Announcements

This feed provides information about consumer credit data from the Federal Reserve Board's G.19 release available through the Data Download Program (DDP).

March 07, 2024

Upcoming changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) release
The Federal Reserve Board announced on March 7, 2024 the following changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) statistical release: Beginning with the April 2024 G.19 Consumer Credit release, scheduled to be published on June 7, 2024, data for the Finance Companies New Car Loan Terms of Credit series will be produced from Experian's Velocity Risk Report instead of Experian's Autocount Risk Report. The updated source data will affect only data from the first quarter of 2024 forward; previous data will not be affected. The types of measures shown will not change.

August 01, 2023

Upcoming changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) release
The Federal Reserve Board announced on August 1, 2023 the completion of the 2020 Census and Survey of Finance Companies. These data have been collected every five years to provide a comprehensive and accurate statistical snapshot of the financial information of the finance company industry. Collection and incorporation of these data were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The statistical results of the 2020 survey will be incorporated in the June Consumer Credit (G.19) statistical release that is scheduled to be published on Monday, August 7th. In addition, the survey results will be incorporated in the June Finance Companies (G.20) statistical release scheduled to be published later in August and the second quarter 2023 Financial Accounts of the United States (Z.1) statistical release scheduled to be published in September.

March 09, 2023

Federal Reserve Board to make formatting changes to DDP XML files
On March 26, 2023, the Federal Reserve will make minor changes to the format of all XML files released through the Data Download Program (DDP). The changes include

- adding line breaks in message headers to improve readability;
- removing extra spaces before closing tags of observations;
- and some long description text that was previously truncated will no longer be truncated.
To see a sample file for this data release, click here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/data/sampleDDP/g19_data.zip

These changes will help expedite the release of some public DDP releases and lay the groundwork for continued improvements in the future.

August 15, 2022

Federal Reserve Board seeks DDP users for online survey

The Federal Reserve Board is conducting an online survey to collect data on online usage and consumption preferences of users of the Board's Data Download Program (DDP) website.

Visit our website to take the survey: https://boardofgovernors.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1I95KuU02McZSwS


May 19, 2022

Federal Reserve Board seeks DDP users for focus groups

The Federal Reserve Board is conducting focus groups to collect data on online usage and consumption preferences of users of the Board's Data Download Program (DDP) website.

Visit our Contact Us page, enter your information, and write "volunteer" in the comment box to sign up: https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ContactUs/feedback.aspx?refurl=/ddpfeedback/


March 07, 2022

Upcoming changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) release
The Federal Reserve Board announced on March 7, 2022 the following changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) statistical release. Beginning with the April 2022 G.19 Consumer Credit release, scheduled to be published on June 7, 2022, the release will no longer report the Commercial Bank Interest Rates for 48-month New Car Loans. Instead, the release will report the Commercial Bank Interest Rates for 72-month New Car Loans. The change reflects a continued trend of rising loan maturities in the auto loan market.

The Commercial Bank Interest Rates for 48-month New Car Loans will remain available from the Data Download Program (DDP).

January 20, 2022

Consumer Credit - G.19

The G.19 release for January 7, 2022 was incorrectly dated as January 7, 2021. The date was corrected to January 7, 2022 and the data in the release are unchanged.


March 06, 2020

Upcoming changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) release
The Federal Reserve Board announced on Friday the following changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) statistical release. Starting with the April 2020 G.19 Consumer Credit release, scheduled to be published on June 5, 2020, the release will no longer report the levels and flows of on-book loan balances and off-book securitized loan balances as separate line items. Instead, the release will report aggregate balances of total owned and managed receivables—the sum of on-book and off-book loan balances—for each sector. As a result of the FASB 166/167 accounting rules implementation in 2010, which required the majority of securitized assets to be reported as on-book, off-book asset balances have diminished, with most of them becoming and remaining at zero in recent years.

The on-book and off-book levels and flows series will remain available from the Data Download Program (DDP). In addition, the total owned and managed receivables series will be available from the DDP.

