US bank prime lending rate
Prime loan rate posted by a majority of the 25 largest insured US-chartered commercial banks by domestic assets. Monthly average including every calendar day, in percent per year (Federal Reserve H.15, RIFSPBLP_N.M).
Prime is a reference rate banks use to price short-term business loans. It is not an average of rates actually paid by borrowers or the federal funds target rate.
Key facts
- US bank prime lending rate in the United States was 6.87% in September 2026, according to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from January 1949 to September 2026.
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rank_places {"indicator":"bank_prime_lending_rate","level":"country"}
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