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Capital
Market
Developments

X
*

S e p t e m b e r 12, 1 9 7 7

Prepared by the
CAPITAL MARKETS SECTION
in conjunction with the
MORTGAGE and CONSUMER
FINANCE SECTION




DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, D C. 20551

Index

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

TABLES

W e e k l y $ 1 5 . 0 0 per y e a r or $ . 4 0 e a c h in t h e U n i t e d
S t a t e s , its p o s s e s s i o n s , C a n a d a , a n d

Mexico;

10 or

m o r e of t h e s a m e issue t o o n e a d d r e s s , $ 1 3 . 5 0 per

1 - 6

S E C U R I T Y VOLUME AND Y I E L D S

7, 8

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

y e a r o r $ . 3 5 e a c h . E l s e w h e r e , $ 2 0 . 0 0 per y e a r or $ . 5 0
e a c h . A d d r e s s r e q u e s t s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s Services, Divi-

9 — 16 MORTGAGE MARKET

sion of A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Services, a n d m a k e p a y m e n t
remittance

p a y a b l e t o t h e o r d e r of t h e Board of

G o v e r n o r s of t h e Federal Reserve S y s t e m in a f o r m
c o l l e c t i b l e a t p a r in U.S. C u r r e n c y .




SYMBOLS
e

ESTIMATE

p

PRELIMINARY

r

REVISED

n.a.

NOT AVAILABLE
DATA DO NOT EXIST

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Table 1

YIELDS, VOLUME AND RECEPTION
CORPORATE BOND MARKET
YIELDS
WEEK ENDING

1977 - J u l y 1
8
15
22
29
August

September

5
12
19
26
2
9

NEW ISSUE 1
A a a UTILITY

VOLUME

RECENTLY
OFFERED
Aaa UTILITY

2

3
GROSS
OFFERINGS
( $ MILLIONS)

PER CENT
SOLD BY END
OF WEEK

NEW I S S U E S 4
IN SYNDICATE
( $ MILLIONS)

8.03
8.12
8.12
8.14
8.14

262
650
822
189
659

68
78
82
84
90

278
192
165
148
67

8.07
8,11
8.01

8.10
8.05
8.04
8.03

303
246
237
695

92
92
95
92

76
78
52
76

7.97
8.02p

8.02
8.01p

493r
168

9Qr
87

69r
96

—

8.14
8.14
8.12
8.17
——

MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET
YIELDS
WEEK ENDING

1977 - J u l y

MOODY'S
NEW ISSUE
Aaa

VOLUME

BOND BUYER
20-80ND
INDEX

3
GROSS
OFFERINGS
( $ MILLIONS)

PER CENT
SOLD BY END
OF WEEK

NEW I S S U E S 4
IN SYNDICATE
( $ MILLIONS)

1
8
15
22
29

5.18
5.20
5.20
5.22
5.22

5.56
5.63
5.64
5.62
5.62

1,519
202
734
658
1,265

92
75
86
88
82

259
230
191
145
269

August

5
12
19
26

5.25
5.30
5.30
5.27

5.63
5.63
5.63
5.58

433
542
775
992

89
83
91
95

229
202
204
161

September

2
9

5.27
5.24

5.54
5.48

1,188
261

91
73

182
183

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. 20-YEAR
C O N S T A N T MATURITY

4

BOND BUYER
2 0 - B 0 N D INDEX

1973 - High
Low

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

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

7.77 ( 8 / 2 4 )
7.11 ( 1 / 5 )

7.79 ( 8 / 1 0 )
6.42 ( 1 / 5 )

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

1974 - High
Low

10.61 ( 1 0 / 4 )
8.05 (2/15)

10.52 ( 1 0 / 1 1 )
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 - High
Low

9.80 (5/2)
8.89 (2/7)

9.71 (5/25)
9.06 (2/28)

9.01 (5/2)
8.57 (2/28)

8.63 (9/19)
7.63 (2/21)

7.67 ( 1 0 / 3 )
6.27 (2/13)

1976 - High
Low

8.95 (5/28)
7.93 (12/10)

9.10 (1/2)
7.84 ( 1 2 / 3 1 )

8.66 ( 5 / 2 8 )
7 . 9 1 (12/31)

8.17 ( 5 / 2 8 )
7.27 ( 1 2 / 3 1 )

7.29 (1/2)
5.95 (12/16)

1977 - High
Low

8.34 (5/20)
7.90 (1/7)

8.33 (5/6)
7.95 (1/7)

8.12 ( 3 / 1 1 )
7.88 ( 1 / 7 )

7.78 (5/13)
7.26 (1/7)

5.93 (2/4)
5.48 (9/8)

1977 - Aug.

Sept.

5
12
19
26

8.07
8.11
8.01

8.10
8.05
8.04
8.03

8.00
8.00
7.99
7.96

7.66
7.69
7.68
7.58

5.63
5.63
5.63
5.58

2
9

7.97
8.02p

8.02
8.01p

7.92
7.91p

7.52
7.50p

5.54
5.48

— —

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
weeks.

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 falls midway between the four top groups as classified by Moody's Investors Service. Weekly Bond Buyer data.




