NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Bank Prime Loan Rate Series ID: MPRIME Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US) Release: H.15 Selected Interest Rates Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Percent Date Range: 1949-01-01 to 2024-04-01 Last Updated: 2024-05-01 3:18 PM CDT Notes: Averages of daily figures. Rate posted by a majority of top 25 (by assets in domestic offices) insured U.S.-chartered commercial banks. Prime is one of several base rates used by banks to price short-term business loans. DATE VALUE 1949-01-01 2.00 1949-02-01 2.00 1949-03-01 2.00 1949-04-01 2.00 1949-05-01 2.00 1949-06-01 2.00 1949-07-01 2.00 1949-08-01 2.00 1949-09-01 2.00 1949-10-01 2.00 1949-11-01 2.00 1949-12-01 2.00 1950-01-01 2.00 1950-02-01 2.00 1950-03-01 2.00 1950-04-01 2.00 1950-05-01 2.00 1950-06-01 2.00 1950-07-01 2.00 1950-08-01 2.00 1950-09-01 2.08 1950-10-01 2.25 1950-11-01 2.25 1950-12-01 2.25 1951-01-01 2.44 1951-02-01 2.50 1951-03-01 2.50 1951-04-01 2.50 1951-05-01 2.50 1951-06-01 2.50 1951-07-01 2.50 1951-08-01 2.50 1951-09-01 2.50 1951-10-01 2.62 1951-11-01 2.75 1951-12-01 2.85 1952-01-01 3.00 1952-02-01 3.00 1952-03-01 3.00 1952-04-01 3.00 1952-05-01 3.00 1952-06-01 3.00 1952-07-01 3.00 1952-08-01 3.00 1952-09-01 3.00 1952-10-01 3.00 1952-11-01 3.00 1952-12-01 3.00 1953-01-01 3.00 1953-02-01 3.00 1953-03-01 3.00 1953-04-01 3.03 1953-05-01 3.25 1953-06-01 3.25 1953-07-01 3.25 1953-08-01 3.25 1953-09-01 3.25 1953-10-01 3.25 1953-11-01 3.25 1953-12-01 3.25 1954-01-01 3.25 1954-02-01 3.25 1954-03-01 3.13 1954-04-01 3.00 1954-05-01 3.00 1954-06-01 3.00 1954-07-01 3.00 1954-08-01 3.00 1954-09-01 3.00 1954-10-01 3.00 1954-11-01 3.00 1954-12-01 3.00 1955-01-01 3.00 1955-02-01 3.00 1955-03-01 3.00 1955-04-01 3.00 1955-05-01 3.00 1955-06-01 3.00 1955-07-01 3.00 1955-08-01 3.23 1955-09-01 3.25 1955-10-01 3.40 1955-11-01 3.50 1955-12-01 3.50 1956-01-01 3.50 1956-02-01 3.50 1956-03-01 3.50 1956-04-01 3.65 1956-05-01 3.75 1956-06-01 3.75 1956-07-01 3.75 1956-08-01 3.84 1956-09-01 4.00 1956-10-01 4.00 1956-11-01 4.00 1956-12-01 4.00 1957-01-01 4.00 1957-02-01 4.00 1957-03-01 4.00 1957-04-01 4.00 1957-05-01 4.00 1957-06-01 4.00 1957-07-01 4.00 1957-08-01 4.42 1957-09-01 4.50 1957-10-01 4.50 1957-11-01 4.50 1957-12-01 4.50 1958-01-01 4.34 1958-02-01 4.00 1958-03-01 4.00 1958-04-01 3.83 1958-05-01 3.50 1958-06-01 3.50 1958-07-01 3.50 1958-08-01 3.50 1958-09-01 3.83 1958-10-01 4.00 1958-11-01 4.00 1958-12-01 4.00 1959-01-01 4.00 1959-02-01 4.00 1959-03-01 