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DIRECT AUTOj LOANS^BY COMMERCIAL BANKS

January
1967

December
1966

Three months
ending January*
1967
1966

NEW CAR CONTRACTS

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

30.2

6.6

63.0

0.2

31.7
6.7
61.3
0.3

31.6

6.6

30.2
6.9

61.6

62.7

0.2

0.2

Contracts written for 36 months:
Median loan/value ratio

85.6

86.2

90.1

USED CAR CONTRACTS

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

18.6
12.6

18.8

17.8

18.1

12.8

12.6

36.6
32.2

13.3
36.8
31.1

37.0
32.4

36.0
33.3

87.0

89.1

89.4

89.1

All used car contracts:
Median loan/value ratio

*Unweighted arithmetic mean of the three monthly ratios.




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DEALER 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

15.6
4.2
78.7
1.5

17.0
4.3
77.2
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16.8
4.1
78.0
U

17.0
4.2
77.9
Q.9

93.3

92.8

92.7

93.5

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

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9.1
9.6
29.3
52.0

9.2
8.8
29.8
52.2

9.2
9.2
29.7
51.9

9.1
8.7
29.3
52.9

98.2

96.4

96.7

97.3

A l l used car contracts:
Median loan/value ratio

*Unweighted arithmetic mean of the three monthly ratios.




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DEALER COST RATIOS A N D MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
JANUARY 1967 A N D DECEMBER 1966
NEW CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)
Maturities
31- 36
month s
Jan. 1 Dec.

24 months
or less
Jan.
I Dec.

?5 - 3 0
months
Jan. IDec.

9.0
1.7
3.0
1.0
0.5

9.1
2.4
3.4
1.2
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1.6
0.7
1.3
0.4
0.3

1.6
0.8
1.4
0.6
0.2

17.0
14.5
' 26.0
13.9
8.7

16.7
15.7
24.8
13.5
7.8

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1

Total

15.1

16.5

4.3

4.6

80.1

78.4

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

16.5
5.5
5.9
1.0

18.9
5.7
6.5
1.1
0.5

3.3
1.4
2.9
0.4
0.2

3.1
1.4 ;
3.0
0.6
0.2

24.2
12.1
16.5
4.9
4.3

21.1
13.1
15.9
5.6
2.8

Total

29.3

32.7

8.3

8.3

62.0

58.6

as percentage of

Total
J a n . 1 Dec.

months
Jan. I D e c .

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

0.2
0.1
0.1

27.7
17.0
30.4
15.4
9.5

27.5
18.9
29.8
15.3
8.5

0.5

0.5

100.0

100.0

0.3
*

0.2

0.1

0.3

44.3
19.0
25.4
6.3
5.0

43.3
20.1
25.8
7.3
3.5

0.4

0.4

100.0

100.0

31.1
17.4
29.4
13.5
8.6

31.0
19.2
28.9
13.5
7.4

100.0

100.0

0.1

D I R E C T LOANS

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

10.6
2.5
3.6
1.0
0.5

11.3
3.1
4.1
1.2
0.4

2.0
0.8
1.6
0.4
0.3

1.9
0.9
1.8
0.6
0^2

18.5
14.0
24.0
12.0
7.8

17.7
15.1
22.8
11.7
6.7

18.1

20.2

5.2

5.4

76.3

73.9

0.1

0.1

0.2
0.1

0.2
0.1

0.4

0.5

1/ Contract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
*
Less than one-tenth of one per cent.
NOTE: Distributions for January and December are derived from reports of 111 banks,
69 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The January maturity
distribution for n e w cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 29,000 contracts,
20,000 purchased and 9,000 direct. The cross-classification on this page is based
on 15,000 contracts, 12,000 purchased and 3,000 direct. The data are not intended
to be estimates for all commercial banks and are not comparable with previous

releases
composition of the group of banks changes
Digitized
for since
FRASER
Details may not add to totals because of rounding.


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ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)
JANUARY 1967 A N D DECEMBER 1966
USED CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)

Contract balance
as percentage of
wholesale value 1/2/

12 months
13-18
less
months
Jan. I Dec. Jan. 1 Dec.

Maturities
Over 24
19-24
months
months
Jan. I Dec. Jan. | Dec.

1'
Total
Jan. I Dec.

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

3.3
1.1
1.3
1.0

3.6
1.1
1.6
0.8

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8.8

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2.7
1.5
1.6
1.2
2.6

2.1
1.6
1.9
0.9
2J,

8.8

9.7

8.6

12.8 12.6
2.1
2.1
4.6 4.4
1.2
1.0
1.6
1.7

7.3
1.7
3.8
0.9
1.4

5.4
1.9
3.8
1.0
2.2

16.9 •!
19.0
22.1
15.0 <r
27.0

5.2
4.5
6.2
4.2

5.5
4.9
6.8
3.9

6.8 5.7
8.3 11.3
11.1 11.9
9.4 9.4
17.9 15.7

18.1
15.4
20.2
15.8
30.5

28.1

28.6

53.4 54.0

100.0

100.0

9.0
3.2
7.4
2.9
5.1

41.9
11.6
25.2
9.2
12.1

39.3
11.8
26.5
8.4
14.0

36.1

27.1 27.6

100.0

100.0

7.4 6 .6
6.8 9.2
9.9 10.6
7.7
7.8
14.3 12.8

24.5
14.4
21.6
14.0
25.5

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

22.3 21.8

15.0 14.4

12.2
12.7
4.5
5.1
9.9 . 10.9
3.5
3.4
4.3
5.1
35 .5

9.1
2.8
6.9
3.5
4.8

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

6.0
1.4
2.4
0.9
1.7

4.0 3.0
1.6
1.7
2.2 2.4
1.1 0.9
2.3 _ 2 ^ 2

7.3
4.7
7:2
4.0
7.0

7.3
4.8
7.9
3.8
6.9

12.4 12.3

11.1 10.2

30.2

30.6

5.9
1.3
2.2
1.0
1.9

46.2 46.9

100.0

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NOTE: Distributions for January and December are derived from reports of 111 banks,
65 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The January maturity
distribution for used cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 26,000 contracts,
18,000 purchased and 8,000 direct. The cross-classification on this page is based
on 14,000 contracts, 10,000 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.
because of rounding.

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22.9
17.1 .7
23.3 >
13.2
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1/ Contract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
2/ Wholesale value represents "average wholesale," "as is," or "buying value"
as indicated by used car guides.


Details may not add to totals


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