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Note: Numbers in parenthesis are the day of the month the prime rate was changed.
| Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| 1991 |
9.50% (2) |
9.00-9.50 (1,5,21) |
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9.00% (24) |
8.50% (1) |
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8.00% (13) |
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7.50% (6) |
6.50% (23) |
| 1992 |
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6.00% (2) |
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| 1993 |
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| 1994 |
|
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6.25% (24) |
6.75% (19) |
7.25% (18) |
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7.75% (16) |
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8.50% (15) |
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| 1995 |
|
9.00% (1) |
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8.75% (7) |
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8.50% (20) |
| 1996 |
8.25% (31) |
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| 1997 |
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8.50% (27) |
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| 1998 |
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8.25% (30) |
8.00% (16) |
7.75% (18) |
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| 1999 |
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|
8.00% (01) |
8.25% (25) |
|
|
8.50% (17) |
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| 2000 |
|
8.75% (3) |
9.00% (22) |
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9.50% (17) |
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| 2001 |
9.00% (4) |
8.50% (1) |
8.00% (21) |
7.50% (19) |
7.00% (16) |
6.75% (28) |
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6.50% (22) |
6.00% (18) |
5.50% (3) |
5.00% (7) |
4.75% (12) |
| 2002 |
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4.25% (7) |
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| 2003 |
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4.00% (27) |
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| 2004 |
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4.25 (1) |
4.50% (11) |
4.75% (22) |
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5.00% (10) |
5.25 (14) |
| 2005 |
|
5.50% (2) |
5.75% (22) |
|
6.00% (3) |
6.25 (30) |
|
6.50% (9) |
6.75% (20) |
|
7.00% (1) |
7.25% (13) |
| 2006 |
7.50% (21) |
|
7.75% (28) |
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8.00% (10) |
8.25% (29) |
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| 2007 |
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7.75% (18) |
7.50% (31) |
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7.25% (11) |
| 1990-1999 |
| Date of Change |
Prime Rate |
| 2-Jan-91 |
9.50% |
| 1-Feb-91 |
9.00-9.50 |
| 5-Feb-91 |
9.00 |
| 21-Feb-91 |
8.75-9.00 (BofA) |
| 24-Apr-91 |
9.00 |
| 1-May-91 |
8.50 |
| 13-Sep-91 |
8.00 |
| 6-Nov-91 |
7.50 |
| 23-Dec-91 |
6.50 |
| |
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| 02-Jul-92 |
6.00% |
| |
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| 24-Mar-94 |
6.25% |
| 19-Apr-94 |
6.75 |
| 18-May-94 |
7.25 |
| 16-Aug-94 |
7.75 |
| 15-Nov-94 |
8.50 |
| |
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| 1-Feb-95 |
9.00% |
| 7-Jul-95 |
8.75% |
| 20-Dec-95 |
8.50% |
| |
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| 31-Jan-96 |
8.25% |
| |
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| 27-Mar-97 |
8.50% |
| |
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| 30-Sep-98 |
8.25% |
| 16-Oct-98 |
8.00% |
| 18-Nov-98 |
7.75% |
| |
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| 01-Jul-99 |
8.00% |
| 25-Aug-99 |
8.25% |
| 17-Nov-99 |
8.50% |
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| 2000-pres |
| Date of Change |
Prime Rate |
| 03-Feb-00 |
8.75% |
| 22-Mar-00 |
9.00% |
| 17-May-00 |
9.50% |
| |
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| 04-Jan-01 |
9.00% |
| 01-Feb-01 |
8.50% |
| 21-Mar-01 |
8.00% |
| 19-Apr-01 |
7.50% |
| 16-May-01 |
7.00% |
| 28-Jun-01 |
6.75% |
| 22-Aug-01 |
6.50% |
| 18-Sep-01 |
6.00% |
| 03-Oct-01 |
5.50% |
| 07-Nov-01 |
5.00% |
| 12-Dec-01 |
4.75% |
| |
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| 07-Nov-02 |
4.25% |
| |
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| 27-Jun-03 |
4.00% |
| |
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| 01-Jul-04 |
4.25% |
| 11-Aug-04 |
4.50% |
| 22-Sep-04 |
4.75% |
| 10-Nov-04 |
5.00% |
| 14-Dec-04 |
5.25% |
| |
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| 02-Feb-05 |
5.50% |
| 22-Mar-05 |
5.75% |
| 03-May-05 |
6.00% |
| 30-Jun-05 |
6.25% |
| 09-Aug-05 |
6.50% |
| 20-Sep-05 |
6.75% |
| 01-Nov-05 |
7.00% |
| 13-Dec-05 |
7.25% |
| |
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| 31-Jan-06 |
7.50% |
| 28-Mar-06 |
7.75% |
| 10-May-06 |
8.00% |
| 29-Jun-06 |
8.25% |
| |
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| 18-Sept-07 |
7.75% |
| 31-Oct-07 |
7.50% |
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