10-Q 1 acf0331201310-q.htm 10-Q ACF 03.31.2013 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q 
(Mark One)
Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013
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
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 May 2, 2013, 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
 

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Part I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited, dollars in thousands) 
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,896,870

 
$
1,289,494

Finance receivables, net
11,502,472

 
10,998,274

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable
778,213

 
728,908

Restricted cash – credit facilities
53,101

 
14,808

Property and equipment, net
50,801

 
52,076

Leased vehicles, net
2,103,961

 
1,702,867

Deferred income taxes
81,559

 
107,075

Goodwill
1,108,011

 
1,108,278

Related party receivables
45,733

 
66,360

Other assets
133,458

 
128,931

Total assets
$
18,754,179

 
$
16,197,071

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Credit facilities
$
2,719,134

 
$
354,203

Securitization notes payable
9,029,694

 
9,023,308

Senior notes
1,500,000

 
1,500,000

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
235,866

 
217,938

Deferred income
94,023

 
69,784

Taxes payable
97,175

 
93,462

Related party taxes payable
594,806

 
558,622

Derivative swap and cap agreements
3,052

 
527

Total liabilities
14,273,750

 
11,817,844

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
 
 
 
Shareholder's equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 500 shares authorized and issued
 
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
3,460,532

 
3,459,195

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(9,332
)
 
(3,254
)
Retained earnings
1,029,229

 
923,286

Total shareholder's equity
4,480,429

 
4,379,227

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
$
18,754,179

 
$
16,197,071

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

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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited, in thousands) 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Revenue
 
 
 
 
Finance charge income
 
$
414,731

 
$
358,256

Leased vehicle income
 
106,705

 
52,893

Other income
 
18,684

 
20,254

 
 
540,120

 
431,403

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
107,824

 
97,869

Leased vehicle expenses
 
80,407

 
40,646

Provision for loan losses
 
93,606

 
48,554

Interest expense
 
82,228

 
63,092

Acquisition and integration expenses
 
6,383

 
 
 
 
370,448

 
250,161

Income before income taxes
 
169,672

 
181,242

Income tax provision
 
63,729

 
68,963

Net income
 
105,943

 
112,279

Other comprehensive (loss) income
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
 
9

 
(896
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
(6,083
)
 
4,454

Income tax (provision) benefit
 
(4
)
 
351

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net
 
(6,078
)
 
3,909

Comprehensive income
 
$
99,865

 
$
116,188

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


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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
105,943

 
$
112,279

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
92,166

 
50,565

Accretion and amortization of loan and leasing fees
(17,902
)
 
(11,087
)
Amortization of carrying value adjustment
(5,032
)
 
20,169

Amortization of acquisition accounting premium
(4,521
)
 
(9,944
)
Provision for loan losses
93,606

 
48,554

Deferred income taxes
25,487

 
(9,652
)
Stock based compensation expense
1,337

 
584

Other
(300
)
 
(5,556
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Other assets
(7,132
)
 
(1,943
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(8,306
)
 
25,674

Taxes payable
3,676

 
4,108

Related party taxes payable
36,184

 
72,378

Net cash provided by operating activities
315,206

 
296,129

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of consumer finance receivables, net
(1,343,002
)
 
(1,364,662
)
Principal collections and recoveries on consumer finance receivables
1,096,275

 
1,015,918

Funding of commercial finance receivables, net
(1,036,138
)
 

Collections of commercial finance receivables
763,074

 

Purchases of leased vehicles, net
(510,052
)
 
(305,370
)
Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles
37,274

 
6,922

Purchases of property and equipment
(1,432
)
 
(3,952
)
Change in restricted cash – securitization notes payable
(49,305
)
 
62,710

Change in restricted cash – credit facilities
(38,610
)
 
15,452

Change in other assets
4,923

 
10,079

Net cash used in investing activities
(1,076,993
)
 
(562,903
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Borrowings on credit facilities
2,383,928

 
453,774

Payments on credit facilities
(11,253
)
 
(778,054
)
Issuance of securitization notes payable
1,000,000

 
1,800,000

Payments on securitization notes payable
(989,104
)
 
(1,168,700
)
Debt issuance costs
(13,167
)
 
(4,761
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
2,370,404

 
302,259

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
1,608,617

 
35,485

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(1,241
)
 
1,009

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
1,289,494

 
572,297

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
2,896,870

 
$
608,791

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 15, 2013.
The consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2013, and for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, 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. 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.
Prior year amounts for leased vehicle income have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Leased vehicle income is now presented on its own line on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income where it was previously included incorrectly in other income.
Related Party Transactions
We offer loan and lease finance products through General Motors Company ("GM") franchised 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 March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had intercompany receivables from GM in the amount of $45.7 million and $20.8 million, under the subvention program.
We also had $47.2 million and $45.6 million due at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, in outstanding loans to dealers that are majority-owned and consolidated by GM, in connection with our commercial lending program.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2013, ASU ("2013-02"), Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, was issued effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of 2013-02 improves the reporting and reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2013, and the adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

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Note 2.
Finance Receivables
Finance receivables consist of the following (in thousands): 
Consumer
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - outstanding balance
$
1,758,629

 
$
2,161,863

Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - carrying value
$
1,579,955

 
$
1,958,204

Post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, net of fees
9,433,105

 
8,830,914

 
11,013,060

 
10,789,118

Less: allowance for loan losses on post-acquisition consumer finance receivables
(382,455
)
 
(344,740
)
Total consumer finance receivables, net
10,630,605

 
10,444,378

Commercial
 
 
 
Commercial finance receivables, net of fees
882,736

 
559,999

Less: allowance for loan losses - collective
(9,039
)
 
(6,103
)
Less: allowance for loan losses - specific
(1,830
)
 
 
Total commercial finance receivables, net
871,867

 
553,896

Total finance receivables, net
$
11,502,472

 
$
10,998,274

Consumer Finance Receivables
A summary of the changes in our consumer finance receivables is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - carrying value, beginning of period
$
1,958,204

 
$
4,027,361

Post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, net of fees - beginning of period
8,830,914

 
5,313,899

 
10,789,118

 
9,341,260

Loans purchased
1,358,710

 
1,395,757

Charge-offs
(131,542
)
 
(51,058
)
Principal collections and other
(974,758
)
 
(919,865
)
Change in carrying value adjustment on the pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables
(28,468
)
 
(82,326
)
Balance at end of period
$
11,013,060

 
$
9,683,768

Finance receivables are collateralized by vehicle titles and we have the right to repossess the vehicle in the event the consumer defaults on the payment terms of the contract.
The accrual of finance charge income has been suspended on $403.3 million and $503.2 million of consumer finance receivables (based on contractual amount due) as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
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 three months ended March 31, 2013 and 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 $48.3 million and $166.6 million, we transferred this excess from the non-accretable difference to accretable yield. This excess will be amortized through finance charge income over the remaining life of the portfolio.

