USD LIBOR from the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) (December 4, 2020)
- UK FCA announcement on future cessation and loss of respresentativeness of the LIBOR benchmarks (March 5, 2021)
- IBOR Fallback Spread Fixings (March 5, 2021)