Examples of prime rate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For several decades now, the rule of thumb has been that the prime rate is equivalent to the federal funds rate plus 3%. — Rob Wile, NBC News, 16 June 2022 Credit with adjustable rates may also see an impact, including home equity lines of credit and adjustable-rate mortgages, which are based on the prime rate. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 June 2022 That’s because those rates are based in part on banks’ prime rate, which moves in tandem with the Fed. — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2022 Credit card rates also will rise because they are tied to the prime rate charged by banks to their best customers, a rate that is itself linked to the federal funds rate. — Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022 The People’s Bank of China cut its five-year loan prime rate — a key interest rate — by 15 basis points to 4.45%, the second reduction this year and the largest on record. — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 20 May 2022 The prime rate is given to bank’s most trustworthy lenders. — Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 5 May 2022 The rates on their cards would rise as the prime rate does. — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2022 Other types of credit with adjustable rates are also likely to see an impact, such as home equity lines of credit and adjustable-rate mortgages, which are also based on the prime rate. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2022 See More

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