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A summary of the changes in the accretable yield is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Balance at beginning of period
$
404,006

 
$
737,464

Accretion of accretable yield
(81,561
)
 
(135,825
)
Transfer from non-accretable difference
48,284

 
166,621

Balance at end of period
$
370,729

 
$
768,260

A summary of the changes in the allowance for consumer loan losses is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,

2013
 
2012
Balance at beginning of period
$
344,740

 
$
178,768

Provision for loan losses
88,840

 
48,554

Charge-offs
(131,542
)
 
(51,058
)
Recoveries
80,417

 
31,828

Balance at end of period
$
382,455

 
$
208,092

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): 
 
March 31, 2013
 
Percent
 
December 31, 2012
 
Percent
FICO Score less than 540
$
3,177,979

 
28.4
%
 
$
3,010,927

 
27.4
%
FICO Score 540 to 599
5,164,094

 
46.1

 
5,013,812

 
45.6

FICO Score 600 to 659
2,455,437

 
21.9

 
2,513,153

 
22.9

FICO Score 660 and greater
394,224

 
3.6

 
454,885

 
4.1

Balance at end of period(a)
$
11,191,734

 
100.0
%
 
$
10,992,777

 
100.0
%
_________________ 
(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): 
 
March 31, 2013
 
March 31, 2012
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
Delinquent contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31 to 60 days
$
476,887

 
4.3
%
 
$
318,412

 
3.2
%
Greater than 60 days
169,140

 
1.5

 
124,561

 
1.2

 
646,027

 
5.8

 
442,973

 
4.4

In repossession
32,165

 
0.3

 
24,896

 
0.3

 
$
678,192

 
6.1
%
 
$
467,869

 
4.7
%


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Impaired Finance Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings ("TDRs")
Consumer finance 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 March 31, 2013, 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.
The outstanding recorded investment for consumer finance receivables that are considered to be TDRs and the related allowance is presented below (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Outstanding recorded investment
$
335,512

 
$
228,320

Less: allowance for loan losses
(43,957
)
 
(32,575
)
Outstanding recorded investment, net of allowance
$
291,555

 
$
195,745

Unpaid principal balance
$
341,469

 
$
231,844

Finance charge income from loans classified 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 presented below (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Average recorded investment
$
281,916

 
$
48,314

Interest income recognized
10,381

 
135

The following table provides information on consumer loans at the time they became classified as TDRs (dollars in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
Number of Accounts
 
Amount
 
Number of Accounts
 
Amount
Recorded investment
6,992

 
$
131,245

 
649

 
$
12,957

A redefault is when an account meets the requirements for evaluation under our charge-off policy (see Note 1 - "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K") for the year ended December 31, 2012 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 TDR (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Net recorded investment charged-off on TDRs that subsequently defaulted
$
5,265

 
$
107


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Commercial Finance Receivables
A summary of the changes in our commercial finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2013
Balance at beginning of period
$
559,999

Loans funded
1,040,376

Principal collections and other
(717,639
)
Balance at end of period
$
882,736

The accrual of finance charge income has been suspended on $4.7 million of commercial finance receivables (based on contractual amount due) as of March 31, 2013.
A summary of the changes in the allowance for commercial loan losses is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2013
Balance at beginning of period
$
6,103

Provision for loan losses
4,766

Balance at end of period
$
10,869

Credit Risk
We extend wholesale credit to dealers primarily in the form of approved lines of credit to purchase new GM vehicles as well as used vehicles.  Each commercial lending request is evaluated, taking into consideration the borrower's financial condition and the underlying collateral for the loan.
We use a proprietary model to assign each dealer a risk rating.  This model uses historical performance data to identify key factors about a dealer that we consider significant in predicting a dealer's ability to meet its financial obligations.  We also consider numerous other financial and qualitative factors including capitalization and leverage, liquidity and cash flow, profitability and credit history. 
We regularly review our model to confirm the continued business significance and statistical predictability of the factors and update the model to incorporate new factors or other information that improves its statistical predictability.  In addition, we verify the existence of the assets collateralizing the receivables by physical audits of vehicle inventories, which are performed with increased frequency for higher risk (i.e., Group III and Group IV) dealers.  We perform a credit review of each dealer at least annually and adjust the dealer's risk rating, if necessary.
Dealers are assigned to five groups according to their risk rating as follows:
Group I - Dealers with strong to superior financial metrics
Group II - Dealers with fair to favorable financial metrics
Group III - Dealers with marginal to weak financial metrics
Group IV - Dealers with poor financial metrics
Group V - Dealers with loans classified as uncollectible or impaired
The credit lines for Group V dealers are suspended, and no further funding is extended to these dealers. 
Performance of our commercial finance receivables is evaluated based on our internal dealer risk rating analysis, as payment for wholesale receivables is generally not required until the dealer has sold the vehicle inventory.  Wholesale and dealer loan receivables with the same dealer customer share the same risk rating.

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A summary of the credit risk profile by dealer grouping of the commercial finance receivables is as follows (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Group I
$
120,728

 
$
98,417

Group II
447,155

 
278,403

Group III
288,197

 
171,008

Group IV
22,480

 
12,171

Group V
4,176

 

 
$
882,736

 
$
559,999

Delinquency
An account is considered delinquent if a substantial portion of a scheduled payment has not been received by the date such payment was contractually due.
At March 31, 2013, 99.5% of our commercial finance receivables were current with respect to payment status.
Impaired Commercial Finance Receivables
Commercial finance receivables are assessed for impairment and any required specific allowance for credit losses is recorded 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 March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 there were no outstanding commercial finance receivables classified as TDRs.
The outstanding recorded investment for impaired commercial finance receivables and the related allowance is presented below (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2013
Outstanding recorded investment
$
4,176

Less: allowance for loan losses
(1,830
)
Outstanding recorded investment, net of allowance
$
2,346

Unpaid principal balance
$
4,662

Finance charge income from commercial finance receivables classified as impaired is accounted for in the same manner as other accruing commercial finance receivables. Cash collections on these commercial finance receivables are allocated according to the same payment hierarchy methodology applied to commercial finance receivables that are not classified as impaired. Additional information about commercial finance receivables classified as impaired is presented below (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
Average recorded investment
$
4,290

Interest income recognized
42

There were no charge-offs of commercial finance receivables during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

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Note 3.
Leased Vehicles
Leased vehicles consisted of the following (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Leased vehicles
$
2,831,168

 
$
2,282,880

Manufacturer incentives
(386,842
)
 
(307,256
)
 
2,444,326

 
1,975,624

Less: accumulated depreciation
(340,365
)
 
(272,753
)
Less: purchase accounting discount
 
 
(4
)
 
$
2,103,961

 
$
1,702,867

A summary of the changes in our leased vehicles is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Balance at beginning of period
$
1,975,624

 
$
886,956

Leased vehicles purchased
620,350

 
383,799

Leased vehicles returned - end of term
(52,141
)
 
(13,550
)
Leased vehicles returned - default
(3,987
)
 
(1,241
)
Manufacturer incentives
(81,319
)
 
(51,368
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(14,201
)
 
5,838

Balance at end of period
$
2,444,326

 
$
1,210,434

Our Canadian subsidiary originates and sells leases for a third party with servicing retained. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, this subsidiary was servicing $534.5 million and $625.0 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 2013
 
Fiscal 2014
 
Fiscal 2015
 
Fiscal 2016
 
Fiscal 2017
 
Fiscal 2018
Minimum rental payments under operating leases
$
341,078

 
$
353,962

 
$
230,704

 
$
56,915

 
$
3,055

 
$
87

Note 4.
Securitizations
A summary of our securitization activity and cash flows from special purpose entities used for securitizations is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Receivables securitized
$
1,055,420

 
$
1,915,719

Net proceeds from securitization
1,000,000

 
1,800,000

Servicing fees(a)
67,468

 
58,563

Net distributions from Trusts
373,635

 
450,545

_________________  
(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 March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we were servicing $9.7 billion and $9.9 billion of finance receivables that have been transferred to the Trusts.

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Note 5.
Credit Facilities
Amounts outstanding under our credit facilities are as follows (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Syndicated warehouse facility
$
948,272

 


Lease warehouse facility – U.S.
863,721

 


Floorplan warehouse facility - U.S.
500,000

 
 
Lease warehouse facility – Canada
407,141

 
$
354,203

 
$
2,719,134

 
$
354,203

Further detail regarding terms and availability of the credit facilities as of March 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands): 
Facility
 
Facility
Amount
 
Advances
Outstanding
 
Assets
Pledged
(f)
 
Restricted
Cash
Pledged (g)
Syndicated warehouse facility(a)
 
$
2,500,000

 
$
948,272

 
$
1,215,978

 
$
24,315

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.(b)
 
1,200,000

 
863,721

 
1,418,025

 

Floorplan warehouse facility - U.S.(c)
 
1,000,000

 
500,000

 
739,638

 
6,849

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(d)
 
787,440

 
407,141

 
629,100

 
2,998

GM Related Party Credit Facility(e)
 
300,000

 


 

 


 
 
$
5,787,440

 
$
2,719,134

 
$
4,002,741

 
$
34,162

_________________   
(a)
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 May 2014, 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 November 2019 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.
(c)
In March 2013 we entered into a $1.0 billion floorplan facility in the U.S. In March 2014, when the revolving period ends, and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid in fixed amounts over a six month period, with a final maturity in August 2014.
(d)
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$413.6 million.
(e)
Effective April 1, 2013, we renewed and increased the GM Related Party Credit Facility ("GM Related Party Credit Facility") with GM Holdings to $1.5 billion. The facility will be reduced to $600.0 million in June 2013, and has maturity date of September 2014.
(f)
Borrowings on the warehouse facilities are collateralized by finance receivables, while borrowings on the lease warehouse facilities are collateralized by leasing related assets.
(g)
These amounts do not include cash collected on finance receivables and leasing related assets pledged of $18.9 million, which are also included in restricted cash – credit facilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Our syndicated warehouse and lease warehouse facilities with participating banks provide financing either directly or through institutionally managed commercial paper conduits. 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 bank participants or agents, collateralized by such finance and lease contracts and cash. The bank participants or 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 bank participants or agents. For the syndicated warehouse, floorplan and lease warehouse – Canada we are required to hold certain funds in restricted cash accounts to provide additional collateral for borrowings under these credit facilities.

