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BOAUD OF GOYEBNOBS OF THE FEDERAL ESSER7E SYSTEM
December 10, 1957

DECONTROLLED AFTER SIX MONTHS

MATCJBITXES ON AUTOMOBITS INSTALMENT LOANS
OCTOBER 1957 AND SI22EM3ER 1957
(Poreoutage d i s t r i b u t i o n cf contracts)

Maturities

Oct,

Total

Pur shasod
Piapor ._
Sept.
Oct,

Sept.

Nov cars
24 months or l o s s
25-30 months
31-36 months
Over 36 months
Total

31.4
22.0
46.3
0.3
100.0

32.0
21.8
45.9
0.3
100.0

Used cars l /
12 months or l e s s
13-16 months
19-24 months
Over 24 months
Total*

19.7
22.5
43.9
_!L9
100.0

20.0
23.1
43.2
13.7
100.0

1i
I1

Direct
loans
Sort,
Oct.

23.6
20.1
55.9
0.4
100.0

24.9
19.4
55-3
0.4
100.0

51.3
27.1
21.6
100.0

16.8
20.1
45.2
17.9
100.0

17.4
21.2
43.8
17. b
100.0

26.5
27.9
40.9
4.7
100.0

49.6
27.7
22.6
0.1
100.0

26.2
27.5
41.8
100.0

than one-tonth of pno por cent.
1/Figures aro prodoninatoly f o r l a t o model ueod cars but includo data from
a few banks f o r a l l used c a r s .
NOTE: Distributions aro basod on tabulations of data from 136 banks f o r
Serjtcnbor and October and aro not intended to bo estimates f o r a l l commercial
banks. In October roports covered about 32,000 contracts on now cars, 23,000
purchased and 9,000 d i r e c t , and 24,000 contracts on used cars, 17,000 purchased
and 7,000 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 .
*Looq

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 contract balance as a percentage of dealer c o s t , see following pages.




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DEALER COST RATIOS AND 1'IATUPll 1 f S
ON AtTL'OI-jjBrLE INSTALM \FT ID/'lib
OCTOBER 1957 AMD SEPTEMBER 1957
MEW CARS

Contract balance
as percentage of
dealer cost 1/

(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of contracts)
Maturities
21* months
25-30
Over 36
31-36
or l e s s
months
months
months
Oct. 1 Sept. Oct. 1 Sept. Oct. I Sept. Oct. 1 Sept

Total
Oct.

Sept.

0.1
0.1
0.1

36.6
21.0
26.9
11.2

36.3
21.8
26.9
10.9
lul

100.0

100,0

21.2
19.3
3.3
1.2

55.0

55.6
21.1*
16.8
5.6
0.6

*

100.0

100.0

0.1

*

0.1

; *

0.1
0.1

1*1.1
21.0
25.0
9.3
3.6

1*1.0
21.7
2l*.l*
9.6
3.3

0.2

0.2

100.0

100.0

PURCHASED PAPER
80% or l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

16.0
3.9
3.1
0.8

17.2
3.8
3,5
1.0
o.l*

6.S
2.9
1.0

2U.1

25.9

22.9

7.1
S.H

13. U
11.7
17.1
7.5
3.0

12.1
12.1*
17.1
7.1'
3.2

0.1
K
0.2

52.7

51.9

0.3

0.3

6.3
3.2
li.O
0.9
0.2

5.1
3*7
2.1*
1.6
0.2

*
*
*

*

-*

*

3U. 7 11*. 6

13.0

7.0

5.5

6.2
2.7
0.5
21.9

*

DIRECT IOANS
80% or l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

35.1
10.8
6.9
1.1*
0.2

36.1* 13.6
7.2
9.1
6.0
8.1*
0.6
1,0
0.2
0.8

51*. 1*

52.3

31.0

LH.1

8.6
8.1*
3.1*
0.2

*
*

TOTAL
80% or l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%'
Over 110%
Total

20.6
5.6
i*.o
0.9
0.3

21.9
5.1
l*.l
0.9
0.3

31. H

32.3

8+3-

5.8

6.9
2.1*
1.0
2H.B

10,1*
8.7 11,7
6.3
9.6 ! 10.3
6.7 11*. 0 13.5
6.0
2.8
5.8
. o,5 2,3
2.5
25.0

1*3.6

1*2.5

%

*

*Less than one-tenth of one per cent.
MDTEr Distributions are based on tabulations of data from 89 banks f o r
September and October and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial
banks. In October reports covered about 17,000 contracts on new c a r s , 13,000
purchased and it,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 releases.




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DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE
LOANS ( c o n t i n u e d )

f

OCTOBER 1957 AIM SEPTEMBER 1957
USED CARS
(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of contracts)
Maturities
Over 24
I 19-24
Contract balance
12 months
13-18
Total
months
! months
as percentage of
or l e s s
months
wholesale value l / 2/ Oct. 1 Sept. Oct. I - Sept. i Oct. I Sopt. Ocfc. 1 Sept. Oct. ISept.
PURCHASED PAPER
80$ or l o s s
81$ to 90$
91$ to 100$
101$ tg 110$
Over 110$

5.4
5.4
""2.1 2.2
3.4
3.9
2.0
1.6
2.6 - M .

Total

15.1 16.5

\i

3.6
3.1
4.9
3.1

26.0
18.0
26.1
14.4

24.6
17.8
25.1
15.2
i L d

18.8

17.6

100.0

100.0

16.9 16.5
8.7
7.7
8.5 '11.3
4.2
5.8
3.2
2.7

1.2
1.1
1.4
0.4
M

1.2
1.1
1.3
0.1

50.1

50.2

16.9

16.3
21.3

28.0 i 42.6| 42.9

4.8

4.4

100.0

3.0

11.6
8.3
11.4
6.6
6.3
5.6 _ l - 3

3.1
2.6
4.2
2.4
2.1

2.9
2.4
3.8
2.2
2.2

33.4
17.7
23.8
12.6
12.5

22.0; 23.5

l»5.6j 43.9

14.4

13.5

100.0

4.0
3.2

6 . 1 | 10.8 9-5
5.8
3 . 1 4.0
8.5
9.6
12.7 11.5
4-5 4 . 8
7.2
2.9
6.9
2.5
3.3 - 1 : 1 . £ £ J A .

_&7

44.4

19.2

21.5

46.9

DIRECT LOANS
80$ or l o s s
81$ to 90$
91$ to 100$
101$ TO 110$
Over 110$
Total

16.4
3.4
3.5
0.7

16.4
2.5
,3.9
0.9
0.9

J L L

24.6

24.7 | 28.0

15.6
4.6
5.0
1.5
1.3

16.1
4.1
1.2

18.8
8.6

6>

OJ.

100.0

TOTAL

I /i

18.0

19.1

U

Total
1

2.1

8.8
2.6
3.8
1.6
2.3

8.8
2.2

80$ or l e s s
81$ to 90$
91$ to 100$
101$ t s 110$
Over 110$

ha

8.8
3.6
4.7
2.2
2.7

Vo
4.9

2.4

12.7

32.5

17.3
23.9

M
100.0

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2/tfholesale value represents "average wholesale," "as i s , " "or buying value"
ae indicated by used car guides.
NOTE: D i s t r i b u t i o n s are based on tabulations of data from 89 banks f o r
September and October and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial
banks. In October r e p o r t s covered about 14,000 contracts on used cars, 10,000
purchased and 4,000 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 .




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