Though the Fed doesn't set the prime rate, changes in the rates set by the central bank tend to be closely correlated to the prime rate set by individual banks.
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The Federal Reserve has no direct influence on the prime rate, but the central bank does set the target federal funds rate, to which the prime rate tends to be closely correlated.
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Since HELOC rates are very closely tied to the prime rate, there's a good chance that these will drop by about the same amount as the amount that the prime rate dropped.
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"Variable-rate credit cards are typically indexed to the prime rate, so when the Fed raises its target for the short-term federal funds rate, the prime rate usually follows," Carter wrote.
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The 1-year loan prime rate was cut to 0.843%, as compared to 4.25% a month ago, while the 5-year loan prime rate was unchanged from the previous month at 4.85%.
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Banks typically follow suit with their own prime rate hikes.
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APR may vary with market rates based on the Prime Rate.
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APR will vary with market rates based on the Prime Rate.
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To compare, the one-year loan prime rate is just 4.15%.
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Prime rate will raise from 4.25 % to 4.50 % Source text for Eikon:
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APR may vary with market rates based on the Prime Rate. LexusPursuitsVisa.
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APR may vary with market rates based on the Prime Rate. ToyotaRewardsCreditCard.
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After that, banks like Wells Fargo raised their prime rate to 3.5 percent.
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Things like mortgages and credit-card rates are then benchmarked against the prime rate.
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Loan prime rate is the interest rate that banks charge their most creditworthy clients.
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The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) dropped to 4.15% from 4.20% in October.
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China will also report its monthly lending benchmark Loan Prime Rate (LPR) next Friday.
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People expect them to cut their loan prime rate by more than 10 basis points.
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The prime rate is a benchmark for a wide range of consumer and commercial loans.
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JPMORGAN CHASE LOWERS ITS PRIME RATE BY 25 BASIS POINTS TO 5.25% STARTING AUG 1
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Its worth noting that interest rates can change, generally alongside the Federal Reserve's prime rate.
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The loan prime rate is linked to interest rate on the medium-term lending facility.
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Cardholders pay a premium above the prime rate that is determined largely by their creditworthiness.
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On Tuesday, the first day of the new reforms, the new one-year loan prime rate was set at 4.25% — down from 4.31% previously; while the newly introduced five-year loan prime rate was fixed at 4.85% — below the five-year benchmark of 4.9%.
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In addition, you'll also have to pay interest, which is the prime rate plus 1 percent.
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Not everything is so closely tied to the prime rate, especially considering things like auto loans.
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APRs change in accordance with the prime rate, which is tied to the federal funds rate.
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Traders now turn their attention to the central bank's Loan Prime Rate (LPR) decision on Friday.
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The People's Bank of China published the first new Loan Prime Rate (LPR) under the new mechanism.
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As the federal funds rate rises, so does the prime rate, and credit card rates follow suit.
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CHINA C.BANK SAYS STUDYING PLANS TO SWITCH BENCHMARK RATE FOR EXISTING LOANS TO LOAN PRIME RATE (LPR)
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The prime rate is what banks charge to lend to their most creditworthy customers, including large corporations.
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The one-year loan prime rate remains at 4.05%; the medium-term lending facility rate at 3.15%.
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Other borrowing costs followed and the prime rate climbed to a record 20.5 percent by May 1981.
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The following explains how China's new Loan Prime Rate (LPR), a central part of the reforms, will work.
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Now, they don't move in lock step with the prime rate, but they're expected to move up gradually.
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As the federal funds rate rises, the prime rate does as well, and credit card rates follow suit.
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China set its new one-year Loan Prime Rate at 4.25%, down 6 basis points from 4.31% previously.
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China set its new one-year Loan Prime Rate at 4.25%, down 6 basis points from 0.98123% previously.
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The new one-year Loan Prime Rate was set at 4.25%, down 6 basis points from 4.31% previously.
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The MLF rate acts as a guide for the PBOC's new lending benchmark, the Loan Prime Rate (LPR).
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Interest rates on credit cards are closely tied to the prime rate, so you'll likely see decreases near .
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"China's new Loan Prime Rate amounts to a rate cut," Pantheon Macroeconomics said in a research note Monday.
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When the Fed cut short-term rates, the prime rate lowered, too, and credit card rates followed suit.
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Elsewhere, the People's Bank of China kept its loan prime rate unchanged on Monday, sending Asian shares higher.
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Hong Kong time: China is pushing for its new Loan Prime Rate even harder in the new year.
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The People's Bank of China didn't adjust its one-year loan prime rate (LPR), which stands at 4.15%.
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The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) is at 4.15% while the five-year LPR is at 4.80%.
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The central bank is gradually replacing its existing fixed benchmark lending rate, with a new Loan Prime Rate.
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That's because the prime rate, or the interest rate banks charge on loans, is currently 2401%, Marshall says.
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The prime rate is the rate at which individual banks lend to their most creditworthy customers, including large corporations.
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The prime rate is the rate at which individual banks lend to their most creditworthy customers, including large corporations.
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The Loan Prime Rate (LPR), as it is known, will become the reference rate for banks pricing corporate loans.
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It's worth noting, however, that interest rates could change as the prime rate set by the Federal Reserve changes.
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As part of that reform, the PBOC set a new one-year Loan Prime Rate of 4.25% on Tuesday.
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The Prime rate will rise by 18 percent to $12.99 per month from $10.99, according to Amazon's membership page.
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One of those tools is the loan prime rate — or the interest rate that banks charge their most creditworthy customers.
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Instead, officials took a different step on Saturday, enhancing the "loan prime rate" which will now replace the old benchmark.
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Adjustable-rate debt gets affected because it is tied to the prime rate, which immediately moves when the Fed acts.
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The last time JPMorgan reduced its prime rate was December 2008, when it cut the rate to 3.25% from 4%.
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The prime rate generally gets reset almost immediately after the Fed's decision comes down, so you'll feel the impact soon.
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The same goes for homeowners with adjustable-rate home equity lines of credit, which are pegged to the prime rate.
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M&T Bank also said it would raise its prime rate to 4.5 percent, effective Thursday, while BB&T Corp.
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The one-year Loan Prime Rate remained at 4.05% for March, while the five year rate held steady at 4.75%.
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The central bank is gradually replacing its existing fixed benchmark lending rate, with a new Loan Prime Rate, starting Tuesday.
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The one-year loan prime rate was reduced by 21-basis points — from 2693% in January to 2349% in February.
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The prime rate, which banks charge their most creditworthy customers, nearly doubled by Election Day 1980, peaking at 21.5 percent.
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Many homeowners with adjustable rate home equity lines of credit, which are pegged to the prime rate, will also be affected.
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Whatever your APR, if it's variable, it changes based on the Prime Rate, which is pegged to the federal funds rate.
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The last time JPMorgan reduced its prime rate was in December 2008, when it cut the rate to 3.25% from 4%.
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The prime rate that banks use as a baseline for interest rates usually rises immediately after the Fed makes a move.
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Many homeowners with adjustable rate home equity lines of credit, which are pegged to the prime rate, also will be affected.
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Many homeowners with adjustable-rate home equity lines of credit, which are pegged to the prime rate, also will be affected.
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Hong Kong time: The People's Bank of China kept its one-year loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged at 4.15% on Monday.
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Credit card interest rates are tied to the prime rate, which is tied to — you guessed it — the federal funds rate.
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On the first day of the new changes on Tuesday, the loan prime rate came in at 4.25% for one-year loans.
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Standard Chartered said it would also raise its prime rate-linked new mortgage rate to the best lending rate minus 3 percent.
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Variable rate loans are closely tied to the Libor or prime rate, and with that decreasing, you'll likely pay less in interest.
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Unlike a fixed-rate loan, a variable-rate loan's interest rate changes with an index interest rate, such as the prime rate.
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TD, which has a separate mortgage prime rate, will also cut that rate by 50 basis points to 3.10%, a spokeswoman said.
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When the Fed raises or lowers short-term rates, the prime rate moves in lock step and credit card rates follow suit.
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According to sources, the People's Bank of China is likely to lower its key lending rate - the loan prime rate (LPR) - on Feb.