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Our credit facilities, other than the GM Related Party Credit Facility, contain various covenants requiring minimum financial ratios, asset quality and portfolio performance ratios (portfolio net loss and delinquency ratios and pool level cumulative net loss ratios) as well as limits on deferment levels. Failure to meet any of these covenants could result in an event of default under these agreements. If an event of default occurs under these agreements, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under these agreements to be immediately due and payable, enforce their interests against collateral pledged under these agreements, restrict our ability to obtain additional borrowings under these agreements and/or remove us as servicer. As of March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all covenants in our credit facilities.
The following table presents the weighted average interest rate, the average amount outstanding and the maximum amount outstanding on the following credit facilities during the three months ended March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.40
%
 
$
52,682

 
$
948,272

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.
 
1.82
%
 
57,581

 
863,721

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(a)
 
2.67
%
 
381,546

 
407,141

Floorplan warehouse facility - U.S.
 
0.91
%
 
27,778

 
500,000

_________________ 
(a)
Average amount outstanding and maximum amount outstanding represent C$387.6 million and C$413.6 million.
There were no borrowings or repayments on the GM Related Party Credit Facility during the three months ended March 31, 2013.
The following table presents the weighted average interest rate, the average amount outstanding and the maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse facility and the lease warehouse facility – Canada during the three months ended March 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Amount
Outstanding
 
Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility
 
1.63
%
 
$
128,309

 
$
621,257

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

 
248,176

_________________ 
(a)
Average amount outstanding and maximum amount outstanding represent C$212.4 million and C$248.0 million.
There were no borrowings or repayments on the lease warehouse facility – U.S. or the GM Related Party Credit Facility during the three months ended March 31, 2012.
Our available liquidity for strategic initiatives consists of a three-year, $5.5 billion secured revolving credit facility that GM entered into in November 2012 that includes a GM Financial borrowing sub-limit of $4.0 billion ("GM Revolving Credit Facility").
Our borrowings under the facility are limited by GM's ability to borrow under the facility.  Therefore, we may be able to borrow up to $4.0 billion or we may be unable to borrow depending upon GM's borrowing activity.   If we do borrow under the facility we expect such borrowings would be short-term in nature and, except in extraordinary circumstances, would not be used to fund our operating activities in the ordinary course of business. Neither we, nor any of our subsidiaries, guarantee any obligations under this facility and none of our or our subsidiaries' assets secure this facility.
Debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the credit facilities. Unamortized costs of $9.8 million and $4.5 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 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 three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $4.5 million and $9.8 million. At March 31, 2013, unamortized purchase accounting premium of $6.6 million is included in securitization notes payable. Debt issuance costs of $26.0 million and $26.1 million, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 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 March 31, 2013 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
March 31, 2013
2009

January 2016
-
July 2017

$
227,493

-
$
725,000


2.7
%
-
7.5
%

$
166,233


$
134,233

2010

July 2017
-
April 2018

200,000

-
850,000


2.2
%
-
3.8
%

1,070,580


967,364

2011

July 2018
-
March 2019

800,000

-
1,000,000


2.4
%
-
2.9
%

2,422,690


2,257,766

2012(b) 

June 2019
-
May 2020

800,000

-
1,300,000


1.4
%
-
2.9
%

5,072,996


4,703,285

2013
 
July 2020
 

 
1,000,000

 


 
1.2
%
 


 
1,002,007

 
960,412



















$
9,734,506


9,023,060

Acquisition accounting premium
 
 
 
 
 










6,634

Total




















$
9,029,694

_________________  
(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.
Note 7.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative swap and cap agreements consist of the following (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Notional
 
Fair Value(b)
 
Notional
 
Fair Value(b)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps(a)


 


 
$
24,126

 
$
133

Interest rate caps(a)
$
1,654,098

 
$
784

 
750,983

 
386

Foreign exchange swaps(a)(c)
1,500,000

 
2,221

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
3,154,098

 
$
3,005

 
$
775,109

 
$
519

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps


 


 
$
24,126

 
$
133

Interest rate caps
$
1,654,098

 
$
795

 
750,983

 
394

Foreign exchange swaps(c)
1,500,000

 
2,257

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
$
3,154,098

 
$
3,052

 
$
775,109

 
$
527

 _________________  
(a)
Included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
(b)
See Note 8 - "Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities" for further discussion of fair value disclosure related to the derivatives.
(c)
Notional balances of 750 million Euro (€), 331 million Pound (£) and 229 million Swedish krona (SEK) have been translated to USD.
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.

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Under the terms of our derivative financial instruments, we are required to pledge certain funds to be held in restricted cash accounts as collateral for the outstanding derivative transactions. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, these restricted cash accounts totaled $3.9 million and $4.2 million, and are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
In connection with the closing of the acquisition of certain international operations from Ally Financial Inc. ("Ally Financial"), we provided a loan denominated in foreign currencies (Euro, British Pound and Swedish Krona) to an acquired entity for the equivalent of $1.5 billion. In March 2013, we entered into foreign exchange swaps to hedge against any valuation change in the loan due to changes in foreign exchange rates. Refer to Note 14 - "Subsequent Events" to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on the acquisition.
Note 8.
Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities
Refer to Note 12 - "Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities" to the consolidated financial statements in our Form 10-K for further discussion of valuation techniques and fair value measurement levels. The fair value of our foreign exchange swaps use observable quoted prices for inputs and are considered Level 2 financial instruments.
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) (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2013
 
 
 
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)
$
1,105,275

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,105,275

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate caps(i)
 
 
$
784

 
 
 
784

        Foreign exchange swaps(i)
 
 
2,221

 
 
 
2,221

Total assets
$
1,105,275

 
$
3,005

 
$
 
$
1,108,280

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate caps(i)
 
 
$
795

 
 
 
$
795

        Foreign exchange swaps(i)
 
 
2,257

 
 
 
2,257

Total liabilities
$
 
$
3,052

 
$
 
$
3,052

_________________    
(a)
Excludes cash in banks of $2,642.4 million.

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December 31, 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)
$
1,830,261

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,830,261

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate caps(i)
 
 
$
386

 
 
 
386

Interest rate swaps(iii)
 
 
 
 
$
133

 
133

Total assets
$
1,830,261

 
$
386

 
$
133

 
$
1,830,780

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps(iii)
 
 
 
 
$
133

 
$
133

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate caps(i)
 
 
$
394

 
 
 
394

Total liabilities
$
 
$
394

 
$
133

 
$
527

_________________    
(a)
Excludes cash in banks of $227.7 million.
The tables below present a reconciliation for interest rate swap agreements measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
Balance at beginning of period
$
133

 
$
(133
)
 
$
2,004

 
$
(6,440
)
Total realized and unrealized gains

 

 
 
 
 
Included in earnings


 


 
128

 
(40
)
Included in other comprehensive income
 
 


 
 
 
(97
)
Settlements
(133
)
 
