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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
30 yr fixed mtg 6.30% 6.17%
15 yr fixed mtg 5.83% 5.72%
5/1 ARM 5.58% 5.64%
30 yr fixed jumbo mtg 7.32% 7.33%
5/1 jumbo ARM 6.17% 6.31%
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
$30K HELOC 4.66% 4.65%
$50K HELOC 4.18% 4.18%
$30K Home Equity Loan 7.88% 7.87%
$50K Home Equity Loan 7.79% 7.79%
$75K Home Equity Loan 7.78% 7.83%
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
36 month new car loan 6.81% 6.80%
48 month new car loan 6.85% 6.83%
60 month new car loan 6.50% 6.48%
72 month new car loan 6.32% 6.32%
36 month used car loan 7.14% 7.14%
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
6 month CD 3.00% 2.97%
1 yr CD 3.39% 3.33%
5 yr CD 3.97% 3.94%
1 yr IRA CD 3.18% 2.95%
5 yr IRA CD 3.72% 3.70%
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