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

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BOARD; OF GOVERNORS OP TH3 FSDERAL R>32RVi2 SYSTEM
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May 10, I960

k4i?CRITJES-.0N- AUTbmBTtiB i N S T A L t i S J T LOAliS
MARCH I 9 6 0 AND" FEBRUARY 1 9 6 0

(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of c o n t r a c t s )

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

Used c a r j 1 /
12 months or l e s s
13-18 months .
19-24 months
Over 24 months
Total

Purchased '
paper
Mar.
Feb.

Total

Maturities

28.7
10.5
60.4
j 0.4
100.0

Feb.
28.7
10.8
60.2
0*3 '
100.0 1

20.8
8.6
70.2
0.4
100.0

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Mar .

Direct
loans
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Apr.
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21.6
9.1.
. 68.8 t

43.8
14.1
41.8

43.4
14.5
42.0

I0§ti..

10M

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.12.7',
15.8
• 41,8;

23.7
23.O
39,7
13.6
100.0

25.9
23.1
37.7
j i i 100.0

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. 15.i;
16.5
16.4
17.0
4li7
40.7
• 26.2 - •• 2 6 . 4 100.0
100.0

11,7
14.6
42.4
•31.3
100.0

100*0

l / F i g u r e s a r e predominately 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 , •
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NOTE; D i s t r i b u t i o n s a r e 1 based on t a b u l a t i o n s of d a t a from 136 banks f o r
February and March and a r e not intended t o be e s t i m a t e s f o r . a l l commercial
banks. In March r e p o r t s covered about 37>000 c o n t r a c t s on new cars,- 24,000
purchased and 13,000 d i r e c t , and 20,000 c o n t r a c t s on used c a r s , 14,000 p u r chased and 6,600-direfct-. - S i n c e composition of t h e group of banks changes
from month t o .month, d a t a a r e not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .
For d i s t r i b u t i o n a c c o r d i n g to: m a t u r i t i e s age of d e a l e r c o s t , see f o l l o w i n g p a g e s .




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L.4.2

DULLER COST RiiTlOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOI.OBILS INSTALMENT LOANS
MARCH I960 AND FEBRUARY i960
NS; 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 I 24 months
as percentage of ! or l e s s
d e a l e r cost 1/
Mar. | Feb.

Maturities
Over 36
31-36
25-30
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months
months
months :
Mar. | Feb. 1 Mar. I Feb. j Mar, i Feb. |

Total
Mar. |

Feb.

PURCHASED PAPER
80# or l e s s I 12.8
81:^ t o 90# I 3.6
91vb to 100#
3-4
1.1
101# to 110#
0.2
Over 110#
21.1

12.6
4.1
4.0
1.1
0.4

3.4] 3 A
1 . 9 j 2.2
2.4 | 2.7
0.9
0.9
0.4
0.4

13.7
16.3
22.1
11.1
6.0

12.9
16.1
23.0
10.3
5.6

0.1

0.1
0.1
0.1

*

*

22.2 |

9-0

69.8

67-9

0.1

9.6

*

. 0.3

29.9
21.8
28.6
13.1
6.6

29.0
22.5
29.8
12.3
6.4

100.0

100.0

51.5
19.2
20.2
5.6
3.5

48.4
20.9
21.1
6.2
3.4

DIRECT LOANS
80# or l e s s
81# t o 90#
9l/o to 100#
101# to 110#
Over 110#

31.0
7-3
5.0
1.4
1.0

28.3
7-9
5.9
1.4
1-5

7,8
3.6
3.9
0.8
0.4

' 45.7

43.0

16.5

80% or l e s s
18.2
61# t o 90#
4.7
91# t o 100#
3.9
101# t o 110# 1 1.2
Over 110#
j 0.5