5

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Table 3

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

#

G R O S S PROCEEDS
PERIOD

CORPORATE

1977
January

e

February
March
April
May
June

e

July
August

2

1975

2,451
2,885
3,365

2,361
2,387
2,135

3,639
3,350e
4,400e

3,507
4,186
6,439

4,294
5,798
5,596

3,563
4,304
5,700e

2,218
3,575
3,115

2,406
2,900
3,064

2,400e
1,900e

3,216
3,357
4,817

4,327
2,405
2,836

3,200e
4,OOOe

2,734
2,821
2,814

3,580
2,783
2,159

4,431
3,047
6,480

4,705
4,076
4,307

3,524
3,336
2,342

2,323
2,381
2,052

12,192
ll,389e

13,876
14,132
11,390
13,958

15,273
15,688
9,568
13,088

10,696
13,567e

8,701
8,908
8,369
9,202

6,883
8,370
8,522
6,756

23,581e

28,008
39,398
53,356

30,961
40,529
53,617

24,263e

17,609
25,978
35,180

15,253
23,775
30,531

03
04
1st Half

1976

3,419
3,142
4,135

December

e

1977

3

5,367
4,528
5,378

November

01

1975 1

3,381
3,863
6,632

October

02

S T A T E AND LOCAL

1976 1

3,989
2,708
5,495

September

#

3

3 Qtrs.
Year

#

e

#
NOTES:
1

Securities and Exchange Commission estimates of gross proceeds.

2

Securities Industry Association estimates of principal amounts.

E s t i m a t e d by
Digitized3for FRASER


F e d e r a l Reserve on t h e b a s i s of a v a i l a b l e d a t a .

2

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 ISSUER

G R O S S PROCEEDS BY TYPE OF ISSUE
PERIOD

MEMO

BONDS
TOTAL

PUBLICLY
OFFERED

COMMON
AND
PRIVATELY
PREFERRED
PLACED
STOCK

I S S U E S INCLUDED
FOREIGN

CONVERTIBLE

MANUFACTURING

PUBLIC
UTILITY

COMMUNICATIONS

OTHER
ISSUERS

1976 - I
II
III
IV

13,876
14,132
11,390
13,958

7,569
7,427
4,904
6,553

2,754
3,584
4,624
4,846

3,553
3,121
1,861
2,559

1,340
1,843
1,267
1,795

262
478
199
55

4,497
3,757
2,982
4,244

4,044
3,140
3,317
3,897

765
1,879
378
541

4,569
5,358
4,715
5,276

1977 - I

12,192

6,504

3,071

2,617

858

6

2,774

3,019

1,415

4,986

1976 - A p r i l
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

3,507
4,186
6,439
3,216
3,357
4,817
4,431
3,047
6,480

2,350
1,937
3,140
1,239
1,565
2,100
2,729
1,256
2,568

629
1,051
1,904
1,348
1,113
2,163
753
1,101
2,992

528
1,198
1,395
629
678
554
949
690
920

428
350
1,005
500
367
400
235
1,310
250

37
15
426
100
7
92
21
31
3

568
1,709
1,480
1,198
1,031
753
1,349
510
2,385

644
1,148
1,348
932
920
1,465
1,414
1,327
1,156

450
20
1,409
26
212
140
155
190
196

1,847
1,309
2,202
1,061
1,195
2,459
1,513
1,019
2,744

1977 - J a n u a r y
February
March
April

3,989
2,708
5,495
3,639

2,786
1,102
2,610
1,961

601
786
1,690
1,087

602
820
1,195
591

300
433
125
600

0
6
0
50

906
743
1,125
1,348

986
435
1,598
774

50
557
808
334

2,048
973
1,965
1,182

NOTES:
1

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

Source: Securities and Exchange Commission.



1

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#

t

#

#

e

#

f

#

COUPON RATE

OFFERING
YIELD

#

T a b l e 5A

INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM
PUBLIC SECURITY OFFERINGS
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY

1

September 6 through September 9, 1977
ISSUER

TYPE

AMOUNT
(MILLIONS
OF
DOLLARS)

MATURITY

MOODY'S/S&P'S
RATINGS

CORPORATE

Duke Power Co.
P u b l i c S e r v i c e E l e c . & Gas Co.
American Export Lines I n c .
American Export Lines I n c .
Western Co. of North America
Data G e n e r a l Corp.
Fremont General Corp.
P u b l i c S e r v i c e E l e c . & Gas Co.

Pfd. stk.
Pfd. stk.
Gvt. g t r .
Gvt. g t r .
Sub. d e b t .
Debt.
SF d e b t .
1st mtg.

50.7
30.0
8.2
34.9
32.5
60.0
15.0
60.0

—
——

1994
2006
1997
2002
1992
2007

NOTES:
*

Rights offering.

1

Includes only corporate and other security offerings of $15 million and over; excludes options, exchanges, and secondary offerings.




8.28
8.16
7.75
7.95
10.88
8.38
9.50
8.13

8.28
8.10
7.75
7.95
10.88
8.45
9.50
8.13

A/A
A/AAaa/AAA
Aaa/AAA
B/B
Baa/BBB
— /BBB
Aa/AA

4

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Table 5B

INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM
PUBLIC SECURITY OFFERINGS
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY '
September 6 through September 9, 1977
TYPE

ISSUER

AMOUNT
(MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS)

MATURITY

NET INTEREST
COST

OFFERING
YIELD

MOODY'S/S&P'S
RATINGS

STATE AND LOCAL

Kansas, S t a t e of
G r e e n v i l l e C o . , S.C.
G r a n i t e School D l s t . , Utah
Denver Metro. Sewage D i s p . D l s t . #1,
Colo.
N a s h v i l l e & Davidson Co. Metro. G v t . ,
Tenn.

