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To: RMF who wrote (903106)

11/25/2015 12:50:37 PM

From: Brumar89

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You are totally wrong. Carter was President when the prime rate topped out in Dec. 1980. Yes, rates continued high for several years, but the decline began then.

fedprimerate.com

May 13, 1977	6.50
May 31, 1977	6.75
August 22, 1977	7.00
September 16, 1977	7.25
October 7, 1977	7.50
October 24, 1977	7.75
January 10, 1978	8.00
May 5, 1978	8.25
May 26, 1978	8.50
June 16, 1978	8.75
July 30, 1978	9.00
August 31, 1978	9.25
September 15, 1978	9.50
September 28, 1978	9.75
October 13, 1978	10.00
October 27, 1978	10.25
November 1, 1978	10.50
November 6, 1978	10.75
November 17, 1978	11.00
November 24, 1978	11.50
December 26, 1978	11.75
June 19, 1979	11.50
July 27, 1979	11.75
August 16, 1979	12.00
August 28, 1979	12.25
September 7, 1979	12.75
September 14, 1979	13.00
September 21, 1979	13.25
September 28, 1979	13.50
October 9, 1979	14.00
October 23, 1979	15.00
November 1, 1979	15.25
November 9, 1979	15.50
November 16, 1979	14.75
November 30, 1979	15.50
December 7, 1979	15.25
February 19, 1980	15.75
February 22, 1980	16.50
February 29, 1980	16.75
March 4, 1980	17.25
March 7, 1980	17.75
March 14, 1980	18.50
March 19, 1980	19.00
March 28, 1980	19.50
April 2, 1980	20.00
April 18, 1980	19.50
May 1, 1980	18.50
May 7, 1980	17.50
May 16, 1980	16.50
May 23, 1980	14.50
May 30, 1980	14.00
June 6, 1980	13.00
June 13, 1980	12.50
June 17, 1980	12.00
July 7, 1980	11.50
July 25, 1980	11.00
August 22, 1980	11.25
August 27, 1980	11.50
September 8, 1980	12.00
September 12, 1980	12.25
September 19, 1980	12.50
September 26, 1980	13.00
October 1, 1980	13.50
October 17, 1980	14.00
October 29, 1980	14.50
November 6, 1980	15.50
November 17, 1980	16.25
November 21, 1980	17.00
November 26, 1980	17.75
December 2, 1980	18.50
December 5, 1980	19.00
December 10, 1980	20.00
December 16, 1980	21.00
December 19, 1980	21.50 (U.S. Prime Rate record high) ( BACK TO TOP \| CURRENT PRIME RATE)
January 2, 1981	20.50
January 9, 1981	20.00
February 3, 1981	19.50
February 23, 1981	19.00
March 10, 1981	18.00
March 17, 1981	17.50
April 2, 1981	17.00
April 24, 1981	17.50
April 30, 1981	18.00
May 4, 1981	19.00
May 11, 1981	19.50
May 19, 1981	20.00
May 22, 1981	20.50
June 3, 1981	20.00
July 8, 1981	20.50
September 15, 1981	19.50
October 5, 1981	19.00
October 13, 1981	18.00
November 3, 1981	17.50
November 9, 1981	17.00
November 16, 1981	16.50
November 24, 1981	16.00
December 3, 1981	15.75
February 8, 1982	16.50
February 18, 1982	17.00
February 23, 1982	16.50
July 20, 1982	16.00
July 29, 1982	15.50
August 2, 1982	15.00
August 16, 1982	14.50
August 18, 1982	14.00
September 3, 1982	13.50
October 7, 1982	13.00
October 13, 1982	12.00
November 22, 1982	11.50
January 11, 1983	11.00
February 21, 1983	10.50
August 8, 1983	11.00
March 19, 1984	11.50
April 5, 1984	12.00
May 8, 1984	12.50
June 26, 1984	13.00
September 27, 1984	12.75
October 16, 1984	12.50
October 24, 1984	12.00
November 8, 1984	11.75
November 28, 1984	11.25
December 19, 1984	10.75
January 15, 1985	10.50
May 20, 1985	10.00
June 18, 1985	9.50
March 7, 1986	9.00
April 21, 1986	8.50
July 11, 1986	8.00
August 26, 1986	7.50
April 1, 1987	7.75
May 1, 1987	8.00
May 15, 1987	8.25
September 4, 1987	8.75
October 7, 1987	9.25
October 22, 1987	9.00
November 5, 1987	8.75
February 2, 1988	8.50
May 11, 1988	9.00
July 14, 1988	9.50
August 11, 1988	10.00
November 28, 1988	10.50
February 10, 1989	11.00

Also: infoplease.com
Money Market Interest Rates and Mortgage Rates, 1980–2002Below find money market interest and mortgage rates for 1980 through 2002.

Type1980198519901995200020012002

Federal funds, effective rate	13.35%	8.10%	8.10%	5.83%	6.24%	3.88%	1.67%
Prime rate charged by banks	15.26	9.93	10.01	8.83	9.23	6.91	4.67
Discount rate1	11.77	7.69	6.98	5.21	5.73	3.40	1.17
Eurodollar deposits, 3-month	14.00	8.27	8.16	5.93	6.45	3.70	1.73
Large negotiable CDs:
3-month, secondary market	13.07	8.05	8.15	5.92	6.35	3.71	1.73
6-month, secondary market	12.94	8.24	8.17	5.98	6.46	3.66	1.81
Taxable money market funds2	12.68	7.71	7.82	5.48	5.89	3.67	1.29