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According to sources, the People's Bank of China is likely to lower its key lending rate - the loan prime rate (LPR) - on Feb.
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With risks to growth mounting, China's central bank is likely to lower its key lending rate - the loan prime rate (LPR) - on Feb.
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A Fed hike triggers a corresponding move in the prime rate, which is what lenders use for a base on what to charge.
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Mortgages in Hong Kong are normally either linked to the prime rate, or the benchmark rate Hibor - the Hong Kong interbank offered rate.
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After a rate hike, banks raise the rate they charge their most creditworthy clients — such as large corporations — known as the prime rate.
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Many homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages or home equity lines of credit, which are pegged to the prime rate, will also be affected.
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Ma added that a temporary steady Loan Prime Rate (LPR) fixing did not mean lending rates to the real economy were kept unchanged.
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Many homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages or home equity lines of credit, which are pegged to the prime rate, will also be affected.
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Seth's comments came before China cut its loan prime rate (LPR) on Thursday morning, a move that could lower borrowing costs for businesses.
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Earlier in the day, the People's Bank of China set the one-year Loan Prime Rate at 4.2%, down from 4.25% in August.
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Chase, for instance, adds from 21980 percent to 210 percent to the prime rate, creating a maximum credit card rate of 275 percent.
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Variable credit card interest rates are tied to the prime rate, for example, which is closely related to the federal funds rate, Hamrick says.
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If the Fed moves to cut short-term rates down the road, the prime rate lowers too, and credit card rates will follow suit.
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Wells Fargo and Prudential are among firms that are suggesting an eventual fallback to the Prime Rate, which is typically more expensive than Libor.
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The new Loan Prime Rate (LPR) is linked to the MLF rate, which is determined by broader financial system demand for central bank liquidity.
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Whether you're planning to buy a new or used car, the interest rates on auto loans will likely fall along with the prime rate.
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Markets participants widely believe the two rate cuts in the open market operations suggest a similar adjustment in its newly established Loan Prime Rate.
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Even though the added percentage is fixed, a bank's prime rate will rise and fall in concert with changes to the federal funds rate.
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Stocks in major Asian markets were mostly higher on Monday, with the People's Bank of China (PBoC) keeping the loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged.
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According to Mr. McBride, credit card costs are directly tied to the prime rate, which in turn is linked to the federal funds rate.
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The one-year loan prime rate was left unchanged at 4.05% from the previous monthly fixing while the five-year LPR remained at 4.75%.
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BB&T was the first of a slew of banks that announced Wednesday that it would increase its prime rate to 3.75 percent, effective immediately.
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AND THEY COULD GO UP. HEY, I WAS THERE WITH JIMMY CARTER WHERE INTEREST RATES – I THINK THE PRIME RATE WENT TO 21 OR 22%.
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Forty respondents, or 21% of all participants in the survey, predicted a reduction in the Loan Prime Rate (LPR) in the monthly fixing on Friday.
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The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was left unchanged at 4.05% from the previous monthly fixing while the five-year LPR remained at 4.75%.
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Monday's move is expected to offer an indication for the country's monthly benchmark loan prime rate (LPR) fixing, which is due to announce on Friday.
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While taking money out before the CD ends will incur a penalty, the interest rate won't change, no matter what happens to the prime rate.
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The MLF now acts as a guide for the PBOC's new lending benchmark Loan Prime Rate (LPR), which is set on the 20th of eachmonth.
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The MLF now acts as a guide for the PBOC's new lending benchmark Loan Prime Rate (LPR), which will release its monthly fixing next Monday.
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In early trading, China kept its one-year and five-year loan prime rate (LPR), a lending benchmark rate, unchanged, signaling no pressure on liquidity.
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But the tiny reduction in the revamped Loan Prime Rate (LPR) reflected Chinese banks' continued reluctance to lower their lending rates and face leaner profit margins.
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The interest rate cut that wasn't The People's Bank of China was widely expected to cut its benchmark interest rate, the Loan Prime Rate, on Monday.
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The Federal Reserve does not directly influence the prime rate, but prime rates tend to closely correlate with changes in rates announced by the central bank.
