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Overnight Averages

Product	Rate	+/-	Last week
30 yr fixed	5.31%		5.25%
15 yr fixed	4.65%		4.66%
5/1 ARM	4.50%		4.28%

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Product	Rate	+/-	Last week
30K Home Equity Loan	8.37%		8.34%
30K HELOC	5.24%		5.23%
50K HELOC	4.97%		4.96%

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Product	Rate	+/-	Last week
36 Mo Used Car	7.12%		7.17%
48 Mo Used Car	7.05%		7.05%
48 Mo New Car	6.80%		6.84%

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Product	Yield	+/-	Last week
1 Yr CD	1.64%		1.65%
5 Yr CD	2.91%		2.94%
6 Mo CD	1.17%		1.16%

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Product	Rate
Low Interest Cards	9.75%
Balance Transfer Cards	14.64%
All Variable	11.77%

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