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FEDERAL-.-RESERVE
statistical

release

April 1979

G. 20(422)

Finance Companies-February 1979
Outstanding Consumer Credit Held by Finance Companies
(In millions of dollars)

Type of credit

February 28,
1979 .

Seasonally adjusted
increase or decrease (-) during:
1979
1978
February
January
December

Consumer instalment credit
Retail automotive (passenger
cars)

53,916

1)070

1,335

1,052

18,990

499

808

578

Mobile homes
Other retail consumer goodsX
Home improvement loans
'
Personal loans

3,186

9

7

8

6,430

170

24

50

25,310

392

496

416

Consumer Credit Extended and Repaid at Finance Companies
(Seasonally adjusted, in millions of dollars)

Extended by finance cos.
Type of credit

~WTS

w

Kep
Repaid.to finance cos.
iff$
1979
February
December January

December

January

Consumer instalment credit
Retail automotive (passenger
cars)

4,551

4.517

4,700

&481

3.182

3.648

1,511

1,540

1,542

1,012

732

964

Mobile homes 7
Other retail consumer goodsX
Home improvement loans
/
Personal loans

72

35

62

63

28

54

711

677

760

541

653

710

2,257

2,265

2,336

1,865

1,769

1,920

NOTE:

February

Components may not add to totals due to rounding.




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G. 20(422)

Outstanding Business Credit Held by Finance Companies
(In millions of dollars)
!
Type of credit
Business credit
Retail automotive (commercial
vehicles
Wholesale automotive
Retail paper on business, industrial and farm equipment
Loans on commercial accounts
receivable
\
Factored commercial accounts)
receivable
Z
All other business credit

February 28,
1979

#

Seasonally adjusted
increase or decrease (-) during:
1978
1979
December
1
January
February

65.248

1,271

MSL

1SL

14,681
14,493

245
551

145
1,156

183
655

16,162

20

-425

-84

6,693

294
i

i1
'

;

27

j

13,219

161

1
1

-43

j

j

-108
110

Business Credit Extended -.nd Repaid at Finanec Companies
(Seasonally adjusted, in millions of dollars)

Type of credit
Business credit
Retail automotive (commercial
vehicles)
Wholesale automotive
Retail paper on business, industrial and farm equipment
Loans on commercial accounts
receivable
Factored commercial accounts /
receivable
Z
All other business credit




Extended by finance cos.
Repaid to finance cos.
1978
)
1979
1978
1979
December | January IFebruary December January February
I
" i
17.680

16.160 1
!

16.858j

t

16.409

15.300

16.102

1,308
6,967

1,231
6,723

1,283|
7,080

1,063
6,416

1,086
5,567 !

1,100
6,425

1,790

1,012

1,123

1,770

1,437

1,207

5,660

5,261

5,375

5,366

5,234

5,483

1,955

1,933

1,997

1,794

1,976

1,887

#

#

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G.20 (422)

Change in- Extensions and Repayments
(Seasonally adjusted, in millions of dollars)

Type of credit
Consumer instalment credit
Retail automotive (passenger
car)
Mobile homes
Other retail consumer goods v
Home improvement loans
/
Personal loans
Business credit
Retail automotive (commercial
vehicles)
Wholesale automotive
Retail paper on business, industrial and farm equipment
Loans on commercial accounts
receivable
\
Factored commercial accounts 7
receivable
/
All other business credit

Chanee in extensions from:
Year ago
Month ago

Change in repayments from:
Year ago
Month ago
304

183

947

466_

2

462

232

85

27

*

26

-17

83

138

57

122

71

347

151

114

698

3,390

802

1,095

245
1,644

14
858

223
1,075

111

-135

-230

21

114

1,173

249

1,354

64

463

-89

422

52
357

1

* Less than + 0.5 million.
Number of Motor Vehicles Financed at Retail by Finance Companies
(In thousands)

Type of vehicle

February 28,
1979

Month
ago

Chan;$e from:
Year
ago

Total financed at retail

i

NOT

New passenger
Used passenger
New and used commercial

AVAILABLE

Selected Liabilities of Finance Companies
(In millions of dollars)

Type of liability

Bank loans (excl. commercial
paper)
Commercial paper
Directly placed
Dealer placed
n.a.-Not Available.



February 28
1979
6,062
38.051
n.a.
n.a.

Seasonally adjusted increase or decrease
(-) during:
December
630
888
644
244

January
105
2,073
n.a.
n.a.

February
70
1,951
n.a.
n.a.