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Not f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
L.lt.2
DECONTROLLED

""BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
November 12, 1957

AFTER SIX MOBTKS

MATURITIES ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
September 1957 AND AUGUST 1956
(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of c o n t r a c t s )

Maturities
New cars
2it months or l e s s
25-30 months
31-36 months
Over 36 months
Total

Used cars 1 /
12 months' or l e s s
13-18 months
19-2k months
Over 2 It months
Total

Total

Purchased
Paper
Sept.
Aug.

Sept.

Direct
loans

Aug.

Sept.

Aug.

32.lt
21.9
15.3
O.lt
100.0

32.9
21.9
I4U.8
o.lt
IooTcT

25.3
19.6
5L.7
o.U
100.0

2lt.l
20.6
51.9
O.lt
100.0

It9.7
27.lt
22.8
0.1
100.0

52.3
2lu8
22.7
0.2
100.0

18.5
2U.5
1*2.8
lit. 2
100.0

16.5
21.3
U5.1
17.1
l5o7o

15.9
21.7
lilt. 5
17.9
leoTcT

26.0
27.6
1*2.0
lt.lt
100.0

2lt.6
^ 30.9
38.9
5.6
100.0

19.5
23.3

hk.l

13.1
100.0

1 / Figures are predominate].y f o r l a t e model used cars but include dcta 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 are based on t a b u l a t i o n s of data from 135 banks f o r
August and September and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial
banks. I n September r e p o r t s covered about 29,000 c o n t r a c t s on new c a r s , 20,000
purchased and 9,000 d i r e c t , and 21,000 c o n t r a c t s on used c a r s , lb,000 purchased
and 7,000 d i r e c t . Since composition of the group of banks changes from month
to month, data are 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 according to m a t u r i t i e s and c o n t r a c t balance as a p e r centage of dealer c o s t , see following pages.




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DEALI.R COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOI'DEILL INSTALMENT LOANS
SEPTEMBER 1957 AND AUGUST 1957
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 )
Maturities
2 It months j 25-30
Over 36
j
31-36
or less
j months
|
months
months
Sept. | Aug, i Seot. ; Aug.| Sept. 1 Aug. j Sept. 1 Aug.

Total
Septs

I

Contract balance
as percentage of
d e a l e r cost 1 /

38. U
22.8
26. U
9.3
3.1

37.3
22.it
26.5
io.5
3.3

PURCHASED PAPER
80% o r l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

1 8 . 1 16.8
lt.0
3.7
3. It
3.2
0.9
0.9
OJt
0.3

'

26.7

Total

25.0

7.6
5.8
6.1
2.3
0.5

7.3
6.5
6.5
2.5
0.8

12,7
12.9
16.8
6.0
2.3

13.2
12.lt
16.7
7.0
2.1

22.3

23.iij

50.7

51. h

Total

la.o
10.1
It. 3
1.2
o.U

11.3
9.7
7.U
3,5
0.2

13.6
6. k
8.0
1.5
0.3

5.2
3.7
2.It
1.6
0.2

5.0
2.9
3.7
1.1
0.3

52.0 ' 5 7 . 0

3k.l

29.8

13.1

13.0

37.lt
9.It
5.2
0.6
0.2

0.1
0.1

U.3

0.2

100.0

100,0

I

DIRLCT LO^NS
or loss
x 81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

*

0.1
0.1
0.1

56.9
21,8
15.0
5.7
0.6

59.6
19.5
16.1
3.8
1.0

0.2 100.0

100 c 0

1-3.1
22.5
2;,5
O.U
2.5

lt3.6
21c 6
23.6
8,6
2,6

0.1
0.1

TOTAL
80;S or l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

3.9

0,8
0.3

23.6
5.5
3.6
1.0
O.Lt

33.3

3U.1

23.0
5.3

9.3 ' 9.1
6.6
6.3
6.It
6.9
2.6
2.3
o.h 0 . 6

10.8
10.6
13.1
a.9
1.8

10.9
9.7
13.0
5.3
1,6

25.2

la. 2

lt0,5

25.3

0,1
0.1

!

0.2

0.1
0.1

0.2 100.0

->Less than one-tenth of one per c e n t .
KOTE: D i s t r i b u t i o n s are based on t a b u l a t i o n s of data from 67 banks f o r
August and September and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial
banks 0 I n September r e p o r t s covered about 15,000 c o n t r a c t s on new c a r s ,
11,000 purchased and it,000 d i r e c t . Since composition of the group of banks
changes from month to month, data are not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .




100.0

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- 3 DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 1957 AND AUGUST 1957
USED CARS

11

(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of contracts)
Maturities
Over 24
Contract balance
12 months
19-24
Total
as percentage of
months |
or l e s s
months
wholesale value l / 2/ Sept. | AUR. Sept. | Aug. Sept. i Aug. Sept. 1 Aug. 1 Sept. | Aug.
PURCHASED PAPER
80% or l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

5-3
2.1
3.5
1.2
2.6

5.1
2.0
2,9
1.2
2.4

6.6
4.2
4.6
2.5
3.7

5.5
4.0
4.6
2.8
4.0

10.7
.9-4
11.9
7.0
8.2

10.6
8.8
12.1
6.6

26.3 24.6
18.7 18.4
24.4 24.3
13.1 14.0
17.5 18.7

14.7

13.6

21.6

20.9

4f.2

47.4

100.0 100.0

15.9
3-5
3.6
0.7
0.6

15.7
3-5
3-2
0.6
0.9

16.0
4.2
5.4
1-5

18.3 16.3
7-9
5-7
5-9 11.5
1-7 4.2
1.3 - 3 A

24.3

23-9

28.3

32.9

DIRECT LOANS
80% or l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

43.3

1.2
1.3
0.8
0.7

14.5|
7.9
8.3
3.8

1.2
1.0
1.3
0.1

38.1

4.1

5.1

11.8
8.5
11.0
5-7

2.9

2.7
2.9
3.4

hi

45.4
16.6
21.8
6.5
5-7

49.7
18.4
18.2
6.8
6.9

100.0 100.0

TOTAL
80% or l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%

8.8
2.6
?.5
1.0
2.0

8.5
2.5
3.0
1.0
1.9

4.2
4.8
2.2
2.8

5.0
2.5
3.1

17-9

16.9

23.8

24.7

12.5
8.9
11.8
6.1
45.9

W

JL2

1.6
-L2

44.5

12.4

23 J3A
13.9

32.6
18,4
22.4
11*7

34.0
18.0
23.5
10.9

J M

100.0 100 iO

l/Contract balance does not include finance and Insurance charges.
2/Vholesale value represents "average wholesale," "as is," "or buying value"
as indicated by used car guides.

NOTE: Distributions are based on tabulations of data from 87 banks f o r August
and September and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial banks. I n
September reports covered about 11,000 contracts on used cars, 7,000 purchased and
4,000 d i r e c t . Since composition of the group of banks changes from month to month,
data are not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .