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April 9, 1971

ECT AUTO LOANS BY COMMERCIAL BANKS
DECONTROLLED AFTER SIX MOUTHS
February
1971

January
1971

Three months
ending February*
1971
I 1970

NEW CAR CONTRACTS

Per cent of contracts written for:
24 months or less
25-30 months
31-36 months
Over 36 months

28.7
6.7
64.0
0.6

27.5
8.3
63.5
0.7

27.8
7.3
64.3
0.6

27.8
6.0
65.9
0.4

89.4

88.6

88.8

87.0

Contracts written for 36 months:
Median loan/value ratio

USED CAR CONTRACTS

Per cent of contracts written for:
12 months or less
13-18 months
19-24 months
Over 24 months

18.2 13.4
35.2
33.3

19.6
13.2
34.6
32.7

19.2
14.1
34.2
32.5

16.9
12.7
35.5
34.8

89.3

89.2

89.0

88.8

All used car contracts:
Median loan/value ratio

*Unweighted arithmetic mean of the three monthly ratios.
Details may not add to totals because of rounding.




r
L.4.2

-2DEALER AUTO LOANS BY COMMERCIAL BANKS (PURCHASED PAPER)

NEW CAR CONTRACTS

Per cent of contracts written for:
24 months or less
25-30 months
31-36 months
Over 36 months

12.7
3.3
82.0
1.9

13.3
3.3
81.6
1.7

13.0
3.3
82.0
1.7

13.3
3.2
81.6
1.9

93.2

92.9

93.1

92.8

Contracts written for 36 months:
Median loan/value ratio

USED CAR CONTRACTS

Per cent of contracts written for:
12 months or less
13-18 months
19-24 months
Over 24 months

15.7
12.0
27.1
45.2

16.4
11.6
28.2
43.8

16.0
11.5
28.1
44.4

All used car contracts:
Median loan/value ratio
•Unweighted arithmetic mean of the three monthly ratios.
Details may not add to totals because of rounding.




96.9

10.1
9.6
30.9
49.4

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L.4.2

-3DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
FEBRUARY 1971 AND JANUARY 1971
r

NEW CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)

Contract balance
as percentage of
dealer cost 1/

24 months
25-30
or less
months
Feb. 1 Jan. Feb. Jan

Maturities
Over 36
31-36
months
months
Feb .1 Jan* , Feb.I Jan.

Total
Feb.

1 Jan,

PURCHASED PAPER
807= or less
817, to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

6.8
2.0
2.2
1.4
0.8

7.8
2.1
2.1
1.0
0.8

1.1
0.9
0.8
0.6
0.2

1.3
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.2

15.6
17.6
24.1
15.9
8.3

16.3
17.7
23.0
14.8
9.3

0.2
0.1
0.7
0.3
0.2

0.2
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.2

23.6
20.7
27*8
18.3
9.5

25.6
20.6
26.4
16.6
10.4

Total

13.2

13.8

3.6

3.4 81.6

81.4

1.6

1.4

100.0

100.0

80% or less
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

12.1
5.6
5.1
0.9
1.4

12.3
5.4
4.2
1.1
1.4

3.5
1.2
1.1
1.2
0.2

4.7 17.2
-1.7 16.0
1.5 18.2
1.5
4.7
3.0
0.7

19.3
13.8
18.8
3.9
1.5

0.3
0.3
0.3

0.4
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1

33.1
23.1
24.8
6.8
4.6

36.7
21.0
24.8
6.5
3.7

Total

26.9

26.1

7.7

10.6 64.5

62.2

1.0

1.1

100.0

100.0

80% or less
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

8.2
3.0
3.0
1.3
1.0

9.0
3.0
2.6
1.0
0.9

1.7
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.2

2.2
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.3

16.0 17.0
17.2 16.7
22.6 21.9
13.0 11.9
7.2
6.9

0.2
0.6
0.3
0.1

0.2
0.1
0.5 "
0.2
0.2

26.1
21.3
27.0
15.3
8.2

28.5
20.7
26.0
14.0
8.7

16.9

17.0

4.7

5.3

77.0

1.4 . 1.3

100.0

100.0

DIRECT LOANS

TOTAL

Total

76.4

VContract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
* Less than one-tenth of one per cent.
NOTE: Distributions for February and January are derived from reports of 102 banks,
54 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The February maturity
distribution for new cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 27,000 contracts,
18,000 purchased and 9,000 direct. The cross-classifieation on this page is based
on 15,000 contracts, 11,000 purchased and 4,000 direct. The data are not intended
to be estimates for all commercial banks and are not comparable with previous
releases since composition of the group of banks changes, from month to month.
Details
may not add to totals because of rounding.



L.4.2

- 4 DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)

,

FEBRUARY 1971 AND JANUARY 1971
USED CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)

Contract balance
as percentage of
wholesale value 1/2/

12 months
or less
Feb.| Jan.

13-18
months
Feb.| Jan.

Maturities
19-24
months
Feb.| Jan.

Over 24
months
Feb. | Jan.

Total
Feb.

| Jan.

17.6
15.3
25.2
18.0
23.8

17.4
14.6
25.9
18.1
23.5

100.0

100.0

PURCHASED PAPER
80% or less
817= to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

4.3
1.3
6.3
1.3
1.7

4.4
1.2
6.9
1.4
1.8

2.3
1.8
1.9
1.7
2.6

Total

14.8

15.8

10.4

80% or less
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

8.5
3.7
4.1
1.0
2.1

8.3
4.0
5.4
1.5
2.1

5.0
1.9
4.0
0.9
2.0

5.3
1.8
4.3
0.9
2.3

11.9
7.0
12.0
2.2
4.8

12.8
6.3
11.1
2.5
3.6

8.2
5.3
8.8
3.7
3.1

8.0
4.8
8.2
3.6
3.1

33.5
17.8
29.0
7.7
12.0

34.5
16.9
29.0
8.4
11.2

19.4 21.4

13.7

14.5

37.8

36.3 29.1

27.7

100.0

100.0

6.1
6.0
10.0
7.9
9.2

23.0
16.2
26.5
14.5
19.8

23.1
15.4
26.9
14.8
19.4

2.2
1.7
1.9
1. 7
2.1

4.7
4.5
5.9
4.2
6.5

9.7 25.8

6.4 5.1
5.7
5.0
6.7
7.7
6.3 11.1 10.8
4.9 10.8 10.1
7.2 13.0 12.3
29.2

49.0 45.3

DIRECT LOANS

Total

TOTAL
80% or less
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

5. 7
2.1
5.6
1.2
1.8

5.7
2.2
6.4
1.4
1.9

3.2
1.8
2.6
1.4
2.4

3.3
1.8
2.7
1.4
2.2

7.1
5.4
8.0
3.5
5.9

8.1
5.4
7.9
4.1
6.0

7.0
6.9
10.3
8.4
9.7

Total
16.4 17.7 11.5 11.3 29.9 31.6 42.2 39.4
100.0
JL/Contract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
^/Wholesale value represents "average wholesale," "as is," or "buying value" as
indicated by used car guides.,

100.0

NOTE: Distributions for February and January are derived from reports of 102 banks,
50 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The February maturity
distribution for used cars shown on pages .1 and 2 is based on 22,000 contracts, 14*000
ourchased and 8,000 direct. The cross-classification on this page is based on 10,000
contracts, 7,000 purchased and 3,000 direct. The data are not intended to be estimates
for
all for
commercial
Digitized
FRASERbanks and are not comparable with previous releases since composition
of the group of banks changes from month to month,.
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Details may not add to totals because of rounding.

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