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Monthly Interest Rate Certification

May 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 May 2016.

The following tables contain rates certified for Treasury loans to government agencies.

  • Table 1 & Table 2 - Treasury Loans to Government Agencies
  • Table 3 - Other Treasury Borrowing Authorities

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 - May 2016 Specific Maturities
(Updated May 2, 2016)
Maturity Used for April 2016 Indicated for May 2016 Changes
1 year  5/8% 5/8% unch
5 years 1-3/8% 1-1/4% -1/8%
15 years 2-1/8% 2% -1/8%
20 years 2-1/4% 2-1/4% unch
Table 2 - May 2016 Range of Maturities
(Updated May 2, 2016)
From and Including Up to but NOT Including Rate
0 years - 3 months 0 years -5 months 1/4%
0 years - 5 months 0 years - 8 months 3/8%
0 years - 8 months 1 year - 0 months 1/2%
1 year - 0 months 1 year - 6 months 5/8%
1 year - 6 months 2 years - 3 months 3/4%
2 years - 3 months 3 years - 1 month 7/8%
3 years - 1 month 3 years - 10 months 1%
3 years - 10 month 4 years - 7 months 1-1/8%
4 years - 7 months 5 years - 4 months 1-1/4%
5 years - 4 months 6 years - 2 months 1-3/8%
6 years - 2 months 6 years - 11 months 1-1/2%
6 years - 11 months 8 years - 1 month 1-5/8%
8 years - 1 month 10 years - 2 months 1-3/4%
10 years - 2 months 12 years - 9 months 1-7/8%
12 years - 9 months 16 years - 1 month 2%
16 years - 1 month 19 years - 9 months 2-1/8%
19 years - 9 months 22 years - 6 months 2-1/4%
22 years - 6 months 24 years - 9 months 2-3/8%
24 years - 9 months 27 years - 9 months 2-1/2%
27 years - 9 months 30 years - 1 day 2-5/8%
Table 3 - May 2016 Other Treasury Borrowing Authorities
(Updated May 3, 2016)
Legislation Rate
Federal Railroad Administration - Settlement of RR Litigation 0.63%
Ocean Freight Differential 0.63%
Tennessee Valley Authority 3/8%
Table 4 - May 2016 Guam Development Fund Act
(Updated May 2, 2016)
Range of Maturities
From and Including Up to but NOT Including Rate
0 years - 3 months 0 years - 5 months 1/4%
0 years - 5 months 0 years - 8 months 3/8%
0 years - 8 months 1 year - 1 month 1/2%
1 year - 1 month 1 year - 7 months 5/8%
1 year - 7 months 2 years - 4 months 3/4%
2 years - 4 months 3 years - 1 month 7/8%
3 years - 1 month 3 years - 10 months 1%
3 years - 10 months 4 years -6 months 1-1/8%
4 years -6 months 5 years - 3 months 1-1/4%
5 years - 3 months 6 years - 0 months 1-3/8%
6 years - 0 months 6 years - 9 months 1-1/2%
6 years - 9 months 7 years - 11 months 1-5/8%
7 years - 11 months 9 years - 10 months 1-3/4%
9 years - 10 months 12 years - 1 month 1-7/8%
12 years - 1 month 14 years - 11 months 2%
14 years - 11 months 18 years - 3 months 2-1/8%
18 years - 3 months 21 years - 4 months 2-1/4%
21 years - 4 months 23 years -9 months  2-3/8%
23 years -9 months  25 years - 1 Day 2-1/2%
Table 5 - May 2016 Department of Defense Arms Export Control Act
(Updated May 2, 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 April 2016 is 0.22% and 4% should be added to this rate.

For direct Foreign Military Sales credits with 30-year repayment provisions, the interest rate is 2-3/4%.

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 - 7 months 1-3/8%
5 years - 7 months 6 years - 4 months 1-1/2%
6 years - 4 months 7 years - 3 months 1-5/8%
7 years - 3 months 8 years - 9 months 1-3/4%
8 years - 9 months 10 years - 11 months 1-7/8%
10 years - 11 months 12 years - 1 day 2%
Table 6 - May 2016 Other Specific Legislation
(Updated May 3, 2016)
Legislation Rate
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 3-3/4%
Housing Act of 1937, Public and Indian Housing 5/8%
Housing Act of 1949, Rural Housing Service - 25 year rate 2-1/2%
Housing Act of 1949, Rural Housing Service - 5 year rate 1-1/4%
Housing and Urban Development Acts of 1968 and 1970 1-3/4%
Housing and Urban Development Housing Assistance Program 5/8%
Indian Financing Act of 1974 2-1/4%
Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 3/8%