Rev.
G • 0.
G.O.

40.0
21.0
18.5

1978-1997
1980-1997
1979-1990

4.87
4.86
4.47

3.25-5.40
3.50-5.00
3.30-4.60

A-l/AA
Aa/AA
Aa/—

Rev.

41.1

1980-2004

5.45

3.60-5.40

— /AAA

G.O.

24.0

1978-2002

4.85

3.00-5.15

Aa/AA

NOTES:
1

Includes only state and local security offerings of $10 million and dver; excludes secondary offerings.

2

For State and local government securities, G O. denotes general obligation; Rev. denotes revenue obligations.




•

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#

e

#

e

e

*

*

•

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9
T a b l e 6A

FORTHCOMING INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM
PUBLIC SECURITY OFFERINGS
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY

1

As of September 9, 1977
ISSUER

TYPE

AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS)

APPROXIMATE
DATE OF OFFERING

CORPORATE

Alabama Power Co.
F l o r i d a Power & L i g h t Co.
Missouri P a c i f i c Railroad
^Mountain S t a t e s T e l . & T e l e . Co.
Western A i r l i n e s I n c .
Minnesota Power & L i g h t Co.
Utah Power & L i g h t Co.
Utah Power & L i g h t Co.
F i r s t United B a n c o r p o r a t i o n
L o r a l Corp.
B a l t i m o r e Gas & E l e c . Co.
Union P a c i f i c R a i l r o a d
Iowa Power & L i g h t Co.
* I n d i a n a B e l l Telephone Co.
* C a l i f o m i a F e d e r a l Savings & Loan
Association
Iowa Power & L i g h t Co.
Gulf S t a t e s U t i l i t i e s Co.
R o c h e s t e r Gas & E l e c . Co.
R o c h e s t e r Gas & E l e c . Co.
A t c h i s o n , Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
A t c h i s o n , Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Toledo Edison Co.
C e n t r a l 111. L i g h t Co.
M i s s i s s i p p i Power Co.
M e t r o p o l i t a n Edison Co.
Columbus & S o u t h e r n Ohio E l e c . Co.
C e n t r a l Power & L i g h t Co.
Houston L i g h t i n g & Power Co.
*Texas I n t e r n a t i o n a l Co.
Kansas Gas & E l e c . Co.
*Household F i n a n c e Corp.
Oklahoma Gas & E l e c . Co.
P e n n s y l v a n i a L i f e Co.
Norin Corp.
Union E l e c t r i c Co.
^ P h i l a d e l p h i a E l e c . Co.
^Consumers Power Co.
P u b l i c Svc. Co. of I n d i a n a

Pfd,. s t k .
1 s t mtg.
Equip, t r .
Debt.
P f d ., s t k .
1 s t mtg.
P f d .. s t k .
1 s t mtg.
Notes
SF d e b t .
1 s t mtg.
Equip, t r .
1 s t mtg.
Debt

50,.0
20..0
15..0
225,.0
30,.0
50,.0
30..0
50..0
25..0
20..0
75..0
24..0
30..0
90..0

Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.

13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
19
20
20
21

Mtg-•backed
Com.i s t k .
Conv. d e b t .
Com., s t k .
1 s t mtg.
Equip, t r .
Equip, t r .
P f d .. s t k .
P f d .. s t k .
1 s t mtg.
1 s t mtg.
Com., s t k .
1 s t mtg.
1 s t mtg.
Conv. d e b t .
1 s t mtg.
Debt.
1 s t mtg.
Debt
P f d ., s t k .
P f d .. s t k .
Com. s t k .
P f d .. s t k .
1 s t mtg.

100..0
22..0
50..0
20.,0
50..0
36..0
24..0
38..5
15..0
20..0
35..0
53..5
75..0
125..0
15..0
25..0
100..0
35..0
30..0
15..0
40..0
80..0
50..0
85..0

Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.

21
21
21
21
22
22
22
27
27
27
27
28
28
29

NOTES:
*

Included in table for first time.

1

Includes only corporate and other security issues of $15 million and over; excludes exchanges, options




4
4
5
5

10
Table 6A Continued

FORTHCOMING INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM
PUBLIC SECURITY OFFERINGS
OTHER THAN U S . TREASURY '
As of September 9, 1977
ISSUER

AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS)

APPROXIMATE
DATE OF OFFERING

1 s t mtg.
1st mtg.
1st mtg.
1 s t mtg.
Debt.
Med-term n o t e s

100.0
50.0
50.0
20.0
150.0
50.0

Oct.
5
Oct.
11
Oct.
11
Oct.
12
Indef.
Indef.

Debt.
Notes
Bonds
Notes

200.0

Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.