4.00 1959-04-01 4.00 1959-05-01 4.23 1959-06-01 4.50 1959-07-01 4.50 1959-08-01 4.50 1959-09-01 5.00 1959-10-01 5.00 1959-11-01 5.00 1959-12-01 5.00 1960-01-01 5.00 1960-02-01 5.00 1960-03-01 5.00 1960-04-01 5.00 1960-05-01 5.00 1960-06-01 5.00 1960-07-01 5.00 1960-08-01 4.85 1960-09-01 4.50 1960-10-01 4.50 1960-11-01 4.50 1960-12-01 4.50 1961-01-01 4.50 1961-02-01 4.50 1961-03-01 4.50 1961-04-01 4.50 1961-05-01 4.50 1961-06-01 4.50 1961-07-01 4.50 1961-08-01 4.50 1961-09-01 4.50 1961-10-01 4.50 1961-11-01 4.50 1961-12-01 4.50 1962-01-01 4.50 1962-02-01 4.50 1962-03-01 4.50 1962-04-01 4.50 1962-05-01 4.50 1962-06-01 4.50 1962-07-01 4.50 1962-08-01 4.50 1962-09-01 4.50 1962-10-01 4.50 1962-11-01 4.50 1962-12-01 4.50 1963-01-01 4.50 1963-02-01 4.50 1963-03-01 4.50 1963-04-01 4.50 1963-05-01 4.50 1963-06-01 4.50 1963-07-01 4.50 1963-08-01 4.50 1963-09-01 4.50 1963-10-01 4.50 1963-11-01 4.50 1963-12-01 4.50 1964-01-01 4.50 1964-02-01 4.50 1964-03-01 4.50 1964-04-01 4.50 1964-05-01 4.50 1964-06-01 4.50 1964-07-01 4.50 1964-08-01 4.50 1964-09-01 4.50 1964-10-01 4.50 1964-11-01 4.50 1964-12-01 4.50 1965-01-01 4.50 1965-02-01 4.50 1965-03-01 4.50 1965-04-01 4.50 1965-05-01 4.50 1965-06-01 4.50 1965-07-01 4.50 1965-08-01 4.50 1965-09-01 4.50 1965-10-01 4.50 1965-11-01 4.50 1965-12-01 4.92 1966-01-01 5.00 1966-02-01 5.00 1966-03-01 5.35 1966-04-01 5.50 1966-05-01 5.50 1966-06-01 5.52 1966-07-01 5.75 1966-08-01 5.88 1966-09-01 6.00 1966-10-01 6.00 1966-11-01 6.00 1966-12-01 6.00 1967-01-01 5.96 1967-02-01 5.75 1967-03-01 5.71 1967-04-01 5.50 1967-05-01 5.50 1967-06-01 5.50 1967-07-01 5.50 1967-08-01 5.50 1967-09-01 5.50 1967-10-01 5.50 1967-11-01 5.68 1967-12-01 6.00 1968-01-01 6.00 1968-02-01 6.00 1968-03-01 6.00 1968-04-01 6.20 1968-05-01 6.50 1968-06-01 6.50 1968-07-01 6.50 1968-08-01 6.50 1968-09-01 6.45 1968-10-01 6.25 1968-11-01 6.25 1968-12-01 6.60 1969-01-01 6.95 1969-02-01 7.00 1969-03-01 7.24 1969-04-01 7.50 1969-05-01 7.50 1969-06-01 8.23 1969-07-01 8.50 1969-08-01 8.50 1969-09-01 8.50 1969-10-01 8.50 1969-11-01 8.50 1969-12-01 8.50 1970-01-01 8.50 1970-02-01 8.50 1970-03-01 8.39 1970-04-01 8.00 1970-05-01 8.00 1970-06-01 8.00 1970-07-01 8.00 1970-08-01 8.00 1970-09-01 7.83 1970-10-01 7.50 1970-11-01 7.28 1970-12-01 6.92 1971-01-01 6.29 1971-02-01 5.88 1971-03-01 5.44 1971-04-01 5.28 1971-05-01 5.46 1971-06-01 5.50 1971-07-01 5.91 1971-08-01 6.00 1971-09-01 6.00 1971-10-01 5.90 1971-11-01 5.53 1971-12-01 5.49 1972-01-01 5.18 1972-02-01 4.75 1972-03-01 4.75 1972-04-01 4.97 1972-05-01 