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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 10-K
 
     
þ
  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007
OR
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from          to          
 
Commission file number 0-27559
 
Textron Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
     
Delaware   05-6008768
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
40 Westminster Street, P.O. Box 6687, Providence, R.I.
  02940-6687
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
(401) 621-4200
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of Class
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
 
$100,000,000 5.125% Notes
  New York Stock Exchange
due August 15, 2014
   
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
Common Stock, $100.00 par value
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (Not applicable).
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
             
o Large accelerated filer
  o Accelerated filer   þ Non-accelerated filer   o Smaller reporting company
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
All of the shares of common stock of the registrant are owned by Textron Inc. and there was no voting or non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed fiscal quarter.
 
REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION I (1) (a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-K AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT.
 


 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
                 
      Business     3  
      Risk Factors     8  
      Unresolved Staff Comments     10  
      Properties     10  
      Legal Proceedings     10  
      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     10  
 
PART II.
      Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters     10  
      Selected Financial Data     11  
      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     12  
      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk     27  
      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data     28  
      Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure     58  
      Controls and Procedures     58  
      Other Information     59  
 
PART III.
      Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant     59  
      Executive Compensation     59  
      Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management     59  
      Certain Relationships and Related Transactions     59  
      Principal Accounting Fees and Services     59  
 
PART IV.
      Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules     59  
 EX-12 Computation of Ration of Earnings to Fixed Changes
 EX-21 List of significent subsidiaries
 EX-23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 EX-24 Power of Attorney dated as of February 20, 2008
 EX-31.1 Section 302 Certification of CEO
 EX-31.2 Section 302 Certification of CFO
 EX-32.1 Section 906 Certification of CEO
 EX-32.2 Section 906 Certification of CFO


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PART I.
 
Item 1.   Business
 
General
 
Textron Financial Corporation (“Textron Financial” or the “Company”) is a diversified commercial finance company with core operations in six segments. Asset-Based Lending provides revolving credit facilities secured by receivables and inventory, related equipment and real estate term loans, and factoring programs across a broad range of manufacturing and service industries; Aviation Finance provides financing for new and used Cessna business jets, single engine turboprops, piston-engine airplanes, Bell helicopters, and other general aviation aircraft; Distribution Finance primarily offers inventory finance programs for dealers of Textron manufactured products and for dealers of a variety of other household, housing, leisure, agricultural and technology products; Golf Finance primarily makes mortgage loans for the acquisition and refinancing of golf courses and provides term financing for E-Z-GO golf cars and Jacobsen turf-care equipment; Resort Finance primarily extends loans to developers of vacation interval resorts, secured principally by notes receivable and interval inventory; and Structured Capital primarily engages in long-term leases of large-ticket equipment and real estate, primarily with investment grade lessees.
 
All of Textron Financial’s stock is owned by Textron Inc. (“Textron”), a global multi-industry company with operations in four business segments: Bell, Cessna, Industrial and Finance. At December 29, 2007, 19% of Textron Financial’s total managed finance receivables represent finance receivables originated in connection with the sale or lease of Textron manufactured products. For further information on Textron Financial’s relationship with Textron, see “Relationship with Textron” below.
 
Textron Financial’s financing activities are confined almost exclusively to secured lending and leasing to commercial markets. Textron Financial’s services are offered primarily in North America. However, Textron Financial finances products worldwide, principally Bell helicopters and Cessna aircraft.
 
Textron Financial also maintains a Corporate and Other segment that includes non-core assets related to franchise finance, media finance and other liquidating portfolios from product lines that were discontinued in 2001. The Company ceased finance receivable originations in these business markets, and continues to actively manage the accounts to maximize value as the accounts are collected or sold. The Corporate and Other segment also includes unallocated Corporate expenses.
 
Consistent with the Company’s strategy to exit these non-core businesses, Textron Financial sold its small business direct portfolio (small business finance) in December 2003. The selected financial data in Item 6, and the discussion of the Company’s results in Item 7, exclude the results of this discontinued operation, as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets,” which is described in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
 
For additional financial information regarding Textron Financial’s business segments, refer to Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
 
Competition
 
The commercial finance environment in which Textron Financial operates is highly fragmented and extremely competitive. Textron Financial is subject to competition from various types of financing institutions, including banks, leasing companies, insurance companies, commercial finance companies and finance operations of equipment vendors. Competition within the commercial finance industry is primarily focused on price, term, structure and service. The Company may lose market share to the extent that it is unwilling to match competitors’ practices. To the extent that Textron Financial matches these practices, the Company may experience decreased margins, increased risk of credit losses or both. Many of Textron Financial’s competitors are large companies that have substantial capital, technological and marketing resources. This has become increasingly the case given the consolidation activity in the commercial finance industry. In some instances, Textron Financial’s competitors have access to capital at lower costs than Textron Financial.


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Relationship with Textron
 
General
 
Textron Financial derives a portion of its business from financing the sale and lease of products manufactured and sold by Textron. Textron Financial paid Textron $1.2 billion in 2007, $1.0 billion in 2006 and $0.8 billion in 2005 for the sale of manufactured products to third parties that were financed by the Company. In addition, the Company paid Textron $27 million in 2007, $63 million in 2006 and $41 million in 2005 for the purchase of equipment on operating leases. Textron Financial recognized finance charge revenues from Textron and affiliates (net of payments or reimbursements for interest charged at more or less than market rates on Textron manufactured products) of $4 million in 2007, $10 million in 2006 and $7 million in 2005, and operating lease revenues of $27 million in 2007 and $26 million in both 2006 and 2005.
 
Textron Financial and Textron utilize an intercompany account for the allocation of Textron overhead charges and for the settlement of captive receivables. For additional information regarding the relationship between Textron Financial and Textron, see Notes 4, 5 and 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
 
Agreements with Textron
 
Textron Financial and Textron are parties to several agreements, which govern many areas of the Textron Financial-Textron relationship. They are described below:
 
Receivables Purchase Agreement
 
Under a Receivables Purchase Agreement with Textron, Textron Financial has recourse to Textron with respect to certain finance receivables and operating leases relating to products manufactured and sold by Textron. Finance receivables of $87 million at December 29, 2007 and $152 million at December 30, 2006, and operating leases of $167 million at December 29, 2007 and $183 million at December 30, 2006, were subject to recourse to Textron or due from Textron.
 
Support Agreement with Textron
 
Under a Support Agreement with Textron dated as of May 25, 1994, Textron is required to pay to Textron Financial, quarterly, an amount sufficient to provide that Textron Financial’s pre-tax earnings, before extraordinary items and fixed charges (including interest on indebtedness and amortization of debt discount “fixed charges”), as adjusted for the inclusion of required payments under the Support Agreement, will not be less than 125% of the Company’s fixed charges. No payments under the Support Agreement have ever been required. Textron Financial’s fixed-charge coverage ratios (as defined) were 156%, 159% and 177% for the years ended 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Textron also has agreed to maintain Textron Financial’s consolidated shareholder’s equity at an amount not less than $200 million. Pursuant to the terms of the Support Agreement, Textron is required to directly or indirectly own 100% of Textron Financial’s common stock. The Support Agreement also contains a third-party beneficiary provision entitling Textron Financial’s lenders to enforce its provisions against Textron.
 
Tax Sharing Agreement with Textron
 
Textron Financial’s revenues and expenses are included in the consolidated federal tax return of Textron. The Company files some of its state income tax returns on a separate basis. Under a Tax Sharing Agreement with Textron, Textron Financial is allocated federal tax benefits and charges on the basis of statutory U.S. tax rates applied to the Company’s taxable income or loss included in the consolidated returns. The benefits of general business credits, foreign tax credits and any other tax credits are utilized in computing current tax liability. Textron Financial is paid for tax benefits generated and utilized in Textron’s consolidated federal and unitary or combined state income tax returns, whether or not the Company would have been able to utilize those benefits on a separate tax return. Income tax assets or liabilities are settled on a quarterly basis. Textron has agreed to lend Textron Financial, on a junior subordinated interest-free basis, an amount equal to Textron’s deferred income tax liability attributable to the manufacturing profit not yet recognized for tax purposes on products manufactured by Textron


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and financed by Textron Financial. Borrowings under this arrangement are reflected in “Amounts due to Textron Inc.” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
 
Regulations
 
Textron Financial’s activities are subject, in certain instances, to supervision and regulation by state and federal governmental authorities. These activities also may be subject to various laws, including consumer finance laws in some instances, and judicial and administrative decisions imposing various requirements and restrictions, which, among other things:
 
  •  Regulate credit-granting activities;
 
  •  Establish maximum interest rates, finance charges and other charges;
 
  •  Require disclosures to customers;
 
  •  Govern secured transactions;
 
  •  Affect insurance brokerage activities; and
 
  •  Set collection, foreclosure, repossession and claims handling procedures and other trade practices.
 
Although most states do not intensively regulate commercial finance activity, many states impose limitations on interest rates and other charges, and prohibit certain collection and recovery practices. They also may require licensing of certain business activities and specific disclosure of certain contract terms. The Company also may be subject to regulation in those foreign countries in which it has operations.
 
Existing statutes and regulations have not had a material adverse effect on the Company’s business. However, it is not possible to forecast the nature of future legislation, regulations, judicial decisions, orders or interpretations or their impact upon Textron Financial’s future business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.
 
Employees
 
As of December 29, 2007, Textron Financial had 1,209 employees. The Company is not subject to any collective bargaining agreements.
 
Risk Management
 
Textron Financial’s business activities involve various elements of risk. The Company considers the principal types of risk to be:
 
  •  Credit risk;
 
  •  Asset/liability risk (including interest rate and foreign exchange risk); and
 
  •  Liquidity risk.
 
Proper management of these risks is essential to maintaining profitability. Accordingly, the Company has designed risk management systems and procedures to identify and quantify these risks. Textron Financial has established appropriate policies and set prudent limits in these areas. The Company’s management of these risks, and levels of compliance with its policies and limits, is continuously monitored by means of administrative and information systems.
 
Credit Risk Management
 
Textron Financial manages credit risk through:
 
  •  Underwriting procedures;
 
  •  Centralized approval of individual transactions exceeding certain size limits; and
 
  •  Active portfolio and account management.


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The Company has developed underwriting procedures for each operating unit that assesses a prospective customer’s ability to perform in accordance with financing terms. These procedures include:
 
  •  Analyzing business or property cash flows and collateral values;
 
  •  Performing financial sensitivity analyses; and
 
  •  Assessing potential exit strategies.
 
Textron Financial has developed a tiered credit approval system, which allows certain transaction types and sizes to be approved at the operating unit level. The delegation of credit authority is done under strict policy guidelines. Textron Financial’s operating units are also subject to annual internal audits by the Company and Textron.
 
Depending on transaction size and complexity, transactions outside of operating unit authority require the approval of a Group President and Group Credit Officer or Corporate Risk Management Officer. Transactions exceeding group authority require one or more of the Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, the President and Chief Operating Officer, Textron Financial’s Credit Committee, or the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer depending on the size of the transaction, and in some cases approvals are required by Textron up to and including its Board of Directors. As of December 29, 2007, Textron Financial’s Credit Committee is comprised of its President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Group President of the Revolving Credit Group and Group President of Specialty Real Estate and Equipment Finance.
 
The Company controls the credit risk associated with its portfolio by limiting transaction sizes, as well as diversifying transactions by industry, geographic area, property type and borrower. Through these practices, Textron Financial identifies and limits exposure to unfavorable risks and seeks favorable financing opportunities. Management reviews receivable aging trends and watch list reports and conducts regular business reviews in order to monitor portfolio performance. Certain receivable transactions are originated with the intent of fully or partially selling them. This strategy provides an additional tool to manage credit risk.
 
Geographic Concentration
 
Textron Financial continuously monitors its portfolio to avoid any undue geographic concentration in any region of the U.S. or in any foreign country. At December 29, 2007, the largest concentration of domestic receivables was in the Southeastern U.S., representing 25% of Textron Financial’s total managed finance receivable portfolio. At December 29, 2007, international receivables represented 22% of Textron Financial’s managed finance receivable portfolio. For additional information regarding Textron Financial’s concentrations, see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
 
Asset/Liability Risk Management
 
The Company continuously measures and quantifies interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk, in each case taking into account the effect of hedging activity. Textron Financial uses derivatives as an integral part of its asset/liability management program in order to reduce:
 
  •  Interest rate exposure arising from changes in interest rate indices; and
 
  •  Foreign currency exposure arising from changes in exchange rates.
 
The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for the purpose of generating earnings from changes in market conditions. Before entering into a derivative transaction, the Company determines that there is a high correlation between the change in value of, or the cash flows associated with, the hedged asset or liability and the value of, or the cash flows associated with, the derivative instrument. When Textron Financial executes a transaction, it designates the derivative to a specific asset, liability, or set of cash flows and as either a fair value or cash flow hedge. Textron Financial monitors the effectiveness of derivatives through a review of the amounts and


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maturities of assets, liabilities and derivative positions. The Company’s Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer regularly review this information, so that appropriate remedial action can be taken, as necessary.
 
Textron Financial carefully manages exposure to counterparty risk in connection with its derivatives. In general, the Company engages in transactions with counterparties having ratings of at least A by Standard & Poor’s Rating Service or A2 by Moody’s Investors Service. Total credit exposure is monitored by counterparty, and managed within prudent limits. At December 29, 2007, the Company’s largest single counterparty credit exposure was $3 million.
 
Interest Rate Risk Management
 
Textron Financial manages interest rate risk by monitoring the duration and interest rate sensitivities of its assets, and by incurring liabilities (either directly or synthetically with derivatives) having a similar duration and interest sensitivity profile. The Company’s internal policies limit the aggregate mismatch of floating-rate assets and liabilities to 10% of total assets. For additional information regarding Textron Financial’s interest rate risk, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Interest Rate Sensitivity,” in Item 7 of this Form 10-K.
 
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
 
A portion of the finance assets owned by Textron Financial are located outside of North America. These receivables are generally in support of Textron’s overseas product sales and are predominantly denominated in U.S. Dollars. Textron Financial has foreign currency receivables primarily denominated in Canadian Dollars. In order to minimize the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s financial results, Textron Financial borrows in these currencies and/or enters into forward exchange contracts and foreign currency interest rate exchange agreements in amounts sufficient to substantially hedge its foreign currency exposures.
 
Liquidity Risk Management
 
The Company requires cash to fund asset growth and to meet debt obligations and other commitments. Textron Financial’s primary sources of funds are:
 
  •  Cash from operations;
 
  •  Commercial paper borrowings;
 
  •  Issuances of medium-term notes and other term debt securities; and
 
  •  Syndication and securitization of receivables.
 
All commercial paper borrowings are fully backed by committed bank lines of credit, providing liquidity in the event of capital market disruption. If Textron Financial is unable to access these markets on acceptable terms, the Company can draw on its bank line of credit facilities and use cash flows from operations and portfolio liquidations to satisfy its liquidity needs. For additional information regarding Textron Financial’s liquidity risk management, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources,” in Item 7 of this Form 10-K.
 
Available Information
 
The Company makes available free of charge on its Internet website (http://www.textronfinancial.com) its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Forward-looking Information
 
Certain statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other oral and written statements made by Textron Financial from time to time are forward-looking statements, including those that discuss strategies, goals, outlook or other non-historical matters; or project revenues, income, returns or other financial measures. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the statements, including the following: (a) changes in worldwide economic and political conditions that impact interest and foreign exchange rates; (b) the occurrence of slowdowns or downturns in customer markets in which Textron products are sold or supplied and financed or where we offer financing; (c) the ability to realize full value of receivables and investments in securities; (d) the ability to control costs and successful implementation of various cost reduction programs; (e) increases in pension expenses and other post-retirement employee costs; (f) the impact of changes in tax legislation; (g) the ability to maintain portfolio credit quality; (h) access to debt financing at competitive rates; (i) access to equity in the form of retained earnings and capital contributions from Textron; (j) uncertainty in estimating contingent liabilities and establishing reserves tailored to address such contingencies; (k) the launching of significant new products or programs which could result in unanticipated expenses; and (l) risks and uncertainties related to acquisitions and dispositions.
 
Item 1A.   Risk Factors
 
Our business, financial condition and results of operations are subject to various risks, including those discussed below, which may affect the value of our securities. The risks discussed below are those that we currently believe are the most significant, although additional risks not presently known to us or that we deem less significant currently may also impact our business, financial condition or results of operations, perhaps materially.
 
We may be unable to effectively mitigate pricing pressures
 
Our profitability is directly affected by our ability to competitively price the financial services we provide. Pricing pressures arise out of a divergence in the perception of customers’ value expectations for a particular service, and the price at which we can viably offer that service. These pressures are impacted by a number of factors, including but not limited to the competitive environment in which we operate, our ability to efficiently borrow cost-effective capital at rates consistent with our credit profile, and our cost structure.
 
Our business is dependent on its continuing access to reliable capital markets
 
We depend on our ability to access reliable sources of capital in order to fund asset growth, fund operations, and meet debt obligations and other commitments. We currently raise capital through commercial paper borrowings, issuances of medium-term notes and other term debt securities, and syndication and securitization of receivables. Additional liquidity is provided through bank lines of credit. Much of the capital markets funding is made possible by the maintenance of credit ratings that are acceptable to investors. If our credit ratings were to be lowered, we might face higher borrowing costs, a disruption of our ability to access the capital markets or both. In addition, we could experience reduced access to the securitization market due to deterioration in our finance receivable portfolio quality or a reduction of new finance receivable originations in the businesses that utilize these funding arrangements. We also could lose access to financing for other reasons, such as a general disruption of the capital markets. Any disruption of our access to the capital markets could adversely affect our business and profitability.
 
If we are unable to maintain portfolio credit quality, our financial performance may be adversely affected
 
A key determinant of financial performance is our ability to maintain the quality of loans, leases and other credit products in our finance asset portfolios. Portfolio quality may adversely be affected by several factors, including finance receivable underwriting procedures, collateral quality, geographic or industry concentrations or general economic downturns. Any inability to successfully collect our finance receivable portfolio and to resolve problem accounts may adversely affect our cash flow, profitability and financial condition.


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The use of estimates and assumptions in determining our allowance for losses may adversely affect our profitability
 
We examine current delinquencies, historical loss experience, the value of the underlying collateral and general economic conditions in determining our allowance for losses. The use of estimates and assumptions in the aforementioned considerations is inherently subjective, and any changes in these assumptions or estimates may materially impact our allowance for losses, profitability and financial condition.
 
