José Elías Del Hierro-Hoyos of Parra, Rodríguez & Cavelier Abogados. informs going rates of interest for the month of October, 1999.

The following are the Interest Rates certified by the Superintendency of Banks in Colombia for the month of October, 1.999.

TYPE OF INTEREST RATE

RATE

February, 1999

RATE

March, 1999

RATE

April, 1999

RATE

May, 1999

Ordinary Banking Rate

42.39%(*)

39.76%

40.99%

33.57%

Ordinary Credits Rate

44.46%(*)

36.81%

44.32%

34.42%

Delinquent Rate (**)

66.69% (*)

55.22%

66.48%

51.63%

Usury Rate (***)

66.69% (*)

55.22%

66.48%

51.63%

TYPE OF INTEREST RATE

RATE

June, 1999

RATE

July, 1999

RATE

August, 1999

RATE

September, 1999

Ordinary Banking Rate

27.46%

24.22%

26.25%

26.01%

Ordinary Credits Rate

28.36%

25.71%

27.58%

26.46%

Delinquent Rate (**)

42.54%

38.56%

41.37%

39.69%

Usury Rate (***)

42.54%

38.56%

41.37%

39.69%

TYPE OF INTEREST RATE

RATE

October, 1999

RATE

November, 1999

RATE

December, 1999

RATE

January, 2000

Ordinary Banking Rate

26.96%

 

 

 

Ordinary Credits Rate

25.81%

 

 

 

Delinquent Rate (**)

38.71%

 

 

 

Usury Rate (***)

38.71%

 

 

 

(*) Effective per year.

(**) Two times the Ordinary Banking Rate, but not to exceed the Usury Rate. In this case, the Delinquent Rate shall be equal to the Usury Rate.

(***) Equal to one and a half times the Ordinary Credit Rate

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