10-Q 1 acf0930201210-q.htm 10-Q ACF 09.30.2012 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 September 30, 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 (Do not check if smaller reporting company)
ý
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 October 31, 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.

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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
 
 
 
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 

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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) 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,805,981

 
$
572,297

Finance receivables, net
10,598,353

 
9,162,492

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable
718,729

 
919,283

Restricted cash – credit facilities
118,492

 
136,556

Property and equipment, net
52,079

 
47,440

Leased vehicles, net
1,570,625

 
809,491

Deferred income taxes
143,733

 
108,684

Goodwill
1,108,437

 
1,107,982

Intercompany receivables
40,859

 
37,447

Other assets
137,911

 
141,248

Total assets
$
16,295,199

 
$
13,042,920

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Credit facilities
$
556,946

 
$
1,099,391

Securitization notes payable
9,005,203

 
6,937,841

Senior notes
1,500,000

 
500,000

Convertible senior notes


 
500

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
233,151

 
160,172

Deferred income
66,647

 
24,987

Taxes payable
91,480

 
85,477

Intercompany taxes payable
548,056

 
300,306

Interest rate swap and cap agreements
1,802

 
11,208

Total liabilities
12,003,285

 
9,119,882

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
 
 
 
Shareholder's equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 500 shares authorized and issued
 
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
3,458,905

 
3,470,495

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
327

 
(7,617
)
Retained earnings
832,682

 
460,160

Total shareholder's equity
4,291,914

 
3,923,038

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
$
16,295,199

 
$
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
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance charge income
$
415,064

 
$
348,285

 
$
1,176,107

 
$
907,047

Leased vehicle income
80,578

 
27,096

 
199,699

 
60,831

Other income
18,875

 
15,300

 
56,625

 
47,855

 
514,517

 
390,681

 
1,432,431

 
1,015,733

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
105,344

 
88,135

 
295,930

 
249,920

Leased vehicle expenses
56,029

 
17,864

 
147,686

 
39,446

Provision for loan losses
78,166

 
50,941

 
188,596

 
134,935

Interest expense
74,329

 
56,295

 
201,597

 
139,729

 
313,868

 
213,235

 
833,809

 
564,030

Income before income taxes
200,649

 
177,446

 
598,622

 
451,703

Income tax provision
76,701

 
68,639

 
226,100

 
169,840

Net income
123,948

 
108,807

 
372,522

 
281,863

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
39

 
(185
)
 
(2,481
)
 
(38
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
10,109

 
(16,701
)
 
9,515

 
(15,517
)
Income tax (provision) benefit
(14
)
 
68

 
910

 
14

Other comprehensive income (loss), net
10,134

 
(16,818
)
 
7,944

 
(15,541
)
Comprehensive income
$
134,082

 
$
91,989

 
$
380,466

 
$
266,322

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)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
372,522

 
$
281,863

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
178,444

 
72,397

Accretion and amortization of loan and leasing fees
(37,635
)
 
(14,910
)
Amortization of carrying value adjustment
(2,075
)
 
143,775

Amortization of purchase accounting premium
(26,068
)
 
(57,698
)
Provision for loan losses
188,596

 
134,935

Deferred income taxes
(34,002
)
 
41,159

Stock-based compensation expense
3,141

 
9,585

Other
(9,072
)
 
(23,148
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Other assets
(4,399
)
 
27,743

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
48,159

 
(500
)
Taxes payable
5,985

 
(79,518
)
Intercompany taxes payable
247,750

 
203,155

Net cash provided by operating activities
931,346

 
738,838

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of consumer finance receivables, net
(4,353,965
)
 
(3,793,696
)
Principal collections and recoveries on consumer finance receivables
3,049,533

 
2,816,607

Fundings of commercial finance receivables, net
(581,499
)
 

Collections of commercial finance receivables
299,731

 

Purchases of leased vehicles, net
(857,433
)
 
(584,726
)
Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles
32,607

 
32,017

Purchases of property and equipment
(10,911
)
 
(5,858
)
Acquisition of FinanciaLinx


 
(9,601
)
FinanciaLinx cash on hand at acquisition


 
9,283

Change in restricted cash – securitization notes payable
200,554

 
(3,114
)
Change in restricted cash – credit facilities
18,956

 
6,359

Change in other assets
6,143

 
(24,221
)
Net cash used by investing activities
(2,196,284
)
 
(1,556,950
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Borrowings on credit facilities
1,199,707

 
2,717,534

Payments on credit facilities
(1,752,095
)
 
(2,991,574
)
Issuance of securitization notes payable
5,400,000

 
3,650,000

Payments on securitization notes payable
(3,306,678
)
 
(2,821,473
)
Issuance of senior notes
1,000,000

 
500,000

Debt issuance costs
(43,547
)
 
(44,968
)
Retirement of debt
(505
)
 
(75,164
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
2,496,882

 
934,355

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
1,231,944

 
116,243

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
1,740

 
(3,582
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
572,297

 
194,554

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
1,805,981

 
$
307,215

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 (“Trusts”) utilized in securitization transactions 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 September 30, 2012, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 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, income taxes and the expected cash flows on the pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables.
Commercial Lending
Overview
In April 2012, we launched our commercial lending platform to further support our General Motors Company ("GM") dealer relationships. Our commercial lending offerings consist of:
Floorplan financing - loans to primarily GM-franchised dealers and their affiliates to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory, also known as wholesale or inventory financing.
Dealer loans - loans to dealers to finance improvements to dealership facilities, to provide working capital, and to purchase and/or finance dealership real estate.
In support of the underwriting and risk monitoring process with respect to these loans, each dealer is assigned a risk rating based on various factors, including, but not limited to, capital sufficiency, operating performance, financial outlook, and credit and payment history, if available. The risk rating may affect the pricing and guides the management of the account. We monitor the level of borrowing under each dealer's account daily. When a dealer's outstanding balance exceeds the availability on any given credit line with that dealer, we may reallocate balances across existing lines, temporarily suspend the granting of additional credit, increase the dealer's credit line, either temporarily or for an extended period of time, or take other actions following an evaluation and analysis of the dealer's financial condition and the cause of the excess or overline. Under the terms of the credit agreement with the dealer, we may demand payment of interest and principal on wholesale credit lines at any time.
Floorplan Financing
We support the financing of new and used vehicle inventory purchases by primarily GM-franchised dealers and their affiliates before sale or lease to the retail customer. These loans are included in finance receivables in our financial statements. Financing is provided through lines of credit extended to individual dealers. In general, each floorplan line is secured by all financed vehicles and by other dealership assets and typically the continuing personal guarantee of the dealership's ownership. Additionally, to minimize our risk, under certain circumstances, such as dealer default, manufacturers are bound by a repurchase obligation that requires them to repurchase the new vehicle inventory according to applicable manufacturer or State parameters. The amount we advance to dealers for new vehicles purchased through the manufacturer is equal to 100% of the

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wholesale invoice price of new vehicles, which includes destination and other miscellaneous charges, and a price rebate, known as a holdback, from the manufacturer to the dealer in varying amounts stated as a percentage of the invoice price. We advance the loan proceeds directly to the manufacturer. To support the dealers' used car inventory needs, we advance funds to the dealer or auction to purchase used vehicles for inventory based on the appropriate wholesale book value for the region in which the dealer is located. Unless we terminate the credit line or the dealer defaults, we generally require payment of the principal amount financed for a vehicle upon its sale or lease by the dealer to the retail customer. Upon the sale of the collateral, the dealer must repay the advance on the sold vehicle according to the repayment terms. Typically the dealer has two to ten business days to repay an advance on a sold vehicle, depending on the timing of the receipt of the sale proceeds. These repayment terms can vary based on the risk rating. We periodically inspect and verify that the financed vehicles are on the dealership lot and available for sale. The timing of the verifications varies, and no advance notice is given to the dealer. Among other things, verifications are intended to determine dealer compliance with the master loan agreement as to repayment terms and to determine the status of our collateral.
Floorplan lending is structured to yield interest at a floating rate indexed to the prime rate. The rate for a particular dealer is based on, among other things, the dealer's credit worthiness, the amount of the credit line, the risk rating and whether or not the dealer is in default. Interest on floorplan loans is generally payable monthly.
Dealer Loans
We make loans to dealers to finance improvements to dealership facilities, to provide working capital and to purchase and finance dealership real estate.  These loans are included in finance receivables in our financial statements.  These loans are typically secured by mortgages or deeds of trust on dealership land and buildings, a priority security interest in other dealership assets and typically the continuing personal guarantees from the owners of the dealerships and/or the real estate. Dealer loans are structured to yield interest at fixed or floating rates. Floating rate loans are generally indexed to the prime rate. Interest on dealer loans is generally payable monthly.
Charge-off Policy
Commercial receivables are individually evaluated and where collectability of the recorded balance is in doubt are written down to fair value of the collateral less costs to sell. Commercial receivables are charged-off at the earlier of when they are deemed uncollectible or reach 360 days past due.
Troubled Debt Restructurings
For evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR") our policy for consumer loans is that both of the following must exist: (i) the restructuring constitutes a concession; and (ii) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. In accordance with our policies and guidelines, we, at times, offer payment deferrals to consumers. Each deferral allows the consumer to move up to two delinquent monthly 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). A loan that is deferred two or more times would be considered significantly delayed and therefore meet the definition of a concession. A loan currently in payment default as the result of being delinquent would also represent a debtor experiencing financial difficulties. Therefore, considering these two factors, the second deferment granted by us on a loan would be considered a TDR and the loan impaired. Accounts in Chapter 13 bankruptcy which have an interest rate or principal adjustment as part of a confirmed bankruptcy plan would also be considered TDRs. The pre-acquisition portfolio is excluded from the TDR policy since expected future credit losses were recognized in the purchase accounting for that portfolio.
Commercial receivables subject to forbearance, moratoriums, extension agreements, or other actions intended to minimize economic loss and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of collateral are classified as TDRs. We do not grant concessions on the principal balance of dealer loans.
Related Party Transactions
We were acquired by 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. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had intercompany receivables from GM in the amount of $40.9 million and $37.4 million, respectively. These amounts represent $19.0 million and $37.4 million due at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, from GM under the subvention program and a $21.8 million receivable at September 30, 2012 related to commercial loans to dealers that are majority owned and consolidated by GM in connection with our commercial lending program.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
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, 2011-12 was issued deferring the effective date for implementation of 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 2011-12 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. 2011-11 is effective for us starting January 1, 2013 and the adoption will not 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): 
Consumer
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - outstanding balance
$
2,597,182

