[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 146 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39496-39499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19186]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Interest Rates

    The Small Business Administration publishes an interest rate called 
the optional ``peg'' rate (13 CFR 120.214(c)) on a quarterly basis. 
This rate is a weighted average cost of money to the government for 
maturities similar to the average SBA direct loan. This rate may be 
used as a base rate for guaranteed fluctuating interest rate SBA loans. 
This rate will be 6\3/4\ percent for the July-September quarter of FY 
96.
    Pursuant to 13 CFR 120.932, the maximum legal interest rate for a 
commercial loan which funds any portion of the cost of a project (see 
13 CFR 120.801(c)(2)) shall be the greater of 6% over the New York 
prime rate or the limitation established by the constitution or laws of 
a given State. The initial rate for a fixed rate loan shall be the 
legal rate for the term or the loan.
John R. Cox,
Associate Administrator for Financial Assistance.

Calculation of SBA's Peg Rate and Direct Lending Rate-4th Quarter 
1996

    SBA's Peg Rate is a Weighted Average of the last three months like-
maturity rates from the Treasury Department, as follows:

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                                                                Weighted
                   Month                       Weight    Rate     rate  
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April......................................          1   6.25       6.25
May........................................          2   6.5          13
June.......................................          3   6.75      20.25
                                                              ----------
    Sum....................................  .........  .....       39.5
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    Divide by 6 to get Peg Rate 6.583333 = Peg Rate.
    Round to the Nearest Eighth = 6.63
    SBA's Direct Rate is last month's like-maturity Treasury Rate plus 
1%, as follows:

June 6.75+1
Direct Rate = Last Month+1 = 7.75
Peg Rate: 6.625
Direct Rate: 7.750%

Average Maturity Calculation

Number of EOL loans....................   1483   12.42  average maturity of EOL Loans.                          
Number of HAL loans....................    987   14.33  average maturity of HAL Loans.                          
Number of VET loans....................    860   10.75  average maturity of VET Loans.                          
                                                                                                                

Weighted Average

                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
Weight-EOL Loans............................     0.445345   5.531189                                            
Weight-HAL Loans............................     0.296396   4.247360                                            

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Weight-VET Loans............................     0.258258   2.776276                                            
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    Sum.....................................            1   12.55482  = Average Maturity                        
                                                                                                                



                                Table 1.--Interest Rates for Specific Maturities                                
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                                                                                       Indicated for            
                                                                      Used for March     April 1996     Changes 
                                                                      1996 (percent)     (percent)              
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1 year.............................................................           4\7/8\           5\1/4\     +\3/8\
5 years............................................................           5\1/4\           5\3/4\     +\1/2\
15 years...........................................................                6           6\3/8\     +\3/8\
20 years...........................................................           6\1/8\           6\5/8\     +\1/2\
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  Table 2.--Range of Maturities to Which the Rates for April 1996 Apply 
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                                                                  Rate  
               From                             To             (percent)
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0 years--3 months.................  Only.....................          5
0 years--4 months.................  0 years--9 months........     5\1/8\
0 years--10 months................  1 year--3 months.........     5\1/4\
1 years--4 months.................  1 year--9 months.........     5\3/8\
1 years--10 months................  2 years--5 months........     5\1/2\
2 years--6 months.................  3 years--8 months........     5\5/8\
3 years--9 months.................  5 years--0 months........     5\3/4\
5 years--1 month..................  5 years--10 months.......     5\7/8\
5 years--11 months................  7 years--1 month.........          6
7 years--2 months.................  10 years--3 months.......     6\1/8\
10 years--4 months................  12 years--9 months.......     6\1/4\
12 years--10 months...............  15 years--0 months.......     6\3/8\
15 years--1 month.................  17 years--4 months.......     6\1/2\
17 years--5 months................  26 years--11 months......     6\5/8\
27 years--0 months................  29 years--11 months......     6\1/2\
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    The rates shown for April are based on average market yields from 
February 21, 1996 through March 20, 1996.

                                Table 1.--Interest Rates for Specific Maturities                                
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                                                                                       Indicated for            
                                                                      Used for April      May 1996      Changes 
                                                                      1996 (percent)     (percent)              
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1 year.............................................................           5\1/4\           5\1/2\     +\1/4\
5 years............................................................           5\3/4\           6\1/4\     +\1/2\
15 years...........................................................           6\3/8\           6\3/4\     +\3/8\
20 years...........................................................           6\5/8\           6\7/8\     +\1/4\
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   Table 2--Range of Maturities to Which the Rates for May 1996 Apply   
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                                                                  Rate  
               From                             To             (percent)
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0 years--3 months.................  0 years--4 months........     5\1/8\
0 years--5 months.................  0 years--7 months........     5\1/4\
0 years--8 months.................  0 years--10 months.......     5\3/8\
0 years--11 months................  1 year--1 month..........     5\1/2\
1 year--2 months..................  1 year--4 months.........     5\5/8\
1 year--5 months..................  1 year--8 months.........     5\3/4\
1 year--9 months..................  2 years--2 months........     5\7/8\
2 years--3 months.................  3 years--4 months........          6
3 years--5 months.................  4 years--7 months........     6\1/8\
4 years--8 months.................  5 years--10 months.......     6\1/4\
5 years--11 months................  10 years--2 months.......     6\3/8\
10 years--3 months................  13 years--0 months.......     6\1/2\
13 years--1 month.................  14 years--11 months......     6\5/8\
15 years--0 months................  16 years--11 months......     6\3/4\
17 years--0 months................  25 years--9 months.......     6\7/8\
                                                                        
