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There are more than one rate that can be answered here. In most cases people tend to refer to the rate at which home loans are configured. Currently the rate is .25 and speculation is that in will hold at this rate for quite some time. It is generally believed that when the Federal Government establishes a rate it impacts the American economy.

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