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Jumbo loan rates finally begin to fall
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
30 yr fixed mtg 5.80% 5.74%
15 yr fixed mtg 5.41% 5.33%
5/1 ARM 5.22% 5.19%
30 yr fixed jumbo mtg 7.05% 6.95%
5/1 jumbo ARM 6.08% 6.17%
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NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
30 yr fixed mtg refi 5.80% 5.72%
15 yr fixed mtg refi 5.40% 5.31%
5/1 ARM refi 5.16% 5.13%
30 yr jumbo fixed mtg refi 7.18% 7.02%
5/1 jumbo ARM refi 5.97% 6.06%
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