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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
E.12

(122)

(FORMERLY G . 1 0 )

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 1 , 1980

F I N A N C E RATES ON S E L E C T E D CONSUMER INSTALLMENT LOANS
AT REPORTING COMMERCIAL BANKS
(PERCENT)

D I R E C T CONSUMER LOANS

NEW AUTOMOBILES
MOBILE HCKES

(36

(84

MONTHS)

MONTHS)

NOVEMBER
1979

AUGUST
1980

NOVEMBER
1980

12.85

13.91

14.29

13.51

14.95

15.49

OTHER CONSUMER GOODS AND
PERSONAL E X P E N D I T U R E S :
(24

MONTHS)

14.39

15.33

15.54

(12

MONTHS)

14.56

15.50

15.90

16.93

17.39

17.41

C R E D I T CARD PLANS

NOTE:

THE FINANCE RATES SHOWN I N T H I S R E L E A S E ARB BASED ON A SURVEY CONE U C T I D BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE S Y S T E M , WITH 2 3 5 BANKS RESPONDING TO
THE SURVEY I N NOVEMBER. BANKS R E P O R T I N G I N EACH CATEGORY NUMBERED:
NEW AUTOMOBILES, 2 2 7 ; MOBILE HOMES,
6 7 ; OTHER CONSUMER GOODS AND
PERSONAL E X P E N D I T U R E S ( 2 4 M O N T H S ) , 2 1 7 ; OTHER CONSUMER GOODS AND
PERSONAL E X P E N D I T U R E S ( 1 2 M O N T H S ) , 2 2 3 ; C R E D I T CARD P L A N S , 1 6 5 . ALL
R A T E S SHOWN R E P R E S E N T S I M P L E UNWEIGHTED AVERAGES OF EACH B A N K ' S "MOST
CCMMCN" RATE CHARGED DURING THE F I R S T FULL CALENDAR WEEK OF THE
MONTH I N EACH LOAN CATEGORY. THE "MOST COMMON" RATE I S D E F I N E D AS THE
RATE CHARGED ON THE LARGEST DOLLAR VOLUME OF LOANS I N THE PARTICULAR
CATEGORY DURING THE SURVEY WEEK. RATES REPORTED ARE "ANNUAL P E R C E N T AGE R A I E S " AS S P E C I F I E D BY REGULATION Z (TRUTH I N L E N D I N G ) .
OTHER FEDERAL RESERVE S T A T I S T I C A L R E L E A S E S WHICH REPORT FINANCE RATES
ON CONSUMER INSTALLMENT LOANS A R E :
E . 10 ( 1 2 0 ) FOR NON-AUTOMOBILE
, LOA'MS AT F I N A N C E C O M P A N I E S , AND E . 4 ( 1 1 4 ) FOR AUTOMOBILE FINANCE
COMPANIES.