Mizuho Corporate Bank, the unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (8411.TO), said Monday it set its long-term prime lending rate for March at 2.25%, unchanged from February.

The long-term prime rate is a benchmark for many personal, housing and corporate loans in Japan.

-By Megumi Fujikawa, Dow Jones Newswires; 813-5255-2929; megumi.fujikawa@dowjones.com