You know the routine. A deal is moving, someone asks for a current rate read, and you start jumping between Treasury pages, SOFR prints, and a swap curve chart. Then you stitch it into a quick note and hope you did not miss a move that matters. This is busywork right before decisions on loan sizing, refi timing, or a committee memo. The problem is not access to data. It is turning scattered numbers into a clear, deal specific view you can defend. Research ~5 min to run Pull Live Interest Rate Benchmark Report Vic prompt Use Vic to pull an interest rate report for refinancing a 250,000 sf industrial asset. Purpose Replaces 30 minutes of manual rate gathering and interpretation with a 5-minute output that keeps underwriting, hedging, or committee materials current. Inputs Rate Check Purpose Required Outputs A short in-chat briefing with key rates, the as-of date, curve commentary, decision implications, and a compact rates table. Time saved Replaces about 30 minutes of manual rate gathering and interpretation with a 5 minute output. How it works You give Vic one input: the purpose of the rate check. That can be loan sizing, refinancing, hedging, a disposition read, construction financing, or a committee update. The purpose sets the frame for how the numbers are read. Run it with a simple command: Use Vic to pull an interest rate report for refinancing a 250,000 sf industrial asset. Replace the purpose with your own. That is all you need. Vic pulls current benchmark rates and returns a short briefing in chat. It includes SOFR, Treasuries, and the swap curve with an as of date so timing is clear. You also get a compact table of key rates for quick reference. The writeup runs two to three paragraphs, not a data dump. It sums up where the curve sits and how it has moved, then ties that to your decision. For a floating rate loan, it focuses on near term funding costs and sensitivity. For a refinance, it looks at where fixed rates clear and how recent moves affect proceeds and debt service. For hedging, it points to the part of the curve that matters for your term and how recent shifts change the cost of protection. This does not replace judgment. It cuts the time spent gathering and cleaning inputs so you can focus on the call. The output is short enough to drop into an email or memo, with numbers and a plain language read that holds up in a deal discussion. There is also a consistency benefit. Each run uses the same structure: as of date, key benchmarks, curve commentary, and decision implications. That makes comparisons across deals or weeks easier without reformatting notes. If you already have a house view on rates, this sits alongside it. Use the report to anchor that view in current levels before a call or an IC meeting. If you do not, it gives you a clean starting point without the tab juggling. The time savings are obvious, but the bigger win is fewer sloppy moments right before a decision. You stop guessing whether your rate snapshot is current and spend that time on structure, proceeds, and risk.