TYPE

CORPORATE

Consumers Power Co.
*Southern C a l i f o r n i a Gas Co.
* P a c i f i c L i g h t i n g Corp.
*Kansas C i t y Power & L i g h t Co.
*Texasgulf I n c .
I n t e r n a t i o n a l T e l . & T e l e . Corp.
OTHER
O n t a r i o , P r o v i n c e of
New Zealand
European I n v e s t m e n t Bank
European I n v e s t m e n t Bank




75.0
100.0
75.0

15
20
27
27

Table 6B

FORTHCOMING INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM
PUBLIC SECURITY OFFERINGS
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY

1

As of September 9, 1977
ISSUER

TYPE

AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS)

APPROXIMATE
DATE OF OFFERING

STATE & LOCAL

*Anchorage, Alaska
Jacksonville, Fla.
Manatee Co., F l a .
Henrico Co., Va.
Lake Co. F o r e s t P r e s e r v e D i s t . ,
111.
Oak Brook, 111.
Oregon, S t a t e of
Washington P u b l i c Power Supply
Sys tern
*Hennepin Co., Minn.
New B e d f o r d , Mass.
*Mobile, Alabama
Maine Municipal Bond Bank
L i t t l e Blue V a l . Sewer D i s t . , Mo.
S t . C l a i r C o . , Mich.
S t . C l a i r C o . , Mich.
*Cook Co., I l l i n o i s
^ L o u i s i a n a , S t a t e of
San J o s e Redev. Agy., C a l i f .
Wisconsin, S t a t e of
L a f a y e t t e P u b l i c Power A u t h . , La.
Middlesex Co. Sewerage A u t h . , N . J .
*New York, S t a t e of
Jackson Co., M i s s .
*Columbus, Ohio
J e f f e r s o n C o . , Ark.
A u s t i n , Texas
A u s t i n , Texas
*Cleveland Reg. Sewer D i s t . , Ohio
*Knox Co. H e a l t h & Educ. F a c . Bd.,
Tenn.
B l a i r Co. H o s p i t a l A u t h . , Pa.
New J e r s e y Hsg. F i n a n c e Agy.
Cleveland, Ohio
Petoskey Hosp. F i n . A u t h . , Mich.
*North M i s s i s s i p p i Medical C e n t e r ,
Miss.
Roches t e r , Minn.

Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
G.O.

42.9
56.1
17.5
28.0

Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.

G.O.
G.O.
G.O.

18.0
10.3
30.0

S e p t . 13
S e p t . 13
Sept. 13

Rev.
G.O.
G.O.
G.O.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
G.O.
G.O.
G.O.
G.O.
Rev.
Rev.
G.O.
Rev.
G.O.
Rev.
G.O.
Rev.
Rev.

130.0
16.3
10.0
29.7
42.5
55.8
19.2
11.0
43.0
100.0
24.8
39.0
100.0
70.0
108.6
20.0
17.8
47.0
18.0
55.0
50.0

Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.

Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.

17.6
35.4
125.0
72.0
26.2

Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.

Rev.
Rev.

23.0
53.0

Oct.
Oct.

NOTES:
1

Includes state and local government issues of $10 million and over, foreign government, International Bank for Reconstruction
issues of Federally sponsored agencies; excludes secondary offerings.

*

Included in the table for the first time.




12
13
13
13

13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
19
20
20
20
22
22
27
27
28
29
29
29

1
3

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Table 6B C o n t i n u e d

FORTHCOMING INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM
PUBLIC SECURITY OFFERINGS
OTHER THAN U.S. TREASURY '
As of September 9, 1977
ISSUER

TYPE

AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS)

APPROXIMATE
DATE OF OFFERING

STATE & LOCAL

*Grand Rapids P u b l i c School D i s t . ,
Mich.
*Oregon, S t a t e of
^Missouri E n v i r o n m e n t a l Impr. Auth.
^ C o n n e c t i c u t , S t a t e of




G • 0.
G.O.
Rev.
G.O.

10.0
150.0
28.0
150.0

Oct. - 3
Oct. 4
Oct. 10
Oct. 12

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

Table 7

STOCK PRICES AND VOLUME
1

STOCK PRICES

DATE
N Y S E INDEX

3

B J INDUSTRIALS

AMEX

4

NASDAQ

130.47 ( 1 / 1 1 ) 136.84 ( 1 / 1 1 )
8 5 . 2 6 ( 1 2 / 2 0 ) 89.12 (12/13)

2

TRADING VOLUME
NYSE

AMEX

NASDAQ

26.0 (9/20)
9.0 (8/20)

5.5 (1/12)
1.4 ( 8 / 2 0 )

11.3 (1/11)
3.5 (8/27)

1973 - High
Low

65.58 ( 1 / 1 1 )
49.12 ( 1 2 / 1 3 )

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

1974 - High
Low

53.37 ( 3 / 1 3 )
32.89 (10/3)

891.66 (3/13)
577.60 ( 1 2 / 6 )

102.01 ( 3 / 1 4 )
58.26 ( 1 2 / 9 )

96.53 ( 3 / 1 5 )
54.87 ( 1 0 / 3 )

24.9 (1/3)
7.5 (7/5)

4.4 (1/3)
.9 ( 9 / 2 6 )

7.5 (1/3)
2.8 (7/5)

1975 - High
Low

51.24 ( 7 / 1 5 )
37.16 (1/8)

8 8 1 . 8 1 (7/15)
632.04 ( 1 / 2 )

96.86 ( 7 / 1 5 )
62.20 ( 1 / 2 )

88.00 ( 7 / 1 5 )
60.70 (1/2)

35.2 (2/13)
8.7 (9/15)

4.2 (2/21)
1.1 (9/15)

8.1 (2/13)
2.5 (9/15)

1976 - High
Low

57.51 (9/21)
48.04 ( 1 / 2 )

1014.79 ( 9 / 2 1 )
858.71 (1/2)

107.05 ( 7 / 1 2 )
84.31 (1/2)

92.52 ( 7 / 1 5 )
78.06 ( 1 / 2 )

44.5 (2/20)
10.3 ( 1 / 2 )

8.6 (2/20)
1.1 (1/2)

11.1 (2/20)
3.5 (1/2)

1977 - High
Low

57.69 (1/3)
52.56 ( 5 / 3 1 )

999.75 ( 1 / 3 )
854.12 (8/25)

124.21 ( 7 / 1 9 )
109.61 ( 1 / 1 2 )

103.10 ( 7 / 2 2 )
93.66 ( 4 / 5 ) .

