EXHIBIT 23(b)


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 30, 2006 relating to the
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, 2005.  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 26, 2006