 
$
4,366,075

Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - carrying value
$
2,349,536

 
$
4,027,361

Post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, net of fees
8,255,453

 
5,313,899

 
10,604,989

 
9,341,260

Less: allowance for loan losses on post-acquisition consumer finance receivables
(291,049
)
 
(178,768
)
Total consumer finance receivables, net
10,313,940

 
9,162,492

Commercial
 
 
 
Commercial finance receivables, net of fees
284,413

 
 
Less: allowance for loan losses


 
 
Total commercial finance receivables, net
284,413

 
 
Total finance receivables, net
$
10,598,353

 
$
9,162,492


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Consumer Finance Receivables
A summary of our consumer finance receivables is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - carrying value, beginning of period
$
2,812,205

 
$
5,471,957

 
$
4,027,361

 
$
7,299,963

Post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, net of fees - beginning of period
7,340,242

 
3,222,584

 
5,313,899

 
923,713

 
10,152,447

 
8,694,541

 
9,341,260

 
8,223,676

Loans purchased
1,477,860

 
1,358,115

 
4,363,019

 
3,845,258

Charge-offs
(82,255
)
 
(20,246
)
 
(186,054
)
 
(28,793
)
Principal collections and other
(916,794
)
 
(875,993
)
 
(2,768,273
)
 
(2,588,178
)
Change in carrying value adjustment on the pre-acquisition finance receivables
(26,269
)
 
(87,125
)
 
(144,963
)
 
(382,671
)
Balance at end of period
$
10,604,989

 
$
9,069,292

 
$
10,604,989

 
$
9,069,292

The accrual of finance charge income has been suspended on $450.4 million and $439.4 million of consumer receivables (based on contractual amount due) as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
Consumer 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 consumer 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 nine months ended September 30, 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 $169.6 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.
A summary of the accretable yield is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at beginning of period
$
627,689

 
$
1,072,416

 
$
737,464

 
$
1,201,178

Accretion of accretable yield
(122,217
)
 
(192,528
)
 
(401,626
)
 
(574,956
)
Transfer from non-accretable discount
 
 
7,270

 
169,634

 
260,936

Balance at end of period
$
505,472

 
$
887,158

 
$
505,472

 
$
887,158


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A summary of the allowance for loan losses is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,

2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at beginning of period
$
249,350

 
$
107,526

 
$
178,768

 
$
26,352

Provision for loan losses
78,166

 
50,941

 
188,596

 
134,935

Charge-offs
(82,255
)
 
(20,246
)
 
(186,054
)
 
(28,793
)
Recoveries
45,788

 
13,101

 
109,739

 
18,828

Balance at end of period
$
291,049

 
$
151,322

 
$
291,049

 
$
151,322

Credit Risk
A summary of the credit risk profile by FICO score band of the consumer finance receivables, determined at origination, is as follows (in thousands): 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
FICO Score less than 540
$
2,874,389

 
$
2,133,361

FICO Score 540 to 599
4,889,959

 
4,166,988

FICO Score 600 to 659
2,568,517

 
2,623,882

FICO Score greater than 660
519,770

 
755,743

Balance at end of period(a)
$
10,852,635

 
$
9,679,974

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(a) Balance at end of period is the sum of pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - outstanding balance and post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, net of fees.
Delinquency
A consumer 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 consumer 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): 
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2011
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
Delinquent contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31 to 60 days
$
561,437

 
5.2
%
 
$
441,069

 
4.7
%
Greater than 60 days
204,029

 
1.9

 
164,357

 
1.7

 
765,466

 
7.1

 
605,426

 
6.4

In repossession
37,467

 
0.3

 
34,230

 
0.4

 
$
802,933

 
7.4
%
 
$
639,656

 
6.8
%
Impaired Finance Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings
Consumer receivables in the post-acquisition portfolio that become classified as TDRs are separately assessed for impairment. A specific allowance is estimated based on the present value of the expected future cash flows of the receivable discounted at the loan's original effective interest rate. At September 30, 2012, the financial effects of the accounts in the post-acquisition portfolio that became classified as TDRs resulted in an impairment charge recorded as part of the provision for loan losses. Accounts that become classified as TDRs because of a payment deferral still accrue interest at the contractual rate and an additional fee is collected at each time of deferral and recorded as a reduction of accrued interest. No interest or fees are forgiven on a payment deferral to a customer and therefore, there are no additional financial effects of deferred loans becoming classified as TDRs. Accounts in Chapter 13 bankruptcy would have already been placed on non-accrual, therefore there are no additional financial effects of these loans becoming classified as TDRs.

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The outstanding recorded investment for consumer finance receivables that are considered to be TDRs and the related allowance as of September 30, 2012 is shown below (in thousands):
 
September 30, 2012
Outstanding recorded investment
$
127,633

Less: allowance for loan losses
(21,981
)
Outstanding recorded investment, net of allowance
$
105,652

Unpaid principal balance
$
130,001

All accounts noted above had a related allowance for loan losses. At December 31, 2011, the amount of consumer finance receivables in the post-acquisition portfolio that would be considered TDRs was insignificant.
Interest income from loans accounted for as TDRs is accounted for in the same manner as other accruing loans. Cash collections on these loans are allocated according to the same payment hierarchy methodology applied to loans that are not classified as TDRs. Additional information about loans classified as TDRs is shown below (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2012
Average recorded investment
$
91,462

 
$
69,888

Interest income recognized
3,275

 
4,453

The following table provides information on loans that became classified as TDRs (dollars in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2012
 
Number of Accounts
 
Amount
 
Number of Accounts
 
Amount
Outstanding recorded investment
4,148

 
$
77,323

 
6,857

 
$
129,272

A redefault is when an account meets the requirements for evaluation under our charge-off policy (Refer to Note 1 - "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information). The following table presents the unpaid principal balance, net of recoveries, of loans that redefaulted during the reporting period and were within 12 months or less of being modified as a troubled debt restructuring (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2012
Net recorded investment charged-off on TDRs that subsequently defaulted
$
927

 
$
1,146

Commercial Finance Receivables
A summary of our commercial finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2012
Balance at beginning of period
$
127,560

 
$
Loans funded
410,344

 
584,140

Principal collections and other
(253,491
)
 
(299,727
)
Balance at end of period
$
284,413

 
$
284,413

There were no commercial receivables on non-accrual as of September 30, 2012.

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Credit Risk
Our commercial finance receivables consist of dealer floorplan financings and dealer loans. A proprietary model is used to assign a risk rating to each dealer. A credit review of each dealer is performed at least annually and, if necessary, the dealer's risk rating is adjusted on the basis of the review.
Delinquency
At September 30, 2012, all commercial receivables were current with respect to payment status.
Impaired Finance Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings
Commercial receivables classified as TDRs are assessed for impairment and included in our allowance for credit losses based on the present value of the expected future cash flows of the receivable discounted at the loan's original effective interest rate. For receivables where foreclosure is probable, the fair value of the collateral is used to estimate the specific impairment. At September 30, 2012, there were no outstanding commercial receivables classified as TDRs.

NOTE 3 – LEASED VEHICLES
Leased vehicles consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Leased vehicles
$
2,062,648

 
$
1,012,637

Manufacturer incentives
(277,079
)
 
(125,681
)
 
1,785,569

 
886,956

Less: accumulated depreciation
(214,926
)
 
(77,303
)
Less: purchase accounting discount
(18
)
 
(162
)
 
$
1,570,625

 
$
809,491

A summary of our leased vehicles is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at beginning of period
$
1,526,609

 
$
468,540

 
$
886,956

 
$
51,515

Leased vehicles purchased
299,287

 
188,706

 
1,077,446

 
688,137

Leased vehicles returned - end of term
(17,178
)
 
(8,928
)
 
(43,449
)
 
(22,575
)
Leased vehicles returned - default
(1,605
)
 
(196
)
 
(3,783
)
 
(578
)
Manufacturer incentives
(42,496
)
 
(19,303
)
 
(149,337
)
 
(87,680
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
20,952

 
(15,451
)
 
17,736

 
(15,451
)
Balance at end of period
$
1,785,569

 
$
613,368

 
$
1,785,569

 
$
613,368

Our Canadian subsidiary services leases that are recorded as operating leases for a third party. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, this subsidiary was servicing $731.6 million and $995.0 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
$
76,442

 
$
296,690

 
$
238,803

 
$
125,828

 
$
24,352

 
$
1,483



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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
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Receivables securitized
$
1,372,044

 
$
954,915

 
$
5,721,379

 
$
3,872,703

Net proceeds from securitization
1,300,000

 
900,000

 
5,400,000

 
3,650,000

Servicing fees(a)
60,634

 
49,676

 
178,434

 
147,585

Net distributions from Trusts
267,379

 
202,647

 
1,183,034

 
636,903

_________________  
(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. We receive a monthly base servicing fee on the outstanding principal balance of our securitized receivables and supplemental fees (such as late charges) for servicing the receivables.
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, we were servicing $9.9 billion and $7.9 billion 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): 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Syndicated warehouse facility


 
$
621,257

Lease warehouse facility – Canada
$
374,496

 
181,314

Medium term note facility
182,450

 
293,528

Wachovia funding facility
 
 
3,292

 
$
556,946

 
$
1,099,391

Further detail regarding terms and availability of the credit facilities as of September 30, 2012, is as follows (in thousands): 
Facility
 
Facility
Amount
 
Advances
Outstanding
 
Assets
Pledged
(e)
 
Restricted
Cash
Pledged (f)
Syndicated warehouse facility(a)
 
$
2,500,000

 

 

 
$
300

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

 

 

 

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(c)
 
813,049

 
$
374,496

 
$
584,185

 
2,759

GM revolving credit facility
 
300,000

 

 

 

Medium term note facility(d)
 
 
 
182,450

 
200,584

 
83,683

 
 
 
 
$
556,946

 
$
784,769

 
$
86,742

_________________   
(a)
In May 2012, the facility was renewed and increased in size from $2.0 billion to $2.5 billion. In May 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 receivables pledged until February 2020 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, the facility was renewed and increased in size from C$600.0 million to C$800.0 million. In July 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 January 2019 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable. This facility amount represents C$800.0 million, advances outstanding of C$368.5 million, assets pledged of C$574.8 million and restricted cash pledged of C$2.7 million at September 30, 2012.

