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Overnight Averages

Product	Rate	+/-	Last week
30 yr fixed	5.02%		4.98%
15 yr fixed	4.55%		4.54%
5/1 ARM	4.18%		4.09%

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Product	Rate	+/-	Last week
30K HELOC	5.29%		5.27%
30K Home Equity Loan	8.36%		8.30%
50K HELOC	5.02%		5.00%

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Product	Rate	+/-	Last week
48 Mo Used Car	7.02%		7.09%
48 Mo New Car	6.79%		6.81%
36 Mo Used Car	7.15%		7.21%

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Product	Yield	+/-	Last week
6 Mo CD	1.26%		1.27%
1 Yr CD	1.71%		1.71%
5 Yr CD	2.94%		2.91%

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Product	Rate
Low Interest Cards	9.71%
Balance Transfer Cards	14.54%
All Variable	11.68%

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