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Welcome to the Lighter Side of Tax Season

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

	As tax season rolls around, something gets in the air. A certain craziness, perhaps. The many amateur photographers of Flickr have documented the strange, the frustrating, the whimsical -- in short, the lighter side of tax season. Click on the link below to submit a picture of your own. Sometimes, it's just all too much... Photo copyright and courtesy of Chuck Holton Tax Day collective madness at the Main Branch of the U.S. Post Office, NYC. Photo copyright and courtesy of Amit Gupta Even small help is better than none. Photo copyright and courtesy of Adrian Cox		Click the thumbnails below to see more photos
	Click here for more fun tax season pictures... Submit your own fun tax pictures here: taxpictures@yahoo.com Click here for Tax Resources and Tax How-To Guides

Rates

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• Mortgage

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  30 Year Fixed	5.34%	5.20%
  15 Year Fixed	4.67%	4.65%
  1 Year ARM	3.87%	3.91%
  30 Year Fixed Jumbo	6.20%	5.97%
  5/1 ARM	4.50%	4.28%
  3/1 ARM	4.87%	5.02%

  Source: Bankrate
• Home Equity

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  $30K Home Equity Loan	8.40%	8.37%
  $50K Home Equity Loan	8.32%	8.27%
  $75K Home Equity Loan	8.36%	8.30%
  $30K HELOC	5.17%	5.16%
  $50K HELOC	4.91%	4.90%
  $75K HELOC	4.92%	4.90%

  Source: Bankrate
• Savings

  Savings Type	Today	Last Week
  6 month CD	1.02%	1.02%
  1 year CD	1.43%	1.44%
  3 year CD	2.06%	2.06%
  MMA	0.91%	0.87%
  $10K MMA	0.97%	0.93%
  $25K MMA	1.15%	1.12%

  Source: Bankrate
• Auto

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  36 Month New Car Loan	6.66%	6.71%
  48 Month New Car Loan	6.80%	6.84%
  60 Month New Car Loan	6.84%	6.88%
  72 Month New Car Loan	6.12%	6.12%
  36 Month Used Car Loan	7.12%	7.17%
  48 Month Used Car Loan	7.05%	7.05%

  Source: Bankrate
• Credit Cards

  Card Type	Today	Last Week
  Business Credit Cards	10.74%	10.74%
  Low Interest Credit Cards	11.97%	11.97%
  Balance Transfer Credit Cards	12.03%	12.09%
  Cash Back Credit Cards	12.49%	12.49%
  Instant Approval Credit Cards	13.32%	13.32%
  Reward Credit Cards	13.40%	13.42%

  Source: CreditCards.com

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