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APR1:

:960

Not f o r public) t i o n
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
A p r i l 8, i960

L.4.2

DECONTROLLED AFTER q t v i , m MATURITIES ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
X
FEBRUARY i 9 6 0 AND JANUARY i960
(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of c o n t r a c t s ) '
Maturities

Total.
Feb.

•

Feb.

21.6
9.1.
68.8

New cars
24 months o r l e s s
25-30 months
31-36 months
Over 36 months
Total

28.7
10.8
60.2
0.3
100.0

31.6
10.8
57.3
0.3
100.0

Used c a r s if
12 months o r l e s s
13"18 months
19-24 months
Over 24 months
Total

16.1
15.9
41.1
26.9
100.0

15.2
16.1
4-1.3
• _2£4
100.0
.

Purchased
paper
Jan.

Jan.

Direct
Feb.

100.0

23.5
9.0
67.O
0.5
100.0

43.4
14.5
42.0 .
0.1
100.0

12.4
13.2
42.3
-32J:
100.0 .

12.1
13.1
42.4
-MJt
100.0

25.2
22.6
38.3
J-.M
100.0

Jan.
48.1
14.4
37.4
100.0

22.9
23.6
38.6
100.0

l / F i g u r e s a r e predominately f o r l a t e model used c a r s but include data from
a few"banks f o r a l l used c a r s .
NOTE: D i s t r i b u t i o n s are based on t a b u l a t i o n s of data from 136 banks f o r
January and February and a r e n o t intended t o be estimates f o r a l l commercial
banks. I n February r e p o r t s covered about 32,000 c o n t r a c t s on new c a r s , 22,000
purchased and 10,000 d i r e c t , and 17,000 c o n t r a c t s on used c a r s , 12,000 purchased
and 5 000 d i r e c t ! Since composition of t h e group of banks changes from month
t o month, data a r e n o t comparable with previous release's.
For d i s t r i b u t i o n according to m a t u r i t i e s and c o n t r a c t balance as a p e r c e n t age of d e a l e r c o s t , see following pages.




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L.L.2

2 -

BE/LER 00ST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOTDHL"LE INSTALMENT LOANS
FEBRUARY I960 AND JANUARY i960
NEW CARS
(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of c o n t r a c t s )

Contract balance
as percentage of
d e a l e r cost 1 /

80% o r l e s s
81% to 90%.
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

2h months
or less
Feb. 1 Jan.
i
! 12.61 l i t . 3
i U.l
lult
ilcO
a. 3
1.1
1.3
0.5
i 22.2
j

2a. 8

Ilaturlties
25-30
31-36
months
months
Feb, I Jan. j Feb. 1 Jan.

Over 36
j
months
Feb* f Jan, |

Total
Feb, | Jan.:

PURCHASED PAPER
3. a
2.2
2.7
0.9
o.a

2.9 . 12.9
2=a
16,1
2.6
23,0
1.1
10.3
o.a
5.6

9.6

9.a

67.9

12.2 I
13.9
21.2
12.5
5,7

0.1 1 0.1
0.1 1
*
0.1 i 0.1
! 0.1
; j l

65,5

0.3 '

29,0
22.5
29.8
12.3
6. a

29.5
20,7
28,3
15,0
6.6

0.3

100.0

100.0

0.1

as. a
20.9
21,2
6.1

l'9.9
21.8
20=0
5.6
2.7

DIRECT LOANS

Total

23.3
7.9
5.9
1,1
1-5

32.9
9.5
6.3
1.5
1,3

7.2
a.o
a. 6
1.0
o.a

6.8
a.i
a.i
0.8
0.3

12.9
9.0
10.7
3.7
1.5

10.1
8.2
9.6
3.3
1.1

I

U5u0

51.5

17.2

16.1

37.8

32.3

i ^

; *
*
i *
:

*

3.a

§

80% o r l e s s
01% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

100.0

TOTAL
80% o r l e s s
81% to 9 0 %
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Tot-1

