EXHIBIT 23(b)

      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 1, 2005 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, which
appears in American General Finance Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004.  We also consent to the references to us
under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Information" in such
Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 11, 2005