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Capital
Market
Developments
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0

February 18,1975
Prepared by the
CAPITAL MARKETS SECTION
in conjunction with the
MORTGAGE, AGRICULTURAL, and
CONSUMER FINANCE SECTION




DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
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/ B O A R D OF GOVERNORS

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Washington, D C. 20551

Index

TABLES
1 - 6

SYMBOLS
SECURITY VOLUME AND Y I E L D S

7, 8

STOCK MARKET AND S E C U R I T Y C R E D I T

e
p
r
n.a.

9 -

16

MORTGAGE MARKET




ESTIMATE
PRELIMINARY
REVISED
NOT AVAILABLE
DATA DO NOT EXIST

3

Table 1

YIELDS, VOLUME AND RECEPTION
CORPORATE B O N D MARKET
YIELDS
WEEK ENDING

1974 - Dec.

6
13
20
27

NEW ISSUE 1
A a a UTILITY

VOLUME

RECENTLY
OFFERED
A a a UTILITY

9.39
9.57
9.59
9.64

9.50
9.59
9.52
—

2 :

3
GROSS
OFFERINGS
( $ MILLIONS)

PER CENT
S O L D BY END
O F WEEK

676
925
605

93
85
92

—

—

NEW ISSUES 4
IN S Y N D I C A T E
( $ MILLIONS)

171
175
178177

1975 - Jan.

3
10
17
24
31

9.62
9.38
9.45
9.00

9.67
9.45
9.55
9.47
9.21r

699
1,494
474
890

98
96
92
93

163
14
174
130
6

Feb.

7
14

8.89r
9.02p

9.12r
9.16p

760
438

99
85

59

mmmm

—

• *

Or

MUNICIPAL B O N D MARKET
VOLUME

YIELDS
WEEK ENDING

MOODY'S
NEW ISSUE

BOND BUYER
2Q-BOND
INDEX

3
GROSS
OFFERINGS
( $ MILLIONS)

PER CENT
S O L D BY END
O F WEEK

NEW I S S U E S 4
IN S Y N D I C A T E
( $ MILLIONS)

1974 - Dec.

6
13
20
27

6.40
6.80
6.70
6.70

6.89
7.15
7.08
7.08

569
441
290
27

90
80
89
91

167
167
140
122

1975 - J a n .

310
17
24
31

6.70
6.60
6.55
6.10
6.00

7.08
6.99
6.90
6.59
6.54

26
500
410
361
667

66
92
84
84
95

117
75
88
66
48

7
14

5.90
5.85

6.34
6.27

535
668

84
81

105
203

Feb.

•

NOTES:
1

Federal Reserve series of implied yield on newly issued, Aaa-rated utility bond with 5-year call protection.

2

Federal Reserve series of implied free-market yield on competitively bid Aaa-rated utility bond with 5-year call protection, released from price
restrictions sometime during the last four weeks.

3

Estimated by F.R. on the basis of available data.

4

Corporate Market: Salomon Brothers Bond Market Roundup; Municipal Market: Weekly Bond Buyer. Data are adjusted by Federal Reserve when
necessary to make coverage of this series consistent with the gross offerings series.




Table 2

HIGH GRADE BOND YIELDS
NEW I S S U E
A a a UTILITY

DATE

1

RECENTLY OFFERED
A a a UTILITY

2

MOODY'S S E A S O N E D
CORPORATE A a a

3

U . S . GOVT. 2 0 - Y E A R
C O N S T A N T MATURITY

4

BOND BUYER
2 D - B O N D INDEX

1970 - High
Low

9.43 (6/19)
7.72 (12/11)

9.20 (6/26)
8.16 (12/18)

8.60 (7/3)
7.48 (12/21)

7.55 (5/29)
6.17 (12/18)

7.12 (5/28)
5.33 (12/10)

1971 - High
Low

8.26 (7/30)
7.02 (2/5)

8.23 (1/1)
7.17 (12/31)

7,. 71 (8/21)
7.06 (2/12)

6.51 (6/18)
5^.69 (3/23)

6.23 (6/23)
4.97 (10/21)

1972 - High
Low

7.60 (4/21)
6.99 (11/24)

7.49 (4/21)
7.15 (12/1)

7.36 (4/28)
7.05 (2/12)

6.19 (4/14)
5.74 (11/17)

5.54 (4/13)
4.96 (10/21)

1973 - High
Low

8.52 (8/10)
7.29 (1/21)

8.32 (8/10)
7.28 (1/5)

7.77 (8/24)
7 . 1 1 (1/5)

7.79 (8/10)
6.42 (1/5)

5.59 (8/3)
4.99 (10/11)

1974 - High
Low

10.61 (10/4)
8.05 (2/15)

10.52 (10/11)
8.13 (1/4)

9.39 (10/11)
7.73 (1/4)

8.68 (8/30)
7.39 (1/4)

7.15 (12/12)
5.16 (2/7)

1975 - Jan.

3
10
17
24
31

9.62
9.38
9.45
9.00

9.67
9.45
9.55
9.47
9.21

8.93
8.91
8.84
8.78
8.74

7.93
7.83
7.81
7.83
7.81

7.08
6.99
6.90
6.59
6.54

Feb.

7
14

8.89r
9.02p

9.12r
9.16p

8.68r
8.63p

7.68r
7.68p

6.34
6.27

NOTES:
1

Federal Reserve series of implied yield on newly issued, Aaa-rated utility bond with 5-year call protection.

2

Federal Reserve series of implied free-market yield on competitively bid Aaa-rated utility bond with 5-year call protection released from price restrictions sometime during the last 4

3

Weekly average of daily closing figures.

4

Weekly average of daily figures. U S. Treasury data.

5

Thursday figures. The average rating of the 20 bonds used in this index falfs midway between the four top groups as classified by Moody's Investors Service. Weekly Bond Buyer data.




5

Table 3

LONG-TERM CORPORATE AND
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SECURITY OFFERINGS AND PLACEMENTS
IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

G R O S S PROCEEDS
1I

CORPORATE

PERIOD

1974

|

1973

|

1972

3 ,341
2 ,690
3 ,216

2,327
1,962
3,933

3,205
3,369
3,229

3 ,067
3 ,164
2 ,982

2,497
2,543
3,578

3,275
3,598
4,341

August
September

3 ,253
2 ,643
1 ,617

2,631
1,806
1,915

October

4.,492

9,,247
9.,213
7,,513

January
February
March
April
May
June
July

November
December
Q1
02
03
04
1st Half
3 Qtrs.
Year

18,,446
25., 9 7 3

2

STATE AND LOCAL

|

1973

1

1972

2.,255
2-,003
2,,025

1,977
1,515
2,467

1,776
2,005
2,239

2,,397
2;,304
2:,166

1,826
1,939
2,152

1,989
2,017
2,270

3,582
2,893
2,720

1 ,458 '
1 ,10?
1 ,690

2,028
1,657
1,750

3,398
3,563
3,238

3,791
3,377
3,396

2 ,483
"2 ,336
1 ,407

2,313
2,257
2,089

2,200
1,862

8,222
8,618
6,352
10,199

9,803
11,214
9,195
10,564

6 ,283
6 ,867
4 ,251
6 ,226

,5,959
:5,917
5,435
6,659

6,020
6,276

16,840
23,192
33,391

21,017
30,212
40,776.

13 ,150
17 ,401
23,6 27

11,876
17,311
23,970

NOTES:
1

Securities and Exchange Commission estimates of gross proceeds.

2

Securities Industry Association estimates of principal amounts.




1974

>

.

.
•

1,805
1,966
1,726

1,797

5,497
5,859

12,296
17,793
23,652

Table 4

NEW CORPORATE SECURITY ISSUES
BY TYPE OF ISSUE AND ISSUER
IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

G R O S S PROCEEDS BY TYPE OF ISSUE
PERIOD

BONDS
TOTAL

PUBLICLY
OFFERED

COMMON
AND
PRIVATELY
PREFERRED
PLACED
STOCK

G R O S S PROCEEDS BY TYPE OF ISSUER
MEMO

I S S U E S INCLUDED
FOREIGN (CONVERTIBLE

MANUFACTURING

PUBLIC
UTILITY

COMMUNICATIONS

OTHER
ISSUERS

1973 - I I I
IV

6,352
10,199

2,333
5,026

2,285
2,059

1,735
3,114

163
136

50
282

1,160
1,502

2,014
2,917

871
1,851

2,304
3,930

1974 - I
II
III

9,247
9,199
7,395

5,818
5,883
5,025

1,652
1,766
1,011

1,777
1,537
1,359

88
115
373

58
38
306

1,927
2,520
1,783

3,569
3,190
2,414

874
1,310
1,001

2,880
2,171
2,202

1973 - Nov.

3,563
3,238

1,669
1,552

589
917

1,305
769

53
77

32

476
504

1,080
888

796
377

1,212
1,469

3,341
2,690
3,216

2,115
1,683
2,020

794
421
437

430
586
760

56
11
21

2
4
52

896
393
641

1,441
829
1,2.99

146
397
331

861
1,075
947

Apr.
May

3,067
3,164
2,982

1,594
2,350
1,939

671
607
516

801
207
526

63
42
10

12
15
11

1,202
862
478

1,131
912
1,147

294
663
356

442
730
1,000

July
Aug.
Sept.

3,253
2,643
1,617

2,086
2,042
897

612
274
306

555
327
414

223
—
150

205
104

1,094
601
188

618
1,079
680

295
364
342

1,248
600
409

Oct.

4,492

3,423

217

852

175

661

2,078

471

1,282

Dec.

1974 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.

NOTES:
1

Other issuers are extractive, railroad and other transportation, real estate and finance, and commercial and other.

Source: Securities and Exchange Commission.




T a b l e 5A

LARGE LONG-TERM PUBLIC SECURITY ISSUES
FOR NEW CAPITAL
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY

1

February 3, t h r u February 14, 1975
ISSUER

TYPE

AMOUNT
(MILLIONS
OF
DOLLARS)

MATURITY

COUPON RATE

OFFERING
YIELD

MOODY'S
RATING

CORPORATE

F l o r i d a Power & Light
C e n t r a l & South West Corp.
PPG I n d u s t r i e s I n c .
PPG I n d u s t r i e s I n c .
Montgomery Ward C r e d i t Co.
Pepsico I n c .
Conn. Light & Power Co.
S. P a c i f i c Transp. Co.
Dow Chemical Co.
Esmark I n c .
Esmark I n c .
Kansas Power & Light
Mountain Fuel Supply Co.
Washington Water Power Co.
S t a t e S t r e e t Boston F i n . Corp.
Duke Power Co.
P a c i f i c L i g h t i n g Svc. Co.
Dana Corp.
BankAmerica Corp.
Southern Railway Co.

Pfd s t k
Com s t k
Debt
Notes
Debt SF
Notes
1 s t mtge
Equip t r
Notes
Debt SF
Notes
1 s t mtge
Com s t k
1 s t mtge
Notes
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
Debt SF
Debt
Equip t r

76.1
68.8
75.0
50.0
50.0
100.0
85.0
15.0
225.0
75.0
50.0
35.0
32.0
25.0
25.0
100.0
35.0
75.0
150.0
15.0

Other
European Coal & S t e e l Comm.

Notes

150.0

NOTES:
•

Rights offering.

1
Includes corporate and other security offerings of



515 million and over.

