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  RATE ROUNDUP
Overnight Averages

Today

+/-

Last Week

30-year Fixed Mtg 5.14% Down 5.20%
15-year Fixed Mtg 4.71% Down 4.73%
1/1 ARM 3.61% Down 3.67%
Home Eq $10K 5.50% Unchanged 5.50%
Personal loan 14.02% Up 14.01%
48 Mo New Car 6.22% Up 6.20%
36 Mo New Car 5.90% Up 5.88%
Reg. Money-Market 1.73% Up 1.70%
1-year CD 2.75% Up 2.68%
5-year CD 3.93% Up 3.91%
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  MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS
Fund Name Symbol Seven-Day
Yield
Expense
Ratio
Assets
(Mil.)
Min. Invest. Add'l Deposit Check-Writing
Min.
TAXABLE
Transamerica Premier Cash Res TPCXX 2.20% 0.74% $48 $1,000 $100 $250
Vanguard Prime MF VMMXX 2.15% 0.32% $49,800 $3,000 $100 $250
Vanguard Federal VMFXX 2.14% 0.32% $6,800 $3,000 $100 $250
Payden Bunker Hill MMF PBHXX 2.12% 0.20% $204 $5,000 $1,000 $500
FidelityUS Govt Reserves FGRXX 2.04% 0.34% $15,481 $2,500 $250 $500
Fidelity Cash Reserves FDRXX 2.03% 0.39% $57,851 $2,500 $250 $500
McMorgan Principal Preservation Fund MCPXX 2.02% 0.30% $185 $5,000 $250 $0
TCW Galileo MMF TCWXX 2.01% 0.35% $419 $2,000 $250 $0
Flex Money Market Fund FFMXX 2.00% 0.44% $194 $2,500 $100 $100
Vanguard Treasury VMPXX 1.92% 0.33% $5,100 $3,000 $100 $250
 
TAX-FREE
Fidelity Spartan MMF SPRXX 2.03% 0.42% $7,071 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Alpine Municipal MMF AMUXX 1.89% 0.32% $58 $2,500 $1 $250
Vanguard Tax Exempt MMF VMSXX 1.75% 0.17% $11,600 $3,000 $100 $250
Strong Tax-Free MF STMXX 1.60% 0.41% $875 $2,500 $100 $500
Scudder Tax Exempt Money Fund KXMXX 1.44% 0.37% $663 $1,000 $50 $500
American Century Tax-Free MMF BNTXX 1.42% 0.51% $272 $2,500 $50 $100
Strong Municipal MMF SXFXX 1.42% 0.58% $1,890 $2,500 $100 $500
Excelsior Tax-exempt USSXX 1.35% 0.50% $2 $500 $50 $500
Expedition Tax-Free MMF ETFXX 1.35% 0.80% $202 $1,000 $100 $100
Northern Fund Muni MM NOMXX 1.34% 0.55% $4,888 $2,500 $50 $250

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  MORTGAGES
Overnight Averages

Today

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Last Week

30-year Fixed Mtg 5.14% Down 5.20%
15-year Fixed Mtg 4.71% Down 4.73%
1/1 ARM 3.61% Down 3.67%
30 yr Jumbo 5.43% Down 5.47%
30-year FHA 5.55% Down 5.58%
5/1 ARM 4.50% Down 4.51%
5/1 Jumbo ARM 4.62% Down 4.64%
3/1 ARM 4.10% Unchanged 4.10%
7/1 ARM 4.80% Down 4.82%
10/1 ARM 5.09% Unchanged 5.09%
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  HOME EQUITY LOANS
Overnight Averages*Today+/-Last Week
HELOC $30K4.48% 4.43%
HE Loan $30K7.01% 6.99%
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  AUTO LOANS
Overnight Averages

Today

+/-

Last Week

36 Mo New Car 5.90% Up 5.88%
48 Mo New Car 6.22% Up 6.20%
60 Mo New Car 6.23% Up 6.22%
36 Mo Used Car 6.83% Down 6.86%
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  CREDIT CARDS
Standard Fixed 12.93%
Standard Variable 13.29%
Gold Fixed 13.09%
Gold Variable 13.61%
Platinum Fixed 11.09%
Platinum Variable 12.26%
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