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Thursday, September 20, 2007

The Forbes 400 Forbes.com One billion dollars is no longer enough. The price of admission to this, the 25th anniversary of the Forbes 400, is $1.3 billion, up $300 million from last year. Find out how the spread of wealth shifted amongst America's heavyweights this year.
The Top 22
1. William Gates III 2. Warren Buffett 3. Sheldon Adelson 4. Lawrence Ellison 5. Sergey Brin 5. Larry Page 7. Kirk Kerkorian 8. Michael Dell   9. Charles Koch 9. David Koch 11. Paul Allen			12. Jim Walton 12. Christy Walton & Family 12. S. Robson Walton 15. Alice Walton 16. Steven Ballmer 17. Abigail Johnson   18. Carl Icahn 19. Jack Crawford Taylor & Family 19. Forrest Mars Jr. 19. John F. Mars 19. Jacqueline Mars
How did the Top 22 rank last year?
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Ultimate Toys for Super-Rich Boys Forbes.com Money can't buy happiness -- but it can get you pretty much anything else. For these guys, it's about owning something no one else has.
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The Rich and Philanthropic Fox Business Now Microsoft's Bill Gates tops the Forbes list of 400 richest Americans, with $58 billion.

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• Mortgage

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  30 Year Fixed	6.14%	6.26%
  15 Year Fixed	5.67%	5.77%
  1 Year ARM	6.02%	5.92%
  30 Year Fixed Jumbo	7.26%	7.36%
  5/1 ARM	5.81%	5.91%
  3/1 ARM	5.72%	5.70%

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  $30K Home Equity Loan	7.59%	7.63%
  $50K Home Equity Loan	7.19%	7.25%
  $75K Home Equity Loan	7.20%	7.26%
  $30K HELOC	5.15%	5.17%
  $50K HELOC	4.77%	4.80%
  $75K HELOC	4.77%	4.81%

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  6 month CD	3.17%	3.16%
  1 year CD	3.69%	3.65%
  3 year CD	3.86%	3.85%
  MMA	2.43%	2.45%
  $10K MMA	2.70%	2.72%
  $25K MMA	3.03%	3.07%

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  48 Month New Car Loan	6.51%	6.50%
  60 Month New Car Loan	6.52%	6.51%
  72 Month New Car Loan	6.44%	6.44%
  36 Month Used Car Loan	7.08%	7.08%
  48 Month Used Car Loan	6.81%	6.80%

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  Business	11.10%	10.91%
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