Prime rate charged by banks on short-term loans to business (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: US money market rates (FED Board)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In US money markets, the prime rate charged by banks on short-term loans to businesses was 7.25 percent on 23 September 2025, as on 22 September 2025.
Sample. The weekly time series shown in the plot has 17,874 observations. The series covers the time range going from August 1955 to September 2025.
History. Have a look at a few summary statistics calculated on the full sample: the interest rate reached a trough of 3.25 percent on 4 August 1955; it recorded a maximum of 21.50 on 19 December 1980; it averaged 6.84.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | 7.25 |
| 2025-09-22 | 7.25 |
| 2025-09-23 | 7.25 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Prime rate charged by banks on short-term loans to business |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Interest rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Licence to copy and distribute without permission |
| Measure type | Level |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Federal funds effective rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 17915 | 1954-07-01 | 2025-09-23 |
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| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
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| 30-Day AA Nonfinancial Commercial Paper Interest Rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 6771 | 1997-01-02 | 2025-09-23 |
| 60-Day AA Nonfinancial Commercial Paper Interest Rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 6044 | 1997-01-02 | 2025-09-23 |
| 90-Day AA Nonfinancial Commercial Paper Interest Rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 5213 | 1997-01-02 | 2025-09-18 |
| 30-Day AA Financial Commercial Paper Interest Rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 5998 | 1997-01-02 | 2025-09-19 |
| 60-Day AA Financial Commercial Paper Interest Rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 5731 | 1997-01-02 | 2025-09-23 |
| 90-Day AA Financial Commercial Paper Interest Rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 6619 | 1997-01-02 | 2025-09-22 |
Prime bank rate
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime rate charged by banks on short-term loans to business (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Weekly | 17874 | 1955-08-04 | 2025-09-23 |
Treasury bills
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-week Treasury bill secondary market rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 6039 | 2001-07-31 | 2025-09-23 |
| 3-month Treasury bill secondary market rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 17923 | 1954-01-04 | 2025-09-23 |
| 6-month Treasury bill secondary market rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 16683 | 1958-12-09 | 2025-09-23 |
| 1-year Treasury bill secondary market rate (percentage points) - United States - FED Board - Daily | 14847 | 1959-07-15 | 2025-09-23 |