133

 
(346
)
 
4,452

Balance at end of period
$
 
$
 
$
1,786

 
$
(2,125
)
Note 9.
Commitments and Contingencies
Guarantees of Indebtedness
The payments of principal and interest on our senior notes are guaranteed by our principal operating subsidiary. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the par value of the senior notes was $1,500.0 million. See Note 15 - "Guarantor Consolidating Financial Statements" for further discussion.
Note 10.
Income Taxes
We had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $53.1 million and $53.4 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The amount of net unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate is $29.9 million and $28.1 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
At March 31, 2013, we believe that it is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by up to $11.7 million in the next twelve months due 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 a component of the income tax provision. As of December 31, 2012, accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions were $24.6 million and $12.0

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million. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we accrued an additional $1.4 million in interest and accrued an additional $0.1 million in penalties associated with uncertain tax positions.
Since October 1, 2010, we have been included in GM's consolidated U.S. federal income tax returns. These tax years are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). Similarly, we also file unitary, combined or consolidated state and local tax returns with GM in certain jurisdictions. We continue to file separate returns in those state, local and foreign taxing jurisdictions where filing a separate return is mandated. Prior to October 1, 2010, we filed income tax returns with the U.S. federal government and with various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. Our federal income tax returns for fiscal 2006 through 2010 are under audit by the IRS and have been submitted to Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation (“JCT”) for review. Per a notice dated April 10, 2013, the JCT has completed its review and has taken no exception to the conclusions reached by the IRS. The completion of the JCT review will be reflected on the June 30, 2013 financial statements and does not have a significant impact. 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.
For taxable income recognized by us in any period beginning on or after October 1, 2010, we are obligated to pay GM for our share of the consolidated federal and state tax liabilities. Likewise, GM is obligated to reimburse us for the tax effects of net operating losses to the extent such losses could be carried back as if we had filed separate income tax returns. Amounts owed to GM for income taxes are accrued and recorded as a related party payable. Under our tax sharing arrangement with GM, amended effective April 1, 2013, payments for the tax years 2010 through 2014 are deferred for four years from their original due date, with the first payment due December 15, 2014.The total amount of deferral cannot exceed $1.0 billion. Any difference between the amounts paid under our tax sharing arrangement with GM and our separate return basis used for financial reporting purposes is reported in our consolidated financial statements as additional paid-in capital. As of March 31, 2013, a cumulative difference of $0.8 million between the amounts to be paid under our tax sharing arrangement with GM and our separate return basis used for financial reporting purposes was reported in our consolidated financial statements through additional paid-in capital. As of March 31, 2013, we have recorded related party taxes payable to GM in the amount of $594.8 million, representing the tax effects of income earned subsequent to the merger with GM.
Our effective income tax rate was 37.6% and 38.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
Note 11.
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.

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Estimated fair values, carrying values and various methods and assumptions used in valuing our financial instruments are set forth below (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 Level
 
Carrying
Value
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
(a) 
1
 
$
2,896,870

 
$
2,896,870

 
$
1,289,494

 
$
1,289,494

Finance receivables, net
(b) 
3
 
11,502,472

 
11,799,364

 
10,998,274

 
11,313,481

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable
(a) 
1
 
778,213

 
778,213

 
728,908

 
728,908

Restricted cash – credit facilities
(a) 
1
 
53,101

 
53,101

 
14,808

 
14,808

Restricted cash – other
(a) 
1
 
19,522

 
19,522

 
24,774

 
24,774

Interest rate swap agreements
(d) 
3
 


 


 
133

 
133

Interest rate cap agreements purchased
(d) 
2
 
784

 
784

 
386

 
386

Foreign exchange swap agreements
(d) 
2
 
2,221

 
2,221

 
 
 
 
Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit facilities
(c) 
2
 
2,719,134

 
2,719,134

 
354,203

 
354,203

Securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securitization notes payable
(d) 
1
 
8,600,162

 
8,742,701

 
8,533,321

 
8,669,106

Private securitization 2012-PP1
(e) 
3
 
429,532

 
442,003

 
489,987

 
502,332

Senior notes
(d) 
2
 
1,500,000

 
1,606,250

 
1,500,000

 
1,620,000

Interest rate swap agreements
(d) 
3
 


 


 
133

 
133

Interest rate cap agreements sold
(d) 
2
 
795

 
795

 
394

 
394

Foreign exchange swap agreements
(d) 
2
 
2,257

 
2,257

 
 
 
 
_________________  
(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 or less.
(c)
The credit 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, securitization notes payable, senior notes and foreign exchange swap agreements 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.
(e)
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 inputs), which are then applied to the debt classes in order to estimate fair value which would approximate market value.
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 is 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.

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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.
Note 12.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for interest costs and income taxes consist of the following (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Interest costs (none capitalized)
$
90,277

 
$
56,940

Income taxes
40

 
2,590

We had a non-cash investing activity as the result of the receivable from the GM subvention program for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 of $24.9 million and $25.4 million.
Note 13.
Disclosure for Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
A summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
(5
)
 
$
1,545

Change in fair value associated with current period hedging activities, net of taxes of $(34)
 
 
(63
)
Reclassification into earnings, in interest expense, net of taxes of $4 and $(317)
5

 
(482
)
Balance at end of period

 
1,000

Foreign currency translation adjustment:
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
(3,249
)
 
(9,162
)
Translation (loss) gain net of taxes of $0 and $0
(6,083
)
 
4,454

Balance at end of period
(9,332
)
 
(4,708
)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss
$
(9,332
)
 
$
(3,708
)
Note 14.
Subsequent Events
Acquisition of Certain of Ally Financial Inc. International Operations.
In November 2012, we entered into a definitive agreement with Ally Financial to acquire 100% of the outstanding equity interests in the top level holding companies of its automotive finance and financial services operations in Europe and Latin America and a separate agreement to acquire its non-controlling equity interests in GMAC-SAIC Automotive Finance Company Limited, which conducts automotive finance and other financial services in China.
In April 2013, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of Ally Financial's European and Latin American automotive finance operations except for France, Portugal and Brazil. We paid approximately $2.4 billion, subject to certain closing adjustments, to acquire these businesses. In addition to the purchase price that we have paid with respect to the acquisitions, we have also funded a $1.5 billion inter-company loan to certain of the entities we acquired in Europe, of which $1.3 billion was used to repay a loan from Ally Financial to such European entities. GM provided us with additional equity funding of $1.3 billion and we borrowed $0.8 billion on the GM Related Party Credit Facility, which increased size to $1.5 billion on April 1, 2013, to complete these acquisitions.
Our acquisition of Ally Financial's French, Portuguese, and Brazilian automotive finance operations and the equity interests in GMAC-SAIC are subject to certain regulatory and other approvals, and are expected to close in 2013 or early 2014. We expect to pay approximately $1.8 billion to close these acquisitions, subject to certain closing adjustments.
We will record the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at April 1, 2013, the date we obtained control of the acquired operations, and include the results of their operations and cash flows in our consolidated financial statements from that date forward.

