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Not f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
BOARD OF G0VE3N0HS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
L.4.2

June 15, 1964.

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AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
DECONTROLLED AFTER SIX MONTHS
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MATURITIES — APRIL 1964 AND MARCH 1964
(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of c o n t r a c t s )

Total
Apr.

March

j
Pure]hased
j
pa-per
| Apr.
March

II

Maturities

Apr.

March

New c a r s
24 months o r l e s s
25-30 months
31-36 months
Over 36 months
Total

22.4
5.7
71.1
0.8

16.2
w
78.1
1.2

16.5
4.7
77.8
1.0

32.6
6.8
60.4

34.5
7.8
57.4

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

12.8
12.1
36.5
38.6

13.4
12.3
35.6
58.7

9.7
10.6
35.0

10.3
10.6
33.8

19.7
15-3
39.6
25.4

20.0
15.8
39.4
24.8

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

21.5 ,
5.2
72.4
0.?

Used c a r s l /
12 months or l e s s
13-18 months
19-24 months
Over 24 months
Total

l / F i g u r e s a r e predominantly f o r l a t e model used c a r s but i n c l u d e d a t a
from a few banks f o r a l l used c a r s .
Note: — D i s t r i b u t i o n s a r e based on t a b u l a t i o n s of d a t a from 122 banks f o r
March and A p r i l and a r e not i n t e n d e d t o be e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l commercial banks.
In A p r i l , r e p o r t s covered about 50,000 c o n t r a c t s on new c a r s , 34,000 purchased
and 16,000 d i r e c t , and 35,000 c o n t r a c t s on used c a r s , 24,000 purchased and
11,000 d i r e c t . Data a r e not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s s i n c e composit i o n of t h e group of banks changes from month t o month.
For d i s t r i b u t i o n according t o m a t u r i t i e s and c o n t r a c t balances as a
percentage of d e a l e r c o s t see f o l l o w i n g pages.




Not f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
L.4.2

- 2 DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
APRIL 1964 AND MARCH 1964
NEW 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
dealer cost l /

Maturities
24 months
I Over 36
25 -30
31-36
or lean
months
months
months (
Apr. I l i a r . A"or. iMar. Apr. IMar. i Apr. 1 Mar.

Total
Apr. 1 Mar.

PURCHASED PAPER
9.0
2.0
2.8
1.4
0.4

9.5
2.1
2.6
1.3
0.4

1-6
0.8
1.1
0.5
0.2

1.5
1.0
1.1
0.8

17.0
15.5
26.2
14.2
6.9

15.8
15.7
26.6
14.2
6.2

0.1
0.2
0.1

0.1
0.2
0.5
0.1

27*6
18.4
30.3
16.2

26.8
18.9
30.8
16.4

Total

15.6

15.9

4.2

4.8

79.7 78.4

0.4

0.8

100,0

100.0

80# or l e s s
81# t o 90#
91# t o 100#
101# t o 110#
Over 110#

19.0
5.5
7.0
1.1

18.2
6.8
7.9
1.3
0.6

3.4
1.2
2.5
0.5
o.?

