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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
30 yr fixed mtg 5.74% 5.72%
15 yr fixed mtg 5.33% 5.29%
5/1 ARM 5.19% 5.31%
30 yr fixed jumbo mtg 6.95% 7.04%
5/1 jumbo ARM 6.17% 6.19%
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
30 yr fixed mtg refi 5.72% 5.71%
15 yr fixed mtg refi 5.31% 5.27%
5/1 ARM refi 5.13% 5.26%
30 yr jumbo fixed mtg refi 7.02% 7.04%
5/1 jumbo ARM refi 6.06% 6.07%
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