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The following table summarizes certain pro forma financial information for us and the acquired entities closed in April, had these acquisitions occurred as of the first day in the periods presented (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Total revenue
$
764,913

 
$
682,131

 
 
 
 
Net income
142,798

 
159,365

It is not possible to reasonably estimate the nature and amount of goodwill or the value of identifiable intangible assets at this time because the valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was not completed at the date of the issuance of our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 15.
Guarantor Consolidating Financial Statements
The payment of principal and interest on the 6.75% and the 4.75% senior notes issued in June 2011 and August 2012, are currently guaranteed solely by AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. ("the Guarantor") and none of our other subsidiaries (the "Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries"). The separate financial statements of the Guarantor are not included herein because the Guarantor is a 100% owned consolidated subsidiary and is unconditionally liable for the obligations represented by the senior notes.
The consolidating financial statements present consolidating financial data for (i) General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (on a parent only basis), (ii) the Guarantor, (iii) the combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, (iv) an elimination column for adjustments to arrive at the information for the parent company and our subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (v) the parent company and our subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
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.
Subsequent to the issuance of our consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2012, we identified certain errors in the presentation of the consolidating financial statements contained in Note 14 - "Guarantor Consolidating Financial Statements" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The errors are related to the allocation of carrying value adjustments between the Guarantor and 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 for the year ended December 31, 2012, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 or for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
 
 
(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 investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of consumer finance receivables, net
 
 
 
 
 
$
(678,690
)
 
$
(1,035,664
)
 
$
678,690

 
$
1,035,664

Proceeds from sale of consumer finance receivables, net
 
$
678,690

 
$
1,035,664

 
 
 
 
 
(678,690
)
 
(1,035,664
)
Net change in investment in affiliates
 
517,585

 
444,325

 
 
 
 
 
(513,131
)
 
(439,871
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(152,662
)
 
131,052

 
107,344

 
(249,630
)
 
(513,131
)
 
(439,871
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net capital contribution to subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
 
(513,676
)
 
(440,416
)
 
513,676

 
440,416

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

 
(117,677
)
 
(103,465
)
 
180,249

 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
166,037

 
(117,677
)
 
(314,882
)
 
42,092

 
513,676

 
440,416



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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
March 31, 2013
(unaudited, in thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
$
2,835,147

 
$
61,723

 
 
 
$
2,896,870

Finance receivables, net
 
 
409,499

 
11,092,973

 
 
 
11,502,472

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
778,213

 
 
 
778,213

Restricted cash – credit facilities
 
 
 
 
53,101

 
 
 
53,101

Property and equipment, net
$
220

 
3,842

 
46,739

 
 
 
50,801

Leased vehicles, net
 
 
 
 
2,103,961

 
 
 
2,103,961

Deferred income taxes
38,449

 
(105,838
)
 
148,948

 
 
 
81,559

Goodwill
1,094,923

 
 
 
13,088

 
 
 
1,108,011

Related party receivables
45,733

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
45,733

Other assets
13,549

 
20,053

 
99,856

 
 
 
133,458

Due from affiliates
2,105,490

 
 
 
1,026,260

 
$
(3,131,750
)
 
 
Investment in affiliates
3,387,674

 
3,433,617

 
 
 
(6,821,291
)
 
 
Total assets
$
6,686,038

 
$
6,596,320

 
$
15,424,862

 
$
(9,953,041
)
 
$
18,754,179

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit facilities
 
 
 
 
$
2,719,134

 
 
 
$
2,719,134

Securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
9,029,694

 
 
 
9,029,694

Senior notes
$
1,500,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,500,000

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
19,026

 
$
106,918

 
109,922

 
 
 
235,866

Deferred income
 
 
 
 
94,023

 
 
 
94,023

Taxes payable
91,777

 
4,332

 
1,066

 
 
 
97,175

Related party taxes payable
594,806

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
594,806

Interest rate swap and cap agreements
 
 
3,052

 
 
 
 
 
3,052

Due to affiliates
 
 
3,131,750

 
 
 
$
(3,131,750
)
 
 
Total liabilities
2,205,609

 
3,246,052

 
11,953,839

 
(3,131,750
)
 
14,273,750

Shareholder's equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
 
 
 
579,600

 
(579,600
)
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
3,460,532

 
79,187

 
1,212,873

 
(1,292,060
)
 
3,460,532

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
(9,332
)
 
(10,801
)
 
7,123

 
3,678

 
(9,332
)
Retained earnings
1,029,229

 
3,281,882

 
1,671,427

 
(4,953,309
)
 
1,029,229

Total shareholder's equity
4,480,429

 
3,350,268

 
3,471,023

 
(6,821,291
)
 
4,480,429

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
$
6,686,038

 
$
6,596,320

 
$
15,424,862

 
$
(9,953,041
)
 
$
18,754,179





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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2012
(in thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
$
1,252,190

 
$
37,304

 
 
 
$
1,289,494

Finance receivables, net
 
 
1,557,840

 
9,440,434

 
 
 
10,998,274

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
728,908

 
 
 
728,908

Restricted cash – credit facilities
 
 
 
 
14,808

 
 
 
14,808

Property and equipment, net
$
220

 
4,328

 
47,528

 
 
 
52,076

Leased vehicles, net
 
 
 
 
1,702,867

 
 
 
1,702,867

Deferred income taxes
38,217

 
(27,731
)
 
96,589

 
 
 
107,075

Goodwill
1,094,923

 
 
 
13,355

 
 
 
1,108,278

Related party receivables
66,360

 
 
 


 
 
 
66,360

Other assets
13,773

 
17,677

 
97,481

 
 
 
128,931

Due from affiliates
2,063,179

 
 
 


 
$
(2,063,179
)
 
 
Investment in affiliates
3,274,348

 
2,192,607

 
 
 
(5,466,955
)
 
 
Total assets
$
6,551,020

 
$
4,996,911

 
$
12,179,274

 
$
(7,530,134
)
 
$
16,197,071

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit facilities
 
 
 
 
$
354,203

 
 
 
$
354,203

Securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
9,023,308

 
 
 
9,023,308

Senior notes
$
1,500,000

 
 
 

 
 
 
1,500,000

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
22,519

 
$
88,692

 
106,727

 
 
 
217,938

Deferred income


 


 
69,784

 
 
 
69,784

Taxes payable
90,652

 
4,229

 
(1,419
)
 
 
 
93,462

Related party taxes payable
558,622

 


 


 
 
 
558,622

Interest rate swap and cap agreements

 
394

 
133

 
 
 
527

Due to affiliates
 
 
1,669,061

 
394,118

 
$
(2,063,179
)
 


Total liabilities
2,171,793

 
1,762,376

 
9,946,854

 
(2,063,179
)
 
11,817,844

Shareholder's equity:

 

 

 

 

Common stock
 
 
 
 
569,836

 
(569,836
)
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
3,459,195

 
79,187

 
122,425

 
(201,612
)
 
3,459,195

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
(3,254
)
 
(10,801
)
 
13,151

 
(2,350
)
 
(3,254
)
Retained earnings
923,286

 
3,166,149

 
1,527,008

 
(4,693,157
)
 
923,286

Total shareholder's equity
4,379,227

 
3,234,535

 
2,232,420

 
(5,466,955
)
 
4,379,227

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
$
6,551,020

 
$
4,996,911

 
$
12,179,274

 
$
(7,530,134
)
 
$
16,197,071




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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(unaudited, in thousands) 
 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finance charge income
 
 
$
38,644

 
$
376,087

 
 
 
$
414,731

Leased vehicle income
 
 
 
 
106,705

 
 
 
106,705

Other income
$
14,083

 
41,538

 
47,025

 
$
(83,962
)
 
18,684

Equity in income of affiliates
113,326

 
145,660

 
 
 
(258,986
)
 

 
127,409

 
225,842

 
529,817

 
(342,948
)
 
540,120

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
3,189

 
22,820

 
81,815

 
 
 
107,824

Leased vehicle expenses
 
 
 
 
80,407

 
 
 
80,407

Provision for loan losses
 
 
66,513

 
27,093

 
 
 
93,606

Interest expense
21,739

 
34,819

 
109,632

 
(83,962
)
 
82,228

Acquisition and integration expenses
 
 
 
 
6,383

 
 
 
6,383

 
24,928

 
124,152

 
305,330

 
(83,962
)
 
370,448

Income before income taxes
102,481

 
101,690

 
224,487

 
(258,986
)
 
169,672

Income tax (benefit) provision
(3,462
)
 
(14,043
)
 
81,234

 
 
 
63,729

Net income
$
105,943

 
$
115,733

 
$
143,253

 
$
(258,986
)
 
$
105,943

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
$
99,865

 
$
115,733

 
$
137,225

 
$
(252,958
)
 
$
99,865





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

 
$
323,145

 
 
 
$
358,256

Leased vehicle income
 
 
 
 
52,893

 
 
 
52,893

Other income
$
10,942

 
63,203

 
88,781

 
$
(142,672
)
 
20,254

Equity in income of affiliates
117,141

 
149,138

 
 
