Bloat in Dogs. Bloat in dogs is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate veterinary care. Also known as gastric dilatation, gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV), gastric torsion and twisted stomach, bloat can cause rapid clinical signs and death in several hours. Even with immediate treatment, approximately 25% to 40% of dogs die from this medical emergency.
Prime Rate Information. The current Bank of America, N.A. prime rate is 4.0%. The prime rate is set by Bank of America based on various factors, including the bank's costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans.
But in reality, banks will change their prime rate when the Federal Reserve makes a change in the target federal funds rate. The nation's prime rate is considered the prime rate charged by a majority of the nation's largest banks. The most common reference for the nation's prime rate is published daily in The Wall Street Journal. Current prime rate. The latest prime rate as of August 12, 2016, is 3.5 percent, according to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) had kept the federal funds rate at a target range of 0-0.25 percent for several years, effectively setting the U.S. prime rate at an average monthly rate of 3.25 percent between January 2009 and November 2015. But rates have increased since then.