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F E D E R A L

R E S E R V E

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For immediate release
January "17, 1977
INTEREST RATlS CHARGED ON SELECTED TYPES *OF BANK LOANS
Interest. Rate (per cent per annum)

Small short-term noninstailment
loans to businesses \J

November
1975

October
1976

November
1976

9.49

8.97

9.21

9.36

8.79

9.06

9.45

9.01

9.29

11.24
11.76
12.96
13.40

11.04
11.63
13.03
13.26

11.02
11.77
13.06
13.40

17.06

17.05

17.04

Farm production loans (one year
or less maturity)
Feeder cattle operations
Other farm production
operating expense

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Consumer installment credit for: *
New automobiles (36 months)
Mobile homes (84 months)
Other consumer goods (24 months)
Other personal expenditures
(12 months)
Credit card plans

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Loans of $10,000 to $25,000 maturing in one year or less.

NOTE:

The interest rates shown in this release are based on a survey
conducted-by the Federal Reserve System. In the November survey
227 banks reported their rates on small short-term noninstaliment
loans to businesses; 39 reported their rates on feeder cattle
operation loarfs] 58 reported their rates on other farm production
operating expense loans; 235 reported their rates on new automobiles; 68 reported their rates on^ mobile home's; 192 reported
their rates on other consumer goods; 229 reported their rates on
other personal expenditures; 150 reported their rates on credit
card plans. All rates represent simple unweighted averages of
the "most common" -effective annual rate on loans made during the
first full calendar week of the month in each loan category. The
"most common" rate is defined as the rate charged on the largest
dollar volume of loans in the particular category during the week
covered in the survey r Consumer installment loan rates are reported
on a Truth in Lending basis as specified in the Federal Reserve
Board's Regulation Z. The sample for November contained 254
member banks.