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G.19

CONSUMER CREDIT

For release at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time)

February 2002

April 5, 2002

Consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 5 percent in February, the same pace seen in January. In February, nonrevolving credit continued to expand briskly, while revolving credit posted
a modest gain.

CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING1
Seasonally adjusted
2000

Percent change at annual rate2,3
Total
Revolving
Nonrevolving4
Amount: billions of dollars
Total
Revolving
Nonrevolving4

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4.9
6.4
3.8

6.0
5.9
6.1

7.5
6.3
8.4

10.2
11.5
9.2

1,243.0
531.0
712.0

1,317.5
562.5
755.0

1,416.3
597.7
818.6

1,560.6
666.5
894.0

2001

Q4

Q1

6.1
3.9
7.7

10.5
11.1
10.1

9.2
13.0
6.3

1,655.3
692.4
962.9

1,560.6
666.5
894.0

Q2

2002
Dec

r

r

Jan

p

Q3

Q4

Feb

4.7
4.8
4.6

1.4
-3.1
4.9

8.5
0.7
14.3

1.3
-9.7
9.4

5.1
2.4
7.0

5.1
1.2
7.9

1,596.3
688.2
908.1

1,614.9
696.5
918.5

1,620.8
691.1
929.6

1,655.3
692.4
962.9

1,655.3
692.4
962.9

1,662.3
693.8
968.6

1,669.4
694.4
974.9

TERMS OF CREDIT AT COMMERCIAL BANKS AND FINANCE COMPANIES5
Percent except as noted: not seasonally adjusted
Institution, terms, and type of loan
Commercial banks
Interest rates
48-mo. new car
24-mo. personal
Credit card plan
All accounts
Accounts assessed interest

9.02
13.90

8.72
13.74

8.44
13.39

9.34
13.90

8.50
13.22

9.63
14.12

9.17
13.71

8.67
13.28

8.31
13.25

7.86
12.62

n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
n.a.

7.50
11.72

15.77
15.57

15.71
15.59

15.21
14.81

15.71
14.91

14.89
14.44

15.99
15.23

15.66
14.61

15.07
14.63

14.60
14.64

14.22
13.88

n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
n.a.

13.65
12.98

New car loans at auto finance companies
Interest rates
7.12
Maturity (months)
54.1
Loan-to-value ratio
92
Amount financed (dollars)
18,077

6.30
52.1
92
19,083

6.66
52.7
92
19,880

6.61
54.9
92
20,923

5.65
55.1
91
22,822

5.87
56.7
92
22,126

7.09
55.1
90
21,813

6.50
56.8
91
21,969

6.01
57.4
92
22,775

2.97
51.1
92
24,729

3.31
48.6
91
24,812

4.02
48.8
90
24,137

6.07
56.4
89
22,741

This release is issued around the fifth business day of each month. The exact date and time may be obtained by calling (202) 452 - 3206.
Footnotes appear on reverse.

CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING
(Billions of dollars)
Not seasonally adjusted
2000
1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Q4

2001
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Dec

2002
r
p
Jan
Feb

Total

1,271.6 1,346.6 1,446.1 1,593.1 1,688.9 1,593.1 1,585.3 1,608.1 1,619.1 1,688.9 1,688.9 1,675.4 1,666.6

Major holders
Total
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Savings institutions
Nonfinancial business
Pools of securitized assets6

1,271.6 1,346.6 1,446.1 1,593.1 1,688.9 1,593.1 1,585.3 1,608.1 1,619.1 1,688.9 1,688.9 1,675.4 1,666.6
512.6 508.9 499.8 541.5 557.1 541.5 533.7 540.2 535.3 557.1 557.1 556.7 550.8
167.5 183.3 201.5 219.8 236.5 219.8 212.8 214.3 220.9 236.5 236.5 230.2 233.4
152.4 155.4 167.9 184.4 186.3 184.4 182.8 186.4 185.7 186.3 186.3 184.8 183.3
47.2
51.6
61.5
64.6
68.0
64.6
65.5
65.3
68.5
68.0
68.0
68.7
69.4
78.9
74.9
80.3
82.7
67.9
82.7
71.4
68.0
60.2
67.9
67.9
63.1
59.0
313.1 372.4 435.1 500.1 573.0 500.1 519.2 533.9 548.5 573.0 573.0 571.8 570.7

Major types of credit7
Revolving
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Savings institutions
Nonfinancial business
Pools of securitized assets6

554.2
219.8
37.0
19.6
11.4
45.0
221.5

586.2
210.3
31.9
19.9
12.5
39.2
272.3

621.9
189.4
32.5
20.6
15.8
42.8
320.8

693.0
218.1
37.6
22.2
16.6
42.4
356.1

719.5
224.5
31.5
22.8
17.0
29.8
394.0

693.0
218.1
37.6
22.2
16.6
42.4
356.1

682.0
209.5
34.9
20.9
17.0
33.9
365.8

693.7
213.0
36.8
21.3
16.4
31.4
374.8

686.2
202.9
35.9
21.9
16.9
25.2
383.3

719.5
224.5
31.5
22.8
17.0
29.8
394.0

719.5
224.5
31.5
22.8
17.0
29.8
394.0

705.2
218.1
29.9
22.1
17.0
26.3
391.8

695.3
215.9
29.2
21.7
17.0
23.0
388.6

Nonrevolving
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Savings institutions
Nonfinancial business
Pools of securitized assets6

717.4
292.7
130.5
132.8
35.7
34.0
91.6

760.4
298.6
151.4
135.5
39.2
35.7
100.1

824.2
310.4
169.1
147.3
45.7
37.5
114.2

900.1
323.4
182.2
162.2
48.0
40.2
144.0

969.4
332.6
205.0
163.5
51.0
38.1
179.0

900.1
323.4
182.2
162.2
48.0
40.2
144.0

903.3
324.2
177.8
161.9
48.5
37.5
153.4

914.4
327.2
177.4
165.1
49.0
36.6
159.1

932.9
332.3
185.0
163.9
51.6
35.0
165.2

969.4
332.6
205.0
163.5
51.0
38.1
179.0

969.4
332.6
205.0
163.5
51.0
38.1
179.0

970.2
338.6
200.2
162.8
51.8
36.9
179.9

971.3
334.9
204.2
161.6
52.5
36.0
182.1

1. Covers most short- and intermediate-term credit extended to individuals, excluding loans secured by real estate.
2. The series for consumer credit outstanding and its components may contain breaks that result from discontinuities in source data. Growth rates are adjusted to exclude the effect of such breaks.
3. Percent changes calculated from unrounded data.
4. Includes automobile loans and all other loans not included in revolving credit, such as loans for mobile homes, education, boats, trailers, or vacations. These loans may be
secured or unsecured.
5. Interest rates are annual percentage rates (APR) as specified by the Federal Reserve’s Regulation Z. Interest rates for new-car loans and personal loans at commercial banks are
simple unweighted averages of each bank’s most common rate charged during the first calendar week of the middle month of each quarter. For credit card accounts, the rate for all accounts
is the stated APR averaged across all credit card accounts at all reporting banks. The rate for accounts assessed interest is the annualized ratio of total finance charges at all reporting banks
to the total average daily balances against which the finance charges were assessed (excludes accounts for which no finance charges were assessed). Finance company data are from the
subsidiaries of the three major U.S. automobile manufacturers and are volume-weighted averages covering all loans of each type purchased during the month.
6. Outstanding balances of pools upon which securities have been issued; these balances are no longer carried on the balance sheets of the loan originators.
7. Includes estimates for holders that do not separately report consumer credit holding by type.
r=revised. p=preliminary.