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L.4.2

BOARD OF GOVEBNOBS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

September 11, 1957
DECONTROLLED-AFTER SIX MONTHS
mf&ETIES ON AUTO.AfOBILE.INSTALMENT'LOANS
JULY 1957 AND JUNE 1957
(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n o f c o n t r a c t s )
Maturities
New cars
24 months or l e s s
25-30 months
31-36 months
Over 16 months
To bal
Used cars l /
12 months or l e s s
13-18 months
19-24 months
Over 2k months
Total

July

Total

June

30.7
23.2

32.5
23.4
43.8

100.0

100.0

:U
•19.8
'24,1
42.0
• 14.1.
100.0

Purchased
Paper
June
July

19.5
24.4
42.4
± U
. 100.0

'

'

Direct
loans
July

100.0

'ii
100.0

100.0

49.3
26.9
23.7
0.1
100.0

16.9
21.4
43-7
18-3
100,0

17.2
21.3
44.0
ILL
100.0

26.3
30.0
38.3
5Ji o O

24.9
31.2
38.8
5.1
£OCJO

22.6
21.1
55-8 .

24.6
21.8

48.3
27.9
23.5

1 / F i g u r e s are predominately f o r l a t e model used cars but i n c l u d e data
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 o f data from 132 banks f o r
June and J u l y and are 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 J u l y r e p o r t s covered about 30,000 c o n t r a c t s on n e < c a r s , 2 1 , 0 0 0 purchased
e n d . 9 , 0 0 0 d i r e c t , and 2 6 , 0 0 0 c o n t r a c t s on used c a r s , 1 8 , 0 0 0 purchased and
8 , 0 0 0 d i r e c t . S i n c e composition o f the group of banks changes from month t o
month, data are n o t comparable w i t h previous r e l e a s e s .
For d i s t r i b u t i o n according t o m a t u r i t i e s and c o n t r a c t balance a s a percentage of d e a l e r c o s t , s e e f o l l o w i n g pages.




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DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AIZTOi-DBILE INSTALMENT LOANS

L.U.2

JULY 1957 AND JUNE 1957
NEW CARS

Contract balance
as percentage of
dealer cost l /

(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n o f contracts)
Maturities
"~
Over 36
31-36
"25-30
TITiSnths
months
months
ninths
less
"July | June ;uly |June |July | June July June

Total
July | June

PURCHASED P^PER
80% o r l e e s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

lit. 7
U.U
3.2
0.9
0.3
23.5

15.9
U.5
3.2
1.2
O.U
25.2

6.8
6.5
7.3
3.1
1.0
2U.7

12.3 I l l . U
11.2 11.7
16.9 17.0
7.9
6.9
3.2
3-1

7.3
5.9
6.9
3.6
0.7

0.1
*
0.2
0.3

2U.lt

3U.7
22.2
27.2
11.7

0.1
0.1
0.1

33.8
22.1
27.3
11.9
It. 7

0.3

100.0

100.0

0.1

51.6
23.0
19.5
U.o
1.9

53.1
22sU
19=9
2.7

100.0

100.0

Ju2

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

32.8
10,7
6.7

0.8
1.1

10.6
6.2

13.1
8.3
8.9

13.0

0.7

0.6

0,8

3U.8

1.1

1.8

7.9

8.9
0,6

5.7
3.9
11
0.2

Total

5.3
3.9
U. 7
0.8
O.U

0.1

15.1

0.1

o.l

9.7
9.5
13.5
5.2
2.U

*
*
0.1

0.1

U0.3

0.2

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

21.2
6.2
U.o
1.2
0.5

31.2

%TE: % t ^ i o n s

33.1

8.5
,7.0
7.7
2.8
0.9
26.9

8.9 J10.6
9.2
6.5
7.5 ,i3:U
6.1
2.8
2.U
0.7

26.U

U1.7

0.1

38.6
22.3
25. U
9.6

0.1
0.2

100.0

39.9
22.2
25.1
9.2
_3i*

100.0

I r e ^ b L e r o T S a b u l a t i o n s o f data from 90 banks for June

to month, data are not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .




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DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)
JULY 1957 AND JUNE 1957
USED CARSI
(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of contracts)

Contract balance
as percentage of
wholesale value 1 / 2 /

12 months
or l e s s
July I June

Maturities
13-18
months
months
July I June July I June

Over 24
months
July TTune

Total
July 1 June

PURCHASED PAPER
80# or l e s s
81# to 90#
91$ to 100#
101# to 110#
Over 110#
Total

88|
s
H
M1

5-1
2.3
3.3
1.9
2.7

5.5
2.1
3-3
1.9
2.8

3-0
L2

M

15-3

15.6

19.7

20.2

5-3

12.4

45.8

10.0
9.2

45.0

2.7

22.4
17.3
25.8
16.6
17.9

25.1
18.5
25.6
15.2
15.0

19.2

19.2

100.0

100.0

3.7

4.3
3.5

3.0

ti

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

16.6
2.8

17.4
4.6

U
1.0

16.4
3.5
2-9
0.8
1.4

25.0

25.O

U
1.3

16.8
4.8
4.8
1.9
2X)

14.8
8.8
9.1
3.5
3.1

16.6
9.1
8.6
2.4
2.9

1.5
1.9
1.3
0.3

1.9
1.1
1.1
0.8
0.2

50.3
18.1
18.9
6.8

51.7
18.5
-17.4

30.2

30.3

39.3

39-6

•5.5

5.1

100.0

100.0

8.8
4.1
4.6
2.4
3.3

10.6
8.6
11.4

11.9
9.1

3.1

30.8
17.5
23.7
13.7
14.3

33.0
18.5
23.2
12.4
_1&9

23.2

43.8

100.0

100.0

U

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

23

8.6
2.4
3.2
1.8
2.2

3.2
1.6
2.4

l i
4.9
2^5
3.2

18.2

18.5

22.9

I:?

5.2

a
2.9
2.2

3.6
2.7
3.9
2.8
2.0

43.3

15a

15.0

1:2

1/Contract balance does not include finance and insurance charges.
2/Wholesale value represents "average wholesale," "as I s , " "or buying value"
as indicated by used car guides.
NOTE; D i s t r i b u t i o n s are based on tabulations of data from $0 banks f o r
June and July and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial banks.
In July reports covered about 16,000 contracts on used cars, 11,000 purchased
and 5>°00 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 .