SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

May 17, 2017

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-2

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

AFS SenSub Corp.

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-206924-06	82-6210346
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

c/o AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. Attention: Frank E. Brown III, Esq. 801 Cherry Street, Suite 3500 Fort Worth, Texas	76102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code - (817) 302-7000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

AFS SenSub Corp. (“AFS SenSub”), as depositor, and AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. (“AmeriCredit”), as sponsor, have caused a newly formed issuing entity, AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-2 (the “Issuing Entity”), to issue $243,000,000 Class A-1 1.20000% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), $364,900,000 Class A-2-A 1.65% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2-A Notes”), $75,000,000 Class A-2-B Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2-B Notes” and together with the Class A-2-A Notes, the “Class A-2 Notes”), $262,110,000 Class A-3 1.98% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”), $102,570,000 Class B 2.40% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class B Notes”), $127,320,000 Class C 2.97% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class C Notes”), $125,200,000 Class D 3.42% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class D Notes” and together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes, the “Publicly Offered Notes”), $33,240,000 Class E 0.00% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class E Notes”), and an Asset Backed Certificate (the “Certificate”), on May 17, 2017 (the “Closing Date”). The Publicly Offered Notes are registered under the Registration Statement. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to satisfy an undertaking to file copies of certain agreements to be executed in connection with the issuance of the Publicly Offered Notes, the forms of which were filed as Exhibits to the Registration Statement.

The Publicly Offered Notes evidence indebtedness of the Issuing Entity, the assets of which consist primarily of “sub-prime” automobile loan contracts (the “Receivables”) secured by new and used automobiles, light duty trucks and vans. The Publicly Offered Notes were sold to Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“Deutsche Bank”), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman”), and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (“RBC” and collectively with Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Goldman, the “Representatives”), BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (“BNP Paribas”), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citigroup”), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”), Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells Fargo Securities” and collectively with the Representatives, BNP Paribas, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1, dated as of May 9, 2017 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among AmeriCredit, AFS SenSub and the Representatives.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

The Issuing Entity was formed, and the Certificate was issued, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2, dated as of April 5, 2017, as amended and restated as of April 11, 2017 (the “Trust Agreement”), between AFS SenSub and Wilmington Trust Company (“WTC”), as Owner Trustee. The Publicly Offered Notes were issued pursuant to the Indenture, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1, dated as of April 11, 2017 (the “Indenture”), between the Issuing Entity and Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”), as Trustee and Trust Collateral Agent.

AFS SenSub purchased the Receivables from AmeriCredit pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, dated as of April 11, 2017 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between AmeriCredit and AFS SenSub. The Issuing Entity purchased the Receivables from AFS SenSub pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3, dated as of April 11, 2017 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), among the Issuing Entity, AFS SenSub, AmeriCredit and Citibank, as Trust Collateral Agent.

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AmeriCredit, as Servicer, has agreed to perform servicing duties with regard to the Receivables pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and has also agreed to serve as custodian of the Receivables pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Issuing Entity has engaged Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC (“Clayton”) as Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6, dated as of April 11, 2017 (the “Asset Representations Review Agreement”), among the Issuing Entity, AmeriCredit, as Servicer, and Clayton, as Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer has agreed to perform reviews of certain Receivables for compliance with the representations and warranties made by AmeriCredit and AFS SenSub about the Receivables.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits:

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2017, among AmeriCredit, as Sponsor, AFS SenSub, as Seller, and the Representatives (see Exhibit 1.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2017, in connection with Registration Statement Nos. 333-206924 and 333-206924-06, which is incorporated by reference herein).

4.1    Indenture, dated as of April 11, 2017, between the Issuing Entity and Citibank, as Trustee and Trust Collateral Agent.

4.2    Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2017, between AFS SenSub and WTC, as Owner Trustee.

4.3     Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2017, among the Issuing Entity, AmeriCredit, as Servicer, AFS SenSub and Citibank, as Trust Collateral Agent.

5.1    Opinion of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP with respect to validity (see Exhibit 5.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2017, in connection with Registration Statement Nos. 333-206924 and 333-206924-06, which is incorporated by reference herein).

8.1    Opinion of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP with respect to tax matters (see Exhibit 8.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2017, in connection with Registration Statement Nos. 333-206924 and 333-206924-06, which is incorporated by reference herein).

10.1    Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2017, between AmeriCredit, as Seller, and AFS SenSub, as Purchaser.

10.6    Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated April 11, 2017, among the Issuing Entity, AmeriCredit, as Servicer, and Clayton, as Asset Representations Reviewer.

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10.7    Second Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, between AmeriCredit and General Motors Financial of Canada, Ltd. (see Exhibit 10.5 to Form SF-3/A filed on December 7, 2015, in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-206924, which is incorporated by reference herein).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AMERICREDIT AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES

TRUST 2017-2

By:	AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Servicer
By:	/s/	Frank E. Brown III
Name:		Frank E. Brown III
Title:		Senior Vice President, Corporate Counsel and  Secretary

Dated: May 23, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2017, among AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Sponsor, AFS SenSub Corp., as Seller and Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as Representatives of the Underwriters (see Exhibit 1.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2017, in connection with Registration Statement Nos. 333-206924 and 333-206924-06, which is incorporated by reference herein).
4.1	Indenture, dated as of April 11, 2017, between AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-2, as Issuing Entity, and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee and Trust Collateral Agent.
4.2	Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2017, between AFS SenSub Corp., as Seller, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee.
4.3	Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2017, among AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-2, as Issuing Entity, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Servicer, AFS SenSub Corp., as Seller, and Citibank, N.A., as Trust Collateral Agent.
5.1	Opinion of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP with respect to validity (see Exhibit 5.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2017, in connection with Registration Statement Nos. 333-206924 and 333-206924-06, which is incorporated by reference herein).
8.1	Opinion of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP with respect to tax matters (see Exhibit 8.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2017, in connection with Registration Statement Nos. 333-206924 and 333-206924-06, which is incorporated by reference herein).
10.1	Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2017, between AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Seller, and AFS SenSub Corp., as Purchaser.
10.6	Asset Representations Reviewer Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2017, among AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-2, as Issuing Entity, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Servicer, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer.
10.7	Second Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006 between General Motors Financial of Canada, Ltd. and AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. (see Exhibit 10.5 to Form SF-3/A filed on December 7, 2015, in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-206924, which is incorporated by reference herein).

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