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The People's Bank of China will set its monthly Loan Prime Rate — a new benchmark for what banks charge corporate clients for new loans — on Friday.
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The prime rate, which is the rate that banks extend to their most creditworthy customers, is typically 3 percentage points higher than the federal funds rate.
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The Chinese yuan held steady against the dollar in offshore trade before a widely expected cut in the country's benchmark loan prime rate later on Thursday.
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For example, Chinese lenders on Thursday cut their one-year loan prime rate, which is used across the financial system, by 0.1 percent to 4.05 percent.
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The PBOC, in a revamp to China's interest rates regime last year, pushed commercial lenders to reference the loan prime rate when pricing their new loans.
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It's slightly higher than a year ago, despite a corresponding small drop in the prime rate (which, generally speaking, banks rely on for their rate calculations).
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China's central bank cut its medium-term lending rate on Monday, which also fanned expectations for a reduction in the country's benchmark loan prime rate (LPR).
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The slight difference means "the imminent impact of the PBOC's announced reforms to the loan prime rate (LPR) mechanism will be modest," Liu said in a note.
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Given that the loan prime rate is charged to the best and least risky customers, it became the unofficial minimum interest rates on bank loans in China.
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Many homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages or home equity lines of credit, which are pegged to the prime rate, are also affected when the Fed raises rates.
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Beijing rate-setters are sounding out a switch to the so-called "loan prime rate", according to Reuters, based on how much banks charge their best clients.
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Domestic traders and analysts said they would pay close attention to this month's Loan Prime Rate (LPR) fixing, and any adjustment should bring volatility to the yuan.
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Last week, the one-year loan prime rate (LPR), the new benchmark lending gauge introduced in August, was lowered by 10 basis points to 6003% from 4.15%.
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Like the prime rate in the United States, it is also often used to help determine how much interest banks and other financial institutions should charge consumers.
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China is widely expected to announce a cut in its benchmark Loan Prime Rate (LPR) on Thursday to ease financial strains on businesses affected by the outbreak.
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All 64 respondents in the snap survey expected a reduction in the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) on Wednesday morning, at the central bank's monthly fixing.
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China on Friday left its new lending benchmark — the loan prime rate — unchanged, as expected, after it kept rates of medium-term loans steady earlier this month.
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The funds rate increase will be felt immediately in the prime rate and increase credit card charges, but its impact in other areas usually is more incremental.
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Lowering interest rates is the Fed's standard tool for generating growth, but the prime rate already sits near 0 percent with no sign of sustained growth in sight.
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Lines of credit, or Helocs, however, are more complex to manage than a traditional second mortgage and come with variable interest rates, typically tied to the prime rate.
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China's central bank said last month it would improve the mechanism used to establish the Loan Prime Rate, a move that paves the way towards lower borrowing costs.
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BEIJING, Dec 28 (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Saturday it will use the loan prime rate (LPR) as a new benchmark for pricing existing floating-rate loans.
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Ma Jun told reporters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Dalian that the loan prime rate should reflect changes in the policy rate in the future.
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One effect of rising rates could be more businesses going to nonbank, or shadow, institutions that aren't bound to a prime rate that will rise after the Fed moves.
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Exactly what you pay is typically a combination of your bank's prime rate — reserved for the most creditworthy customers — plus a fixed percentage that depends on your credit score.
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He said a government drive to encourage banks to lower lending rates, including through its reform of the loan prime rate (LPR), was one factor putting pressure on earnings.
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But, but, but: The Fed funds rate has diverged a bit this year from the prime rate and the credit card rate since the Fed paused its hiking cycle.
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Elsewhere, the Chinese central bank said over the weekend that it will use the loan prime rate as a new benchmark for pricing current floating-rate loans, Reuters reported.
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Some, for example, some corporate loans are linked to the prime rate, which is likely to move up with the fed funds rate, and those interest rates will adjust.
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The country's central bank, the People's Bank of China, cut the one-year loan prime rate from 4.15% to 4.05%, and the five-year rate from 4.80% to 4.75%.
