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Bank of England base rate

Find out more about the Bank of England base rate and how it could affect your mortgage rate.

What is the Bank of England base rate?

The base rate is the interest rate that the Bank of England charges on money lent to financial institutions, including HSBC.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee meets around once a month to decide whether this rate should change.

How the base rate affects you

Any change in the base rate can influence the rates of existing or new products, like mortgages and savings products. This is because the cost of providing some products is directly linked to the base rate.

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