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The average overall interest rate for debt consolidation loans this past week was 18.32%, up two basis points from last week. The best rates were as low as 5.99%. Borrowers with credit scores below 620 got loans with average rates of 19.85%, while those with scores above 720 got loans with average rates of 15.27%.