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Card rates are based on a bank's prime rate, which is usually set at 24.5 basis points, or three percentage points, above the high end of the Fed's benchmark.
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The central bank trimmed the interest rate on medium term loans by 10 basis points, potentially paving way for a cut on the benchmark loan prime rate this Thursday.
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As for the latest interest rate reforms aimed at lowering lending rates in the economy, they have just come into effect, but banks' prime rate slipped just 6 basis points.
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The one-year loan prime rate (LPR), the new benchmark lending gauge introduced in August, was lowered by 10 basis points to 4.05% from 4.15% at the previous monthly fixing.
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The one-year loan prime rate (LPR), the new benchmark lending gauge introduced in August, was lowered by 22019 basis points to 4.05% from 4.15% at the previous monthly fixing.
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And in August, the central bank launched a new Loan Prime Rate that will become the benchmark for banks to price loans, a reform meant to support growth and employment.
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The current prime rate is 3.5 percent — 3 percent plus the top of the range the Fed targets for its overnight funds rate, which currently is 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent.
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The funds level is used as a gauge for a host of other consumer rates and is tied directly to the prime rate that lenders use to calculate interest they charge.
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A trader at a Chinese bank said the MLF injection suggests the new lending benchmark — Loan Prime Rate (LPR) — is likely to follow with a 5 basis point cut next Wednesday.
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While many lenders set their prime rate — the interest rate they charge their best customers — in accordance with the Federal funds rate, credit-card companies don't always follow the Fed's lead.
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TORONTO, March 13 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada will reduce its prime rate to 2.95%, the lowest level since August 2017, from 3.45%, effective Tuesday, the lender said in a statement.
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On Tuesday morning the People's Bank of China set its new Loan Prime Rate at 4.25% — slightly lower than its existing benchmark one-year lending rate, which hasn't changed in years.
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Credit card rates are legally tied to the so-called prime rate that banks charge their best customers, which is based on the U.S. overnight interest rate set by the Fed.
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A higher prime rate will translate to higher interest rates on a wide range of loans that are keyed off the rate, including small business loans and some credit card loans.
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Many homeowners, however, also have home equity lines of credit and those are directly pegged to the prime rate, which means there is a more immediate change when the Fed adjusts rates.
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The number of banks playing a role in setting the new loan prime rate every month has also been expanded by eight — including two foreign ones — to a total of 18 institutions.
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The changes include: The loan prime rate, introduced in October 2013, was meant to better reflect market demand for funds compared to the benchmark rate — but it didn't work out that way.
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China will reform and improve the loan prime rate (LPR) regime to help banks price their loans, adding five-year and longer tenors to the existing one-year tenor, the cabinet said.
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The prime rate is the rate at which banks lend to creditworthy customers, and often is used as a benchmark for other loans such as loans for credit cards or small businesses.
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The second loan may be a home equity line of credit, which typically carries a variable rate that is based on the prime rate plus an additional margin set by the lender.
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He said a government drive to encourage banks to lower lending rates, including through its reform earlier this month of the loan prime rate (LPR), was one factor putting pressure on earnings.
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Mainland Chinese stocks surged by the market close on Thursday, with the country cutting its loan prime rate (LPR) as the country grapples with the economic impact of an ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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The central bank will push down real lending rates, especially for small firms, by further improving the transmission mechanism of the loan prime rate (LPR) - its new benchmark lending rate, Liu said.
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Analysts expect the PBOC to announce more cuts in banks' reserve requirement ratios (RRR), and predict further reductions in the country's one-year loan prime rate (LPR), its new benchmark lending rate.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank governor Yi Gang on Monday urged banks to use its reference rate, the loan prime rate (LPR) as soon as possible in making loans, the central bank said.
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All loans need to be repaid within five years with interest (this is set by your plan, based on the prime rate, which is currently about 2520%), or you'll be hit with taxes.
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Thirty-nine respondents, or near 74% of all participants in the snap survey conducted this week, predicted no change to the one-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) in its monthly fixing on Friday.
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Wednesday's rate hike will be felt immediately in the prime rate, which is the rate that banks extend to their most credit-worthy customers — typically 3 percentage points higher than the federal funds rate.
