Prime Rate

Prime Commercial Loan Rate History
(the "Prime Rate")

The last date that the Prime rate was as low as 3.25% was October 13, 1955, more than 53 years ago. The previous date that the Prime rate was as low as 3.25% was March 16, 1954.

The first date that the Prime was 10.00% or higher was September, 9, 1973, about 36 years ago, which was reached after a fairly fast increase from March 1972. There was a great deal of inflation during that time.

The most recent date that the Prime was 10.00% or higher was January 1, 1991, more than 18 years ago.

Date            Rate

12/16/08        3.25%
10/29/08      4.00
10/08/08      4.50
04/30/08        5.00
03/18/08    5.25
01/30/08        6.00
01/22/08      6.50
12/11/07        7.25
10/31/07        7.50
09/18/07        7.75
06/29/06        8.25
05/11/06        8.00
03/28/06        7.75
01/31/06        7.50
12/13/05        7.25
11/01/05        7.00
09/20/05        6.75
08/09/05        6.50
06/30/05        6.25
05/03/05      6.00
03/22/05        5.75
02/03/05      5.50
12/15/04        5.25
11/10/04        5.00
09/21/04        4.75
08/11/04       4.50
07/01/04        4.25
06/27/03        4.00
11/07/02        4.25
12/12/01 4.75 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
11/07/01    5.00
10/03/01    5.50                                                                       Back to the Top of This Page
09/18/01      6.00
08/22/01      6.50
06/28/01      6.75
05/16/01      7.00
04/19/01      7.50
03/21/01      8.00
02/01/01      8.50
01/04/01      9.00
05/17/00      9.50
03/22/00      9.00
02/03/00      8.75
11/17/99      8.50
08/25/99      8.25
07/01/99      8.00
11/18/98      7.75
10/16/98      8.00
09/30/98      8.25
03/26/97      8.50
02/01/96      8.25
12/20/95      8.50
07/07/95      8.75
02/01/95      9.00
11/15/94      8.50
08/16/94      7.75
05/17/94      7.25
04/19/94      6.75
03/24/94      6.25
07/02/92      6.00
12/23/91      6.50
11/06/91      7.50    Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
09/13/91      8.00
05/01/91      8.50                                                                       Back to the Top of This Page
02/04/91      9.00
01/02/91      9.50
01/08/90      10.00
07/31/89      10.50
06/05/89      11.00
02/24/89      11.50
02/10/89      11.00
11/28/88      10.50
08/11/88      10.00
07/14/88      9.50
05/11/88      9.00
02/02/88     8.50
11/05/87      8.75
10/22/87      9.00
10/07/87      9.25
09/04/87      8.75
05/15/87      8.25
05/01/87      8.00
04/01/87      7.75
08/26/86      7.50 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
07/11/86      8.00
04/21/86      8.50                                                                      Back to the Top of This Page
03/07/86      9.00
06/18/85      9.50
05/20/85      10.00
01/15/85      10.50
12/19/84      10.75
11/28/84      11.25
11/08/84      11.75
10/29/84      12.00
10/16/84      12.50
09/27/84      12.75
06/25/84      13.00
05/08/84      12.50
04/05/84      12.00
03/19/84      11.50
08/08/83      11.00
02/25/83      10.50
01/11/83      11.00
11/22/82      11.50
10/13/82      12.00
10/07/82      13.00
08/23/82      13.50
08/18/82      14.00
08/16/82      14.50
08/02/82      15.00
07/29/82      15.50
07/20/82      16.00
02/23/82      16.50
02/17/82      17.00
02/02/82      16.50
12/01/81      15.75
11/24/81      16.00
11/16/81      16.50
11/09/81      17.00
11/02/81      17.50
10/13/81      18.00
10/05/81      19.00 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
09/22/81      19.50
09/16/81      20.00                                                                      Back to the Top of This Page
07/08/81      20.50
06/01/81      20.00
05/22/81      20.50
05/18/81      20.00
05/11/81      19.50
05/04/81      19.00
04/29/81      18.00
04/20/81      17.50
04/01/81      17.00
03/27/81      17.50
03/24/81      17.00
03/17/81      17.50
03/10/81      18.00
03/03/81      18.50
02/23/81      19.00
02/03/81      19.50
01/09/81      20.00
01/02/81      20.50
12/19/80      21.50
12/16/80      21.00 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
12/10/80      20.00
12/05/80      19.00                                                                      Back to the Top of This Page
12/02/80      18.50
11/26/80      17.75
11/21/80      17.00
11/17/80      16.25
11/06/80      15.50
10/29/80      14.50