5.00 1972-06-01 5.04 1972-07-01 5.25 1972-08-01 5.27 1972-09-01 5.50 1972-10-01 5.73 1972-11-01 5.75 1972-12-01 5.79 1973-01-01 6.00 1973-02-01 6.02 1973-03-01 6.30 1973-04-01 6.61 1973-05-01 7.01 1973-06-01 7.49 1973-07-01 8.30 1973-08-01 9.23 1973-09-01 9.86 1973-10-01 9.94 1973-11-01 9.75 1973-12-01 9.75 1974-01-01 9.73 1974-02-01 9.21 1974-03-01 8.85 1974-04-01 10.02 1974-05-01 11.25 1974-06-01 11.54 1974-07-01 11.97 1974-08-01 12.00 1974-09-01 12.00 1974-10-01 11.68 1974-11-01 10.83 1974-12-01 10.50 1975-01-01 10.05 1975-02-01 8.96 1975-03-01 7.93 1975-04-01 7.50 1975-05-01 7.40 1975-06-01 7.07 1975-07-01 7.15 1975-08-01 7.66 1975-09-01 7.88 1975-10-01 7.96 1975-11-01 7.53 1975-12-01 7.26 1976-01-01 7.00 1976-02-01 6.75 1976-03-01 6.75 1976-04-01 6.75 1976-05-01 6.75 1976-06-01 7.20 1976-07-01 7.25 1976-08-01 7.01 1976-09-01 7.00 1976-10-01 6.77 1976-11-01 6.50 1976-12-01 6.35 1977-01-01 6.25 1977-02-01 6.25 1977-03-01 6.25 1977-04-01 6.25 1977-05-01 6.41 1977-06-01 6.75 1977-07-01 6.75 1977-08-01 6.83 1977-09-01 7.13 1977-10-01 7.52 1977-11-01 7.75 1977-12-01 7.75 1978-01-01 7.93 1978-02-01 8.00 1978-03-01 8.00 1978-04-01 8.00 1978-05-01 8.27 1978-06-01 8.63 1978-07-01 9.00 1978-08-01 9.01 1978-09-01 9.41 1978-10-01 9.94 1978-11-01 10.94 1978-12-01 11.55 1979-01-01 11.75 1979-02-01 11.75 1979-03-01 11.75 1979-04-01 11.75 1979-05-01 11.75 1979-06-01 11.65 1979-07-01 11.54 1979-08-01 11.91 1979-09-01 12.90 1979-10-01 14.39 1979-11-01 15.55 1979-12-01 15.30 1980-01-01 15.25 1980-02-01 15.63 1980-03-01 18.31 1980-04-01 19.77 1980-05-01 16.57 1980-06-01 12.63 1980-07-01 11.48 1980-08-01 11.12 1980-09-01 12.23 1980-10-01 13.79 1980-11-01 16.06 1980-12-01 20.35 1981-01-01 20.16 1981-02-01 19.43 1981-03-01 18.05 1981-04-01 17.15 1981-05-01 19.61 1981-06-01 20.03 1981-07-01 20.39 1981-08-01 20.50 1981-09-01 20.08 1981-10-01 18.45 1981-11-01 16.84 1981-12-01 15.75 1982-01-01 15.75 1982-02-01 16.56 1982-03-01 16.50 1982-04-01 16.50 1982-05-01 16.50 1982-06-01 16.50 1982-07-01 16.26 1982-08-01 14.39 1982-09-01 13.50 1982-10-01 12.52 1982-11-01 11.85 1982-12-01 11.50 1983-01-01 11.16 1983-02-01 10.98 1983-03-01 10.50 1983-04-01 10.50 1983-05-01 10.50 1983-06-01 10.50 1983-07-01 10.50 1983-08-01 10.89 1983-09-01 11.00 1983-10-01 11.00 1983-11-01 11.00 1983-12-01 11.00 1984-01-01 11.00 1984-02-01 11.00 1984-03-01 11.21 1984-04-01 11.93 1984-05-01 12.39 1984-06-01 12.60 1984-07-01 13.00 1984-08-01 13.00 1984-09-01 12.97 1984-10-01 12.58 1984-11-01 11.77 1984-12-01 11.06 1985-01-01 