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When the Fed increases rates, banks raise the prime rate, a bench mark index used to set all kinds of consumer loans, credit cards, car loans, home equity lines and credit, private student loans.
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The prime rate is the rate at which banks lend to their most creditworthy customers, and can be used as a benchmark for other loans such as those for small businesses or credit cards.
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In a rare sign of tightening liquidity in the interbank market, the one-year Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate (SHIBOR) SHICNY1YD= was at 4.322 percent, exceeding the one-year Loan Prime Rate at 4.3 percent.
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Here's a breakdown of how it works: For starters, the prime rate, which is the rate banks extend to their most creditworthy customers, is typically 3 percentage points higher than the federal funds rate.
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The monthly fixing for China's lending benchmark or loan prime rate (LPR) is due on Friday, but traders have not reached a consensus on whether the LPR will be cut in step with MLF.
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The lender usually starts with a benchmark rate, such as the prime rate or even a U.S. Treasury bond, both of which tend to move up and down along with the Fed's target rate.
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And all loans need to be repaid within five years with interest (this is set by your plan, based on the prime rate, which is currently about 2401%), or you'll be hit with taxes.
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On Monday China's central bank cut the interest rate on its medium-term lending, a move that is expected to pave the way for a reduction in the benchmark loan prime rate on Thursday.
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BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - China's central bank governor Yi Gang on Monday urged banks to use its reference rate, the loan prime rate (LPR) as soon as possible in making loans, the central bank said.
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Analysts believe the revamped loan prime rate (LPR), which debuts on Tuesday, will be lower than the current level of 4.31%, but are divided over how much funding costs will come down and how quickly.
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This could be a fixed rate, meaning it doesn't change, or a variable rate, which means the APR is tied to a rate that moves with the prime rate, which is tied to economic factors.
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On Thursday, the People's Bank of China said it lowered the one-year loan prime rate to 4.05 percent from 4.15 percent, and slashed the five-year loan rate to 4.75 percent from 4.8 percent.
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The US "prime rate" — used to determine interest charges on several types of assets such as credit cards and some corporate loans — has risen from 3.5 per cent a year ago to 4.25 per cent.
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Here's a breakdown of how it works: For starters, the prime rate, which is the rate that banks extend to their most creditworthy customers, is typically 3 percentage points higher than the federal funds rate.
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The People's Bank of China made its first move on Tuesday to implement a long-awaited change to its interest rate policy by releasing the first monthly figure for a new "loan prime rate," or LPR.
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In a move that it described as a "market-based reform", China's central bank set a new benchmark interest rate, the Loan Prime Rate, which will more closely resemble what commercial banks pay it to borrow.
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Wednesday's expected Fed increase "could be the trigger for HK banks to raise the prime rate for the first time since 2006," Citi said in a note Tuesday, predicting a move as early as this week.
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HSBC, HSBC's local subsidiary Hang Seng Bank, and Bank of China (Hong Kong) said they would raise their prime rate-linked new mortgage rate by 10 basis points to prime minus 2.75 percent effective from August 13.
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The People's Bank of China is now forecast to reduce the one-year loan prime rate (LPR), the benchmark lending gauge it introduced in August 2019, to 3.85% from the current 4.05% by the middle of year.
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Analysts also expect the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to announce more cuts in banks' reserve requirement ratios (RRR), and predict further reductions in the country's one-year loan prime rate (LPR), its new benchmark lending rate.
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"With the receding trade war risk, the PBOC left the 1Y and 5Y loan prime rate unchanged at 4.15% and 4.80%, respectively," Ken Cheung, chief Asian FX strategist at Mizuho Bank, wrote in a note on Friday.
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The interest 2401(k) borrowers pay themselves back typically sits just one or two points above the prime rate, which is a lot better than the 19% to 20% some high-interest credit cards are charging, he explains.
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The revamped loan prime rate (LPR), effective on Tuesday and linked to rates in medium-term lending facility (MLF), is the equivalent of a 45 basis point rate cut on loans, ANZ analysts wrote in a note on Monday.
