US Prime Rate: History of the US Prime Rate set by U.S. Banks since 1988
|
Effective 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%
|
|
05-10-06
|
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%
|
|
02-02-05
|
5.50%
|
|
12-14-04
|
5.25%
|
|
11-10-04
|
5.00%
|
|
09-21-04
|
4.75%
|
|
08-10-04
|
4.50%
|
|
06-30-04
|
4.25%
|
|
06-27-03
|
4.00%
|
|
11-07-02
|
4.25%
|
|
12-12-01
|
4.75%
|
|
11-07-01
|
5.00%
|
|
10-03-01
|
5.50%
|
|
09-17-01
|
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%
|
|
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%
|
|
01-31-96
|
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%
|
|
03-23-94
|
6.25%
|
|
07-02-92
|
6.00%
|
|
12-31-91
|
6.50%
|
|
11-06-91
|
7.50%
|
|
09-13-91
|
8.00%
|
|
05-01-91
|
8.50%
|
|
02-01-91
|
9.00%
|
|
02-01-91
|
9.00%
|
|
12-20-90
|
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%
|
Posted 12/16/2008
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