Tuesday, October 14, 2008
GOOGLE LIBOR TO UNDERSTAND IT
LIBOR is an abbreviation for the "London Interbank Offered Rate," and is the interest rate offered by a specific group of London banks for U.S. dollar deposits of a stated maturity. LIBOR is used as a base index for setting rates of some adjustable rate financial instruments, including Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARM's)
Today's LIBOR Interest Rates are listed below and updated daily:
LIBOR - 1 Yr 4.131% -0.038%
LIBOR - 6 Mo 4.376% -0.018%
LIBOR - 3 Mo 4.750% -0.002%
LIBOR - 1 Mo 4.560% -0.027%
Treasury - 30 Yr 4.14% 0.05%
Treasury - 10 Yr 3.84% 0.12%
Fed Prime Rate 4.50% 0.00%
as of 14-Oct-08 09:32 ET
sources: DTN, Federal Reserve
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