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L.4.2

July 14, 1969
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iuTO LOANS BY COMMERCIAL BANKS

DECONTROLLED

May
1969

April
1969

Three months
ending May*
1969
1968

T

NEW CAR CONTRACTS

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

24.9
5.8
68.7
0.5

25.1
5.1
69.3
0.4

25.3
5.5
68.8
0.5

87.4

86.8

26.9
5.8
66.9
0.4

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

15.4
12.8
35.9
35.9

17.0
13.0
34.9
35.1

16.4
12.9
35.5
35.1

15.9
12.7
37.7
33.7

91.4

92.1

91.4

88.7

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 AUTO LOANS BY COMMERCIAL BANKS (PURCHASED PAPER)

Three months
ending May*
1969 1
1968

May
1969
NEW CAR CONTRACTS

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

13.0
2.8
82.7
1.5

. 12.8
3.0
82.6
1.6

13.1
2.9
82.3
1.6

14.1
3.4
80.8
1.7

92.1

91.9

92.4

92.5

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

9.4
8.5
30.1
52.1

9.6
8.5
30.9
50.9

9.4
8.8
30.0
51.7

8.6
8.5
30.3
52.6

99.8

99.3

99.6

98.3

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

-3DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
MAY 1969 AND APRIL 1969
NEW CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)

Contract balance
as percentage of
dealer cost 1/

Maturities
31-36
Over 36
months
months
May
1 Apr. May 1 Apr.

24 months
or less
May 1 Apr.

25-30
months
May lApr.

7.5
1.9
1.7
1.1
0.7

7.9
1.7
1.7
0.9
0.6

1.3
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.2

1.3
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.2

19.2
17.1
24.3
13.8
8.3

19.1
17.8
24.2
13.3
8.8

0.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3

0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.3

28.0
19.9
27.0
15.5
9.6

28.4
19.9
27.0
14.7
9.9

Total

13.0

12.9

3.1

2.7

82.6

83.1

1.3

1.2

100.0

100.0

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

13.1
7.2
3.9
0.6
0.4

14.0
7.5
3.6
0.9
0.7

2.5
1.9
1.5
0.3
0.5

2.0
1.4
1.1
0.3
0.2

20.5
17.5
19.9
5.5

21.1
17.1
20.2
5.1
3.5

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2

0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2

36.3
26.7
25.4
6.5
4.6

37.7
26»1
24.9
6.4
4.6

Total

25.4

26.7

6.8

5.1

67.1

67.3

0.7

0.9

100.0

100.0

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

8.8
3.1
2.2
1.0
0.7

9.2
3.0
2.1
0.9
0.6

1.6
1.0
0.8
0.3
0.3

1.5
0.6
0.7
0.3
0.2

19.5
17.2
23.3
11.9
7.2

19.5
17.6
23.3
11.5
7.7

0.1
0.2
0.4'
0.2
0.3

0.2
0.1
0.4 "
0.2
0.3

29.9
21.4
26.6
13.4
8.5

30.4
21.2
26.5
12.9
8.8

15.8

15.9

3.9

3.3

79.1

79.7

1.2

1.2

100.0

100.0

Total
May

1

Apr.

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

DIRECT LOANS

3 5

*,

T^OTAL

Total

1/Contract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
* Less than one-tenth of one per cent.
NOTE: Distributions for May and April are derived from reports of 105 banks,
55 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The May maturity
distribution for new cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 41,000 contracts,
28,000 purchased and 13,000 direct. The cross-classification on this page is based
on 19,000 contracts, 15,000 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.

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L.4.2

-4DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)
MAY 1969 AND APRIL 1969
USED CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)

Contract balance
as percentage of
wholesale value 1/2/

12 months
13-18
19-24
Over 24
or less
months
months
months
May | Apr. May | Apr. May | Apr. May | Apr.

Total
May

I Apr.

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

3.4
1.2
1.7
1.4
2.6

4.0
1.1
1.5
1.2
2.3

2.2
1.1
1.7
1.1
2.7

2.0
0.9
1.6
1.2
2.5

5.4
5.1
5.8
4.6
9.8

5.1
4.8
6.3
4.9
9.6

5.6
6.0
11.1
10.0
17.6

6.0
6.2
11.9
9.4
17.4

16.6
13.5
20.3
17.0
32.6

17.1
13.1
21.3
16.7
31.8

Total

10.3

10.1

8.7

8.3

30.6

30.7

50.4

50.9

100.0

100.0

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

7.6
2.2
4.6
1.6
1.5

8.6
2.8
3.7
2.1
1.4

4.7
2.1
3.6
2.0
2.0

3.5
2.9
4.4
1.4
2.0

12.4
6.8
11.4
4.3
5.6

8.8
7.6
11.2
4.1
5.6

7.7
4.3
7.7
3.4
4.5

7.9
4.3
8.3
4.4
5.2

32.4
15.4
27.3
11.3
13.6

28.7
17.6
27.5
12.0
14.1

17.5

18.5

14.3

14.1

40.5

37.2

27.6

30.1

100.0

100.0

DIRECT LOANS

Total

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

4.4
1.4
2.4
1.4
2.3

5.1
1.5
2.0
1.4
2.1

2.8
1.3
2.1
1.3
2.5

2.3
1.4
2.3
1.3
2.4

7.1
5.5
7.1
4.5
8.8

6.0
5.5
7.4
4.7
8.6

6.1
5.6
10.3
8.4
14.4

6.5
5.8
11.0
8.2
14.5

20.4
13.9
22.0
15.7
28.0

19.9
14.2
22.7
15.6
27.6

12.1

12.1

10.1

9.7

33.0

32.2

44.9

46.0

100.0

100.0

1/Contract balance excludes fxnance and insurance charges.
^/Wholesale value represents "average wholesale," 'as is," or "buying value"
as indicated by used car guides.
NOTE: Distributions for May and April are derived from reports of 105 banks,
51 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The May maturity
distribution for used cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 30,000 contracts,
20,000 purchased and 10,000 direct. The cross-classification on this page is based
on 13,000 contracts, 10,000 purchased, and 3,000 direct. The data are not intended
to be estimates for al4r~~cbmmercial banks and are not comparable with previous
releases since composition of the group of banks changes from month to month.

DigitizedDetails
for FRASER
may not add to totals


because of rounding.