Prime Rate
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
1-Jan 6.00% 6.00% 8.50% 8.50% 8.25% 8.50% 7.75% 8.50%
1-Feb 6.00% 6.00% 9.00% 8.25% 8.25% 8.50% 7.75% 8.50%
1-Mar 6.00% 6.00% 9.00% 8.25% 8.25% 8.50% 7.75% 8.75%
1-Apr 6.00% 6.25% 9.00% 8.25% 8.50% 8.50% 7.75% 9.00%
1-May 6.00% 6.75% 9.00% 8.25% 8.50% 8.50% 7.75% 9.00%
1-Jun 6.00% 7.25% 9.00% 8.25% 8.50% 8.50% 7.75% 9.50%
1-Jul 6.00% 7.25% 9.00% 8.25% 8.50% 8.50% 8.00% 9.50%
1-Aug 6.00% 7.25% 8.75% 8.25% 8.50% 8.50% 8.00% 9.50%
1-Sep 6.00% 7.75% 8.75% 8.25% 8.50% 8.50% 8.25% 9.50%
1-Oct 6.00% 7.75% 8.75% 8.25% 8.50% 8.25% 8.25% 9.50%
1-Nov 6.00% 7.75% 8.75% 8.25% 8.50% 8.00% 8.25% 9.50%
1-Dec 6.00% 8.50% 8.75% 8.25% 8.50% 7.75% 8.50% 9.50%
Period Date Rate DJIA
1 Jan-93 6.00% 3310
2 Feb-93 6.00% 3371
3 Mar-93 6.00% 3435
4 Apr-93 6.00% 3428
5 May-93 6.00% 3527
6 Jun-93 6.00% 3516
7 Jul-93 6.00% 3540
8 Aug-93 6.00% 3651
9 Sep-93 6.00% 3555
10 Oct-93 6.00% 3681
11 Nov-93 6.00% 3684
12 Dec-93 6.00% 3754
13 Jan-94 6.00% 3978
14 Feb-94 6.00% 3832
15 Mar-94 6.00% 3636
16 Apr-94 6.25% 3682
17 May-94 6.75% 3758
18 Jun-94 7.25% 3625
19 Jul-94 7.25% 3765
20 Aug-94 7.25% 3913
21 Sep-94 7.75% 3843
22 Oct-94 7.75% 3908
23 Nov-94 7.75% 3739
24 Dec-94 8.50% 3834
25 Jan-95 8.50% 3844
26 Feb-95 9.00% 4011
27 Mar-95 9.00% 4158
28 Apr-95 9.00% 4321
29 May-95 9.00% 4465
30 Jun-95 9.00% 4556
31 Jul-95 9.00% 4709
32 Aug-95 8.75% 4611
33 Sep-95 8.75% 4789
34 Oct-95 8.75% 4756
35 Nov-95 8.75% 5075
36 Dec-95 8.75% 5117
37 Jan-96 8.50% 5395
38 Feb-96 8.25% 5486
39 Mar-96 8.25% 5587
40 Apr-96 8.25% 5569
41 May-96 8.25% 5643
42 Jun-96 8.25% 5655
43 Jul-96 8.25% 5529
44 Aug-96 8.25% 5616
45 Sep-96 8.25% 5882
46 Oct-96 8.25% 6029
47 Nov-96 8.25% 6522
48 Dec-96 8.25% 6448
49 Jan-97 8.25% 6813
50 Feb-97 8.25% 6878
51 Mar-97 8.25% 6584
52 Apr-97 8.50% 7009
53 May-97 8.50% 7331
54 Jun-97 8.50% 7673
55 Jul-97 8.50% 8223
56 Aug-97 8.50% 7622
57 Sep-97 8.50% 7945
58 Oct-97 8.50% 7442
59 Nov-97 8.50% 7823
60 Dec-97 8.50% 7908
61 Jan-98 8.50% 7907
62 Feb-98 8.50% 8546
63 Mar-98 8.50% 8800
64 Apr-98 8.50% 9063
65 May-98 8.50% 8900
66 Jun-98 8.50% 8952
67 Jul-98 8.50% 8883
68 Aug-98 8.50% 7539
69 Sep-98 8.50% 7843
70 Oct-98 8.25% 8592
71 Nov-98 8.00% 9117
72 Dec-98 7.75% 9181
73 Jan-99 7.75% 9359
74 Feb-99 7.75% 9307
75 Mar-99 7.75% 9786
76 Apr-99 7.75% 10789
77 May-99 7.75% 10560
78 Jun-99 7.75% 10971
79 Jul-99 8.00% 10655
80 Aug-99 8.00% 10829
81 Sep-99 8.25% 10337
82 Oct-99 8.25% 10730
83 Nov-99 8.25% 10878
84 Dec-99 8.50% 11497
85 Jan-00 8.50% 10941
86 Feb-00 8.50% 10128
87 Mar-00 8.75% 10922
88 Apr-00 9.00% 10734
89 May-00 9.00% 10522
90 Jun-00 9.50% 10448
91 Jul-00 9.50% 10522
92 Aug-00 9.50% 11215
93 Sep-00 9.50% 10651
94 Oct-00 9.50% 10971
95 Nov-00 9.50% 10415
96 Dec-00 9.50% 10788
97 Jan-01 9.50% 10887
98 Feb-01 8.50% 10495
99 Mar-01 8.50% 9879
100 Apr-01 8.00% 10735
101 May-01 7.50% 10912
102 Jun-01 7.00% 10502
103 Jul-01 6.75% 10523
104 Aug-01 6.75% 9950
105 Sep-01 6.50% 8848
106 Oct-01 6.00% 9075
107 Nov-01 5.50% 9852
108 Dec-01 5.00% 10022
109 Jan-02 4.75% 9920
110 Feb-02 4.75% 10106
111 Mar-02 4.75% 10404
112 Apr-02 4.75% 9946
113 May-02 4.75% 9925
114 Jun-02 4.75% 9243
115 Jul-02 4.75% 8737
116 Aug-02 4.75% 8664
117 Sep-02 4.75% 7592
118 Oct-02 4.75% 8397
119 Nov-02 4.75% 8896
120 Dec-02 4.25% 8342
121 Jan-03 4.25% 8054
122 Feb-03 4.25% 7891
123 Mar-03 4.25% 7992
124 Apr-03 4.25% 8480
125 May-03 4.25% 8850
126 Jun-03 4.25% 8985
127 Jul-03 4.00% 9234
128 Aug-03 4.00% 9416
129 Sep-03 4.00% 9275
130 Oct-03 4.00% 9801
131 Nov-03 4.00% 9849
2001 2002 2003
9.50% 4.75% 4.25%
8.50% 4.75% 4.25%
8.50% 4.75% 4.25%
8.00% 4.75% 4.25%
7.50% 4.75% 4.25%
7.00% 4.75% 4.25%
6.75% 4.75% 4.00%
6.75% 4.75% 4.00%
6.50% 4.75% 4.00%
6.00% 4.75% 4.00%
5.50% 4.75% 4.00%
5.00% 4.25%
Rate DJIA
6.00% 3310
6.00% 3370.8
6.00% 3435.1
6.00% 3427.6
6.00% 3527.4
6.00% 3516.1
6.00% 3539.5
6.00% 3651.3
6.00% 3555.1
6.00% 3680.6
6.00% 3684
6.00% 3754.1
6.00% 3978.4
6.00% 3832
6.00% 3636
6.25% 3681.7
6.75% 3758.4
7.25% 3625
7.25% 3764.5
7.25% 3913.4
7.75% 3843.2
7.75% 3908.1
7.75% 3739.2
8.50% 3834.4
8.50% 3843.9
9.00% 4011.1
9.00% 4157.7
9.00% 4321.3
9.00% 4465.1
9.00% 4556.1
9.00% 4708.5
8.75% 4610.6
8.75% 4789.1
8.75% 4755.5
8.75% 5074.5
8.75% 5117.1
8.50% 5395.3
8.25% 5485.6
8.25% 5587.1
8.25% 5569.1
8.25% 5643.2
8.25% 5654.6
8.25% 5528.9
8.25% 5616.2
8.25% 5882.2
8.25% 6029.4
8.25% 6521.7
8.25% 6448.3
8.25% 6813.1
8.25% 6877.7
8.25% 6583.5
8.50% 7009
8.50% 7331
8.50% 7672.8
8.50% 8222.6
8.50% 7622.4
8.50% 7945.3
8.50% 7442.1
8.50% 7823.1
8.50% 7908.3
8.50% 7906.5
8.50% 8545.7
8.50% 8799.8
8.50% 9063.4
8.50% 8900
8.50% 8952
8.50% 8883.3
8.50% 7539.1
8.50% 7842.6
8.25% 8592.1
8.00% 9116.6
7.75% 9181.4
7.75% 9358.8
7.75% 9306.6
7.75% 9786.2
7.75% 10789
7.75% 10559.7
7.75% 10970.8
8.00% 10655.2
8.00% 10829.3
8.25% 10337
8.25% 10729.9
8.25% 10877.8
8.50% 11497.1
8.50% 10940.5
8.50% 10128.3
8.75% 10921.9
9.00% 10733.9
9.00% 10522.3
9.50% 10447.9
9.50% 10522
9.50% 11215.1
9.50% 10650.9
9.50% 10971.1
9.50% 10414.5
9.50% 10788
9.50% 10887.4
8.50% 10495.3
8.50% 9878.8
8.00% 10735
7.50% 10911.9
7.00% 10502.4
6.75% 10522.8
6.75% 9949.8
6.50% 8847.6
6.00% 9075.1
5.50% 9851.6
5.00% 10021.6
4.75% 9920
4.75% 10106.1
4.75% 10403.9
4.75% 9946.2
4.75% 9925.3
4.75% 9243.3
4.75% 8736.6
4.75% 8663.5
4.75% 7591.93
4.75% 8397.03
4.75% 8896.09
4.25% 8341.63
4.25% 8053.81
4.25% 7891.08
4.25% 7992.13
4.25% 8480.09
4.25% 8850.26
4.25% 8985.44
4.00% 9233.8
4.00% 9415.82
4.00% 9275.06
4.00% 9801.12
4.00% 9848.83
Period DJIA
1 3310
2 3370.8
3 3435.1
4 3427.6
5 3527.4
6 3516.1
7 3539.5
8 3651.3
9 3555.1
10 3680.6
11 3684
12 3754.1
13 3978.4
14 3832
15 3636
16 3681.7
17 3758.4
18 3625
19 3764.5
20 3913.4
21 3843.2
22 3908.1
23 3739.2
24 3834.4
25 3843.9
26 4011.1
27 4157.7
28 4321.3
29 4465.1
30 4556.1
31 4708.5
32 4610.6
33 4789.1
34 4755.5
35 5074.5
36 5117.1
37 5395.3
38 5485.6
39 5587.1
40 5569.1
41 5643.2
42 5654.6
43 5528.9
44 5616.2
45 5882.2
46 6029.4
47 6521.7
48 6448.3
49 6813.1
50 6877.7
51 6583.5
52 7009
53 7331
54 7672.8
55 8222.6
56 7622.4
57 7945.3
58 7442.1
59 7823.1
60 7908.3
61 7906.5
62 8545.7
63 8799.8
64 9063.4
65 8900
66 8952
67 8883.3
68 7539.1
69 7842.6
70 8592.1
71 9116.6
72 9181.4
73 9358.8
74 9306.6
75 9786.2
76 10789
77 10559.7
78 10970.8
79 10655.2
80 10829.3
81 10337
82 10729.9
83 10877.8
84 11497.1
85 10940.5
86 10128.3
87 10921.9
88 10733.9
89 10522.3
90 10447.9
91 10522
92 11215.1
93 10650.9
94 10971.1
95 10414.5
96 10788
97 10887.4
98 10495.3
99 9878.8
100 10735
101 10911.9
102 10502.4
103 10522.8
104 9949.8
105 8847.6
106 9075.1
107 9851.6
108 10021.6
109 9920
110 10106.1
111 10403.9
112 9946.2
113 9925.3
114 9243.3
115 8736.6
116 8663.5
117 7591.93
118 8397.03
119 8896.09
120 8341.63
121 8053.81
122 7891.08
123 7992.13
124 8480.09
125 8850.26
126 8985.44
127 9233.8
128 9415.82
129 9275.06
130 9801.12
131 9848.83