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Overnight Averages

Product	Rate	+/-	Last week
30 yr fixed	4.96%		5.03%
15 yr fixed	4.53%		4.56%
5/1 ARM	4.21%		4.19%

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30K HELOC	5.29%		5.27%
30K Home Equity Loan	8.36%		8.32%
50K HELOC	5.02%		4.99%

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48 Mo Used Car	7.02%		7.10%
48 Mo New Car	6.79%		6.80%
36 Mo Used Car	7.15%		7.22%

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Product	Yield	+/-	Last week
6 Mo CD	1.23%		1.27%
1 Yr CD	1.75%		1.72%
5 Yr CD	2.93%		2.94%

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Low Interest Cards	9.71%
Balance Transfer Cards	14.54%
All Variable	11.68%

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