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Butterfield Adjusts Loan Rates in Response to Fed Funds Increase
Hamilton, Bermuda—15 March 2017: The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (“Butterfield” or the “Bank”) (NYSE: NTB | BSX: NTB.BH) announced that, in alignment with today’s 25 basis point increase in the US Federal Funds Rate, the Bank has adjusted its Bermuda Dollar Base Rates on Bermuda Dollar loans.
The Bermuda Dollar Base Rate for residential mortgages and consumer loans will increase from 4.00% to 4.25%. The Bermuda Dollar Base Rate for corporate loans will increase from 4.25% to 4.50%.
The rate increase on consumer and corporate loans takes effect immediately. The rate increase on residential mortgages will take effect on 14 June 2017.
Butterfield is not adjusting deposit rates at this time
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About Butterfield:
Butterfield is specialist provider of international financial services. The Butterfield Group offers a full range of community banking services in Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands, encompassing retail and corporate banking and treasury activities. The Group variously provides private banking, asset management, investment advisory, residential property lending and personal trust services from its headquarters in Bermuda and subsidiary offices in The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Butterfield also provides services to corporate and institutional clients from offices in Bermuda, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and Guernsey, which include asset management and trust services. Butterfield is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Butterfield’s share price on the New York Stock Exchange is available on Bloomberg Financial Markets (symbol: NTB). Butterfield is also publicly traded in Bermuda, and its shares are listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Butterfield’s share price in Bermuda is published daily in The Royal Gazette (www.theroyalgazette.com) and is also available on Bloomberg Financial Markets (symbol: NTB BH) and the Bermuda Stock Exchange website (www.bsx.com). Further details on the Butterfield Group can be obtained from our website at: www.butterfieldgroup.com.
Media Relations Contact:
Mark Johnson
Vice President, Group Head of Communications
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited
Phone: (441) 299 1624
Cellular: (441) 524 1025
Fax: (441) 295 3878
E-mail: mark.johnson@butterfieldgroup.com