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Mortgage rates soar to one-year high
MORTGAGE
Mortgage rates soar
to one-year high
The economy has mortgage rates headed skyward while homebuyers and those looking to refi are left feeling the pain.
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    NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
    30 yr fixed mtg 6.51% 6.22%
    15 yr fixed mtg 6.04% 5.72%
    5/1 ARM 5.97% 5.63%
    30 yr fixed jumbo mtg 7.49% 7.21%
    5/1 jumbo ARM 6.35% 6.26%
    Rates may include points
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    NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
    $30K HELOC 5.41% 4.70%
    $50K HELOC 5.14% 3.64%
    $30K Home Equity Loan 7.79% 7.78%
    $50K Home Equity Loan 7.62% 7.63%
    $75K Home Equity Loan 7.61% 7.63%
    Rates may include points
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    NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
    36 month new car loan 6.82% 6.81%
    48 month new car loan 6.86% 6.85%
    60 month new car loan 6.51% 6.50%
    72 month new car loan 6.32% 6.32%
    36 month used car loan 7.16% 7.16%
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    NATIONAL OVERNIGHT AVERAGESTODAY+/-LAST WEEK
    6 month CD 3.10% 3.05%
    1 yr CD 3.50% 3.47%
    5 yr CD 4.05% 4.03%
    1 yr IRA CD 3.17% 3.17%
    5 yr IRA CD 3.78% 3.78%
    Rates may include points
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    NEWS THIS WEEK
    See rates from our national survey of mortgages, home equity products, auto loans, credit cards and CDs. In a post-IndyMac financial landscape, you need to know that your money is safe and what to do if your bank fails. The credit crunch has caused student loans to dwindle while college costs continue to soar. But things may be looking up. Saving for retirement is easy compared to converting your savings to an income that lasts for your lifetime. This may have been dubbed a "buyer's market," but many home sellers are wondering where the buyers have gone.
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