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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
30 yr fixed mtg 6.26% 6.31%
15 yr fixed mtg 5.77% 5.83%
5/1 ARM 5.91% 5.85%
30 yr fixed jumbo mtg 7.36% 7.40%
5/1 jumbo ARM 6.43% 6.37%
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
$30K HELOC 5.40% 5.40%
$50K HELOC 5.08% 5.09%
$30K Home Equity Loan 7.88% 7.87%
$50K Home Equity Loan 7.62% 7.63%
$75K Home Equity Loan 7.62% 7.61%
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
36 month new car loan 6.72% 6.73%
48 month new car loan 6.50% 6.77%
60 month new car loan 6.51% 6.46%
72 month new car loan 6.44% 6.32%
36 month used car loan 7.08% 7.09%
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6 month CD 3.16% 3.13%
1 yr CD 3.65% 3.62%
5 yr CD 4.14% 4.15%
1 yr IRA CD 3.25% 3.26%
5 yr IRA CD 3.93% 3.93%
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