10-Q 1 acf0331201210-q.htm FORM 10-Q ACF 03.31.2012 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q 
(Mark One)
Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012
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 1-10667
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Texas
 
75-2291093
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
801 Cherry Street, Suite 3500, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(817) 302-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 
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  Q    No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  Q    No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
x
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)
Smaller Reporting Company
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
As of May 3, 2012, there were 500 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding. All of the registrant’s common stock is owned by General Motors Holdings, LLC.



GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
 

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Part I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands) 
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
608,791

 
$
572,297

Finance receivables, net
9,475,676

 
9,162,492

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable
856,573

 
919,283

Restricted cash – credit facilities
121,657

 
136,556

Property and equipment, net
49,461

 
47,440

Leased vehicles, net
1,099,984

 
809,491

Deferred income taxes
118,754

 
108,684

Goodwill
1,108,227

 
1,107,982

Intercompany subvention receivable
25,397

 
37,447

Other assets
126,823

 
141,248

Total assets
$
13,591,343

 
$
13,042,920

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Credit facilities
$
778,663

 
$
1,099,391

Securitization notes payable
7,559,357

 
6,937,841

Senior notes
500,000

 
500,000

Convertible senior notes
500

 
500

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
218,578

 
160,172

Deferred income
40,670

 
24,987

Taxes payable
89,594

 
85,477

Intercompany taxes payable
372,684

 
300,306

Interest rate swap and cap agreements
6,218

 
11,208

Total liabilities
9,566,264

 
9,119,882

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
 
 
 
Shareholder's equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 500 shares authorized and issued
 
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
3,456,348

 
3,470,495

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(3,708
)
 
(7,617
)
Retained earnings
572,439

 
460,160

Total shareholder's equity
4,025,079

 
3,923,038

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
$
13,591,343

 
$
13,042,920

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited, in Thousands) 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Revenue
 
 
 
Finance charge income
$
358,256

 
$
267,846

Other income
73,147

 
27,321

 
431,403

 
295,167

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
Operating expenses
97,869

 
76,406

Leased vehicles expenses
40,646

 
8,484

Provision for loan losses
48,554

 
39,424

Interest expense
63,092

 
40,617

 
250,161

 
164,931

Income before income taxes
181,242

 
130,236

Income tax provision
68,963

 
52,998

Net income
112,279

 
77,238

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges
(896
)
 
1,162

Foreign currency translation adjustment
4,454

 
1,211

Income tax benefit (provision)
351

 
(426
)
Other comprehensive income
3,909

 
1,947

Comprehensive income
$
116,188

 
$
79,185

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in Thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
112,279

 
$
77,238

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
50,565

 
17,868

Accretion and amortization of loan and leasing fees
(11,087
)
 
(2,936
)
Amortization of carrying value adjustment
20,169

 
67,927

Amortization of purchase accounting premium
(9,944
)
 
(23,117
)
Provision for loan losses
48,554

 
39,424

Deferred income taxes
(9,652
)
 
(21,789
)
Stock-based compensation expense
584

 
2,925

Other
(5,556
)
 
(8,844
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Other assets
(1,943
)
 
11,521

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
25,674

 
(12,765
)
Taxes payable
4,108

 
17,117

Intercompany taxes payable
72,378

 
54,817

Net cash provided by operating activities
296,129

 
219,386

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of finance receivables
(1,364,662
)
 
(1,134,782
)
Principal collections and recoveries on finance receivables
1,015,918

 
954,291

Net purchases of leased vehicles
(305,370
)
 
(320,206
)
Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles
6,922

 
12,880

(Purchases) sales of property and equipment
(3,952
)
 
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Change in restricted cash – securitization notes payable
62,710

 
(77,373
)
Change in restricted cash – credit facilities
15,452

 
(19,693
)
Change in other assets
10,079

 
(13,831
)
Net cash used by investing activities
(562,903
)
 
(598,703
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Borrowings on credit facilities
453,774

 
1,196,521

Payments on credit facilities
(778,054
)
 
(615,510
)
Issuance of securitization notes payable
1,800,000

 
800,000

Payments on securitization notes payable
(1,168,700
)
 
(845,058
)
Debt issuance costs
(4,761
)
 
(17,809
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
302,259

 
518,144

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
35,485

 
138,827

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
1,009

 
(198
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
572,297

 
194,554

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
608,791

 
$
333,183

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, including certain special purpose financing trusts utilized in securitization transactions (“Trusts”) and credit facilities which are considered variable interest entities (“VIE’s”). All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
The interim period consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, are condensed and do not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States of America. These interim period financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements that are included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2012.
The consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2012, and for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, are unaudited and, in management’s opinion, include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such interim periods. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions which affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of revenue and costs and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences may be material. These estimates include, among other things, the determination of the allowance for loan losses on finance receivables, estimated recovery value on leased vehicles, goodwill, intangible assets, income taxes and the expected cash flows on the pre-acquisition finance receivables.
Related Party Transactions
We were acquired by General Motors Company ("GM") on October 1, 2010. We offer loan and lease finance products through GM dealers to consumers purchasing new and certain used vehicles manufactured by GM. GM makes cash payments to us for offering incentivized rates and structures on these loan and lease finance products under a subvention program with GM. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we have an intercompany subvention receivable from GM of $25.4 million and $37.4 million, respectively, representing payments due from GM under the subvention program resulting in a non-cash investing activity.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2011, ASU 2011-03 ("2011-03"), Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements, was issued effective prospectively for new transfers and existing transactions that are modified in the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. This guidance amends the sale accounting requirement concerning a transferor's ability to repurchase transferred financial assets even in the event of default by the transferee, which typically is facilitated in a repurchase agreement by the presence of a collateral maintenance provision. 2011-03 did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In May 2011, ASU ("2011-04"), Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, was issued effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The adoption of 2011-04 gives fair value the same meaning between GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs"), and improves consistency of disclosures relating to fair value. We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2012, and the adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In June 2011, ASU ("2011-05"), Comprehensive Income: Presentation of Comprehensive Income, was issued effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. 2011-05 amends current guidance on reporting comprehensive income and eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of shareholders’ equity. Instead, comprehensive income must be reported in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income which contains two sections, net income and other comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, ASU 2011-12 was issued deferring the effective date for implementation of ASU 2011-05 related only to reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income until a later date to be determined after further consideration by the FASB. We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2012, and the

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adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as we already present a statement of comprehensive income.
In December 2011, ASU ("2011-11"), Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, was issued effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2013. 2011-11 amends the disclosure requirements on offsetting in ASC Topic 210 by requiring enhanced disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either (i) offset in accordance with existing guidance or (ii) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset on the balance sheet. ASU 2011-11 is effective for us starting January 1, 2013 and we do not expect the adoption to have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

NOTE 2 – FINANCE RECEIVABLES
Finance receivables consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Pre-acquisition finance receivables - outstanding balance
$
3,674,764

 
$
4,366,075

 
 
 
 
Pre-acquisition finance receivables - carrying value
3,357,341

 
4,027,361

Post-acquisition finance receivables, net of fees
6,326,427

 
5,313,899

 
9,683,768

 
9,341,260

Less: allowance for loan losses on post-acquisition finance receivables
(208,092
)
 
(178,768
)
Total finance receivables, net
$
9,475,676

 
$
9,162,492

A summary of our finance receivables is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Pre-acquisition finance receivables - carrying value, beginning of period
$
4,027,361

 
$
7,299,963

Post-acquisition finance receivables, beginning of period
5,313,899

 
923,713

 
9,341,260

 
8,223,676

Loans purchased
1,395,757

 
1,137,921

Charge-offs
(51,058
)
 
(1,809
)
Principal collections and other
(919,865
)
 
(852,620
)
Change in carrying value adjustment on the pre-acquisition finance receivables
(82,326
)
 
(165,280
)
Balance at end of period
$
9,683,768

 
$
8,341,888

Finance receivables are collateralized by vehicle titles and we have the right to repossess the vehicle in the event the consumer defaults on the payment terms of the contract.
The accrual of finance charge income has been suspended on $350.4 million and $439.4 million of finance receivables (based on contractual amount due) as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
Finance contracts are purchased by us from auto dealers without recourse, and accordingly, the dealer has no liability to us if the consumer defaults on the contract. Depending upon the contract structure and consumer credit attributes, we may pay dealers a participation fee or we may charge dealers a non-refundable acquisition fee when purchasing individual finance contracts. We also have manufacturer incentive programs with GM and other new vehicle manufacturers, typically known as subvention programs, under which the manufacturers provide us cash payments in order for us to offer lower interest rates on finance contracts we purchase. We record the amortization of participation fees and subvention and accretion of acquisition fees to finance charge income using the effective interest method.
We review our pre-acquisition portfolio for differences between contractual cash flows and the cash flows expected to be collected from our pre-acquisition portfolio to determine if the difference is attributable, at least in part, to credit quality. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, as a result of improvements in the credit performance of the pre-acquisition portfolio, which resulted in an increase of expected cash flows of $166.6 million, we transferred this excess from the non-accretable discount to accretable yield. This excess will be amortized through finance charge income over the remaining life of the portfolio.

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A summary of the accretable yield, which represents the amount of finance charge income to be recognized over the remaining life of the pre-acquisition portfolio, is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Balance at beginning of period
$
737,464

 
$
1,201,178

Accretion of accretable yield
(135,825
)
 
(201,810
)
Transfer from non-accretable discount
166,621

 


Balance at end of period
$
768,260

 
$
999,368

A summary of the allowance for loan losses is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Balance at beginning of period
$
178,768

 
$
26,352

Provision for loan losses
48,554

 
39,424

Charge-offs
(51,058
)
 
(1,809
)
Recoveries
31,828

 
1,448

Balance at end of period
$
208,092

 
$
65,415

Credit Risk
A summary of the credit risk profile by FICO score band of the finance receivables, determined at origination, is as follows (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
FICO Score less than 540
$
2,370,839

 
$
2,133,361

FICO Score 540 to 599
4,356,261

 
4,166,988

FICO Score 600 to 659
2,597,954

 
2,623,882

FICO Score greater than 660
676,137

 
755,743

Balance at end of period(a)
$
10,001,191

 
$
9,679,974

_________________ 
(a) Balance at end of period is the sum of pre-acquisition finance receivables - outstanding balance and post-acquisition finance receivables, net of fees.
Delinquency
An account is considered delinquent if a substantial portion of a scheduled payment has not been received by the date such payment was contractually due. The following is a summary of the contractual amounts of finance receivables, which is not materially different than recorded investment, that are (i) more than 30 days delinquent, but not yet in repossession, and (ii) in repossession, but not yet charged off (dollars in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
Delinquent contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31 to 60 days
$
318,412

 
3.2
%
 
$
332,746

 
3.8
%
Greater-than-60 days
124,561

 
1.2
%
 
135,081

 
1.5
%
 
442,973

 
4.4
%
 
467,827

 
5.3
%
In repossession
24,896

 
0.3
%
 
26,601

 
0.3
%
 
$
467,869

 
4.7
%
 
$
494,428

 
5.6
%
We assessed deferments granted on or after October 1, 2010 on accounts in the post-acquisition portfolio to identify any that qualified as troubled debt restructurings. The pre-acquisition portfolio is excluded from the provisions of the troubled debt

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restructuring guidance, ASU 2011-02, A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring, since expected future credit losses were recognized in the purchase accounting for that portfolio. At March 31, 2012, we believe the number of accounts in the post-acquisition portfolio that would be considered troubled debt restructurings is immaterial.

