Today's
Prime Rate
The Prime Rate is defined by The Wall Street Journal as "The base
rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation's 30
largest banks."
Today's Prime Interest Rate is listed below and
updated daily:
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Prime Rate
HISTORY / (1990-2006) |
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2006 |
July |
8.25% |
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May |
8.00% |
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March |
7.75% |
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Jan |
7.50% |
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2005 |
Dec |
7.25% |
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Nov |
7.00% |
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Sep |
6.75% |
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Aug |
6.50% |
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June |
6.25% |
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May |
6.00% |
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Mar |
5.75% |
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Feb |
5.50% |
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2004 |
Dec |
5.25% |
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Nov |
5.00% |
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Sept |
4.75% |
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Aug |
4.50% |
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July |
4.25% |
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2003 |
June |
4.00% |
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2002 |
Nov |
4.25% |
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2001 |
Dec |
4.75% |
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Nov |
5.00% |
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Oct |
5.50% |
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Sept |
6.00% |
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Aug |
6.50% |
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June |
6.75% |
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May |
7.00% |
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April |
7.50% |
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March |
8.00% |
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Feb |
8.50% |
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Jan |
9.00% |
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2000 |
May |
9.50% |
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March |
9.00% |
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Feb |
8.75% |
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1999 |
Nov |
8.50% |
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Aug |
8.25% |
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July |
8.00% |
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1998 |
Nov |
7.75% |
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Oct |
8.00% |
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Sep |
8.25% |
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1997 |
Mar |
8.50% |
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1996 |
Jan |
8.25% |
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1995 |
Dec |
8.50% |
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July |
8.75% |
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Feb |
9.00% |
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1994 |
Nov |
8.50% |
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Aug |
7.75% |
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May |
7.25% |
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April |
6.75% |
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Mar |
6.25% |
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1992 |
Mar |
6.00% |
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1991 |
Dec |
6.50% |
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Nov |
7.50% |
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Sep |
8.00% |
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May |
8.50% |
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April |
9.00% |
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Feb |
9.00% |
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Jan |
9.50% |
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1989 |
July |
10.50% |
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June |
11.00% |
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Feb |
11.50% |
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