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Housing plan reaches 1 in 5 borrowers
After a slow start, the Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says.   Full story
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Loan typeToday+/-Last week
30-year fixed
5.11%
5.15%
15-year fixed
4.71%
4.60%
30-year fixed jumbo
5.94%
6.08%
5/1 ARM
4.25%
4.24%
7/1 ARM
4.45%
4.47%
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See today's average home equity rates across the country.
Loan typeToday+/-Last week
$30K HELOC
5.22%
5.24%
$30K home equity loan
8.32%
8.36%
$75K home equity loan
8.25%
8.40%
$50K home equity loan
8.21%
8.37%
$50K HELOC
4.96%
4.99%
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See today's savings rates across the country.
Savings typeToday+/-Last week
Money market
1.04%
1.05%
$10K money market
1.13%
1.13%
Six-month CD
1.13%
1.15%
One-year CD
1.61%
1.63%
Five-year CD
2.61%
2.65%
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See today's average auto rates across the country.
Loan typeToday+/-Last week
48-month new car loan
7.08%
7.07%
36-month used car loan
7.42%
7.40%
36-month new car loan
6.93%
6.91%
60-month new car loan
7.13%
7.12%
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Card typeFixedVariable
Standard13.46% 11.48%
Gold12.12% 9.89%
Platinum11.19% 11.90%
All12.34% 11.46%
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