Prime rate originally referred to the interest rate at which banks lent to # ]! v) Z. Y# ^) i
favored (prime) customers, i.e., those with high credibility, 4 E9 D( u6 x0 L9 W" q& a+ Ithough this is no longer always the case. $ }7 E/ r( z0 q5 R' o
+ Z. i0 g5 V" C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”。 ) J' r) v _9 A: N0 j% i0 H9 B8 p
提到温度,我们知道冰水混合物为零度,提到海拔,我们知道海平面的概念。/ D( v' v3 u. P* A
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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 2 _8 J2 H# A8 e) Z2 k7 D" V X& f作参考值,其利率一般为 Prime rate 或加或减一个百分数。 ( C6 A( ~ o' S现在,variable rate mortgage 的利息一般为 9 e& `& f3 p4 vPrime + 1%, Prime rate 为2.5%. : S! N& } |, G1 C$ a: }. {# O6 |# y4 t
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原帖由 艳丽贷款 于 2009-1-6 19:48 发表 5 c5 l3 ~, ?' }/ a( c6 @
Prime rate originally referred to the interest rate at which banks lent to - S3 s s t$ K5 n( i
favored (prime) customers, i.e., those with high credibility,, G# L9 ]& K& r; \- z$ e! m f* S
though this is no longer always the case. 4 _; Y3 M6 c! z; s* A7 L* M. `- d+ F1 R) c
在房屋贷款中, ...