Currency and interest rate fluctuations, and our ability to hedge those transactions may adversely affect our results
 
We are affected by changes in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. Changes in foreign exchange rates may adversely affect our income from international operations and the value realized on assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. Increases or decreases in interest rates may adversely affect interest margins due to variances between the interest rate profile of our receivable portfolio and our debt obligations. These variances can be attributed to a combination of interest rate and currency basis differences, asset/liability duration differences, and the portion of our receivable portfolio funded by equity. Changes in our credit ratings may also adversely affect interest rates on future borrowings, which would impact our profitability.
 
In some instances, we enter into hedging instruments to mitigate fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. If our hedging instruments are ineffective, these risks may not be adequately mitigated. Our hedging transactions rely on assumptions regarding portfolio mix, portfolio duration, and currency exposures. Changes in the assumptions supporting our hedging strategy may have a significant impact on our profitability, financial condition, or results of operations.
 
Unanticipated changes in tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could affect our profitability
 
We are subject to income taxes in both the U.S. and various foreign jurisdictions, and our domestic and international tax liabilities are subject to the allocation of income among these different jurisdictions. Our effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities or changes in tax laws, which could affect our profitability. In particular, the carrying value of deferred tax assets is dependent on our ability to generate future taxable income. In addition, the amount of income taxes we pay is subject to audits in various jurisdictions, and a material assessment by a tax authority could affect our profitability.
 
An interruption of our information technology networks may limit our ability to conduct our regular operations and react to sudden changes in market conditions, both of which could adversely impact our results
 
We are heavily reliant upon the flow of information across the enterprise to facilitate our normal day-to-day operations. This information flow is primarily governed by the continuous and uninterrupted dissemination of data across our information technology networks. The operational oversight of these networks is the responsibility of a third-party service provider, and any lapse or interruption in the systems’ operations could restrict the flow of information. These interruptions could potentially result in our inability to adequately conduct our operations, including making necessary funds available to repay maturing debt, funding loan commitments to customers, and swiftly reacting to sudden changes in market conditions.
 
Changes in the regulatory environment in which we operate could have an adverse affect on our business and earnings
 
We operate in the United States and certain other foreign markets, and we are subject to the supervision and regulation by governing bodies in those jurisdictions. Any noncompliance with the laws and regulations in those jurisdictions could result in the suspension or revocation of any licenses we hold or registrations at issue, as well as the imposition of civil or criminal penalties. Any inability to remain in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements could have a material adverse effect on our operations by limiting our access to capital, as well as negatively impacting our public standing. Additionally, no assurance can be provided that laws and regulations that


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are applicable to our current operations will not be amended or interpreted differently, that new laws and regulations will not be passed which materially change our current business practices or operations, or that we will not be prohibited by state laws or certain other foreign laws from raising interest rates above certain desired levels, any of which could adversely impact our business, financial condition or results of operations.
 
Item 1B.   Unresolved Staff Comments
 
None.
 
Item 2.   Properties
 
Textron Financial leases office space from a Textron affiliate for its corporate headquarters at 40 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903. The Company leases other offices throughout North America. For additional information regarding Textron Financial’s lease obligations, see Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
 
Item 3.   Legal Proceedings
 
There are pending or threatened lawsuits and other proceedings against Textron Financial and its subsidiaries. Some of these suits and proceedings seek compensatory, treble or punitive damages in substantial amounts. These suits and proceedings are being defended by, or contested on behalf of, Textron Financial and its subsidiaries. On the basis of information presently available, Textron Financial believes any such liability would not have a material effect on Textron Financial’s financial position or results of operations.
 
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
Omitted per Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
PART II.
 
Item 5.   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
 
The common stock of Textron Financial is owned entirely by Textron and, therefore, there is no trading of Textron Financial’s stock. Dividends of $144 million, $89 million and $109 million were declared and paid in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. For additional information regarding restrictions as to dividend availability, see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.


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Item 6.   Selected Financial Data
 
The following data has been recast to reflect discontinued operations and should be read in conjunction with Textron Financial’s Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
 
                                         
    For the years ended(1)  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Results of Operations
                                       
Finance charges
  $ 671     $ 652     $ 464     $ 369     $ 404  
Securitization gains
    62       42       49       56       43  
Rental revenues on operating leases
    34       32       32       29       29  
Other income
    108       72       83       91       96  
Income from continuing operations before
                                       
income taxes
    222       210       171       139       116  
Net income
    145       152       111       94       80  
Balance Sheet Data
                                       
Total finance receivables
  $ 8,603     $ 8,310     $ 6,763     $ 5,837     $ 5,135  
Allowance for losses on finance receivables
    89       93       96       99       119  
Equipment on operating leases — net
    259       238       231       237       210  
Total assets
    9,383       9,000       7,441       6,738       6,333  
Short-term debt
    1,461       1,779       1,200       1,307       520  
Long-term debt
    5,850       5,083       4,220       3,476       3,887  
Deferred income taxes
    472       497       461       453       390  
Shareholder’s equity
    1,138       1,142       1,050       1,035       1,009  
Debt to tangible shareholder’s equity(2)
    7.76 x     7.10 x     6.19 x     5.53 x     5.24 x
SELECTED DATA AND RATIOS
                                       
Profitability
                                       
Net interest margin as a percentage of average net investment(3)
    5.66 %     5.81 %     6.40 %     7.14 %     6.92 %
Return on average equity(4)
    13.28 %     14.13 %     11.17 %     9.49 %     7.86 %
Return on average assets(5)
    1.60 %     1.84 %     1.58 %     1.49 %     1.25 %
Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of average managed and serviced finance receivables(6)
    1.71 %     1.84 %     2.01 %     2.01 %     1.98 %
Operating efficiency ratio(7)
    44.6 %     45.1 %     48.8 %     47.1 %     46.8 %
Credit Quality
                                       
60+ days contractual delinquency as a percentage of finance receivables(8)
    0.43 %     0.77 %     0.79 %     1.47 %     2.39 %
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of finance assets(9)
    1.34 %     1.28 %     1.53 %     2.18 %     2.80 %
Allowance for losses on finance receivables as a percentage of finance receivables
    1.03 %     1.11 %     1.43 %     1.70 %     2.32 %
Allowance for losses on finance receivables as a percentage of nonaccrual finance receivables
    111.7 %     123.1 %     108.6 %     83.7 %     78.4 %
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average finance receivables
    0.45 %     0.38 %     0.51 %     1.48 %     2.08 %
Ratio of allowance for losses on finance receivables to net charge-offs
    2.4 x     3.2 x     3.1 x     1.3 x     1.0x  


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(1) Textron Financial’s year-end dates conform with Textron’s year-end, which falls on the nearest Saturday to December 31.
 
(2) Tangible shareholder’s equity equals Shareholder’s equity, excluding Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), less Goodwill.
 
(3) Represents revenues earned less interest expense on borrowings and operating lease depreciation as a percentage of average net investment. Average net investment includes finance receivables plus operating leases, less deferred taxes on leveraged leases.
 
(4) Return on average equity excludes the cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.
 
(5) Return on average assets excludes the cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.
 
(6) Average managed and serviced finance receivables include owned receivables, receivables serviced under securitizations, participations and third-party portfolio servicing agreements.
 
(7) Operating efficiency ratio is selling and administrative expenses divided by net interest margin.
 
(8) Delinquency excludes any captive receivables with recourse to Textron. Captive receivables represent third-party finance receivables originated in connection with the sale or lease of Textron manufactured products. Percentages are expressed as a function of total Textron Financial independent and nonrecourse captive receivables.
 
(9) Finance assets include: finance receivables; equipment on operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation; repossessed assets and properties; retained interests in securitizations; interest-only securities; investment in equipment residuals; Acquisition, Development and Construction arrangements; and short- and long-term investments (some of which are classified in Other assets on Textron Financial’s Consolidated Balance Sheets). Nonperforming assets include independent and nonrecourse captive finance assets.
 
Item 7.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Overview
 
Textron Financial is in the business of originating and servicing commercial finance receivables for Textron-related products and other commercial markets. The principal factors that influence our earnings are the quantity, credit quality and mix of finance assets across product lines and industries, and fees earned related to these finance assets and services. For finance receivables, net interest margin equals the difference between revenue earned on finance receivables, including fee income, and the cost of borrowed funds. For operating leases, net interest margin equals revenue earned on operating leases, less depreciation expense and the cost of borrowed funds. On certain types of finance receivables, interest rates earned are fixed at the time the contracts are originated, while other types are based on floating-rates that are generally tied to changes in the prime rate offered by major banks or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Rental charges on operating leases may be fixed at the time the contracts are originated or based on floating-rates that are generally tied to changes in LIBOR.
 
Textron Financial borrows funds at various maturities at both fixed interest rates and floating interest rates, based primarily on LIBOR, to match the interest sensitivities and maturities of its finance receivables. External market conditions and our debt ratings affect these interest rates. We also may, from time to time, enter into interest rate exchange agreements related to new debt issuances in an effort to access the debt markets in the most efficient manner available at the time of issuance. As an alternative source of funding, Textron Financial sells finance receivables in securitizations, retaining an interest in the sold receivables and continuing to service such receivables for a fee.
 
Our business performance is assessed on an owned, managed and a serviced basis. The owned basis includes only the finance receivables owned and reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The managed basis includes owned finance receivables and finance receivables sold in securitizations where we have retained credit risk to the extent of our subordinated interest. The serviced basis includes managed receivables and serviced-only receivables, which generally consist of finance receivables of resort developers and other third-party financial institutions without retained credit risk.


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Textron Financial retains subordinated interests in finance receivables sold in securitizations resulting in credit risk. As a result, we evaluate finance receivables and leverage on a managed as well as an owned basis. In contrast, we do not have a retained financial interest or credit risk in the performance of the serviced portfolio and, therefore, performance of these portfolios is limited to billing and collection activities.
 
Key Business Initiatives and Trends
 
During 2007, we generated significant growth in our managed finance receivable portfolio. Managed finance receivables grew by $882 million, or 9% driven primarily by growth in Aviation Finance ($509 million), and Resort Finance ($211 million). We expect continued growth at a moderate pace in 2008.
 
Portfolio quality statistics remained relatively stable with the previous two years; however, the collectibility of our finance receivable portfolio remains one of our most significant business risks. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total finance assets remained stable at 1.34% at December 29, 2007 from 1.28% at December 30, 2006, and 60+ day delinquency as a percentage of finance receivables decreased to 0.43% at December 29, 2007 from 0.77% at December 30, 2006. The continued strength of these portfolio quality indicators, combined with a low rate of loan losses resulted in an increase in loan loss provision of only $7 million compared with 2006, despite significant growth in the managed receivable portfolio. We expect relative stability in these statistics during 2008; however, recent economic trends could have a negative impact on the profitability of our customers and we could experience a resulting increase in delinquency and non-performing assets.
 
Net interest margin as a percentage of average net investment (“net interest margin percentage”) decreased to 5.66% at year-end 2007 compared with 5.81% at year-end 2006. The decline is primarily attributable to the impact of competitive pressures on pricing and lower leveraged lease earnings due to an unfavorable cumulative earnings adjustment attributable to the recognition of residual value impairments and the adoption of new leveraged lease accounting literature, partially offset by an increase in other income and securitization gains.
 
The disruption in the credit market during the third and fourth quarters of 2007 had minimal impact on our ability to access the capital markets to refinance our maturing debt obligations and to fund growth in our finance receivable portfolio. However, this disruption in the credit markets did result in an increase in our borrowing costs. The increase in the spread between LIBOR, the primary index against which our variable-rate debt is priced, and the Federal Funds rate had an $11 million negative impact on borrowing spreads. This negative impact was almost completely mitigated by the impact of debt issuances during 2006 and the first half of 2007, which replaced maturing debt issued during periods of relatively higher borrowing spreads. Due to the timing of the re-pricing of most of our variable-rate notes and interest rate exchange agreements which convert fixed-rate debt to variable-rate debt, the increase in the spread between LIBOR and the Federal Funds rate will continue to have an impact on our borrowing spreads during the first quarter of 2008. Further fluctuations in the spread between LIBOR and the Federal Funds rate could have an impact on our net interest margin.
 
Financial Condition
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Textron Financial mitigates liquidity risk (i.e., the risk that we will be unable to fund maturing liabilities or the origination of new finance receivables) by developing and preserving reliable sources of capital. We use a variety of financial resources to meet these capital needs. Cash is provided from finance receivable collections, sales and securitizations, as well as the issuance of commercial paper and term debt in the public and private markets. This diversity of capital resources enhances our funding flexibility, limits dependence on any one source of funds, and results in cost-effective funding. We also, on occasion, borrow available cash from Textron when it is in the economic interest of Textron Financial and Textron, collectively. In making particular funding decisions, management considers market conditions, prevailing interest rates and credit spreads, and the maturity profile of its assets and liabilities.
 
We have a policy of maintaining unused committed bank lines of credit in an amount not less than outstanding commercial paper balances. Since Textron Financial is permitted to borrow under Textron’s multi-year facility, these lines of credit include both Textron Financial’s multi-year facility and Textron’s multi-year facility. These


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facilities are in support of commercial paper and letters of credit issuances only, and neither of these lines of credit was drawn at December 29, 2007 or December 30, 2006.
 
The Company’s committed credit facilities at December 29, 2007 were as follows:
 
                                 
                      Amount Not Reserved
 
                      as Support for
 
                Letters of Credit
    Commercial Paper
 
          Commercial Paper
    Issued under
    and Letters of
 
    Facility Amount     Outstanding     Facility     Credit  
    (In millions)  
 
Textron Financial multi-year facility expiring in 2012
  $ 1,750     $ 1,447     $ 13     $ 290  
Textron multi-year facility expiring in 2012
    1,250             22       1,228  
                                 
Total
  $ 3,000     $ 1,447     $ 35     $ 1,518  
                                 
 
Textron Financial and Textron Financial Canada Funding Corp. have a joint shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission enabling the issuance of an unlimited amount of public debt securities. During 2007, $1.4 billion of term debt and CAD 220 million of term debt were issued under this registration statement.
 
During the first quarter of 2007, Textron Financial also issued $300 million of 6% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Notes, which are unsecured and rank junior to all of our existing and future senior debt. The notes mature in 2067; however, we have the right to redeem the notes at par beginning in 2017, and have a redemption obligation beginning in 2042.
 
The following table summarizes Textron Financial’s contractual payments and receipts as of December 29, 2007, for the specified periods:
 
                                                         
    Payments / Receipts Due by Period  
    Less than
    1-2
    2-3
    3-4
    4-5
    More than
       
    1 year     Years     Years     Years     Years     5 years     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
Contractual payments:
                                                       
Commercial paper and other short-term debt
  $ 1,461     $     $     $     $     $     $ 1,461  
Term debt
    1,259       1,551       1,913       592       42       477       5,834  
Loan commitments
    49       2             3                   54  
Operating lease rental payments
    6       5       4       4       1       2       22  
                                                         
Total contractual payments
    2,775       1,558       1,917       599       43       479       7,371  
                                                         
Cash and receipts:
                                                       
Finance receivable receipts
    3,362       1,484       669       645       686       1,757       8,603  
Operating lease rental receipts
    28       23       22       19       15       30       137  
                                                         
Total receipts
    3,390       1,507       691       664       701       1,787       8,740  
Cash
    60                                     60  
                                                         
Total cash and receipts
    3,450       1,507       691       664       701       1,787       8,800  
                                                         
Net cash and receipts (payments)
  $ 675     $ (51 )   $ (1,226 )   $ 65     $ 658     $ 1,308     $ 1,429  
                                                         
Cumulative net cash and receipts
  $ 675     $ 624     $ (602 )   $ (537 )   $ 121     $ 1,429          
 
Finance receivable receipts related to finance leases and term loans are based on contractual cash flows while receipts related to revolving loans are based on historical cash flow experience. These amounts could differ due to prepayments, charge-offs and other factors. Receipts and contractual payments exclude finance charges from receivables, debt interest payments, proceeds from the sale of equipment on operating leases and other items.


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At December 29, 2007, Textron Financial had unused commitments to fund new and existing customers under $1.6 billion of committed revolving lines of credit compared with $1.3 billion at December 30, 2006. These loan commitments generally have an original duration of less than three years. Since many of the agreements will not be used to the extent committed or will expire unused, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
 
Textron Financial’s credit ratings are as follows: Fitch Ratings (A- long-term, F2 short-term, outlook positive), Moody’s Investors Service (A3 long-term, P2 short-term, outlook stable) and Standard & Poor’s (A- long-term, A2 short-term, outlook stable).
 
Cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations totaled $262 million in 2007, $338 million in 2006 and $247 million in 2005. The decrease in the cash provided in 2007 was primarily due to the timing of payments of income taxes and accrued interest and other liabilities. The increase in the cash provided in 2006 was primarily due to an increase in income from continuing operations, an increase in deferred tax liabilities and the timing of payments of accrued interest and other liabilities.
 
Cash used by investing activities of continuing operations totaled $281 million in 2007, $1,680 million in 2006 and $950 million in 2005. The decrease in cash flows used in 2007 was largely the result of a $774 million decrease in finance receivable originations, net of collections as compared to 2006, a $481 million increase in proceeds from receivable sales and the impact of cash used for an acquisition in 2006. The increase in proceeds from receivable sales is primarily attributable to the sale of $588 million receivables into the Distribution Finance revolving securitization in the first quarter. The increase in cash flows used in 2006 was largely the result of increased growth in the finance receivable portfolio ($655 million), as compared with 2005, partially offset by an increase in proceeds from receivable sales ($130 million), which were generated primarily by sales of participating interests in loans the Company originated and continues to service.
 
Cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations totaled $29 million in 2007, $1,391 million in 2006 and $587 million in 2005. The decrease in cash flows in 2007 primarily reflects a reduction in the rate of managed receivable growth as compared to 2006 and an increase in the use of sales of receivables, including securitizations to fund asset growth. The increase in cash flows during 2006 principally reflects an increase in debt outstanding to fund asset growth.
 
Net cash used by discontinued operations in 2006 reflects cash reimbursements related to a loss sharing agreement entered into as part of the small business finance sale in 2003. This agreement was terminated in 2006.
 
