Prime home loan interest rate south africa
Based on data supplied by the South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) which tracks the average interest rate charged on installment sales agreements (basically loan agreements to buy cars, furniture etc), contracts signed by South Africans with credit suppliers had an average interest rate of 11.17% in September 2018, 11.37% in December 2018 and has now reached 11.38% in March 2019. At its meeting ending 18 July, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) unanimously opted to cut the repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 6.50%, after holding rates for eight months.