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Overnight avgs
| 30 yr fixed mtg | 5.03% |
| 15 yr fixed mtg | 4.41% |
| 30 yr fixed jumbo mtg | 5.89% |
| 5/1 ARM | 4.04% |
| 5/1 jumbo ARM | 4.51% |
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