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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
6 month CD 1.38% 1.33%
1 yr CD 1.73% 1.76%
5 yr CD 2.58% 2.61%
1 yr IRA CD 1.54% 1.57%
5 yr IRA CD 2.50% 2.41%
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