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(d)
In October 2012, the facility was paid in full and subsequently terminated.
(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 $31.8 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.
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 September 30, 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 facility and lease warehouse facility – Canada during the three months ended September 30, 2012 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.22
%

$
40,552


$
138,250

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(a)
 
2.69
%

343,307


374,496

_________________ 
(a)
Average amount outstanding and maximum amount outstanding represents C$337.8 million and C$368.5 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 September 30, 2012.
The following table presents the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse facility and lease warehouse facility – Canada during the three months ended September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.41
%
 
$
346,485

 
$
817,845

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(a)
 
2.99
%
 
$
17,346

 
$
72,539

_________________ 
(a)
Average amount outstanding and maximum amount outstanding represents C$18.1 million and C$75.6 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 September 30, 2011.

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The following table presents the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse facility and lease warehouse facility – Canada during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.44
%
 
$
107,832

 
$
429,839

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(a)
 
2.72
%
 
276,468

 
374,496

_________________ 
(a)
Average amount outstanding and maximum amount outstanding represents C$272.0 million and C$368.5 million, respectively.
There were no borrowings or repayments on the lease warehouse facility – U.S. or the GM revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
The following table presents the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse facility, lease warehouse facility – U.S. and lease warehouse facility – Canada during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.58
%
 
$
350,450

 
$
826,859

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.
 
1.60
%
 
32,125

 
182,749

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(a)
 
2.99
%
 
5,846

 
72,539

_________________ 
(a)
Average amount outstanding and maximum amount outstanding represents C$6.1 million and C$75.6 million, respectively.
There were $200.0 million in borrowings and repayments on the GM revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the credit facilities. Unamortized costs of $7.3 million and $6.6 million as of September 30, 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. Amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $25.7 million and $54.9 million, respectively. At September 30, 2012, unamortized purchase accounting premium of $16.7 million is included in securitization notes payable. Debt issuance costs of $26.2 million and $16.3 million, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, which are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, are being amortized to interest expense over the expected term of securitization notes payable.

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Securitization notes payable as of September 30, 2012, consists of the following (dollars in thousands): 
Year of Transaction

Maturity
Date (a)

Original
Note
Amounts

Original
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate

Receivables
Pledged

Note
Balance At
September 30, 2012
2008

October 2014
-
April 2015

$
500,000

-
$
750,000


6.0
%
-
10.5
%

$
281,734


$
104,823

2009

January 2016
-
July 2017

227,493

-
725,000


2.7
%
-
7.5
%

250,771


188,389

2010

July 2017
-
April 2018

200,000

-
850,000


2.2
%
-
3.8
%

1,394,077


1,234,762

2011

July 2018
-
March 2019

800,000

-
1,000,000


2.4
%
-
2.9
%

3,037,396


2,797,680

2012(b) 

June 2019
-
February 2020

800,000

-
1,300,000


1.5
%
-
2.9
%

4,973,626


4,662,831



















$
9,937,604


8,988,485

Purchase accounting premium
 
 
 
 
 










16,718

Total




















$
9,005,203

_________________  
(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 the Trusts.
(b)
Includes private sale of asset-backed securities.
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 insurer 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 provider 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 provider to declare the occurrence of an event of default and terminate our servicing rights to the receivables transferred to that Trust. As of September 30, 2012, no such servicing right termination events have occurred with respect to any of the Trusts formed by us.

NOTE 7 – SENIOR NOTES

In August 2012, we issued $1.0 billion of 4.75% senior notes which are due in August 2017, with interest payable semiannually. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes including, but not limited to, acquisitions.

In connection with the issuance of the 4.75% senior notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement that requires us to file a registration statement with the SEC for an exchange offer with respect to the 4.75% senior notes and the subsidiary guaranty. If the registration statement has not been declared effective by the SEC within 365 days from the original issuance of the senior notes or ceases to remain effective, we will be required to pay the 4.75% senior note holders a maximum amount of $0.50 per week of additional interest per $1,000 of principal during the time the registration statement is not effective, for a period of up to one year.


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Senior notes consist of the following (in thousands):
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
4.75% Senior Notes (due August 2017)
$
1,000,000

 
 
6.75% Senior Notes (due June 2018)
500,000

 
$
500,000

 
$
1,500,000

 
$
500,000

Debt issuance costs related to the senior notes of $18.0 million at September 30, 2012 and $7.0 million at December 31, 2011, which are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, are being amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the senior notes.
The senior notes are guaranteed solely by AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. our principal operating subsidiary and none of our other subsidiaries are guarantors of the notes. The senior notes may be redeemed, at our option, in whole or in part, at any time before maturity at the make whole redemption prices as set forth in the indentures that govern the senior notes. See Note 14 - "Guarantor Consolidating Financial Statements" for further discussion.

NOTE 8 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Interest rate cap and swap derivatives consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
Notional
 
Fair Value(b)
 
Notional
 
Fair Value(b)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps(a)
$
25,404

 
$
301

 
$
509,561

 
$
2,004

Interest rate caps(a)
1,493,304

 
1,471

 
1,512,793

 
4,548

Total assets
$
1,518,708

 
$
1,772

 
$
2,022,354

 
$
6,552

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
$
25,404

 
$
301

 
$
509,561

 
$
6,440

Interest rate caps
1,493,304

 
1,501

 
1,470,856

 
4,768

Total liabilities
$
1,518,708

 
$
1,802

 
$
1,980,417

 
$
11,208

 _________________  
(a)
Included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
(b)
See Note 9 - "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 insignificant losses and $2.4 million of gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The ineffectiveness gain (loss) related to the interest rate swap agreements was $(0.1) million and $(0.2) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and insignificant and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. We estimate approximately $0.1 million of unrealized losses 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 insignificant gains for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and gains of $1.0 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, and are included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
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 September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, these restricted cash accounts totaled $6.4 million and $35.5 million, respectively, and are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

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The following tables present information on the effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (in thousands): 
 
Income (Losses) Recognized In Income
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Non-designated hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts(a)
$
53

 
$
879

 
$
337

 
$
912

Foreign currency exchange derivatives(b)
 
 
1,998

 
 
 
2,125

 
$
53

 
$
2,877

 
$
337

 
$
3,037

Designated hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts(a)
$
(69
)
 
$
23

 
$
(161
)
 
$
260

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Losses Recognized In
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Designated hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
$
(11
)
 
$
(1,078
)
 
$
(66
)
 
$
(1,930
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Losses) Reclassified From
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss) Into Income
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Designated hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts(a)
$
(50
)
 
$
(893
)
 
$
2,415

 
$
(1,892
)
_________________   
(a)
Income (losses) recognized in earnings are included in interest expense.
(b)
There were no outstanding foreign currency exchange derivatives at September 30, 2012. Income recognized in earnings is included in operating expenses.

NOTE 9 – FAIR VALUES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, 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.

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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 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 (in thousands): 
 
September 30, 2012
 
 
 
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)
$
2,374,588

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,374,588

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate caps(i)
 
 
$
1,471

 
 
 
1,471

Interest rate swaps(iii)
 
 
 
 
$
301

 
301

Total assets
$
2,374,588

 
$
1,471

 
$
301

 
$
2,376,360

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps(iii)
 
 
 
 
$
301

 
$
301

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate caps(i)
 
 
$
1,501

 
 
 
1,501

Total liabilities
$

 
$
1,501

 
$
301

 
$
1,802

_________________    
(a)
Excludes cash in banks and cash invested in Guaranteed Investment Contracts of $300.4 million.

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December 31, 2011
 
 
 
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 and nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands):
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Interest Rate Swap
Agreements
 
Interest Rate Swap
Agreements
Balance at July 1, 2012
$
454

 
$
(456
)
Total realized and unrealized gains

 

Included in earnings
14

 
(69
)
Included in other comprehensive income

 
(11
)
Settlements
(167
)
 
235

Balance as of September 30, 2012
$
301

 
$
(301
)
 
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
153

 
(161
)
Included in other comprehensive income
 
 
(66
)
Settlements
(1,856
)
 
6,366

Balance as of September 30, 2012
$
301

 
$
(301
)

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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 and nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Interest Rate Swap
Agreements
 
Interest Rate Swap
Agreements
Balance at July 1, 2011
$
12,577

 
$
(23,720
)
Total realized and unrealized gains

 

Included in earnings
1,005

 
23

Included in other comprehensive income

 
(1,078
)
Settlements
(4,922
)
 
8,725

Balance as of September 30, 2011
$
8,660

 
$
(16,050
)
 
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
1,058

 
260

Included in other comprehensive income

 
(1,930
)
Settlements
(15,456
)
 
32,417

Balance as of September 30, 2011
$
8,660

 
$
(16,050
)

NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Guarantees of Indebtedness
The payments of principal and interest on our senior notes are guaranteed by our principal operating subsidiary. The par value of the senior notes was $1,500.0 million at September 30, 2012. See guarantor consolidating financial statements in Note 14.