—

10.08
—

2000
1985
1995
1985
1982
1990
2005
2000
1982
2005
—

8.50
8.00
9.60
8.25
9.00
8.00
8.50
9.25
8.40
8.63
—

9.93
——

8.60
8.05
9.60
8.25
8.95
6.75-8.25
8.50
9.30
8.40
8.67
—

2005
1983
2005
1985
2000
2005
1990

9.38
9.00
9.50
9.00
9.00
8.88
8.00

9.25
9.00
9.55
9.00
9.10
8.88
8.30

1983

8.38

8.46

A
—

Aa/A
Aa/A
A
A
A
Aa
Aa/A+
A
A
Aa
—

A
A
A
A
A/A+
Non Rated
Aa

Aaa

LARGE LONG-TERM PUBLIC SECURITY ISSUES
x
FOR NEW CAPITAL
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY

1

February 3, t h r u February 14, 1975
ISSUER

TYPE

2

AMOUNT
(MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS)

NET INTEREST
COST

MATURITY

OFFERING
YIELD

MOODY'S
RATING

STATE AND LOCAL

Madison Voc. Tech. Education D i s t , Wis.
Commack Union Sch. D i s t . , N.Y.
Michigan, S t a t e of
New York S t a t e Housing Finance Agency
A r t e s i a n Sch. Bldg. Corp. Ind.
I l l i n o i s Educational F a c i l i t i e s Auth.
I l l i n o i s Educational F a c i l i t i e s Auth.
I l l i n o i s E d u c a t i o n a l F a c i l i t i e s Auth.
B a l t i m o r e , Maryland
Pennsylvania Higher Education F a c i l i t i e s Auth.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Nekoosa, Wise.
Nekoosa, Wise.
Garland, Texas
Garland, Texas
V i r g i n i a P u b l i c School Auth.
P h i l a d e l p h i a , Pa.
S u f f o l k Co., N.Y.
I l l i n o i s , S t a t e of
New York C i t y , N.Y.

G.O.
10.0
G.O.
15.9
G.O.
75.0
Rev
103.5
Rev
10.5
Rev
3.1
Rev
4.7
Rev
4.2
Rev p o l l cont 17.0

1976-1985
1976-2000
1977-1986
1975-2006
1978-2003
1978-1990
1999
2004
1995

Rev
14.4
G.O.
25.0
Rev
10.0
Rev p o l l cont
2.0
Rev p o l l cont 10.6
7.5
Rev
G.O.
4.0
G.O.
16.5
G.O.
10.0
G.O.
36.9
150.0
G.O.
G.O.
141.4

1976-2015
1986-1993
1976-1999
1985
1987
1976-1994
1976-1995
1976-1995
1976-1995
1976-2003
1976-1995
1976-2015

v

4.78
6.49
4.78
7.46
7.12
6.51
6.51
6.51
—

7.18
5.18
5.96
6.84
6.84
5.89
5.24
5.44
6.61
5.72
5.20
7.17

3.80-4.90
4.30-7.00
4.45-5.00
4.50-7.60
4.50-7.20
4.25-5.90
6.50
6.80
8.88

Aa
A
Aa
A-l
A
Aaa
Aaa
Aaa
Baa

4.70-7.25
4.75-5.75
3.90-6.70
6.40
.6.70
4.00-6.40
3.60-6.40
3.85-6.50
4.50-7.00
4.65-6.50
3.50-6.10
6.50-7.50

Baa-1
Aa
A-l
A
A
A-l
Aa
Aa
A
A
\aa
A

NOTES:
1

Includes state and local security offerings of $10 million and over.

2

In case of State and local government securities, G.O denotes general obligation; Rev.-Ut., revenue obligations secured only by income from public utilities; Rev.-CL-Ut., revenue bonds secured only by Income from quasi-utilities; Rev.-S.T., revenue bonds secured by revenue from specific taxes only; Rev.-Rent., revenue bonds secured solely by lease payments.

3

Includes foreign government and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development issues and non-guaranteed issues by Federal Agencies.




Table SB Continued

LARGE LONG-TERM PUBLIC SECURITY ISSUES
FOR NEW CAPITAL
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY
February 3 , t h r u February 14, 1975

TYPE

ISSUER

AMOUNT
(MILLIONS
OF
DOLLARS)

MATURITY

NET INTEREST
COST

OFFERING
YIELD

MOODY'S
RATING

STATE AND LOCAL

I n c l i n e V i l l a g e General Improv. D i s t . ,
Nev.
W i s c o n s i n , S t a t e of
Middlesex Co. I n d u s t r i a l P o l l u t i o n F i n .
Auth., N.J.
Chicago P u b l i c B u i l d i n g Commission
Allentown Area H o s p i t a l A u t h . , P a .
Allentown Area H o s p i t a l A u t h . , P a .
Oregon, S t a t e of




Rev
0.

13.0
75.0

1975-1985
1976-1995

Rev
Rev
Rev
Rev
G.O.

28.3
38.0
4.2
9.1
100.0

2000
1976-1994
1979-1996
2009
1980-1991

\

5.33
5.95
5.10

5.80-6.60
3.70-6.10
6.25
4.00-6.30
5.75-7.50
8.00
4.50-5.60

Aaa
Aa
Baa-1
Baa-1
Aaa

0

FORTHCOMING LARGE LONG-TERM PUBLIC
SECURITY OFFERINGS FOR NEW CAPITAL
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY

1

as of February 14, 1975
ISSUER

TYPE

CORPORATE

Commonwealth Edison Co.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR
Nortrust Corp.
Arizona Public Service Co.
Southwestern Public Service Co.
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
Mobile Alaska Pipeline Co.
^Southwestern Public Service
Kansas Gas & Electric Co.
Indiana Gas Co.
Indiana Gas Co.
First National Boston Corp.
Gen'1 Tele. Co. of Florida
Houston Lighting & Power
American Natural Gas Co.
Louisville Gas & Electric Co.
Central Illinois Light Co.
Central Illinois Light Co.
Natural Gas Pipeline Co.
Dallas Power & Light Co.
Citizens Utilities Co.
*Toledo Edison

New York S t a t e E l e c t r i c & Gas Corp.
New York S t a t e E l e c t r i c & Gas Corp.