 
(266,279
)
 


 
128,083

 
247,452

 
464,819

 
(408,951
)
 
431,403

Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
3,594

 
25,374

 
68,901

 
 
 
97,869

Leased vehicle expenses
 
 


 
40,646

 
 
 
40,646

Provision for loan losses
 
 
59,684

 
(11,130
)
 
 
 
48,554

Interest expense
14,324

 
58,452

 
132,988

 
(142,672
)
 
63,092

 
17,918

 
143,510

 
231,405

 
(142,672
)
 
250,161

Income before income taxes
110,165

 
103,942

 
233,414

 
(266,279
)
 
181,242

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

 
 
 
68,963

Net income
$
112,279

 
$
117,682

 
$
148,597

 
$
(266,279
)
 
$
112,279

 


 
 
 


 


 


Comprehensive income
$
116,733

 
$
117,682

 
$
148,052

 
$
(266,279
)
 
$
116,188










25


GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(unaudited, in thousands) 

 
General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
 
Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
105,943

 
$
115,733

 
$
143,253

 
$
(258,986
)
 
$
105,943

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
883

 
411

 
90,872

 
 
 
92,166

Accretion and amortization of loan and leasing fees
 
 
327

 
(18,229
)
 
 
 
(17,902
)
Amortization of carrying value adjustment
 
 
(171
)
 
(4,861
)
 
 
 
(5,032
)
Amortization of acquisition accounting premium
 
 
 
 
(4,521
)
 
 
 
(4,521
)
Provision for loan losses
 
 
66,513

 
27,093

 
 
 
93,606

Deferred income taxes
(232
)
 
78,107

 
(52,388
)
 
 
 
25,487

Stock based compensation expense
1,337

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,337

Other
 
 
169

 
(469
)
 
 
 
(300
)
Equity in income of affiliates
(113,326
)
 
(145,660
)
 
 
 
258,986

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
(656
)
 
(654
)
 
(5,822
)
 
 
 
(7,132
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(3,493
)
 
(1,717
)
 
(3,096
)
 
 
 
(8,306
)
Taxes payable
1,125

 
103

 
2,448

 
 
 
3,676

Related party taxes payable
36,184

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
36,184

            Net cash provided by operating activities
27,765

 
113,161

 
174,280

 

 
315,206

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of consumer finance receivables, net
 
 
(1,343,002
)
 
(2,114,409
)
 
2,114,409

 
(1,343,002
)
Principal collections and recoveries on consumer finance receivables
 
 
234

 
1,096,041

 
 
 
1,096,275

Proceeds from sale of consumer finance receivables, net
 
 
2,114,409

 
 
 
(2,114,409
)
 
 
Funding of commercial finance receivables, net
 
 
(1,029,791
)
 
(738,341
)
 
731,994

 
(1,036,138
)
Collections of commercial finance receivables
 
 
668,758

 
94,316

 
 
 
763,074

Proceeds from sale of commercial finance receivables, net
 
 
731,994

 
 
 
(731,994
)
 
 
Purchases of leased vehicles, net
 
 
 
 
(510,052
)
 
 
 
(510,052
)
Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles
 
 
 
 
37,274

 
 
 
37,274

Purchases of property and equipment
 
 
75

 
(1,507
)
 
 
 
(1,432
)
Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
(49,305
)
 
 
 
(49,305
)
Change in restricted cash - credit facilities
 
 
 
 
(38,610
)
 
 
 
(38,610
)
Change in other assets

 
300

 
4,623

 
 
 
4,923

Net change in investment in affiliates
(6,078
)
 
(1,095,350
)
 
 
 
1,101,428

 

Net cash used in investing activities
(6,078
)
 
47,627

 
(2,219,970
)
 
1,101,428

 
(1,076,993
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
2,383,928

 
 
 
2,383,928

Payments on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
(11,253
)
 
 
 
(11,253
)
Issuance of securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
1,000,000

 
 
 
1,000,000

Payments on securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
(989,104
)
 
 
 
(989,104
)
Debt issuance costs
(3
)
 
 
 
(13,164
)
 
 
 
(13,167
)
Net capital contribution to subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
1,101,373

 
(1,101,373
)
 

Net change in (due from) due to affiliates
(21,684
)
 
1,422,169

 
(1,400,756
)
 
271

 


Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(21,687
)
 
1,422,169

 
2,071,024

 
(1,101,102
)
 
2,370,404

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


 
1,582,957

 
25,334

 
326

 
1,608,617

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 
 
 
(915
)
 
(326
)
 
(1,241
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
 
1,252,190

 
37,304

 
 
 
1,289,494

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
 
$
2,835,147

 
$
61,723

 
$
 
$
2,896,870


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

 
$
117,682

 
$
148,597

 
$
(266,279
)
 
$
112,279

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

 
457

 
49,598

 
 
 
50,565

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

 
19,588

 
 
 
20,169

Amortization of acquisition accounting premium

 
 
 
(9,944
)
 
 
 
(9,944
)
Provision for loan losses
 
 
59,684

 
(11,130
)
 
 
 
48,554

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

 
 
 
(9,652
)
Stock-based compensation expense
584

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
584

Other
 
 
219

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

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other assets
1,265

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

 
13,470

 
 
 
25,674

Taxes payable
4,104

 
(331
)
 
335

 
 
 
4,108

Related party taxes payable
72,378

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
72,378

            Net cash provided by operating activities
62,572

 
23,740

 
209,817

 

 
296,129

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of consumer finance receivables, net
 
 
(1,364,662
)
 
(1,035,664
)
 
1,035,664

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

 
1,015,712

 
 
 
1,015,918

Proceeds from sale of consumer finance receivables, net
 
 
1,035,664

 
 
 
(1,035,664
)
 

Purchases of leased vehicles, net
 
 
 
 
(305,370
)
 
 
 
(305,370
)
Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles
 
 
 
 
6,922

 
 
 
6,922

Purchases of property and equipment


 
(1,320
)
 
(2,632
)
 
 
 
(3,952
)
Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
62,710

 
 
 
62,710

Change in restricted cash - credit facilities
 
 
 
 
15,452

 
 
 
15,452

Change in other assets
 
 
16,839

 
(6,760
)
 
 
 
10,079

Net change in investment in affiliates
(4,454
)
 
444,325

 
 
 
(439,871
)
 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(4,454
)
 
131,052

 
(249,630
)
 
(439,871
)
 
(562,903
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings on credit facilities
 
 
 
 
453,774

 
 
 
453,774

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

 
 
 
1,800,000

Payments on securitization notes payable
 
 
 
 
(1,168,700
)
 
 
 
(1,168,700
)
Debt issuance costs


 
 
 
(4,761
)
 
 
 
(4,761
)
Net capital contribution to subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
(440,416
)
 
440,416

 


Net change in (due from) due to affiliates
(62,572
)
 
(117,677
)
 
180,249

 


 


Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(62,572
)
 
(117,677
)
 
42,092

 
440,416

 
302,259

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

 
2,279

 
545

 
35,485

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

 
 
 
(2,900
)
 
(545
)
 
1,009

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
 
500,556

 
71,741

 
 
 
572,297

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

 
$
71,120

 
$
 
$
608,791



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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 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-franchised dealer relationships. We generate revenue and cash flows primarily through the purchase or origination, retention, subsequent securitization and servicing of finance receivables and lease contracts. As used herein, "loans" or "finance receivables" include auto finance contracts originated by dealers and purchased by us and commercial lending receivables funded by us. To fund the acquisition of finance receivables 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 receivables and lease contracts and pay interest expense on borrowings under our credit facilities.
Through wholly-owned subsidiaries, we periodically transfer receivables to 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. 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.
Our securitization transactions utilize special purpose entities which are also variable interest entities ("VIE's") that meet the requirements to be consolidated in our financial statements. Following a securitization, the finance receivables and the related securitization notes payable remain on the consolidated balance sheets. We recognize finance charge and fee income on the receivables and interest expense on the securities issued in the securitization transaction and record a provision for loan losses to cover probable loan losses on the receivables.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 as compared to
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Finance Receivables:
A summary of the changes in our consumer finance receivables is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - carrying value, beginning of period
$
1,958,204

