Electrical meters are supplied by the utility company. While the National Electric Code (NEC) has not specified a minimum, ideal and maximum height for electrical meter boxes, the utility company does.
The Current U.S. (Fed) Prime Rate is: 4.00%. March 15, 2017: The FOMC has voted to raise the. target range for the fed funds rate to 0.75% - 1.00%. Therefore, the United States Prime Rate is now 4.00%, effective tomorrow (March 16, 2017.) The next FOMC meeting and decision on short-term rates. will be on May 3RD, 2017.
But the pay-off is lower interest rates. For an SBA-backed loan, the lender can't charge more than the prime rate (as published in the Wall Street Journal), plus 2.25% for a loan due in less than seven years. The prime rate is currently 3.25%. This would bring your interest rate to a maximum of 5.5%. For loans due in more than seven years, the maximum interest rate is prime plus 2.75%, which would bring it to 6%. The SBA allows lenders to pass along certain fees to borrowers.