Because the finance business involves the purchase and carrying of receivables, a relatively high ratio of borrowings to net worth is customary. Debt as a percentage of total capitalization was 86% at both December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006. Our ratio of earnings to fixed charges was 1.56x in 2007, 1.59x in 2006 and 1.77x in 2005. Commercial paper and Other short-term debt as a percentage of total debt was 20% at December 29, 2007, compared with 26% at December 30, 2006.
 
In 2007, Textron Financial declared and paid $144 million of dividends to Textron, compared with $89 million of dividends declared and paid in 2006. The payment of these dividends represents the distribution of retained earnings to achieve our targeted leverage ratio. Textron contributed capital of $9 million to Textron Financial in 2007 compared with $27 million in 2006. The 2007 contribution consisted of Textron’s dividend on the preferred stock of Textron Funding Corporation. The 2006 contribution consisted of $18 million to support the acquisition of a company with $164 million of finance receivables in the Distribution Finance segment and $9 million consisted of Textron’s dividend on the preferred stock of Textron Funding Corporation.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
Textron Financial primarily sells finance receivables utilizing asset-backed securitization structures. As a result of these transactions, finance receivables are removed from the balance sheet, and the proceeds received are used to reduce recorded debt levels. Despite the reduction in the recorded balance sheet position, we generally retain a subordinated interest in the finance receivables sold through securitizations, which may affect operating results through periodic fair value adjustments.


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Textron Financial utilizes off-balance sheet financing arrangements to further diversify funding alternatives and termination of these arrangements would reduce our short-term funding alternatives, which could result in increased funding costs for our managed finance receivable portfolio. While these arrangements do not contain provisions that require Textron Financial to repurchase significant amounts of receivables previously sold, there are risks that could reduce the availability of these funding alternatives in the future. Potential barriers to the continued use of these off-balance sheet arrangements include deterioration in finance receivable portfolio quality, downgrades in our debt credit ratings, and a reduction of new finance receivable originations in the businesses that utilize these funding arrangements. We do not expect any of these factors to have a material impact on the Company’s liquidity or income from operations and if we were required to consolidate these arrangements, it would have no impact on the Company’s existing debt covenants.
 
As of December 29, 2007 we have two significant off-balance sheet financing arrangements. The Distribution Finance revolving securitization trust is a master trust which purchases inventory finance receivables from the Company and issues asset-backed notes to investors. These receivables typically have short durations, which results in significant collections of previously purchased receivables and significant additional purchases of replacement receivables from the Company on a monthly basis. Proceeds from securitizations in the table below include amounts received related to the issuance of additional asset-backed notes to investors, and exclude amounts received related to the ongoing replenishment of the outstanding sold balance of these short-duration receivables. As of December 29, 2007 the $2.0 billion outstanding notes issued by the trust are comprised of three separate series of one-month LIBOR-based variable-rate notes with a three year term. The Company has retained $132 million of these notes. $802 million, $642 million and $588 million of these notes mature in May 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. The amount of pre-tax gains recorded upon the ongoing sale of receivables in this arrangement by the Company is impacted by the pricing of the investor notes issued by the trust. Therefore, an increase in the pricing of investor notes issued upon the maturity of the existing notes could have a negative impact on the gains recognized by the Company related to future sales of receivables.
 
Distribution Finance
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Net pre-tax gains
  $ 58     $ 42     $ 40  
                         
Proceeds from securitizations
  $ 549     $ 50     $ 80  
Cash flows received on retained interests
    54       42       40  
 
The Aviation Finance securitization trust purchases finance leases and installment contracts secured by general aviation aircraft from the Company. The trust is funded through a commercial paper conduit commitment of a $600 million revolving credit facility which expires in December 2008. As of December 31, 2007, $433 million was outstanding under this facility. Under the terms of the funding commitment, the trust pays interest based on the daily average commercial paper rate experienced by the conduit. This rate is not directly tied to an interest rate index and fluctuates based on market conditions. The receivables owned by the trust either earn interest based on LIBOR or earn interest based on a fixed-rate and the earnings are converted into a variable-rate based on LIBOR through the trust’s use of interest rate exchange agreements. Based on this relationship between the earnings on the assets owned by the trust and the interest paid to the commercial paper conduit, increases in the commercial paper conduit’s borrowing spreads as compared to LIBOR can result in a decrease in the value of the trust’s cash flows. The credit market disruption which occurred during the third and fourth quarters of 2007 did not result in any disruption to the commercial paper conduit’s funding of the trust. However, the trust did experience an increase in borrowing spreads. An additional or continued increase in these borrowing spreads could result in an impairment to our retained interests in the trust and/or reduce the amount of gain recognized upon future sales of assets to the trust.


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Aviation Finance
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Net pre-tax gains
  $ 4     $  —     $ 6  
                         
Proceeds from securitizations
  $ 182     $     $ 229  
Cash flows received on retained interests
    12       17       18  
 
The retained subordinate interests related to off-balance sheet financing arrangements are typically in the form of interest-only securities, seller certificates, cash reserve accounts and servicing rights and obligations. These retained interests are recorded in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and amounted to $203 million and $179 million at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively. These interests are typically subordinate to other investors’ interests in the off-balance sheet structure, and therefore, realization of these interests is dependent on repayment of other investors’ interests and, ultimately, the performance of the finance receivables sold. The retained subordinate interests act as credit enhancement to the other investors and represent a deferral of proceeds received from the sale of finance receivables. As a result, the retention of these subordinate interests exposes us to risks similar to that of ownership of these finance receivables. We do not provide legal recourse to investors that purchase interests in Textron Financial’s securitizations beyond the credit enhancement inherent in the retained subordinate interests.
 
Following the initial sale, and on an ongoing basis, the retained subordinate interests are maintained at fair value in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We estimate fair values based on the present value of future cash flows expected under our best estimates of key assumptions — credit losses, prepayment speeds, discount rates, and forward interest rate yield curves commensurate with the risks involved. The assumptions used to record the initial gain on sale and used to measure the continuing fair value of the retained interests, along with the impact of changes in these assumptions and other relevant information regarding these securitizations are described in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
 
Managed Finance Receivables
 
Managed finance receivables consist of owned finance receivables, and finance receivables that we continue to service, but have sold in securitizations or similar structures in which risks of ownership are retained to the extent of our subordinated interest. The managed finance receivables of our business segments are presented in the following table.
 
                                 
    2007     2006  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Distribution Finance
  $ 3,812       34 %   $ 3,753       37 %
Aviation Finance
    2,448       22 %     1,939       19 %
Golf Finance
    1,663       15 %     1,518       15 %
Resort Finance
    1,506       14 %     1,295       13 %
Asset-Based Lending
    1,004       9 %     864       8 %
Structured Capital
    608       5 %     730       7 %
Corporate and Other
    82       1 %     142       1 %
                                 
Total managed finance receivables
  $ 11,123       100 %   $ 10,241       100 %
                                 
 
In the first quarter of 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Staff Position No. 13-2 “Accounting for a Change or Projected Change in the Timing of Cash Flows Relating to Income Taxes Generated by a Leveraged Lease Transaction” (“FSP 13-2”). The adoption of this Staff Position resulted in a $50 million reduction in the Structured Capital segment’s leveraged lease investment.
 
Managed finance receivables increased $0.9 billion, primarily as a result of growth in Aviation Finance and Resort Finance. The $60 million decrease in the Other segment represents the continued portfolio collections and prepayments of the liquidating portfolios.


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Nonperforming Assets
 
Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual finance receivables and repossessed assets. We classify receivables as nonaccrual and suspend the recognition of earnings when accounts are contractually delinquent by more than three months, unless collection of principal and interest is not doubtful. In addition, earlier suspension may occur if we have significant doubt about the ability of the obligor to meet current contractual terms. Doubt may be created by payment delinquency, reduction in the obligor’s cash flows, deterioration in the loan to collateral value relationship or other relevant considerations.
 
The following table sets forth certain information about nonperforming assets and the related percentages of each business segment’s owned finance assets.
 
                                                 
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Asset-Based Lending
  $ 23       2.31 %   $ 16       1.81 %   $ 6       0.81 %
Distribution Finance
    23       1.20 %     7       0.28 %     2       0.11 %
Golf Finance
    21       1.24 %     29       1.89 %     13       0.99 %
Aviation Finance
    20       0.89 %     12       0.70 %     14       1.07 %
Resort Finance
    9       0.57 %     16       1.22 %     31       2.67 %
Corporate and Other
    27       24.73 %     33       19.74 %     45       13.64 %
                                                 
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 123       1.34 %   $ 113       1.28 %   $ 111       1.53 %
                                                 
 
We believe that nonperforming assets generally will be in the range of 1% to 4% of finance assets depending on economic conditions. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of finance assets has remained stable near the low end of this range during the last three years as increases in certain segments have been offset by decreases in other segments. The increase in nonperforming assets as a percentage of owned finance assets for Asset-Based Lending and Distribution Finance compared to 2006 relate to weakening U.S. economic conditions, which began to have a negative impact on borrowers in certain industries. The Corporate and Other segment continues to comprise a disproportionate amount of nonperforming assets, accounting for 22% of total nonperforming assets while comprising less than 2% of total finance assets at December 29, 2007.
 
Textron Financial has a performance guarantee from Textron for leases with the U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries of Collins & Aikman Corporation (“C&A”). In 2005, C&A filed for bankruptcy protection and the lease terms expired. During the fourth quarter of 2007, C&A ceased making lease payments and under its performance guarantee, Textron made a $20 million payment to the Company, which was utilized to reduce the outstanding balance. The outstanding balance on these leases totaled $23 million at the end of 2007 and $61 million at the end of 2006. The Company expects to collect the $23 million outstanding balance through sales of both repossessed collateral and real estate, the appraised value of which approximates the outstanding balance. We have not classified these leases as nonaccrual due to the performance guarantee from Textron.
 
Interest Rate Sensitivity
 
Textron Financial’s mix of fixed and floating-rate debt is continuously monitored by management and is adjusted, as necessary, based on evaluations of internal and external factors. Management’s strategy of matching floating-rate assets with floating-rate liabilities limits Textron Financial’s risk to changes in interest rates. This strategy includes the use of interest rate exchange agreements. At December 29, 2007, floating-rate liabilities in excess of floating-rate assets were $51 million, net of $2.3 billion of interest rate exchange agreements, which effectively converted fixed-rate debt to a floating-rate equivalent.
 
We believe that our asset/liability management policy provides adequate protection against interest rate risks. Increases in interest rates, however, could have an adverse effect on our interest margin percentage. Variable-rate finance receivables are generally tied to changes in the prime rate offered by major U.S. and Canadian banks and variable-rate debt is generally tied to changes in LIBOR. As a consequence, changes in short-term borrowing costs do not always coincide with changes in variable-rate receivable yields. We do not hedge this basis risk between


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different variable-rate indices, as we believe the cost is disproportionately high in comparison to the magnitude of the risk over long periods of time.
 
We assess our exposure to interest rate changes using an analysis that measures the potential loss in net income, over a twelve-month period, resulting from a hypothetical change in interest rates of 100 basis points across all maturities occurring at the outset of the measurement period (sometimes referred to as a “shock test”). The analysis also assumes that prospective receivable additions will be match-funded, existing portfolios will not prepay and contractual maturities of both debt and assets will result in issuances or reductions of commercial paper. This shock test model, when applied to our asset and liability position at December 29, 2007, indicates that an increase in interest rates of 100 basis points would not have a significant impact on net income or cash flows for the following twelve-month period.
 
Financial Risk Management
 
Textron Financial’s results are affected by changes in U.S. and, to a lesser extent, foreign interest rates. As part of managing this risk, we enter into interest rate exchange agreements. The objective of entering into such agreements is not to speculate for profit, but generally to convert variable-rate debt into fixed-rate debt and vice versa. The overall objective of our interest rate risk management is to achieve match-funding objectives. These agreements do not involve a high degree of complexity or risk. The fair values of interest rate exchange agreements are recorded in either Other assets or Accrued interest and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We do not trade in interest rate exchange agreements or enter into leveraged interest rate exchange agreements. The net effect of the interest rate exchange agreements designated as hedges of debt increased interest expense by $25 million in 2007 and $27 million in 2006, respectively, and decreased interest expense by $11 million in 2005.
 
We manage our foreign currency exposure by funding most foreign currency denominated assets with liabilities in the same currency. We may enter into foreign currency exchange agreements to convert foreign currency denominated assets, liabilities and cash flows into functional currency denominated assets, liabilities and cash flows. In addition, as part of managing our foreign currency exposure, we may enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts. The objective of such agreements is to manage any remaining foreign currency exposures to changes in currency rates. The fair values of these agreements are recorded in either Other assets or Accrued interest and other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. As we hedge all substantial non-functional currency exposures within each of our subsidiaries, likely future changes in foreign currency rates would not have a significant impact on each subsidiary’s functional currency earnings. We do not hedge the earnings of our Canadian subsidiaries as we plan to continue investing these earnings in Canada for the foreseeable future. As a result, changes in the currency exchange rate between the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar could impact our consolidated earnings.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Allowance for Losses on Finance Receivables
 
We evaluate our allowance for losses on finance receivables based on a combination of factors. For homogeneous loan pools, we examine current delinquencies, the characteristics of the existing accounts, historical loss experience, the value of the underlying collateral and general economic conditions and trends. We estimate losses will range from 0.3% to 6.0% of finance receivables depending on the specific homogeneous loan pool. For larger balance commercial loans, we also consider borrower specific information, industry trends and estimated discounted cash flows are considered, as well as the factors described above for homogeneous loan pools.
 
Provision for losses on finance receivables are charged to income, in amounts sufficient to maintain the allowance for losses on finance receivables at a level considered adequate to cover losses inherent in the owned finance receivable portfolio, based on management’s evaluation and analysis of this portfolio. While management believes that its consideration of the factors and assumptions referred to above results in an accurate evaluation of existing losses in the portfolio based on prior trends and experience, changes in the assumptions or trends within reasonable historical volatility may have a material impact on our allowance for losses. The allowance for losses on finance receivables currently represents 1.03% of total finance receivables. During the last five years, net charge-offs as a percentage of finance receivables have ranged from 0.38% to 2.08%.


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Goodwill
 
We evaluate the recoverability of goodwill annually in the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances, such as declines in interest margin or cash flows or material adverse changes in the business climate, indicate that the carrying value might be impaired. The annual impairment test was completed in the fourth quarter of 2007 using the estimates from our long-term strategic plan. No adjustment was required to the carrying value of goodwill based on the analysis performed.
 
Goodwill is considered to be impaired when the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value. Fair values are primarily established using a discounted cash flow methodology. The determination of discounted cash flows is based on an extrapolation of the businesses’ multi-year strategic business plans. The assumptions relative to interest margin, operating expenses and provision for losses included in the plans are management’s best estimates based on current and forecasted market conditions.
 
A compounded annual growth rate assumption of 5% was used in 2007 to estimate cash flows beyond the multi-year business plan period. Other significant assumptions utilized were an estimated cash flow discount rate of 11% and an effective tax rate of 37%. If different assumptions were used in these plans, the related cash flows used in measuring impairment could be different, potentially resulting in an impairment charge. These assumptions involve significant levels of judgment; however, a 10% adverse change in any one, or a combination of these factors would not have resulted in an impairment charge. Management believes that while future growth, discount rates and tax rates have the potential to change with evolving market conditions, no significant, imminent changes in these assumptions are likely.
 
Securitized Transactions
 
Securitized transactions involve the sale of finance receivables to qualified special purpose trusts. We may retain an interest in the assets sold in the form of interest-only securities, seller certificates, cash reserve accounts and servicing rights and obligations. At the time of sale, a gain or loss is recorded based on the difference between the proceeds received and the allocated carrying value of the finance receivables sold. The allocated carrying value is determined based on the relative fair values of the finance receivables sold and the interests retained. As such, the fair value estimate of the retained interests has a direct impact on the gain or loss recorded. We estimate fair value based on the present value of future cash flows expected under management’s best estimates of key assumptions — credit losses, prepayment speeds, discount rates, and forward interest rate yield curves commensurate with the risks involved. Retained interests are recorded at fair value as a component of Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
We review the fair values of the retained interests quarterly using updated assumptions and compare such amounts with the carrying value of the retained interests. When the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the retained interests, we determine whether the decline in fair value is other than temporary. When we determine the value of the decline is other than temporary, we write down the retained interests to fair value with a corresponding charge to income. When a change in fair value of the retained interests is deemed temporary, we record a corresponding credit or charge to Other comprehensive income for any unrealized gains or losses. Refer to Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for a summary of key assumptions used to record initial gains related to the sale of finance receivables through securitizations and to measure the current fair value of the retained interests, along with the sensitivity of the fair values to adverse changes in these assumptions.
 
Income Taxes
 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, applying enacted tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which we expect the differences will reverse or settle. Based on the evaluation of available evidence, we recognize future tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards, to the extent that it is more likely than not that we will realize these benefits. We periodically assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets and reflect any changes in our estimates in the valuation allowance, with a corresponding adjustment to earnings or other comprehensive income (loss), as appropriate.


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In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we look to the future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, taxable income in carryback years, the feasibility of tax planning strategies and estimated future taxable income. The valuation allowance can be affected by changes to tax laws, changes to statutory tax rates and changes to future taxable income estimates.
 
The amount of income taxes we pay is subject to ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. We assess our income tax positions and record tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon management’s evaluation of the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, we record an estimate of the amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions for which it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the financial statements. Where applicable, associated interest has also been recognized. As future results may include favorable or unfavorable adjustments to our estimates due to closure of income tax examinations, new regulatory or judicial pronouncements, or other relevant events, our effective tax rate may fluctuate significantly on a quarterly and annual basis.
 