NOTE 3 – LEASED VEHICLES
Leased vehicles consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Leased vehicles
$
1,388,098

 
$
1,012,637

Manufacturer incentives
(177,664
)
 
(125,681
)
 
1,210,434

 
886,956

Less: accumulated depreciation
(110,353
)
 
(77,303
)
Less: purchase accounting discount
(97
)
 
(162
)
 
$
1,099,984

 
$
809,491

A summary of our leased vehicles is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Balance at beginning of period
$
886,956

 
$
51,515

Leased vehicles purchased
383,799

 
337,367

Lease vehicles returned - end of term
(13,550
)
 
(7,818
)
Lease vehicles returned - default
(1,241
)
 
(216
)
Manufacturer incentives
(51,368
)
 
(49,252
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
5,838

 


Balance at end of period
$
1,210,434

 
$
331,596

Our Canadian subsidiary originates leases that are recorded as operating leases and also originates and sells leases for a third party with servicing retained. As of March 31, 2012, this subsidiary was servicing $936.6 million of leased vehicles for this third party.
The following table summarizes minimum rental payments due to us as lessor under operating leases (in thousands):
 
 
Fiscal 2012
 
Fiscal 2013
 
Fiscal 2014
 
Fiscal 2015
 
Fiscal 2016
 
Fiscal 2017
Minimum rental payments under operating leases
 
$
155,852

 
$
200,955

 
$
148,725

 
$
60,587

 
$
9,777

 
$
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NOTE 4 – SECURITIZATIONS
A summary of our securitization activity and cash flows from special purpose entities used for securitizations is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Receivables securitized
$
1,915,719

 
$
848,810

Net proceeds from securitization
1,800,000

 
800,000

Servicing fees(a)
58,563

 
48,924

Net distributions from Trusts
450,545

 
143,168

_________________  
(a)
Cash flows received for the servicing of securitizations consolidated as VIE’s are a component of finance charge income on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
We retain servicing responsibilities for receivables transferred to the Trusts. Included in finance charge income is a monthly base servicing fee earned on the outstanding principal balance of our securitized receivables and supplemental fees (such as late charges) for servicing the receivables.

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As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, we were servicing $8.5 billion and $7.9 billion, respectively, of finance receivables that have been transferred to the Trusts.

NOTE 5 – CREDIT FACILITIES
Amounts outstanding under our credit facilities are as follows (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Syndicated warehouse facility
$
277,093

 
$
621,257

Lease warehouse facility – Canada
248,176

 
181,314

Medium term note facility
253,394

 
293,528

Wachovia funding facility
 
 
3,292

 
$
778,663

 
$
1,099,391

Further detail regarding terms and availability of the credit facilities as of March 31, 2012, follows (in thousands): 
Facility
 
Facility
Amount
 
Advances
Outstanding
 
Assets
Pledged
(e)
 
Restricted
Cash
Pledged (f)
Syndicated warehouse facility(a)
 
$
2,000,000

 
$
277,093

 
$
366,758

 
$
7,389

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.(b)
 
600,000

 

 

 

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(c)
 
600,330

 
248,176

 
373,363

 
1,826

GM revolving credit facility
 
300,000

 

 

 

Medium term note facility(d)
 
 
 
253,394

 
276,000

 
83,683

 
 
 
 
$
778,663

 
$
1,016,121

 
$
92,898

_________________  
(a)
In May 2012 when the revolving period ends, and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the receivables pledged until May 2013 when the remaining balance will be due and payable.
(b)
In January 2013 when the revolving period ends, and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the leasing related assets pledged until July 2018 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.
(c)
In July 2012 when the revolving period ends, and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the leasing related assets pledged until January 2018 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable. This facility amount represents C$600.0 million, advances outstanding of C$248.0 million, assets pledged of C$373.2 million and restricted cash pledged of C$1.8 million at March 31, 2012.
(d)
The revolving period under this facility ended in October 2009, and the outstanding debt balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the receivables pledged until October 2016 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.
(e)
Borrowings on the warehouse facilities are collateralized by finance receivables, while borrowings on the lease warehouse facilities are collateralized by leasing related assets.
(f)
These amounts do not include cash collected on finance receivables and leasing related assets pledged of $28.8 million which is also included in restricted cash – credit facilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Our syndicated warehouse, lease warehouse and medium term note facilities are either administered by agents on behalf of institutionally managed commercial paper or medium term note conduits or funded directly by the lenders. Under these funding agreements, we transfer finance receivables or leasing related assets to our special purpose finance subsidiaries. These subsidiaries, in turn, issue notes to the agents, collateralized by such finance and lease contracts and cash. The agents provide funding under the notes to the subsidiaries pursuant to an advance formula, and the subsidiaries forward the funds to us in consideration for the transfer of assets. While these subsidiaries are included in our consolidated financial statements, these subsidiaries are separate legal entities and the finance receivables, leasing related assets and other assets held by these subsidiaries are legally owned by these subsidiaries and are not available to our creditors or our other subsidiaries. Advances under the funding agreements generally bear interest at commercial paper rates, London Interbank Offered Rates ("LIBOR"), Canadian Dollar Offered Rate ("CDOR") or prime rates plus a credit spread and specified fees depending upon the source of funds provided by the agents. In the syndicated warehouse, lease warehouse - Canada, and the medium term note facilities we are required to hold certain funds in restricted cash accounts to provide additional collateral for borrowings under these credit facilities.

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Our credit facilities, other than the GM revolving credit facility, contain various covenants requiring minimum financial ratios, asset quality and portfolio performance ratios (portfolio net loss and delinquency ratios, and pool level cumulative net loss ratios) as well as limits on deferment levels. Failure to meet any of these covenants could result in an event of default under these agreements. If an event of default occurs under these agreements, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under these agreements to be immediately due and payable, enforce their interests against collateral pledged under these agreements, restrict our ability to obtain additional borrowings under these agreements and/or remove us as servicer. As of March 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenants in our credit facilities.
The following table presents the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse and lease warehouse - Canada facilities during the three months ended March 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.63
%

$
128,309


$
621,257

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(a)
 
2.59
%

212,485


248,176

_________________ 
(a)
Average amount outstanding and maximum amount outstanding represents C$128.2 million and C$248.0 million, respectively.
There were no borrowings or repayments on the lease warehouse facility - U.S. or the GM revolving credit facility during the three months ended March 31, 2012.
The following table presents the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse and U.S. lease warehouse facilities during the three months ended March 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility

1.65
%

$
358,504


$
826,859

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.

1.68
%

17,915


94,845

Debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the credit facilities. Unamortized costs of $2.9 million and $6.6 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, are included in other assets.

NOTE 6 – SECURITIZATION NOTES PAYABLE
Securitization notes payable represents debt issued by us in securitization transactions. In connection with the merger with GM, we recorded a purchase accounting premium that is being amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the notes. At March 31, 2012, unamortized purchase accounting premium of $32.7 million is included in securitization notes payable. Debt issuance costs of $17.9 million and $16.3 million, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, which are included in other assets, are amortized to interest expense over the expected term of securitization notes payable.









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Securitization notes payable as of March 31, 2012, consists of the following (dollars in thousands): 
Transaction
 
Maturity
Date (a)
 
Original
Note
Amount
 
Original
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
March 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
Receivables
Pledged
 
Note
Balance
2007-C-M
 
April 2014
 
$
1,500,000

 
5.5
%
 
$
162,389

 
$
151,880

2007-D-F
 
June 2014
 
1,000,000

 
5.5
%
 
125,633

 
116,451

2007-2-M (APART)(b)
 
March 2016
 
1,000,000

 
5.3
%
 
114,373

 
110,916

2008-A-F
 
October 2014
 
750,000

 
6.0
%
 
149,020

 
120,826

2008-1
 
January 2015
 
500,000

 
8.7
%
 
129,016

 
8,284

2008-2
 
April 2015
 
500,000

 
10.5
%
 
138,030

 
17,120

2009-1
 
January 2016
 
725,000

 
7.5
%
 
270,226

 
194,557

2009-1 (APART)(b)
 
July 2017
 
227,493

 
2.7
%
 
83,324

 
63,426

2010-1
 
July 2017
 
600,000

 
3.7
%
 
277,543

 
234,799

2010-A
 
July 2017
 
200,000

 
3.1
%
 
108,904

 
87,917

2010-2
 
October 2017
 
600,000

 
3.8
%
 
292,015

 
270,326

2010-B
 
November 2017
 
200,000

 
2.2
%
 
130,527

 
106,581

2010-3
 
January 2018
 
850,000

 
2.5
%
 
568,664

 
494,893

2010-4
 
April 2018
 
700,000

 
2.5
%
 
411,911

 
380,459

2011-1
 
July 2018
 
800,000

 
2.5
%
 
572,604

 
525,538

2011-2
 
September 2018
 
950,000

 
2.6
%
 
687,727

 
634,765

2011-3
 
December 2018
 
1,000,000

 
2.4
%
 
807,644

 
740,721

2011-4
 
January 2019
 
900,000

 
2.5
%
 
810,552

 
756,778

2011-5
 
March 2019
 
900,000

 
2.9
%
 
844,371

 
799,831

2012-PP1(c)
 
June 2019
 
800,000

 

 
767,389

 
739,699

2012-1
 
July 2019
 
1,000,000

 
2.5
%
 
1,003,898

 
970,929

 
 
 
 
$
15,702,493

 
 
 
$
8,455,760

 
$
7,526,696

Purchase accounting premium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32,661

