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COMMERCIAL BANKS

March '
1971

February
1971

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Three months
ending March*
1971 1 1970

NEW CAR CONTRACTS

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

26.8
6.1
66.4
0.7

28.3
6.9
64.2
0.6

27.6
7.0
64.8
0.7

27.1
6.2
66.2
0.5

Contracts written for 36 months:
89.4

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

17.7
12.8
34.4
35.1

18.4
13.4
35.0
33.2

18.4
13.2
34.8
33.6

87.7

89.3

88.9

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.




16.1
12.5
35.3
36.1

L.4.2

-2DEALER AUTO LOANS BY COMMERCIAL BANKS (PURCHASED PAPER)

Three months
ending March*

March
1971

NEW CAR CONTRACTS

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

12.8
2.9
82.3
2.0

12.7
3.3
82.0
2.0

12.9
3.2
82.0
1.9

13.0
3.4
81.8
1.8

93.5

93.2

93.2

92.8

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

13.6
11.7
28.6
46.2

15.7
11.8
27.3
45.2

15.1
11.7
28.0
45.2

10.2
9.6
30.0
50.1

97.2

96.8

97.0

98.2

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.




DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
MARCH 1971 AND FEBRUARY 1971
NEW CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)
Contract balance
as percentage of
dealer cost 1/

Maturities
24 months
25-30
31-36
Over 36
Total
or less
months
months
months
Mar. 1 Feb. Mar. 1 Feb. Mar. 1 Feb. Mar. 1 Feb. , Mar. 1 Feb.
PURCHASED PAPER

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

7.1
2.8
1.6
1.0
0.7

6.8
2.0
2.2
1.4
0.8

0.9
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.2

1.1
0.9
0.8
0.6
0.2

16.4
16.0
25.7
16.2
8.3

15.6
17.6
24.1
15.9
8.3

0.1
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.1

0.2
0.1
0.7
0.3
0.2

23.6
20.7
27.8
18.3
9.5

13.1

13.2

2.9

3.6

82.6

81.6

1.4

1.6

. 100.0

100.0

24.5
19.7
28.6
18.0 •
9.3

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

11.4 12.1
5.6
5.6
' 4.2 5.1
0.4
0.9
1.3
1.4
25.5

26.9

2.1
1.5
1.1
0.2
0.3

3.5
1.2
1.1
1.2
0.2

19.9
17.5
17.0
4.3
2.3

17.2
16.0
18.2
4.7
3.0

0.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.3
0.3
0.3

34.1
-24.9
22.3
5.0
4.0

33.1
23.1
24
6.8
4.6

5.8

7.7

67.6

64.5

1.1

1.0

100.0

100.0

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

8.2
3.5
2.2
0.8
0.8

8.2
3.0
3.0
1.3
1.0

16.3

16.9

1.2
0.9
0.8
0.4
0.2

1.7
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.2

17.3
16.4
23.5
13.2
6.8

16.0
17.2
22.6
13.0
6.9

0.3
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.1

0.2
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.1

26.9
21.0
27.0
14.7
7.9

26.1
21.a
27.0
15.3
8.2

3.6^

4.7

78.8

77.0

1.3

1.4

100.0

100.0

1/Contract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
* Less than one-tenth of one per cent.
NOTE: Distributions for March and February are derived from reports of 104 banks,
54 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The March maturity
distribution for new cars shown on pages 1 and 2 is based on 38,000 contracts,
25,000 purchased and 13,000 direct. The cross--classification on this page is based
on 19,000 contracts, 14,000 purchased and 5,000 direct. The data are not intended
to be estimates for all commercial banks and are npt 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.




L.4.2

-4DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)

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MWRCH 1971 AND FEBRUARY 1971
USED CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)
Contract balance
as percentage of
wholesale value 1/2/

Maturities
12 months
13-18
Over 24
19-24
or less
months
months
months
Mar. 1 Feb. Mar. 1 Feb. Mar. 1 Feb. Mar. 1 Feb.

Total
Mar.

1 Feb.

17.1
15.8
23.8
18.3
25.0

17.6
15.3
25.2
18.0
23.8

PURCHASED PAPER
80% or less
817. to 90%
917. to 1007.
1017. to 1107.
Over 110%
Total

3.4
1.4
1.6
1.3
1.7

4.3
1.3
6.3
1.3
1.7

2.4
1.3
1.4
-1.4
2.2

2.3
1.8
1.9
1.7
2.6

4.9
5.1
7.7
4.9
6.8

4.7
4.5
•5.9
4.2
6.5

6.3
6.4
8.1
7.7
13.1 11.1
10.7 10.8
14.3 13.0

9.3

14.8

8.7

10.4

29.4

25.8

52.6

49.0

100.0

100.0

33.5
17.8
29.0-

DIRECT LOANS
807= or less
817. to 907.
917. to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 1107.

8.5
2.1
3.2
0.7
0.5

8.5
3.7
4.1
1.0
2.1

4.7
2.6
3.2
0.7
0.9

5.0
1.9
4.0
0.9
2.0

12.5
7.5
11.7
2.9
3.6

11.9
7.0
12.0
2.2
4.8

10.7
5.4
9.9
4.3
4.3

8.2
5.3
8.8
3.7
3.1

36.4
17.7
28.1
8.6
9.3

Total

15.0

19.4

12.1

13.7

38.2

37.8

34.6

29.1

100.0

100.0 ,

5.1
1.6
2.1
1.1
1.3

5.7
2.1
5.6
1.2
1.8

3.2
1.7
2.0
1.2
1.8

3.2
1.8
2.6
1.4
2.4

7.4
5.9
9.0
4.2
5.7

7.1
5.4
8.0
3.5
5.9

7.8
7.3
12.0
8.6
11.0

7.0
6.9
10.3
8.4
9.7

23.4
16.4
25.2
15.1
19.9

23.016.2,26.5"
14.5$

19.6;

11.2

16.4

9.9

11.5

32.3

29.9

46.7

42.2

100.0

ioo. a#

7.7

12.0/

TOTAL
80% or less
81% to 90%
917. to 100%
1017. to 1107. '
Over 1107.
Total

1/Contract balance excludes finance and insurance charges.
^/Wholesale value represents "average wholesale," "as is," or "buying value"
as indicated by used car guides.
NOTE: Distributions for March and February are derived from reports of 104 banks,
50 of which reported dealer cost ratios as well as maturities. The March 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.