10/17/80      14.00
10/01/80      13.50
09/26/80      13.00
09/19/80      12.50
09/12/80      12.25
09/08/80      12.00
08/27/80      11.50
08/22/80      11.25
07/23/80      11.00
07/07/80      11.50 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
06/17/80      12.00
06/13/80      12.50                                                                      Back to the Top of This Page
06/06/80      13.00
05/28/80      14.00
05/23/80      14.50
05/16/80      16.50
05/07/80      17.50
05/01/80      18.50
04/18/80      19.50
04/02/80      20.00
03/28/80      19.50
03/19/80      19.00
03/14/80      18.50
03/07/80      17.75
03/04/80      17.25
02/29/80      16.75
02/22/80      16.50
02/19/80      15.75
12/07/79      15.25
11/30/79      15.50
11/16/79      15.75
11/09/79      15.50
11/01/79      15.25
10/24/79      15.00
10/09/79      14.50
09/28/79      13.50
09/20/79      13.25 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
09/14/79      13.00
09/07/79      12.75                                                                      Back to the Top of This Page
08/28/79      12.25
08/16/79      12.00
07/27/79      11.75
06/19/79      11.50
12/26/78      11.75
11/24/78      11.50
11/17/78      11.00
11/06/78      10.75
11/01/78      10.50
10/27/78      10.25
10/13/78      10.00
09/28/78      9.75
09/15/78      9.50
09/01/78      9.25
06/30/78      9.00
06/16/78      8.75
05/26/78      8.50
05/05/78      8.25
01/10/78      8.00
10/24/77      7.75
10/07/77      7.50
09/16/77      7.25
08/22/77      7.00 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
05/27/77      6.75
05/13/77      6.50                                                                      Back to the Top of This Page
12/10/76      6.25
10/29/76      6.50
10/01/76      6.75
08/02/76      7.00
06/04/76      7.25
06/01/76      7.00
01/21/76      6.75
01/12/76      7.00
12/01/75      7.25
11/04/75      7.50
10/27/75      7.75
09/15/75      8.00
08/11/75      7.75
07/25/75      7.50
07/18/75      7.25
06/09/75      7.00
05/20/75      7.25
03/25/75      7.50
03/19/75      7.75
03/10/75      8.00
03/03/75      8.25
02/24/75      8.50
02/18/75      8.75
02/03/75      9.00
01/28/75      9.50
01/13/75      10.00
11/25/74      10.25
11/13/74 10.75
11/06/74 11.00
10/22/74 11.25 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
10/08/74 11.75
07/08/74 12.00                                                                       Back to the Top of This Page
06/27/74 11.75
05/17/74 11.50
05/10/74 11.25
05/07/74 11.00
05/02/74 10.75
04/25/74 10.50
04/22/74 10.25
04/11/74 10.00
04/08/74 9.75
04/04/74 9.50
04/01/74 9.25
03/22/74 9.00
02/25/74 8.75
02/19/74 9.00
02/11/74 9.25
01/29/74 9.50
12/03/73 9.75
10/29/73 9.50
10/23/73 9.75
09/18/73 10.00
08/28/73 9.75 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
08/21/73 9.50
08/13/73 9.25                                                                       Back to the Top of This Page
08/06/73 9.00
07/30/73 8.75
07/18/73 8.50
07/09/73 8.25
07/02/73 8.00
06/22/73 7.75
06/07/73 7.50
05/25/73 7.25
05/07/73 7.00
04/19/73 6.75
03/26/73 6.50
02/27/73 6.25
12/27/72 6.00
10/03/72 5.75
08/29/72 5.50
06/27/72 5.25
03/31/72 5.00
03/20/72 4.75
02/16/72 4.50
01/18/72 4.75
01/03/72 5.00
12/17/71 5.25
11/08/71 5.50
10/20/71 5.75
07/07/71 6.00
04/23/71 5.50
03/19/71 5.25
03/11/71 5.50 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
02/16/71 5.75
01/18/71 6.00                                                                      Back to the Top of This Page
01/15/71 6.25
01/06/71 6.50
12/22/70 6.75
11/23/70 7.00
11/12/70 7.25
09/21/70 7.50
03/25/70 8.00
06/09/69 8.50
03/17/69 7.50
01/07/69 7.00
12/18/68 6.75
12/02/68 6.50
09/25/68 6.25 Back to Home Page Back to Main Menu
04/19/68 6.50
11/20/67 6.00                                                                      Back to the Top of This Page
03/27/67 5.50
01/26/67 5.75
08/16/66 6.00
06/29/66 5.75
03/10/66 5.50
12/06/65 5.00
08/23/60 4.50
09/01/59 5.00
05/18/59 4.50
09/11/58 4.00
04/21/58 3.50
01/22/58 4.00
08/06/57 4.50
08/21/56 4.00
04/13/56 3.75
10/14/55 3.50
08/04/55 3.25
03/17/54 3.00
04/27/53 3.25
12/19/51 3.00
10/17/51 2.75
01/08/51 2.50
09/22/50 2.25
08/01/48 2.00
12/01/47 1.75

Source: U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/data/PRIME.txt

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