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
7,559,357

_________________  
(a)
Maturity date represents final legal maturity of securitization notes payable. Securitization notes payable are expected to be paid based on amortization of the finance receivables pledged to Trusts.
(b)
"APART" represents AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivables Trust.
(c)
"PP" represents the private sale of asset-backed securities, the pricing terms of which are confidential.
At the time of securitization of finance receivables, we are required to pledge assets equal to a specified percentage of the securitization pool to support the securitization transaction. Typically, the assets pledged consist of cash deposited to a restricted account and additional receivables delivered to the Trust, which create overcollateralization. The securitization transactions require the percentage of assets pledged to support the transaction to increase until a specified level is attained. Excess cash flows generated by the Trusts are added to the restricted cash account or used to pay down outstanding debt in the Trusts, creating overcollateralization until the targeted percentage level of assets has been reached. Once the targeted percentage level of assets is reached and maintained, excess cash flows generated by the Trusts are released to us as distributions from Trusts. Additionally, as the balance of the securitization pool declines, the amount of pledged assets needed to maintain the required percentage level is reduced. Assets in excess of the required percentage are also released to us as distributions from Trusts.
With respect to our securitization transactions covered by a financial guaranty insurance policy, agreements with the insurers provide that if portfolio performance ratios (delinquency, cumulative default or cumulative net loss) in a Trust’s pool of receivables exceed certain targets, the specified credit enhancement levels would be increased.
Agreements with our financial guaranty insurance providers contain additional specified targeted portfolio performance ratios that are higher than those described in the preceding paragraph. If, at any measurement date, the targeted portfolio performance ratios with respect to any insured Trust were to exceed these higher levels, provisions of the agreements permit our financial guaranty insurance providers to declare the occurrence of an event of default and terminate our servicing rights to the receivables transferred to that Trust. As of March 31, 2012, no such servicing right termination events have occurred with

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respect to any of the Trusts formed by us.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Interest rate caps and swaps consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
Notional
 
Fair Value(b)
 
Notional
 
Fair Value(b)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps(a)
$
224,548

 
$
1,786

 
$
509,561

 
$
2,004

Interest rate caps(a)
1,444,745

 
3,984

 
1,512,793

 
4,548

Total assets
$
1,669,293

 
$
5,770

 
$
2,022,354

 
$
6,552

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
$
224,548

 
$
2,125

 
$
509,561

 
$
6,440

Interest rate caps
1,444,745

 
4,093

 
1,470,856

 
4,768

Total liabilities
$
1,669,293

 
$
6,218

 
$
1,980,417

 
$
11,208

_________________  
(a)
Included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
(b)
See Note 8 - "Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities" for further discussion of fair value disclosure related to the derivatives.
Generally, we purchase interest rate cap agreements to limit floating rate exposures on securities issued in our credit facilities. We utilize interest rate swap agreements to convert floating rate exposures on securities issued in securitization transactions to fixed rates, thereby hedging the variability in interest expense paid. Interest rate swap agreements designated as hedges had unrealized gains of $1.5 million and $2.4 million included in accumulated other comprehensive income as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The ineffectiveness loss related to the interest rate swap agreements was insignificant for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, respectively. We estimate approximately $1.4 million of unrealized gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income will be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months.
Interest rate swap agreements not designated as hedges had a change in fair value which resulted in gains (losses) of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and $(0.1) million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, respectively.
Under the terms of our derivative financial instruments, we are required to pledge certain funds to be held in restricted cash accounts as collateral for the outstanding derivative transactions. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, these restricted cash accounts totaled $18.7 million and $35.5 million, respectively, and are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.








The following tables present information on the effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (in thousands): 

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Income (Losses) Recognized In Income
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Non-designated hedges:
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts(a)
$
236

 
$
(208
)
Foreign currency exchange derivatives(b)
 
 
(187
)
Total
$
236

 
$
(395
)
Designated hedges:
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts(a)
$
(40
)
 
$
(889
)
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Losses) Recognized In
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Designated hedges:
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
$
(97
)
 
$
884

 
 
 
 
 
Income (Losses) Reclassified From
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income Into Income
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Designated hedges:
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts(a)
$
799

 
$
(278
)
_________________  
(a)
Income (losses) recognized in earnings are included in interest expense.
(b)
There were no outstanding foreign currency exchange derivatives at March 31, 2012. Income (losses) recognized in earnings are included in operating expenses.

NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, ("ASC 820") provides a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Fair value measurement requires that valuation techniques maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and also establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the valuation inputs into three broad levels.
There are three general valuation techniques that may be used to measure fair value, as described below:
(i)
Market approach – Uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. Prices may be indicated by pricing guides, sale transactions, market trades, or other sources;
(ii)
Cost approach – Based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost); and
(iii)
Income approach – Uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based on current market expectations about the future amounts (includes present value techniques and option-pricing models). Net present value is an income approach where a stream of expected cash flows is discounted at an appropriate market interest rate.
Financial instruments are considered Level 1 when quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Financial instruments are considered Level 2 when inputs other than quoted prices are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when their values are determined using price models, discounted cash flow

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methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable. Level 3 financial instruments also include those for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. A brief description of the valuation techniques used for our Level 3 assets and liabilities is provided below.
Derivatives
The fair values of our interest rate cap derivatives are valued based on quoted market prices received from bank counterparties and are classified as Level 2.
Our interest rate swaps are not exchange traded but instead trade in over-the-counter markets where quoted market prices are not readily available. The fair value of derivatives is derived using models that use primarily market observable inputs, such as interest rate yield curves and credit curves. Any derivative fair value measurements using significant assumptions that are unobservable are classified as Level 3, which include interest rate swaps whose remaining terms extend beyond market observable interest rate yield curves. The fair value of our interest rate swaps use observable and unobservable inputs within a cash flow model. Those unobservable inputs reflect assumptions regarding expected prepayments, deferrals, delinquencies and charge-offs of the loans within the finance receivable portfolio. The cash flow model produces an estimated amortization schedule of the finance receivables which is the basis for the calculation of the series of expected payments and receipts that derive the fair value of the interest rate swaps. The series of payments are calculated and discounted using observable interest rate yield curves. The counterparties’ non-performance risk to the derivative trades is also considered when measuring the fair value of the derivatives. Macroeconomic factors after purchase could negatively affect the credit performance of our portfolio and our counterparties and therefore, could potentially impact the assumptions used in our cash flow model.
Assets and liabilities itemized below were measured at fair value on a recurring basis, using either the market approach (i), the cost approach (ii) or the income approach (iii) as described above: 
 
March 31, 2012
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets For
Identical
Assets
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
Assets/
Liabilities
At Fair
Value
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds(i)(a)
$
1,330,189

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,330,189

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate caps(i)
 
 
$
3,984

 
 
 
3,984

Interest rate swaps(iii)
 
 
 
 
$
1,786

 
1,786

Total assets
$
1,330,189

 
$
3,984

 
$
1,786

 
$
1,335,959

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps(iii)
 
 
 
 
$
2,125

 
$
2,125

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate caps(i)
 
 
$
4,093

 
 
 
4,093

Total liabilities
$
 
$
4,093

 
$
2,125

 
$
6,218

_________________  
(a)
Excludes cash in banks and cash invested in Guaranteed Investment Contracts of $306.2 million.

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December 31, 2011
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets For
Identical
Assets
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
Assets/
Liabilities
At Fair
Value
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds(i)(a)
$
1,434,592

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,434,592

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate caps(i)
 
 
$
4,548

 
 
 
4,548

Interest rate swaps(iii)
 
 
 
 
$
2,004

 
2,004

Total assets
$
1,434,592

 
$
4,548

 
$
2,004

 
$
1,441,144

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps(iii)
 
 
 
 
$
6,440

 
$
6,440

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate caps(i)
 
 
$
4,768

 
 
 
4,768

Total liabilities
$
 
$
4,768

 
$
6,440

 
$
11,208

_________________  
(a)
Excludes cash in banks and cash invested in Guaranteed Investment Contracts of $252.7 million.
The tables below present a reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Interest Rate Swap
Agreements
 
Interest Rate Swap
Agreements
Balance at January 1, 2012
$
2,004

 
$
(6,440
)
Total realized and unrealized gains

 

Included in earnings
128

 
(40
)
Included in other comprehensive income

 
(97
)
Settlements
(346
)
 
4,452

Balance at March 31, 2012
$
1,786

 
$
(2,125
)
 The tables below present a reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Interest Rate Swap
Agreements
 
Interest Rate Swap
Agreements
Balance at January 1, 2011
$
23,058

 
$
(46,797
)
Total realized and unrealized gains

 

Included in earnings
(85
)
 
(889
)
Included in other comprehensive income

 
884

Settlements
(5,260
)
 
13,035

Balance at March 31, 2011
$
17,713

 
$
(33,767
)

NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Guarantees of Indebtedness
The payments of principal and interest on our senior notes and convertible senior notes are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. The par value of the senior notes and convertible senior notes was $500.5 million as of March 31, 2012 and

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December 31, 2011, respectively. See guarantor consolidating financial statements in Note 14.

NOTE 10 - PARENT COMPANY STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
Salary Stock
We participate in GM's salary stock program under which a portion of each participant's compensation is accrued and converted to Restricted Stock Units ("RSU's") on a quarterly basis. The awards are fully vested and nonforfeitable upon grant and therefore compensation cost is fully recognized on the date of grant. The RSU's are settled quarterly over a three year period commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant. On March 29, 2012 GM amended the plan to provide for cash settlement of awards. As a result we will now settle these awards in cash and we reclassified $14.5 million from additional paid-in capital to accounts payable and accrued expenses. Prior to this amendment it was GM's policy to issue new shares upon settlement of these awards.

NOTE 11 – INCOME TAXES
We had unrecognized tax benefits of $50.2 million and $48.1 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits including the federal benefit of state taxes, if recognized, that would affect the effective tax rate is $27.4 million and $26.5 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
At March 31, 2012, we believe that it is reasonably possible that the balance of the gross unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $1.7 million to $15.2 million in the next twelve months due to ongoing activities with various taxing jurisdictions that we expect may give rise to settlements or the expiration of statutes of limitations. We continually evaluate expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax laws and new authoritative rulings.
We recognize accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as part of the income tax provision. As of January 1, 2012, accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions were $21.4 million and $10.0 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we accrued an additional $1.5 million in potential interest and accrued an additional $0.4 million in potential penalties associated with uncertain tax positions.
We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. Our U.S. federal income tax returns prior to fiscal 2006 are no longer subject to tax examinations. Our federal income tax returns for fiscal 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 are under audit by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). Foreign and state jurisdictions have statutes of limitations that generally range from three to five years. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities prior to fiscal 2005. Certain of our state tax returns are currently under examination in various state tax jurisdictions. As of October 1, 2010, we are included in GM's consolidated U.S. federal income tax return and will continue to be included in subsequent year returns filed by GM. These tax years are subject to examination by the tax authorities. Similarly, we also file unitary, combined or consolidated state and local tax returns with GM in certain jurisdictions. In some taxing jurisdictions where filing a separate income tax return is mandated, we will continue to file separately.
For taxable income recognized by us in any period beginning on or after October 1, 2010, we are obligated to pay GM for our separate federal or state tax liabilities. Likewise, GM is obligated to reimburse us for the tax effects of net operating losses to the extent such losses are carried back by us to a period beginning on or after October 1, 2010, determined as if we had filed separate income tax returns. Amounts owed to or from GM for income tax are accrued and recorded as an intercompany payable or receivable. Under our tax sharing arrangement with GM, payments for the tax years 2010 through 2013 are deferred for three years from their original due date. The total amount of deferral is not to exceed $650 million. Any difference between the amounts to be paid or received under our tax sharing arrangement with GM and our separate return basis used for financial reporting purposes is reported in our consolidated financial statements as additional paid-in capital. As of March 31, 2012, we have recorded intercompany taxes payable to GM in the amount of $372.7 million, representing the tax effects of income earned subsequent to the merger with GM.
Our effective income tax rate was 38.1% and 40.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

