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News, advice and tips on mortgages, home equity loans, CDs, car loans, credit cards and MMAs, interest rates, and more.
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
30 yr fixed mtg 6.46% 6.26%
15 yr fixed mtg 5.99% 5.84%
5/1 ARM 5.91% 5.81%
30 yr fixed jumbo mtg 7.50% 7.47%
5/1 jumbo ARM 6.41% 6.35%
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
$30K HELOC 5.41% 5.42%
$50K HELOC 5.15% 5.15%
$30K Home Equity Loan 7.81% 7.81%
$50K Home Equity Loan 7.60% 7.63%
$75K Home Equity Loan 7.58% 7.63%
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
36 month new car loan 6.74% 6.83%
48 month new car loan 6.46% 6.87%
60 month new car loan 6.47% 6.52%
72 month new car loan 6.31% 6.33%
36 month used car loan 7.10% 7.16%
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
6 month CD 3.13% 3.13%
1 yr CD 3.61% 3.58%
5 yr CD 4.17% 4.13%
1 yr IRA CD 3.19% 3.26%
5 yr IRA CD 3.76% 3.81%
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