NOTE 11 – INCOME TAXES
We had unrecognized tax benefits of $50.5 million and $48.1 million at September 30, 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 $28.3 million and $26.5 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
At September 30, 2012, we believe that it is reasonably possible that the balance of the gross unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by up to $9.3 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 nine months ended September 30, 2012, we accrued an additional $1.7 million in potential interest and accrued an additional $0.5 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

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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 would be reported in our consolidated financial statements as additional paid-in capital. As of September 30, 2012, we have recorded intercompany taxes payable to GM in the amount of $548.1 million representing the tax effects of income earned subsequent to the merger with GM.
Our effective income tax rate was 38.2% and 37.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. Our effective income tax rate was 38.7% and 37.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

NOTE 12 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
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 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. 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):
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
 
 Level
 
Carrying
Value
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
(a) 
1
 
$
1,805,981

 
$
1,805,981

 
$
572,297

 
$
572,297

Finance receivables, net
(b) 
3
 
10,598,353

 
10,956,980

 
9,162,492

 
9,385,851

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable
(a) 
1
 
718,729

 
718,729

 
919,283

 
919,283

Restricted cash – credit facilities
(a) 
1
 
118,492

 
118,492

 
136,556

 
136,556

Restricted cash – other
(a) 
1
 
31,740

 
31,740

 
59,136

 
59,136

Interest rate swap agreements
(d) 
3
 
301

 
301

 
2,004

 
2,004

Interest rate cap agreements purchased
(d) 
2
 
1,471

 
1,471

 
4,548

 
4,548

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syndicated and lease warehouse facilities
(c) 
2
 
374,496

 
374,496

 
802,571

 
802,571

Medium term note facility and Wachovia funding facility
(d) 
3
 
182,450

 
182,689

 
296,820

 
296,542

Securitization notes payable
(d) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securitization notes payable
 
1
 
8,449,985

 
8,584,572

 
6,937,841

 
6,945,865

Private securitization 2012-PP1
 
3
 
555,218

 
567,935

 
 
 
 
Senior notes
(d) 
2
 
1,500,000

 
1,580,000

 
500,000

 
510,000

Convertible senior notes
(d) 
2
 


 


 
500

 
500

Interest rate swap agreements
(d) 
3
 
301

 
301

 
6,440

 
6,440

Interest rate cap agreements sold
(d) 
2
 
1,501

 
1,501

 
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 consumer finance receivables is estimated based upon forecasted cash flows on the receivables discounted using a pre-tax weighted average cost of capital. For commercial finance receivables, carrying value is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value because substantially all have variable rates of interest and maturities of one year.

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(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.
There were no transfers of recurring fair values between levels.
The fair value of our consumer 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 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 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 uses observable inputs to estimate fair value. Observable inputs are used by obtaining active prices based on the securitization debt issued during the same time frame.
We use observable and unobservable inputs to estimate fair value for the private securitization 2012 - PP1. 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 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):
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Interest costs (none capitalized)
$
222,049

 
$
210,765

Income taxes
6,708

 
4,526

We had a non-cash investing activity as the result of the receivable from the GM subvention program for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 of $19.0 million and $23.6 million, respectively.

NOTE 14 – GUARANTOR CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Subsequent to the issuance of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, we identified certain errors in the presentation of the consolidating financial statements contained in this footnote as of December 31, 2011, September 30, 2011 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The errors are related to the allocation of carrying value adjustments, as well as certain intercompany equity transactions, between AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. (the "Guarantor"), our principal operating subsidiary and our other subsidiaries (the "Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries") which occurred during the recast of the consolidating financial statements to reflect the new guarantor structure in 2011. These adjustments did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2011, as of September 30, 2011 or for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

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December 31, 2011
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
Balance Sheet:
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restated
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restated
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restated
Finance receivables, net
 
$
201,796

 
$
558,770

 
$
8,960,696

 
$
8,603,722

 
 
 
 
Due from affiliates
 
 
 
 
 
2,656,353

 
2,927,537

 
$
(3,426,131
)
 
$
(3,697,315
)
Investment in affiliates
 
3,252,248

 
3,166,458

 
 
 
 
 
(6,123,604
)
 
(6,037,814
)
Total assets
 
4,058,263

 
4,329,447

 
13,725,688

 
13,639,898

 
(9,549,735
)
 
(9,735,129
)
Due to affiliates
 
3,426,131

 
3,697,315

 
 
 
 
 
(3,426,131
)
 
(3,697,315
)
Total liabilities
 
3,495,851

 
3,767,035

 
 
 
 
 
(3,426,131
)
 
(3,697,315
)
Additional paid-in capital
 
 
 
 
 
1,143,529

 
1,001,958

 
(1,222,716
)
 
(1,081,145
)
Retained earnings
 
 
 
 
 
3,918,022

 
3,973,803

 
(4,401,247
)
 
(4,457,028
)
Total shareholder's equity
 

 

 
5,561,192

 
5,475,402

 
(6,123,604
)
 
(6,037,814
)
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
 
4,058,263

 
4,329,447

 
13,725,688

 
13,639,898

 
(9,549,735
)
 
(9,735,129
)
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Operations Items:
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restated
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restated
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restated
Finance charge income
 
$
46,821

 
$
68,251

 
$
860,226

 
$
838,796

 
 
 
 
Equity in income of affiliates
 
377,504

 
364,974

 
 
 
 
 
$
(673,265
)
 
$
(660,735
)
Income before income taxes
 
230,111

 
239,011

 
618,739

 
597,309

 
(673,265
)
 
(660,735
)
Income tax (benefit) provision
 
(53,383
)
 
(44,483
)
 
228,968

 
220,068

 
 
 
 
Net income
 

 

 
389,771

 
377,241

 
(673,265
)
 
(660,735
)
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
Statement of Cash Flows Items:
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restated
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restated
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restated
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
 
 
 
 
$
389,771

 
$
377,241

 
$
(673,265
)
 
$
(660,735
)
Amortization of carrying value adjustment
 
$
30,582

 
$
9,152

 
113,193

 
134,623

 
 
 
 
Equity in income of affiliates
 
(377,504
)
 
(364,974
)
 
 
 
 
 
673,265

 
660,735

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
85,564

 
76,664

 
445,244

 
454,144

 


 


Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of consumer finance receivables, net
 
 
 
 
 
(3,645,522
)
 
(3,244,815
)
 
3,645,522

 
3,244,815

Proceeds from sale of receivables, net
 
3,645,522

 
3,244,815

 
 
 
 
 
(3,645,522
)
 
(3,244,815
)
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
 
15,371

 
(385,336
)
 
(1,406,426
)
 
(1,005,719
)
 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net change in due (to) from affiliates
 
(23,185
)
 
386,422

 
471,631

 
62,024

 

 

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
 
(23,185
)
 
386,422

 
1,005,397

 
595,790

 

 



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The payment of principal and interest on the 6.75% and the 4.75% senior notes issued in June 2011 and August 2012, respectively, are currently guaranteed solely by the Guarantor and none of our other subsidiaries. The separate financial statements of the Guarantor are not included herein because the Guarantor is a 100% 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% and the 4.75% senior notes. These previously outstanding senior notes and convertible senior notes have been repaid in full. As a result, the consolidating financial statements for September 30, 2011 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 have been recast to reflect the current guarantor structure for the 6.75% and 4.75% 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 December 31, 2011September 30, 2012 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 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
September 30, 2012
(Unaudited, in Thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
$
1,742,053

 
$
63,928

 
 
 
$
1,805,981

Finance receivables, net
 
 
924,865

 
9,673,488

 
 
 
10,598,353

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
718,729

 
 
 
718,729

Restricted cash – credit facilities
 
 
 
 
118,492

 
 
 
118,492

Property and equipment, net
$
220

 
3,940

 
47,919

 
 
 
52,079

Leased vehicles, net
 
 
 
 
1,570,625

 
 
 
1,570,625

Deferred income taxes
32,760

 
10,331

 
100,642

 
 
 
143,733

Goodwill
1,094,923

 
 
 
13,514

 
 
 
1,108,437

Intercompany receivables
40,859

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
40,859

Other assets
17,974

 
19,819

 
100,118

 
 
 
137,911

Due from affiliates
1,988,691

 
 
 
1,106,118

 
$
(3,094,809
)
 
 
Investment in affiliates
3,268,790

 
1,457,512

 
 
 
(4,726,302
)
 
 
Total assets
$
6,444,217

 
$
4,158,520

 
$
13,513,573

 
$
(7,821,111
)
 
$
16,295,199

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit facilities
 
 
 
 
$
556,946

 
 
 
$
556,946

Securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
9,005,203

 
 
 
9,005,203

Senior notes
$
1,500,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,500,000

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
19,607

 
$
106,538

 
107,006

 
 
 
233,151

Deferred income
 
 
 
 
66,647

 
 
 
66,647

Taxes payable
84,640

 
5,071

 
1,769

 
 
 
91,480

Intercompany taxes payable
548,056

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
548,056

Interest rate swap and cap agreements
 
 
1,501

 
301

 
 
 
1,802

Due to affiliates
 
 
3,094,809

 
 
 
$
(3,094,809
)
 
 
Total liabilities
2,152,303

 
3,207,919

 
9,737,872

 
(3,094,809
)
 
12,003,285

Shareholder's equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
 
 
 
562,817

 
(562,817
)
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
3,458,905

 
79,187

 
194,286

 
(273,473
)
 
3,458,905

Accumulated other comprehensive income
327

 
 
 
385

 
(385
)
 
327

Retained earnings
832,682

 
871,414

 
3,018,213

 
(3,889,627
)
 
832,682

Total shareholder’s equity
4,291,914

 
950,601

 
3,775,701

 
(4,726,302
)
 