Results of Operations
 
Revenues and Net Interest Margin
 
A comparison of revenues and net interest margin is set forth in the following table.
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Finance charges
  $ 671     $ 652     $ 464  
Securitization gains
    62       42       49  
Rental revenues on operating leases
    34       32       32  
Other income
    108       72       83  
                         
Total revenues
  $ 875     $ 798     $ 628  
Interest expense
    397       351       218  
Depreciation of equipment on operating leases
    18       17       19  
                         
Net interest margin
  $ 460     $ 430     $ 391  
                         
Portfolio yield
    8.51 %     9.11 %     7.91 %
Net interest margin as a percentage of average net investment
    5.66 %     5.81 %     6.40 %
 
2007 vs. 2006
 
The increase in finance charges of $19 million compared with 2006 reflects earnings on $722 million of higher average finance receivables ($66 million), partially offset by a decrease in portfolio yields related to competitive pricing pressures ($17 million) and lower leveraged lease earnings. The reduction in leveraged lease earnings is primarily due to an unfavorable cumulative earnings adjustment attributable to the recognition of residual value impairments ($13 million), a reduction in leveraged lease earnings resulting from the adoption of FSP 13-2 ($8 million) and the recognition of earnings associated with the sale of an option related to a leveraged lease asset in 2006 ($7 million). The increase in average finance receivables was primarily due to growth in Aviation Finance ($512 million) and Resort Finance ($224 million).
 
Securitization gains increased $20 million compared with 2006, primarily attributable to a $588 million incremental increase in the level of receivables sold into the Distribution Finance revolving securitization in the first quarter of 2007. The $36 million increase in other income included a $21 million gain on the sale of a leveraged lease investment and a $7 million increase in servicing fee income associated with an increase in securitized finance receivables.
 
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pressures on pricing and lower leveraged lease earnings, partially offset by the increase in other income and securitization gains. The increase in dollars principally reflects the interest margin earned on growth in average finance receivables ($30 million).
 
The Company experienced a disruption in the credit markets during the third and fourth quarters of 2007, which resulted in an increase in the spread between LIBOR, the primary index against which our variable-rate debt is priced, and the Federal Funds rate. This had an $11 million negative effect on borrowing rates as compared to 2006. Despite this disruption, we only experienced a $2 million increase in borrowing rates on debt as compared to 2006. The negative impact of the credit market disruption was almost completely mitigated by the impact of debt issuances during 2006 and the first half of 2007, which replaced maturing debt issued during periods of relatively higher borrowing spreads.
 
2006 vs. 2005
 
The increase in finance charges of $188 million compared with 2005 principally reflected earnings on $1,339 million of higher average finance receivables ($103 million) and a higher interest rate environment ($90 million). The increase in average finance receivables was largely due to growth in Distribution Finance ($736 million), Golf Finance ($308 million), and Aviation Finance ($242 million). The decrease in other income primarily reflects lower residual gains, impairment charges recognized on a leveraged lease residual in Structured Capital, and lower fee income.
 
Net interest margin increased $39 million compared with 2005, but decreased as a percentage of average net investment (0.59%). The increase in dollars principally reflects growth in average finance receivables ($54 million), partially offset by a decrease in securitization and other income ($18 million). Interest expense increased $133 million reflecting higher average debt levels of $1,092 million to fund receivable growth ($47 million) and a higher interest rate environment ($101 million), partially offset by improved credit spreads resulting from the maturity and replacement of debt issued during periods of relatively lower market liquidity. Net interest margin percentage decreased primarily due to a lower proportion of other income and securitization gains to total revenue.
 
Selling and Administrative Expenses
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Selling and administrative expenses
  $ 205     $ 194     $ 191  
Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of average managed and serviced finance receivables
    1.71 %     1.84 %     2.01 %
Operating efficiency ratio
    44.6 %     45.1 %     48.8 %
 
2007 vs. 2006
 
Selling and administrative expenses increased $11 million in 2007 compared with 2006 primarily reflecting higher information technology and telecommunications expense ($5 million) and higher employee compensation and benefits expense ($3 million). The improvements in selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of average managed and serviced finance receivables continue to reflect the use of process improvement initiatives to enable growth in the receivable portfolio without significant growth in staffing levels.
 
2006 vs. 2005
 
Selling and administrative expenses increased $3 million in 2006 compared with 2005 primarily reflecting higher employee compensation and benefits expense ($8 million) as a result of portfolio receivable growth and increased performance-based compensation tied to the Company’s improved profitability, partially offset by lower depreciation expense ($4 million). The improvements in selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of average managed and serviced finance receivables and in the operating efficiency ratio reflected continued process improvement initiatives, which have enabled growth in the receivable portfolio without significant growth in staffing levels.


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Provision for Losses
 
Allowance for losses on finance receivables is presented in the following table.
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Allowance for losses on finance receivables beginning of period
  $ 93     $ 96     $ 99  
Provision for losses
    33       26       29  
Less net charge-offs:
                       
Distribution Finance
    19       6       10  
Asset-Based Lending
    7       7        
Golf Finance
    3       1       3  
Aviation Finance
    2       2       2  
Resort Finance
    (2 )     7       10  
Corporate and Other
    8       6       7  
                         
Total net charge-offs
    37       29       32  
Allowance for losses on finance receivables end of period
  $ 89     $ 93     $ 96  
                         
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average finance receivables
    0.45 %     0.38 %     0.51 %
Allowance for losses on finance receivables as a percentage of total finance receivables
    1.03 %     1.11 %     1.43 %
Allowance for losses on finance receivables as a percentage of nonaccrual finance receivables
    111.7 %     123.1 %     108.6 %
 
2007 vs. 2006
 
Provision for losses increased $7 million primarily reflecting an increase in both nonperforming assets and net charge-offs in the Distribution Finance portfolio. The decrease in the allowance for losses reflects sustained improvements in portfolio credit quality statistics and a reduction in reserves established related to specific non-homogeneous loans ($2 million). During 2007, we charged-off $8 million of loans related to which specific reserves had been established at December 30, 2006. This contributed to the decrease in reserves related to specific loans and the increase in net charge-offs as compared to 2006.
 
Although management believes it has made adequate provision for anticipated losses on finance receivables, realization of these amounts remain subject to uncertainties. Subsequent evaluations of portfolio quality, in light of factors then prevailing, including economic conditions, may require additional increases or decreases in the allowance for losses on finance receivables.
 
2006 vs. 2005
 
Provision for losses decreased $3 million reflecting sustained improvement in portfolio quality. These sustained improvements resulted in a reduction of the rate utilized to establish the allowance for losses in several of our portfolios. The change in loss rates utilized accounted for a $7 million reduction in provision for losses during 2006. The decrease in net charge-offs of $3 million principally reflects improvements in Distribution Finance ($4 million), Resort Finance ($3 million) and Golf Finance ($2 million), partially offset by an increase in Asset-Based Lending ($7 million).


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Income Taxes
 
A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is provided below:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Federal statutory income tax rate
    35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
                       
State income taxes
    1.9       1.0       1.3  
Tax exempt interest
    (0.2 )     (0.2 )     (1.1 )
Foreign tax rate differential
    (3.3 )     (4.0 )     (2.7 )
Canadian dollar functional currency
    (1.0 )     (5.5 )      
Change in state valuation allowance
    0.3       1.6       1.1  
Interest on tax contingencies — leveraged leases
    3.1       2.7       1.1  
Tax credits
    (1.1 )     (2.1 )     (0.8 )
Other, net
    0.2       (1.2 )     (0.3 )
                         
Effective income tax rate
    34.9 %     27.3 %     33.6 %
                         
 
The effective tax rate increased to 34.9% in 2007 from 27.3% in 2006 and 33.6% in 2005. The increase in 2007 is primarily attributable to a benefit derived from the adoption of the Canadian dollar as the functional currency for U.S. tax purposes of one of the Company’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiaries in 2006 and a decrease in tax credits in 2007, partially offset by a larger increase in the state valuation allowance in 2006.
 
The lower tax rate in 2006, as compared to 2005, is primarily attributable to the adoption of the Canadian dollar as the functional currency for U.S. tax purposes of one of the Company’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiaries in 2006 and the effects of events related to cross-border financings, partially offset by an increase in interest on tax contingencies, the majority of which is associated with leveraged leases, as discussed in Note 17 Contingencies.
 
Operating Results by Segment
 
Segment income presented in the tables below represents income from continuing operations before income taxes.
 
Distribution Finance
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues
  $ 290     $ 268     $ 178  
                         
Net interest margin
  $ 206     $ 185     $ 140  
Selling and administrative expenses
    96       82       68  
Provision for losses
    24       4       2  
                         
Segment income
  $ 86     $ 99     $ 70  
                         
 
Distribution Finance segment income decreased $13 million in 2007 compared with 2006, primarily reflecting an increase in provision for losses ($20 million) and an increase in selling and administrative expenses ($14 million), partially offset by an increase in net interest margin ($21 million). The increase in net interest margin principally reflects an increase in securitization gains and servicing income ($24 million) as a result of the sale of an incremental $588 million of receivables into the Distribution Finance revolving securitization in the first quarter. Selling and administrative expenses increased largely due to growth in the segment’s managed receivable portfolio. Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of average managed and serviced finance receivables remained stable at 2.38% in 2007, as compared to 2.35% in 2006. The increase in provision for losses corresponds with a similar increase in nonperforming assets as weakening U.S. economic conditions began to have a negative impact on borrowers in certain industries.


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Distribution Finance segment income increased $29 million in 2006 compared with 2005, primarily reflecting higher net interest margin ($45 million), partially offset by an increase in selling and administrative expenses ($14 million). The increase in net interest margin principally reflects $736 million of higher average finance receivables ($37 million) and higher fee income ($9 million). Selling and administrative expenses increased largely due to receivable portfolio growth. Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of average managed and serviced finance receivables decreased to 2.35% in 2006 from 2.64% in 2005.
 
Aviation Finance
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues
  $ 176     $ 133     $ 107  
                         
Net interest margin
  $ 72     $ 52     $ 51  
Selling and administrative expenses
    21       21       16  
Provision for losses
    3             3  
                         
Segment income
  $ 48     $ 31     $ 32  
                         
 
Net interest margin in the Aviation Finance segment increased $20 million in 2007 primarily due to a $512 million increase in average finance receivables ($14 million) and an increase in securitization gains ($4 million). The increase in securitization gains reflects the sale of an additional $199 million of finance receivables during 2007. The increase in net interest margin was partially offset by an increase in provision for losses. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of finance receivables remained relatively stable while the dollar amount of nonperforming assets increased, reflecting growth in the portfolio.
 
Net interest margin in the Aviation Finance segment increased $1 million in 2006 primarily due to a $242 million increase in average finance receivables, partially offset by lower securitization gains. The decrease in Aviation Finance segment income in 2006 also reflects higher selling and administrative expenses ($5 million) and lower provision for losses ($3 million). The increase in selling and administrative expenses is largely due to portfolio growth and reorganization expenses incurred to enable additional growth in future periods. The decline in provision for losses principally reflects continued improvements in portfolio quality.
 
Golf Finance
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues
  $ 138     $ 132     $ 102  
                         
Net interest margin
  $ 62     $ 54     $ 52  
Selling and administrative expenses
    19       19       21  
Provision for losses
    5       3       6  
                         
Segment income
  $ 38     $ 32     $ 25  
                         
 
The increase in Golf Finance segment income of $6 million in 2007 reflects higher net interest margin resulting from a $102 million increase in average finance receivables ($3 million) and a significant reduction in borrowing costs ($8 million) primarily attributable to a change in our interest expense allocation methodology described in Note 18. Financial Information about Operating Segments. The increase in net interest margin was partially offset by an increase in provision for losses ($2 million) reflecting the establishment of specific reserves for two accounts during 2007 while overall portfolio quality continued to improve.
 
The increase in Golf Finance segment income of $7 million in 2006 reflects higher net interest margin resulting from a $308 million increase in average finance receivables ($2 million), lower provision for losses ($3 million) and lower selling and administrative expenses ($2 million). The lower provision for losses primarily reflects improvements in portfolio quality. The decrease in selling and administrative expenses primarily reflects lower employee compensation and benefits expense.


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Resort Finance
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues
  $ 137     $ 118     $ 91  
                         
Net interest margin
  $ 68     $ 61     $ 51  
Selling and administrative expenses
    23       23       29  
Provision for losses
    (6 )     6       4  
                         
Segment income
  $ 51     $ 32     $ 18  
                         
 
The increase in Resort Finance segment income of $19 million in 2007 primarily reflects a $12 million decrease in the provision for losses and a $7 million increase in net interest margin. The increase in net interest margin is primarily the result of a $224 million increase in average finance receivables ($11 million) and an increase in other income ($2 million), partially offset by the impact of competitive pricing pressures ($8 million). The decrease in provision for losses reflects a $6 million reduction in the rate used to establish the allowance for loan losses due to significant and sustained improvements in portfolio quality.
 
The increase in Resort Finance segment income of $14 million in 2006 primarily reflects a $10 million increase in net interest margin and a $6 million decrease in selling and administrative expenses. The increase in net interest margin principally reflects the recognition of previously suspended earnings and the recognition of a loan discount in earnings, which resulted from the successful collection of loans purchased at a discount ($6 million). The decrease in selling and administrative expenses was largely due to lower legal and collection expenses resulting from improvements in portfolio quality.
 
Asset-Based Lending
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues
  $ 94     $ 90     $ 75  
                         
Net interest margin
  $ 47     $ 51     $ 51  
Selling and administrative expenses
    24       23       25  
Provision for losses
    2       16       1  
                         
Segment income
  $ 21     $ 12     $ 25  
                         
 
Asset-Based Lending segment income increased $9 million in 2007 compared with 2006, principally due to a $14 million decrease in provision for losses, partially offset by a reduction in net interest margin ($4 million). The decrease in provision for losses principally reflects the result of specific reserving actions taken on two accounts in 2006 and recoveries on one of those accounts in 2007. The decrease in net interest margin is primarily due to a decrease in finance receivable pricing due to competitive pressures ($7 million) and an increase in borrowing spreads ($2 million), partially offset by an increase attributable to $116 million higher average finance receivables ($6 million).
 
Asset-Based Lending segment income decreased $13 million in 2006 compared with 2005, principally due to a $15 million increase in provision for losses. The increase in provision for losses principally reflects specific reserving actions taken on two nonperforming loans in unrelated industries.


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Structured Capital
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues
  $ 33     $ 38     $ 54  
                         
Net interest margin
  $ 20     $ 21     $ 38  
Selling and administrative expenses
    4       4       4  
                         
Segment income
  $ 16     $ 17     $ 34  
                         
 
Structured Capital segment income decreased $1 million as compared to 2006, reflecting a slight decline in net interest margin. The decrease primarily reflects lower leveraged lease earnings due to an unfavorable earnings adjustment attributable to the recognition of residual value impairments ($13 million), the reduction of leveraged lease earnings from the adoption of FSP 13-2 ($8 million) and the recognition of earnings associated with the sale of an option related to a leveraged lease asset in 2006 ($7 million), partially offset by a gain from the sale of a leveraged lease investment ($21 million) in the second quarter of 2007.
 
Structured Capital segment income decreased $17 million as compared to 2005 due to a decrease in net interest margin. The decrease in net interest margin principally reflects $90 million of lower average finance receivables and lower other income, partially offset by earnings on the sale of an option to purchase cash flows related to an asset subject to a leveraged lease ($7 million). The lower average finance receivables reflect the sale of a $78 million note receivable in the fourth quarter of 2005. The lower other income reflects a $7 million gain recognized upon the sale of a note receivable in the fourth quarter of 2005, impairment charges taken on a leveraged lease residual, and lower investment income.
 
Corporate and Other
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues
  $ 7     $ 19     $ 21  
                         
Net interest margin
  $ (15 )   $ 6     $ 8  
Selling and administrative expenses
    18       22       28  
Provision for losses
    5       (3 )     13  
                         
Segment loss
  $ (38 )   $ (13 )   $ (33 )
                         
 
The $25 million increase in Corporate and Other segment loss in 2007 principally reflects the negative impact on interest margin resulting from the change in our interest allocation methodology as described in Note 18. Financial Information about Operating Segments ($13 million), higher provision for losses related to specific reserving actions taken on one account in the media finance portfolio and a reduction in selling and administrative expense consistent with a $132 million decrease in average finance receivables as compared to 2006.
 
The $20 million decrease in Corporate and Other segment loss in 2006 principally reflects lower selling and administrative expenses and lower provision for losses. The decrease in selling and administrative expenses is primarily the result of an impairment charge recognized in 2005 related to specialized computer software, and an overall decrease in operating expenses as the portfolio continues to liquidate. The decrease in provision for losses primarily reflects the reversal of reserves related to a $43 million franchise portfolio sale in the third quarter of 2006, in addition to relative stability in portfolio quality.
 
Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
 
For information regarding Textron Financial’s Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk, see “Risk Management” in Item 1 and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Interest Rate Sensitivity,” in Item 7 of this Form 10-K.


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Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
REPORT OF MANAGEMENT
 
Management is responsible for the integrity and objectivity of the financial data presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and include amounts based on management’s best estimates and judgments. Management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for Textron Financial Corporation, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). With the participation of our management, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework, we have concluded that Textron Financial Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2007.
 
The independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, has audited the Consolidated Financial Statements of Textron Financial Corporation and has issued an attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2007, as stated in its reports, which are included herein.
 
We conduct our business in accordance with the standards outlined in the Textron Business Conduct Guidelines, which is communicated to all employees. Honesty, integrity and high ethical standards are the core values of how we conduct business. Textron Financial Corporation prepares and carries out an annual Compliance Plan to ensure these values and standards are maintained. Our internal control structure is designed to provide reasonable assurance, at appropriate cost, that assets are safeguarded and that transactions are properly executed and recorded. The internal control structure includes, among other things, established policies and procedures, an internal audit function, and the selection and training of qualified personnel. Textron Financial Corporation’s management is responsible for implementing effective internal control systems and monitoring their effectiveness, as well as developing and executing an annual internal control plan.
 
/s/  Ted R. French
Ted R. French
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
February 13, 2008
 
/s/  Thomas J. Cullen
Thomas J. Cullen
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
February 13, 2008


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
 
To the Board of Directors
Textron Financial Corporation
 
We have audited Textron Financial Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Textron Financial Corporation’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Report of Management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
In our opinion, Textron Financial Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2007, based on the COSO criteria.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Consolidated Balance Sheets of Textron Financial Corporation as of December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, and the related Consolidated Statement of Income, Cash Flows and Changes in Shareholder’s Equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2007 of Textron Financial Corporation and our report dated February 13, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
-s- Ernst <DATA,ampersand> Young
 
Boston, Massachusetts
February 13, 2008


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors
Textron Financial Corporation
 
We have audited the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets of Textron Financial Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, and the related Consolidated Statements of Income, Cash Flows and Changes in Shareholder’s Equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the Consolidated Financial Statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Textron Financial Corporation at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006 and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Textron Financial Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2007 based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 13, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
As discussed in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, in 2007 the Company adopted FASB Staff Position No. 13-2, “Accounting for a Change or Projected Change in the Timing of Cash Flows Relating to Income Taxes Generated by a Leveraged Lease Transaction.”
 