NOTE 12 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
ASC 820 requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether recognized or not in our consolidated balance sheets. Fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques in cases where quoted market prices are not available. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and the estimated timing and amount of future cash flows. Therefore, the estimates of fair value may differ

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substantially from amounts that ultimately may be realized or paid at settlement or maturity of the financial instruments and those differences may be material. Disclosures about fair value of financial instruments exclude certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from our disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of our Company.
Estimated fair values, carrying values and various methods and assumptions used in valuing our financial instruments are set forth below (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
 
 Level
 
Carrying
Value
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
(a) 
1
 
$
608,791

 
$
608,791

 
$
572,297

 
$
572,297

Finance receivables, net
(b) 
3
 
9,475,676

 
9,759,910

 
9,162,492

 
9,385,851

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable
(a) 
1
 
856,573

 
856,573

 
919,283

 
919,283

Restricted cash – credit facilities
(a) 
1
 
121,657

 
121,657

 
136,556

 
136,556

Restricted cash – other
(a) 
1
 
49,350

 
49,350

 
59,136

 
59,136

Interest rate swap agreements
(d) 
3
 
1,786

 
1,786

 
2,004

 
2,004

Interest rate cap agreements purchased
(d) 
2
 
3,984

 
3,984

 
4,548

 
4,548

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syndicated and lease warehouse facilities
(c) 
2
 
525,269

 
525,269

 
802,571

 
802,571

Medium term note facility and Wachovia funding facility
(d) 
3
 
253,394

 
253,709

 
296,820

 
296,542

Securitization notes payable
(d) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securitization notes payable
 
1
 
6,819,658

 
6,884,143

 
6,937,841

 
6,945,865

Private securitization 2012-PP1
 
3
 
739,699

 
743,458

 
 
 
 
Senior notes
(d) 
2
 
500,000

 
530,000

 
500,000

 
510,000

Convertible senior notes
(d) 
2
 
500

 
500

 
500

 
500

Interest rate swap agreements
(d) 
3
 
2,125

 
2,125

 
6,440

 
6,440

Interest rate cap agreements sold
(d) 
2
 
4,093

 
4,093

 
4,768

 
4,768

_________________ 
(a)
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash – securitization notes payable, restricted cash – credit facilities and restricted cash – other is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value since these investments bear interest at market rates and have maturities of less than 90 days.
(b)
The fair value of the finance receivables is estimated based upon forecasted cash flows on the receivables discounted using a pre-tax weighted average cost of capital. The forecast includes among other things items such as prepayment, defaults, recoveries and fee income assumptions.
(c)
The syndicated and lease warehouse facilities have variable rates of interest and maturities of approximately one year. Therefore, carrying value is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.
(d)
The fair values of the interest rate cap and swap agreements, medium term note facility and Wachovia funding facility, securitization notes payable, senior notes and convertible senior notes are based on quoted market prices, when available. If quoted market prices are not available, the market value is estimated by discounting future net cash flows expected to be settled using a current risk-adjusted rate.
The fair value of our finance receivables use observable and unobservable inputs within a cash flow model. Those unobservable inputs reflect assumptions regarding expected prepayments, deferrals, delinquencies, recoveries and charge-offs of the loans within the finance receivable portfolio. The cash flow model produces an estimated amortization schedule of the finance receivables which is the basis for the calculation of the series of cash flows that derive the fair value of the portfolio. The series of cash flows are calculated and discounted using a weighted average cost of capital using unobservable debt and equity percentages, an unobservable cost of equity, and an observable cost of debt based on companies with a similar credit rating and maturity profile as our portfolio. Macroeconomic factors could affect the credit performance of our portfolio and therefore, could potentially impact the assumptions used in our cash flow model.
The medium term note facility uses observable and unobservable inputs to estimate fair value. Observable inputs are used regarding an advance rate on the receivables to generate an estimated debt amount as well as the interest rate used to calculate

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the series of estimated principal payments. Those series of interest payments are discounted using an unobservable interest rate based on the most recent securitization in order to estimate fair value which would approximate the replacement value.
Securitization notes payable includes the 2012-PP1 Trust which uses observable and unobservable inputs to estimate fair value. Unobservable inputs are related to the structuring of the debt into various classes, which is based on public securitizations issued during the same time frame. Observable inputs are used by obtaining active prices based on the securitization debt issued during the same time frame. These observable inputs are then used to create expected market prices (unobservable input), which are then applied to the calculated debt classes in order to estimate fair value which would approximate market value.

NOTE 13 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash payments for interest costs and income taxes consist of the following (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Interest costs (none capitalized)
$
56,940

 
$
77,527

Income taxes
2,590

 
575

We had a non-cash investing activity as the result of the receivable from the GM subvention program for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 of $25.4 million and $71.3 million, respectively.

NOTE 14 – GUARANTOR CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The payment of principal and interest on the 6.75% senior notes issued in June 2011 are currently guaranteed solely by AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. (the "Guarantor"), our principal operating subsidiary, and none of our other subsidiaries (the "Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries"). The separate financial statements of the Guarantor are not included herein because the Guarantor is a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary and is unconditionally liable for the obligations represented by the senior notes. Some of our "Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries" had previously guaranteed the payment of principal and interest on our senior notes and convertible senior notes that were outstanding prior to the issuance of the 6.75% senior notes. These previously outstanding senior notes have been repaid in full and the amount of convertible senior notes that currently remain outstanding under the previous guarantor structure is immaterial. As a result, the following consolidating financial statements have been recast to reflect the current guarantor structure for the 6.75% senior notes.
The consolidating financial statements present consolidating financial data for (i) General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (on a parent only basis), (ii) the Guarantor, (iii) the combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, (iv) an elimination column for adjustments to arrive at the information for the parent company and our subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (v) the parent company and our subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of March 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.
Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the parent company using the equity method for purposes of this presentation. Results of operations of subsidiaries are therefore reflected in the parent company's investment accounts and earnings. The principal elimination entries set forth below eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.


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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
March 31, 2012
(Unaudited, in Thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
$
537,671

 
$
71,120

 
 
 
$
608,791

Finance receivables, net
 
 
847,549

 
8,628,127

 
 
 
9,475,676

Restricted cash - securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
856,573

 
 
 
856,573

Restricted cash - credit facilities
 
 
 
 
121,657

 
 
 
121,657

Property and equipment, net
$
220

 
4,430

 
44,811

 
 
 
49,461

Leased vehicles, net
 
 
 
 
1,099,984

 
 
 
1,099,984

Deferred income taxes
33,498

 
70,953

 
14,303

 
 
 
118,754

Goodwill
1,094,923

 
 
 
13,304

 
 
 
1,108,227

Intercompany subvention receivable
25,397

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25,397

Other assets
6,105

 
35,303

 
85,415

 
 
 
126,823

Due from affiliates
842,928

 
 
 
2,749,240

 
$
(3,592,168
)
 

Investment in affiliates
2,992,406

 
2,883,801

 
 
 
(5,876,207
)
 

Total assets
$
4,995,477

 
$
4,379,707

 
$
13,684,534

 
$
(9,468,375
)
 
$
13,591,343

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit facilities
 
 
 
 
$
778,663

 
 
 
$
778,663

Securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
7,559,357

 
 
 
7,559,357

Senior notes
$
500,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
500,000

Convertible senior notes
500

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
500

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
13,225

 
$
98,801

 
106,552

 
 
 
218,578

Deferred income
 
 
 
 
40,670

 
 
 
40,670

Taxes payable
83,989

 
4,551

 
1,054

 
 
 
89,594

Intercompany taxes payable
372,684

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
372,684

Interest rate swap and cap agreements
 
 
4,093

 
2,125

 
 
 
6,218

Due to affiliates
 
 
3,592,168

 
 
 
$
(3,592,168
)
 

Total liabilities
970,398

 
3,699,613

 
8,488,421

 
(3,592,168
)
 
9,566,264

Shareholder's equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
 
 
 
517,037

 
(517,037
)
 

Additional paid-in capital
3,456,348

 
79,187

 
548,081

 
(627,268
)
 
3,456,348

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(3,708
)
 
 
 
(3,934
)
 
3,934

 
(3,708
)
Retained earnings
572,439

 
600,907

 
4,134,929

 
(4,735,836
)
 
572,439

Total shareholder's equity
4,025,079

 
680,094

 
5,196,113

 
(5,876,207
)
 
4,025,079

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
$
4,995,477

 
$
4,379,707

 
$
13,684,534

 
$
(9,468,375
)
 
$
13,591,343


20


GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2011
(in Thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
$
500,556

 
$
71,741

 
 
 
$
572,297

Finance receivables, net
 
 
201,796

 
8,960,696

 
 
 
9,162,492

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
919,283

 
 
 
919,283

Restricted cash – credit facilities
 
 
 
 
136,556

 
 
 
136,556

Property and equipment, net
$
220

 
3,567

 
43,653

 
 
 
47,440

Leased vehicles, net
 
 
 
 
809,491

 
 
 
809,491

Deferred income taxes
28,572

 
49,792

 
30,320

 
 
 
108,684

Goodwill
1,094,923

 
 
 
13,059

 
 
 
1,107,982

Intercompany subvention receivable
35,975

 
 
 
1,472

 
 
 
37,447

Other assets
7,880

 
50,304

 
83,064

 
 
 
141,248

Due from affiliates
769,778

 
 
 
2,656,353

 
$
(3,426,131
)
 
 
Investment in affiliates
2,871,356

 
3,252,248

 
 
 
(6,123,604
)
 
 
Total assets
$
4,808,704

 
$
4,058,263

 
$
13,725,688

 
$
(9,549,735
)
 
$
13,042,920

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit facilities
 
 
 
 
$
1,099,391

 
 
 
$
1,099,391

Securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
6,937,841

 
 
 
6,937,841

Senior notes
$
500,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
500,000

Convertible senior notes
500

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
500

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
4,975

 
$
60,070

 
95,127

 
 
 
160,172

Deferred income
 
 
 
 
24,987

 
 
 
24,987

Taxes payable
79,885

 
4,882

 
710

 
 
 
85,477

Intercompany taxes payable
300,306

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
300,306

Interest rate swap and cap agreements
 
 
4,768

 
6,440

 
 
 
11,208

Due to affiliates
 
 
3,426,131

 
 
 
$
(3,426,131
)
 
 
Total liabilities
885,666

 
3,495,851

 
8,164,496

 
(3,426,131
)
 
9,119,882

Shareholder's equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
 
 
 
