The prime rate is the interest rate banks typically charge their most creditworthy customers for short-term loans and serves as a common baseline for many other interest rates. Think of it as a price tag for borrowing: when the prime rate rises, costs for business loans, mortgages and consumer credit usually go up, which can slow spending, squeeze profits and influence stock prices and interest-sensitive sectors.
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., said today it is decreasing its prime rate to 6.75 percent from 7.00 percent, effective tomorrow, Dec. 11, 2025.
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.1 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.
