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Statistical Supplement | February 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, February 2004

4.23  Terms of Lending at Commercial Banks, Survey of Loans Made, November 3-7, 2003 A. Commercial and industrial loans made by all commercial banks1
Maturity/repricing interval2 and risk of loans3 Weighted-average effective loan rate (percent)4 Amount of loans (millions of dollars) Average loan size (thousands of dollars) Weighted-average maturity5 Percent of amount of loans (percent) Commitment status
Secured by collateral Subject to prepayment penalty Prime based Percent made under commitment Average months since loan terms set6
Days
Loan Risk  
1 All commercial and industrial loans 2.96 65,832 449 450 41.0 35.3 31.0 73.4 18.8
2 Minimal risk 1.62 2,437 754 256 45.5 29.0 10.3 50.2 9.0
3 Low risk 2.05 16,118 1,267 444 15.9 54.9 10.7 71.4 28.3
4 Moderate risk 3.01 20,948 483 561 44.4 30.5 33.6 79.1 15.1
5 Other 3.73 18,641 361 376 57.4 28.5 44.4 76.1 13.7
 
  By maturity/repricing interval  
6 Zero interval 3.68 14,379 242 478 51.9 20.2 60.0 79.9 14.8
7 Minimal risk 1.23 693 591 241 79.4 61.3 10.7 51.4 9.6
8 Low risk 2.14 2,890 725 212 15.7 12.4 23.8 37.9 14.1
9 Moderate risk 3.97 5,675 286 634 49.9 19.6 71.0 92.7 14.8
10 Other 4.49 4,551 181 505 68.8 22.1 75.8 94.6 16.4
 
11 Daily 2.56 19,539 564 243 35.3 36.1 29.6 60.3 19.1
12 Minimal risk 1.35 529 1,955 175 1.7 1.8 10.1 37.5 2.1
13 Low risk 1.74 3,846 2,691 183 5.4 70.0 8.8 70.9 16.6
14 Moderate risk 2.36 6,636 795 266 43.9 32.5 27.1 58.2 13.7
15 Other 3.24 4,428 444 200 46.7 18.1 32.0 57.5 17.6
 
16 2 to 30 days 2.57 19,694 902 460 29.0 55.3 14.4 78.8 26.3
17 Minimal risk 1.47 804 2,851 201 27.7 28.0 .3 34.5 10.1
18 Low risk 2.08 7,230 3,473 624 6.4 74.5 5.5 91.2 37.3
19 Moderate risk 2.59 4,840 922 465 37.4 45.3 15.4 86.3 16.9
20 Other 3.40 5,294 532 277 50.9 53.8 26.1 63.5 16.5
 
21 31 to 365 days 3.01 7,701 504 437 50.5 21.3 19.2 82.4 11.9
22 Minimal risk 2.68 343 314 382 80.7 4.7 25.5 99.0 7.4
23 Low risk 2.49 1,076 307 507 44.5 30.8 20.3 79.7 19.4
24 Moderate risk 2.72 2,560 524 619 42.6 21.5 5.0 89.2 15.5
25 Other 3.56 2,916 1,099 330 61.0 15.3 32.8 91.7 5.9
  Months  
26 More than 365 days 4.52 3,526 277 45 59.2 22.0 43.6 83.3 9.0
27 Minimal risk 4.17 69 170 32 73.7 46.9 48.0 74.5 35.7
28 Low risk 4.53 322 192 48 65.9 24.4 24.7 74.3 10.1
28 Moderate risk 4.51 1,130 249 67 51.7 33.6 24.5 78.5 12.8
30 Other 4.46 1,327 715 33 69.4 15.4 73.6 89.6 5.9
  Weighted-average risk rating3 Weighted-average maturity/
repricing interval2
 
  Days  
Size of Loan (thousands of dollars)  
31 1-99 5.00 2,711 3.4 175 84.0 7.2 76.0 83.6 14.2
32 100-999 4.24 9,122 3.4 116 73.0 13.9 71.2 89.2 16.4
33 1,000-9,999 3.17 21,383 3.3 117 41.6 32.7 32.9 82.7 16.1
34 10,000 or more 2.28 32,616 2.8 51 28.0 45.4 14.9 61.9 22.8
  Average size (thousands of dollars)  
Base Rate of Loan7  
35 Prime8 4.36 20,421 3.5 86 69.1 10.6 191.0 90.4 13.6
36 Other 2.32 45,411 2.9 87 28.3 46.5 1140.0 65.7 22.1

Note. The Survey of Terms of Business Lending collects data on gross loan extensions made during the first full business week in the mid-month of each quarter. The authorized panel size for the survey is 348 domestically chartered commercial banks and 50 U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks. The sample data are used to estimate the terms of loans extended during that week at all domestic commercial banks and all U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks. Note that the terms on loans extended during the survey week may differ from those extended during other weeks of the quarter. The estimates reported here are not intended to measure the average terms on all business loans in bank portfolios.

1. As of March 31, 2003, assets of the large banks were at least $3.7 billion. Median total assets for all insured banks were roughly $93 million. Assets at all U.S. branches and agencies averaged $3.3 billion.   Return to table

2. The "maturity/repricing" interval measures the period from the date the loan is made until it first may be repriced or matures. For floating-rate loans that are subject to repricing at any time--such as many prime-based loans--the maturity/repricing interval is zero. For floating-rate loans that have a scheduled repricing interval, the maturity/repricing interval measures the number of days between the date the loan is made and the date on which it is next scheduled to reprice. For loans having rates that remain fixed until the loan matures (fixed-rate loans), the "maturity/repricing" interval measures the number of days between the date the loan is made and the date on which it matures. Loans that reprice daily mature or reprice on the business day after they are made. Owing to weekends and holidays, such loans may have "maturity/repricing" intervals in excess of one day; such loans are not included in the 2 to 30 day category.   Return to table

3. A complete description of these risk categories is available. The category "Moderate risk" includes the average loan, under average economic conditions, at the typical lender. The "Other" category includes loans rated "Acceptable" as well as special mention or classified loans. The weighted-average risk rating published for loans in rows 31-36 are calculated by assigning a value of "1" to minimal risk loans; "2" to low risk loans; "3" to moderate risk loans, "4" to acceptable risk loans; and "5" to special mention and classified loans. These values are weighted by loan amount and exclude loans with no risk rating. Some of the loans in table rows 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, and 31-36 are not rated for risk.   Return to table

4. Effective (compounded) annual interest rates are calculated from the stated rate and other terms of the loans and weighted by loan amount. The standard error of the loan rate for all commercial and industrial loans in the current survey (line 1, column 1) is 0.20 percentage point. The chances are about two out of three that the average rate shown would differ by less than this amount from the average rate that would be found by a complete survey of the universe of all banks.   Return to table

5. Average maturities are weighted by loan amount and exclude loans with no stated maturities.   Return to table

6. For loans made under formal commitments, the average time interval between the date on which the loan pricing was set and the date on which the loan was made, weighted by the loan amount. For loans under informal commitment, the time interval is zero.   Return to table

7. Prime-based loans are based on the lending bank's own prime rate, any other lender's prime rate, a combination of prime rates, or a publicly reported prime rate. Loans with "other" base rates include loan rates expressed in terms of any other base rate (e.g., the federal funds rate or LIBOR) and loans for which no base rate is used to determine the loan rate.   Return to table

8. See the summary statistics table for the average reported prime rate weighted by dollar value of loans priced relative to a prime rate.   Return to table

9. For loans made under formal commitments.   Return to table

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