Hueblein Inc.
ERC Corp.
Freuhauf Finance Co.
*Commonwealth Edison Co.
*Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Arizona Public Service Co.
Union Pacific RR
Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
Southern California Edison Co.
Otis Elevator Co.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
St. Louis & Southwestern RR
New York Tele. Corp.
*Duquesne Light
Union Electric Co.

1 s t mtge
Equip tr
Notes
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
Com stk
Guar debt
Com stk (rts)
Pfd stk
1 s t mtge
| Pfd stk
: Notes
i 1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
; Com stk
1 s t mtge
Com stk
1 s t mtge
Debt
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
Pfd stk
Com stk
1 s t mtge
Notes
Debt
Notes
Com stk (rts)
Pfd stk
Com stk
Equip tr
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
Debt
1 s t mtge
Com stk
Equip tr
Notes
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge

NOTES:
*

Included in table for first time.

1

Includes corporate and other security issues of $15 million and over.




AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS
O F DOLLARS)

125 .0
15 .0
30 .0
100 .0
45 .0
35 .0
300 .0
18 .0
20 .0
20 .0
15 .0
100 .0
50.0
125 .0
74,.0
25 .0
16,.0
25.0
60.0
50,.0
35..0
19..0
25..4
75.0
125.,0
25..0
60.,0
100.,0
15.,0
28.,0
15.,0
35.,0
150.,0
50.,0
50.,0
31..1
15.,0
200,,0
50.,0
70,,0

APPROXIMATE
DATE O F OFFERING

February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
February
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March

18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
11
11 .
11
11 ..
12
12

Table 6A Continued

FORTHCOMING LARGE LONG-TERM PUBLIC
SECURITY OFFERINGS FOR NEW CAPITAL
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY

1

as of February 14, 1975
TYPE

ISSUER
CORPORATE

AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS)

APPROXIMATE
DATE OF OFFERING

F l o r i d a Power & Light
^ A t l a n t i c City E l e c t r i c Co.
N a r r a g a n s e t t E l e c t r i c Co.
P u b l i c Service of New Mexico
Union E l e c t r i c Co,
^United Tele, of Ohio
New England Power Co.
^ I n d i a n a p o l i s Power & Light
I n d i a n a p o l i s Power & Light Co.
*Texas Power & Light Corp.
^Diamond S t a t e Tele. Co.
*Potomac Edison Co.
*Metro Edison Co.
General P u b l i c U t i l i t i e s Co.
Boston Edison
*American E l e c t r i c Power
^ P r o c t e r & Gamble Co.
*Bethlehem S t e e l Corp.
*Deere & Co.
*Deere & Co.
tAmerican Brands I n c .
American Finance Corp.
General Tele, of Ohio
N a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y & R e g i s t e r Co.
Avco Corp.

1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
Com s t k
Pfd s t k
1 s t mtge
Debt
1 s t mtge
1 s t mtge
Com s t k
Pfd s t k
Com s t k
Debt
Notes
Notes
Debt
Notes
Debt
Pfd s t k
Bene i n t
Notes

125.0
35.0
15.0
20.0
70.0
25.0
80.0
30.0
20.0
100.0
20.0
35.0
50.0
30.5
30.0
190.0
300.0
200.0
100.0
100.0
150.0
30.0
20.0
30.0
50.0

13
March
18
March
18
March
19
March
19
March
March
19
20
March
March
20
March
20
March
24
March
25
26
March
26
March
March
March
March
March
Indefinite
Indefinite
Indefinite
Indefinite
Indefinite
Indefinite
Indefinite
Indefinite

Other
Montreal Urban Community
United S t a t e s of Mexico
Govt, of I r e l a n d
Hydro-Quebec
Hydro-Quebec
*Province of Ontario

Debt
Notes
Notes
Debt
Debt
Notes

50.0
50.0
25.0
20.0
100.0
200.0

February 19
February
February
February
February
Indefinite




11

FORTHCOMING LARGE LONG-TERM PUBLIC
SECURITY OFFERINGS FOR NEW CAPITAL
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY

1

As of February 14, 1975

ISSUER

TYPE

AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS)

APPROXIMATE
DATE OF OFFERING

STATE & LOCAL

Delaware, S t a t e of
*0cean Highway & P o r t A u t h . , F l a .
Piano Independent School D i s t . , Texas
Miami Beach, F l a .
Massachusetts, S t a t e of
*Kansas C i t y , Kansas
*St. Paul, Minn.
*Detroit Building A u t h . , Mich.
^Louisiana, S t a t e of
^Connecticut, S t a t e of
Hempstead, N.Y.
Anne Arundel Co., Md.
Maryland, S t a t e of
F l o r i d a S t a t e Board Higher Education
Miami, F l o r i d a
^Milwaukee, Wis.
Prince William Co., Va.
Nassau Co., N.Y.
*0hio, S t a t e of
*Los Angeles Dept. Water & Power, C a l i f .
^Norfolk I n d u s t r i a l Dev. A u t h . , Va.
P h i l a d e l p h i a H o s p i t a l A u t h . , Pa.
S t . Charles P a r i s h , La.

G. 0.
Rev p o l l cont
G.O.
G.O.
G.O.
Rev
G.O.
Rev
G.O.
G.O.
G.O.
G.O.
G.O.
Rev
G.O.
G.O.
G.O.
G.O.
G.O.
Rev
Rev
Rev
Rev p o l l cont

40.0
22.5
12.0
15.0
125.0
14.0
12.0
30.0
50.0
100.0
14.4
20.0
84.0
46.0
19.0
25.4
16.0
34.2
50.0
20.0
21.5
50.0
60.0

February 18
February 18
February 18
February 19
February 19
February 20
February 20
February 24
February 25
February 25
February 25
February 25
February 26
February 26
February 27
March
4
March
4
March
12
18
March
19
March
March
Indefinite
Indefinite

NOTES:
1

Includes stats and local government issues of $10 million and over.

2

Includes foreign government and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development issues and issues of Federally sponsored agencies.