10.61 1985-02-01 10.50 1985-03-01 10.50 1985-04-01 10.50 1985-05-01 10.31 1985-06-01 9.78 1985-07-01 9.50 1985-08-01 9.50 1985-09-01 9.50 1985-10-01 9.50 1985-11-01 9.50 1985-12-01 9.50 1986-01-01 9.50 1986-02-01 9.50 1986-03-01 9.10 1986-04-01 8.83 1986-05-01 8.50 1986-06-01 8.50 1986-07-01 8.16 1986-08-01 7.90 1986-09-01 7.50 1986-10-01 7.50 1986-11-01 7.50 1986-12-01 7.50 1987-01-01 7.50 1987-02-01 7.50 1987-03-01 7.50 1987-04-01 7.75 1987-05-01 8.14 1987-06-01 8.25 1987-07-01 8.25 1987-08-01 8.25 1987-09-01 8.70 1987-10-01 9.07 1987-11-01 8.78 1987-12-01 8.75 1988-01-01 8.75 1988-02-01 8.51 1988-03-01 8.50 1988-04-01 8.50 1988-05-01 8.84 1988-06-01 9.00 1988-07-01 9.29 1988-08-01 9.84 1988-09-01 10.00 1988-10-01 10.00 1988-11-01 10.05 1988-12-01 10.50 1989-01-01 10.50 1989-02-01 10.93 1989-03-01 11.50 1989-04-01 11.50 1989-05-01 11.50 1989-06-01 11.07 1989-07-01 10.98 1989-08-01 10.50 1989-09-01 10.50 1989-10-01 10.50 1989-11-01 10.50 1989-12-01 10.50 1990-01-01 10.11 1990-02-01 10.00 1990-03-01 10.00 1990-04-01 10.00 1990-05-01 10.00 1990-06-01 10.00 1990-07-01 10.00 1990-08-01 10.00 1990-09-01 10.00 1990-10-01 10.00 1990-11-01 10.00 1990-12-01 10.00 1991-01-01 9.52 1991-02-01 9.05 1991-03-01 9.00 1991-04-01 9.00 1991-05-01 8.50 1991-06-01 8.50 1991-07-01 8.50 1991-08-01 8.50 1991-09-01 8.20 1991-10-01 8.00 1991-11-01 7.58 1991-12-01 7.21 1992-01-01 6.50 1992-02-01 6.50 1992-03-01 6.50 1992-04-01 6.50 1992-05-01 6.50 1992-06-01 6.50 1992-07-01 6.02 1992-08-01 6.00 1992-09-01 6.00 1992-10-01 6.00 1992-11-01 6.00 1992-12-01 6.00 1993-01-01 6.00 1993-02-01 6.00 1993-03-01 6.00 1993-04-01 6.00 1993-05-01 6.00 1993-06-01 6.00 1993-07-01 6.00 1993-08-01 6.00 1993-09-01 6.00 1993-10-01 6.00 1993-11-01 6.00 1993-12-01 6.00 1994-01-01 6.00 1994-02-01 6.00 1994-03-01 6.06 1994-04-01 6.45 1994-05-01 6.99 1994-06-01 7.25 1994-07-01 7.25 1994-08-01 7.51 1994-09-01 7.75 1994-10-01 7.75 1994-11-01 8.15 1994-12-01 8.50 1995-01-01 8.50 1995-02-01 9.00 1995-03-01 9.00 1995-04-01 9.00 1995-05-01 9.00 1995-06-01 9.00 1995-07-01 8.80 1995-08-01 8.75 1995-09-01 8.75 1995-10-01 8.75 1995-11-01 8.75 1995-12-01 8.65 1996-01-01 8.50 1996-02-01 8.25 1996-03-01 8.25 1996-04-01 8.25 1996-05-01 8.25 1996-06-01 8.25 1996-07-01 8.25 1996-08-01 8.25 1996-09-01 8.25 1996-10-01 8.25 1996-11-01 8.25 1996-12-01 8.25 1997-01-01 8.25 1997-02-01 8.25 1997-03-01 8.30 1997-04-01 8.50 1997-05-01 8.50 1997-06-01 8.50 1997-07-01 8.50 1997-08-01 8.50 1997-09-01 8.50 1997-10-01 8.50 1997-11-01 8.50 1997-12-01 8.50 1998-01-01 