Here's a look at the state of CD rates from Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large banks and thrifts conducted May 12, 2010.
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Yields: 0.71 percent (1-year CD yield); 2.12 percent (5-year CD yield)CD rates continue to erode in the weekly Bankrate rate survey.
The average yield on a one-year CD remained 0.71 percent for the fourth week in a row. The yield on the average five-year CD slipped 1 basis point to 2.12 percent.
The average one-year jumbo CD is yielding 0.76 percent and the five-year jumbo lost 1 basis point to 2.11 percent.
For a money market account, the average yield is down 1 basis point to 0.22 percent.
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