Table 7

STOCK PRICES AND VOLUME
STOCK PRICES

DATE
0 J INDUSTRIALS

NYSE INDEX

TRADING VOLUME
NASDAQ

1972 - High
Low

65.14 (12/11)
56.23 (1/3)

1036.27 (12/11)
889.15 (1/26)

138.35 (4/11)
117.09 (1/3)

135.15 (12/8)
113.65 (1/3)

1973 - High
Low

65.48 (1/11)
49.12 (12/13)

1051.50 (1/11)
788.31 (12/5)

130.47 (1/11)
85.26 (12/20)

1974 - High
Low

53.37 (3/13)
32.89 (10/3)

891.66 (3/13)
577.60 (12/6)

6
13
20
27

34.45
35.39
35.23
35.36

3
10
17
24
31
7
14

1974
Dec.

1975
Jan.

Feb.

27. 6 (12/29)
8. 1 (7/3)

10.3 (12/29)
1.8 (9/8)

14. 4 (12/29)
5. 0 (10/9)

136.84 (1/11) 26. 0 (9/20)
89.12 (12/13) 9.,0 (8/20)

5 . 5 (1/12)
1.4 (8/20)

11. 3 (1/11)
3. 5 (8/27)

102.01 (3/14)
59.13 (12/6)

96.53 (3/15)
54.87 (10/3)

24.,9 (1/3)
7..5 (7/5)

4.4 (1/3)
.9 (9/26)

7.,5 (1/3)
2. 8 (7/5)

577.60
592.77
598.48
602.16

59.13
60.11
59.73
59.35

58.21
59.22
58.67
58.74

13,.1
15,.1
16 .4
13 .1

1.9
2.2
2.4r
2.3

4.,4
4.,8
5..3
4,.4

37.35
38.57
37.86
38.84
40.91

634.54
658.79
644.63
666.61
703.69

62.86
67.32
67.81
71.05
74.20

61.23
63.69
64.40
65.37
69.78

17 .4
18,,1
16 .9
16.4
29 . l r

2.8
2.0
1.8
1.9
3.Or

5 .4
5,,5
4 .9
4
7,.Or

41.08
43.21

711.91
734.20

75.08
76.79

71.12
73.26

25 .7r
22 .6

2.8r
2.3

6 .4r
5 .8

NOTES:
are Fridays only. Highs end lows ere for the year and are not necessarily for Fridays,

1

Figures other then highs end

2

Volume figures ere weekly

of daily figures (millions of shares).

3

12/31/66 - 60

\

4

Based on average price change until September 4 , 1 9 7 3 thereafter, based on market value of shares listed.




Table 8

lit

SECURITY CREDIT
REGULATED MARGIN CREDIT EXTENDED BY

END OF PERIOD

BROKERS ON?
MARGIN
STOCK

BROKERS ON 2
CONVERTIBLE
BONDS

BANKS

3

1 lNUnDcCU^UI L
IflAATTc eUn NUNMArtUIN
U/MJIIAO/1IM
U
STOCK CREDIT
AT B A N K S

OUTSTANDING

1973 - Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

5,730
5,690
5,460
5,050

204
203
197
189

1,005
1,181
1,103
1,131

1,909
1,878
1,917
1,866

1974 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May-

5,130
5,230
5,330
5,370
5,180
5,080
4,760
4,510
4,020
3,930
3,960
3,840

182
183
180
179
172
172
158
156
148
145
139

1,020
1,039
1,008
1,009
1,020

1,845
1,843
1,869
1,868
1,858

l,037r

l,023r
953 r

2,072r
2,119r

924r

2,060r

916
n.a.

2,024

1973 - Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

-100
-40
-230
-410

-6
-1
-6
-8

-31
176
-78
28

-43
-31
39
-51

1974 - Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
MayJune
^
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

80
100
100
40
-190
-100
-320
-250
-490
-90
-30
-120

-7
1
-3
-1
-7

-111
19
-31
1
11

-21
-2
26
-1
-10

July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

2,091r

n.a.

CHANGE IN OUTSTANDING

17r

-14
-3
-7
-3
-6

214r

-14r

19r

-70

28r

r

-29r
-8

-59r
-36

NOTES:
1

Margin account debt as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, excluding credit for subscription issues and convertible bonds.

2

New York Stock Exchange data.

3

June data for banks are universe totals; all other data for banks represent estimates for all commercial banks based on reports by a reporting
sample, which accounted for 60 per cent of security credit outstanding at banks on June 30.

4

Nonmargin stocks are those not listed on a national securities exchange and not included on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System's list of OTC margin stocks. At banks, loans to purchase or carry nonmargin stocks are unregulated; at brokers, such stocks have no




4
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Table 9

SAVINGS FLOWS AT NONBANK THRIFT INSTITUTIONS
IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

MUTUAL SAVINGS BANKS
REGULAR DEPOSITS

NET
FLOW
9,621
10,067
4,815
2,101

1971
1972
1973
1974 £./
1973 - October
November
December
1974 - October
November x j
December £./

-150
440
1,057
-74
449
990

1

NET
NEW
MONEY

2

SHARE CAPITAL

ANNUAL 3
GROWTH
RATE
5,378
13.5
5,451
12.4
-442
5.3
-2,818
3.0

27,793
32,567
20,237
16,014

-337
265
-42

935
1,260
2,914

—

-260
236
-33

438
1,223
3,391

—

—
—

——

NET
FLOW

2

NET
NEW
MONEY

TOTAL
DEPOSITS

ANNUAL 3
GROWTH
RATE
20,653
19.0
23,884
18.7
10,507
9.8
4,647
7.0

37,414
42,634
25,052
18,115

835
1,166
406

785
1,700
3,971

312
1,091
550

364
1,672
4,381

——
—

—
- -

NET
FLOW

ANNUAL 3
GROWTH
RATE
17.2
16.7
8.4
5.8
—
—
—
—
—
• • —

NET
NEW
MONEY

2

26,331
29,335
10,062
1,829
498
1,431
364
52
1,327
517

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

1974 - J u l y
Aug.