8.50 1998-02-01 8.50 1998-03-01 8.50 1998-04-01 8.50 1998-05-01 8.50 1998-06-01 8.50 1998-07-01 8.50 1998-08-01 8.50 1998-09-01 8.49 1998-10-01 8.12 1998-11-01 7.89 1998-12-01 7.75 1999-01-01 7.75 1999-02-01 7.75 1999-03-01 7.75 1999-04-01 7.75 1999-05-01 7.75 1999-06-01 7.75 1999-07-01 8.00 1999-08-01 8.06 1999-09-01 8.25 1999-10-01 8.25 1999-11-01 8.37 1999-12-01 8.50 2000-01-01 8.50 2000-02-01 8.73 2000-03-01 8.83 2000-04-01 9.00 2000-05-01 9.24 2000-06-01 9.50 2000-07-01 9.50 2000-08-01 9.50 2000-09-01 9.50 2000-10-01 9.50 2000-11-01 9.50 2000-12-01 9.50 2001-01-01 9.05 2001-02-01 8.50 2001-03-01 8.32 2001-04-01 7.80 2001-05-01 7.24 2001-06-01 6.98 2001-07-01 6.75 2001-08-01 6.67 2001-09-01 6.28 2001-10-01 5.53 2001-11-01 5.10 2001-12-01 4.84 2002-01-01 4.75 2002-02-01 4.75 2002-03-01 4.75 2002-04-01 4.75 2002-05-01 4.75 2002-06-01 4.75 2002-07-01 4.75 2002-08-01 4.75 2002-09-01 4.75 2002-10-01 4.75 2002-11-01 4.35 2002-12-01 4.25 2003-01-01 4.25 2003-02-01 4.25 2003-03-01 4.25 2003-04-01 4.25 2003-05-01 4.25 2003-06-01 4.22 2003-07-01 4.00 2003-08-01 4.00 2003-09-01 4.00 2003-10-01 4.00 2003-11-01 4.00 2003-12-01 4.00 2004-01-01 4.00 2004-02-01 4.00 2004-03-01 4.00 2004-04-01 4.00 2004-05-01 4.00 2004-06-01 4.01 2004-07-01 4.25 2004-08-01 4.43 2004-09-01 4.58 2004-10-01 4.75 2004-11-01 4.93 2004-12-01 5.15 2005-01-01 5.25 2005-02-01 5.49 2005-03-01 5.58 2005-04-01 5.75 2005-05-01 5.98 2005-06-01 6.01 2005-07-01 6.25 2005-08-01 6.44 2005-09-01 6.59 2005-10-01 6.75 2005-11-01 7.00 2005-12-01 7.15 2006-01-01 7.26 2006-02-01 7.50 2006-03-01 7.53 2006-04-01 7.75 2006-05-01 7.93 2006-06-01 8.02 2006-07-01 8.25 2006-08-01 8.25 2006-09-01 8.25 2006-10-01 8.25 2006-11-01 8.25 2006-12-01 8.25 2007-01-01 8.25 2007-02-01 8.25 2007-03-01 8.25 2007-04-01 8.25 2007-05-01 8.25 2007-06-01 8.25 2007-07-01 8.25 2007-08-01 8.25 2007-09-01 8.03 2007-10-01 7.74 2007-11-01 7.50 2007-12-01 7.33 2008-01-01 6.98 2008-02-01 6.00 2008-03-01 5.66 2008-04-01 5.24 2008-05-01 5.00 2008-06-01 5.00 2008-07-01 5.00 2008-08-01 5.00 2008-09-01 5.00 2008-10-01 4.56 2008-11-01 4.00 2008-12-01 3.61 2009-01-01 3.25 2009-02-01 3.25 2009-03-01 3.25 2009-04-01 3.25 2009-05-01 3.25 2009-06-01 3.25 2009-07-01 3.25 2009-08-01 3.25 2009-09-01 3.25 2009-10-01 3.25 2009-11-01 3.25 2009-12-01 3.25 2010-01-01 3.25 2010-02-01 3.25 2010-03-01 3.25 2010-04-01 3.25 2010-05-01 3.25 2010-06-01 3.25 2010-07-01 3.25 2010-08-01 3.25 2010-09-01 3.25 2010-10-01 3.25 2010-11-01 3.25 2010-12-01 3.25 2011-01-01 3.25 2011-02-01 3.25 