4.0
1.8
3.1
0.4
0.2

20.1 18.4
10.5 11.7
19.6 17.8
5 . 8 5.0
2.? 2.8

0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1

42.7
17-3
29.2
7.6

40.7
20.3
28.7

; 33.1

34.8

7.8

9.5

58.6 55-6

0-5

. :• 0 . 2

100.0

100.0

16.4
14.7
24.7 24.5
12.3 12.0
5.9 5 . 4

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1

0.1
0.2
0.4
0.1

31.1
18.1
30.0
14.2
6.6

30.1
19.2
30.3
14.1

74.8 73.0

0.5

0.7

100.0

100.0

80# or l e s s
81 # t o 90#
91# t o 100#
101# t o 110%
Over 110#

DIRECT LOANS

Total

18

Ji

TOTAL

80# or l e s s
81# t o 90# •
91# t o 100#
101# t o 110#
Over 110#
Total

11.3
2.8
3-7
1.3
_qa

11.6
3.2
3.9
1.3
0.5

2.0
0.9
1.4
0.5
0.2

2.1
1.2
1.6
0.7
0.4

19.6

20.4

5.1

5.9

1 / Contract balance does not i n c l u d e f i n a n c e and insurance charges.
* Less t h a n o n e - t e n t h of one p e r c e n t .
NOTE: — D i s t r i b u t i o n s a r e based on t a b u l a t i o n s of d a t a from 6? banks f o r
March and A p r i l and a r e not i n t e n d e d t o be e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l commercial banks.
I n A p r i l , r e p o r t s covered about 26,000 c o n t r a c t s on new c a r s , 20,000 purchased
and 6,000 d i r e c t . Data a r e not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s s i n c e comp o s i t i o n of t h e group of banks changes from month t o month.
D e t a i l s may not add t o t o t a l s because of rounding.



Not f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
L.4.2

- 3 -

DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)
APRIL 1964 AND MARCH 1964
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
wholesale value if 2/1

-

Maturities
Over 24
12 months
19-24
13-18
Total
months
or less
months
months
Mar.
Apr. | Mar a jApr. jMar.jApr. [ Mar. |Apr. |Mar. [ Apr
PURCHASED PAPER

80$ or l e s s
81$ t o 90$
91# t o 100#
101$ t o 110$
Over 110$
Total

3.3
0.9
1.5
1.2
1.9

3.4
1-0
1.5
1-2
JL-1

2.1
1.5
1-7
1.5

8.8

9.0

9.7

2.3 5.5
1 . 4 5.2
1.8 8.7
1 . 4 5.6
2 . 8 _2-9

5.6 5.3 5.6
5.1 6.4 6.7
8 . 4 10.7 12.4
5.8 8 . 5 7 . 5
9 . 4 15.6 14.6

16.2
14.0
22.6
17.0
30.3

16.9
14.2
24.1
15.9
28.7

9.7 34.8

34.3 4 6 . 6 4 6 . 8

100.0

100.0

6.0
3.0
5-1
2.1
4.1

37.2
13.0
21.5
13.0
15.3

36.9
14.8
23-7
9.8
14.9

3 9 . 1 21.5 20.2

100.0

100.0

5.8 5.7
5.6 5 . 7
9 . 1 10.4
7.0 6.1
Ihi 11.8

21.8
13.7
22.4
15.9
26.3

22.1
14.4
23.9
14.3
25.C

3 5 . 4 39.9 39-7

100.0

100.0

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

10.5
2.0
3-5
2.0
2.1

10.7
2.3
3.8
2.1

20.1

22.1

7 . 7 12.5
2.6 5.5
4.0 9.6
1.9 6.1

7.2
2.3
4.0
2.2
_&8

3*1

18.5

18.6 40.0

12.6
6.7
10.8
3-7

7.0
3.2
4.4
2.7
4.2

TOTAL
80$ or l e s s
81$ t o 90$
91$ t o 100$
101$ t o 110$
Over 110$
Total

5.2
1.2
2.0
1.4
- M

5.3
1.4
2.1
1.5

11.8

12.5

3-4
1.7
2.3
1.7

3.7
1.8
2.4
1.5

7.4
5.3
8.9
5.7
_M

3*3L

_2._i

12.1

1 2 . 1 36.2

7.4
5.5
9.0
5.2
-§1I

1 / Contract b a l a n c e does not i n c l u d e f i n a n c e and i n s u r a n c e c h a r g e s .
2 / Wholesale v a l u e r e p r e s e n t s "average w h o l e s a l e , " "as i s , " or "buying v a l u e "
a s i n d i c a t e d by used c a r g u i d e s .
NOTE: — D i s t r i b u t i o n s a r e based on t a b u l a t i o n of d a t a from 65 banks f o r
and A p r i l and a r e not i n t e n d e d t o be e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l commercial banks.
r e p o r t s covered about 18,000 c o n t r a c t s on used c a r s , 13,000 purchased and
d i r e c t . Data a r e not comparable with p r e v i o u s r e l e a s e s s i n c e composition
group of banks changes from month t o month.


D e t a i l s may not add t o t o t a l s because of rounding#


March
In A p r i l ,
5>000
of the

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