Prime vs base rate
Base rate vs Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) What is Base rate ? Base rate is the minimum rate at which bank can lend.Home loan interest rate charged is base rate plus spread. For example :If bank base rate is 10% and spread is 0.5% then your effective home loan interest rate is 10% + 0.5%=10.5%. Prime rate, in essence, refers to the bank's 'best' rate for ordinary, short term business loans in the domestic US market. You can think of that as a base rate, but ONLY for short term loans to