517,037

 
(517,037
)
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
3,470,495

 
79,187

 
1,143,529

 
(1,222,716
)
 
3,470,495

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(7,617
)
 
 
 
(17,396
)
 
17,396

 
(7,617
)
Retained earnings
460,160

 
483,225

 
3,918,022

 
(4,401,247
)
 
460,160

Total shareholder's equity
3,923,038

 
562,412

 
5,561,192

 
(6,123,604
)
 
3,923,038

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
$
4,808,704

 
$
4,058,263

 
$
13,725,688

 
$
(9,549,735
)
 
$
13,042,920




21


GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
(Unaudited, in Thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance charge income
 
 
$
35,111

 
$
323,145

 
 
 
$
358,256

Other income
$
10,942

 
63,203

 
141,674

 
$
(142,672
)
 
73,147

Equity in income of affiliates
117,141

 
149,138

 
 
 
(266,279
)
 


 
128,083

 
247,452

 
464,819

 
(408,951
)
 
431,403

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
3,594

 
25,374

 
68,901

 
 
 
97,869

Leased vehicles expenses
 
 
 
 
40,646

 
 
 
40,646

Provision for loan losses
 
 
59,684

 
(11,130
)
 
 
 
48,554

Interest expense
14,324

 
58,452

 
132,988

 
(142,672
)
 
63,092

 
17,918

 
143,510

 
231,405

 
(142,672
)
 
250,161

Income before income taxes
110,165

 
103,942

 
233,414

 
(266,279
)
 
181,242

Income tax (benefit) provision
(2,114
)
 
(13,740
)
 
84,817

 
 
 
68,963

Net income
$
112,279

 
$
117,682

 
$
148,597

 
$
(266,279
)
 
$
112,279

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
$
116,733

 
$
117,682

 
$
148,052

 
$
(266,279
)
 
$
116,188





22


GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
(Unaudited, in Thousands)
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance charge income
 
 
$
(2,938
)
 
$
270,784

 
 
 
$
267,846

Other income
$
14,261

 
90,772

 
164,523

 
$
(242,235
)
 
27,321

Equity in income of affiliates
80,045

 
104,691

 
 
 
(184,736
)
 

 
94,306

 
192,525

 
435,307

 
(426,971
)
 
295,167

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
5,602

 
19,612

 
51,192

 
 
 
76,406

Leased vehicles expenses
 
 
 
 
8,484

 
 
 
8,484

Provision for loan losses
 
 
13,795

 
25,629

 
 
 
39,424

Interest expense
14,033

 
102,893

 
165,926

 
(242,235
)
 
40,617

 
19,635

 
136,300

 
251,231

 
(242,235
)
 
164,931

Income before income taxes
74,671

 
56,225

 
184,076

 
(184,736
)
 
130,236

Income tax (benefit) provision
(2,567
)
 
(23,151
)
 
78,716

 
 
 
52,998

Net income
$
77,238

 
$
79,376

 
$
105,360

 
$
(184,736
)
 
$
77,238

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
$
78,449

 
$
79,376

 
$
106,096

 
$
(184,736
)
 
$
79,185




23


GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
(Unaudited, in Thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
112,279

 
$
117,682

 
$
148,597

 
$
(266,279
)
 
$
112,279

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
510

 
457

 
49,598

 
 
 
50,565

Accretion and amortization of loan and leasing fees
 
 
(356
)
 
(10,731
)
 
 
 
(11,087
)
Amortization of carrying value adjustment
 
 
581

 
19,588

 
 
 
20,169

Amortization of purchase accounting premium
 
 
 
 
(9,944
)
 
 
 
(9,944
)
Provision for loan losses
 
 
59,684

 
(11,130
)
 
 
 
48,554

Deferred income taxes
(4,926
)
 
(21,161
)
 
16,435

 
 
 
(9,652
)
Stock-based compensation expense
584

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
584

Other
 
 
219

 
(5,775
)
 
 
 
(5,556
)
Equity in income of affiliates
(117,141
)
 
(149,138
)
 
 
 
266,279

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
1,265

 
(2,582
)
 
(626
)
 
 
 
(1,943
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(6,481
)
 
18,685

 
13,470

 
 
 
25,674

Taxes payable
4,104

 
(331
)
 
335

 
 
 
4,108

Intercompany taxes payables
72,378

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
72,378

Net cash provided by operating activities
62,572

 
23,740

 
209,817

 

 
296,129

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of receivables
 
 
(1,364,662
)
 
(678,690
)
 
678,690

 
(1,364,662
)
Principal collections and recoveries on receivables
 
 
206

 
1,015,712

 
 
 
1,015,918

Net proceeds from sale of receivables
 
 
678,690

 
 
 
(678,690
)
 

Net purchases of leased vehicles
 
 
 
 
(305,370
)
 
 
 
(305,370
)
Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles
 
 
 
 
6,922

 
 
 
6,922

Purchases of property and equipment
 
 
(1,320
)
 
(2,632
)
 
 
 
(3,952
)
Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
62,710

 
 
 
62,710

Change in restricted cash - credit facilities
 
 
 
 
15,452

 
 
 
15,452

Change in other assets
 
 
16,839

 
(6,760
)
 
 
 
10,079

Net change in investment in affiliates
(4,454
)
 
517,585

 
 
 
(513,131
)
 

Net cash (used) provided by investing activities
(4,454
)
 
(152,662
)
 
107,344

 
(513,131
)
 
(562,903
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
453,774

 
 
 
453,774

Payments on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
(778,054
)
 
 
 
(778,054
)
Issuance of securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
1,800,000

 
 
 
1,800,000

Payments on securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
(1,168,700
)
 
 
 
(1,168,700
)
Debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
(4,761
)
 
 
 
(4,761
)
Net capital contribution to subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
(513,676
)
 
513,676

 

Net change in due (to) from affiliates
(62,572
)
 
166,037

 
(103,465
)
 

 

Net cash (used) provided by financing activities
(62,572
)
 
166,037

 
(314,882
)
 
513,676

 
302,259

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(4,454
)
 
37,115

 
2,279

 
545

 
35,485

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
4,454

 
 
 
(2,900
)
 
(545
)
 
1,009

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
 
500,556

 
71,741

 
 
 
572,297

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
 
$
537,671

 
$
71,120

 
$
 
$
608,791


24


GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
(Unaudited, in Thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
77,238

 
$
79,376

 
$
105,360

 
$
(184,736
)
 
$
77,238

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
1,889

 
389

 
15,590

 
 
 
17,868

Accretion and amortization of loan fees
 
 
202

 
(3,138
)
 
 
 
(2,936
)
Amortization of carrying value adjustment
 
 
21,585

 
46,342

 
 
 
67,927

Amortization of purchase accounting premium
(92
)
 
 
 
(23,025
)
 
 
 
(23,117
)
Provision for loan losses
 
 
13,795

 
25,629

 
 
 
39,424

Deferred income taxes
(13,106
)
 
(24,403
)
 
15,720

 
 
 
(21,789
)
Stock-based compensation expense
2,925

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,925

Other
 
 
5,532

 
(14,376
)
 
 
 
(8,844
)
Equity in income of affiliates
(80,045
)
 
(104,691
)
 
 
 
184,736

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
(57,440
)
 
12,597

 
56,364

 
 
 
11,521

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(39,012
)
 
21,201

 
5,046

 
 
 
(12,765
)
Taxes payable
16,535

 
5,099

 
(4,517
)
 
 
 
17,117

Intercompany taxes payable
54,817

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
54,817

Net cash (used) provided by operating activities
(36,291
)
 
30,682

 
224,995

 

 
219,386

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of receivables
 
 
(1,134,782
)
 
(2,175,530
)
 
2,175,530

 
(1,134,782
)
Principal collections and recoveries on receivables
 
 
26

 
954,265

 
 
 
954,291

Net proceeds from sale of receivables
 
 
2,175,530

 
 
 
(2,175,530
)
 

Net purchases of leased vehicles
 
 
 
 
(320,206
)
 
 
 
(320,206
)
Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles
 
 
 
 
12,880

 
 
 
12,880

Sales (purchases) of property and equipment
1,924

 
(926
)
 
(987
)
 
 
 
11

Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
(77,373
)
 
 
 
(77,373
)
Change in restricted cash - credit facilities
 
 
 
 
(19,693
)
 
 
 
(19,693
)
Change in other assets
 
 
(4,410
)
 
(9,421
)
 
 
 
(13,831
)
Net change in investment in affiliates
(1,388
)
 
(769,862
)
 


 
771,250

 

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
536

 
265,576

 
(1,636,065
)
 
771,250

 
(598,703
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
1,196,521

 
 
 
1,196,521

Payments on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
(615,510
)
 
 
 
(615,510
)
Issuance of securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
800,000

 
 
 
800,000

Payments on securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
(845,058
)
 
 
 
(845,058
)
Debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
(17,809
)
 
 
 
(17,809
)
Net capital contribution to subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
641,986

 
(641,986
)
 


Net change in due (to) from affiliates
34,544

 
(160,266
)
 
253,501

 
(127,779
)
 

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
34,544

 
(160,266
)
 
1,413,631

 
(769,765
)
 
518,144

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(1,211
)
 
135,992

 
2,561

 
1,485

 
138,827

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
1,211

 
 
 
76

 
(1,485
)
 
(198
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
 
185,004

 
9,550

 
 
 
194,554

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
 
$
320,996

 
$
12,187

 
$
 
$
333,183



25


Item 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
We are an auto finance company specializing in purchasing retail automobile installment sales contracts originated by franchised and select independent dealers in connection with the sale of used and new automobiles. We were acquired by General Motors Company ("GM") on October 1, 2010. Additionally, in December 2010, we began offering a lease product through GM franchised dealerships. We generate revenue and cash flows primarily through the purchase, retention, subsequent securitization and servicing of finance contracts and origination and retention of lease contracts. As used herein, "loans" include auto finance receivables originated by dealers and purchased by us. To fund the acquisition of finance and lease contracts prior to securitization, we use available cash and borrowings under our credit facilities. We earn finance charge and other income on the finance and lease contracts and pay interest expense on borrowings under our credit facilities.
Through wholly owned subsidiaries, we periodically transfer receivables to securitization trusts ("Trusts") that issue asset-backed securities to investors. We retain an interest in these securitization transactions in the form of restricted cash accounts and overcollateralization, whereby more receivables are transferred to the Trusts than the amount of asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts, as well as the estimated future excess cash flows expected to be received by us over the life of the securitization. Excess cash flows result from the difference between the finance charges received from the obligors on the receivables and the interest paid to investors in the asset-backed securities, net of credit losses and expenses.
Excess cash flows from the Trusts are initially utilized to fund credit enhancement requirements in order to attain specific credit ratings for the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. Once targeted credit enhancement requirements are reached and maintained, excess cash flows are distributed to us or, in a securitization utilizing a senior subordinated structure, may be used to accelerate the repayment of certain subordinated securities. In addition to excess cash flows, we receive monthly base servicing fees and we collect other fees, such as late charges, as servicer for Trusts. For securitization transactions that involve the purchase of a financial guaranty insurance policy, credit enhancement requirements will increase if specified portfolio performance ratios are exceeded. Excess cash flows otherwise distributable to us from Trusts in which the portfolio performance ratios were exceeded and from other Trusts which may be subject to limited cross-collateralization provisions are accumulated in the Trusts until such higher levels of credit enhancement are reached and maintained. Senior subordinated securitizations typically do not utilize portfolio performance ratios.
Our securitization transactions utilize special purpose entities which are also variable interest entities ("VIE's") that meet the requirements to be consolidated in our financial statements. Following a securitization, the finance receivables and the related securitization notes payable remain on the consolidated balance sheets. We recognize finance charge and fee income on the receivables and interest expense on the securities issued in the securitization transaction and record a provision for loan losses to cover probable loan losses on the receivables.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 as compared to
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Finance Receivables:
A summary of our finance receivables is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Pre-acquisition finance receivables - outstanding balance, beginning of period
$
4,027,361