December 06, 2019

G.19 Consumer Credit data in DDP now available
The October 2019 G.19 Consumer Credit data were temporarily unavailable in the Data Download Program (DDP). The data are now available at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/Choose.aspx?rel=G19

December 06, 2019

G.19 Consumer Credit data in DDP temporarily unavailable
The G.19 Consumer Credit Data Download Program (DDP) is temporarily unavailable due to technical difficulties. A notice will be posted when the data are published to the DDP. The data are available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/current/default.htm

July 08, 2019

G.19 Consumer Credit data in DDP now available
The May 2019 G.19 Consumer Credit data was temporarily unavailable in the Data Download Program (DDP). The data is now available at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/Choose.aspx?rel=G19

August 07, 2018

G.19 Consumer Credit update
The Historical Data table of Consumer Credit Outstanding (Flows) for Memo items (Student Loans and Motor Vehicle Loans) has been correctly labeled as flows at a Quarterly rate. The data were previously mislabeled as a Monthly rate. Data in the table were unchanged.

September 07, 2017

Upcoming changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) release
The Federal Reserve Board announced on Thursday the completion of the 2015 Census and Survey of Finance Companies. These data have been collected every five years to provide a comprehensive and accurate statistical snapshot of the financial information of the finance company industry. The statistical results of the 2015 surveys will be incorporated in the July Consumer Credit (G.19) statistical release that is scheduled to be published on Friday, September 8th. In addition, the survey results will be incorporated in the July Finance Companies (G.20) and the second quarter Financial Accounts of the United States (Z.1) statistical releases that are scheduled to be published later in September.

April 07, 2016

Revisions to the G.19
The April 7, 2016 release contains revisions extending back to January 2006 that are primarily caused by updated seasonal factors and the benchmarking of estimates to data released by the Department of Education and the U.S. Census Bureau.

December 07, 2015

Addition to the Consumer Credit (G.19) release
Starting with December 7th, 2015, the G.19 statistical release will include an additional series for 60-month new car loan interest rates at commercial banks. Both the 48- and 60-month new car loan interest rates are estimated using data collected in the Quarterly Report of Interest Rates on Selected Direct Consumer Installment Loans (FR 2835). The series extends back to 2006:Q3, and can be accessed through the data download program (DDP).

July 10, 2015

Revisions of G.19 - Consumer Credit for July 8, 2015
The May commercial bank interest rate numbers were inadvertently omitted from the G.19 statistical release of consumer credit posted on July 8th. The interest rate numbers are now included, and the release has been reposted. No other data on the release were changed.

May 05, 2015

Upcoming changes to the May 7th Consumer Credit (G.19) release

Starting on May 7th, 2015, publication of finance company auto loan terms of credit series will resume using a new source. The new series will be produced on a quarterly basis and will extend back to 2008Q1. The replaced finance company terms of credit series shown on prior G.19 releases will continue to be made available in the G.19 Data Download. The release will also contain revisions extending back to January 2006 that are primarily caused by updated seasonal factors and the benchmarking of estimates to data released by the Department of Education and the U.S. Census Bureau.


July 08, 2014

G.19 Consumer Credit data in DDP now available
The May 2014 G.19 Consumer Credit data are now available in the Data Download Program (DDP). The data are available at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/Choose.aspx?rel=G19

July 08, 2014

G.19 Consumer Credit data in DDP temporarily unavailable
The G.19 Consumer Credit Data Download Program (DDP) is temporarily unavailable due to technical difficulties. A notice will be posted when the data are published to the DDP. The data are available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/current/default.htm

May 07, 2014

Revisions to the G.19
Revisions to the March 2014 G.19 extending back to January 2006 were primarily caused by updated seasonal factors, the incorporation of data from the U.S. Census' latest Annual Retail Trade Report, and the incorporation of student loan data released by the Department of Education.

April 30, 2014

Upcoming changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) Data Download Program

Starting on May 7th, 2014, all Commercial Banks and Savings Institutions series will be discontinued in the Data Download Program (DDP), with a series ending date of February 2011. The historical data will continue to be made available in the DDP. Publication of estimates for the Depository Institutions sector, the sum of Commercial Banks and Savings Institutions, will continue unaffected.


October 07, 2013

G.19 Consumer Credit Update
Starting with the current month, the G.19 statistical release incorporates student loan debt held by an additional category of holders--Nonprofit and Educational Institutions. In addition, consumer credit held by the federal government has been revised back to January 2006 as a result of changes in source data. Total consumer credit outstanding, flows, and growth rates have been revised accordingly. Moreover, two memo items are added to the release, providing quarterly outstanding and flows data for student and motor vehicle loans. Details about the revisions are included in technical documentation that can be found here: http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/revisions/.

