New Hampshire post-judgment interest rate
United States New Hampshire’s annual simple rate, fixed for a judgment at verdict or finding.
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Statutory formula / table
2026 New Hampshire post-judgment interest at a glance
- Current rate
- 5.7% per year
- Effective date
- January 1, 2026
- Controlling authority
- N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 336:1, II
- Rate basis
- Statutory formula / table
- Source checked
- August 20, 2026
- Recorded history
- 1 data point
New Hampshire’s 2026 judgment-interest rate is 5.7% per year. RSA 336:1, II sets an annual simple rate equal to the discount rate from the last 26-week Treasury-bill auction before September 30 of the prior year, plus two percentage points, rounded to one decimal place. RSA 336:2 fixes a particular judgment’s rate at the rate in effect when the verdict or finding for pecuniary damages is made.
How New Hampshire post-judgment interest works
Which rate applies
RSA 336:1, II supplies the annual simple rate for judgments, including prejudgment interest. RSA 527:10 separately states that interest is payable on executions in civil actions from the time judgment is rendered. These provisions do not independently decide entitlement or every special statutory judgment.
When interest accrues
RSA 336:2, I locks the applicable rate when the verdict is rendered or the finding for pecuniary damages is made. RSA 527:10 states that post-judgment interest on a civil execution is payable from rendition. The statewide rate changes each January, but an existing judgment does not reprice each year.
Compounding and rate lock
RSA 336:1, II expressly calls this an annual simple rate. The cited statutes do not supply a universal day-count denominator, partial-payment allocation method, or treatment for every nonstandard judgment, so the general calculator remains disabled.
Official history coverage
StatuteRates currently records only the 5.7% rate effective January 1, 2026. The statutory formula dates to 1981, and a 2001 Act changed its benchmark from a 52-week to a 26-week Treasury bill. This page does not claim a complete annual history until every published year is imported and verified.
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→ See New Hampshire’s prejudgment interest rate (interest before judgment — different rules)
Current recorded observation
| Effective date | Rate | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | 5.7% | Statute |
Source & provenance
Observation recorded August 20, 2026 (00:00 UTC) from the cited source (New Hampshire Judicial Branch (official)):
https://www.courts.nh.gov/our-courts/superior-court/civil/civil-interest-rates
Cite this page
StatuteRates. “New Hampshire Judgment Interest Rate.” StatuteRates.com. Accessed today. https://statuterates.com/rates/new-hampshire-judgment-rate/ Rate recorded under N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 336:1, II, effective January 1, 2026.