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COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES WEEKLY FORMULA RATE APRIL 14, 2026

April 14, 2026

Summary

The Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions has set the state's maximum effective formula rate of interest at 10.75% per annum. This rate is derived from the Federal Reserve's weekly average prime loan rate of 6.75% plus a 4% ceiling adjustment, effective until the next federal announcement.

NASHVILLE--Commissioner of Financial Institutions Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 10.75 percent per annum.

The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 6.75 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on April 13, 2026.

Commissioner Gonzales said the rate remains in effect until the average prime loan rate as announced by the Federal Reserve Bank changes.

Chapter 464, Public Acts of 1983, the legislation regulating interest rates in Tennessee, requires that the commissioner of Financial Institutions make an announcement weekly of the formula rate of interest.

Alica Owen
Public Information Officer
Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
(615) 289-4738

Source: https://www.tn.gov/tdfi/news/2026/4/14/commissioner-gonzales-announces-weekly-formula-rate-april-14--2026.html

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