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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
E.12

(122)

(FORMERLY G.10)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 28, 1981

FINANCE RATES ON SELECTED CONSUMER INSTALLMENT LOANS
AT REPORTING C O M M E R C I A L BANKS
(PERCENT)

DIRECT CONSUMER LOANS

MAY
1980

FEBRUARY
1981

MAY
1981

15,72

15,84

16.04

15.96

16.58

17.02

(24 MONTHS)

16.31

17.14

17.48

(12 MONTHS)

16.42

17.34

17.93

17,31

17.58

17,71

NEW AUTOMOBILES
MOBILE HOMES

(36 MONTHS)

(84 MONTHS)

OTHER CONSUMER GOODS AND
PERSONAL EXPENDITURES:

CREDIT CARD PLANS

NOTE:

THE FINANCE RATES SHOWN IN THIS RELEASE ARB BASED ON A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, WITH 235 BANKS RESPONDING TO
THE SURVEY IN MAY. BANKS REPORTING IN EACH CATEGORY NUMBERED:
NEB AUTOMOBILES, 224; MOBILE HOMES,
68; OTHER CONSUMER GOODS AND
PERSONAL EXPENDITURES (24 MONTHS), 223; OTHER CONSUMER GOODS AND
PERSONAL EXPENDITURES (12 MONTHS), 225; CREDIT CARD PLANS, 157. ALL
RATES SHOWN REPRESENT SIMPLE UNWEIGHTED A V E R A G E S OF EACH BANK'S "MOST
C O M M O N " RATE CHARGED DURING THE FIRST FULL CALENDAR WEEK OF THE
MONTH IN EACH LOAN CATEGORY. THE "MOST C O M M O N " RATE IS DEFINED AS THE
RATE CHARGED ON THE LARGEST DOLLAR VOLUME OF LOANS IN THE PARTICULAR
CATEGORY DURING THE SURVEY WEEK. RATES REPORTED ARE "ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATES" AS SPECIFIED BY REGULATION Z (TRUTH IN LENDING) .
OTHER FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASES WHICH REPORT FINANCE RATES
ON CONSUMER INSTALLMENT LOANS ARE:
E,10 (120) FOR NON-AUTOMOBILE
L O A N S AT FINANCE COMPANIES, AND E.4 (114) FOR AUTOMOBILE FINANCE
COMPANIES.