31.9 (7/19)
15.2 ( 5 / 9 )

4.2 ( 1 / 1 3 )
1.9 ( 5 / 2 3 )

10.5 ( 1 / 1 9 )
5 . 1 (5/27)

July

1
8
15
22
29

54.92
54.81
54.99
55.71
54.12

912.65
907.99
905.95
923.42
890.07

120.58
121.60
123.18
123.76
120.15

99.90
100.81
101.41
103.10
100.65

19.8
20.9
23.6
27.6
23.0

2.8
2.9
3.1
3.1
2.7

7.4
7.4
8.7
8.8
7.4

Aug.

5
12
19
26

54.04
53.61
53.38
52.60

888.69
871.10
863.48
855.42

120.53
120.27
118.68
117.51

100.86
100.76
100.85
99.89

19.2
18.5
19.6
18.8

2.1
2.1
2.3
2.1

6.1
6.7
7.4
7.0

Sept.

2
9

53.32
52.74

872.31
857.07

118.86
118.34

100.83
100.91

17.4r
17.5

2.2
2.2

6.8
7.6

NOTES:
1

Figures other than highs and lows are Fridays only. Highs and lows are for the year and are not necessarily for Fridays.

2

Volume figures are weekly averages of daily figures (millions of shares).

3

12/31/66 = 50

4

Based on average price change until September 4, 1973 thereafter, based on market value of shares listed.




14
Table 8

SECURITY CREDIT
REGULATED MARGIN CREDIT EXTENDED BY
END OF PERIOD

B R O K E R S ON
MARGIN
STOCK

1

BROKERS ON 2
CONVERTIBLE
BONDS

3
BANKS

UNREGULATED NONMARGIN
STOCK CREDIT
AT BANKS

OUTSTANDING

1976 - J u l y
August
September
October
November
December

7,340
7,450
7,530
7,530
7,610
7,960

172
167
174
169
178
204

876
881
1,081
1,068
864
845

2,756
2,807
2,651
2,774
2,866
2,817

1977 - J a n u a r y
February
March
April
May
Jyne
July

8,270
8,480
8,690
8,880
9,070
9,230
9,460

196
197
199
196
196
198
204

832
844
810
809
801
823
n.a.

2,844
2,850
n.a.
2,878
2,886
2,992
n. a.

260
110
80

6
-5
7
-5
9
26

-4
5
200
-13
-204
-19

-69
•51
-156
123
92
-49

—8

-13
12
-34

27
6
n.a.
n.a.
8
106
n.a.

CHANGE IN OUTSTANDING

1976 - J u l y
August
September
October
November
December

80
350

1977 - J a n u a r y
February
March
April
May
June
July

310
210
210
190
190
160
230

i

2
-3
2
6

—1

—8
22
n. a.

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
value.




4

Table 9

SAVINGS FLOWS AT NONBANK THRIFT INSTITUTIONS
IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

MUTUAL SAVINGS BANKS
REGULAR DEPOSITS
DATE

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977-January
February
March
April
May
June
J u l y j>/

NET
FLOW
10,067
4,815
2,909
11,070
11,546
913
847
1,903
107
856
1,368
747

1

ANNUAL 3
GROWTH
RATE
12.4
5.4
2.2
11.3
11.6

—
— —

NET
NEW
MONEY

2

SHARE CAPITAL

NET
FLOW

5,451
-442
-2,822
4,757
5,275

32,567
20,237
16,006
42,769
50,287

645
585
623
-168
577
38
400

5,218
3,406
7,578
2,124
3,647
6,384
4,171

NET
NEW
MONEY

TOTAL

2

DEPOSITS

ANNUAL 3
GROWTH
RATE
23,884
18.6
10,507
9.9
4,668
7.0
17.3
29,276
17.7
34,369

42,634
25,052
18,915
53,839
61,833

4,944
3,186
3,604
1,924
3,419
2,048
3,918

6,131
4,253
9,481
2,231
4,503
7,752
4,918

— —

—

NET
FLOW

ANNUAL 3
GROWTH
RATE
16.6
8.5
5.5
15.8
16.0

NET
NEW
MONEY

2

29,335
10,062
1,846
34,033
39,644
5,449
3,771
4,227
1,756
3,996
2,086
4,318

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
1977-January
February
March
April
May
June
J u l y 2.1

965
589
696
527
927
681
1,463

9.5
5.7
6.7
5.1
8.9
6.5
13.9

——

—
— —
— —

—
—

4,285
2,932
3,608
3,397
3,947
3,738
6,187

15.2
10.3
12.5
11.7
13.4
12.6
20.6

5,250
3,521
4,304
3,924
4,874
4,419
7,650

13.7
9.1
11.0
9.9
12.2
11.0
18.9

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.



ui
H.16

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•
T a b l e 10

MORTGAGE COMMITMENTS AT
SELECTED THRIFT INSTITUTIONS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY A D J U S T E D

NET C H A N G E

OUTSTANDING COMMITMENTS
PERIOD
TOTAL

ALL S A V I N G S
MUTUAL
& LOAN
SAVINGS BKS
ASSOCIATIONS (N.Y. S T A T E )

TOTAL

I ALL S A V I N G S
MUTUAL
S A V I N G S BKS
;
& LOAN
1 ASSOCIATIONS (N.Y. S T A T E )

1972 - Dec.

