The bank discount rate is a calculation of the interest investors earn on short-term instruments such as Treasury bills.

A high discount rate causes loans to be more expensive and encourages people to save more money. This could be considered ...

The average discount rate at private colleges topped 50 percent this past academic year, according to a new study from the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO).

By Ann Saphir Jan 6 (Reuters) - Directors at two-thirds of the Federal Reserve's regional banks voted to leave the interest rate charged to commercial banks for emergency loans unchanged ahead of last ...

Massachusetts has some of the highest electric rates in the country, and every year, many residents struggle to pay their utility bills. To help to make energy more affordable, utilities offer ...

When looking at mortgage offers online, the interest rate doesn't always show the whole picture. Often, the lowest advertised mortgage rate includes 1 or more discount points, which translates to ...

We show that firms' nominal required returns to capital (i.e., their discount rates) are sticky with respect to expected inflation. Such nominally sticky discount rates imply that increases in ...

The share of mortgage borrowers paying discount points doubled from 2021 through 2023, with the increase larger among consumers with lower credit scores, a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau study ...