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Pa. Delay Damages Prime Rate (Pa.R.C.P. 238)
Delay Damages: prime rate for Pa.R.C.P. 238
Delay Damages
delay damages date of publication and prime rate
Date of Publication Prime Rate
Jan. 2, 2026 6.75%
Jan. 2, 2025 7.5%
Jan. 3, 2024 8.5%
Jan. 3, 2023 7.5%
Jan. 3, 2022 3.25%
Jan. 4, 2021 3.25%
Jan. 2, 2020 4.75%
Jan. 2, 2019 5.5%
Jan. 3, 2018 4.5%
Jan. 3, 2017 3.75%
Jan. 4, 2016 3.5%
Jan. 2, 2015 3.25%
Jan. 2, 2014 3.25%
Jan. 2, 2013 3.25%
Jan. 3, 2012 3.25%
Jan. 3, 2011 3.25%
Jan. 4, 2010 3.25%
Jan. 2, 2009 3.25%
Jan. 2, 2008 7.25%
Jan. 2, 2007 8.25%
Jan. 3, 2006 7.25%
Jan. 3, 2005 5.25%
Jan. 2, 2004 4%
Jan. 2, 2003 4.25%
Jan. 2, 2002 4.75%
Jan. 2, 2001 9.5%
Jan. 3, 2000 8.5%
Jan. 4, 1999 7.75%
Jan. 2, 1998 8.5%
Jan. 2, 1997 8.25%
Jan. 2, 1996 8.5%
Jan. 3, 1995 8.5%
Jan. 3, 1994 6%
Jan. 4, 1993 6%
Jan. 2, 1992 6.5%
Jan. 2, 1991 9.5% to 10%
Jan. 2, 1990 10.5%
Jan. 3, 1989 10.5%
Jan. 2, 1988 8.75%
Jan. 2, 1987 7.5%
Jan. 2, 1986 9.5%
Jan. 2, 1985 10.75%
Jan. 3, 1984 11%
Jan. 3, 1983 11% to 11.5%
Jan. 4, 1982 15.75%
Jan. 2, 1981 20.5% to 21.5%
Jan. 2, 1980 15% to 15.5%
Provenance
- Source
- www.pacourts.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
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