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30 yr fixed average
3.82%

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Mortgage Overnight Averages

Product		Rate	+/-	Last week
30 yr fixed mtg		3.82%		3.73%
15 yr fixed mtg		3.11%		3.03%
5/1 ARM		2.67%		2.68%
30 yr fixed mtg refi		3.78%		3.80%

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