Prime
Commercial Loan Rate History
(the "Prime Rate")
The last date that the Prime rate was as low as 5.00% was December 14,
2004.
The first date that the Prime was 10.00% or higher was September,
9, 1973, about 35 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 17 years ago.
The recent lowest rate was 4.0% on June 30, 2003. The previous
date
that the Prime rate was as low as 4.0% was September 10, 1958.