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Prime rate
Prime rate originally referred to the interest rate at which banks lent to 3 r- A8 ~8 S/ n
favored (prime) customers, i.e., those with high credibility,9 [9 E1 y$ g9 R. H& M
though this is no longer always the case.
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0 b% d7 {" `$ z/ p( R$ w* \. A4 Z在房屋贷款中,Prime rate 实际上充当一个参考利率的作用, 有时翻译成“基准利率”。$ x& M0 r, r: h7 j
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同样道理,一般浮动利息的房屋贷款(variable-rate mortgage)都以Prime rate % i) E7 J1 h( {, `5 D0 s. d
作参考值,其利率一般为 Prime rate 或加或减一个百分数。/ G2 B C" g; F z
现在,variable rate mortgage 的利息一般为
" i. x7 z; G7 T2 [Prime + 1%, Prime rate 为2.5%.
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