 
$
4,027,361

Post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, beginning of period
8,830,914

 
5,313,899

 
10,789,118

 
9,341,260

Loans purchased
1,358,710

 
1,395,757

Charge-offs
(131,542
)
 
(51,058
)
Principal collections and other
(974,758
)
 
(919,865
)
Change in carrying value adjustment on pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables
(28,468
)
 
(82,326
)
Balance at end of period
$
11,013,060

 
$
9,683,768


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The average new loan size increased to $21,076 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, from $20,701 for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The average annual percentage rate for consumer finance receivables purchased during the three months ended March 31, 2013, decreased to 13.7% from 14.7% during the three months ended March 31, 2012. The increase in average new loan size and the decrease in average annual percentage rate is primarily the result of an increase in loans to finance new cars under the GM subvention program. Such loans are typically made for higher amounts, and with lower annual percentage rates.
A summary of the changes in our commercial finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2013
Balance at beginning of period
$
559,999

Loans funded
1,040,376

Principal collections and other
(717,639
)
Balance at end of period
$
882,736

Leased Vehicles:
A summary of the changes in our leased vehicles is as follows (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Balance at beginning of period
$
1,975,624

 
$
886,956

Leased vehicles purchased
620,350

 
383,799

Leased vehicles returned - end of term
(52,141
)
 
(13,550
)
Leased vehicles returned - default
(3,987
)
 
(1,241
)
Manufacturer incentives
(81,319
)
 
(51,368
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(14,201
)
 
5,838

Balance at end of period
$
2,444,326

 
$
1,210,434

Average Earning Assets:
Average earning assets were as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Average consumer finance receivables
$
11,076,243

 
$
9,822,848

Average commercial finance receivables
704,396

 
 
Average finance receivables
11,780,639

 
9,822,848

Average leased vehicles, net
1,878,783

 
969,223

Average earning assets
$
13,659,422

 
$
10,792,071

Revenue:
Finance charge income increased by 15.8% to $414.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, from $358.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, primarily due to the 12.8% 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 difference to accretable yield. The effective yield on our consumer finance receivables increased to 15.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, from 14.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The effective yield represents finance charges and fees recorded in earnings during the period as a percentage of average consumer finance receivables. The effective yield, as a percentage of average consumer finance receivables, is higher than the contractual rates of our auto finance contracts because the effective yield includes, in addition to the contractual rates and fees, the impact of excess cash flows transferred from non-accretable difference to accretable yield.

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Leased vehicle income increased by 101.7% to $106.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 from $52.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, due to the increased size of the leased asset portfolio.
Other income consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Investment income
$
651

 
$
516

Late fees, commission income and other income
18,033

 
19,738

 
$
18,684

 
$
20,254

Costs and Expenses:
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses were $107.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $97.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. 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 and represented 68.8% and 74.6% of total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
Operating expenses as an annualized percentage of average earning assets decreased to 3.2% from 3.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, due to efficiency gains resulting from the increase in average earning assets.
Leased Vehicle Expenses
Leased vehicle expenses increased by 97.8% to $80.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, from $40.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 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 consumer finance receivable loan losses are charged to income 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 three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 reflects inherent losses on receivables originated during these periods and changes in the amount of inherent losses on post-acquisition receivables originated in prior periods. The provision for consumer loan losses increased to $88.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 from $48.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, 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 3.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 as a result of loans originated with lower credit scores and an increase in delinquencies.
The provision for loan losses on commercial finance receivables was $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased to $82.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, from $63.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The increase was primarily as a result of an increase in average debt outstanding to $11.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2013, from $8.6 billion for three months ended March 31, 2012. Our effective rate of interest on our debt was 3.0% for both the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
Acquisition and Integration Expenses
Acquisition and integration expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 of $6.4 million primarily represent advisory, legal and professional fees and other costs related to the pending acquisition of the auto finance and financial services operations in Europe, Latin America and China.
Taxes
Our effective income tax rate was 37.6% and 38.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

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Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income:
Other comprehensive (loss) income consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
$
9

 
$
(896
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(6,083
)
 
4,454

Income tax (provision) benefit
(4
)
 
351

 
$
(6,078
)
 
$
3,909

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
Foreign currency translation adjustment (losses) gains of $(6.1) million and $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, 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 March 31, 2013 and 2012.
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):
 
March 31, 2013

December 31, 2012
Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - outstanding balance
$
1,758,629

 
$
2,161,863

Pre-acquisition consumer finance receivables - carrying value
$
1,579,955

 
$
1,958,204

Post-acquisition consumer finance receivables, net of fees
9,433,105

 
8,830,914

Less: allowance for loan losses
(382,455
)
 
(344,740
)
Total consumer finance receivables, net
$
10,630,605

 
$
10,444,378

Number of outstanding contracts
738,989

 
740,814

Average amount of outstanding contract (in dollars)(a)
$
15,145

 
$
14,839

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of post-acquisition consumer finance receivables
4.1
%
 
3.9
%
_________________ 
(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.

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Delinquency
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): 
 
March 31, 2013
 
March 31, 2012
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
 
Amount
 
Percent of Contractual Amount Due
Delinquent contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31 to 60 days
$
476,887

 
4.3
%
 
$
318,412

 
3.2
%
Greater than 60 days
169,140

 
1.5

 
124,561

 
1.2

 
646,027

 
5.8

 
442,973

 
4.4

In repossession
32,165

 
0.3

 
24,896

 
0.3

 
$
678,192

 
6.1
%
 
$
467,869

 
4.7
%
An account is considered delinquent if a substantial portion of a scheduled payment has not been received by the date such payment was contractually due. Delinquencies may vary from period to period based upon the average age or seasoning of the portfolio, seasonality within the calendar year and economic factors. Due to our target customer base, a relatively high percentage of accounts become delinquent at some point in the life of a loan and there is a high rate of account movement between current and delinquent status in the portfolio.
Delinquencies increased from March 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013, consistent with a greater concentration of loans with lower average credit scores at March 31, 2013.
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.
Contracts receiving a payment deferral as an average quarterly percentage of average consumer finance receivables outstanding were 6.0% and 5.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
The following is a summary of deferrals as a percentage of consumer finance receivables outstanding: 
 
March 31, 2013

December 31, 2012
Never deferred
77.4
%
 
77.8
%
Deferred:
 
 
 
1-2 times
18.8

 
18.1

3-4 times
3.8

 
4.1

Total deferred
22.6

 
22.2

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.

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Changes in deferment levels do not have a direct impact on the ultimate amount of consumer 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 troubled debt restructurings ("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
See Note 2 - "Finance Receivables" to our consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q for further discussion of TDRs.
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, information on 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
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Charge-offs
$
131,542

 
$
51,058

Adjustments to reflect write-offs of the contractual amounts on the pre-acquisition portfolio
53,452

 
103,617

Total credit losses on the combined portfolio(a)
$
184,994

 
$
154,675

_________________ 
(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
 
March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Repossession credit losses
$
188,335

 
$
159,602

Less: Recoveries
(113,917
)
 
(93,985
)
Mandatory credit losses(a)
(3,341
)
 
(4,927
)
Net credit losses
$
71,077

 
$
60,690

Net annualized credit losses as a percentage of average consumer finance receivables(b):
2.6
%
 
2.5
%
Recoveries as a percentage of gross repossession credit losses:
60.5
%
 
58.9
%
_________________ 
(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.
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 credit scores in the portfolio which reflects our underwriting strategies and risk tolerance, the average age

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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, even as the average credit scores of loans originated since 2009 have trended down as our credit risk appetite expanded.
Commercial Finance Receivables
The following table presents certain data related to the commercial finance receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Commercial finance receivables, net of fees
$
882,736

 
$
559,999

Less: allowance for loan losses
(10,869
)
 
