1st LD-Writethru: China's loan prime rates remain unchanged

NAMPA / Xinhua

2026-07-20

BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- China's one-year loan prime rate (LPR), a market-based benchmark lending rate, came in at 3 percent Monday, unchanged from the previous month. The over-five-year LPR, on which many lenders base their mortgage rates, also remained unchanged from the previous reading of 3.5 percent, according to the National Interbank Funding Center. LPRs reflect the level of financing costs for households and businesses. Lower ra......

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