25 years--10 months...............  29 years--10 months......     6\3/4\
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The rates shown for May are based on average market yields from 
March 21, 1996 through April 20, 1996.

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                                Table 1. --Interest Rates for Specific Maturities                               
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                                                                                       Indicated for            
                                                                       Used for May      June 1996      Changes 
                                                                      1996 (percent)     (percent)              
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1 year.............................................................           5\1/2\           5\5/8\     +\1/8\
5 years............................................................           6\1/4\           6\3/8\     +\1/8\
15 years...........................................................           6\3/4\           6\7/8\     +\1/8\
20 years...........................................................           6\7/8\           7\1/8\     +\1/4\
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  Table 2. --Range of Maturities to Which the Rates for June 1996 Apply 
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                                                                  Rate  
               From                             To             (percent)
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0 years--3 months.................  Only.....................     5\1/8\
0 years--4 months.................  0 years--6 months........     5\1/4\
0 years--7 months.................  0 years--8 months........     5\3/8\
0 years--9 months.................  0 years--11 months.......     5\1/2\
1 year--0 months..................  1 year--1 month..........     5\5/8\
1 year--2 months..................  1 year--4 months.........     5\3/4\
1 year--5 months..................  1 year--8 months.........     5\7/8\
1 year--9 months..................  2 years--0 months........          6
2 years--1 month..................  2 years--8 months........     6\1/8\
2 years--9 months.................  3 years--10 months.......     6\1/4\
3 years--11 months................  5 years--0 months........     6\3/8\
5 years--1 months.................  6 years--3 months........    6-\1/2\
6 years--4 month..................  9 years--11 months.......     6\5/8\
10 years--0 month.................  13 years--0 months.......     6\3/4\
13 years--1 months................  15 years--9 months.......     6\7/8\
15 years--10 month................  18 years--10 months......          7
18 years--11 months...............  22 years--1 month........     7\1/8\
22 years--2 months................  27 years--5 months.......          7
27 years--6 months................  29 years--9 months.......     6\7/8\
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The rates shown for June are based on average market yields from 
April 21, 1996 through May 20, 1996.

                           Average Loan Maturity by Loan Program--Loan Portfolio Basis                          
                                            [Quarter Ended 03/31/96]                                            
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                                                        Total maturity     Average maturity    Average maturity 
          Loan program              Number of loans         months              months               years      
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Business 7(A):                                                                                                  
    Direct......................               1,188             244,739                 206               17.17
    Immed Part..................                  41               8,727                 213               17.75
    Guaranty....................             169,135          23,759,704                 140               11.67
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        Total...................             170,364          24,013,170                 141               11.75
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EOL:                                                                                                            
    Direct......................               1,483             221,425                 149               12.42
    Immed Part..................                   4                 833                 208               17.33
    Guaranty....................                 404              59,783                 148               12.33
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        Total...................               1,891             282,041                 149               12.42
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Handicapped:                                                                                                    
    Direct......................                 987             169,408                 172               14.33
    Immed Part..................                  39               7,601                 195               16.25
    Guaranty....................                   7               1,554                 222               18.50
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        Total...................               1,033             178,563                 173               14.42
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Veterans:                                                                                                       
    Direct......................                 860             110,935                 129               10.75
    Immed Part..................                   2                 480                 240               20.00
    Guaranty....................                   1                 120                 120               10.00
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        Total...................                 863             111,535                 129               10.75
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SBIC:                                                                                                           
    Direct......................                 128              18,142                 142               11.83
    Immed Part..................                   0  ..................  ..................                 .00

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    Guaranty....................                 210              26,592                 127               10.58
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        Total...................                 338              44,734                 132               11.00
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Displ Bus:                                                                                                      
    Direct......................                 405             128,885                 318               26.50
    Immed Part..................                  41              11,993                 293               24.42
    Guaranty....................                   2                 546                 273               22.75
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        Total...................                 448             141,424                 316               26.33
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[FR Doc. 96-19186 Filed 7-26-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025-01-M