-s- Ernst <DATA,ampersand> Young
 
Boston, Massachusetts
February 13, 2008


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
For each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2007
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Finance charges
  $ 671     $ 652     $ 464  
Securitization gains
    62       42       49  
Rental revenues on operating leases
    34       32       32  
Other income
    108       72       83  
                         
Total revenues
    875       798       628  
Interest expense
    397       351       218  
Depreciation of equipment on operating leases
    18       17       19  
                         
Net interest margin
    460       430       391  
Selling and administrative expenses
    205       194       191  
Provision for losses
    33       26       29  
                         
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    222       210       171  
Income taxes
    77       57       57  
                         
Income from continuing operations
    145       153       114  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
          (1 )     (3 )
                         
Net income
  $ 145     $ 152     $ 111  
                         
 
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    December 29,
    December 30,
 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Assets
               
Cash and equivalents
  $ 60     $ 47  
Finance receivables, net of unearned income:
               
Revolving loans
    2,254       1,948  
Installment contracts
    2,052       1,674  
Distribution finance receivables
    1,900       2,423  
Golf course and resort mortgages
    1,240       1,060  
Finance leases
    613       590  
Leveraged leases
    544       615  
                 
Total finance receivables
    8,603       8,310  
Allowance for losses on finance receivables
    (89 )     (93 )
                 
Finance receivables — net
    8,514       8,217  
Equipment on operating leases — net
    259       238  
Goodwill
    169       169  
Other assets
    381       329  
                 
Total assets
  $ 9,383     $ 9,000  
                 
Liabilities and shareholder’s equity
               
Liabilities
               
Accrued interest and other liabilities
  $ 437     $ 479  
Amounts due to Textron Inc. 
    25       20  
Deferred income taxes
    472       497  
Debt
    7,311       6,862  
                 
Total liabilities
    8,245       7,858  
                 
Shareholder’s equity
               
Capital surplus
    592       592  
Investment in parent company preferred stock
    (25 )     (25 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    26       7  
Retained earnings
    545       568  
                 
Total shareholder’s equity
    1,138       1,142  
                 
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity
  $ 9,383     $ 9,000  
                 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
For each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2007
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
          (In millions)        
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net income
  $ 145     $ 152     $ 111  
Loss from discontinued operations
          1       3  
                         
Income from continuing operations
    145       153       114  
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Provision for losses
    33       26       29  
Increase in accrued interest and other liabilities
    36       66       35  
Depreciation
    28       28       34  
Amortization
    12       11       12  
Noncash gains in excess of collections on securitizations and syndications
    (4 )     8       2  
Deferred income tax provision
    (7 )     38       7  
Other — net
    19       8       14  
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations
    262       338       247  
Net cash used by operating activities of discontinued operations
          (13 )     (3 )
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    262       325       244  
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Finance receivables originated or purchased
    (13,124 )     (12,240 )     (10,940 )
Finance receivables repaid
    11,863       10,205       9,560  
Proceeds from receivable sales, including securitizations
    994       513       383  
Net cash used in acquisitions
          (164 )      
Other investments
    (10 )     18       26  
Proceeds from disposition of operating leases and other assets
    55       66       93  
Other capital expenditures
    (10 )     (12 )     (9 )
Purchase of assets for operating leases
    (49 )     (66 )     (63 )
                         
Net cash used by investing activities of continuing operations
    (281 )     (1,680 )     (950 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Principal payments on long-term debt
    (1,248 )     (1,049 )     (677 )
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    1,878       1,853       1,482  
Net (decrease) increase in commercial paper
    (315 )     532       (102 )
Net (decrease) increase in other short-term debt
    (55 )     47       (4 )
Proceeds from issuance of nonrecourse debt
          142       72  
Principal payments on nonrecourse debt
    (96 )     (72 )     (84 )
Capital contributions from Textron Inc. 
    9       27       9  
Dividends paid to Textron Inc. 
    (144 )     (89 )     (109 )
                         
Net cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations
    29       1,391       587  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    3       1       2  
                         
Net cash provided (used) by continuing operations
    13       50       (114 )
Net cash used by discontinued operations
          (13 )     (3 )
                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
    13       37       (117 )
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year
    47       10       127  
                         
Cash and equivalents at end of year
  $ 60     $ 47     $ 10  
                         
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
 
For each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2007
 
                                         
          Investment
    Accumulated
             
          In Parent
    Other
             
          Company
    Comprehensive
          Total
 
    Capital
    Preferred
    Income
    Retained
    Shareholder’s
 
    Surplus     Stock     (Loss)     Earnings     Equity  
    (In millions)  
 
Balance January 1, 2005
  $ 574     $ (25 )   $ 1     $ 485     $ 1,035  
Comprehensive income:
                                       
Net income
                      111       111  
Other comprehensive income:
                                       
Foreign currency translation
                (1 )           (1 )
Change in unrealized net losses on hedge contracts, net of income taxes
                             
Change in unrealized net gains on interest-only securities, net of income taxes
                5             5  
                                         
Other comprehensive income
                4             4  
                                         
Comprehensive income
                            115  
Capital contributions from Textron Inc. 
    9                         9  
Dividends to Textron Inc. 
    (9 )                 (100 )     (109 )
                                         
Balance December 31, 2005
    574       (25 )     5       496       1,050  
Comprehensive income:
                                       
Net income
                      152       152  
Other comprehensive income:
                                       
Foreign currency translation
                1             1  
Change in unrealized net losses on hedge contracts, net of income taxes
                5             5  
Change in unrealized net gains on interest-only securities, net of income taxes
                (4 )           (4 )
                                         
Other comprehensive income
                2             2  
                                         
Comprehensive income
                            154  
Capital contributions from Textron Inc. 
    27                         27  
Dividends to Textron Inc. 
    (9 )                 (80 )     (89 )
                                         
Balance December 30, 2006
    592       (25 )     7       568       1,142  
Comprehensive income:
                                       
Net income
                      145       145  
Other comprehensive income:
                                       
Foreign currency translation
                19             19  
Change in unrealized net losses on hedge contracts, net of income taxes
                2             2  
Change in unrealized net gains on interest-only securities, net of income taxes
                (2 )           (2 )
                                         
Other comprehensive income
                19             19  
                                         
Comprehensive income
                            164  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                      (33 )     (33 )
Capital contributions from Textron Inc. 
    9                         9  
Dividends to Textron Inc. 
    (9 )                 (135 )     (144 )
                                         
Balance December 29, 2007
  $ 592     $ (25 )   $ 26     $ 545     $ 1,138  
                                         
 
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
NOTE 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Nature of Operations
 
Textron Financial Corporation (“Textron Financial” or the “Company”) is a diversified commercial finance company with operations in six segments: Asset-Based Lending, Aviation Finance, Distribution Finance, Golf Finance, Resort Finance and Structured Capital. Asset-Based Lending provides revolving credit facilities secured by receivables and inventory, related equipment and real estate term loans, and factoring programs across a broad range of manufacturing and service industries. Aviation Finance provides financing for new and used Cessna business jets, single engine turboprops, piston-engine airplanes, Bell helicopters and other general aviation aircraft. Distribution Finance primarily offers inventory finance programs for dealers of Textron manufactured products and for dealers of a variety of other household, housing, leisure, agricultural and technology products. Golf Finance primarily makes mortgage loans for the acquisition and refinancing of golf courses, and provides term financing for E-Z-GO golf cars and Jacobsen turf-care equipment. Resort Finance principally extends loans to developers of vacation interval resorts, secured primarily by notes receivable and interval inventory. Structured Capital primarily engages in long-term leases of large-ticket equipment and real estate, primarily with investment grade lessees.
 
Textron Financial’s financing activities are confined almost exclusively to secured lending and leasing to commercial markets. Textron Financial’s services are offered primarily in North America. However, Textron Financial finances products worldwide, principally Bell helicopters and Cessna aircraft.
 
Textron Financial is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron Inc. (“Textron”), a global multi-industry company with operations in four business segments: Bell, Cessna, Industrial and Finance. At December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, 19% and 18% of Textron Financial’s total managed finance receivables were related to the financing of Textron manufactured products, respectively. Textron Financial’s year-end dates conform with Textron’s year-end, which falls on the nearest Saturday to December 31.
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Textron Financial and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in those statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from such estimates.
 
Finance Charges
 
Finance charges include interest on loans, capital lease earnings, leveraged lease earnings and discounts on certain revolving credit and factoring arrangements. Finance charges are recognized in revenues using the interest method to provide a constant rate of return over the terms of the finance assets. Accrual of interest income is suspended for accounts that are contractually delinquent by more than three months, unless collection is not doubtful. In addition, detailed reviews of loans may result in earlier suspension if collection is doubtful. Cash payments on nonaccrual accounts, including finance charges, generally are applied to reduce loan principal. Accrual of interest is resumed when the loan becomes contractually current, and suspended interest income is recognized at that time.
 
Finance Receivable Origination Fees and Costs
 
Fees received and direct loan origination costs are deferred and amortized to finance charge revenues over the contractual lives of the respective receivables using the interest method. Unamortized amounts are recognized in revenues when receivables are sold or paid in full.


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Other Income
 
Other income includes syndication gains on the sale of loans and leases, late charges, prepayment gains, servicing fees, residual gains, investment income and other miscellaneous fees, which are primarily recognized as income when received. It also includes earnings on retained interests in securitizations including interest on seller certificates and cash reserve accounts as well as the accretable yield on interest-only securities. Impairment charges related to assets and investments acquired through repossession of collateral are also recorded in the Other component of Other income.
 
Allowance for Losses on Finance Receivables
 
Management evaluates its allowance for losses on finance receivables based on a combination of factors. For its homogeneous loan pools, Textron Financial examines current delinquencies, characteristics of the existing accounts, historical loss experience, underlying collateral value and general economic conditions and trends. For larger balance commercial loans, Textron Financial considers borrower specific information, industry trends and estimated discounted cash flows, as well as the factors described above for homogeneous loan pools.
 
Provision for losses on finance receivables are charged to income in amounts sufficient to maintain the allowance for losses on finance receivables at a level considered adequate to cover inherent losses in the owned finance receivable portfolio, based on management’s evaluation and analysis of this portfolio.
 
Finance receivables are written down to the fair value (less estimated costs to sell) of the related collateral at the earlier of the date the collateral is repossessed or when no payment has been received for six months, unless management deems the receivable collectible. Finance receivables are charged off when they are deemed to be uncollectible.
 
Loan Impairment
 
Textron Financial periodically evaluates finance receivables, excluding homogeneous loan portfolios and finance leases, for impairment. A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. In addition, the Company identifies loans that are considered impaired due to the significant modification of the original loan terms to reflect deferred principal payments generally at market interest rates, but which continue to accrue finance charges since collection of principal and interest is not doubtful. Nonaccrual finance receivables include impaired nonaccrual finance receivables and accounts in homogeneous portfolios that are contractually delinquent by more than three months.
 
Impairment is measured by comparing the fair value of a loan to its carrying amount. Fair value is based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s observable market price or, if the loan is collateral dependent, at the fair value of the collateral, less selling costs. If the fair value of the loan is less than its carrying amount, the Company establishes a reserve based on this difference. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates, including the amount and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans, which may differ from actual results.
 
Fixed Assets
 
The cost of fixed assets is depreciated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the assets.
 
Equipment on Operating Leases
 
Income from operating leases is recognized in equal amounts over the lease terms. The costs of such assets are capitalized and depreciated to estimated residual values using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term.


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Goodwill
 
Management evaluates the recoverability of goodwill annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances, such as declines in interest margin, earnings or cash flows or material adverse changes in the business climate, indicate that the carrying value might be impaired. Goodwill is considered to be impaired when the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value. Fair values are primarily established using a discounted cash flow methodology. The determination of discounted cash flow is based on the businesses’ strategic plans and long-range planning forecasts.
 
Pension Benefits and Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions
 
Textron Financial participates in Textron’s defined contribution and defined benefit pension plans. The cost of the defined contribution plan amounted to approximately $5.0 million, $2.4 million and $1.9 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The cost of the defined benefit pension plan amounted to approximately $10.2 million, $10.7 million and $9.5 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Defined benefits under salaried plans are based on salary and years of service. Textron’s funding policy is consistent with federal law and regulations. Pension plan assets consist principally of corporate and government bonds and common stocks. Accrued pension expense is included in Accrued interest and other liabilities on Textron Financial’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
Income Taxes
 
Textron Financial’s revenues and expenses are included in Textron’s consolidated tax return. Textron Financial’s current tax expense reflects statutory U.S. tax rates applied to taxable income or loss included in Textron’s consolidated returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, applying enacted tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which we expect the differences will reverse or settle. Based on the evaluation of available evidence, we recognize future tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards, to the extent that it is more likely than not that we will realize these benefits. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
We periodically assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets and reflect any changes in our estimates in the valuation allowance, with a corresponding adjustment to earnings or other comprehensive income (loss), as appropriate. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we look to the future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, taxable income in carryback years, the feasibility of tax planning strategies and estimated future taxable income.
 
Securitized Transactions
 
Securitized transactions involve the sale of finance receivables to qualified special purpose trusts. Textron Financial may retain an interest in the assets sold in the form of interest-only securities, seller certificates, cash reserve accounts and servicing rights and obligations. The Company’s retained interests are subordinate to other investors’ interests in the securitizations. Gain or loss on the sale of the loans or leases depends, in part, on the previous carrying amount of the financial assets involved in the transfer, which is allocated between the assets sold and the retained interests based on their relative fair values at the date of transfer. Retained interests are recorded at fair value in Other assets. The Company estimates fair values based on the present value of expected future cash flows using management’s best estimates of key assumptions — credit losses, prepayment speeds and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved.
 
Textron Financial reviews the fair values of the retained interests quarterly using updated assumptions and compares such amounts with the carrying value of the retained interests. When the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the retained interests, the Company determines whether the decline in fair value is other than temporary. When the Company determines the value of the decline is other than temporary, it writes down the retained interests to fair value with a corresponding charge to income. When a change in fair value of retained interests is deemed temporary, the Company records a corresponding credit or charge to Other comprehensive income for any unrealized gains or losses.


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Textron Financial does not provide legal recourse to third-party investors that purchase interests in Textron Financial’s securitizations beyond the credit enhancement inherent in the retained interest-only securities, seller certificates and cash reserve accounts.
 
Derivative Financial Instruments
 
Textron Financial has entered into various interest rate and foreign exchange agreements to mitigate its exposure to changes in interest and foreign exchange rates. The Company records all derivative financial instruments on its balance sheet at fair value and recognizes changes in fair values in current earnings unless the derivatives qualify as hedges of future cash flows. For derivatives qualifying as hedges of future cash flows, the Company records the effective portion of the change in fair value as a component of Other comprehensive income in the periods the hedged transaction affects earnings.
 
Textron Financial recognizes the net interest differential on interest rate exchange agreements as adjustments to finance charges or interest expense to correspond with the hedged positions. In the event of an early termination of a derivative financial instrument, the Company defers the gain or loss in Other comprehensive income until it recognizes the hedged transaction in earnings.
 
While these exchange agreements expose Textron Financial to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to the agreements, the Company does not expect any such nonperformance. The Company minimizes the risk of nonperformance by entering into contracts with financially sound counterparties having long-term bond ratings of generally no less than single A, by continuously monitoring such credit ratings and by limiting its exposure with any one financial institution. At December 29, 2007, the Company’s largest single counterparty credit exposure was $3 million.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
Fair values of financial instruments are based upon estimates at a specific point in time using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and significant judgment in the interpretation of current market data. Therefore, the fair values presented may differ from amounts Textron Financial could realize or settle currently.
 
Cash and Equivalents
 
Cash and equivalents consist of cash in banks and overnight interest-bearing deposits in banks.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements”. SFAS 157 replaces multiple existing definitions of fair value with a single definition, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value, and expands financial statement disclosures regarding fair value measurements. This Statement applies only to fair value measurements that are already required or permitted by other accounting standards and does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective in the first quarter of 2008, and the Company currently does not expect the adoption will have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment to FASB Statement No. 115”. SFAS 159 allows companies to choose to measure eligible assets and liabilities at fair value with changes in value recognized in earnings. Fair value treatment for eligible assets and liabilities may be elected either prospectively upon initial recognition, or if an event triggers a new basis of accounting for an existing asset or liability. SFAS 159 is effective in the first quarter of 2008, and the Company does not expect it will elect to re-measure any of its existing financial assets or liabilities under the provisions of SFAS 159.


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NOTE 2 Other Income
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Servicing fees
  $ 36     $ 29     $ 32  
Investment income
    14       15       12  
Prepayment gains
    7       6       6  
Syndication income
    4       2       2  
Late charges
    3       3       5  
Other
    44       17       26  
                         
Total other income
  $ 108     $ 72     $ 83  
                         
 
The Other component of Other income includes commitment fees, residual gains, gains from asset sales (excluding syndications), insurance fees and other miscellaneous fees, which are primarily recognized as income when received. Impairment charges related to assets and investments acquired through repossession of collateral are also recorded in the Other component of Other income.
 
In the second quarter of 2007 we recorded a $21 million gain on the sale of a leveraged lease investment which is included in the Other component of Other income.
 
NOTE 3 Discontinued Operations
 
On December 19, 2003, the small business direct portfolio (small business finance) was sold for $421 million in cash and, based upon the terms of the transaction, no gain or loss was recorded. We entered into a loss sharing agreement related to the sale, which required us to reimburse the purchaser for 50% of losses incurred on the portfolio above a 4% annual level. A liability of $14 million was originally recorded representing the estimated fair value of the guarantee. During the fourth quarter of 2006, we entered into a settlement agreement with the purchaser, which terminated our obligation to reimburse the purchaser for future losses. The settlement resulted in a $1 million loss, net of tax from discontinued operations.
 
NOTE 4 Relationship with Textron Inc.
 