Sept.
Oct.
Nov. r j
Dec. p./

-82
12
172
260
535
368

-1.0
0.1
2.1
3.2
6.6
4.5

—
——
—
—

579
544
818
1,277
1,752
2,486

2.9
2.8
4.1
6.4
8.8
12.4

—
—
—
—
—

.

497
556
990
1,537
2,287
2,854

1.8
2.0
3.6
5.5
8.1
10.1

—
—

—
—

NOTES:
1

Regular deposits at mutual savings banks exclude items such as Christmas club and certain escrow accounts, which represent a very small part of total deposits.

2

New deposits net of both withdrawals and interest. Data for S&L's are for insured associations only, which represent 96 per cent of industry total resources.

3

Annual growth rate for monthly data is the annualized monthly percentage increase in deposits.

Source: National Association of Mutual Savings Banks and Federal Home Loan Bank Board.




h
VX

T a b l e 10

MORTGAGE COMMITMENTS AT
SELECTED THRIFT INSTITUTIONS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

OUTSTANDING COMMITMENTS
PERIOD
TOTAL

ALL SAVINGS
MUTUAL
& LOAN
SAVINGS BK53
ASSOCIATIONS (N.Y. STATE )

NET CHANGE
TOTAL

ALL SAVINGS
MUTUAL
& LOAN
SAVINGS BKS
ASSOCIATIONS (N.Y. STATE)

1971 - Dec.

17.5

13.8

3.7

.41

1972 - Dec.

24.7

19.8

4.9

.36

.34

.02

1973 - Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

25.7
26.2
25.7
25.1
24.2
23.9
23.0
22.1
20.8
19.9
19.4
19.5

20.6
21.3
20.9
20.5
19.7
19.5
18.7
17.9
16.8
16.0
15.7
15.9

5.1
4.9
4.8
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.6

.94
.49
- .54
- .57
- .88
- .31
- .85
-1.01
-1.16
-1.04
- .37
- .02

.81
.63
- .37
- .38
- .76
- .25
- .76
- .87
-1.03
- .87
- .21
.15

.13
-.14
-.17
-.19
-.12
-.06
-.09
-.14
-.13
-.17
-.16
-.17

19.3
19.6
19.8
20.0
18.8
18.1
17.2
16 .6
16.1
14.7
14.3
14.2

15.9
16.4
16.7
16.9
15.9
15.3
14.4
13.8
13.4
12.3
12.0
12.0

3.4
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.4
2.3
2.2

.03
.43
.33
.22
- .95
- .69
- .83
- .67
- .40
-1.06
- .32
- .41

- .11
-.22
-.14
-.12
-.04
-.09
-.06
.01
-.12
-.30
-.10
-.10

1974 - J a n .
Feb .
Mar.
Apr.
May
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

- .08
.21
.19
.10
- .99
- .78
- ,89
- .66
- .52
-1.36
- .42
- .51

.20

.21

NOTES:
Based on data from Federal Home Loan Bank Board and Savings Banks Association of New York State. Both series include a minor amount of nonresidential commitments; S&L commitments also include loans in process. Net changes are derived directly from unrounded end-of-period outstanding
levels as reported and after seasonal adjustment by Federal Reserve. Subtotals may not add to totals because of rounding.




T a b l e 11

NET NEW MONEY BORROWINGS
BY MAJOR HOUSING AGENCIES
IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

PERIOD

TOTAL
INCLUDING
SHORT-TERM
DISCOUNT
NOTES

INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM I S S U E S
TOTAL

1973 - J u l y
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

+1,475
+1,6.93
+1,910
+1,946
+11
+598

+1,528
+1,349
+1,850
+1,950
-150
+256

1974 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec. p

-671
-695
+424
+508
+1,442
+2,699
+1,804
+878
+2,768
+1,665
-89
+595

-756
-657
+450
-4
+992
+2,250
+1,499
+200
+2,750
+1,599
-93
-H,000

1975 - J a n . p

-12

FHLB

+998
+1,349
+1,500
+1,300

•

——

-150

—

- -

-800
-657

— «•

——

-4
+992
+1,500
+1,000
+400
+1,700
+1,499
-217
+500

FNMA

+530
—— "
——

—

Notes:
Based on d a t a from the Treasury Survey of Ownership.
1/ Sales of FHLB discount notes began i n May 1974.
j>/ P r e l i m i n a r y .




FHLMC

FNMA & FHLB

——

+350
+650
—-

+256
+44
—

- —
——

+450
—
—

——
——

-200
—
——
- —

+750
+499
—

.

+1,050
+100
+310
+500

SHORT-TERM
DISCOUNT
NOTESJ./

-53
+344
+60
-4
+161
+342
+85
-38
-26
+512
+450
+449
+305
+678
+18
+66
-182
-405
-12

Table 12

18

NET CHANGE IN MORTGAGE HOLDINGS 1
IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

