Here's a look at the state of CD rates from Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large banks and thrifts conducted June 2, 2010.
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Yields: 0.7 percent (1-year CD yield); 2.06 percent (5-year CD yield)Once again CD rates showed very little change in the weekly interest rate survey, save for the five-year maturities, which fell for the second week in a row.
According to the Bankrate researchers, the average yield on a one-year CD is still at an all-time low in Bankrate history, at 0.7 percent. The yield on the average five-year CD is down 2 basis points to 2.06 percent.
For jumbo CDs, available for deposits of about $100,000, the average one-year yield is 0.75 percent and the five-year yield is down 2 basis points to 2.05 percent.
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