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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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(Percentage distribution of contracts)

Total

Maturities

New cars
24 months or less
25-30 months
31-36 months
Over 36 months
Total

Used cars l/
12 months or less
13-18 months
19-24 months
Over 24 months
Total

Sept.

Aug.

24.7
8.1
66.7

24.2
8.0
67.4
0.4
100.0

100.0

18.3

18.6
57.3
100i0

16.8
19.0
39-4
24.8
100.0

Purchased
•paper
Sept.
Aug.

18.9
6.4
74.2
100.0

18.5
6.0
75.1
0.4
100.0

14.4
16.7
37.4

39.8

100.0

12.5
16.9

30.8
100.0

Direct
loans
Sept. 1
Aug.

40.2
12.9
46.4

39-7
13.2
46.6

100.0

100.0

27.0
22.8
37.1

26.0
23.5
38.6

100.0

JILL

100.0

a few banks for all used cars.
NOTE: Distributions are based on tabulations of data from 128 banks for
August and September and are not intended to be estimates for all commercial banks.
In September, reports covered about 31*000 contracts on new cars, 22,000 purchased
and 9>000 direct, and 20,000 contracts on used cars, 14,000 purchased and
6,000 direct. Since composition of the group of banks changes from month to
month, data are not comparable with previous releases.
For distribution according to maturities and contract balance as a percentage of dealer cost see following pages.




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L.4.2

DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUT0110BILE INSTAM3NT LOANS
SEPTEMBER 1961 AND AUGUST 19ol
NEW CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)

dealer cost l/

Maturities
Over 36
25-30
31-36
months
months
months
1 Sept. | AUT. Sept. | Aug. Sept. | Aug. Sept. | Aug. Sept. j Aug.
PURCHASED PAPER

80# or less
11.1 11.4 1
81# to 90#
3.2
3.3
2.8
91# to 100#
3.0
101% to 110# ,
0.8
0.9
Over 110#
0.4
| 2-1
Total

18.4

18.8

2.3
1.3
1.8
0.5
°-l5

2.1
1.4
1.4
0.6
0.2

14.4
17.3
26.4
10.8
_6.3

14.6
17.7
25.4
11.7
5.9

6.2

5.7

75.2

75.3

27.8
21.9
31.1
12.3
6.9

28.1
22.3
29.9
13.2
6.5

0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1

*

*

0.2

0.2

100.0

100.0

0-3
0.1

37.4
21.4
25.8
10.0
5.4

40.8
25.1
23.6
6.9
3.6

0.4

100.0

100.0

0.1

29.9

. *

30.7
22.9

DIRECT LOANS

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

20.4
8.3

22.1
10.4
6.4
1.7
0.8

4-5
4.1
4.3
1.3
0.6

40.6 | 41.4

13.6
4.6
3-7
1.0

6.5

3.4
2.0

12.1
10.1
13.8
4.3
_2»4

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2

.OA

12.4
8.9
14.8
5-1
2.8

14.8

15.5

44.0

42.7

0.6

2.8
1-9
2-3
0.7

2.9
2.1
1.8
0.7
0.2

14.0
15.5
23.9
9.6
5.6

14.1
16.2
23.0
10.2
5.2

7.7

68.6

68.7

6.3
4.6
3-3
0.9

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

13.1
4.4
3.6

1.4
0.6
23.1

23.4

8.0

0.2
0.1

0.1
*

21.8
30.0
11.8

*

*

6.5

28.6
11.9
5.9

0.3

0.2

100.0

100.0

and insurance charges.
1/ Contract balance does ]not include f inance ;
* Less than one-tenth of one per cent.
NOTE: Distributions are based on tabulations of data from 61 banks for
August and September and are not intended to be estimates for all commercial banks.
In September reports covered about 13,000 contracts on new cars, 10,000 purchased
and 3»000 direct. Since composition of the group of banks changes from month
to month, data are not comparable with previous releases.




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- 3 • DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
m AUTOM3BILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)
SEPTEMBER ±961 AND AUGUST 1961
USED CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)

Contract "balance
as percentage of
wholesale value 1/2/

Maturities
Over 24
12 months
13-18
19-24
Total
or less
months
months
months
[Sept. 1 Aug. Sept.1 Aug. Sept.I Aug. rSept. 1 Aug.Sept.-* Aug.
PURCHASED PAPER

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

4.4| 19.8
4.lj 16.5

20.0

4.8; 1 5 >
7.9! 21.5

14.2
22.3

31.4I100.0

100.0

10.2} 26.8

12.1

Total

16.7

26.8

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

2.3
26.2

29.2

25.4

24.9

36.4136.5

12.0

31.2
18.3
23.5
13.8
13.2

33.8

18.0

21.4
13.0
13.8

9.4:100.0 100.0

TOTffiL
80# or less
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
1QL% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

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2.2
4.7

3.4
2.3
2.3

3.2

1.8
1.7

2.2
3.1

4.1
3.4

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6.2

8.0

7.7
7.6
9.8
5-9
8,5

3.6
3.9
9.3
4.2
5.9

3.61 22.9
3.3! 17.0
8.2-.25.9
3.9: 14.9
6.4j 19.3

: 23.8
17.1
; 25.3
| 13.8
I 20.0

17.9 16.8 18.3 18.3 36.9 39.5 26.9 2 5 . 4 ^ 0 0 . 0 1100.0

aind insurance
*2/Wholesale value represents "average wholesale," "as is," or "buying.value"
as indicated by used car guides.
NOTE: Distributions are based on tabulations of data from 41 banks for
August and September and are not intended to be estimates for all commercial
banks. In September reports covered about 8,000 contracts on used cars, 6,000
purchased and 2,000 direct. Since composition of the group of banks changes
from month to month, data are not comparable with previous releases.