United States Prime Lending Rate

Bank Lending Rate in the United States remained unchanged at 3.25 percent in April of 2013 from 3.25 percent in March of 2013. Bank Lending Rate in the United States is reported by the Federal Reserve, United States. Historically, from 1950 until 2013, the United States Prime Lending Rate averaged 6.88 Percent reaching an all time high of 20.50 Percent in August of 1981 and a record low of 2 Percent in January of 1950. In the United States, the prime lending rate is the average rate of interest charged on short term loans by commercial banks to companies. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Prime Lending Rate.