 
$
7,299,963

Post-acquisition finance receivables, beginning of period
5,313,899

 
923,713

 
9,341,260

 
8,223,676

Loans purchased
1,395,757

 
1,137,921

Charge-offs
(51,058
)
 
(1,809
)
Principal collections and other
(919,865
)
 
(852,620
)
Change in carrying value adjustment on the pre-acquisition finance receivables
(82,326
)
 
(165,280
)
Balance at end of period
$
9,683,768

 
$
8,341,888


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The average new loan size increased to $20,701 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from $19,338 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 resulting from an increase in new car loans financed under the GM subvention program which typically have higher financed amounts. The average annual percentage rate for finance receivables purchased during the three months ended March 31, 2012, decreased to 14.7% from 15.2% during the three months ended March 31, 2011 resulting from an increase in new car loans financed under the GM subvention program which typically have lower average annual percentage rates.
Leased Vehicles:
A summary of our leased vehicles is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Balance at beginning of period
$
886,956

 
$
51,515

Leased vehicles purchased
383,799

 
337,367

Leased vehicles returned - end of term
(13,550
)
 
(7,818
)
Leased vehicles returned - default
(1,241
)
 
(216
)
Manufacturer incentives
(51,368
)
 
(49,252
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
5,838

 


Balance at end of period
$
1,210,434

 
$
331,596

Average Earning Assets:
Average earning assets were as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Average finance receivables (a)
$
9,822,848

 
$
8,666,189

Average leased vehicles, net
969,223

 
181,603

Average earning assets
$
10,792,071

 
$
8,847,792

_________________ 
(a)
Average finance receivables are defined as the average daily receivable balance excluding the carrying value adjustment.
Revenue:
Finance charge income increased by 33.8% to $358.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, from $267.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, primarily due to the 13.3% increase in average finance receivables combined with an increased yield on the pre-acquisition portfolio due to the transfer of excess accretable yield. The effective yield on our finance receivables increased to 14.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2012, from 12.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The effective yield represents finance charges and fees recorded in earnings during the period as a percentage of average finance receivables.
Other income consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Leasing income
$
52,893

 
$
12,067

Investment income
516

 
458

Late fees and other income
19,738

 
14,796

 
$
73,147

 
$
27,321

Leasing income increased due to the 433.7% increase in average leased vehicles, net.
Costs and Expenses:
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses increased by 28.1% to $97.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, from $76.4 million for the

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three months ended March 31, 2011. Our operating expenses are predominately related to personnel costs that include base salary and wages, performance incentives and benefits as well as related employment taxes. Due to increased headcount, our personnel costs increased by $16.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 and represented 74.6% and 73.9% of total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Operating expenses as an annualized percentage of average earning assets were 3.6% and 3.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Leased Vehicle Expenses
Leased vehicle expenses increased by 379.1% to $40.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, from $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 due to the increased size of the leased asset portfolio. Our leased vehicle expenses are predominately related to depreciation as well as the gain or loss on the disposition of the leased assets.
Provision for Loan losses
Provisions for loan losses are charged to operations to bring our allowance for loan losses to a level which management considers adequate to absorb probable credit losses inherent in the portfolio of post-acquisition finance receivables. The provision for loan losses recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 reflects inherent losses on receivables originated during the quarter and changes in the amount of inherent losses on post-acquisition receivables originated in prior periods. The provision for loan losses was $48.6 million and $39.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As an annualized percentage of average post-acquisition finance receivables, the provision for loan losses was 2.0% and 1.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased to $63.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, from $40.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Interest expense was reduced by $9.9 million and $22.8 million for amortization of the purchase accounting premium for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Average debt outstanding was $8,590.5 million and $7,110.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our effective rate of interest on our debt was 3.0% and 2.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, due to the 6.75% senior notes issued in June 2011 and higher cost of securitization notes payable since the application of purchase accounting.
Income Taxes
Our effective income tax rate was 38.1% and 40.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Other Comprehensive Income:
Other comprehensive income consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges
$
(896
)
 
$
1,162

Foreign currency translation adjustment
4,454

 
1,211

Income tax benefit (expense)
351

 
(426
)
 
$
3,909

 
$
1,947

Cash Flow Hedges
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Unrealized (losses) gains related to changes in fair value
$
(97
)
 
$
884

Reclassification of net unrealized (gains) losses into earnings
(799
)
 
278

 
$
(896
)
 
$
1,162

Unrealized (losses) gains related to changes in fair value for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were due to changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements that were designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes.

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The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements fluctuate based upon changes in forward interest rate expectations.
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges of our floating rate debt are reclassified into earnings when interest rate fluctuations on securitization notes payable or other hedged items affect earnings.
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
Foreign currency translation adjustment gains of $4.5 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were included in other comprehensive income. The translation adjustment is due to the change in the value of our Canadian dollar denominated assets related to the change in the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar conversion rates during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

CREDIT QUALITY
Finance Receivables
We primarily provide financing in relatively high-risk markets, and, therefore, anticipate a corresponding high level of delinquencies and charge-offs.
The following tables present certain data related to the receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31, 2012

December 31, 2011
Pre-acquisition finance receivables - outstanding balance
$
3,674,764

 
$
4,366,075

 
 
 
 
Pre-acquisition finance receivables - carrying value
$
3,357,341

 
$
4,027,361

Post-acquisition finance receivables, net of fees
6,326,427

 
5,313,899

Allowance for loan losses
(208,092
)
 
(178,768
)
Total finance receivables, net
$
9,475,676

 
$
9,162,492

Number of outstanding contracts
729,243

 
727,684

Average carrying amount of outstanding contract (in dollars)(a)
$
13,714

 
$
13,302

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of post-acquisition receivables
3.3
%
 
3.4
%
_________________ 
(a)
Average carrying amount of outstanding contract consists of pre-acquisition finance receivables - outstanding balance and post-acquisition finance receivables, net of fees divided by number of outstanding contracts.
Delinquency
The following is a summary of finance receivables (based upon contractual amount due, which is not materially different than recorded investment) that are (i) more than 30 days delinquent, but not yet in repossession, and (ii) in repossession, but not yet charged off (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
Delinquent contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31 to 60 days
$
318,412

 
3.2
%
 
$
332,746

 
3.8
%
Greater-than-60 days
124,561

 
1.2

 
135,081

 
1.5

 
442,973

 
4.4

 
467,827

 
5.3

In repossession
24,896

 
0.3

 
26,601

 
0.3

 
$
467,869

 
4.7
%
 
$
494,428

 
5.6
%
An account is considered delinquent if a substantial portion of a scheduled payment has not been received by the date such payment was contractually due. Delinquencies may vary from period to period based upon the average age or seasoning of the portfolio, seasonality within the calendar year and economic factors. Due to our target customer base, a relatively high percentage of accounts become delinquent at some point in the life of a loan and there is a high rate of account movement between current and delinquent status in the portfolio.
Delinquencies in finance receivables have generally trended downward since early calendar year 2009 as a result of the

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favorable credit performance of loans originated since early calendar year 2008 and stabilization of economic conditions.
Deferrals
In accordance with our policies and guidelines, we, at times, offer payment deferrals to consumers, whereby the consumer is allowed to move up to two delinquent payments to the end of the loan generally by paying a fee (approximately the interest portion of the payment deferred, except where state law provides for a lesser amount). Our policies and guidelines limit the number and frequency of deferments that may be granted. Additionally, we generally limit the granting of deferments on new accounts until a requisite number of payments have been received. Due to the nature of our customer base and policies and guidelines of the deferral program, which policies and guidelines have not changed materially in several years, approximately 50% to 60% of accounts historically comprising the portfolio receive a deferral at some point in the life of the account.
An account for which all delinquent payments are deferred or paid in a deferment transaction is classified as current at the time the deferment is granted and therefore is not included as a delinquent account. Thereafter, such account is aged based on the timely payment of future installments in the same manner as any other account.
Contracts receiving a payment deferral as an average quarterly percentage of average finance receivables outstanding were 5.2% for both the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.
The following is a summary of deferrals as a percentage of receivables outstanding: 
 
March 31, 2012

December 31, 2011
Never deferred
78.9
%
 
78.1
%
Deferred:
 
 
 
1-2 times
15.4

 
15.3

3-4 times
5.6

 
6.5

Greater than 4 times
0.1

 
0.1

Total deferred
21.1

 
21.9

Total
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
We evaluate the results of our deferment strategies based upon the amount of cash installments that are collected on accounts after they have been deferred versus the extent to which the collateral underlying the deferred accounts has depreciated over the same period of time. Based on this evaluation, we believe that payment deferrals granted according to our policies and guidelines are an effective portfolio management technique and result in higher ultimate cash collections from the portfolio.
Changes in deferment levels do not have a direct impact on the ultimate amount of finance receivables charged off by us. However, the timing of a charge-off may be affected if the previously deferred account ultimately results in a charge-off. To the extent that deferrals impact the ultimate timing of when an account is charged off, historical charge-off ratios and loss confirmation periods used in the determination of the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses are also impacted. Increased use of deferrals may result in a lengthening of the loss confirmation period, which would increase expectations of credit losses inherent in the portfolio and therefore increase the allowance for loan losses and related provision for loan losses. Changes in these ratios and periods are considered in determining the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses and related provision for loan losses.
We assessed deferments granted on or after October 1, 2010 on accounts in the post-acquisition portfolio to identify any that qualified as troubled debt restructurings. The pre-acquisition portfolio is excluded from the provisions of the troubled debt restructuring guidance, ASU 2011-02, A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring, since expected future credit losses were recognized in the purchase accounting for that portfolio. At March 31, 2012, we believe the number of accounts in the post-acquisition portfolio that would be considered troubled debt restructurings is immaterial.
Credit Losses - non-GAAP measure
We analyze portfolio performance of both the pre-acquisition and post-acquisition portfolios on a combined basis. This information allows us and investors the ability to analyze credit loss trends in the combined portfolio. Additionally, credit losses, on a combined basis, facilitates comparisons of current and historical results.



