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Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas

DALLAS, TEXAS
75265-5906

October 13, 2000
Notice 00-62

TO: The Chief Executive Officer of each
financial institution and others concerned
in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District

SUBJECT
Keys to Vehicle Leasing: A Consumer Resource
DETAILS
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has announced a new education
resource designed to help consumers learn more about vehicle leasing. Keys to Vehicle Leasing:
A Consumer Resource is a computer program that can be downloaded from the Board’s web site
(www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/leasing) and used on home PCs. The program also includes information on the Consumer Leasing Act and its companion regulation (Regulation M and commentary), a comprehensive glossary, a leasing quiz, and frequently asked questions.
ATTACHMENT
A copy of the Board’s press release, which includes information regarding downloading
the program, is attached.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information, please contact Eugene Coy at (214) 922-6201. For additional
copies of this Bank’s notice, contact the Public Affairs Department at (214) 922-5254 or access
District Notices on our web site at http://www.dallasfed.org/banking/notices/index.html.

For additional copies, bankers and others are encouraged to use one of the following toll-free numbers in contacting the Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas: Dallas Office (800) 333-4460; El Paso Branch Intrastate (800) 592-1631, Interstate (800) 351-1012;
Houston Branch Intrastate (800) 392-4162, Interstate (800) 221-0363; San Antonio Branch Intrastate (800) 292-5810.

For immediate release

August 2, 2000

The Federal Reserve Board today announced a new education resource designed to help
consumers learn more about vehicle leasing. Keys to Vehicle Leasing: A Consumer Resource is
a computer program that can be downloaded from the Federal Reserve Board’s web site
(www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/leasing) and used on home PCs. It answers the following questions in depth:
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How is leasing different from buying?
What are the up-front, ongoing, and end-of-lease costs?
How do you compare lease offers and negotiate lease terms?

The program also includes information on the Consumer Leasing Act and its companion
regulation (Regulation M and commentary), a comprehensive glossary, a leasing quiz, and
frequently asked questions.
To download Keys to Vehicle Leasing: A Consumer Resource to a home computer,
consumers will need:
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Windows 95, 98, NT or 2000 operating system (the program will not run on a
Macintosh operating system);
Level 486 processor or higher;
24 MB of free disk space on their hard drive; and
Adobe Acrobat 3.0 or higher (for printing).

The program takes about 25 minutes to download on a standard 56K modem. Once the
program is downloaded, it is self-extracting. Assistance with the downloading process is available by using the feedback form on the Board’s web site.
Another new addition to the web site is a Guide for Educators, a slide presentation with
explanatory notes for school and community educators.
The web site also provides an overview of a closed-end lease, the most common type of
vehicle lease used by the automotive industry, sample disclosure forms required in leasing
transactions, and a glossary of terms used in leasing.
Other government agencies and organizations taking part in the Keys to Vehicle Leasing
educational effort are the American Financial Services Association and the AFSA Education

-2Foundation; the Arizona Attorney General; the Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors; the
Cooperative Extension System; the Federal Trade Commission; the Florida Attorney General;
the National Automobile Dealers Association; and the National Vehicle Leasing Association.
The brochure Keys to Vehicle Leasing – A Consumer Guide is available in English and
Spanish from the Federal Reserve Board’s Publications Services, Mail Stop 127, Washington,
DC 20551, or you may call (202-452-3244). The first 100 copies are free. It is also available on
the Board’s web site: www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/leasing.