25 .2

20.3

4.9

.45

.43

.02

1973 - Dec.

19.9

16.4

3.5

.04

.21

- .17

1974 - Dec.

14.6

12.4

2.2

.09

- .09

1975 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

14.8
14.6
15 .2
16.1
16 .7
17.0
17 .9
18.9
19.7
20.1
20.2
20.6

12.7
12.7
13.2
14.1
14.6
14.9
15 .8
16.7
17.6
18.0
18.2
18.6

2.1
1.9
2.0
2 .0
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.1
2 .0
2.0

-.03
- .01
.50
1.18
.55
.25
.92
1.21
.90
.01
.35
.04

.18
.06
.41
.95
.53
.29
.84
.98
.86
.37
.22
.35

- .11
-.24
.11
.01
.04
.04
- .03
.09
-.09
.02
-.03
-.02

1976 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar .
Apr .
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec .

20.8
21.3
21.7
21.8
22.3
22.6
23.1
23.7
24.6
26.1
27.3
28.2

18.8
19.3
19.5
19.6
20.0
20.4
20.8
21.3
22.0
23.5
24.6
25 .5

2.0
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.7

.06
.61
.48
.38
.48
.27
.50
.87
1.05
1.20
1.26
.92

.20
.58
.16
.10
.32
.53
.33
.50
.78
1.46
1.09
.92

.02
-.06
.19
.05
.05
-.02
.03
.12
.19
.06
.09

1977 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
J u l y (p)

27.9
28.4
29.6
30.2
30.3
31.4

25 .1
25.4
26.4
27.0
27.0
27.6
28.4

2.8
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.8

-.35
.48
1.24
.56
.12
1.07

-.45
.30
1.04
.59
.02
.58
.83

.10
.18
.20
-.03
.10
.52

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

17

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

PERIOD

TOTAL
INCLUDING
SHORT-TERM
DISCOUNT
NOTES

INTERMEDIATE A N D LONG-TERM I S S U E S
TOTAL

FHLB

1974 - S e p t .
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

+2,768
+1,665
—39
+507

+2,750
+1,599
+93
+961

+1,700
+1,499
-217
+470

1975 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

-242
-659
+440
0
-1,568
+330
+236
-398
215
587
152
669

-5
-254
+689
+69
1-1,279
+600
+300
-700
100
850
200
600

-4
-554
-11
-30
-1,279
0
0
-700
0
+150
0
0

1976 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

-197
-964
-851
124
-953
-107
-58
787
195
-37
-552
145

0
-604
-304
693
-607
-206
291
+190
190
310
-297
-219

1977 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June 2.1
J u l y p./

12
-862.
289
344
532
538
191

188
-592
-354
746
297
200
600

NOTES:
Based on data from Treasury Survey of Ownership.

Digitized
FRASER
p forPreliminary


FHLMC

FNMA

FNMA & FHLB
SHORT-TERM
DISCOUNT
NOTES

+1,050
+100
+310
+491

+18
+66
-182
-454

+300
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0

-1
0
+700
+100
0
+600
+300
0
100
700
0
600

-237
-405
-249
-69
-289
-270
—64
302
115
-263
—48
69

0
-1,100
0
0
-600
0
0
0
0
0
-300
0

0
196
-4
-7
-7
—6
-9
+190
-10
—8
-9
-7

0
300
-300
700
0
-200
300
0
200
318
12
-212

-197
-360
-547
-569
-346
99
-349
597
5
-347
-255
364

0
-200
0

189
-393
-4
0
200
0
0

-1
1
-350
752
-8
200
600

-176
-270
643
-402
235
338
-409

—6

105
0
0

— —

18

Table 12

NET CHANGE IN MORTGAGE HOLDINGS
IN MILLIONS OF D O L L A R S

PERIOD

TOTAL
INCLUDING
FNMA-GNMA

2

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL

COMMERCIAL
BANKS

MSB's

S & L's

INSURANCE FNMA-GNMA
COMPANIES

#

Not S e a s o n a l l y Ad l u s t e d
41,406
57,587
58,372
42,739
43,497
62,845

39,018
55,561
55,072
36,517
38,658
64,965

9,940
16,800
19,600
11,700
4,200
13,500

3,938
5,377
5,642
2,172
2,236
4,074

23,919
31,932
25,552
17,567
29,289
44,977

1,221
1,452
4,278
5,078
2,933
2,414

1976 - June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

6,140
6,394
6,241
6,331
5,183
5,149
6,313

6,783
6,088
5,961
6,471
5,599
5,457
6,476

1,300
1,200
1,200
1,700
1,200
1,100
1,100

517
314
384
364
398
341
690

4,804
4,512
4,239
4,081
3,895
3,531
3,913

162
62
138
326
106
485
773

-643
306
280
-140 @
-416
-308
-163

1977 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July

3,630
4,175
6,614
8,132
8,780
10,367

3,956
4,217
6,548
8,009
8,093
10,192

800
196
2,926
1,000
156
3,030
1,500
291
4,617
1,900
5,281
414
1,900
388
5,647
2,700
6,134
862
2,100
5,213
Seasonally Adjusted