Textron Financial is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron and derives a portion of its business from financing the sale and lease of products manufactured and sold by Textron. Textron Financial recognized finance charge revenues from Textron affiliates (net of payments or reimbursements for interest charged at more or less than market rates on Textron manufactured products) of $4 million in 2007, $10 million in 2006 and $7 million in 2005, and operating lease revenues of $27 million in 2007 and $26 million in both 2006 and 2005. Textron Financial paid Textron $1.2 billion in 2007, $1.0 billion in 2006 and $0.8 billion in 2005 relating to the sale of manufactured products to third parties that were financed by the Company. In addition, the Company paid Textron $27 million, $63 million and $41 million, respectively, for the purchase of equipment on operating leases. Textron Financial and Textron are parties to several agreements, collectively referred to as operating agreements, which govern many areas of the Textron Financial-Textron relationship. It is the intention of these parties to execute transactions at market terms. Under operating agreements with Textron, Textron Financial has recourse to Textron with respect to certain finance receivables and operating leases. Finance receivables of $87 million at December 29, 2007 and $152 million at December 30, 2006, and operating leases of $167 million and $183 million at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, were subject to recourse to Textron or due from Textron.
 
Under the operating agreements between Textron and Textron Financial, Textron has agreed to lend Textron Financial, interest-free, an amount not to exceed the deferred income tax liability of Textron attributable to the manufacturing profit deferred for tax purposes on products manufactured by Textron and financed by Textron Financial. The Company had borrowings from Textron of $23 million at December 29, 2007 and $20 million at December 30, 2006 under this arrangement. These borrowings are reflected in Amounts due to Textron Inc. on Textron Financial’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, in 2005 Textron amended its credit facility to permit Textron Financial to borrow under the facility. Textron Financial had not utilized this facility at December 29, 2007.


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Textron has also agreed to cause Textron Financial’s pre-tax income available for fixed charges to be no less than 125% of its fixed charges and its consolidated Shareholder’s equity to be no less than $200 million. No related payments were required for 2007, 2006 or 2005.
 
The Company had income taxes payable of $42 million and $38 million at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively. These accounts are settled with Textron as Textron manages its consolidated federal and state tax position.
 
NOTE 5 Finance Receivables
 
Portfolio Maturities
 
Portfolio maturities of finance receivables outstanding at December 29, 2007, were as follows:
 
                                                         
    2008     2009     2010     2011     2012     Thereafter     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
Revolving loans
  $ 1,631     $ 315     $ 156     $ 77     $ 38     $ 37     $ 2,254  
Installment contracts
    257       234       209       248       290       814       2,052  
Distribution finance receivables
    1,190       506       62       42       63       37       1,900  
Golf course and resort mortgages
    66       253       121       193       277       330       1,240  
Finance leases
    160       133       127       70       28       95       613  
Leveraged leases
    58       43       (6 )     15       (10 )     444       544  
                                                         
Total finance receivables
  $ 3,362     $ 1,484     $ 669     $ 645     $ 686     $ 1,757     $ 8,603  
                                                         
 
Finance receivables often are repaid or refinanced prior to maturity. Accordingly, the above tabulation should not be regarded as a forecast of future cash collections. Finance receivable receipts related to distribution finance receivables and revolving loans are based on historical cash flow experience. Finance receivable receipts related to leases and term loans are based on contractual cash flows.
 
Distribution finance receivables generally mature within one year. Distribution finance receivables are secured by the inventory of the financed distributor or dealer and, in some programs, by recourse arrangements with the originating manufacturer. Revolving loans and distribution finance receivables are cyclical and result in cash turnover that exceeds contractual maturities. In 2007, such cash turnover was two times contractual maturities.
 
Revolving loans generally have terms of one to five years, and at times convert to term loans that contractually amortize over an average term of four years. Revolving loans consist of loans secured by trade receivables, inventory, plant and equipment, pools of vacation interval resort notes receivables, finance receivable portfolios, pools of residential and recreational land loans and the underlying real property.
 
Installment contracts and Finance leases have initial terms ranging from two to twenty years. Installment contracts and finance leases are secured by the financed equipment and, in some instances, by the personal guarantee of the principals or recourse arrangements with the originating vendor. Contractual maturities of finance leases include residual values expected to be realized at contractual maturity. Leases with no significant residual value at the end of the contractual term are classified as installment contracts, as their legal and economic substance is more equivalent to a secured borrowing than a finance lease with a significant residual value. Accordingly, contractual maturities of these contracts presented above represent the minimum lease payments, net of the unearned income to be recognized over the life of the lease. Total minimum lease payments and unearned income related to these contracts were $1.0 billion and $315 million, respectively, at December 29, 2007, and $719 million and $222 million, respectively, at December 30, 2006. Minimum lease payments due under these contracts for each of the next five years and the aggregate amounts due thereafter are as follows: $173 million in 2008, $149 million in 2009, $132 million in 2010, $141 million in 2011, $106 million in 2012 and $312 million thereafter.
 
Golf course mortgages have initial terms ranging from five to ten years with amortization periods from 15 to 25 years. Resort mortgages generally represent construction and inventory loans with terms up to five years. Golf course and resort mortgages are secured by real property and are generally limited to 75% or less of the property’s appraised market value at loan origination. Golf course mortgages, totaling $1.1 billion, consist of loans with an


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average balance of $5 million and a weighted-average remaining contractual maturity of five years. Resort mortgages, totaling $147 million, consist of loans with an average balance of $6 million and a weighted-average remaining contractual maturity of three years.
 
Leveraged leases are secured by the ownership of the leased equipment and real property, and have initial terms up to approximately 30 years. Leveraged leases reflect contractual maturities net of contractual nonrecourse debt payments and include residual values expected to be realized at contractual maturity.
 
Concentrations
 
Textron Financial’s finance receivables are diversified across geographic region, borrower industry and type of collateral. The Company does not track revenues by geographic region, as we believe managed finance receivables by geographic location is a more meaningful concentration measurement. Textron Financial’s geographic concentrations (as measured by managed finance receivables) were as follows:
 
                                 
    2007     2006  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
United States:
                               
Southeast
  $ 2,782       25 %   $ 2,582       25 %
West
    1,823       16 %     1,776       17 %
Southwest
    1,546       14 %     1,295       13 %
Midwest
    1,306       12 %     1,493       15 %
Mideast
    974       9 %     1,010       10 %
Northeast
    289       2 %     312       3 %
                                 
Total United States
  $ 8,720       78 %   $ 8,468       83 %
                                 
Canada
    1,062       10 %     719       7 %
Mexico
    383       3 %     324       3 %
South America
    342       3 %     337       3 %
Other international
    616       6 %     393       4 %
                                 
Total managed finance receivables
  $ 11,123       100 %   $ 10,241       100 %
                                 
 
Textron Financial’s industry concentrations (as measured by managed finance receivables) were as follows:
 
                                 
    2007     2006  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
General aviation
  $ 2,475       22 %   $ 1,966       19 %
Golf
    1,680       15 %     1,567       16 %
Resort
    1,506       13 %     1,295       13 %
Recreational vehicles
    1,116       10 %     960       9 %
Marine
    783       7 %     552       5 %
Manufactured housing
    487       4 %     527       5 %
Transportation
    437       4 %     441       4 %
Finance company services
    318       3 %     235       2 %
Outdoor power equipment
    301       3 %     304       3 %
Information technology equipment
    220       2 %     209       2 %
Real estate
    170       2 %     178       2 %
Other
    1,630       15 %     2,007       20 %
                                 
Total managed finance receivables
  $ 11,123       100 %   $ 10,241       100 %
                                 


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Leveraged Leases
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Rental receivable
  $ 1,561     $ 1,838  
Nonrecourse debt
    (1,030 )     (1,292 )
Estimated residual values of leased assets
    297       329  
                 
      828       875  
Less unearned income
    (284 )     (260 )
                 
Investment in leveraged leases
    544       615  
Deferred income taxes
    (408 )     (410 )
                 
Net investment in leveraged leases
  $ 136     $ 205  
                 
 
At December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, approximately 25% and 23% of Textron Financial’s investment in leveraged leases was collateralized by real estate, respectively.
 
The components of income from leveraged leases were as follows:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Income recognized
  $ 11     $ 39     $ 33  
Income tax expense
    (4 )     (11 )     (11 )
                         
Income from leveraged leases
  $ 7     $ 28     $ 22  
                         
 
In the first quarter of 2007, the Company adopted FASB Staff Position No. 13-2 “Accounting for a Change or Projected Change in the Timing of Cash Flows Relating to Income Taxes Generated by a Leveraged Lease Transaction” (“FSP 13-2”). FSP 13-2 requires a recalculation of returns on leveraged leases if there is a change or projected change in the timing of cash flows related to income taxes generated by the leveraged leases. Upon adoption, the impact of the estimated change in projected cash flows must be reported as an adjustment to the Company’s net leveraged lease investment and retained earnings. We have leveraged leases with an initial investment balance of $209 million which could be impacted by changes in the timing of cash flows related to income taxes as discussed in Note 17 Contingencies. The adoption of FSP 13-2 resulted in a $50 million reduction in Leveraged leases, a $17 million reduction in liabilities recorded within Deferred income taxes and a $33 million Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle that reduced Retained earnings.
 
The recalculation of leveraged lease earnings in connection with the adoption of FSP 13-2 also reduced the Company’s ongoing yield on the leveraged lease investment, which resulted in an $8 million decrease in leveraged lease earnings for the year ended December 29, 2007. The impact of any future projected changes in the timing of cash flows related to income taxes will be recognized in Finance charges in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
 
Finance Leases
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Total minimum lease payments receivable
  $ 568     $ 517  
Estimated residual values of leased equipment
    267       267  
                 
      835       784  
Less unearned income
    (222 )     (194 )
                 
Net investment in finance leases
  $ 613     $ 590  
                 


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Minimum lease payments due under finance leases for each of the next five years and the aggregate amounts due thereafter are as follows: $156 million in 2008, $113 million in 2009, $75 million in 2010, $46 million in 2011, $8 million in 2012 and $170 million thereafter.
 
Loan Impairment
 
Textron Financial periodically evaluates finance receivables, excluding homogeneous loan portfolios and finance leases, for impairment. A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. In addition, the Company identifies loans that are considered impaired due to the significant modification of the original loan terms to reflect deferred principal payments generally at market interest rates, but which continue to accrue finance charges since full collection of principal and interest is not doubtful. Nonaccrual finance receivables include impaired nonaccrual finance receivables and accounts in homogeneous portfolios that are contractually delinquent by more than three months.
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Impaired nonaccrual finance receivables
  $ 59     $ 60  
Impaired accrual finance receivables
    143       101  
                 
Total impaired finance receivables
  $ 202     $ 161  
                 
Impaired nonaccrual finance receivables with identified reserve requirements
  $ 40     $ 36  
Allowance for losses on impaired nonaccrual finance receivables
  $ 15     $ 17  
 
Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual finance receivables and repossessed assets and properties, which are recorded in Other assets.
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Impaired nonaccrual finance receivables
  $ 59     $ 60  
Nonaccrual homogeneous finance receivables
    20       15  
                 
Total nonaccrual finance receivables
    79       75  
Repossessed assets and properties
    44       38  
                 
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 123     $ 113  
                 
 
The average recorded investment in impaired nonaccrual finance receivables was $53 million in 2007, $74 million in 2006 and $77 million in 2005. The average recorded investment in impaired accrual finance receivables amounted to $31 million in 2007, $68 million in 2006 and $29 million in 2005. The increase in impaired accrual finance receivables in 2007 primarily reflects one restructured loan in Asset-Based Lending.
 
Nonaccrual finance receivables resulted in Textron Financial’s finance charges being reduced by $7 million, $13 million and $11 million for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. No finance charges were recognized using the cash basis method.
 
Textron Financial has a performance guarantee from Textron for leases with the U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries of Collins & Aikman Corporation (“C&A”). In 2005, C&A filed for bankruptcy protection and the lease terms expired. During the fourth quarter of 2007, C&A ceased making lease payments and under its performance guarantee, Textron made a $20 million payment to the Company, which was utilized to reduce the outstanding balance. The outstanding balance on these leases totaled $23 million at the end of 2007 and $61 million at the end of 2006. The Company expects to collect the $23 million outstanding balance through sales of both repossessed collateral and real estate, the appraised value of which approximates the outstanding balance. We have not classified these leases as nonaccrual due to the performance guarantee from Textron.


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Allowance for Losses on Finance Receivables
 
The following table presents changes in the Allowance for losses on finance receivables.
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 93     $ 96     $ 99  
Provision for losses
    33       26       29  
Charge-offs
    (49 )     (40 )     (49 )
Recoveries
    12       11       17  
                         
Balance at end of year
  $ 89     $ 93     $ 96  
                         
 
Managed and Serviced Finance Receivables
 
Textron Financial manages and services finance receivables for a variety of investors, participants and third-party portfolio owners. Managed and serviced finance receivables are summarized as follows:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Total managed and serviced finance receivables
  $ 12,478     $ 11,536  
Nonrecourse participations
    (760 )     (695 )
Third-party portfolio servicing
    (592 )     (581 )
Small business administration sales agreements
    (3 )     (19 )
                 
Total managed finance receivables
    11,123       10,241  
Securitized receivables
    (2,520 )     (1,931 )
                 
Owned receivables
  $ 8,603     $ 8,310  
                 
 
Third-party portfolio servicing largely relates to finance receivable portfolios of resort developers and loan portfolio servicing for third-party financial institutions.
 
Nonrecourse participations consist of undivided interests in loans originated by Textron Financial, primarily in Resort Finance, Distribution Finance and Golf Finance, which are sold to independent investors.
 
In connection with the sale of a note receivable in 2005, the Company indemnified the purchaser against potential losses in limited circumstances. The maximum potential exposure of the indemnity is estimated to be $29 million, but due to the extremely low probability of occurrence and several other mitigating factors, including a specific indemnification from the original note issuer, no significant fair value has been attributed to the indemnity.
 
Owned receivables include approximately $119 million and $144 million of finance receivables that were unfunded at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively, primarily as a result of holdback arrangements and payables to manufacturers for inventory financed by dealers. The corresponding liability is included in Accrued interest and other liabilities on Textron Financial’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
NOTE 6 Receivable Securitizations
 
During 2007, the Company securitized distribution finance receivables (dealer financing arrangements) and general aviation loans. The Company recognized pre-tax gains as a result of these transactions. These gains represent estimates of the cash flows to be received from the Company’s retained interests in the loans sold. The retained interests are recorded in Other assets and are in the form of interest-only strips, subordinate seller certificates and rights to receive servicing fees, which range from 75 to 150 basis points. These interests are typically subordinate to the interests of third-party investors and therefore realization of the Company’s cash flows is subject to the performance of the receivables sold as compared with the estimates utilized to measure the initial gain. The investors and the securitization trusts have no recourse to the Company’s assets for failure of debtors to pay when due.


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The table below summarizes net pre-tax gains recognized and certain cash flows received from and paid to securitization trusts during the years ended December 29, 2007, December 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Proceeds from securitizations includes proceeds received related to incremental increases in the level of Distribution finance receivables sold and excludes amounts received related to the ongoing replenishment of the outstanding sold balance of these receivables with short durations.
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Net pre-tax gains
  $ 62     $ 42     $ 49  
                         
Proceeds from securitizations
  $ 731     $ 50     $ 361  
Cash flows received on retained interests
    71       63       64  
Servicing fees received
    32       27       28  
Cash paid for loan repurchases
    17       15       26  
 
Included in net pre-tax gains above are impairment losses of $3 million and $1 million for the years 2007 and 2006, respectively. There were no impairment charges incurred during 2005.
 
Distribution Finance
 
The Company had $152 million and $111 million of retained interests associated with $2.0 billion and $1.4 billion of receivables in the Distribution Finance securitization as of December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively. These receivables represent loans secured by dealer inventories that are typically collected upon the sale of the underlying product. The proceeds from collection of the principal balance of these loans are used by the securitization trust to purchase additional receivables from the Company each month. Gains recognized on the securitization of Distribution Finance receivables were $58 million, $42 million and $40 million during the years 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. For 2007, the key economic assumptions used in measuring the retained interests related to the Distribution Finance receivable securitizations and the sensitivities to these assumptions are presented as follows:
 
                                 
                10%
    20%
 
    Assumptions at
    Assumptions at
    Adverse
    Adverse
 
    Date of Sale     Year-End     Change     Change  
 
Weighted-average life (in years)
    0.4       0.4              
Expected credit losses (annual rate)
    1.0 %     0.9 %     (2 )     (4 )
Residual cash flows discount rate
    9.9 %     9.4 %            
Monthly payment rate
    19.1 %     19.6 %     (2 )     (3 )
 
Aviation Finance
 
The Company had $41 million and $56 million of retained interests associated with $450 million and $444 million receivables sold in the Aviation Finance securitization as of December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively. Gains recognized on the securitization of Aviation Finance receivables were $4 million and $6 million during the years 2007 and 2005, respectively. For 2007, the key economic assumptions used in measuring the retained interests related to the Aviation Finance receivable securitizations and the sensitivities to these assumptions are presented as follows:
 
                                 
                10%
    20%
 
    Assumptions at
    Assumptions at
    Adverse
    Adverse
 
    Date of Sale     Year-End     Change     Change  
 
Weighted-average life (in years)
    2.2       2.0              
Expected credit losses (annual rate)
    0.5 %     0.2 %           (1 )
Residual cash flows discount rate
    7.7 %     9.6 %     (1 )     (1 )
Prepayment rate
    27.0 %     27.0 %     (1 )     (2 )
 
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the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in this table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated without changing any other assumption, when in reality, changes in one factor may result in another that may magnify or counteract the analysis’ losses, such as increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments and increased credit losses.
 
Historical loss and delinquency amounts for Textron Financial’s securitized portfolio and all similarly managed owned receivables for the year ended December 29, 2007, were as follows:
 
                                                 
    Total
    Aggregate
                         
    Principal
    Contract
                      Credit
 
    Amount
    Value 60
    60+ Day
                Losses
 
    of Loans
    Days or More
    Delinquency
    Average
    Net Credit
    Annual
 
Type of Finance Receivable
  and Leases     Past Due     Percentage     Balances     Losses     Percentage  
    At December 29, 2007     Year Ended December 29, 2007  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Distribution finance receivables
  $ 3,812     $ 8       0.2 %   $ 3,821     $ 19       0.5 %
Aviation finance receivables
    2,448       24       1.0 %     2,140       1       0.1 %
                                                 
Total loans held and securitized
  $ 6,260     $ 32             $ 5,961     $ 20          
                                                 
Consisting of:
                                               
Loans held in portfolio
  $ 3,781     $ 15                                  
Loans securitized
    2,479       17                                  
                                                 
Total loans held and securitized
  $ 6,260     $ 32                                  
                                                 
 
Static pool losses are not calculated by the Company for revolving period securitizations, which encompass nearly 100% of the securitized portfolio outstanding, as receivables are added to the portfolio on a continual basis and are not tracked as discrete pools. Therefore, loss rates for the entire portfolio as presented in the table above are more relevant as a measure of the performance of retained interests related to revolving period securitizations.
 