2011-03-01 3.25 2011-04-01 3.25 2011-05-01 3.25 2011-06-01 3.25 2011-07-01 3.25 2011-08-01 3.25 2011-09-01 3.25 2011-10-01 3.25 2011-11-01 3.25 2011-12-01 3.25 2012-01-01 3.25 2012-02-01 3.25 2012-03-01 3.25 2012-04-01 3.25 2012-05-01 3.25 2012-06-01 3.25 2012-07-01 3.25 2012-08-01 3.25 2012-09-01 3.25 2012-10-01 3.25 2012-11-01 3.25 2012-12-01 3.25 2013-01-01 3.25 2013-02-01 3.25 2013-03-01 3.25 2013-04-01 3.25 2013-05-01 3.25 2013-06-01 3.25 2013-07-01 3.25 2013-08-01 3.25 2013-09-01 3.25 2013-10-01 3.25 2013-11-01 3.25 2013-12-01 3.25 2014-01-01 3.25 2014-02-01 3.25 2014-03-01 3.25 2014-04-01 3.25 2014-05-01 3.25 2014-06-01 3.25 2014-07-01 3.25 2014-08-01 3.25 2014-09-01 3.25 2014-10-01 3.25 2014-11-01 3.25 2014-12-01 3.25 2015-01-01 3.25 2015-02-01 3.25 2015-03-01 3.25 2015-04-01 3.25 2015-05-01 3.25 2015-06-01 3.25 2015-07-01 3.25 2015-08-01 3.25 2015-09-01 3.25 2015-10-01 3.25 2015-11-01 3.25 2015-12-01 3.37 2016-01-01 3.50 2016-02-01 3.50 2016-03-01 3.50 2016-04-01 3.50 2016-05-01 3.50 2016-06-01 3.50 2016-07-01 3.50 2016-08-01 3.50 2016-09-01 3.50 2016-10-01 3.50 2016-11-01 3.50 2016-12-01 3.64 2017-01-01 3.75 2017-02-01 3.75 2017-03-01 3.88 2017-04-01 4.00 2017-05-01 4.00 2017-06-01 4.13 2017-07-01 4.25 2017-08-01 4.25 2017-09-01 4.25 2017-10-01 4.25 2017-11-01 4.25 2017-12-01 4.40 2018-01-01 4.50 2018-02-01 4.50 2018-03-01 4.58 2018-04-01 4.75 2018-05-01 4.75 2018-06-01 4.89 2018-07-01 5.00 2018-08-01 5.00 2018-09-01 5.03 2018-10-01 5.25 2018-11-01 5.25 2018-12-01 5.35 2019-01-01 5.50 2019-02-01 5.50 2019-03-01 5.50 2019-04-01 5.50 2019-05-01 5.50 2019-06-01 5.50 2019-07-01 5.50 2019-08-01 5.25 2019-09-01 5.15 2019-10-01 4.99 2019-11-01 4.75 2019-12-01 4.75 2020-01-01 4.75 2020-02-01 4.75 2020-03-01 3.78 2020-04-01 3.25 2020-05-01 3.25 2020-06-01 3.25 2020-07-01 3.25 2020-08-01 3.25 2020-09-01 3.25 2020-10-01 3.25 2020-11-01 3.25 2020-12-01 3.25 2021-01-01 3.25 2021-02-01 3.25 2021-03-01 3.25 2021-04-01 3.25 2021-05-01 3.25 2021-06-01 3.25 2021-07-01 3.25 2021-08-01 3.25 2021-09-01 3.25 2021-10-01 3.25 2021-11-01 3.25 2021-12-01 3.25 2022-01-01 3.25 2022-02-01 3.25 2022-03-01 3.37 2022-04-01 3.50 2022-05-01 3.94 2022-06-01 4.38 2022-07-01 4.85 2022-08-01 5.50 2022-09-01 5.73 2022-10-01 6.25 2022-11-01 6.95 2022-12-01 7.27 2023-01-01 7.50 2023-02-01 7.74 2023-03-01 7.82 2023-04-01 8.00 2023-05-01 8.23 2023-06-01 8.25 2023-07-01 8.29 2023-08-01 8.50 2023-09-01 8.50 2023-10-01 8.50 2023-11-01 8.50 2023-12-01 8.50 2024-01-01 8.50 2024-02-01 8.50 2024-03-01 8.50 2024-04-01 8.50