34
31
140r
414
158
496

-326
- 42 *
66
123
687
175

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976

#

1976 - June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

4,924
5,246
5,427
6,173
5,332
5,949
6,289

5,346
5,281
5,415
6,517
5,967
6,288
6,539

982
1,183
1,051
1,514
1,185
1,242
1,173

358
225
359
438
444
366
573

3,831
3,753
3,840
4,234
4,270
4,268
4,425

175
120
165
331
68
412
368

-422
- 35
12
-344
-635 #
-339
-250

1977 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July

5,417
5,410
6,818
7,557
8,235
9,154

5,684
5,275
6,601
7,263
7,180
8,747

1,255
1,327
1,547
1,761
1,665
2,381
2,086

337
307
280
401
366
702

3,980
3,567
4,487
4,648
4,882
5,156
4,730

112
74
287
453
267
508

-267
135
217 *
294
1,055
407

NOTES:
1

2,388
2,026
3,300
6,222
4,839 #
-2,120

#

Monthly data for commercial banks based on Federal Reserve estimates benchmarked 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 for 83 per cent of the net increase estimated for all holders in 1974.
^

2 FRASER
Beginning January 1972 data reflect activity in limited amount of conventional mortgages.
Digitized for


Table 13

19

NET INCREASE IN
MORTGAGE DEBT OUTSTANDING
IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, S E A S O N A L L Y A D J U S T E D A N N U A L R A T E S

2
QUARTER

TOTAL

3

RESIDENTIAL

MULTFAMILY

TOTAL

1- t o 4 FAMILY

MULTIFAMILY

COMMERCIAL

a

FARM

COMMERCIAL

1970 - I
II
III
IV

24.0
29.0
37.5
39.5

15.7
19.6
26.3
29.0

9.6
13.7
16.1
19.4

6.1
5.9
10.1
9.6

7.3
8.3
9.9
9.0

13.3
14.3
20.1
18.7

0.9
1.0
1.3
1.4

1971 - I
II
III
IV

41.6
49.2
56.0
61.0

33.2
40.0
42.0
46.1

23.5
29.5
32.9
36.3

9.7
10.4
9.0
9.8

5.9
9.0
11.5
12.0

15.6
19.4
20.5
21.8

2.5
0.3
2.5
2.9

1972 - I
II
III
IV

70.3
72.7
74.5
90.5

51.1
53.1
56.5
66.1

39.7
40.3
45.8
49.8

11.3
12.8
10.7
16.3

15 .9
15.9
14.4
20.9

27.2
28.7
25.1
37.2

3.4
3.7
3.6
3.4

1973 - I
II
III
IV

86.8
83.6
79.2
72.6

60.3
57.4
55.2
50.1

52.2
44.5
43.1
41.7

8.1
13.0
12.1
8.4

21.0
20.6
19.0
16.5

29.1
33.5
31.1
24.9

5.5
5.6
5.0
6.0

1974 - I
II
III
IV

72.7
68.3
55.2
47.6

50.3
45.6
35.6
29.5

40.8
38.4
29.5
24.8

9.5
7.2
6.1
4.7

18.9
17.7
13.7
11.6

28.4
24.9
19.7
16.3

3.4
5.0
5.9
6.4

1975 - I
II
III
IV

40.0
53.3
61.5
70.7

27.4
38.6
45.2
52.6

26.7
38.6
46.1
52.4

0.6
0.0
-0.8
0.2

7.7
9.7
12.2
14.2

8.3
9.7
11.4
14.5

5.0
5.0
4.0
3.8

1976 - I
II
III
IV

83.7
75.0
91.3
101.5

68.9
59.5
71.3
78.4

67.7
57.8
69.9
76.8

1.2
1.6
1.4
1.6

8.7
10.4
12.3
14.9

14.8
15.5
20.0
23.1

6.1
5.2
7.7
8.2

1977 - I (p)

108.3

85.4

81.1

4.3

, 16.8

22.9

6.1

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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 d e b t .




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

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PERMITS 1
PERIOD

1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1976 - J u l y
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1977 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July

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1,324
1,352
1,925
2,219
1,820
1,074
939
1,281