4,291,914

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
$
6,444,217

 
$
4,158,520

 
$
13,513,573

 
$
(7,821,111
)
 
$
16,295,199





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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
 
 
558,770

 
8,603,722

 
 
 
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 receivables
35,975

 
 
 
1,472

 
 
 
37,447

Other assets
7,880

 
50,304

 
83,064

 
 
 
141,248

Due from affiliates
769,778

 
 
 
2,927,537

 
$
(3,697,315
)
 
 
Investment in affiliates
2,871,356

 
3,166,458

 
 
 
(6,037,814
)
 
 
Total assets
$
4,808,704

 
$
4,329,447

 
$
13,639,898

 
$
(9,735,129
)
 
$
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
 
 
3,697,315

 

 
$
(3,697,315
)
 
 
Total liabilities
885,666

 
3,767,035

 
8,164,496

 
(3,697,315
)
 
9,119,882

Shareholder's equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
 
 
 
517,037

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

 
79,187

 
1,001,958

 
(1,081,145
)
 
3,470,495

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

 
(7,617
)
Retained earnings
460,160

 
483,225

 
3,973,803

 
(4,457,028
)
 
460,160

Total shareholder’s equity
3,923,038

 
562,412

 
5,475,402

 
(6,037,814
)
 
3,923,038

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

 
$
4,329,447

 
$
13,639,898

 
$
(9,735,129
)
 
$
13,042,920




27


GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
(Unaudited, in Thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance charge income
 
 
$
40,372

 
$
374,692

 
 
 
$
415,064

Leased vehicle income
 
 
 
 
80,578

 
 
 
80,578

Other income
$
10,798

 
41,322

 
50,479

 
$
(83,724
)
 
18,875

Equity in income of affiliates
131,089

 
147,840

 
 
 
(278,929
)
 

 
141,887

 
229,534

 
505,749

 
(362,653
)
 
514,517

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
3,861

 
27,700

 
73,783

 
 
 
105,344

Leased vehicle expenses
 
 
 
 
56,029

 
 
 
56,029

Provision for loan losses
 
 
43,704

 
34,462

 
 
 
78,166

Interest expense
16,879

 
33,845

 
107,329

 
(83,724
)
 
74,329

 
20,740

 
105,249

 
271,603

 
(83,724
)
 
313,868

Income before income taxes
121,147

 
124,285

 
234,146

 
(278,929
)
 
200,649

Income tax (benefit) provision
(2,801
)
 
(5,884
)
 
85,386

 
 
 
76,701

Net income
$
123,948

 
$
130,169

 
$
148,760

 
$
(278,929
)
 
$
123,948

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
$
134,082

 
$
130,169

 
$
169,151

 
$
(299,320
)
 
$
134,082





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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
(Unaudited, in Thousands)
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance charge income
 
 
$
35,372

 
$
312,913

 
 
 
$
348,285

Leased vehicle income
 
 
 
 
27,096

 
 
 
27,096

Other income
$
11,766

 
61,458

 
117,474

 
$
(175,398
)
 
15,300

Equity in income of affiliates
115,205

 
133,112

 
 
 
(248,317
)
 


 
126,971

 
229,942

 
457,483

 
(423,715
)
 
390,681

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
3,178

 
23,851

 
61,106

 
 
 
88,135

Leased vehicle expenses
 
 


 
17,864

 
 
 
17,864

Provision for loan losses
 
 
47,129

 
3,812

 
 
 
50,941

Interest expense
15,853

 
69,023

 
146,817

 
(175,398
)
 
56,295

 
19,031

 
140,003

 
229,599

 
(175,398
)
 
213,235

Income before income taxes
107,940

 
89,939

 
227,884

 
(248,317
)
 
177,446

Income tax (benefit) provision
(867
)
 
(13,985
)
 
83,491

 
 
 
68,639

Net income
$
108,807

 
$
103,924

 
$
144,393

 
$
(248,317
)
 
$
108,807

 


 
 
 


 


 


Comprehensive income
$
91,989

 
$
103,924

 
$
121,520

 
$
(225,444
)
 
$
91,989



29


GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
(Unaudited, in Thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance charge income
 
 
$
108,513

 
$
1,067,594

 
 
 
$
1,176,107

Leased vehicle income
 
 
 
 
199,699

 
 
 
199,699

Other income
$
32,923

 
151,821

 
205,163

 
$
(333,282
)
 
56,625

Equity in income of affiliates
389,490

 
467,364

 
 
 
(856,854
)
 

 
422,413

 
727,698

 
1,472,456

 
(1,190,136
)
 
1,432,431

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
11,692

 
67,513

 
216,725

 
 
 
295,930

Leased vehicle expenses
 
 
 
 
147,686

 
 
 
147,686

Provision for loan losses
 
 
171,545

 
17,051

 
 
 
188,596

Interest expense
45,475

 
134,539

 
354,865

 
(333,282
)
 
201,597

 
57,167

 
373,597

 
736,327

 
(333,282
)
 
833,809

Income before income taxes
365,246

 
354,101

 
736,129

 
(856,854
)
 
598,622

Income tax (benefit) provision
(7,276
)
 
(34,088
)
 
267,464

 
 
 
226,100

Net income
$
372,522

 
$
388,189

 
$
468,665

 
$
(856,854
)
 
$
372,522

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
$
380,466

 
$
388,189

 
$
486,446

 
$
(874,635
)
 
$
380,466





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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
(Unaudited, in Thousands)
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance charge income
 
 
$
68,251

 
$
838,796

 
 
 
$
907,047

Leased vehicle income
 
 
 
 
60,831

 
 
 
60,831

Other income
$
40,346

 
232,652

 
417,276

 
$
(642,419
)
 
47,855

Equity in income of affiliates
295,761

 
364,974

 
 
 
(660,735
)
 

 
336,107

 
665,877

 
1,316,903

 
(1,303,154
)
 
1,015,733

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
14,511

 
66,383

 
169,026

 
 
 
249,920

Leased vehicle expenses
 
 


 
39,446

 
 
 
39,446

Provision for loan losses
 
 
113,051

 
21,884

 
 
 
134,935

Interest expense
45,478

 
247,432

 
489,238

 
(642,419
)
 
139,729

 
59,989

 
426,866

 
719,594

 
(642,419
)
 
564,030

Income before income taxes
276,118

 
239,011

 
597,309

 
(660,735
)
 
451,703

Income tax (benefit) provision
(5,745
)
 
(44,483
)
 
220,068

 
 
 
169,840

Net income
$
281,863

 
$
283,494

 
$
377,241

 
$
(660,735
)
 
$
281,863

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
$
266,322

 
$
283,494

 
$
303,585

 
$
(587,079
)
 
$
266,322




31


GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
(Unaudited, in Thousands) 

 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
372,522

 
$
388,189

 
$
468,665

 
$
(856,854
)
 
$
372,522

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
1,838

 
1,292

 
175,314

 
 
 
178,444

Accretion and amortization of loan and leasing fees
 
 
143

 
(37,778
)
 
 
 
(37,635
)
Amortization of carrying value adjustment
 
 
201

 
(2,276
)
 
 
 
(2,075
)
Amortization of purchase accounting premium
 
 
 
 
(26,068
)
 
 
 
(26,068
)
Provision for loan losses
 
 
171,545

 
17,051

 
 
 
188,596

Deferred income taxes
(4,188
)
 
39,461

 
(69,275
)
 
 
 
(34,002
)
Stock-based compensation expense
3,141

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,141

Other
 
 
1,703

 
(10,775
)
 
 
 
(9,072
)
Equity in income of affiliates
(389,490
)
 
(467,364
)
 
 
 
856,854

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
240

 
(3,589
)
 
(1,050
)
 
 
 
(4,399
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(94
)
 
34,447

 
13,806

 
 
 
48,159

Taxes payable
4,755

 
189

 
1,041

 
 
 
5,985

Intercompany taxes payable
247,750

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
247,750

            Net cash provided by operating activities
236,474

 
166,217

 
528,655

 

 
931,346

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of consumer finance receivables, net
 
 
(4,353,965
)
 
(4,115,913
)
 
4,115,913

 
(4,353,965
)
Principal collections and recoveries on consumer finance receivables
 
 
(133
)
 
3,049,666

 
 
 
3,049,533

Fundings of commercial finance receivables, net
 
 
(581,499
)
 
 
 
 
 
(581,499
)
Collections of commercial finance receivables
 
 
299,731

 
 
 
 
 
299,731

Proceeds from sale of consumer finance receivables, net
 
 
4,115,913

 
 
 
(4,115,913
)
 

Purchases of leased vehicles, net
 
 
 
 
(857,433
)
 
 
 
(857,433
)
Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles
 
 
 
 
32,607

 
 
 
32,607

Purchases of property and equipment
 
 
(1,665
)
 
(9,246
)
 
 
 
(10,911
)
Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
200,554

 
 
 
200,554

Change in restricted cash - credit facilities
 
 
 
 
18,956

 
 
 
18,956

Change in other assets
(21,820
)
 
29,090

 
(1,127
)
 
 
 
6,143

Net change in investment in affiliates
 
 
2,176,310

 
 
 
(2,176,310
)
 

Net cash (used) provided by investing activities
(21,820
)
 
1,683,782

 
(1,681,936
)
 
(2,176,310
)
 
(2,196,284
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
1,199,707

 
 
 
1,199,707

Payments on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
(1,752,095
)
 
 
 
(1,752,095
)
Issuance of securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
5,400,000

 
 
 
5,400,000

Payments on securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
(3,306,678
)
 
 
 
(3,306,678
)
Issuance of senior notes
1,000,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000,000

Debt issuance costs
(12,172
)
 
 
 
(31,375
)
 
 
 
(43,547
)
         Retirement of debt
(505
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(505
)
Net capital contribution to subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
(2,186,423
)
 