17.2
5.1
4.6
1.2
0.7

4.8
2.4
2.9
0.8
0.4

28.8

11.3

Total

Total

| 28.5

7.2
4.0
4.6
1.0
0.4

12.6
8.3
10.7
3.4
2.1

12.9
9.0
10.6
3.8
1.5-

0.1

*

*

*

0.6

*

*

*

17.2 1 37-1 37.8

0.7

*

4.5
2.7
3.2
1.0
0.4

13.4
13.9
19.1
8.8
4.8

12.9
14.1
19.4
8.4
4.4

0.1
0.2
*

11.8

60.0

59.2

0.3

*

100.0 I1 100.0

*

36.4
21.0
26.1
10.8
. 5.7

34.6
22.0
27.3
10.6
5.5

0.2

100.0

100.0

*

0.1
0.1

* Less than o n e - t e n t h of one per c e n t .
NOT5: D i s t r i b u t i o n s a r e based o n - t a b u l a t i o n s of d a t a from 81 banks f o r
February and March and a r e not i n t e n d e d to be e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l commercial
banks.
In'March r e p o r t s covered about 19,000 c o n t r a c t s on new c a r s , 13,000
purchased and 6,000 d i r e c t . Since composition of the group of banks changes
from month t o month, d a t a a r e not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .




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L.4.2

- 3 DEALER COST RATIOS AMD MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)
MARCH I960 AND FEBRUARY i960
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

12 months
or l e s s
Mar. i Feb.

80# o r l e s s
81# to 90<p
91# to ICO#
101% to 110#
Over 110"Jo

4.0j 4.2
2.0 j 2.2
2.21 2 . 2
1.91 1 . 9
1.6! 1.8

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19-24
j Over 24
months
1 months
Total
Mar. I Feb. 1 Mar.i Feb. 1 Mar. 1 Feb.

13-16
Months
Mar. j Feb.

- PURCHASED PAPER

11.71 12.3

3.4 |
2.6j
3.0
2.0 |
2.3 i

3.9
8.5
2.3
8.5
2.8 10.8
1.7
7-5
. 2_.l - L i

13.3 | 1 2 . 8

42.9

8.3
8.4
11.2
8.0
6.8

5.5
5.7
8.7
6.6
5.6

42.7

32.1

5.0
5.8
10.0
6.6
. 4.8 32.2

21.4 I 21.4
1 8 . 8 | 18.7
24.7 1 26.2
18.0
18.2
l U : _1^5

100.0 1 100.0

DIRECT LOANS
80# o r l e s s
81$ to 90#
91# to 100#
101# t o 110%
Over 110#
Total

15.51 17.6 I 1 2 . 0 12.9
4.4
2.9 | 2 . 7 | 3 . 3
2.5
3,7
1.2
1.7
1.4

12.6 1 4 . 6
11.4 10.4
7/2
7.9
2.9
4.7
2 . 8 JL1

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23.71 25.4 1 22.8

39.4

24.1

37.8

2.6
5-1
2.8
2.0
1.6
14.1

3 , 2 | 42.7
2.0
22.7
2.9
17.4
2.0
10.0
2.6
7.2

48.3
19.5
16.3
7.8
8.1

100.0

100.0

12.7f

TOTAL

80# o r l e s s
81# to 90#
91# to 100#
101# to 110#
Over 110/3
Total

7.6:.8.4|

2.3 i
2.3 !

2.4 |
2.2 I

15.4 ! 16.4

6.7
2.9
3.1
1.7
. 1.9
16.3

10.3 I 4 . 6
9.0 1 5-5

9.8
9.4
9.9
6.6

6.1
41.8
1

6.4 I 5-2
5-5 1 4.4

4.4
4.6
7.8
5.2
4.1

1
j2 6 . 5

26.1

10.0

41.2
1

| 6.8

28.0
29.8
20.1
18.9
22.4
23.1
15.0
15.5
14.0 _ £ L 2
100.0

100.0t

1 / Contract balance does n o t i n c l u d e f i n a n c e and insurance charges.
2 / Wholesale v a l u e r e p r e s e n t s "average wholesale " " a s i s " " o r buying value"
as i n d i c a t e d by used c a r g u i d e s .
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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 65 banks f o r
February and March and a r e n o t intended t o be e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l commercial banks.
I n March r e p o r t s covered about 10,000 c o n t r a c t s on used c a r s , 7,000 purchased and
3,000 d i r e c t . Since composition of t h e group of banks changes from month to month,
d a t a a r e n o t comparable w i t h p r e v i o u s r e l e a s e s .
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