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December 11, 1970

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DIRECT AUTO LOANS BY COMMERCIAL BANKS

October
1970

September
1970

Three months
ending October*
I 1969.

NEW CAR CONTRACTS

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

27.2
6.6
65.9
0.3

25.1
6.3
68.3
, 0.4

25.7
6.3
67.7
0.3

26.1
6.1
67.1
0.7

Contracts written for 36 months:
Median loan/value ratio

87.7

USED CAR CONTRACTS

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

18.1
14.6
35.6
31:6

17.7
14.0
36.7
31.6

18.0
14.3
35.7
31.9...

16.3.
13.3
35.6
34.8

89.6

89.5

89.8

89.9

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.




L.4.2

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

Three months
ending October*
1969

October
1970

NEW CAR CONTRACTS

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

9

13.3
3.1
82.4
1.2

12.2
3.0
83.2
1.6

12.6
3.1
83.1
1.3

12.2
2.7
83.7
1.4

92.4

93.1

92.7

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

14.3
11.3
29.7
44.7

14.5
11.6
30.5
43.4

13.6
11.3
30.4
44.7

9.8
9.6
32.6
48.0

97.9

98.0

97.9

98.8

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.




DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
OCTOBER 1970 AND SEPTEMBER 1970
NEW CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)
Contract balance
as percentage of
dealer cost 1/

Maturities
/
25-30
31-36
Ovef" 3 6
months
months
months
Oct. 1 Sept. Oct. 1 Sept. Oct. | Sept. Oct. 1 Sept.
24 months

Total
Oct.

1 Sept.

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

7.9
1-8
1.8
1.0
0.8
13.3

7.3

0.8
0.7

1.0
0.9
0.9
0.5
0.2

1.0 17.7
0.8 17.6
0.8 24.7
0.4 ' 13.9
0.2
8.3

16.4
17.5
25.2
15.6
8.4

0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.1

0.2
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.3

12.2

3.4

3.1

83.1

1.0

1.7

100.0

100.0

0.3
0.1
0.1

36.3
20.4
26.9
8.5
4.9

7
_>
1.6

82.3

26.7
20.5
27.-8
15.6
9.4 -

24.9
20.3
28.2
17.1
9.5

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

12.7
5.4
5.2
1.0
1.2

12.2
5.2
4.3
1.0
1.0

2.5
1.9
1.7
1.1
0.4

2.4
1.1
2.0
1.3
0.3

19.6
14.5
20.4
5.0
3.9

21.5
14.0
20.5
6.2
3.6

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1

35.0
21.9
27.4
7.2
5.6

Total

26.0

24.4

7.8

7.1

65.6

67.9

0.6

0.6

100.0

100.0

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

9.0
2.7
2.6
1.0
0.9

8.5
2.5
2.2
0.9
0.8

1.4
1.1
1.1
0.6
0.2

1.3 s 18.1
0.9 16.8
1.1 23.6
0.6 11.7
0.2
7.2

17.6
16.7
24.1
13.3
7.2

0.1
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.1

0.2
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.3

28.6
20.8
27.7
13.5
8.4

27.6
20.3
27.9
15.1
8.4

16.4

15.0

4.5

4.1

78.2

79.5

0.9

1.4

100.0

100.0

TOTAL

Total

1/Contract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
* Less than one-tenth of one per cent.
NOTE: Distributions for October and September are derived from reports of 100 banks,
51 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The October maturity
distribution for new cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 33,000 contracts,
23,000 purchased and 10,000 direct. The cross-classification on this page is based
on 15,000 contracts 11,000 purchased and 4,000 direct. The data are hot 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.
may not add to totals
DigitizedDetails
for FRASER


because of rounding.

L.4.2

-4DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)
OCTOBER 1970 AND SEPTEMBER 1970
USED CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)

Contract balance
as percentage of
wholesale vslue 1/2/

13 -18
Over 24
12 months
19 -24
months
months
months
less
Oct. 1 Sept. Oct. 1 Sept. Oct. 1 Sept. Oct. 1 Sept.

Total
Oct. 1 Sept.

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

3.8
1.6
6.3
1.2
2.1

4.1
2.1
7.1
1.3
2.4

2.3
1.7
2.0
2.0
2.6

2.2
1.9
2.0
1.8
3.5

5.1
4 .6
6.1
4.5
9.0

Total

15 .0

17.0

10.6

11.4

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

7.2
4.1
4.3
1.3
3.2

8.0
4.6
3.3
1.3
3.3

5.9
2.6
4.3
1.2
2.4

5.2
2.0
3.9
0.8
3.3

11.3
8.0
11.5
3.9
4.0

20.1

20.5

16.4

15.2

38.7

4.8
2.3
5.7
1.2
2.4

5.3
2.9
5.9
1.3
2.7

3.4
2.0
2.7
1.8
2.5

3.1
1.9
2.6
1.5
3.4

j 16.5

18.1

12.4

12.6

5.3
4.2
6.3
5.0
8.9

5.6
5.6
10.7
9.5
13.6

5.2
5 .6
9.0
9.0
13.1

29.8

45.1

11.1
8.7
11.6
4.2
4.3

16.8
13.5
25.1
17.3
27 .3

16.8
13.8
24.3
17.1
27.9

41.8

100.0

100.0

7.3
4.3
7.1
3.4
2.5

6.7
4.8
7.0
2.9
3.0

31.8
19.0
27.2
9.8
12.2

31.0
20.1
25.9
9.2
13.8

39.8

24.7

24.5

100.0

100.0

7.0
5.6
7.7
4.4
7.5

7.1
5.6
7.9
4.8
7.5

6.2
5.2
9.6
7.6
10.2

5.7
5.3
8.4
7.1
10.0

21.4
15.2
25.8
15.0
22.7

21.1
15.7
24.8
14.7
23.6

32.1

32.8

38.9

36.5

100.0

100.0

29.3

DIRECT LOANS

Total

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

VContract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
^/Wholesale value represents "average wholesale," "as is," or "buying value"
as indicated by used car guides.
NOTE: Distributions for October and September are derived from reports of 100 banks,
48 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The October maturity
distribution for used cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 22,000 contracts,
14,000 purchased 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 commercial banks and are not comparable with previous
releases since compositions.of the group of banks changes from month to month.
Details may not add to totals because of rounding.