2,186,423

 

Net change in due (to) from affiliates
(1,201,977
)
 
(608,502
)
 
1,810,565

 
(86
)
 


Net cash (used) provided by financing activities
(214,654
)
 
(608,502
)
 
1,133,701

 
2,186,337

 
2,496,882

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


 
1,241,497

 
(19,580
)
 
10,027

 
1,231,944

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 
 
 
11,767

 
(10,027
)
 
1,740

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
 
500,556

 
71,741

 
 
 
572,297

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
 
$
1,742,053

 
$
63,928

 
$
 
$
1,805,981


32


GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
(Unaudited, in Thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
281,863

 
$
283,494

 
$
377,241

 
$
(660,735
)
 
$
281,863

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
5,277

 
1,316

 
65,804

 
 
 
72,397

Accretion and amortization of loan and leasing fees
 
 
(917
)
 
(13,993
)
 
 
 
(14,910
)
Amortization of carrying value adjustment
 
 
9,152

 
134,623

 
 
 
143,775

Amortization of purchase accounting premium
(183
)
 
 
 
(57,515
)
 
 
 
(57,698
)
Provision for loan losses
 
 
113,051

 
21,884

 
 
 
134,935

Deferred income taxes
103,435

 
(8,383
)
 
(53,893
)
 
 
 
41,159

Stock-based compensation expense
9,585

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9,585

Other
1,436

 
12,273

 
(36,857
)
 
 
 
(23,148
)
Equity in income of affiliates
(295,761
)
 
(364,974
)
 
 
 
660,735

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other assets
4,572

 
(2,436
)
 
25,607

 
 
 
27,743

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(26,034
)
 
29,002

 
(3,468
)
 
 
 
(500
)
Taxes payable
(79,315
)
 
5,086

 
(5,289
)
 
 
 
(79,518
)
Intercompany taxes payable
203,155

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
203,155

            Net cash provided by operating activities
208,030

 
76,664

 
454,144

 

 
738,838

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of consumer finance receivables, net
 
 
(3,793,696
)
 
(3,244,815
)
 
3,244,815

 
(3,793,696
)
Principal collections and recoveries on consumer finance receivables
 
 
854

 
2,815,753

 
 
 
2,816,607

Proceeds from sale of consumer finance receivables, net
 
 
3,244,815

 
 
 
(3,244,815
)
 

Purchases of leased vehicles, net
 
 
 
 
(584,726
)
 
 
 
(584,726
)
Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles
 
 
 
 
32,017

 
 
 
32,017

Sales (purchases) of property and equipment
1,924

 
(2,288
)
 
(5,494
)
 
 
 
(5,858
)
Acquisition of FinanciaLinx
 
 
 
 
(9,601
)
 
 
 
(9,601
)
FinanciaLinx cash on hand at acquisition
 
 
 
 
9,283

 
 
 
9,283

Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
(3,114
)
 
 
 
(3,114
)
Change in restricted cash - credit facilities
 
 
 
 
6,359

 
 
 
6,359

Change in other assets
 
 
(2,840
)
 
(21,381
)
 
 
 
(24,221
)
Net change in investment in affiliates
33

 
167,819

 
 
 
(167,852
)
 

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
1,957

 
(385,336
)
 
(1,005,719
)
 
(167,852
)
 
(1,556,950
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
2,717,534

 
 
 
2,717,534

Payments on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
(2,991,574
)
 
 
 
(2,991,574
)
Issuance of securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
3,650,000

 
 
 
3,650,000

Payments on securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
(2,821,473
)
 
 
 
(2,821,473
)
Issuance of senior notes
500,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
500,000

Debt issuance costs
(7,622
)
 
 
 
(37,346
)
 
 
 
(44,968
)
Retirement of debt
(75,164
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(75,164
)
Net capital contribution to subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
16,625

 
(16,625
)
 


Net change in due (to) from affiliates
(611,684
)
 
386,422

 
62,024

 
163,238

 


Net cash (used) provided by financing activities
(194,470
)
 
386,422

 
595,790

 
146,613

 
934,355

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
15,517

 
77,750

 
44,215

 
(21,239
)
 
116,243

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(15,517
)
 
 
 
(9,304
)
 
21,239

 
(3,582
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
 
185,004

 
9,550

 
 
 
194,554

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
 
$
262,754

 
$
44,461

 
$
 
$
307,215



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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. In December 2010, we began offering a lease product through GM franchised dealerships, and in April 2012, we launched a commercial lending platform to further support our GM dealer relationships. 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 the 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.
Commercial Lending
Overview
In April 2012, we launched our commercial lending platform to further support our GM dealer relationships. Our commercial lending offerings consist of:
Floorplan financing - loans to primarily GM-franchised dealers and their affiliates to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory, also known as wholesale or inventory financing.
Dealer loans - loans to dealers to finance improvements to dealership facilities, to provide working capital, and to purchase and/or finance dealership real estate.
In support of the underwriting and risk monitoring process with respect to these loans, each dealer is assigned a risk rating based on various factors, including, but not limited to, capital sufficiency, operating performance, financial outlook, and credit and payment history, if available. The risk rating may affect the pricing and guides the management of the account. We monitor the level of borrowing under each dealer's account daily. When a dealer's outstanding balance exceeds the availability on any given credit line with that dealer, we may reallocate balances across existing lines, temporarily suspend the granting of additional credit, increase the dealer's credit line, either temporarily or for an extended period of time, or take other actions following an evaluation and analysis of the dealer's financial condition and the cause of the excess or overline. Under the terms of the credit agreement with the dealer, we may demand payment of interest and principal on wholesale credit lines at any time.


34


Floorplan Financing
We support the financing of new and used vehicle inventory purchases by primarily GM-franchised dealers and their affiliates before sale or lease to the retail customer. These loans are included in finance receivables in our financial statements. Financing is provided through lines of credit extended to individual dealers. In general, each floorplan line is secured by all financed vehicles and by other dealership assets and typically the continuing personal guarantee of the dealership's ownership. Additionally, to minimize our risk, under certain circumstances, such as dealer default, manufacturers are bound by a repurchase obligation that requires them to repurchase the new vehicle inventory according to applicable manufacturer or State parameters. The amount we advance to dealers for new vehicles purchased through the manufacturer is equal to 100% of the wholesale invoice price of new vehicles, which includes destination and other miscellaneous charges, and a price rebate, known as a holdback, from the manufacturer to the dealer in varying amounts stated as a percentage of the invoice price. We advance the loan proceeds directly to the manufacturer. To support the dealers' used car inventory needs, we advance funds to the dealer or auction to purchase used vehicles for inventory based on the appropriate wholesale book value for the region in where the dealer is located. Unless we terminate the credit line or the dealer defaults, we generally require payment of the principal amount financed for a vehicle upon its sale or lease by the dealer to the retail customer. Upon the sale of the collateral, the dealer must repay the advance on the sold vehicle according to the repayment terms. Typically the dealer has two to ten business days to repay an advance on a sold vehicle, depending on the timing of the receipt of the sale proceeds. These repayment terms can vary based on the risk rating. We periodically inspect and verify that the financed vehicles are on the dealership lot and available for sale. The timing of the verifications varies, and no advance notice is given to the dealer. Among other things, verifications are intended to determine dealer compliance with the master loan agreement as to repayment terms and to determine the status of our collateral.
Floorplan lending is structured to yield interest at a floating rate indexed to the prime rate. The rate for a particular dealer is based on, among other things, the dealer's credit worthiness, the amount of the credit line, the risk rating and whether or not the dealer is in default. Interest on floorplan loans is generally payable monthly.
Dealer Loans
We make loans to dealers to finance improvements to dealership facilities, to provide working capital and to purchase and finance dealership real estate.  These loans are included in finance receivables in our financial statements.  These loans are typically secured by mortgages or deeds of trust on dealership land and buildings, a priority security interest in other dealership assets and typically the continuing personal guarantees from the owners of the dealerships and/or the real estate. Dealer loans are structured to yield interest at fixed or floating rates. Floating rate loans are generally indexed to the prime rate. Interest on dealer loans is generally payable monthly.
Possible Acquisition of Ally Financial Inc.'s International Operations

We submitted a bid to acquire certain international operations of Ally Financial during the three months ended September 30, 2012, There is no assurance that we will be successful in acquiring any of Ally Financial’s international operations. However, if we are successful in completing a transaction, it will expand our operations materially in international markets. Such expansion could have significant impact on our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition. If we are the successful bidder, our consolidated assets could potentially more than double, and we could incur substantial amounts of indebtedness, including secured debt. Depending on the scale of operations we may acquire and the amount of equity that we invest in such a transaction or transactions, our consolidated debt and other liabilities could also potentially more than double.

