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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
L .4.2-

February 10, 1971

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DIRECT A U T O LOANS^BirCOMMERCIAL BANKS

V

December
1970

November
1970

Three months
ending December*

NEW CAR CONTRACTS

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

27.6
6.8
65.1
0.5

27.0
6.7
65.9
0.4

27.2
6.7
65.7
0.4

28.2
5.6
65.8
0.4

88.3

90.1

89.0

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

.

20.1
,15.4
32.8
31.8

20.8
15.5
34.1
29.6

19.6
15.2
34.2
31.0

16.2
12.7
35.8
35.1

88.0

90.5

89.2

89.3

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.




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L.4.2

-2DEALER A U T O 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
Contracts written

12.9
3.2
82.4
1.4

13.2
3.6
81.8
1.5

13.1
3.3
82.1
1.4

13.8
3.3
81.6
1.6

93.2

92.9

92.8

92.0

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

16.2
11.2
28.9
43.8

16.4
11.3
29.3
43.1

15.6
11.3
29.3
43.9

10.0
9.7
31.9
48.4

97.0

96.8

97.2

97.0

Ail used car contracts:
Median loan/value ratio

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




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L.4.2

-3DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
DECEMBER 1970 A N D NOVEMBER 1970
NEW CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)

Contract balance
as percentage of
dealer cost 1/

Maturities
31-36
Over 36
months
months
Dec. I Nov. D e c . 1 Nov.

24 months
or less
Dec. | Nov.

25-30
months
D e c . 1 Nov.

7.0
1.8
2.4
1.1
0,9

7.9
2.2
2.5
0.8
0.6

0.7
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.2

1.7
1.0
1.2
0.5
0.2

15.5
15,3
17.4 " 17.8
25 .2 24.1
15 .1 14.6
8.8
8.2

0.1
0.2
0.8
0.3
0.1

0.2^
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.1

Total

13.2

13,9

3.3

4.6

82.0

1.4

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

13.5
5.1
4.9
1.3
1.2

13.3
5.2
5 .0
0.8
1.1

2.9
1.3
1.5
1.7
0.3

, 2.8
1.2
1.9
1.2
0.2

19.7
14.6
18.5
3.9
3.1

18.9
13.0
19.2
4.5
4.0

0.3
0.1
0.2

Total

27.7

27.3

8.0

8.0

63.6

64.0

8.5
2.6
3.0
1.1
1.0

9.2
2.9
3.1
0.8
0.7

1.3
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.2

2.0
1.1
1.3
0.7
0.2

16.5
16.7
23.6
12.4
7.5

L6.7

17.1

4.4

5.4

77.7

Total
Dec.

1

Nov.

PURCHASED PAPER
•

80% or less
81% to 90%
•
91% to 100%
W101% to 110%
4.;.. Over 110%
g:

;

25.0
21.1
28.2
16.1
9.2

1.3

100.0

100.0

*

0.4
0.1
*
*
0.1

36.3
21.0
25.2
6.9
4.6

35.4
19.5
26.0
6.5
5.3

0.7

0.7

100.0

100.0

16.2
16.6
22.9
12.1
7.2

0.2
0.20.6
0.2
0.1

0.2
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.1

26.5
20.4
28.2
14.7
8.7

27.6
20.7
27,7
13.8
8.3

76.3

1.2

1.2

100.0

100.0

80.2

DIRECT LOANS

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.23.4
20.3
29.2
17.2
10.0

TOTAL
80% or less
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
To ta 1

1/Contract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
* Less than one-tenth of one per cent.
NOTE: Distributions for December and November are derived from reports of 100 banks,
50 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The December maturity
distribution for new cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 24,000 contracts,
16,000 purchased and 8,000 direct. ^TJie cross-classification on this page is based
on 12,000 contracts, 9,000 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 composition of the group of banks changes from month to month.
Details may not add to totals because of rounding.




L.4.2

-4D E A L E R COST R A T I O S A N D M A T U R I T I E S
ON A U T O M O B I L E INSTALMENT L O A N S (continued)
1970 A N D N O V E M B E R 1970

DECEMBER

USED 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
w h o l e s a l e value 1/2/

12 m o n t h s
Dec.

| Nov.

13-18
months
| Nov.

Maturities
19-24
Over 24
months
months
I Nov. Dec. I Nov.

Total
Dec.

I

Nov.

PURCHASED PAPER
8 0 % or less
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

4.4
1.6
6 .6
1.2
2.2

4.4
1.7
7.3
1.4
2.0

2.1
1.7
2.0
1.8
2.3

2.3
1.9
2.0
1.8
2.6

Total

16.1

16.8

9.8

10.7

80% or less
8 1 % to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

10.1
5.1
4.2
1.6
2.4

8.0
4.1
6.0
1.3
2.4

5 .8
2.5
4.3
1.0
2.2

5.4
2.2
5.9
1.0
2.4

23.3

22.2

15.8

17.3

6.2
2.7
5.9
1.3
2.3

5.6
6.9
1.3
2.1

3.3
1.9
2.7
1.5
2.2

3.3
2.0
3.3
1.5
2.6

18 .4— 18.5

11.7

12.8

| 4.8
5.1
7.1
5.1
7 .5
29.5

5.1
5.0
6.7
4.2
7.6

4.9
7.1
10.3
9.2
13.0

4.9
7.0
10.0
9.3
12.7

16.2
15.5
26.0
17.3
25.0

16.7
15.6
26.1
, 16.7
' 24.9

28.7

44.6

43.8

100.0

100.0

D I R E C T LOANS

Total

11.0
6 .4
11.3
2.8
3.0

10.4
6.9
11.2
3.2
3.7

7.5
5.6
6 .6
3.3
3.4

7.7
4.3
6.7
2.8
2.4

34.4
19.6
26.5
8.6
11.0

31.5
17.6
29.7
8.2

:
i

II.O

|

34.4

36.2

26.4

24.3

100.0

IOO.O

!

5.7
6 .6
9.2
7.4
10.0

5.8
6.2
8.9
7.3

1

16-2
27.2

&
;

14.0

C

9.4

21.9
16.8
26.2
14.6
20.6

21.4

5.5
8.4
4.3
6.1

6.8
5.6
8.2
3.9
6.4

20.5

%

31.0

31.1

37.6

100.0

100.0

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

2.4

6.7

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38.9

1/Contract
balance excludes finance and insurance c h a r g e s .
2/Wholesale value represents "average w h o l e s a l e , " "as is," or "buying v a l u e "
as indicated by used car g u i d e s .

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NOTE:
D i s t r i b u t i o n s for D e c e m b e r and November are derived from reports of 100 banks,
4 6 of which reported dealer cost ratios as w e l l as m a t u r i t i e s .
The D e c e m b e r maturity
d i s t r i b u t i o n for used cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 21,000 contracts,
13,000 purchased and 8 , 0 0 0 d i r e c t . The c r o s s - c l a s s i f i c a t i o n on this page is based
on 9 , 0 0 0
contracts, 6 , 0 0 0 purchased and 3 , 0 0 0 d i r e c t . The data are not intended
to be e s t i m a t e s for all c o m m e r c i a l banks and are not comparable w i t h previous
releases since c o m p o s i t i o n of the group of banks changes from month to m o n t h .

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D e t a i l s may not add to totals



because of r o u n d i n g .