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National CD rates for April 5, 2012

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  • 0.33% (1-year CD yields)
  • 1.14% (5-year CD yields)

CD rates inched one notch closer to zero in this week's rate survey.

The average one-year CD yield lost a basis point to 0.33 percent. Also down 1 basis point, the average five-year yield is 1.14 percent. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point.

For deposits of $100,000, the average one-year jumbo CD yield is still 0.36 percent. Also unchanged, the five-year jumbo CD yield is 1.16 percent.

The average money market account yield is 0.13 percent for the second week.

 

 

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CDs Overnight Averages
Product Yield +/- Last week
6 month CD
0.45% 0.41%
1 yr CD
0.65% 0.65%
5 yr CD
1.24% 1.22%
1 yr jumbo CD
0.65% 0.65%
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