PERIOD

TOTAL
INCLUDING
FNMA-GNMA

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
TOTAL

COMMERCIAL
BANKS
Not

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974 - Apr
May
. July
Aug

Sept.
Oct.
fee.'
1974 - Apr
May
July

Aug
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

MSB's

Seasonally

S & L's

I N S U R A N C E FNMA-GNMA'
COMPANIES

Adjusted

21,736
41,647
57,637
59,732

16,827
39,259
55,611
56,432

2,462
9,940
16,800
19,600

1,845
3,938
5,377
5,642

10,254
23,919
31,982
26,912

2,348
1,221
1,452
4,278

4,909
2,388
2,026
3,300

5.396
5,502
4,055
4,231
4,869
2,874
2,419
1:992

4,992
4,802
4,363
3,364
4,026
2,066
1,655
1,476

1,700
1,600
1,500
900
1,000
700
500
400
500

285
303
248
260
183
65
45
79

2,509
2,618
2,137
1,735
1,578
911
565
522
592

498
281
478
469
422
390
545
475

404
700
592
867
843
808
764
516
453

5,537
5,317
4,095
3,679
3,130
2,580
2,599
2,266

4,977
4,489
3,431
2,889
2,543
1,928
1,945
1,817

593
359
520
494
407
412
533
449

560
828
664
790
587
652
654
449

Seasonally

adjusted

1,667
1,412
1,231
796
741
458
488
501

328
289
131
217
135
114
96
59

798

2,389
2,429
1,499
1,382
1,260
944
828
808
480

483

NOTES:
1

Monthly data for commercial banks based on Federal Reserve estimates bencnmarked to Call Report data on real estate loans outstanding as available. Other data derived from mortgage debt outstanding as reported separately by National Assn. of Mutual Savings Banks, Federal Home Loan
Bank Board, Institute of Life Insurance and, through August 1968, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and thereafter by FNMA and the
Government National Mortgage Association. Data for mutual savings banks and for Life Insurance companies may differ somewhat from those derived from regular quarterly series because of minor conceptual differences for which adjustments are not made in the monthly series. Altogether,
these groups accounted forjBfrper cent of the net increase estimated for all holders in 1 9 7 3 .

2

Beginning January 1972 datarftffect activity in limited amount of conventional mortgages.




NET INCREASE IN
MORTGAGE DEBT OUTSTANDING
IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

2
QUARTER

3

RESIDENTIAL
1- to 4 FAMILY

MULTIFAMILY

COMMERCIAL

MULTIFAMILY
&
COMMERCIAL

FARM

TOTAL

TOTAL

1968 - I
II
III
IV

28.1
26.4
25.5
29.6

19.4
18.2
17.2
20.4

16.3
15.0
13.6
16.5

3.1
3.2
3.5
3.9

6.4
6.0
6.5
7.4

9.5
9.2
10.1
11.3

2.3
2.2
1.8
1.9

1969 - I
II
III
IV

32.0
29.1
25.8
25.2

23.8
21.5
18.7
18.5

19.4
16.8
14.0
13.1

4.4
4.6
4.7
5.4

6.0
5.4
5.3
5.3

10.4
10.1
10.0
10.7

2.2
2.2
1.7
1.4

1970

I
II
III
IV

20.7
22.9
28.5
31.8

14.4
16.8
21.3
22.8

9.4
11.6
15.0
16.2

5.0
5.2
6.3
6.6

4.8
4.6
5.1
6.8

9.8
9.8
11.5
13.4

1.5
1.5
2.1
2.2

1971 - I
II
III
IV

37.3
47.7
52.3
54.2

27.4
35.5
38.5
41.2

19.4
26.2
28.6
31.3

8.0
9.4
9.9
9.9

7.7
9.8
11.5
10.5

15.7
19.2
21.4
20.4

2.2
2.4
2.3
2.5

1972 - I
II
III
IV

62.8
64.9
65.1
68.3

46.1
47.0
47.1
49.5

37.7
37.4
38.0
40.0

8.4
9.6
9.1
9.5

14.1
15.3
15.3
16.3

22.5
24.9
24.4
25.8

2.6
2.6
2.6
2.5

1973 - I
II
III
IV

83.4
75.6
71.3
57.9

63.1
53.9
51.4
. 38.3

53.1
44.0
41.8
31.7

10.0
9.9
9.6
6.5

16.3
17.8
16.3
15.a

26.3
27.8
25.9
21.5

4.1
3.8
3.6
4.6

1974 - I
II
III

58.5
65.3
49.8

39.5
44.0
33.7

32.1
37.1
27.7

7.4
6.8
6.6

15.4
17.3
10.4

22.7
24.1
17 .0

3-6
4.0
5.1

NOTES:
1 • Derived from data on mortgage debt outstanding from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Institute of Life
Insurance, National Association of Mutual Savings Banks, Departments of Commerce and Agriculture, Federal National Mortgage Association,
Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Administration and Comptroller of the Currency. Separation of nonfarm mortgage debt by type of
property, where not available, and interpolations and extrapolations, where required, estimated mainly by Federal Reserve.
2

May differ somewhat from related flow of funds series mainly because of more aggregative type of seasonal adjustment.

3

Residential mortgage debt includes nonfarm only and is sum of 1 to 4- family and multifamily mortgage debt<combmed.




PRIVATE HOUSING PERMITS, STARTS,
COMPLETIONS, AND MOBILE HOME SHIPMENTS

s

!

IN THOUSANDS OF UNITS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

|

I
PERMITS
PERIOD

TOTAL

1—FAMILY

1969
1970
1971
1972
1973

1,324
1,352
1,952
2,219
1,820

626
647
928
1,033
882

1973 - J u l y
August
September
October
November
December

1,814
1,777
1,656
1,379
1,361
1,285

902
828
807
676
674
641

1974 - January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.

1,282
1,325
1,410
1,296
1,120
1,106
1,017
900
823
782
730
802

637
716
761
727
671
674
632
618
577
533
511
482

Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
NOTES:

1/

TOTAL

1—FAMILY

811
813
1,151
1,309
1,132

656
621
901
1,048
914

1,399
1,418
1,706
1,972
2,005

808
802
1,014
1,143
1,166

592
617
692
828
838

2,152
2,030
1,844
1,674
1,675
1,403

1,232
1,108
990
957
938
767

920
921
854
718
737
636

1,965
1,836
1,900
1 .971
1,949
1,873

1,038
1,084
1,152
1,125
1,128
1,050

926
752
748
846
821
823

564
543
479
458
490
456

1,464
1,922
1,499
1,630
1,471
1,596
1,338
1,134
1,150
1,109
990
868

793
1,056
962
996
931
1,014
958
812
844
777
788
678

671
866
537
634
540
582
380
322
306
332
202
190

1,916
1,891
1,885
1,695
1,677
1,851
1,674
1,505
1,505
1,645
1,620

1,026
1,018
973
883
882
1,092
935
899
882
922
874

890
873
912
812
795
759
739
607
624
722
746

469
449
475
435
451
441
380
370
316
248
218
216

1—FAMILY

1,467
1,434
2,052
2,357
2,045

912
949
849
702
687
645
645
609
649
569
449
432
385
282
246
249
219
320

698
705
1,025
1,186
937

1

MOBILE
2 - O R MORE
HOME
FAMILY
SHIPMENTS

2 - O R MORE
FAMILY

TOTAL

2 - O R MORE
FAMILY

'

