Prime Rate History

Prime rate history from 1955 to the present.

The U.S. prime rate is currently at 3.25%. 

The last change to the prime rate was in December of 2008.  Each bank determines their own prime lending rate and though the prime rate may be different between large US banks it is most frequently the same rate and changes to the prime rate are generally made by banks at the same time.  The prime rate does not change at regular intervals, it may change frequently as was the case as recently as 2001 or it may not change for over a year as is the present situation.
 
Prime rate history changes and rates:

2008-12-16   3.25%
2008-10-29   4.00%
2008-10-08   4.50%
2008-04-30   5.00%
2008-03-18   5.25%
2008-01-30   6.00%
2008-01-22   6.50%
2007-12-11   7.25%
2007-10-31   7.50%
2007-09-18   7.75%
2006-06-29   8.25%
2006-05-10   8.00%
2006-03-28   7.75%
2006-01-31   7.50%
2005-12-13   7.25%
2005-11-01   7.00%
2005-09-20   6.75%
2005-08-09   6.50%
2005-06-30   6.25%
2005-05-03   6.00%
2005-03-22   5.75%
2005-02-02   5.50%
2004-12-15   5.25%
2004-11-10   5.00%
2004-09-21   4.75%
2004-08-11   4.50%
2004-07-01   4.25%
2003-06-27   4.00%
2002-11-07   4.25%
2001-12-12   4.75%
2001-11-07   5.00%
2001-10-03   5.50%
2001-09-18   6.00%
2001-08-22   6.50%
2001-06-28   6.75%
2001-05-16   7.00%
2001-04-19   7.50%
2001-03-21   8.00%
2001-02-01   8.50%
2001-01-04   9.00%
2000-05-17   9.50%
2000-03-22   9.00%
2000-02-03   8.75%
1999-11-17   8.50%
1999-08-25   8.25%
1999-07-01   8.00%
1998-11-18   7.75%
1998-10-16   8.00%
1998-09-30   8.25%
1997-03-26   8.50%
1996-02-01   8.25%
1995-12-20   8.50%
1995-07-07   8.75%
1995-02-01   9.00%
1994-11-15   8.50%
1994-08-16   7.75%
1994-05-17   7.25%
1994-04-19   6.75%
1994-03-24   6.25%
1992-07-02   6.00%
1991-12-23   6.50%
1991-11-06   7.50%
1991-09-13   8.00%
1991-05-01   8.50%
1991-02-04   9.00%
1991-01-02   9.50%
1990-01-08  10.00%
1989-07-31  10.50%
1989-06-05  11.00%
1989-02-24  11.50%
1989-02-10  11.00%
1988-11-28  10.50%
1988-08-11  10.00%
1988-07-14   9.50%
1988-05-11   9.00%
1988-02-02   8.50%
1987-11-05   8.75%
1987-10-22   9.00%
1987-10-07   9.25%
1987-09-04   8.75%
1987-05-15   8.25%
1987-05-01   8.00%
1987-04-01   7.75%
1986-08-26   7.50%
1986-07-11   8.00%
1986-04-21   8.50%
1986-03-07   9.00%
1985-06-18   9.50%
1985-05-20  10.00%
1985-01-15  10.50%
1984-12-19  10.75%
1984-11-28  11.25%
1984-11-08  11.75%
1984-10-29  12.00%
1984-10-16  12.50%
1984-09-27  12.75%
1984-06-25  13.00%
1984-05-08  12.50%
1984-04-05  12.00%
1984-03-19  11.50%
1983-08-08  11.00%
1983-02-25  10.50%
1983-01-11  11.00%
1982-11-22  11.50%
1982-10-13  12.00%
1982-10-07  13.00%
1982-08-23  13.50%
1982-08-18  14.00%
1982-08-16  14.50%
1982-08-02  15.00%
1982-07-29  15.50%
1982-07-20  16.00%
1982-02-23  16.50%
1982-02-17  17.00%
1982-02-02  16.50%
1981-12-01  15.75%
1981-11-24  16.00%
1981-11-16  16.50%
1981-11-09  17.00%
1981-11-02  17.50%
1981-10-13  18.00%
1981-10-05  19.00%
1981-09-22  19.50%
1981-09-16  20.00%
1981-07-08  20.50%
1981-06-01  20.00%
1981-05-22  20.50%
1981-05-18  20.00%
1981-05-11  19.50%
1981-05-04  19.00%
1981-04-29  18.00%
1981-04-20  17.50%
1981-04-01  17.00%
1981-03-27  17.50%
1981-03-24  17.00%
1981-03-17  17.50%
1981-03-10  18.00%
1981-03-03  18.50%
1981-02-23  19.00%
1981-02-03  19.50%
1981-01-09  20.00%
1981-01-02  20.50%
1980-12-19  21.50%
1980-12-16  21.00%
1980-12-10  20.00%
1980-12-05  19.00%
1980-12-02  18.50%
1980-11-26  17.75%
1980-11-21  17.00%
1980-11-17  16.25%
1980-11-06  15.50%
1980-10-29  14.50%
