Monthly Interest Rate Certification
August 2016
In February of 1997, the Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury delegated to the Bureau of the Public Debt (now the Bureau of the Fiscal Service) the responsibility of providing interest rate certification to various agencies. The U.S. Department of Treasury certifies these rates for the month of August 2016.
The following tables contain rates certified for Treasury loans to government agencies.
The following tables contain rates certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for various statutory purposes.
- Table 1 & Table 2 - Treasury Loans to Government Agencies
- Table 4 - Guam Development Fund Act
- Table 5 - Department of Defense Arms Export Control
- Table 6 - Other Specific Legislation
Table 1 - August 2016 Specific Maturities
(Updated August 1, 2016)
| Maturity |
Used for
July 2016
|
Indicated for August 2016 |
Changes |
| 1 year |
5/8% |
1/2% |
-1/8% |
| 5 years |
1-1/4% |
1-1/8% |
-1/8% |
| 15 years |
2% |
1-3/4% |
-1/4% |
| 20 years |
2-1/8% |
1-7/8% |
-1/4% |
Table 2 - August 2016 Range of Maturities
(Updated August 1, 2016)
| From and Including |
Up to but NOT Including |
Rate |
| 0 years - 3 months |
0 years - 4 months |
1/4% |
| 0 years - 4 months |
0 years - 9 months |
3/8% |
| 0 years - 9 months |
1 year - 5 months |
1/2% |
| 1 year - 5 months |
2 years - 3 months |
5/8% |
| 2 years - 3 months |
3 years - 3 months |
3/4% |
| 3 years - 3 months |
4 years - 2 months |
7/8% |
| 4 years - 2 months |
5 years - 0 months |
1% |
| 5 years - 0 months |
5 years - 11 months |
1-1/8% |
| 5 years - 11 months |
6 years - 10 months |
1-1/4% |
| 6 years - 10 months |
8 years - 3 months |
1-3/8% |
| 8 years - 3 months |
11 years - 3 months |
1-1/2% |
| 11 years - 3 months |
14 years - 10 months |
1-5/8% |
| 14 years - 10 months |
18 years - 8 months |
1-3/4% |
| 18 years - 8 months |
22 years - 0 months |
1-7/8% |
| 22 years - 0 months |
24 years - 1 month |
2% |
| 24 years - 1 month |
26 years - 7 months |
2-1/8% |
| 26 years - 7 months |
30 years - 1 day |
2-1/4% |
Table 3 - August 2016 Other Treasury Borrowing Authorities
(Updated August 2, 2016)
| Legislation |
Rate |
| Federal Railroad Administration - Settlement of RR Litigation |
0.50% |
| Ocean Freight Differential |
0.50% |
| Tennessee Valley Authority |
3/8% |
Table 4 -
August 2016
Guam Development Fund Act
(Updated August 1, 2016)
| Range of Maturities |
| From and Including |
Up to but NOT Including |
Rate |
| 0 years - 3 months |
0 years - 4 months |
1/4% |
| 0 years - 4 months |
0 years - 9 months |
3/8% |
| 0 years - 9 months |
1 years - 4 months |
1/2% |
| 1 year - 4 months |
2 years - 3 months |
5/8% |
| 2 years - 3 months |
3 years - 6 months |
3/4% |
| 3 years - 6 months |
4 years - 4 months |
7/8% |
| 4 years - 4 months |
5 years - 4 months |
1% |
| 5 years - 4 months |
6 years - 3 months |
1-1/8% |
| 6 years - 3 months |
7 years - 3 months |
1-1/4% |
| 7 years - 3 months |
9 years - 5 months |
1-3/8% |
| 9 years - 5 months |
13 years - 1 month |
1-1/2% |
| 13 years - 1 month |
17 years - 0 months |
1-5/8% |
| 17 years - 0 months |
20 years - 11 months |
1-3/4% |
| 20 years - 11 months |
23 years -5 months |
1-7/8% |
| 23 years -5 months |
25 years - 1 Day |
2% |
Table 5 - August 2016 Department of Defense Arms Export Control Act
(Updated August 1, 2016)
With respect to a monthly interest rate to be charged by the Department of Defense on delinquent payments due on Foreign Military Sales under the provisions of Section 21 and 22 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(d) and 2762(a)), the interest rate for the month of
July 2016
is 0.27% and 4% should be added to this rate.
For direct Foreign Military Sales credits with 30-year repayment provisions, the interest rate is 2-1/4%.
The following rates apply for the placement of Foreign Military Sales direct credits.
| From and Including |
Up to but NOT Including |
Rate |
| 5 years - 0 months |
5 years - 9 months |
1-1/8% |
| 5 years - 9 months |
6 years - 9 months |
1-1/4% |
| 6 years - 9 months |
8 years - 0 months |
1-3/8% |
| 8 years - 0 months |
11 years - 2 months |
1-1/2% |
| 11 years - 2 months |
12 years - 1 day |
1-5/8% |
Table 6 - August 2016 Other Specific Legislation
(Updated August 2, 2016)
| Legislation |
Rate |
| Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act |
3-1/2% |
| Housing Act of 1937, Public and Indian Housing |
1/2% |
| Housing Act of 1949, Rural Housing Service - 25 year rate |
2-1/8% |
| Housing Act of 1949, Rural Housing Service - 5 year rate |
1-1/8% |
| Housing and Urban Development Acts of 1968 and 1970 |
1-1/2% |
| Housing and Urban Development Housing Assistance Program |
1/2% |
| Indian Financing Act of 1974 |
1-7/8% |
| Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 |
3/8% |