GM Revolver

GM is in the final stages of negotiations with financial institutions regarding the refinancing of its current $5 billion secured revolving credit facility, which would raise the borrowing capacity to approximately $10 billion. There is no assurance that GM will reach a final agreement on this facility. It is expected that we will be a borrower under the refinanced facility, subject to certain sub-limits. We nor any of our subsidiaries will provide a guarantee under the facility.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 as compared to
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Finance Receivables:
A summary of our consumer finance receivables is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - carrying value, beginning of period
$
2,812,205

 
$
5,471,957

Post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, beginning of period
7,340,242

 
3,222,584

 
10,152,447

 
8,694,541

Loans purchased
1,477,860

 
1,358,115

Charge-offs
(82,255
)
 
(20,246
)
Principal collections and other
(916,794
)
 
(875,993
)
Change in carrying value adjustment on pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables
(26,269
)
 
(87,125
)
Balance at end of period
$
10,604,989

 
$
9,069,292

The average new loan size increased to $21,482 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $21,313 for the three months ended September 30, 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 September 30, 2012, decreased to 13.9% from 14.4% during the three months ended September 30, 2011 as a result of an increase in new car loans financed under the GM subvention program which typically have lower average annual percentage rates.
A summary of our commercial finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2012
Balance at beginning of period
$
127,560

Loans funded
410,344

Principal collections and other
(253,491
)
Balance at end of period
$
284,413

Leased Vehicles:
A summary of our leased vehicles is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at beginning of period
$
1,526,609

 
$
468,540

Leased vehicles purchased
299,287

 
188,706

Leased vehicles returned - end of term
(17,178
)
 
(8,928
)
Leased vehicles returned - default
(1,605
)
 
(196
)
Manufacturer incentives
(42,496
)
 
(19,303
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
20,952

 
(15,451
)
Balance at end of period
$
1,785,569

 
$
613,368


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Average Earning Assets:
Average earning assets were as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Average consumer finance receivables
$
10,657,242

 
$
9,276,098

Average commercial finance receivables
222,039

 
 
Average finance receivables
10,879,281

 
9,276,098

Average leased vehicles, net
1,482,640

 
501,767

Average earning assets
$
12,361,921

 
$
9,777,865

Revenue:
Finance charge income increased by 19.2% to $415.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $348.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, primarily due to the 14.9% increase in average consumer finance receivables combined with an increased yield on the pre-acquisition portfolio due to the transfer of excess cash flows from non-accretable discount to accretable yield. The effective yield on our consumer finance receivables increased to 15.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2012, from 14.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The effective yield represents finance charges and fees recorded in earnings during the period as a percentage of average consumer finance receivables.
Leased vehicle income increased by 197.4% to $80.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $27.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, due to the increased size of the leased asset portfolio.

Other income consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Commercial lending income
$
2,265

 
 
Investment income
686

 
$
327

Late fees, commission income and other income
15,924

 
14,973

 
$
18,875

 
$
15,300

Costs and Expenses:
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses increased by 19.5% to $105.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $88.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 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 $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011 and represented 70.6% and 74.4% of total operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Operating expenses as an annualized percentage of average earning assets decreased to 3.4% from 3.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, due to efficiency gains resulting from the increase in average earning assets.
Leased Vehicle Expenses
Leased vehicle expenses increased by 213.6% to $56.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $17.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 due to the increased size of the leased asset portfolio. Our leased vehicle expenses are predominately related to depreciation of 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

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considers adequate to absorb probable credit losses inherent in the portfolio of post-acquisition consumer finance receivables. The provision for loan losses recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 reflects inherent losses on receivables originated during the period and changes in the amount of inherent losses on post-acquisition receivables originated in prior periods. The provision for loan losses increased to $78.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $50.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, as a result of the increase in the size of the consumer finance receivables portfolio. As an annualized percentage of average post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, the provision for loan losses was 4.0% and 5.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased to $74.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $56.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Interest expense was reduced by $7.0 million and $12.9 million for amortization of the purchase accounting premium for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Average debt outstanding was $9.8 billion and $7.7 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our effective rate of interest on our debt increased to 3.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 2.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Taxes
Our effective income tax rate was 38.2% and 38.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
$
39

 
$
(185
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
10,109

 
(16,701
)
Income tax (provision) benefit
(14
)
 
68

 
$
10,134

 
$
(16,818
)
Cash Flow Hedges
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Unrealized losses related to changes in fair value
$
(11
)
 
$
(1,078
)
Reclassification of unrealized losses into earnings
50

 
893

 
$
39

 
$
(185
)
Unrealized losses related to changes in fair value for the three months ended September 30, 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.
The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements fluctuate based upon changes in forward interest rate expectations.
Unrealized gains (losses) 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 (losses) of $10.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and $(16.7) million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, were included in other comprehensive income (loss). 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 September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.


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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 as compared to
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Finance Receivables:
A summary of our consumer finance receivables is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - carrying value, beginning of period
$
4,027,361

 
$
7,299,963

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

 
923,713

 
9,341,260

 
8,223,676

Loans purchased
4,363,019

 
3,845,258

Charge-offs
(186,054
)
 
(28,793
)
Principal collections and other
(2,768,273
)
 
(2,588,178
)
Change in carrying value adjustment on pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables
(144,963
)
 
(382,671
)
Balance at end of period
$
10,604,989

 
$
9,069,292

The average new loan size increased to $21,259 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $20,493 for the nine months ended September 30, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2012, decreased to 14.2% from 14.7% during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as a result of an increase in new car loans financed under the GM subvention program which typically have lower average annual percentage rates.
A summary of our commercial finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2012
Balance at beginning of period
$
Loans funded
584,140

Principal collections and other
(299,727
)
Balance at end of period
$
284,413

Leased Vehicles:
A summary of leased vehicles is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at beginning of period
$
886,956

 
$
51,515

Leased vehicles purchased
1,077,446

 
688,137

Leased vehicles returned - end of term
(43,449
)
 
(22,575
)
Leased vehicles returned - default
(3,783
)
 
(578
)
Manufacturer incentives
(149,337
)
 
(87,680
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
17,736

 
(15,451
)
Balance at end of period
$
1,785,569

 
$
613,368


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Average Earning Assets:
Average earning assets were as follows (in thousands):
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Average consumer finance receivables
$
10,240,740

 
$
8,958,549

Average commercial finance receivables
98,428

 
 
Average finance receivables
10,339,168

 
8,958,549

Average leased vehicles, net
1,226,636

 
305,442

Average earning assets
$
11,565,804

 
$
9,263,991

Revenue:
Finance charge income increased by 29.7% to $1,176.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $907.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, primarily due to the 14.3% increase in average consumer finance receivables combined with an increased yield on the pre-acquisition portfolio due to the transfer of excess cash flows from non-accretable discount to accretable yield. The effective yield on our consumer finance receivables increased to 15.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from 13.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The effective yield represents finance charges and fees recorded in earnings during the period as a percentage of average consumer finance receivables.
Leased vehicle income increased by 228.3% to $199.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $60.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, due to the increased size of the leased asset portfolio.
Other income consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Commercial lending income
$
2,795

 
 
Investment income
1,779

 
$
1,191

Late fees, commission income and other income
52,051

 
46,664

 
$
56,625

 
$
47,855

Costs and Expenses:
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses increased by 18.4% to $295.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $249.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 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 $32.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and represented 73.8% and 74.6% of total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Operating expenses as an annualized percentage of average earning assets were 3.4% and 3.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, due to efficiency gains from the increase in average earning assets.
Leased Vehicle Expenses
Lease vehicle expenses increased by 274.4% to $147.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $39.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 due to the increased size of the leased asset portfolio. Our leased vehicle expenses are predominately related to depreciation of 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 consumer finance receivables. The provision for loan losses recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 reflects inherent losses on receivables originated during the period and changes in the amount of inherent losses on post-acquisition receivables originated

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in prior periods. The provision for loan losses increased to $188.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $134.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as a result of the increase in the size of the consumer finance receivables portfolio. As an annualized percentage of average post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, the provision for loan losses was 3.7% and 6.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased to $201.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $139.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Interest expense was reduced by $25.9 million and $57.1 million for amortization of the purchase accounting premium for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Average debt outstanding was $9.1 billion and $7.5 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our effective rate of interest on our debt increased to 3.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 2.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The effective rate increased as a result of the 6.75% senior notes issued in June 2011 and the decreasing impact of the amortization of the purchase accounting premium.
Taxes
Our effective income tax rate was 37.8% and 37.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges
$
(2,481
)
 
$
(38
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
9,515

 
(15,517
)
Income tax benefit
910

 
14

 
$
7,944

 
$
(15,541
)
Cash Flow Hedges
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Unrealized losses related to changes in fair value
$
(66
)
 
$
(1,930
)
Reclassification of unrealized (gains) losses into earnings
(2,415
)
 
1,892

 
$
(2,481
)
 
$
(38
)
Unrealized losses related to changes in fair value for the nine months ended September 30, 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.
The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements fluctuate based upon changes in forward interest rate expectations.
Unrealized losses 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 (losses) of $9.5 million and $(15.5) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were included in other comprehensive income (loss). 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 nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.


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CREDIT QUALITY
Consumer 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 consumer finance receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):
 
September 30, 2012

December 31, 2011
Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - outstanding balance
$
2,597,182

 
$
4,366,075

Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - carrying value
2,349,536

 
4,027,361

Post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, net of fees
8,255,453

 
5,313,899

Less: allowance for loan losses
(291,049
)
 
(178,768
)
Total consumer finance receivables, net
$
10,313,940

 
$
9,162,492

Number of outstanding contracts
743,638

 
727,684

Average amount of outstanding contract (in dollars)(a)
$
14,594

 
$
13,302

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of post-acquisition consumer finance receivables
3.5
%
 
3.4
%
_________________ 
(a)
Average amount of outstanding contract consists of pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - outstanding balance and post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, net of fees, divided by number of outstanding contracts.
Delinquency
The following is a summary of consumer 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):
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2011
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
Delinquent contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31 to 60 days
$
561,437

 
5.2
%
 
$
441,069

 
4.7
%
Greater-than-60 days
204,029

 
1.9

 
164,357

 
1.7

 
765,466

 
7.1

 
605,426

 
6.4

In repossession
37,467

 
0.3

 
34,230

 
0.4

 
$
802,933

 
7.4
%
 
$
639,656

 
6.8
%
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.
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 consumer finance 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.