1980-10-17  14.00%
1980-10-01  13.50%
1980-09-26  13.00%
1980-09-19  12.50%
1980-09-12  12.25%
1980-09-08  12.00%
1980-08-27  11.50%
1980-08-22  11.25%
1980-07-23  11.00%
1980-07-07  11.50%
1980-06-17  12.00%
1980-06-13  12.50%
1980-06-06  13.00%
1980-05-28  14.00%
1980-05-23  14.50%
1980-05-16  16.50%
1980-05-07  17.50%
1980-05-01  18.50%
1980-04-18  19.50%
1980-04-02  20.00%
1980-03-28  19.50%
1980-03-19  19.00%
1980-03-14  18.50%
1980-03-07  17.75%
1980-03-04  17.25%
1980-02-29  16.75%
1980-02-22  16.50%
1980-02-19  15.75%
1979-12-07  15.25%
1979-11-30  15.50%
1979-11-16  15.75%
1979-11-09  15.50%
1979-11-01  15.25%
1979-10-24  15.00%
1979-10-09  14.50%
1979-09-28  13.50%
1979-09-20  13.25%
1979-09-14  13.00%
1979-09-07  12.75%
1979-08-28  12.25%
1979-08-16  12.00%
1979-07-27  11.75%
1979-06-19  11.50%
1978-12-26  11.75%
1978-11-24  11.50%
1978-11-17  11.00%
1978-11-06  10.75%
1978-11-01  10.50%
1978-10-27  10.25%
1978-10-13  10.00%
1978-09-28   9.75%
1978-09-15   9.50%
1978-09-01   9.25%
1978-06-30   9.00%
1978-06-16   8.75%
1978-05-26   8.50%
1978-05-05   8.25%
1978-01-10   8.00%
1977-10-24   7.75%
1977-10-07   7.50%
1977-09-16   7.25%
1977-08-22   7.00%
1977-05-27   6.75%
1977-05-13   6.50%
1976-12-10   6.25%
1976-10-29   6.50%
1976-10-01   6.75%
1976-08-02   7.00%
1976-06-04   7.25%
1976-06-01   7.00%
1976-01-21   6.75%
1976-01-12   7.00%
1975-12-01   7.25%
1975-11-04   7.50%
1975-10-27   7.75%
1975-09-15   8.00%
1975-08-11   7.75%
1975-07-25   7.50%
1975-07-18   7.25%
1975-06-09   7.00%
1975-05-20   7.25%
1975-03-25   7.50%
1975-03-19   7.75%
1975-03-10   8.00%
1975-03-03   8.25%
1975-02-24   8.50%
1975-02-18   8.75%
1975-02-03   9.00%
1975-01-28   9.50%
1975-01-13  10.00%
1974-11-25  10.25%
1974-11-13  10.75%
1974-11-06  11.00%
1974-10-22  11.25%
1974-10-08  11.75%
1974-07-08  12.00%
1974-06-27  11.75%
1974-05-17  11.50%
1974-05-10  11.25%
1974-05-07  11.00%
1974-05-02  10.75%
1974-04-25  10.50%
1974-04-22  10.25%
1974-04-11  10.00%
1974-04-08   9.75%
1974-04-04   9.50%
1974-04-01   9.25%
1974-03-22   9.00%
1974-02-25   8.75%
1974-02-19   9.00%
1974-02-11   9.25%
1974-01-29   9.50%
1973-12-03   9.75%
1973-10-29   9.50%
1973-10-23   9.75%
1973-09-18  10.00%
1973-08-28   9.75%
1973-08-21   9.50%
1973-08-13   9.25%
1973-08-06   9.00%
1973-07-30   8.75%
1973-07-18   8.50%
1973-07-09   8.25%
1973-07-02   8.00%
1973-06-22   7.75%
1973-06-07   7.50%
1973-05-25   7.25%
1973-05-07   7.00%
1973-04-19   6.75%
1973-03-26   6.50%
1973-02-27   6.25%
1972-12-27   6.00%
1972-10-03   5.75%
1972-08-29   5.50%
1972-06-27   5.25%
1972-03-31   5.00%
1972-03-20   4.75%
1972-02-16   4.50%
1972-01-18   4.75%
1972-01-03   5.00%
1971-12-17   5.25%
1971-11-08   5.50%
1971-10-20   5.75%
1971-07-07   6.00%
1971-04-23   5.50%
1971-03-19   5.25%
1971-03-11   5.50%
1971-02-16   5.75%
1971-01-18   6.00%
1971-01-15   6.25%
1971-01-06   6.50%
1970-12-22   6.75%
1970-11-23   7.00%
1970-11-12   7.25%
1970-09-21   7.50%
1970-03-25   8.00%
1969-06-09   8.50%
1969-03-17   7.50%
1969-01-07   7.00%
1968-12-18   6.75%
1968-12-02   6.50%
1968-09-25   6.25%
1968-04-19   6.50%
1967-11-20   6.00%
1967-03-27   5.50%
1967-01-26   5.75%
1966-08-16   6.00%
1966-06-29   5.75%
1966-03-10   5.50%
1965-12-06   5.00%
1960-08-23   4.50%
1959-09-01   5.00%
1959-05-18   4.50%
1958-09-11   4.00%
1958-04-21   3.50%
1958-01-22   4.00%
1957-08-06   4.50%
1956-08-21   4.00%
1956-04-13   3.75%
1955-10-14   3.50%
1955-08-04   3.25%

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