Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing intermediate or long-term general and industrial credit, including the finance leasing of automobiles, trucks, and machinery and equipment. Included in this industry are private establishments primarily engaged in extending agricultural credit. Federal and federally-sponsored credit agencies primarily engaged in extending agricultural credit are classified in Industry 6111. Establishments primarily engaged in other types of leasing of passenger cars and trucks are classified in Industry Group 751.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 6159 - Miscellaneous business Credit Institutions are:
- Agricultural loan companies
- Automobile finance leasing
- Credit institutions, agricultural
- Farm mortgage companies
- Finance leasing of equipment and vehicles
- General and industrial loan institutions
- Intermediate investment banks
- Investment companies, small business
- Livestock loan companies
- Loan institutions, general and industrial
- Machinery and equipment finance leasing
- Pari-mutuel totalizator equipment finance leasing and maintenance
- Production credit association, agricultural
- Truck finance leasing
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Auto Leasing, Loans & Sales Financing in the US (52222)
Revenue 2025
$180.7bn
Growth 2025
3.42%
Key Trends
Consumer confidence and strong demand to replace aging vehicles boded well for industry operators
High interest rates make it more expensive for consumers to borrow money to finance a car purchase
Hyper-inflation would cause the prices of goods and services, including cars, to rise rapidly
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 6159 - Miscellaneous business Credit Institutions
US-SIC Code 6159 - Miscellaneous business Credit Institutions sits in the 2-digit Miscellaneous business Credit Institutions sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: H
Division Title: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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601 Central Reserve Depository Institutions
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602 Commercial Banks
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603 Savings Institutions
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606 Credit Unions
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608 Foreign Banking and Branches and Agencies Of
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609 Functions Related To Depository Banking
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611 Federal and Federally-sponsored Credit Agencies
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614 Personal Credit Institutions
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615 Business Credit Institutions
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616 Mortgage Bankers and Brokers
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621 Security Brokers, Dealers, and Flotation
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622 Commodity Contracts Brokers and Dealers
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623 Security and Commodity Exchanges
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628 Services Allied With the Exchange of Securities
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631 Life Insurance
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632 Accident and Health Insurance and Medical
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633 Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance
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635 Surety Insurance
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636 Title Insurance
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637 Pension, Health, and Welfare Funds
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639 Insurance Carriers, Not Elsewhere Classified
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651 Real Estate Operators (except Developers) and Lessors
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653 Real Estate Agents and Managers
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654 Title Abstract Offices
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655 Land Subdividers and Developers
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671 Holding Offices
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672 Investment Offices
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673 Trusts
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679 Miscellaneous Investing
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 6159 - Miscellaneous business Credit Institutions
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 6159 - Miscellaneous business Credit Institutions. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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615901 Loans-agricultural
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615902 Church financing
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615903 Commercial paper
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615998 Miscellaneous leasing companies
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615999 Misc business credit institutions
8 Digit SIC Codes
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61590000 Miscellaneous business credit institutions
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61590100 Agricultural credit institutions
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61590101 Agricultural loan companies
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61590102 Farm mortgage companies
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61590103 Livestock loan companies
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61590104 Production credit association, agricultural
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61590200 Equipment and vehicle finance leasing companies
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61590201 Automobile finance leasing
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61590202 Finance leasing, vehicles: except automobiles and trucks
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61590203 Machinery and equipment finance leasing
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61590204 Pari-mutuel totalizator equipment finance leasing and maint.
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61590205 Truck finance leasing
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61599900 Miscellaneous business credit institutions, nec
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61599901 General and industrial loan institutions
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61599902 Intermediate investment banks
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61599903 Small business investment companies
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