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FEDERAL

R ESE R V E
For immediate release
April 9, 1969

A-UTOMOBILE LOANS BY MAJOR SALES FINANCE COMPANIES
IN THE FIRST 2 MONTHS OF 1969 THE PROPORTION OF
NEW CAR CONTRACTS WITH 3-YEAR MATURITIES REMAINED
. AT ABOUT THE 1968 AVERAGE OF 83 PER CENT.

MATURITY-DISTRIBUTION - NEW CAR CONTRACTS
24 months 25-30 31-36 Over 36 Balloon
Total
months months months
P
7
=
%

%

%

Seasonally adjusted
February 1969
January 1969
December 1968
November 1968

%

No. of contracts
reported (000)

13.9
13.4
13.4
14.1

2.4
2.6
2.7
2.5

82.6
83.5
83.2
82.3

0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5

0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

11%
130
114
113

14.2
14.7
13.5

2.6
2.8
2.8

81.9
81.2
82.5

0.4
0.4
0.4

0,9
1.0
0.8

100.0
100.0
100.0

95
.102
96

Unadjusted
February 1969
January 1969
February 1968

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION - USED CAR CONTRACTS
18 months 19-24 25-30 Over 30 Balloon
Total
months months months
%
7o
%
%
^ %

No. of contracts
reported (000)

Seasonally adjusted
February 1969
January 1969
December 1968
November 1968

•

6.1
6.0
6.2
6.4

16.5
15.7
18.1
17.8

29.7
29.7
30.2
30.4

5 .6
6.0
6.0

14.5
14.3
15.0

29.2
28.1
32.0

Unadjusted
February•1969
January 1969
February 1968

46.2
46.8
44.8
44.2

0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

41
43
40
39

50.3
51.2
46.6

0.4
0.4
0.4

100.0
100.0
100.0

35
38
40

-

Note: Details may
 not add to totals
factors by sector .


because of rounding and,construction of seasonal
•

G.25
AUTOMOBILE LOANS BY MAJOR SALES FINANCE COMPANIES
OF THE NEW CAR CONTRACTS WRITTEN IN JANUARY AND
FEBRUARY, LESS THAN ONE-FOURTH WERE FOR AN AMOUNT
EXCEEDING THE DEALER COST OF THE UNIT SOLD.

- 28

966

Seasonally adjusted
February 1969
January 1969
December 1968
November 1968

1969

1968

1967

DISTRIBUTION OF DEALER COST RATIOS - NEW CAR CONTRACTS
(loan as per cent of dealer cost)
No. of contracts
90 or 91-100 1 0 1 - 1 0 5 106-110 Over 110
j Total reported (000)
%.
7
o
%
%
%

44.0
43.9
43.8
43.5

31.8
32.3
32.3
32.1

13.6
13.3
13.6
14.4

6.1
6.1
6.1
5.9

Seasonally adjusted
February 1969
January 1969
December 1968
November 1968

j 43.2
1 43.9
I 43.8

31.4
31.8
31.4

14.1
13.5
13.4

6.5
6.2
6 .6

Note:

4.7
4 .5
4.8

100.0
100.0
100.0

88
93
88

DISTRIBUT[ION OF DEALER COST RATIOS - USED CAR CONTRACTS
(loan as per cent of wholesale value)
3
91-100 101-110 111-120 Over 120
jNo. of contracts
i 90 o r
Total :reported (000)
f !
%
%
%
%
%
|

1 23.4
22.5
23.7'
i 24.4
1

22.2
22.2
22.7
23.6

24.8
25.6
25.2
25.9

16.1
16.7
15.6
14.7

Unadjusted
February 1969
January 1969
February 1968

110
120
104
103

!

Unadjusted
February 1969
January 1969
February 1968

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0 j

4.4
4.4
4.1
4.1

13.8
14.5
I 12.7
11.8

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

35
37
34
34

100.0
100.0
100.0

30
33
33

!
!

24.1
24.0
29.3

22.5
22.4
25.7

24.8
24.8
25.2

15.5
15.5.
12,3

j 13.1
13.3
7.5

Details may not add to totals because of rounding and construction of seasonal


factors by sector.


AUTOMOBILE LOANS BY MAJOR SALES FINANCE COMPANIES
DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
FEBRUARY 1969
NEW CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)
Not seasonally adjusted

Loan as
per cent of
dealer cost

24 months

25-30
months

Maturities
31-36
months

8.9
2 5
2.0
0.2
0.2

1.3
0.8
0.4
0.1
0.1

13.8

2.6

90% or less
91% to 100%
101% to 105%
106% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

Over 36
months

Balloon

32.7
27.7
11.6
6.1
4.4

0.2
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.4
0.1

*

*

82.5

0.4

0.7

|

Total
43.2
31.4
14.1
6.5
4.7
100.0

USED CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)
Not seasonally adjusted

Loan as
per cent of
wholesale value

18 months

3.2
0.7 '
0.4
0.3

90% or less
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
111% to 120%
Over 120%
Total

/

T!8

19-24
months
5.8
2.6
2.0
1.1
0.8
12.3

Maturities
25-30
months

Balloon

0.1
0.1
0.1

Total

5.7
7.1
7.9
• 4.9
3.5

9.3
12.0
14.4
9.3
8.5 '

0.1

24.1
22.5
24.8
15.5
13.1

29.1

53.5

0.3

100.0

Note: Details may not add to totals because of rounding.
*Less than one-tenth of one per cent.




Over 30
months