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C f ) U U u K M

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DIRECT A U T O LOANS BY COMMERCIAL BANKS
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April
1971

Three months
ending A p r i l *
1971
1 1970"

March
1971
NEW CAR CONTRACTS

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$.

€

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

-

_

27.1
5.3
67.1
0.5

26.9
6.1
66.4
0.6

27.5
6.0
65.8
0.6

88.4

87.9

88.6

87.1

-

26.6
.6.2
66.8
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

•

.

17.5
13.8
35.9
32.8

17.7
12.9
34.4
35.0

17.8
13.3
35.2
33.7

16.0
• 12.4
35.4
36.2

89.8

87.7

88.9

88.4

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.




L.4.2

-2D E A L E R A U T O L O A N S BY C O M M E R C I A L B A N K S

(PURCHASED PAPER)

Three months
ending April*
1971
1 1970

April
1971

NEW CAR C O N T R A C T S

Per

cent

of c o n t r a c t s w r i t t e n

24 m o n t h s or

for:

less

25-30 months
31-36 months
O v e r 36 m o n t h s
Contracts written
Median

12.4

12.8

12.6

12.9

2.8
83.1
1.7

2.8
82.5
1.9

3.0
82.5
1.9

3.3
82.4
1.4

92.4

93.5

93.0

92.3

for 36 m o n t h s :

loan/value

ratio

U S E D CAR C O N T R A C T S

Per

cent of c o n t r a c t s w r i t t e n

for:

12 m o n t h s or less
13-18 m o n t h s
19-24 months .

13.9
11.6
28.6

13.6
11.7
28.6

14.4
11.8
28.1

10.4
9.8
29.9

Over

45.9

46.2

45.8

49.9

97.1

97.2

97.0

98.7

24 m o n t h s

A l l used car
Median

contracts:

loan/value ratio

"Unweighted

a r i t h m e t i c m e a n of the

D a a t a i l s m a y not

add

three m o n t h l y r a t i o s .

to totals b e c a u s e of r o u n d i n g . ••




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L.4.2

-3DEALER COST RATIOS A N D MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
. & P R I L 1971 A N D M A R C H 1971
.. NEW CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)

Contract balance
as percentage of
dealer cost 1/

24 months
Apr.

Mar.

7.3
1.9
1.8
1.1
0.8

7.1
2.8
1.6
1.0
0.7

12.9

25-30
months
A p r . Mar.

Maturities
31-36
Over 36
months
months
A p r . 1 Mar. A p r . I
| Mar.

Total
Apr.

|

Mar.

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

- 0.9
0.7
0.8 ,
0.4
0.2

0.9
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.2

17.7
17.4
25.4
14.1
7.7

16.4
16.0
25.7
16.2
8.3

0.1
0.2
0.7
0.6
0.2

0.1
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.1

26.1
20.2
28.7
16.2
8.9

24.5
19.7
28.6
18.0
9.3

13.1

3.0

2.9

82.4

8-2.6

1.8

1.4

100.0

100.0

11.7
5.1
4.1
0.5
1.0

11.5
5.6
4.1
0.4
1.3

2.3
1.2
1.1
0.3
0.4:

2.1
1.5
1.1
0.2
0.3

20.2
16.7
17.5
4.6
2.7

20.0
17.4
17.1
4.3
2.2

0.2
0.2
0.1

0.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1

34.4
23.2
22.8
5.5
.4.1

34.2
24.8
22.4
5.0
3.9

25.2

25.6

5.7

5 .8

68.3

67.5

0.9

1.1

100.0

100.0

8.4
2.7
2.3
0.9
0.9

8.2
3.5
2.2
0.8
0.8

1.2
0.8
0.9
0.4
0.2

1.2
0.9
0.8
0.4
0.2

18.3
17.2
23.5
11.8
6.5

17.3
16.4
23.5
13.2
6.7

0.1
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.2

0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.1

28.1
20.9
27.2
13.6
7.7

26.9
21.0
27.0
14.7
7.9

15.9

16.3

3.6

3.6

78.9

78.8

1.5

1.3

100.0

100.0

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

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

1/Contract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
* Less than one-tenth of one per cent.
NOTE: Distributions for A p r i l and March are derived from reports of 101 banks,
52 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities.
The A p r i l maturity
distribution for new cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 39,000 contracts,
26,000 purchased and 13,000 direct. The cross-classification on this page is based
on 21,000 contracts, 16,000 purchased and 5,000
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.




# 3
L.4.2

-4DEALER COST RATIOS A N D MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)

i;

APRIL 1971 AND MARCH 1971

':

USED CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)
Contract balance
as percentage of
wholesale value 1/2/

12 months

Maturities
19-24
Over 24
months
months
Apr. 1 Mar. Apr. 1 Mar.

Apr. I Mar.

13-18
months
Apr.1 Mar.

3.3
1.1
1.5
1.2
1.6

3.4
1.4
1.6
1.3
1.7

2.3
1.3
1.6
1.3
2.0

2.4
1.3
1.4
1.4
2.2

5.3
4.8
8.2
5.3
6 .6

4.9
5.1
7.7
4.9
6.8

6.8
8.0
12.5
11.6
13.5

6.3
8.1
13.1
10.7
14.3

17.8
15.2
23.8
19.4
23.8

17.1
15.8
23.8
18.3
25.0

Total

8.8

9.3

8.5

8.7

30.3

29.4

52.4

52.6

100.0

100.0

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

7.4
1.6
3.0
1.0
0.7

8.5

5.7

4.8

11.7

12.5

8.2

10.7

33.0

36.6

2.1
3.2
0.7
0.5

2.5
3.1
1.2
0.6

2.6
3.3
0.7
0.9

7.7
11.5
3.2
3.8

7.5
11.8
2.8
3.6

5.6
9.4
3.0.
4.1

5.3
9.9
4.3
4.3

17.4
27.1
8.4
9.2

17.5
28.2
8.5
9.2

14.2

15.0

13.6

12.2

39.6

38.3

32.7

34.5

100.0

100.0

4 .6
1.3
2.0
1.1
1.3

5.1
1.6
2.1
1.1
1.3

3.4
1.6
2.1
1.3
1.6

3.2
1.7
2.0
1.2
1.8

7.4
5.7
9.2
4.7
5.7

7 .4
5.9
9.0
4.2
5.7

7.2
7.3
11.5
8.9
10.6

7.8
7.2
12.0
8.6
11.0

22.6
15.9
24.8
16.0
19.2

10.5

11.2

10.1

9.9

33.2

46.2

46.7

. 100.0

Total
Apr .

1

Mar.

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

'
:

DIRECT LOANS

Total

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

32.3

23.5
16.4
;
25.2 ^
15.1 ,/
19.9
100.0

1/Contract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
I/Wholesale value represents "average wholesale," "as is," or "buying value"
as indicated by used car guides.
NOTE: Distributions for April and March are derived from reports ot 101 banks,
49 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The April maturity
distribution for used cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 30,000 contracts,
19,000 purchased and 11,000 direct. The cross-classification on this page is based
on 12,000 contracts, 8,000 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.