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Mortgage Overnight Averages
Product Rate +/- Last week
30 yr fixed
5.34%
5.51%
15 yr fixed
4.94%
4.92%
5/1 ARM
4.94%
4.84%
30 yr fixed refi
5.35%
5.54%
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