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The following is a reconciliation of charge-offs on the post-acquisition portfolio to credit losses on the combined portfolio (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Charge-offs
$
51,058

 
$
1,809

Adjustments to reflect write-offs of the contractual amounts on the pre-acquisition portfolio
103,617

 
$
181,828

Total credit losses on the combined portfolio (a)
$
154,675

 
$
183,637

_________________ 
(a)
Total credit losses is comprised of the sum of repossession credit losses and mandatory credit losses.
The following table presents credit loss data (which includes charge-offs on the post-acquisition portfolio and write-offs of contractual amounts on the pre-acquisition portfolio) with respect to our finance receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Repossession credit losses
$
159,602

 
$
191,255

Less: Recoveries
(93,985
)
 
(98,801
)
Mandatory credit losses(a)
(4,927
)
 
(7,618
)
Net credit losses
$
60,690

 
$
84,836

Net annualized credit losses as a percentage of average finance receivables(b):
2.5
%
 
4.0
%
Recoveries as a percentage of gross repossession credit losses:
58.9
%
 
51.7
%
_________________ 
(a)
Mandatory credit losses represent accounts 120 days delinquent in the post-acquisition portfolio that are charged off in full with no recovery amounts realized at time of charge-off net of any subsequent recoveries and the net write-down of finance receivables in repossession to the net realizable value of the repossessed vehicle when the repossessed vehicle is legally available for sale.
(b)
Average finance receivables are defined as the average daily receivable balance excluding the carrying value adjustment.
While the accounting related to charge-offs has been impacted by the application of purchase accounting related to our acquisition by GM, the dollar amount and percentage of net credit losses is comparable between the pre-acquisition and the post-acquisition portfolios. Net credit losses as a percentage of average finance receivables outstanding may vary from period to period based upon the average age or seasoning of the portfolio and economic conditions. Net credit losses have generally trended down since fiscal 2009 as a result of the favorable credit performance of loans originated since early calendar year 2008, stabilization of economic conditions and improved recovery rates on repossessed collateral.
Leased Vehicles
We primarily provide funding for leased vehicles to prime quality customers, and, therefore, anticipate a corresponding low level of delinquencies and charge-offs. At March 31, 2012, 99.8% of our leases were current with respect to payment status. Leased vehicles returned - default was $1.2 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
General
Our primary sources of cash are finance charge and other income, servicing fees, distributions from Trusts, borrowings under credit facilities, transfers of finance receivables to Trusts in securitization transactions, collections and recoveries on finance receivables and issuance of senior notes and other debt securities. Our primary uses of cash are purchases of finance receivables and leased vehicles, repayment of credit facilities and securitization notes payable, funding credit enhancement requirements for securitization transactions and credit facilities and operating expenses.
We used cash of $1,364.7 million and $1,134.8 million for the purchase of finance receivables during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We used cash of $305.4 million and $320.2 million for the purchase of leased vehicles during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These purchases were funded initially utilizing cash and borrowings on our credit facilities and our strategy is to subsequently obtain long-term financing for finance receivables and

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lease contracts through securitization transactions.
Liquidity
Our available liquidity consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents
$
608,791

 
$
572,297

Borrowing capacity on unpledged eligible assets
1,022,649

 
681,161

Borrowing capacity on GM revolving credit facility
300,000

 
300,000

 
$
1,931,440

 
$
1,553,458

The increase in liquidity is derived from improved credit performance which leads to an increase in distributions from Trusts combined with the unwind of several older securitizations with high enhancement levels. Our current level of liquidity is considered sufficient to meet our obligations.
Credit Facilities
In the normal course of business, in addition to using our available cash, we pledge assets and borrow under our credit facilities to fund our operations and repay these borrowings as appropriate under our cash management strategy.
As of March 31, 2012, credit facilities consist of the following (in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Facility
Amount
 
Advances
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility(a)
 
$
2,000,000

 
$
277,093

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.(b)
 
600,000

 

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(c)
 
600,330

 
248,176

GM revolving credit facility
 
300,000

 

Medium term note facility(d)
 
 
 
253,394

 
 
 
 
$
778,663

_________________  
(a)
In May 2012 when the revolving period ends, and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the receivables pledged until May 2013 when the remaining balance will be due and payable.
(b)
In January 2013 when the revolving period ends, and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the leasing related assets pledged until July 2018 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.
(c)
In July 2012 when the revolving period ends, and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the leasing related assets pledged until January 2018 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable. This facility amount represents C$600.0 million and the advances outstanding amount represents C$248.0 million at March 31, 2012.
(d)
The revolving period under this facility ended in October 2009, and the outstanding debt balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the receivables pledged until October 2016 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.
The following table presents the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse and Canadian lease warehouse facilities during the three months ended March 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.63
%
 
$
128,309

 
$
621,257

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(a)
 
2.59
%
 
212,485

 
248,176

_________________ 
(a)
Average amount outstanding and maximum amount outstanding represents C$128.2 million and C$248.0 million, respectively.

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There were no borrowings or repayments on the lease warehouse facility - U.S. or the GM revolving credit facility during the three months ended March 31, 2012.
The following table presents the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse and lease warehouse facilities during the three months ended March 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands): 
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.65
%
 
$
358,504

 
$
826,859

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.
 
1.68
%
 
17,915

 
94,845

We are required to hold certain funds in restricted cash accounts to provide additional collateral for borrowings under certain of our facilities. Additionally, our credit facilities, other than the GM revolving credit facility, contain various covenants requiring minimum financial ratios, asset quality and portfolio performance ratios (portfolio net loss and delinquency ratios, and pool level cumulative net loss ratios) as well as limits on deferment levels. Failure to meet any of these covenants could result in an event of default under these agreements. If an event of default occurs under these agreements, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under these agreements to be immediately due and payable, enforce their interests against collateral pledged under these agreements, restrict our ability to obtain additional borrowings under these agreements and/or remove us as servicer. As of March 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenants in our credit facilities.
Securitizations
We have completed 80 securitization transactions through March 31, 2012. The proceeds from the transactions were primarily used to repay borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities.



































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A summary of the active transactions is as follows (in millions): 
 
 
 
 
Original Note
 
Note Balance at
Transaction
 
Date
 
Amount
 
March 31, 2012
2007-C-M
 
July 2007
 
$
1,500.0

 
$
151.9

2007-D-F
 
September 2007
 
1,000.0

 
116.5

2007-2-M (APART)(a)
 
October 2007
 
1,000.0

 
110.9

2008-A-F
 
May 2008
 
750.0

 
120.8

2008-1
 
October 2008
 
500.0

 
8.3

2008-2
 
November 2008
 
500.0

 
17.1

2009-1
 
July 2009
 
725.0

 
194.6

2009-1 (APART)(a)
 
October 2009
 
227.5

 
63.4

2010-1
 
February 2010
 
600.0

 
234.8

2010-A
 
March 2010
 
200.0

 
87.9

2010-2
 
May 2010
 
600.0

 
270.3

2010-B
 
August 2010
 
200.0

 
106.6

2010-3
 
September 2010
 
850.0

 
494.9

2010-4
 
November 2010
 
700.0

 
380.5

2011-1
 
January 2011
 
800.0

 
525.5

2011-2
 
April 2011
 
950.0

 
634.8

2011-3
 
June 2011
 
1,000.0

 
740.7

2011-4
 
September 2011
 
900.0

 
756.8

2011-5
 
November 2011
 
900.0

 
799.8

2012-PP1(b)
 
January 2012
 
800.0

 
739.7

2012-1
 
February 2012
 
1,000.0

 
970.9

Total active securitizations
 
 
 
$
15,702.5

 
$
7,526.7

Purchase accounting premium
 
 
 
 
 
32.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
7,559.4

_________________  
(a)
"APART" represents AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivables Trust.
(b)
"PP" represents the private sale of asset-backed securities.
Our securitizations utilize special purpose entities which are also VIE’s that meet the requirements to be consolidated in our financial statements. Accordingly, following a securitization, the finance receivables and the related securitization notes payable remain on the consolidated balance sheets. Finance receivables are transferred to a Trust, which is one of our special purpose finance subsidiaries, and the Trusts issue one or more series of asset-backed securities (securitization notes payable). While these Trusts are included in our consolidated financial statements, these Trusts are separate legal entities; thus the finance receivables and other assets held by these Trusts are legally owned by these Trusts, are available to satisfy the related securitization notes payable and are not available to our creditors or our other subsidiaries.
At the time of securitization of finance receivables, we are required to pledge assets equal to a specified percentage of the securitization pool to provide credit enhancement required for specific credit ratings for the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. Typically, the assets pledged consist of cash deposited to a restricted account and additional receivables delivered to the Trust, which create overcollateralization. The securitization transactions require the percentage of assets pledged to support the transaction to increase until a specified level is attained. Excess cash flows generated by the Trusts are added to the restricted cash account or used to pay down outstanding debt in the Trusts, creating overcollateralization until the targeted percentage level of assets has been reached. Once the targeted percentage level of assets is reached and maintained, excess cash flows generated by the Trusts are released to us as distributions from Trusts. Additionally, as the balance of the securitization pool declines, the amount of pledged assets needed to maintain the required percentage level is reduced. Assets in excess of the required percentage are also released to us as distributions from Trusts.
Since the second half of 2008, we have primarily utilized senior subordinated securitization structures which involve the public and private sale of subordinated asset-backed securities to provide credit enhancement for the senior, or highest rated, asset-backed securities. In April 2012, we closed a $1.1 billion senior subordinated securitization transaction, AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust ("AMCAR") 2012-2, that has initial cash deposit and overcollateralization requirements of

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7.75% in order to provide credit enhancement for the asset-backed securities sold, including the double-B rated securities which were the lowest rated securities sold. The level of credit enhancement in future senior subordinated securitizations will depend, in part, on the net interest margin, collateral characteristics, and credit performance trends of the receivables transferred, as well as our financial condition, the economic environment and our ability to sell subordinated bonds at interest rates we consider acceptable.
The second type of securitization structure that we last utilized in August 2010 involves the purchase of a financial guaranty insurance policy issued by an insurer. The financial guaranty insurance policies insure the timely payment of interest and the ultimate payment of principal due on the asset-backed securities. We have limited reimbursement obligations to the insurers; however, credit enhancement requirements, including the insurers’ encumbrance of certain restricted cash accounts and subordinated interests in Trusts, provide a source of funds to cover shortfalls in collections and to reimburse the insurers for any claims which may be made under the policies issued with respect to our securitizations. Since our securitization program’s inception, there have been no claims under any insurance policies. We do not anticipate utilizing this structure in the foreseeable future.
Certain cash flows related to securitization transactions were as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2012
 
