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Federal funds rate.
Banks usually borrow money from one another when they are running short of cash. They charge a smaller interest (when compared to what interest gets charged to a normal loan customer) when they lend money to other banks. This lending interest rate is called Inter-Bank Lending Rate. Banks even go to the central bank of their country to borrow money if they need it.
One of the main activities of a bank is to grant loans to their customers. For this purpose they need a huge cash reserve. Banks usually have a cash reserve but also depend on deposits from other customers to generate enough cash to release loans. So to make it attractive for customers to park their surplus cash with banks they offer good interest rates. Usually banks offer a higher interest rate for long term deposits than for short term ones because - a longer term loan means the bank has significantly higher time duration to generate higher profits out of this deposit.
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One can compare short interest online through the site of the National Central Banks of ones country. Another way are independent financial reviewing sites.
Banks offer low interest loans to military personnel. Short term loans as well as home loans are provided to members of the military.
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short- and long-term interest rates usually move in the same direction. Yield curve is often upward, so, long-term interest rates are usually higher than short-term interest rates. short-term interest rates are often more fluctuating than long-term rates.
Loan rates are higher on longer term mortgages because banks have to insure the cost of the loan for much longer than with short term mortgages. There are many advantages to shorter term mortgages. Not only do you have a lower interest rate, but you can potentially save thousands in interest since the loan period is much shorter.