NOTE 7 Equipment on Operating Leases
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Equipment on operating leases, at cost:
               
Aircraft
  $ 279     $ 253  
Golf cars
    28       24  
Accumulated depreciation:
               
Aircraft
    (43 )     (34 )
Golf cars
    (5 )     (5 )
                 
Equipment on operating leases — net
  $ 259     $ 238  
                 
 
Initial lease terms of equipment on operating leases range from one year to ten years. Future minimum rentals at December 29, 2007 are $28 million in 2008, $23 million in 2009, $22 million in 2010, $19 million in 2011, $15 million in 2012 and $30 million thereafter.
 
NOTE 8 Goodwill
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Resort Finance
  $ 110     $ 110  
Asset-Based Lending
    43       43  
Aviation Finance
    16       16  
                 
    $ 169     $ 169  
                 


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NOTE 9 Other Assets
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Retained interests in securitizations
  $ 203     $ 179  
Other long-term investments
    52       40  
Repossessed assets and properties
    44       38  
Fixed assets — net
    33       34  
Investment in equipment residuals
          3  
Other
    49       35  
                 
Total other assets
  $ 381     $ 329  
                 
 
Interest-only securities within retained interest in securitizations were $43 million and $51 million at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively.
 
Other long-term investments and Repossessed assets and properties include assets received in satisfaction of troubled loans. Declines in the value of these assets subsequent to receipt are recorded as impairment charges in the Other component of Other income.
 
The Investment in equipment residuals represents the remaining equipment residual values associated with equipment lease payments that were sold.
 
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NOTE 10 Debt and Credit Facilities
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Short-term debt:
               
Commercial paper
  $ 1,447     $ 1,719  
Other short-term debt
    14       60  
                 
Total short-term debt
    1,461       1,779  
Long-term debt:
               
Fixed-rate notes
               
Due 2007 (weighted-average rate of 5.50%)
          843  
Due 2008 (weighted-average rates of 4.15% and 4.12%, respectively)
    654       611  
Due 2009 (weighted-average rates of 5.60% and 5.67%, respectively)
    726       649  
Due 2010 (weighted-average rates of 4.83% and 4.58%, respectively)
    1,007       557  
Due 2011 (weighted-average rates of 5.05% and 5.05%, respectively)
    442       442  
Due 2012 and thereafter (weighted-average rates of 5.03% and 4.98%, respectively)
    219       209  
                 
Total fixed-rate notes
    3,048       3,311  
Variable-rate notes
               
Due 2007 (weighted-average rate of 5.80%)
          275  
Due 2008 (weighted-average rates of 5.05% and 5.45%, respectively)
    605       355  
Due 2009 (weighted-average rates of 5.09% and 5.47%, respectively)
    825       913  
Due 2010 (weighted-average rates of 5.06% and 5.49%, respectively)
    906       276  
Due 2011 (weighted-average rate of 5.02%)
    150        
                 
Total variable-rate notes
    2,486       1,819  
Subordinated debt:
               
Due 2017 and thereafter (6.00%)
    300        
                 
Unamortized discount
    (4 )     (3 )
Fair value adjustments
    20       (44 )
                 
Total long-term debt and subordinated debt
    5,850       5,083  
                 
Total debt
  $ 7,311     $ 6,862  
                 
 
We have a policy of maintaining unused committed bank lines of credit in an amount not less than outstanding commercial paper balances. Since Textron Financial is permitted to borrow under Textron’s multi-year facility, these lines of credit include both Textron Financial’s multi-year facility and Textron’s multi-year facility. These facilities are in support of commercial paper and letter of credit issuances only, and neither of these lines of credit was drawn at December 29, 2007 or December 30, 2006.
 
The Company’s committed credit facilities at December 29, 2007 were as follows:
 
                                 
                      Amount Not
 
                      Reserved as
 
                      Support for
 
          Commercial
    Letters of Credit
    Commercial Paper
 
          Paper
    Issued Under
    and Letters of
 
    Facility Amount     Outstanding     Facility     Credit  
    (In millions)  
 
Textron Financial multi-year facility expiring in 2012
  $ 1,750     $ 1,447     $ 13     $ 290  
Textron multi-year facility expiring in 2012
    1,250             22       1,228  
                                 
Total
  $ 3,000     $ 1,447     $ 35     $ 1,518  
                                 


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The weighted-average interest rates on short-term borrowings at year-end were as follows:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Commercial paper:
                       
U.S. 
    5.20 %     5.39 %     4.38 %
Canadian
    4.59 %     4.34 %      
Other short-term debt
    4.92 %     4.46 %     4.31 %
 
The combined weighted-average interest rates on these borrowings during the last three years were 5.16% in 2007, 5.02% in 2006 and 3.32% in 2005. The weighted-average interest rates on short-term borrowings have been determined by relating the annualized interest cost to the daily average dollar amounts outstanding.
 
During the first quarter of 2007, we issued $300 million of 6% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Notes, which are unsecured and rank junior to all of our existing and future senior debt. The notes mature on February 15, 2067; however, we have the right to redeem the notes at par on or after February 15, 2017, and are obligated to redeem the notes beginning on February 15, 2042. Pursuant to the terms of the notes or the replacement capital covenant described below, any redemption of the notes must be made from the sale of certain replacement capital securities or a capital contribution from Textron. Interest on the notes is fixed at 6% until February 15, 2017, and floats at three-month LIBOR + 1.735% thereafter. We may defer payment of interest on one or more occasions, in each case, for a period of up to 10 years.
 
We agreed, in a replacement capital covenant for the benefit of the holders of a specified class of covered debt, that we will not redeem the notes on or before February 15, 2047, unless we have received a capital contribution from Textron and/or net proceeds from the sale of certain replacement capital securities in certain specified amounts. The initial class of covered debtholders are the holders of the Company’s 5.125% Medium Term Notes, Series E, due August 15, 2014, in the principal amount of $100 million.
 
The Company had interest rate exchange agreements related to the conversion of fixed-rate debt to variable-rate debt of $2.3 billion and $3.0 billion at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively, whereby the Company makes periodic floating-rate payments in exchange for periodic fixed-rate receipts. The weighted-average rate of these interest rate exchange agreements was 6.09% and 5.79% for the years ended December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively. The weighted-average rate on remaining fixed-rate notes not subject to interest rate exchange agreements was 5.60% and 5.47% for the years ended December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively.
 
Interest on Textron Financial’s variable-rate notes is predominantly tied to the three-month LIBOR for U.S. dollar deposits. The weighted-average interest rates on these notes before consideration of the effect of interest rate exchange agreements were 5.59% and 5.52% during 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
Securitizations are an important source of liquidity for Textron Financial and involve the periodic transfer of finance receivables to qualified special purpose trusts. The outstanding amount of debt issued by these qualified special purpose trusts was $2.3 billion and $1.8 billion at December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively.
 
Through its subsidiary, Textron Financial Canada Funding Corp. (“Textron Canada Funding”), the Company periodically issues debt securities. Textron Financial owns 100% of the common stock of Textron Canada Funding. Textron Canada Funding is a financing subsidiary of Textron Financial with operations, revenues and cash flows related to the issuance, administration and repayment of debt securities that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Textron Financial.
 
The amount of net assets available for dividends and other payments to Textron is restricted by the terms of the Company’s lending agreements. At December 29, 2007, $249 million of net assets were available to be transferred to Textron under the most restrictive covenant. The lending agreements contain various restrictive provisions regarding additional debt (not to exceed nine times consolidated net worth and qualifying subordinated obligations), minimum net worth ($200 million), the creation of liens and the maintenance of a fixed charges coverage ratio (no less than 125%). For the years ended December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, the Company declared and paid dividends to Textron of $144 million and $89 million, respectively.


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Cash payments made by Textron Financial for interest were $388 million in 2007, $341 million in 2006 and $204 million in 2005.
 
NOTE 11 Derivative Financial Instruments
 
Textron Financial utilizes derivative instruments to mitigate its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currencies. These instruments include interest rate exchange agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements and interest rate cap and floor agreements. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company did not experience a significant net gain or loss in earnings as a result of the ineffectiveness, or the exclusion of any component from its assessment of hedge effectiveness, of its derivative financial instruments in 2007 and 2006.
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s derivative activities relating to interest rate risk:
 
                                         
            Notional Amount     Fair Value Amount  
Hedged Item
  Hedge Classification  
Description
  2007     2006     2007     2006  
            (In millions)  
 
Interest Rate
Exchange Agreements
                                       
Fixed-rate debt
  Fair Value   Converts fixed-rate interest expense to floating-rate interest expense   $ 2,293     $ 3,162     $ 19     $ (44 )
Firm commitments
  Fair Value   Mitigates changes in fair value of receivable subsequent to loan commitment     37       31       (1 )     (1 )
Fixed-rate receivables
  Fair Value   Converts fixed-rate interest earnings to floating-rate interest earnings           15              
Retained interests in securitizations
  Cash Flow   Converts net residual floating-rate cash flows to fixed-rate cash flows     26       71              
Variable-rate debt
  Cash Flow   Converts floating-rate interest expense to fixed-rate interest expense           100             1  
Receivable cap
  Cash Flow   Mitigates changes in fair value of receivable containing embedded option           7              
                                         
            $ 2,356     $ 3,386     $ 18     $ (44 )
                                         
 
The Company manages its foreign currency exposure by funding most foreign currency denominated assets with liabilities in the same currency. The Company may enter into foreign currency exchange agreements to convert foreign currency denominated assets, liabilities and cash flows into functional currency denominated assets, liabilities and cash flows. In addition, as part of managing our foreign currency exposure, the Company may enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts. The objective of such agreements is to manage any remaining foreign currency exposures to changes in currency rates. The notional amounts outstanding for these agreements were $21 million at December 29, 2007, and $87 million at December 30, 2006. These agreements had an insignificant value at December 29, 2007. At December 30, 2006, these agreements had a fair value of $(9) million.
 
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Resort Finance Segment. These instruments are designed to have an equal and offsetting impact to the Company and transfer the risk of differences between actual and scheduled cash flows related to the receivables sold from the financial institution to the commercial customers who originated the loan contracts sold. Since these instruments are utilized by Textron Financial to facilitate the securitization transaction rather than mitigate interest rate risk to the Company, they are not designated in hedging relationships. These instruments had no significant impact to the Company’s earnings in 2007, as gains and losses on these back-to-back interest rate exchange agreements offset.
 
NOTE 12 Investment in Parent Company Preferred Stock
 
On April 12, 2000, Textron made a $25 million noncash capital contribution to Textron Financial consisting of all of the outstanding shares of Textron Funding Corporation (Textron Funding), a related corporate holding company. Textron Funding’s only asset is 1,522 shares of Textron Inc. Series D cumulative preferred stock, bearing an annual dividend yield of 5.92%. The preferred stock, which has a face value of $152 million, is carried at its original cost of $25 million and is presented in a manner similar to treasury stock for financial reporting purposes. Dividends on the preferred stock are treated as additional capital contributions from Textron.
 
NOTE 13 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is summarized as follows:
 
                                 
          Deferred
             
    Foreign
    (Losses)
    Deferred
       
    Currency
    Gains on
    Gains
       
    Translation
    Hedge
    (Losses) on
       
    Adjustment     Contracts     Securities     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
Balance January 1, 2005
  $ 8     $ (9 )   $ 2     $ 1  
Foreign currency translation
    (1 )                 (1 )
Amortization of deferred loss on terminated hedge contracts, net of income taxes of $3 million
          5             5  
Net deferred loss on hedge contracts, net of income tax benefit of $2 million
          (5 )           (5 )
Net deferred gain on interest-only securities, net of income taxes of $2 million
                5       5  
                                 
Balance December 31, 2005
    7       (9 )     7       5  
Foreign currency translation
    1                   1  
Amortization of deferred loss on terminated hedge contracts, net of income taxes of $2 million
          4             4  
Net deferred gain on hedge contracts, net of income taxes of $1 million
          1             1  
Net deferred loss on interest-only securities, net of income tax benefit of $2 million
                (4 )     (4 )
                                 
Balance December 30, 2006
    8       (4 )     3       7  
Foreign currency translation
    19                   19  
Amortization of deferred loss on terminated hedge contracts, net of income taxes of $3 million
          5             5  
Net deferred loss on hedge contracts, net of income tax benefit of $2 million
          (3 )           (3 )
Net deferred loss on interest-only securities, net of income tax benefit of $1 million
                (2 )     (2 )
                                 
Balance December 29, 2007
  $ 27     $ (2 )   $ 1     $ 26  
                                 


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NOTE 14 Income Taxes
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
United States
  $ 206     $ 198     $ 168  
Foreign
    16       12       3  
                         
Total
  $ 222     $ 210     $ 171  
                         
 
The components of income taxes were as follows:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Current:
                       
Federal
  $ 55     $ 7     $ 39  
State
    14       6       5  
Foreign
    15       6       6  
                         
Total current income taxes
  $ 84     $ 19     $ 50  
                         
Deferred:
                       
Federal
  $ 14     $ 36     $ 9  
State
    (10 )     3       (2 )
Foreign
    (11 )     (1 )      
                         
Total deferred income taxes
    (7 )     38       7  
                         
Total income taxes
  $ 77     $ 57     $ 57  
                         
 
Cash paid for income taxes was $48 million in 2007, $2 million in 2006 and $22 million in 2005.
 
A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is provided below:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Federal statutory income tax rate
    35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
                       
State income taxes
    1.9       1.0       1.3  
Tax exempt interest
    (0.2 )     (0.2 )     (1.1 )
Foreign tax rate differential
    (3.3 )     (4.0 )     (2.7 )
Canadian dollar functional currency
    (1.0 )     (5.5 )      
Change in state valuation allowance
    0.3       1.6       1.1  
Interest on tax contingencies — leveraged leases
    3.1       2.7       1.1  
Tax credits
    (1.1 )     (2.1 )     (0.8 )
Other, net
    0.2       (1.2 )     (0.3 )
                         
Effective income tax rate
    34.9 %     27.3 %     33.6 %
                         
 
The effective tax rate increased to 34.9% in 2007 from 27.3% in 2006 and 33.6% in 2005. The increase in 2007 is primarily attributable to a benefit derived from the adoption of the Canadian dollar as the functional currency for U.S. tax purposes of one of the Company’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiaries in 2006 and a decrease in tax credits in 2007, partially offset by a larger increase in the state valuation allowance in 2006.
 
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2006 and the effects of events related to cross-border financings, partially offset by an increase in interest on tax contingencies, the majority of which is associated with leveraged leases, as discussed in Note 17 Contingencies.
 
The amount of income taxes we pay is subject to ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. We assess our income tax positions and record tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon management’s evaluation of the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, we record an estimate of the amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions for which it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the financial statements. Where applicable, associated interest has also been recognized.
 
As future results may include favorable or unfavorable adjustments to our estimates due to closure of income tax examinations, new regulatory or judicial pronouncements, or other relevant events, our effective tax rate may fluctuate significantly on a quarterly and annual basis.
 
We adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”) at the beginning of fiscal 2007. Upon adoption of FIN 48, no adjustment to the Consolidated Financial Statements was required. FIN 48 provides a comprehensive model for the financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns. Unrecognized tax benefits represent tax positions for which reserves have been established. Unrecognized state tax benefits and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits are reflected net of applicable tax benefits.
 
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest, is as follows:
 
         
    2007  
    (In millions)  
 
Balance — Beginning of year
  $ 9  
Additions for tax positions of the current year
    2  
Additions for tax positions of prior years
     
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
    (2 )
Settlements
     
         
Balance — End of year
  $ 9  
         
 
At December 29, 2007, approximately $9 million of these unrecognized benefits, if recognized, would favorably affect the Company’s effective tax rate in any future period. The Company does not believe that it is reasonably possible that the estimates of unrecognized tax benefits will change significantly in the next 12 months.
 
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense in its Consolidated Statements of Operations. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized approximately $7 million, $7 million and $2 million, respectively, of interest. At December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, $22 million and $15 million of accrued interest in connection with uncertain tax positions was included in Accrued interest and other liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
 
In the normal course of business, we are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world, including such major jurisdictions as Canada and the U.S. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations for years before 1997 in these major jurisdictions.


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The components of Textron Financial’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Deferred tax assets:
               
Allowance for losses
  $ 31     $ 34  
State net operating losses
    15       13  
Deferred origination fees
    10       9  
Nonaccrual finance receivables
    5       8  
Other
    56       35  
                 
Total deferred tax assets
    117       99  
Valuation allowance
    (11 )     (10 )
                 
Net deferred tax assets
    106       89  
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Leveraged leases
    408       410  
Finance leases
    66       77  
Equipment on operating leases
    55       57  
Other
    49       42  
                 
Total deferred tax liabilities
    578       586  
                 
Net deferred tax liabilities
  $ 472     $ 497  
                 
 
At December 29, 2007, Textron Financial had state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $665 million available to offset future state taxable income. The state net operating loss carryforwards will expire in years 2008 through 2027. The valuation allowance reported above represents the tax effect of certain state net operating loss carryforwards for which Textron Financial is unable to conclude that, more likely than not, the benefit from such carryforwards will be realized.
 
Income taxes have not been provided on the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries not previously recognized, as management intends to reinvest those earnings for an indefinite period. If those earnings, which approximated $107 million at the end of 2007, were distributed, 2007 taxes, net of foreign tax credits, would be increased by approximately $41 million.
 