(6,103
)
Total commercial finance receivables, net
$
871,867

 
$
553,896

Number of dealers
155

 
101

Average carrying amount per dealer
$
5,625

 
$
5,484

Commercial finance receivables are assessed for impairment and any required allowance for credit losses is recorded 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 March 31, 2013, there were no outstanding commercial finance receivables classified as TDRs.
There were no charge-offs of commercial finance receivables during the three months ended March 31, 2013. The accrual of finance charge income has been suspended on $4.7 million of commercial finance receivables (based on contractual amount due) as of March 31, 2013.
At March 31, 2013 99.5% of our commercial finance receivables were current with respect to payment status.
Leased Vehicles
At March 31, 2013 and 2012, 99.5% and 99.8% of our leases were current with respect to payment status. Leased vehicles returned as a result of a default were $4.0 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 due to the increased size of the leased asset portfolio.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
General
Our primary sources of cash are finance charge, leasing and other income, servicing fees, distributions from Trusts, borrowings under credit facilities, transfers of consumer 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 consumer finance receivables and leased vehicles, the funding of commercial finance receivables, acquisitions, repayment of credit facilities, other indebtedness and securitization notes payable, funding credit enhancement requirements for securitization transactions and credit facilities, operating expenses and interest costs.
We used cash of $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion for the purchase of consumer finance receivables during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. We used cash of $1.0 billion for the funding of commercial finance receivables during the three months ended March 31, 2013. We used cash of $0.5 billion and $0.3 billion for the purchase of leased vehicles during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. These purchases were funded initially utilizing cash and borrowings on our credit facilities. Subsequently, our strategy is to obtain long-term financing for finance receivables and leased vehicles through securitization transactions.
Liquidity
Our available liquidity consists of the following (in thousands): 
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,896,870

 
$
1,289,494

Borrowing capacity on unpledged eligible assets
107,892

 
1,348,731

Borrowing capacity on GM Related Party Credit Facility
300,000

 
300,000

 
$
3,304,762

 
$
2,938,225


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The increase in liquidity is due primarily to the addition of a warehouse credit facility to fund our commercial lending finance receivables. Our current level of liquidity is considered sufficient to meet our obligations.
Subsequent to March 31, 2013, as discussed in Note 14 - “Subsequent Events,” we completed the acquisition of substantially all of Ally Financial's European and Latin American automotive finance operations except for France, Portugal and Brazil. We paid approximately $2.4 billion, subject to certain closing adjustments, and we also funded a $1.5 billion intercompany loan to certain of the entities we acquired in Europe, of which $1.3 billion was used to repay a loan from Ally Financial to such European entities.  In connection with the acquisition and loan, we received a capital contribution from GM of $1.3 billion, borrowed $0.8 billion on the GM Related Party Credit Facility, which increased size to $1.5 billion on April 1, 2013, and utilized $1.6 billion of our liquidity.
Our available liquidity for strategic initiatives consists of a three-year, $5.5 billion secured revolving credit facility that GM entered into in November 2012 that includes a GM Financial borrowing sub-limit of $4.0 billion.
Our borrowings under this facility are limited by GM's ability to borrow under the facility.  Therefore, we may be able to borrow up to $4.0 billion or we may be unable to borrow depending upon GM's borrowing activity.   If we do borrow under this facility we expect such borrowings would be short-term in nature and, except in extraordinary circumstances, would not be used to fund our operating activities in the ordinary course of business. Neither we, nor any of our subsidiaries, guarantee any obligations under this facility and none of our or our subsidiaries' assets secure this facility.
Credit Facilities
In the normal course of business, in addition to using our available cash, we pledge assets and borrow under our credit facilities to fund our operations and repay these borrowings as appropriate under our cash management strategy.
As of March 31, 2013, credit facilities consist of the following (in thousands):
Facility Type
 
Facility Amount
 
Advances Outstanding
Syndicated warehouse facility(a)
 
$
2,500,000

 
$
948,272

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.(b)
 
1,200,000

 
863,721

Floorplan warehouse facility - U.S.(c)
 
1,000,000

 
500,000

Lease warehouse facility – Canada(d)
 
787,440

 
407,141

GM Related Party Credit Facility(e)
 
300,000

 

 
 
$
5,787,440

 
$
2,719,134

_________________  
(a)
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 May 2014, 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 November 2019 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.
(c)
In March 2013 we entered into a $1.0 billion floorplan facility in the U.S. In March 2014, when the revolving period ends, and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid in fixed amounts over a six month period, with a final maturity in August 2014.
(d)
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$413.6 million.
(e)
Effective April 1, 2013, we renewed and increased the GM Related Party Credit Facility ("GM Related Party Credit Facility") with GM Holdings to $1.5 billion. The facility will be reduced to $600.0 million in June 2013, and has maturity date of September 2014.
See Note 5 - " Credit Facilities" to our consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q for further discussion of the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on our credit facilities
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 Related Party 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

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amounts outstanding under these agreements to be immediately due and payable, enforce their interests against collateral pledged under these agreements, restrict our ability to obtain additional borrowings under these agreements and/or remove us as servicer. As of March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all covenants in our credit facilities.
Securitizations
We have completed over 80 securitization transactions through March 31, 2013. 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
March 31, 2013
2009
 
January 2016
-
July 2017
 
$
227.5

-
$
725.0

 
$
134.2

2010
 
July 2017
-
April 2018
 
200.0

-
850.0

 
967.4

2011
 
July 2018
-
March 2019
 
800.0

-
1,000.0

 
2,257.8

2012(b)
 
June 2019
-
May 2020
 
800.0

-
1,300.0

 
4,703.3

2013
 
July 2020
 
 
 
1,000.0

 
 
 
960.4

Total active securitizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9,023.1

Acquisition accounting premium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
9,029.7

_________________ 
(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 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.
We primarily utilize senior subordinated securitization structures which involve the public and private sale of subordinated asset-backed securities to provide credit enhancement for the senior, or highest rated, asset-backed securities. In April 2013, we closed a $1.1 billion senior subordinated securitization transaction, AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust ("AMCAR") 2013-2, 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.

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Certain cash flows related to securitization transactions were as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Initial credit enhancement deposits:
 
 
 
Restricted cash
$
21,108

 
$
38,314

Overcollateralization
55,420

 
115,719

Net distributions from Trusts
373,635

 
450,545

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" and/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, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K") for the year ended December 31, 2012. 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:
our ability to close the acquisition of the remaining portions of Ally Financial's international operations and integrate those operations that we have and will acquire into our business successfully;
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
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
There have been no significant changes in our exposure to interest rate risk since December 31, 2012. Refer to Item 7A - "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our Form 10-K.
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 March 31, 2013. Based on their evaluation, they have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes made in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2013, 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, 2012.
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.
On April 1, 2013, we and Ally Financial completed a transaction under which we acquired Ally Financial's equity interests in its top-level holding companies that comprise substantially all of Ally Financial's auto finance and financial services business in Europe other than in France and Portugal and Latin America other than Brazil, pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement entered into on November 21, 2012.  As a result of this transaction, we now have operations outside of North America and these operations are exposed to additional risks that could affect them such as the following:
multiple foreign regulatory requirements that are subject to change;
difficulty in establishing, staffing and managing foreign operations;
differing labor regulations;
consequences from changes in tax laws;
restrictions on the ability to repatriate profits or transfer cash into or out of foreign countries and the tax consequences of such repatriations and transfers; and
devaluations in currencies.
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
 
 
 
 
 
10.1
 
Share Transfer Agreement, dated November 21, 2012 between Ally Financial Inc. and General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
 
Filed Herewith
 
 
 
 
 
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:
May 2, 2013
 
By:
 
/S/    CHRIS A. CHOATE        
 
 
 
 
 
(Signature)
 
 
 
 
 
Chris A. Choate
 
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President,
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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CERTIFICATIONS

Exhibit 31.1

I, Daniel E. Berce, certify that:

(1)
I have reviewed the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (the "Company") for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (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: May 2, 2013

 
 
 /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 March 31, 2013 (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: May 2, 2013

 
 
 /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 March 31, 2013 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 2, 2013

 
 
 /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 March 31, 2013 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 2, 2013

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



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