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                                                                      EXHIBIT 15
 
Ford Motor Credit Company
The American Road
Dearborn, Michigan
 
Re: Ford Motor Credit Company Registration Statement Nos. 333-75177, 333-50611,
    333-45015 and 333-41059 on Form S-3
 
     We are aware that our report dated April 13, 1999 accompanying the
unaudited interim financial information of Ford Motor Credit Company and
subsidiaries for the periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 and included in the
Ford Motor Credit Company Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 1999 will be incorporated by reference in the above Registration
Statements. Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
report should not be considered a part of the Registration Statements prepared
or certified by us within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
Detroit, Michigan
April 22, 1999