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Contracts receiving a payment deferral as an average quarterly percentage of average consumer finance receivables outstanding were 5.7% and 5.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and 5.4% and 5.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The following is a summary of deferrals as a percentage of consumer finance receivables outstanding: 
 
September 30, 2012

December 31, 2011
Never deferred
79.1
%
 
78.1
%
Deferred:
 
 
 
1-2 times
16.4

 
15.3

3-4 times
4.5

 
6.5

Greater than 4 times


 
0.1

Total deferred
20.9

 
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, loss confirmation periods and cash flow forecasts for loans classified as TDRs 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.
Troubled Debt Restructurings
The outstanding recorded investment for consumer finance receivables that are considered to be TDRs and the related allowance as of September 30, 2012 is shown below (in thousands):
 
September 30, 2012
Outstanding recorded investment
$
127,633

Less: allowance for loan losses
(21,981
)
Outstanding recorded investment, net of allowance
$
105,652

Unpaid principal balance
$
130,001

At December 31, 2011, the amount of consumer finance receivables in the post-acquisition portfolio that would be considered TDRs was insignificant.
Additional information about loans classified as TDRs is shown below (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2012
Average recorded investment
$
91,462

 
$
69,888

Interest income recognized
3,275

 
4,453


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The following table provides information on loans that became classified as TDRs (dollars in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2012
 
Number of Accounts
 
Amount
 
Number of Accounts
 
Amount
Outstanding recorded investment
4,148

 
$
77,323

 
6,857

 
$
129,272

A redefault is when an account meets the requirements for evaluation under our charge-off policy (Refer to Note 1 - "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information). The following table presents the unpaid principal balance, net of recoveries, of loans that redefaulted during the reporting period and were within 12 months or less of being modified as a troubled debt restructuring (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2012
Net recorded investment charged-off on TDRs that subsequently defaulted
$
927

 
$
1,146

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.
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
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Charge-offs
$
82,255

 
$
20,246

 
$
186,054

 
$
28,793

Adjustments to reflect write-offs of the contractual amounts on the pre-acquisition portfolio
67,267

 
133,084

 
236,031

 
437,984

Total credit losses on the combined portfolio(a)
$
149,522

 
$
153,330

 
$
422,085

 
$
466,777

_________________ 
(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 consumer finance receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Repossession credit losses
$
139,342

 
$
150,723

 
$
417,647

 
$
475,944

Less: Recoveries
(82,476
)
 
(83,373
)
 
(256,776
)
 
(257,724
)
Mandatory credit losses(a)
10,180

 
2,607

 
4,438

 
(9,167
)
Net credit losses
$
67,046

 
$
69,957

 
$
165,309

 
$
209,053

Net annualized credit losses as a percentage of average consumer finance receivables(b):
2.5
%
 
3.0
%
 
2.2
%
 
3.1
%
Recoveries as a percentage of gross repossession credit losses:
59.2
%
 
55.3
%
 
61.5
%
 
54.2
%
_________________ 
(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 consumer finance receivables in repossession to the net realizable value of the repossessed vehicle when the repossessed vehicle is legally available for sale.
(b)
Average consumer finance receivables are defined as the average daily receivable balance excluding the carrying value adjustment.

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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 consumer 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.
Commercial Finance Receivables
The following tables present certain data related to the commercial finance receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):
 
September 30, 2012
Commercial finance receivables, net of fees
$
284,413

Less: allowance for loan losses


Total commercial finance receivables, net
$
284,413

Number of dealers
52

Average carrying amount per dealer
$
5,469

All commercial finance receivables were current with respect to payment status.
Commercial receivables classified as TDRs are assessed for impairment and included in our allowance for credit losses based on the present value of the expected future cash flows of the receivable discounted at the loan's original effective interest rate. For receivables where foreclosure is probable, the fair value of the collateral is used to estimate the specific impairment. At September 30, 2012, there were no outstanding commercial receivables classified as TDRs.
There were no charge-offs of commercial finance receivables during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.
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 September 30, 2012, 99.4% of our leases were current with respect to payment status. Leased vehicles returned - default was $1.6 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and $3.8 million and $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 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 issuances 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 $4.4 billion and $3.8 billion for the purchase of consumer finance receivables during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We used cash of $0.6 billion for the funding of commercial finance receivables during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. We used cash of $0.9 billion and $0.6 billion for the purchase of leased vehicles during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. These purchases were funded initially utilizing cash and borrowings on our credit facilities. Our strategy is to subsequently obtain long-term financing for finance receivables and leased vehicles through securitization transactions.
Liquidity
Our available liquidity consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,805,981

 
$
572,297

Borrowing capacity on unpledged eligible assets
1,015,666

 
681,161

Borrowing capacity on GM revolving credit facility
300,000

 
300,000

 
$
3,121,647

 
$
1,553,458


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The increase in liquidity is primarily due to the issuance of $1.0 billion of 4.75% senior notes in August 2012, improved credit performance on consumer finance receivables which leads to an increase in distributions from Trusts and 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 September 30, 2012, credit facilities consist of the following (in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Facility Amount
 
Advances Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility(a)
 
$
2,500,000

 

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

 

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(c)
 
813,049

 
$
374,496

GM revolving credit facility
 
300,000

 

Medium term note facility(d)
 
 
 
182,450

 
 
 
 
$
556,946

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(a)
In May 2012, the facility was renewed and increased in size from $2.0 billion to $2.5 billion. In May 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 receivables pledged until February 2020 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, the facility was renewed and increased in size from C$600.0 million to C$800.0 million. In July 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 January 2019 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable. This facility amount represents C$800.0 million, and advances outstanding of C$368.5 million at September 30, 2012.
(d)
In October 2012, the facility was paid in full and subsequently terminated.
The following table presents the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse facility and lease warehouse facility – Canada during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.44
%
 
$
107,832

 
$
429,839

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(a)
 
2.72
%
 
276,468

 
374,496

_________________ 
(a)
Average amount outstanding and maximum amount outstanding represents C$272.0 million and C$368.5 million, respectively.
There were no borrowings or repayments on the lease warehouse facility – U.S. or the GM revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

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The following table presents the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse facility, lease warehouse facility – U.S. and lease warehouse facility – Canada during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.58
%
 
$
350,450

 
$
826,859

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.
 
1.60
%
 
32,125

 
182,749

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(a)
 
2.99
%
 
5,846

 
72,539

_________________ 
(a)
Average amount outstanding and maximum amount outstanding represents C$6.1 million and C$75.6 million, respectively.
There were $200.0 million in borrowings and repayments on the GM revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
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 September 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenants in our credit facilities.
Securitizations
We have completed over 80 securitization transactions through September 30, 2012. The proceeds from the transactions were primarily used to repay borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities.

A summary of the active transactions is as follows (in millions):
Year of Transaction
 
Maturity
Date (a)
 
Original
Note
Amounts
 
Note
Balance At
September 30, 2012
2008
 
October 2014
-
April 2015
 
$
500.0

-
$
750.0

 
$
104.8

2009
 
January 2016
-
July 2017
 
227.5

-
725.0

 
188.4

2010
 
July 2017
-
April 2018
 
200.0

-
850.0

 
1,234.8

2011
 
July 2018
-
March 2019
 
800.0

-
1,000.0

 
2,797.7

2012(b)
 
June 2019
-
February 2020
 
800.0

-
1,300.0

 
4,662.8

Total active securitizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,988.5

Purchase accounting premium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
9,005.2

_________________ 
(a)
Maturity dates represent final legal maturity of securitization notes payable. Securitization notes payable are expected to be paid based on amortization of the finance receivables pledged to the Trusts.
(b)
Includes 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 support the securitization transaction. Typically, the assets pledged consist of cash deposited to a

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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 September 2012, we closed a $1.3 billion senior subordinated securitization transaction, AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust ("AMCAR") 2012-4, that has initial cash deposit and overcollateralization requirements of 7.25% 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 insurer; however, credit enhancement requirements, including the insurer's 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 insurer 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):
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Initial credit enhancement deposits:
 
 
 
Restricted cash
$
114,428

 
$
77,454

Overcollateralization
321,379

 
222,703

Net distributions from Trusts
1,183,034

 
636,903

The agreements with the insurer 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 provider 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 provider 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 provider elect to declare an event of default, the insurance provider 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 indentures. As of September 30, 2012, no such servicing right termination events have occurred with respect to any of the Trusts formed by us.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
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

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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, 2011-12 was issued deferring the effective date for implementation of 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 2011-12 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. 2011-11 is effective for us starting January 1, 2013 and the adoption will not 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
Consumer 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 interest rate swap and cap agreements 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 consumer finance receivables to Trusts.
In our securitization transactions, we transfer fixed rate consumer 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

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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 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 interest rate swap and cap agreements 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 two 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 interest rate swap and cap agreements 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 acquisitions and expansion of product lines and credit risk appetite; and

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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
Evaluation of 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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.
We may pursue strategic transactions which could be difficult to implement, disrupt our business or change our business profile significantly.
Any future strategic acquisition could involve numerous risks, including: (i) potential disruption of our ongoing business and distraction of management; (ii) difficulty integrating the acquired business; (iii) exposure to unknown, contingent or other liabilities, including litigation arising in connection with the acquisition; (iv) changing our business profile in ways that could have unintended negative consequences; (v) changing our leverage and balance sheet; (vi) the incurrence by us of substantial amounts of indebtedness; and (vii) the failure to achieve anticipated synergies.
If we enter into significant strategic transactions, the related accounting charges may affect our financial condition and results of operations, particularly in the case of an acquisition. The financing of any significant acquisition may result in changes in our capital structure, including the incurrence of additional indebtedness.

Item 6.
EXHIBITS
 
31.1
 
Officers' Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Filed Herewith
 
 
 
 
 
32.1
 
Officers' Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Furnished with this Report
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS*
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
Furnished with this Report
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
Furnished with this Report
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
Furnished with this Report
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
Furnished with this Report
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
Furnished with this Report
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE*
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
 
Furnished with this Report
__________
*
Submitted electronically with this Report.

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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:
October 31, 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 September 30, 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: (i) 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; (ii) 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; (iii) 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 (iv) 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: October 31, 2012

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



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I, Chris A. Choate, 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 September 30, 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: (i) 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; (ii) 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; (iii) 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 (iv) 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: October 31, 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 the Company for the three months ended September 30, 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: October 31, 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 the Company for the three months ended September 30, 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: October 31, 2012

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



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