September 16, 2013

Upcoming changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) release
Starting with October 7, 2013, the G.19 statistical release will incorporate student loan debt held by an additional category of holders--Nonprofit and Educational Institutions. In addition, consumer credit held by the federal government will be revised back to January 2006 as a result of changes in source data. Total consumer credit outstanding, flows, and growth rates will be revised accordingly. Moreover, two memo items will be added to the release, providing quarterly outstanding and flows data for student and auto loans. Details about the revisions will be included in technical documentation to be released with the G.19 on October 7.

November 26, 2012

G.19 Consumer Credit update
On November 26, 2012, the HTML version of the third table (Consumer Credit Outstanding (Flows)) for the April, May, and June 2012 G. 19 statistical releases were updated to correct a data error in the Finance Companies row for the year 2011. Please note: the PDF, historical data, and the data downloading program (DDP) were unchanged.

September 07, 2012

Upcoming changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) release
The Federal Reserve Board announced on Friday the completion of the 2010 Census of Finance Companies and Survey of Finance Companies. These data have been collected every five years to provide a comprehensive and accurate statistical snapshot of the balance sheet of the finance company industry. The statistical results of the 2010 surveys will be incorporated in the July Consumer Credit (G.19) statistical release that is scheduled to be published on Monday, September 10th. In addition, the survey results will be incorporated in the July Finance Companies (G.20) and Flows of Funds (Z.1) statistical releases that are scheduled to be published later in September.

July 09, 2012

G.19 Historical page update
On July 9, 2012, Depository Institutions (levels and flows) pages were added to the historical data "Major holders" (levels and flows). http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/HIST/default.htm

June 07, 2012

G.19 Consumer Credit DDP update

On June 7, 2012, the G.19 Consumer Credit Data Download Program (DDP) historical data were updated to add data omitted in the 3 p.m. release of the DDP. http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/Choose.aspx?rel=G19


June 04, 2012

Upcoming changes to the Consumer Credit (G.19) release

Federal Reserve Board announces upcoming changes to its Consumer Credit (G.19) release: http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/other/20120604a.htm


December 30, 2011

Table style refresh now available for Consumer Credit--G.19 (no data changes)
On December 30, 2011, G.19 users will notice an updated style and layout. The new style does not change any previously published G.19 data. It will also be easier for users to create and retrieve interactive charts of data series included in G.19. The charts can be saved in PDF format or in PNG (image file) format. http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/current/default.htm

November 08, 2011

New graphics options are now available from the Data Download Program (DDP)
Users can now view plotted data as column charts, and add U.S. recession shading, while using the "View chart" function of the Data Download Program (DDP).


April 07, 2011

No data published for new car loans at auto finance companies
The statistical foundation for these series has deteriorated in the past few months. Therefore, publication of these series is temporarily being suspended. The statistical foundation is in the process of being improved, and publication will resume as soon as possible.


December 02, 2010

New interactive graphics feature of Data Download Program (DDP)
Users will now be able to create and view interactive graphics of data packages from the program before downloading the underlying data and charts. The charting feature allows users to view multiple data series on a single chart as well as to display individual data points. The charts can be saved as PDFs or in a standard image file format (PNG) for publication and redistribution.

"Graphics play an important role in identifying data trends and relationships," said Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet L. Yellen. "With the help of this intuitive new user interface, it's now possible to create customized charts directly from Federal Reserve statistical data."


December 07, 2009

Revisions to student loan data in the G.19
Starting with March 2009 numbers, data are revised to incorporate loans purchased by the Department of Education under the 2007-08 and 2008-09 Loan Purchase Programs. More information on these programs is available at http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ffelp/. In addition, with this release the "Federal government and Sallie Mae" sector is relabeled the "Federal government" sector to reflect that Sallie Mae completed its transition to a finance company in 2004. Sallie Mae's data before the completion of the privatization remains in the Federal government sector. This change affects the labeling solely and not the underlying data.

January 10, 2008

Correction to Consumer Credit interest rate observation
The interest rate on 48-month car loans for November was incorrectly reported as 8.41% in the release and data published on January 8. The release and data in the Data Download Program (DDP) have been corrected to show an interest rate of 7.59%.

December 10, 2007

Consumer credit data are now available from the Data Download Program
Data from the Consumer Credit release (G.19) are now available for customizable download through the Federal Reserve Board's Data Download Program (DDP). These data will updated monthly with the G.19 release around the fifth business day of the month.

Last update: March 07, 2024