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In what some analysts called effectively a rate cut, the People's Bank of China also this week launched a key interest rate reform — the loan prime rate — that would make borrowing costs for companies cheaper, and theoretically boost investment.
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BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Saturday it will improve the mechanism used to establish the loan prime rate (LPR) in a move to further lower real interest rates for loans in a market-based way.
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Rather than cutting rates or launching large-scale stimulus programs, China's central bank has been more conservative and on Friday even kept a new benchmark lending rate called the loan prime rate unchanged in March from the prior month.
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For your average American, these decisions have a wide-ranging impact — both good and bad: The prime rate, which is the rate that banks extend to their most creditworthy customers, is typically 20.01 percentage points higher than the federal funds rate.
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BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - China's new loan prime rate (LPR) will be linked to the central bank's medium-term lending facility (MLF) rate, People's Bank of China policy adviser Ma Jun was quoted by state media as saying on Monday.
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A lower prime rate will translate into lower interest rates on a wide range of JPMorgan's loans that are based off the Fed's main short-term rate, and could result in a drag on bank earnings in the coming quarters.
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The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it will improve the mechanism used to establish the loan prime rate (LPR) from this month, in a move to further lower real interest rates for companies as part of broader market reforms.
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You can refinance to today's lower rate and stick with it for the next several years through a fixed-rate loan, or go with a variable rate loan where the rate follows an index interest rate, such as the prime rate.
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On Saturday, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it will use the loan prime rate (LPR) for pricing existing floating-rate loans starting March 20213, extending a reform unveiled in August when the LPR was first applied to new loans.
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China's central bank over the weekend said that it will use the loan prime rate as a new benchmark for pricing current floating-rate loans, a move that analysts said would cut borrowing costs and give the economy a boost.
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Lenders are urged to reference the Loan Prime Rate (LPR) when it comes to issuing loans, Yi told a meeting with representatives from commercial banks including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China and China Construction Bank.
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Over the past month, mortgage rates rose 0.08-0.12 percentage point, depending on the bank, according to mortgage consultancy AMG, adding that floating rates based on the prime rate were 0.8-1.1 percent while fixed rates were 5.7-6 percent.
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Ming Ming, a former PBOC official and head of fixed income research at Citic Securities in Beijing, said guiding the loan prime rate (LPR) lower is a "soft" option for cutting interest rates, and is more reasonable compared with adjusting benchmark interest rates.
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Bank of China Hong Kong will also raise its HIBOR-linked mortgage interest rate by the same degree to HIBOR + 1.4 percent, and increase interest rate on mortgages linked to the prime rate, effective June 5, according to the Hong Kong Economic Journal.
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The sources said the central bank is assessing the impact on banks' credit and loan pricing if it replaces the benchmark lending rate with the loan prime rate (LPR) and replaces the benchmark deposit rate with the 7-day interbank pledged repo rate.
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However, if it's a move the industry makes in lockstep — similar to how quickly Wall Street banks moved to increase the prime rate after the Federal Reserve's December 2015 rate hike — it would likely be easier for even their biggest customers to digest.
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Here's how the moves could affect consumers: These loans will become more expensive since their rates are directly linked to the prime rate, which in turn is affected by the Fed's key rate, says Steve Rick, chief economist of CUNA Mutual Group.
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While the Fed rate hasn't moved since December 2018, the prime rate rose 15 basis points in January to 5.5% and has remained there, and the commercial credit card interest rate has risen 28 basis points to an all-time high of 17.14%.
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Twenty-eight respondents, or about 51% of those in the snap survey conducted this week, expected no change to either the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) CNYLPR1Y=CFXS or the five-year tenor CNYLPR183Y=CFXS in its monthly fixing next Monday.
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China's central bank cut the interest rate on its medium-term lending on Monday, a move expected to pave the way for a reduction in the benchmark loan prime rate on Thursday, to lower borrowing costs for companies hit by the virus.
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BEIJING, Aug 20 (Reuters) - China's central bank vice governor Liu Guoqiang said on Tuesday that the future interest rate policy focus would be on new Loan Prime Rate (LPR) reforms and that 1-year policy benchmark rates may not be changed in the near term.
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SHANGHAI, Nov 25 (Reuters) - China Development Bank (CDB) said on Monday that it will issue bonds worth up to 13 billion yuan ($852.41 million) this week, including the first such paper from a policy bank linked to the central bank's Loan Prime Rate (LPR) benchmark.
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The People's Bank of China cut the interest rate on its medium-term lending on Monday, which is expected to pave the way for a reduction in the benchmark loan prime rate on Thursday, as policymakers try to ease financial strains caused by the virus.
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Many homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages, which are pegged to a variety of indexes such as the prime rate, LIBOR or the 11th District Cost of Funds, may see their interest rate go down as well, although not immediately as ARMs generally reset just once a year.
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The sources said the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission is assessing the impact on banks' credit and loan pricing if they replace the benchmark lending rate with the loan prime rate (LPR) and replace the benchmark deposit rate with the 7-day interbank pledged repo rate.
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Many homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages, which are pegged to a variety of indexes such as the prime rate, Libor or the 11th District Cost of Funds, may see their interest rate go down as well, although not immediately as ARMs generally reset just once a year.
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China's benchmark loan prime rate (LPR) is 4.05%, having been cut by 10 basis points earlier in the day as part of stepped-up support measures by authorities to cushion the blow to economic growth from the coronavirus that has now caused more than 2,100 deaths.
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Under the new mechanism, bank lending rates will be linked to the loan prime rate, which will be linked to the PBOC's medium-term lending facility (MLF) interest rate, and that should establish a relatively smooth policy transmission mechanism, said Ma Jun, a policy adviser to the central bank.
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NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - The largest U.S. bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase & Co, lowered its prime rate, a benchmark for a wide range of consumer and commercial loans, for the first time in more than a decade on Wednesday, following a rate cut from the Federal Reserve.
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"If banks don't get a lot back from these loans their net interest margin is compressed," said Li. Hong Kong has one of the most expensive housing markets in the world and most mortgages are priced over HIBOR, or below the best lending rate, also known as the prime rate.
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If you have a private loan, those loans may be fixed or have a variable rate tied to the Libor, the prime rate or T-bill rates — which means that as the Fed raises rates, borrowers will likely pay more in interest, although how much more will vary by the benchmark.
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But if you have a private loan, those loans may be fixed or have a variable rate tied to the Libor, the prime rate or T-bill rates — which means that as the Fed raises rates, borrowers will likely pay more in interest, although how much more will vary by the benchmark.
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If you have a private loan, those loans may be fixed or have a variable rate tied to the Libor, the prime rate or T-bill rates — which means that as the Fed raises or lowers rates, borrowers will likely pay slightly more or less in interest, although by how much will vary by the benchmark.
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Wednesday's pruning of the loan prime rate (LPR) followed China's first cut in a short-term market rate in four years on Monday, suggesting the start of "a new easing cycle," said Ji Tianhe, China head of foreign exchange and local markets strategy at BNP Paribas in Beijing, who says there is room for rates to go lower.
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The Fed's decision to leave rates unchanged means many homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages, which are pegged to a variety of indexes such as Libor or the 11th District Cost of Funds, or home equity lines of credit, which are pegged to the prime rate, will see their interest rate and monthly payments remain the same for the time being.
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"We expect that if Covid-19 continues to spread for another quarter, the central bank will need to ease again by a 0.5 percentage point cut in the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) and 10 basis points cut in seven-day reverse repo, 1-year medium-term lending facility and 1-year loan prime rate," said Iris Pang, Greater China economist at ING.
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The Fed's decision to leave rates unchanged means many homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages, which are pegged to a variety of indexes such as Libor or the 2.153th District Cost of Funds, or home equity lines of credit, which are pegged to the prime rate, will see their interest rate and monthly payments remain the same for the time being.
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"The tradeoff is that this type of program is typically set up as a variable rate that fluctuates based on the movement of the U.S. prime rate — a rate that has risen three-fourths of a percent in the last year and [is] expected to continue this trend for the foreseeable future," said Matt Weaver, vice president of sales at Finance of America Mortgage.
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