COMPLETIONS

STARTS

1

413
401
497
576
580

P r i v a t e b u i l d i n g permits ( f o r 14,000 a r e a s with permit systems, excluding farm), s t a r t s , and completions are
Census Bureau d a t a . A dwelling u n i t i s s t a r t e d when excavation b e g i n s . In the case of apartment b u i l d i n g s ,
a l l u n i t s a r e considered s t a r t e d a t t h a t time; however, a l l such units are considered completed when more than h a l f
of the u n i t s in the s t r u c t u r e a r e ready for) u s e . P r i v a t e mobile home shipments are Mobile Home Manufactures Assoc.
d a t a converted to s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d annual r a t e by Census Bureau.
V PFRASER
e r m i t d a t a f o r 1969 and 1970 based on 13,000 a r e a s with permit systems.
Digitized for



T a b l e 15

AVERAGE RATES AND YIELDS ON HOME MORTGAGES
CONVENTIONAL LOANS
PRIMARY MARKET
EXISTING HOMES

NEW HOMES

1

PERIOD

SPREAD
BETWEEN
RETURNS
ON
NEW A a a
NEW HOMES
CONVENTIONAL
UTILITY
1
AND HUD(FHA)
BOND
DISCOUNT
NEW HOME
SPREAD
YIELD
(PERCENTAGE MORTGAGES (IN PER CENT)
(BASIS
POINTS)
(BASIS
POINTS)
POINTS)

HUD(FHA) INSURED LOANS
SECONDARY MARKET
1

RATE
(IN PER CENT)

SPREAD
(BASIS
POINTS)

RATE
(IN PER CENT)

SPREAD
(BASIS
POINTS)

YIELD
(IN PER CENT)

1972 - High
Low

7.70
7 .55

61
15

7.75
7.60

66
20

7.57
7.45

48
05

4.7
3 .7

14
06

7 .45
7 .09

1973 - High
Low

8.95
7.70

107
31

8.95
7.75

107
37

9.18
7 .55

13Q
14

9.4
2.2

21
-23

8.36
7.38

1974 - Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec.

8.65
8.55
8.60
8.90
9.15
9.25
9.40
9.60
9.80
9.70
9.55
9.45

40
45
- 4
- 8
6
-25
-70
-39
-66
-33
-13

8.65
8.60;
8.60
8.90
9.15
9.25
9.40
9.60
9.80
9.70
9.60
9.45

40
50
- 4
- 8
6
-25
-70
-39
-66
-33
- 8

8.54
8.66
9.17
9.46
9.46
9.85
10.30
10.38
10.13

44
2
19
37
- 4
-25
31
- 8
10

2.3
3.2
5.1
5 .3
5.3
6.3
5.8
6.3
4.6

1
- 6
-27
-31
-21
-45
-70
-58
-43

n .a.

3.8

- -

- -

9.51

- -

1

8.25
8.10
8.64
8.98
9.09
9.50
10.10
9.99
10.46
10.03
9.68

NOTES:
1

Gross yield spread is average mortgage return before deducting servicing costs, minus average yield on new issues of high-grade utility bonds with 5-year call protection.

Rates on conventional first mortgages (excluding additional fees and charges) are based on unweighted HUD (FHA) field office opinions on prevailing contract interest rates in the market areas
of the insuring offices, rounded to the nearest 5 basis points. For secondary market data, weighted HUD office opinions on the average bid price for HUD (FHA) loans with minimum downpayment, prepaid in 15 years, for immediate delivery, are used.




H

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Table 16

FNMA AUCTION RESULTS
HOME MORTGAGE COMMITMENTS
CONVENTIONAL

GOVERNMENT-UNDERWRITTEN
AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS OF D O L L A R S )

DATE OF
AUCTION

OFFERED

551 (9/3)

1973 - High

|

AVERAGE
YIELD

AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS OF D O L L A R S )
OFFERED

ACCEPTED

289 (9/3)

9.37 (9/17) 171 (8/20)

25 (10/15, 17 (10/15)7.69 (1/8)
11/26)

Low

I

AVERAGE
YIELD

ACCEPTED

88 (4/16)

9.68 (9/17)

7 (10/1)

7.84 (1/2)

45.8
59.0

19.4
24.9

10.16
10.42

46.5
22.1

30.9
19.0

10.71
10.66

9 (10/1)

12
26

207.9
309.6

97.7
93.0

10.12
10.38

Sept.

9
23

176.1
57.2

98.6
•38.2

10.59
10.56

Oct.

7
21

46.6
34.5

29.7
' 26.0

10.32
10.11

26.1
14.1

23.3
12.2

10.46
10.27

Nov.

4
18

47.8
25.7

24.7
17.6

9.93
9.81

20.4
20.6

12.1
6.8

10.11
9.92

52.5
49.6
35.7
25.3
41.4

23.3
43.3
31.8
21.2
28.6

9.61
9.52
9.47

24.0
20.1
17.2

12.0
18.5
10.1

9.80
9.72
9.59

9.37
9.12

17.9
11.1

14.9
10.6

9.50
9.39

24.6

18.1

8.98

14.8

9.1

9.20

1974 - Aug.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

2
16
30
13
27
10

j

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-

.

NOTES:
Average secondary market yields are gross before deduction of the fee of 38 basis points paid for mortgage servicing. They reflect the average accepted bid yield for home mortgages assuming a prepayment period of 12 years for 30-year loans, without special adjustment for Federal National
Mortgage Association (FNMA) commitment fees and FNMA stock purchase and holding requirements on 4-month commitments. Mortgage amounts
offered by bidders relate to total
bids received.