TD Canada Trust raises prime rate: what it means for TD Bank stock

Published on 10/29/2026 at 11:56 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

TD lifts prime rate 25 basis points to 4.70 percent effective October 29, 2026. For TD Bank stock, assets stood at USD 2.1 trillion on July 31, 2026.

Prime rate change and bank scale

TD Canada Trust announced a 25 basis point increase to 4.70 percent on October 28, 2026, effective October 29, 2026.
TD reported USD 2.1 trillion in assets as of July 31, 2026.
The Toronto-Dominion Bank stock trades at EUR 113.17 at 11:47 a.m. CET at Lang & Schwarz on October 29, 2026.

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The Toronto-Dominion Bank (ISIN CA8911605092) is raising its standard prime rate by 25 basis points to 4.70 percent effective October 29, 2026. According to the TD Bank release dated October 28, 2026, TD Canada Trust announced the change after the Bank of Canada raised its policy rate.

Why the rate change matters

The new benchmark applies to TD Canada Trust products linked to the standard prime rate. For borrowers with variable-rate loans or credit facilities, a higher benchmark can increase interest expense when contract terms pass through the change.

The announcement is effective on October 29, 2026, so the impact is tied to the start date rather than the publication date. The 25 basis point step also gives investors a concrete measure of the change instead of a broad statement about borrowing costs.

What the bank brings into the decision

TD said it serves 28.2 million clients across Canada and the United States. The bank also reported more than 14 million active mobile users in Canada and the United States, showing the scale of the customer base affected by its retail banking operations.

TD reported USD 2.1 trillion in assets as of July 31, 2026. Its operations include Canadian personal and commercial banking, U.S. banking, wealth management and insurance, and wholesale banking, so the prime-rate change sits within a broader financial-services platform.

TD Bank stock and the next signal

The rate announcement gives TD Bank stock a fresh company-specific development while the effect on earnings will depend on loan pricing, deposit costs and customer behavior. The bank trades on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker TD, according to the company release.

At Lang & Schwarz, The Toronto-Dominion Bank stock was trading at EUR 113.17 on October 29, 2026, at 11:47 a.m. CET. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of TD Bank stock.