The following are the Interest Rates certified by the Superintendency of Banks in Colombia for the months of July, August, September, October and November 2000.

Type of Interest Rate

Rate (*) July 2000

Rate (*) August 2000

Rate (*) September 2000

Rate (*)

October 2000

Rate (*) November

2000

Ordinary Banking Rate

19.44%

19.92%

21.23%

23.03%

23.80%

Ordinary Credits Rate

19.84%

20.64%

22.62%

23.76%

24.50%

Delinquent Rate (**)

29.16%

29.88%

33.93%

34.62%

35.70%

Usury Rate (***)

29.76%

30.96%

33.93%

35.64%

36.75%

(*) Effective per year.

(**) Two times the Ordinary Banking Rate, but not to exceed the Usury Rate.

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

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