NOTE 15 Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the fair value of Textron Financial’s financial instruments:
 
Finance Receivables
 
The estimated fair values of fixed-rate installment contracts, revolving loans, golf course and resort mortgages and distribution finance receivables were estimated based on discounted cash flow analyses using interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers of similar credit quality. The estimated fair values of all variable-rate receivables approximated the net carrying value of such receivables. The estimated fair values of individually large balance nonperforming loans were based on discounted cash flow analyses using risk adjusted interest rates or Textron Financial valuations based on the fair value of the related collateral. Included in the portfolios are the allowance for losses on finance receivables, which represents the credit risk adjustment required to reflect the loan portfolios’ carrying value. The fair values, net of carrying amounts of Textron Financial’s finance leases, leveraged leases and operating leases ($613 million, $544 million and $259 million, respectively, at December 29, 2007, and $590 million, $615 million and $238 million, respectively, at December 30, 2006), are specifically excluded from this disclosure under generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, a significant portion of the assets that are included in the Company’s asset and liability management strategy are excluded from this fair value disclosure.


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Debt, Interest Rate Exchange Agreements, Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts and Foreign Currency Exchange Agreements
 
The estimated fair value of fixed-rate debt and variable-rate long-term notes was determined by either independent investment bankers or discounted cash flow analyses using interest rates for similar debt with maturities similar to the remaining terms of the existing debt. The fair values of short-term borrowing supported by credit facilities approximated their carrying values. The estimated fair values of interest rate exchange agreements, foreign currency forward exchange contracts and foreign currency exchange agreements, were determined by independent investment bankers and represent the estimated amounts that Textron Financial would be required to pay to (or collect from) a third-party to assume Textron Financial’s obligations under the agreements.
 
The carrying values and estimated fair values of Textron Financial’s financial instruments for which it is practicable to calculate a fair value are as follows:
 
                                 
    2007
    2007
    2006
    2006
 
    Carrying
    Estimated
    Carrying
    Estimated
 
    Value     Fair Value     Value     Fair Value  
    (In millions)  
 
Assets:
                               
Revolving loans
  $ 2,232     $ 2,235     $ 1,924     $ 1,912  
Installment contracts
    2,023       2,025       1,637       1,618  
Distribution finance receivables
    1,883       1,883       2,411       2,409  
Golf course and resort mortgages
    1,225       1,235       1,047       1,043  
Retained interests in securitizations
    203       203       179       179  
Derivative financial instruments
    22       22       3       3  
Marketable debt security
    20       20              
                                 
    $ 7,608     $ 7,623     $ 7,201     $ 7,164  
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Fixed rate long-term debt
  $ 3,363     $ 3,369     $ 3,264     $ 3,269  
Variable rate long-term notes
    2,487       2,458       1,819       1,820  
Total short-term debt
    1,461       1,461       1,779       1,779  
Amounts due to Textron Inc
    25       21       20       17  
Retained interests in securitizations
                1       1  
Derivative financial instruments
    2       2       54       54  
                                 
    $ 7,338     $ 7,311     $ 6,937     $ 6,940  
                                 
 
NOTE 16 Commitments
 
Textron Financial generally enters into various revolving lines of credit, letters of credit and loan commitments in response to the financing needs of its customers. At December 29, 2007, the Company had outstanding committed facilities totaling $1.7 billion. Funding under these facilities is dependent on both compliance with customary financial covenants and the availability of eligible collateral. Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a borrower or an affiliate to a third-party. Loan commitments represent agreements to fund eligible costs of assets generally within one year. Generally, interest rates on all of these commitments are either floating-rate loans based on a market index or are not set until amounts are funded. Therefore, Textron Financial is not exposed to interest rate changes.
 
These financial instruments generate fees and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Since many of the agreements are expected to expire unused, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The credit risk involved in issuing these instruments is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to borrowers and the


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credit quality and collateral policies for controlling this risk are similar to those involved in the Company’s normal lending transactions.
 
The contractual amounts of the Company’s outstanding commitments to extend credit at December 29, 2007, are shown below:
 
         
    (In millions)  
 
Commitments to extend credit:
       
Committed revolving lines of credit
  $ 1,577  
Standby letters of credit
    51  
Loans
    54  
 
Textron Financial’s offices are occupied under noncancelable operating leases expiring on various dates through 2015. Rental expense was $8 million in 2007, $7 million in 2006 and $7 million in 2005. Future minimum rental commitments for all noncancelable operating leases in effect at December 29, 2007 approximated $6 million for 2008, $5 million for 2009, $4 million for 2010, $4 million for 2011, $1 million for 2012 and $2 million thereafter. Of these amounts, $1 million is payable to Textron in 2008.
 
NOTE 17 Contingencies
 
Textron Financial is subject to challenges from tax authorities regarding amounts of tax due. These challenges may alter the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions, or the allocation of income among tax jurisdictions. Textron Financial is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for the years 1998 through 2003. The IRS has issued Notices of Proposed Adjustment that may affect certain leveraged lease transactions with a total initial investment of approximately $168 million related to the 1998 through 2003 tax years. The Company entered into additional transactions with similar characteristics and a total initial investment of approximately $41 million related to the 2004 tax year. Resolution of these issues may result in an adjustment to the timing of taxable income and deductions that reduce the effective yield of the leveraged lease transactions. In addition, resolution of these issues could result in the acceleration of cash payments to the IRS. At December 29, 2007, $180 million of deferred tax liabilities were recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets related to these leases. We believe the proposed IRS adjustments are inconsistent with the tax law in existence at the time the leases were originated and intend to vigorously defend our position.
 
There are other pending or threatened lawsuits and other proceedings against Textron Financial and its subsidiaries. Some of these suits and proceedings seek compensatory, treble or punitive damages in substantial amounts. These suits and proceedings are being defended by, or contested on behalf of, Textron Financial and its subsidiaries. On the basis of information presently available, Textron Financial believes any such liability would not have a material effect on Textron Financial’s financial position or results of operations.


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NOTE 18 Financial Information about Operating Segments
 
The Company aligns its business units into six operating segments based on the markets serviced and the products offered: Asset-Based Lending, Aviation Finance, Distribution Finance, Golf Finance, Resort Finance and Structured Capital. In addition, the Company maintains a Corporate and Other segment that includes non-core franchise finance, media finance and liquidating portfolios related to a strategic realignment of the Company’s business and product lines into core and non-core businesses, and unallocated Corporate expenses.
 
                                                 
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
Revenues:
                                               
Distribution Finance
  $ 290       33 %   $ 268       34 %   $ 178       28 %
Aviation Finance
    176       20 %     133       17 %     107       17 %
Golf Finance
    138       16 %     132       16 %     102       16 %
Resort Finance
    137       15 %     118       15 %     91       15 %
Asset-Based Lending
    94       11 %     90       11 %     75       12 %
Structured Capital
    33       4 %     38       5 %     54       9 %
Corporate and Other
    7       1 %     19       2 %     21       3 %
                                                 
Total revenues
  $ 875       100 %   $ 798       100 %   $ 628       100 %
                                                 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes:(1)(2)
                                               
Distribution Finance
  $ 86             $ 99             $ 70          
Aviation Finance
    48               31               32          
Golf Finance
    38               32               25          
Resort Finance
    51               32               18          
Asset-Based Lending
    21               12               25          
Structured Capital
    16               17               34          
Corporate and Other
    (38 )             (13 )             (33 )        
                                                 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ 222             $ 210             $ 171          
                                                 
Finance assets:(3)
                                               
Aviation Finance
  $ 2,279             $ 1,776             $ 1,278          
Distribution Finance
    1,936               2,422               1,710          
Golf Finance
    1,680               1,524               1,344          
Resort Finance
    1,521               1,296               1,155          
Asset-Based Lending
    1,004               864               764          
Structured Capital
    631               756               704          
Corporate and Other
    109               170               332          
                                                 
Total finance assets
  $ 9,160             $ 8,808             $ 7,287          
                                                 
 
 
(1) Interest expense is allocated to each segment in proportion to its net investment in finance assets. Net investment in finance assets includes finance assets less deferred income taxes, security deposits and other specifically identified liabilities. The interest allocated matches all variable-rate finance assets with variable-rate debt costs and all fixed-rate finance assets with fixed-rate debt costs and includes only debt issued during historical periods with credit spreads consistent with those in existence during the periods in which the current receivable portfolio was originated. If this allocation results in greater or less interest expense than was actually incurred by the Company, the remaining balance is included in the Corporate and Other segment’s interest expense.


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Prior to 2007, we allocated 100% of the interest expense recognized to the Company’s operating segments without adjustment. In addition, the allocation was determined, to the extent possible, based on matching variable-rate debt with variable-rate finance assets and fixed-rate debt with fixed-rate finance assets. Any excess floating-rate debt was allocated to fixed-rate finance assets. A change in the allocation methodology was made in 2007 to measure the results of each segment more consistently with the economic characteristics of its existing portfolio, which coincided with a change in how management internally evaluates segment operating performance. The 2006 and 2005 results have not been restated under the new methodology. This change had a $13 million positive effect on the collective results of the six core portfolio segments for the twelve months ended December 29, 2007.
 
(2) Indirect expenses are allocated to each segment based on the use of such resources. Most allocations are based on the segment’s proportion of net investment in finance assets, headcount, number of transactions, computer resources and senior management time.
 
(3) Finance assets include: finance receivables; equipment on operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation; repossessed assets and properties; retained interests in securitizations; investment in equipment residuals; Acquisition, Development and Construction arrangements; and other short- and long-term investments (some of which are classified in Other assets on Textron Financial’s Consolidated Balance Sheets).
 
NOTE 19 Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
 
                                                                 
    First
    Second
    Third
    Fourth
 
    Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
    2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues
  $ 210     $ 182     $ 239     $ 192     $ 214     $ 212     $ 212     $ 212  
                                                                 
Net interest margin
  $ 106     $ 105     $ 133     $ 103     $ 113     $ 113     $ 108     $ 109  
Selling and administrative expenses
    49       47       54       48       53       50       49       49  
Provision for losses
    5       9       11       (1 )     6       10       11       8  
                                                                 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    52       49       68       56       54       53       48       52  
Income taxes
    17       18       27       20       22       7       11       12  
                                                                 
Income from continuing operations
    35       31       41       36       32       46       37       40  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
                                              (1 )
                                                                 
Net income
  $ 35     $ 31     $ 41     $ 36     $ 32     $ 46     $ 37     $ 39  
                                                                 
 
Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 9A.   Controls and Procedures
 
We have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and the participation of our management, including our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (our “CEO”) and our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (our “CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”) as of the end of the fiscal year covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance that (a) the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and (b) such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
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b) See the Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
 
  c)  Changes in Internal Controls — There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth fiscal quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 9B.   Other Information
 
Not applicable.
 
PART III.
 
Item 10.   Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
 
Omitted per Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
Item 11.   Executive Compensation
 
Omitted per Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
 
Omitted per Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
 
Omitted per Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
Item 14.   Principal Accounting Fees and Services
 
The aggregate fees for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP during 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
 
Audit Fees — Fees for the audit of Textron Financial’s annual financial statements, the reviews of the financial statements in Textron Financial’s Forms 10-Q, and other services in connection with statutory and regulatory filings and engagements were $1.5 million in 2007 and $1.4 million in 2006.
 
Audit Related Fees — Audit related services include agreed upon procedures relating to securitizations of finance receivables, attest services not required by statute or regulation, and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting matters not classified as audit. Fees were $115 thousand in 2007 and $90 thousand in 2006.
 
Tax Fees — Fees for tax services relating to consultations and compliance were $40 thousand in 2007 and $10 thousand in 2006.
 
All Other Fees — No other products or services were provided by Ernst & Young LLP during either of the last two fiscal years.
 
PART IV.
 
Item 15.   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
 
(1) List of Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules
 
The following Consolidated Financial Statements of Textron Financial and subsidiaries are included in Item 8:
 
1. Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 29, 2007.
 
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  3.  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 29, 2007.
 
  4.  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 29, 2007.
 
5. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted.
 
(2) Exhibits
 
The following is an Index of Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this report:
 
         
Exhibit
   
No.
   
 
  3 .1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Textron Financial, dated July 19, 1993. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-27559).
  3 .2   By-Laws of Textron Financial Corporation as of May 2, 2000. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 11, 2000.
  4 .1A   Indenture dated as of December 9, 1999, between Textron Financial Corporation and SunTrust Bank (formerly known as Sun Trust Bank, Atlanta) (including form of debt securities). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-88509).
  4 .1B   First Supplemental Indenture dated November 16, 2006 between Textron Financial Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (successor to SunTrust Bank) to Indenture dated as of December 9, 1999. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-138755).
  4 .1C   Form of Medium-Term Note of Textron Financial Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 17, 2006.
  4 .2A   Indenture dated as of November 30, 2001, between Textron Financial Canada Funding Corp. and SunTrust Bank, guaranteed by Textron Financial Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-108464).
  4 .2B   First Supplemental Indenture dated November 16, 2006 between Textron Financial Canada Funding Corp., Textron Financial Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (successor trustee to SunTrust Bank) to Indenture dated November 30, 2001. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-138755).
  4 .2C   Form of Medium-Term Note of Textron Financial Canada Funding Corp., including the form of the Guaranty by Textron Financial Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 17, 2006.
  4 .3A   Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2005, by and between Textron Financial Floorplan Master Note Trust and The Bank of New York, as indenture trustee. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 1, 2005.
  4 .3B   Amended and Restated Series 2001-1 Supplement, dated as of May 26, 2005, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2005, by and among Textron Financial Floorplan Master Note Trust, The Bank of New York, as indenture trustee, and Textron Financial, as servicer, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 1, 2005.
  4 .3C   Series 2005-A Supplement, dated as of May 26, 2005, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2005, by and among Textron Financial Floorplan Master Note Trust, The Bank of New York, as indenture trustee, and Textron Financial, as servicer, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 1, 2005.


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Exhibit
   
No.
   
 
  4 .3D   Series 2006-A Supplement, dated as of April 19, 2006, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2005, by and among Textron Financial Floorplan Master Note Trust, The Bank of New York, as indenture trustee, and Textron Financial, as servicer, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 24, 2006.
  4 .3E   Series 2007-A Supplement, dated as of March 29, 2007, to the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2005, by and among Textron Financial Floorplan Master Note Trust, The Bank of New York, as indenture trustee, and Textron Financial, as servicer, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 30, 2007.
  4 .3F   Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2005, among Textron Financial, Textron Receivables Corporation III and SunTrust Delaware Trust Company, as owner trustee, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 1, 2005.
  4 .4A   Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2007, between Textron Financial Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 13, 2007.
  4 .4B   Contribution Agreement, dated February 8, 2007, between Textron Financial Corporation and Textron Inc, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 13, 2007.
  4 .4C   Replacement Capital Covenant, dated February 8, 2007, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 of Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 13, 2007.
  10 .1   Support Agreement dated as of May 25, 1994, between Textron Financial Corporation and Textron Inc. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-27559).
  10 .2   Receivables Purchase Agreement between Textron Financial and Textron dated as of January 1, 1986. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-27559).
  10 .3   Tax Sharing Agreement between Textron Financial and Textron dated as of December 29, 1990. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-27559).
  10 .4A   5-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2005, among Textron, the Banks listed therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Citibank, N.A., as Syndication Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Textron’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 31, 2005.
  10 .4B   Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 21, 2006, to the 5-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2005, among Textron, the Banks listed therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Citibank, N.A., as Syndication Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Textron’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 25, 2006.
  10 .4C   Amendment No. 2, dated as of April 20, 2007, to the 5-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2005, as amended on April 21, 2006, among Textron the Banks listed therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Citibank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Textron Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 25, 2007.
  10 .5A   364-Day Credit Agreement dated March 31, 2003 among Textron Inc., the Banks listed therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Textron Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2003.
  10 .5B   Amendment, dated as of July 28, 2003, to the 364-Day Credit Agreement among Textron Inc., the Banks listed therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2003.
  10 .5C   Amendment No. 2, dated as of March 29, 2004, to the 364-day Credit Agreement among Textron Inc., the Banks listed therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Textron’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 3, 2004.

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Exhibit
   
No.
   
 
  10 .6A   364-Day Credit Agreement dated July 28, 2003 among Textron Financial Corporation, the Banks listed therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 26, 2003.
  10 .6B   Amendment, dated as of July 26, 2004, to the 364-day Credit Agreement dated as of July 28, 2003, among Textron Financial Corporation, the Banks listed therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004.
  10 .6C   Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 25, 2005, to the 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of July 28, 2003, among Textron Financial, the Banks listed therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 27, 2005.
  10 .7A   Five-Year Credit Agreement dated July 28, 2003 among Textron Financial Corporation, the Banks listed therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 26, 2003.
  10 .7B   Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 25, 2005, to the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of July 28, 2003 among Textron Financial, the Banks listed therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 27, 2005.
  10 .7C   Amendment No. 2, dated as of April 28, 2006, to the Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2003, among Textron Financial Corporation, the Banks listed therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 1, 2006.
  10 .7D   Amendment No. 3, dated as of April 27, 2007, to the Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2003, as amended on March 28, 2005 and April 28, 2006, among Textron Financial Corporation, the Banks listed therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Textron Financial Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 27, 2007.
  12     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
  21     List of significant subsidiaries.
  23     Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
  24     Power of Attorney dated as of February 20, 2008.
  31 .1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
  31 .2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
  32 .1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
  32 .2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
 
 
Note:  Instruments defining the rights of holders of certain issues of long-term debt of Textron Financial have not been filed as exhibits to this Report because the authorized principal amount of any one of such issues does not exceed 10% of the total assets of Textron Financial and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Textron Financial agrees to furnish a copy of each such instrument to the Commission upon request.
 
Textron Financial, Textron, Bell Helicopter, Cessna, Cessna Finance Corporation, Textron Business Services, Inc., Asset
Control, a division of Textron Business Services, Inc., Textron Golf, Turf and Specialty Products, E-Z-GO, Jacobsen
turf-care and their related trademark designs and logotypes (and variations of the foregoing) are trademarks,
trade names or service marks of Textron Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates or joint ventures.

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 20 day of February 2008.
 
Textron Financial Corporation
Registrant
 
  By: 
*
Ted R. French
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below on this 20 day of February 2008, by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated:
 
  By: 
*
Ted R. French
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
 
  By: 
*
Buell J. Carter, Jr.
President and Chief Operating Officer,
Director
 
  By: 
*
Mary F. Lovejoy
Director
 
  By: 
/s/  Thomas J. Cullen
Thomas J. Cullen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
  By: 
/s/  Thomas N. Nichipor
Thomas N. Nichipor
Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
  *By: 
/s/  Elizabeth C. Perkins
Elizabeth C. Perkins
Attorney-in-fact


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