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                                                                  Exhibit 32


                            Certifications


In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2003 of American General Finance Corporation as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
Report), each of, Frederick W. Geissinger, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, and Donald R. Breivogel, Jr., Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
           13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
           amended; and

     (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
           all material respects, the financial condition and results
           of operations of the Company.



                                 /s/  Frederick W. Geissinger
                                      Frederick W. Geissinger
                                 President and Chief Executive Officer


                                 /s/  Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.
                                      Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.
                                 Senior Vice President and
                                   Chief Financial Officer


Date:  July 30, 2003