|Skip to ContentRelease Date: June 10, 2004Release dates | 
 Coded tables | 
 Historical dataCurrent release | 
 Screen reader | 
 PDF (450 KB)
L.128 Finance Companies1
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Description
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003   Q1
2003   Q2
2003   Q3
2003   Q4
2004   Q1
LineFinance companies total financial assets asset
	763.9
	852.7
	1003.5
	1140.1
	1158.9
	1192.6
	1190.5
	1246.8
	1336.4
	1382.6
	1401.4
	1Finance companies checkable deposits and currency asset
	20.6
	22.8
	25.3
	27.9
	30.8
	33.8
	34.6
	35.4
	36.2
	37.1
	37.9
	2Finance companies credit and equity market instruments asset
	568.2
	645.5
	742.6
	851.2
	846.4
	867.6
	861.1
	883.5
	924.2
	951.8
	989.0
	3Finance companies loans to business (other loans and advances) asset
	304.1
	340.9
	395.1
	458.4
	447.0
	455.3
	453.9
	455.8
	445.6
	457.5
	475.6
	4Finance companies total mortgages asset
	96.5
	121.2
	145.8
	172.3
	161.3
	174.5
	173.9
	183.4
	194.7
	198.9
	206.2
	5Finance companies consumer credit asset
	167.5
	183.3
	201.6
	220.5
	238.1
	237.8
	233.2
	244.3
	284.0
	295.4
	307.2
	6Finance companies total miscellaneous financial claims asset
	175.1
	184.4
	235.7
	261.0
	281.8
	291.3
	294.9
	327.9
	375.9
	393.7
	374.4
	7Finance companies total financial liabilities liability
	780.8
	856.6
	995.3
	1161.4
	1182.7
	1246.9
	1245.8
	1325.4
	1415.3
	1467.6
	1505.8
	8Finance companies credit and equity market instruments liability
	568.3
	625.5
	696.1
	778.0
	779.2
	821.4
	820.0
	871.0
	896.3
	938.7
	961.1
	9Finance companies commercial paper liability
	202.6
	233.3
	230.4
	238.8
	158.6
	141.5
	127.3
	145.3
	132.9
	136.3
	138.8
	10Finance companies corporate and foreign bonds liability
	341.5
	365.6
	430.3
	503.2
	569.9
	631.9
	645.4
	672.5
	705.8
	746.2
	761.8
	11Finance companies bank loans not elsewhere classified liability
	24.2
	26.5
	35.4
	35.9
	50.8
	48.0
	47.3
	53.2
	57.6
	56.2
	60.5
	12Finance companies taxes payable liability
	6.5
	7.3
	8.1
	9.1
	10.2
	11.6
	12.0
	12.4
	12.8
	13.2
	13.6
	13Finance companies total miscellaneous financial claims liability
	206.0
	223.8
	291.1
	374.3
	393.2
	413.9
	413.8
	442.1
	506.2
	515.7
	531.1
	14Finance companies foreign direct investment in US
	35.7
	37.2
	48.6
	63.2
	68.5
	58.8
	74.1
	75.3
	76.3
	76.8
	77.2
	15Finance companies equity investment in subsidiaries liability
	47.1
	34.3
	87.8
	102.5
	99.2
	88.2
	87.2
	96.0
	95.8
	99.8
	104.0
	16Finance companies unidentified miscellaneous financial claims liability
	123.2
	152.3
	154.6
	208.5
	225.5
	266.9
	252.5
	270.7
	334.1
	339.2
	349.9
	17Finance companies consumer credit asset
	98.8
	96.6
	102.9
	108.2
	103.5
	83.3
	81.8
	76.7
	75.4
	70.0
	66.6
	18
|
|Finance companies total financial assets asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Finance companies checkable deposits and currency asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Finance companies credit and equity market instruments asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Finance companies loans to business (other loans and advances) asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Finance companies total mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Finance companies consumer credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Finance companies total miscellaneous financial claims asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Finance companies total financial liabilities liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Finance companies credit and equity market instruments liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Finance companies commercial paper liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Finance companies corporate and foreign bonds liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Finance companies bank loans not elsewhere classified liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Finance companies taxes payable liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Finance companies total miscellaneous financial claims liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Finance companies foreign direct investment in US                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Finance companies equity investment in subsidiaries liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Finance companies unidentified miscellaneous financial claims liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Finance companies consumer credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|FOOTNOTES    

1. Includes retail captive finance companies. Return to text
Release dates | 
Coded tables | 
Historical dataCurrent release | 
Screen reader | 
PDF (450 KB)

Statistical releasesHome | Economic research and
dataAccessibility | Contact Us Last update: June 10, 2004