626
647
906
1,033
882
644
676
895

698
705
1,018
1,186
937
431
264
386

1,229
1,308
1,481
1,481
1,583
1,532

866
876
914
987
1,055
1,049

363
432
567
494
528
483

1,333
1,526
1,687
1,605
1,615
1,678
1,630

930
1,060
1,188
1,051
1,077
1,105
1,139

COMPLETIONS

STARTS

TOTAL

2 - O R MORE
FAMILY

403
466
499
554
538
578
491

TOTAL

2 - O R MORE
FAMILY

TOTAL

1 —FAMILY

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j FAMILY

MOBILE
HOME
SHIPMENTS

1,407
1,434
2,052
2,357
2,045
1,388
1,160
1,538

811
813
1,151
1,309
1,132
888
892
1,162

656
621
901
1,048
914
450
268
376

1,399
1,418
1,706
1,972
2,014
1,692
1,297
1,362

808
802
1,014
1,143
1,174
932
867
1,026

592
617
692
828
840
760
430
336

413
401
497
576
567
329
216
250

1,413
1,530
1,768
1,715
1,706
1,889

1,129
1,172
1,254
1,269
1,236
1,324

284
358
514
446
470
565

1,307
1,401
1,387
1,326
1,399
1,435

1,038
1,094
1,017
989
1,068
1,074

269
307
370
337
331
361

221
242
248
263
247
248

1,384
1,802
2,089
1,880
1,937
1,910
2,064

1,006
1,424
1,503
1,413
1,455
1,400
1,462

378
378
586
467
482
510
602

1,416
1,637
1,707
1,540
1,524
1,620

1,103
1,242
1,236
1,226
1,167
1,177

313
395
471
314
357
443

258
275
275
252
252
264
249p

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1 —FAMILY

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apartment buildings, all units are considered started at that time; however, all such units are considered completed when more than half of the units in the structure are ready for use. Private mobile
home shipments are Mobile Home Manufacturers Association data converted to seasonally adjusted annual rate by Census Bureau.
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FNMA AUCTION RESULTS
HOME MORTGAGE COMMITMENTS
GOVERNMENT-UNDERWRITTEN
DATE OF
AUCTION

AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
OFFERED

1976 - High
Low

AVERAGE
YIELD

CONVENTIONAL
AMOUNT
(IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)

ACCEPTED

OFFERED

634 ( 5 / 1 7 ) 321 ( 5 / 1 7 )

9 . 2 0 ( 6 / 1 ) 171 ( 9 / 7 )

21 ( 1 2 / 2 7 ) 19 (12/27) 8 . 3 9 ( 1 2 / 2 7 ]

33 ( 1 / 2 6 )

AVERAGE
YIELD

ACCEPTED

127 ( 1 1 / 1 5 ) 9 . 3 1 ( 6 / 1 ,
6/28;
23 ( 2 / 2 3 )

8.90 (12/27)

1977 - J a n .

10
24

385.7
361.7

285.8
263.3

8.46
8.49

184.2
142.6

132.5
105.8

8.81
8.83

Feb.

7
24

389.6
478.8

213.6
271.1

8.52
8.58

151.7
148.3

120.2
115.6

8.85
8.87

Mar.

7
21

702.3
434.9

324.9
287.1

8.66
8.70

206.4
167.5

153.2
114.9

8.90
8.92

Apr.

4
18

321.5
134.6

201.9
67.9

8.72
8.62

196.1
152.0

158.3
122.4

8.97
8.97

May

2
16
31

723.1
585.4
534.3

422.2
285.5
319.7

8.70
8.74
8.79

383.4
415.9
365.3

255.1
278.0
218.6

9.03
9.08
9.13

June

13
27

188.1
90.8

78.1
49.7

8.77
8.73

210.5
160.6

157.5
105 .5

9.13
9.11

July

11

130.5
75.9

77.3
54.1

8.72
8.71

163.9
122.9

101.6
82.8

9.08
9.06
9.06
9.06
9.06

25
Aug.
Sept.

8
22

195.0

143.1

8.75

199.8

119.9

78.3

8.77

170.4

144.4
92.3

7

50.3

35.1

8.74

138.9

113.9

NOTES:
Average secondaiy 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 Natfonal
Mortgage Assoc.at.on (FNMA) commitment fees and FNMA stock purchase and holding requirements on 4-month commitments. Mortgage amounts
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AVERAGE RATES AND YIELDS ON HOME MORTGAGES

EXISTING HOMES

NEW HOMES

1

1

PERIOD

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

HUD(FHA) INSURED LOANS
SECONDARY MARKET

CONVENTIONAL LOANS
PRIMARY MARKET

SPREAD
(BASIS
POINTS)

YIELD
(IN PER CENT)

RATE
(IN PER CENT)

SPREAD
(BASIS
POINTS)

RATE
(IN PER CENT)

1975 - High
Low

9.25
8.90

15
-70

9.30
8.95

20
-65

9.74
8.69

31
-91

6.2
2.4

21
-49

9.70
8.94

1976 - High
Low

9.05
8.90

91
5

9.10
8.95

95
10

9.06
8.25

59
8

4.3
2.0

65
- 4

8.72
8.05

1976 - J u l y
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

9.05
9.05
9.00
9.00
8.95
8.90

33
58
77
71
90
n.a.

9.10
9.10
9.05
9.00
9.00
8.95

38
63
82
71
95
n .a.

8.99
8.93
8.82
8.55
8.45
8.25

27
46
59
26
40
n .a.

3.8
3.3
2.5
4.3
3.6
2.0

6
12
18
45
50
65

8.72
8.47
8.23
8.29
8.05
n.a.

1977 - J a n .
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July

8.80
8.80
8.85
8.90
8.95
9.00
9.00

58
52
63
59
n .a.
93
83

8.85
8.85
8.90
8.95
9.00
9.05
9.05

63
57
68
64
n.a.
98
88

8.40
8.50
8.58
8.57
n .a.
8.74
8.74

18
22
36
26
n.a.
67
57

3.2
3.9
4.6
4.5
n.a.
1.9
1.9

40
30
27
33
n.a.
26
26

8.22
8.28
8.22
8.31
n.a.
8.07
8.17

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.




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