March 31, 2011
Initial credit enhancement deposits:
 
 
 
Restricted cash
$
38,314

 
$
16,976

Overcollateralization
115,719

 
48,810

Net distributions from Trusts
450,545

 
143,168

The agreements with the insurers of our securitization transactions covered by a financial guaranty insurance policy provide that if portfolio performance ratios (delinquency, cumulative default or cumulative net loss) in a Trust’s pool of receivables exceed certain targets, the specified credit enhancement levels would be increased.
The agreements that we have entered into with our financial guaranty insurance providers in connection with securitization transactions insured by them contain additional specified targeted portfolio performance ratios (delinquency, cumulative default and cumulative net loss) that are higher than the limits referred to above. If, at any measurement date, the targeted portfolio performance ratios with respect to any insured Trust were to exceed these additional levels, provisions of the agreements permit the financial guaranty insurance providers to declare the occurrence of an event of default and take steps to terminate our servicing rights to the receivables sold to that Trust. In addition, the servicing agreements on certain insured Trusts are cross-defaulted so that a default declared under one servicing agreement would allow the financial guaranty insurance provider to terminate our servicing rights under all servicing agreements for Trusts in which they issued a financial guaranty insurance policy. Additionally, if these higher targeted portfolio performance levels were exceeded and the financial guaranty insurance providers elect to declare an event of default, the insurance providers may retain all excess cash generated by other securitization transactions insured by them as additional credit enhancement. This, in turn, could result in defaults under our other securitizations and other material indebtedness, including under our senior note and convertible note indentures. As of March 31, 2012, no such servicing right termination events have occurred with respect to any of the Trusts formed by us.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2011, ASU 2011-03 ("2011-03"), Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements, was issued effective prospectively for new transfers and existing transactions that are modified in the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. This guidance amends the sale accounting requirement concerning a transferor's ability to repurchase transferred financial assets even in the event of default by the transferee, which typically is facilitated in a repurchase agreement by the presence of a collateral maintenance provision. 2011-03 did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In May 2011, ASU ("2011-04"), Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, was issued effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The adoption of 2011-04 gives fair value the same meaning between GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs"), and improves consistency of disclosures relating to fair value. We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2012, and the adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In June 2011, ASU ("2011-05"), Comprehensive Income: Presentation of Comprehensive Income, was issued effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. 2011-05 amends current guidance on reporting comprehensive income and eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive

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income as part of the statement of shareholders’ equity. Instead, comprehensive income must be reported in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income which contains two sections, net income and other comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, ASU 2011-12 was issued deferring the effective date for implementation of ASU 2011-05 related only to reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income until a later date to be determined after further consideration by the FASB. We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2012, and the adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as we already present a statement of comprehensive income.
In December 2011, ASU ("2011-11"), Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, was issued effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2013. 2011-11 amends the disclosure requirements on offsetting in ASC Topic 210 by requiring enhanced disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either (i) offset in accordance with existing guidance or (ii) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset on the balance sheet. ASU 2011-11 is effective for us starting January 1, 2013 and we do not expect the adoption to have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

INTEREST RATE RISK
Fluctuations in market interest rates impact our credit facilities and securitization transactions. Our gross interest rate spread, which is the difference between interest and other income earned on our finance receivables and lease contracts and interest paid, is affected by changes in interest rates as a result of our dependence upon the issuance of variable rate securities and the incurrence of variable rate debt to fund our purchases of finance receivables and leased assets.
Credit Facilities
Finance receivables and leased assets purchased by us and pledged to secure borrowings under our credit facilities bear fixed interest rates or money factors. Amounts borrowed under our credit facilities bear interest at variable rates that are subject to frequent adjustments to reflect prevailing market interest rates. To protect the interest rate spread within each credit facility, our special purpose finance subsidiaries are contractually required to purchase interest rate cap agreements in connection with borrowings under our credit facilities. The purchaser of the interest rate cap agreement pays a premium in return for the right to receive the difference in the interest cost at any time a specified index of market interest rates rises above the stipulated "cap" or "strike" rate. The purchaser of the interest rate cap agreement bears no obligation or liability if interest rates fall below the "cap" or "strike" rate. As part of our interest rate risk management strategy and when economically feasible, we may simultaneously sell a corresponding interest rate cap agreement in order to offset the premium paid by our special purpose finance subsidiary to purchase the interest rate cap agreement and thus retain the interest rate risk. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreement purchased by the special purpose finance subsidiary is included in other assets and the fair value of the interest rate cap agreement sold by us is included in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.
Securitizations
The interest rate demanded by investors in our securitization transactions depends on prevailing market interest rates for comparable transactions and the general interest rate environment. We utilize several strategies to minimize the impact of interest rate fluctuations on our gross interest rate margin, including the use of derivative financial instruments and the regular sale or pledging of finance receivables to Trusts.
In our securitization transactions, we transfer fixed rate finance receivables to Trusts that, in turn, sell either fixed rate or floating rate securities to investors. The fixed rates on securities issued by the Trusts are indexed to market interest rate swap spreads for transactions of similar duration or various London Interbank Offered Rates ("LIBOR") and do not fluctuate during the term of the securitization. The floating rates on securities issued by the Trusts are indexed to LIBOR and fluctuate periodically based on movements in LIBOR. Derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate swap and cap agreements, are used to manage the gross interest rate spread on these transactions. We use interest rate swap agreements to convert the variable rate exposures on securities issued by our Trusts to a fixed rate ("pay rate") and receive a floating or variable rate ("receive rate"), thereby locking in the gross interest rate spread to be earned by us over the life of a securitization. Interest rate swap agreements purchased by us do not impact the amount of cash flows to be received by holders of the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. The interest rate swap agreements serve to offset the impact of increased or decreased interest paid by the Trusts on floating rate asset-backed securities on the cash flows to be received by us from the Trusts. We utilize such arrangements to modify our net interest sensitivity to levels deemed appropriate based on our risk tolerance. In circumstances where the interest rate risk is deemed to be tolerable, usually if the risk is less than one year in term at inception, we may choose not to hedge potential fluctuations in cash flows due to changes in interest rates. Our special purpose finance subsidiaries are contractually required to purchase a derivative financial instrument to protect the net spread in connection with the issuance of floating rate securities even if we choose not to hedge our future cash flows. Although the interest rate cap

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agreements are purchased by the Trusts, cash outflows from the Trusts ultimately impact our retained interests in the securitization transactions as cash expended by the Trusts will decrease the ultimate amount of cash to be received by us. Therefore, when economically feasible, we may simultaneously sell a corresponding interest rate cap agreement to offset the premium paid by the Trust to purchase the interest rate cap agreement. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreements purchased by the special purpose finance subsidiaries in connection with securitization transactions are included in other assets and the fair value of the interest rate cap agreements sold by us are included in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate cap agreements are reflected in interest expense on our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the variability in interest payments on five of our active securitization transactions. Portions of these interest rate swap agreements are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges. The fair value of interest rate swap agreements designated as hedges is included in liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Interest rate swap agreements that are not designated as hedges are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Management monitors our hedging activities to ensure that the value of derivative financial instruments, their correlation to the contracts being hedged and the amounts being hedged continue to provide effective protection against interest rate risk. However, there can be no assurance that our strategies will be effective in minimizing interest rate risk or that increases in interest rates will not have an adverse effect on our profitability. All transactions are entered into for purposes other than trading.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains several “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements are those that use words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "likely," "should," "estimate," "continue," "future" or other comparable expressions. These words indicate future events and trends. Forward-looking statements are our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to many assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ significantly from historical results or from those anticipated by us. The most significant risks are detailed from time to time in our filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. It is advisable not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to, and do not, publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by federal securities laws, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or from the forward-looking statements:
changes in general economic and business conditions;
GM's ability to sell new vehicles in the United States and Canada that we finance;
interest rate fluctuations;
our financial condition and liquidity, as well as future cash flows and earnings;
competition;
the effect, interpretation or application of new or existing laws, regulations, court decisions and accounting pronouncements;
the availability of sources of financing;
the level of net charge-offs, delinquencies and prepayments on the loans and leases we originate;
the prices at which used cars are sold in the wholesale auction markets;
changes in business strategy, including expansion of product lines and credit risk appetite; and
significant litigation.
If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those expected, estimated or projected.

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Item 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Because our funding strategy is dependent upon the issuance of interest-bearing securities and the incurrence of debt, fluctuations in interest rates impact our profitability. Therefore, we employ various hedging strategies to minimize the risk of interest rate fluctuations. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Interest Rate Risk" for additional information regarding such market risks.
 
Item 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Such controls include those designed to ensure that information for disclosure is communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The CEO and CFO, with the participation of management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2012. Based on their evaluation, they have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes made in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Limitations Inherent in all Controls
Our management, including the CEO and CFO, recognize that the disclosure controls and internal controls (discussed above) cannot prevent all errors or all attempts at fraud. Any controls system, no matter how well crafted and operated, can only provide reasonable, and not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in any control system, no evaluation or implementation of a control system can provide complete assurance that all control issues and all possible instances of fraud have been or will be detected.

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are no material updates to the legal proceedings described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 1A.
RISK FACTORS
The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial also may adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
 
Item 6.
EXHIBITS
 
31.1

 
Officers' Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1

 
Officers' Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
101.INS**
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
101.CAL**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.DEF**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.LAB**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.PRE**
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 3, 2012
 
By:
 
/S/    CHRIS A. CHOATE        
 
 
 
 
 
(Signature)
 
 
 
 
 
Chris A. Choate
 
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President,
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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CERTIFICATIONS

Exhibit 31.1

I, Daniel E. Berce, certify that:

(1)
I have reviewed the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (the "Company") for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (this "report");
(2)
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periods covered by this report;
(3)
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
(4)
The Company's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and we have: (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter (the Company's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting; and
(5)
The Company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and to the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (or persons performing equivalent functions): (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.


Dated: May 3, 2012

 
 
 /s/ DANIEL E. BERCE
 
 
Daniel E. Berce
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer



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I, Chris A. Choate, certify that:
(1)

(1)
I have reviewed the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (the "Company") for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (this "report");
(2)
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periods covered by this report;
(3)
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
(4)
The Company's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and we have: (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) disclosed in this report any change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter (the Company's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting; and
(5)
The Company's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the Company's auditors and to the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (or persons performing equivalent functions): (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.




Dated: May 3, 2012

 
 
 /s/ CHRIS A. CHOATE
 
 
Chris A. Choate
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief
 
 
Financial Officer and Treasurer



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CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Daniel E. Berce, do hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (the "Company") for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 3, 2012

 
 
 /s/ DANIEL E. BERCE
 
 
Daniel E. Berce
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer


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CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Chris A. Choate, do hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
    
(1)
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (the "Company") for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 3, 2012

 
 
 /s/ CHRIS A. CHOATE
 
 
Chris A. Choate
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief
 
 
Financial Officer and Treasurer



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