17,1
5-1
' a. 6
1.2
0.7

19.5
5.8

a.9

1.3
0.8

a. 5
2.7
3.2
1.0
o.a

a.o
2.9
3.0
1.1
0.3

12.9

ia.i

19.5

s.a

a, a

11.6
12.3
17.9
9.9
he. a

0.1
0.1

0.1
0 *. 1
0.1

*

,i 3b. 5
22.0
, 27.a
10.6
5.5

35.2
21.0
25.9
12. a

100.0
loo.o
0.3
11.3 i 59.3
i
1/ Contract "b^l^ncc does not include finance and insurance charges,
-* Less th-^n one-tenth of one per c e n t .
NOTE: D i s t r i b u t i o n s arc based on t a b u l a t i o n s of d a t a from 81 banks f o r
January and February and arc not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial
banks. I n February r e p o r t s covcred about 16,000 c o n t r a c t s on new c ? r s , 11,000
purchased and 5,000 d i r e c t . Since composition of the group of banks changes
from month to month, d a t a are not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .
28.7

32.3




11.8

56.1

0.2

Not f o r publication
L.4.2

DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)
FEBRUARY i960 AND JANUARY i960
USED CARS
(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of contracts)

Contract balance
as percentage of
wholesale value l / 2 /

i

Maturities
12 months I
Over 24
13-lB*
j 19-24
or less !
months I months
months
Feb. i Jan. j Feb. ! Jan. 1 Feb. 1 Jan. Feb. 1 Jan.

1
80% o r l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 1%%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

4.1
2.2

Total

PURCHASED PAPER

lis
! _&6

4.2
2.4
2.1
1.7
1.2

3.8
2.2
2.3
1.6
2.1

2,7
2.2
2.6
1.9
1.9

8.4
8.6
11.3
7.8
7.1

7.8
9.1
11.2
7.2
8.9

5.2
5.9
10.2
6.6

j 11.8

11.6

12.0

11.3

43.2

44.2

33.0

I
80% o r l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

'

Total
Feb. !j Jan.

'

4.2
6.3
8.7

21.5
18.9
25.9
17.8
15.9

18.9
20.0
24.6
17.8
18.7

32.9 1|100.0

100.0

4.3
3.1
2.1

47.0
19.4
16.7
8.3
8.6

46.7
18.5
18.5
8.4
__L9

11

DIRECT LOANS

16.4 1 1 6 . 0
3.0
1>8
o.l
1.3
j
-tit

12.2

] 24.3

23.7

23.4

ll &

6.4
. .2.9

3.1

1.6

3.4
1.9
3.0
2.2
2.8

12.9
3.3
4.0
2.0
1.1

15.0
10.2
7.7
3.2

14.9
7.9
8.7
3.7

23.3

39.0

37.7

13.3 115-3

100.0

100.0

jlO.O
| 8.7
j10.4
I 6.1
I.&9

4.7 1 3.8
4.7
5-6
8.0
7.0

29.3
19.1
2J.1
14.9
13.6

27.5
19.5
22.7
14.9
15.4

TOTAL
80% o r l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

2.2
1.6
1.6
15.6

2.3
1.4
1.2

15.4

n

2.1

3.0
1.9
1.9 J L Z

15.5

15.0

10.4
9.1
10.2
6.4
41.9

J 42.1

i i JJ
[27.0

27.5

100.0

100.0

1/ Contract balance does not include finance and insurance charges.
2/ Wholesale value represents "average wholesale/' "as i s / ' "or buying value"
as indicated by used car guides.
NOTE: D i s t r i b u t i o n s are based on t a b u l a t i o n s of data from 6 5 banks f o r
January and February and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial banks.
I n February repoxts covered about 8,000 contracts on used c a r s , 6,000 purchased
and 2,000 d i r e c t . Since composition of the group of banks changes from month to
month, data are not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .