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L.127 Finance Companies1
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2003
2004
2005
2006   Q1
2006   Q2
2006   Q3
2006   Q4
2007   Q1
2007   Q2
2007   Q3
2007   Q4
LineFinance companies total financial assets asset
	1679.5
	1858.0
	1856.9
	1854.3
	1856.8
	1871.8
	1891.3
	1892.6
	1897.0
	1923.6
	1911.2
	1Finance companies checkable deposits and currency asset
	37.1
	40.6
	44.2
	44.2
	44.2
	44.2
	44.2
	44.2
	44.2
	44.2
	44.2
	2Finance companies credit and equity market instruments asset
	1204.9
	1419.8
	1537.1
	1542.9
	1574.4
	1608.2
	1626.8
	1617.6
	1615.8
	1634.2
	1633.0
	3Finance companies loans to business (other loans and advances) asset
	441.7
	451.5
	479.2
	482.8
	497.4
	490.4
	498.0
	505.4
	509.3
	507.9
	519.5
	4Finance companies total mortgages asset
	370.2
	476.0
	541.4
	560.6
	572.0
	591.6
	594.4
	579.8
	563.2
	560.4
	533.3
	5Finance companies consumer credit asset
	393.0
	492.3
	516.5
	499.5
	505.0
	526.2
	534.4
	532.4
	543.4
	565.9
	580.2
	6Finance companies total miscellaneous financial claims asset
	437.4
	397.5
	275.6
	267.2
	238.2
	219.4
	220.3
	230.8
	237.0
	245.2
	234.0
	7Finance companies total financial liabilities liability
	1674.9
	1864.3
	1828.3
	1822.1
	1836.4
	1848.3
	1876.8
	1868.1
	1883.2
	1906.7
	1892.8
	8Finance companies credit and equity market instruments liability
	995.3
	1129.6
	1108.6
	1099.3
	1122.2
	1119.5
	1144.2
	1133.6
	1135.2
	1172.7
	1174.1
	9Finance companies commercial paper liability
	145.1
	175.3
	160.0
	151.0
	152.7
	164.0
	165.3
	159.1
	154.0
	149.0
	157.9
	10Finance companies corporate and foreign bonds liability
	743.2
	817.4
	806.5
	810.9
	832.6
	824.0
	849.6
	836.3
	827.8
	846.9
	843.0
	11Finance companies bank loans not elsewhere classified liability
	106.9
	136.9
	142.1
	137.4
	136.9
	131.5
	129.2
	138.1
	153.5
	176.7
	173.3
	12Finance companies taxes payable liability
	13.2
	15.0
	17.1
	17.6
	18.2
	18.7
	19.3
	19.9
	20.5
	21.2
	21.8
	13Finance companies total miscellaneous financial claims liability
	666.4
	719.6
	702.7
	705.2
	696.0
	710.1
	713.4
	714.6
	727.5
	712.9
	696.8
	14Finance companies foreign direct investment in US
	68.1
	71.4
	84.5
	85.4
	84.9
	84.7
	100.0
	94.0
	96.7
	99.9
	103.8
	15Finance companies equity investment in subsidiaries liability
	202.8
	257.7
	312.2
	319.0
	327.4
	336.7
	338.5
	330.8
	348.5
	331.6
	325.9
	16Finance companies unidentified miscellaneous financial claims liability
	395.4
	390.5
	306.0
	300.8
	283.7
	288.6
	274.8
	289.8
	282.3
	281.4
	267.1
	17Finance companies consumer leases
	79.0
	74.1
	85.3
	91.7
	97.8
	102.1
	106.0
	110.7
	116.3
	120.5
	122.9
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|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 leases                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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1. Includes retail captive finance companies and mortgage companies. Return to text
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