The loan market quoted interest rate (LPR) on February 20, 2023 is: 1-year LPR is 3.65%.
Loan interest rate is the interest rate charged by banks and other financial institutions to borrowers when they issue loans. It is mainly divided into three categories: the central bank's loan interest rate to commercial banks; the commercial bank's loan interest rate to customers; and the interbank lending rate. The factors that determine bank loan interest are: ① Bank costs. Any economic activity requires cost-benefit comparison. There are two types of bank costs: borrowing costs—advanced interest on borrowed funds; additional costs—expenses incurred in normal business. ②Average profit rate. Interest is a subdivision of profit. Interest must be less than the profit rate. The average profit rate is the highest limit of interest. ③The supply and demand situation of lending currency funds. If supply exceeds demand, loan interest rates will inevitably fall, and vice versa. In addition, loan interest rates must also take into account price changes, securities income factors, political factors, etc. However, some scholars believe that the highest limit of interest rate should be the marginal rate of return of funds. The factor that constrains the interest rate is regarded as the ratio of the increase in profit of the enterprise after borrowing a bank loan to the amount of borrowing and the loan interest rate. As long as the former is not less than the latter, the company may borrow from the bank.