Loans receivable consists of the following:

(In thousands)	As of March 31, 2012
	Dealer Loans			Purchased Loans			Total
Loans receivable	$	1,652,065		$	245,104		$	1,897,169
Allowance for credit losses		(148,225	)		(11,148	)		(159,373	)
Loans receivable, net	$	1,503,840		$	233,956		$	1,737,796

(In thousands)	As of December 31, 2011
	Dealer Loans			Purchased Loans			Total
Loans receivable	$	1,506,539		$	246,352		$	1,752,891
Allowance for credit losses		(141,712	)		(12,606	)		(154,318	)
Loans receivable, net	$	1,364,827		$	233,746		$	1,598,573

A summary of changes in Loans receivable is as follows:

(In thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	Dealer Loans			Purchased Loans			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,506,539		$	246,352		$	1,752,891
New Consumer Loan assignments (1)		374,392			34,789			409,181
Principal collected on Loans receivable		(269,650	)		(41,145	)		(310,795	)
Accelerated Dealer Holdback payments		12,914			–			12,914
Dealer Holdback payments		33,205			–			33,205
Transfers (2)		(5,179	)		5,179			–
Write-offs		(663	)		(98	)		(761	)
Recoveries (3)		542			27			569
Net change in other loans		(35	)		–			(35	)
Balance, end of period	$	1,652,065		$	245,104		$	1,897,169

(In thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	Dealer Loans			Purchased Loans			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,082,039		$	262,842		$	1,344,881
New Consumer Loan assignments (1)		336,408			32,726			369,134
Principal collected on Loans receivable		(208,459	)		(45,133	)		(253,592	)
Accelerated Dealer Holdback payments		12,045			–			12,045
Dealer Holdback payments		15,574			–			15,574
Transfers (2)		(4,596	)		4,596			–
Write-offs		(351	)		(78	)		(429	)
Recoveries (3)		497			16			513
Net change in other loans		230			–			230
Balance, end of period	$	1,233,387		$	254,969		$	1,488,356

(1) The Dealer Loans amount represents advances paid to Dealer-Partners on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program. The Purchased Loans amount represents one-time payments made to Dealer-Partners to purchase Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program.

(2) Under our Portfolio Program, certain events may result in Dealer-Partners forfeiting their rights to Dealer Holdback. We transfer the Dealer-Partner’s outstanding Dealer Loan balance to Purchased Loans in the period this forfeiture occurs.

(3) Represents collections received on previously written off Loans.

Contractual net cash flows are comprised of the contractual repayments of the underlying Consumer Loans for Dealer and Purchased Loans, less the related Dealer Holdback payments for Dealer Loans. The difference between the contractual net cash flows and the expected net cash flows is referred to as the nonaccretable difference. This difference is neither accreted into income nor recorded in our balance sheets. We do not believe that the contractual net cash flows of our Loan portfolio are relevant in assessing our financial position. We are contractually owed repayments on many Consumer Loans, primarily those older than 120 months, where we are not forecasting any future net cash flows.

The excess of expected net cash flows over the carrying value of the Loans is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized on a level-yield basis as finance charge income over the remaining lives of the Loans. A summary of changes in the accretable yield is as follows:

(In thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	Dealer Loans			Purchased Loans			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	508,046		$	120,082		$	628,128
New Consumer Loan assignments (1)		157,636			16,112			173,748
Finance charge income		(105,652	)		(20,414	)		(126,066	)
Forecast changes		3,504			670			4,174
Transfers (2)		(2,430	)		3,908			1,478
Balance, end of period	$	561,104		$	120,358		$	681,462

(In thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	Dealer Loans			Purchased Loans			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	351,569		$	124,520		$	476,089
New Consumer Loan assignments (1)		151,360			17,717			169,077
Finance charge income		(84,568	)		(21,935	)		(106,503	)
Forecast changes		6,889			326			7,215
Transfers (2)		(2,113	)		3,607			1,494
Balance, end of period	$	423,137		$	124,235		$	547,372

(1) The Dealer Loans amount represents the net cash flows expected at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program, less the related advances paid to Dealer-Partners. The Purchased Loans amount represents the net cash flows expected at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program, less the related one-time payments made to Dealer-Partners.

(2) Under our Portfolio Program, certain events may result in Dealer-Partners forfeiting their rights to Dealer Holdback. We transfer the Dealer-Partner’s outstanding Dealer Loan balance and related expected future net cash flows to Purchased Loans in the period this forfeiture occurs.

Additional information related to new Consumer Loan assignments is as follows:

(In thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	Dealer Loans		Purchased Loans		Total
Contractual net cash flows at the time of assignment (1)	$	575,982	$	71,185	$	647,167
Expected net cash flows at the time of assignment (2)		532,028		50,901		582,929
Fair value at the time of assignment (3)		374,392		34,789		409,181

(In thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	Dealer Loans		Purchased Loans		Total
Contractual net cash flows at the time of assignment (1)	$	522,980	$	68,487	$	591,467
Expected net cash flows at the time of assignment (2)		487,768		50,443		538,211
Fair value at the time of assignment (3)		336,408		32,726		369,134

(1) The Dealer Loans amount represents the repayments that we were contractually owed at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program, less the related Dealer Holdback payments that we would be required to make if we collected all of the contractual repayments. The Purchased Loans amount represents the repayments that we were contractually owed at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program.

(2) The Dealer Loans amount represents the repayments that we expected to collect at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program, less the related Dealer Holdback payments that we expected to make. The Purchased Loans amount represents the repayments that we expected to collect at the time of assignment on Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program.

(3) The Dealer Loans amount represents advances paid to Dealer-Partners on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program. The Purchased Loans amount represents one-time payments made to Dealer-Partners to purchase Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program.

Credit Quality

We monitor and evaluate the credit quality of Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio and Purchase Programs on a monthly basis by comparing our current forecasted collection rates to our initial expectations. For additional information regarding credit quality, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements. The following table compares our forecast of Consumer Loan collection rates as of March 31, 2012, with the forecasts as of December 31, 2011, and at the time of assignment, segmented by year of assignment:

	Forecasted Collection Percentage as of (1)						Variance in Forecasted Collection Percentage from
Consumer Loan Assignment Year	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011		Initial Forecast		December 31, 2011		Initial Forecast
2003	73.7	%	73.7	%	72.0	%	0.0	%	1.7	%
2004	73.0	%	73.0	%	73.0	%	0.0	%	0.0	%
2005	73.6	%	73.6	%	74.0	%	0.0	%	-0.4	%
2006	70.0	%	70.0	%	71.4	%	0.0	%	-1.4	%
2007	68.1	%	68.1	%	70.7	%	0.0	%	-2.6	%
2008	70.1	%	70.0	%	69.7	%	0.1	%	0.4	%
2009	79.5	%	79.4	%	71.9	%	0.1	%	7.6	%
2010	76.9	%	76.8	%	73.6	%	0.1	%	3.3	%
2011	73.0	%	73.2	%	72.5	%	-0.2	%	0.5	%

(1) Represents the total forecasted collections we expect to collect on the Consumer Loans as a percentage of the repayments that we were contractually owed on the Consumer Loans at the time of assignment. Contractual repayments include both principal and interest.

Advances paid to Dealer-Partners on Consumer Loans assigned under our Portfolio Program and one-time payments made to Dealer-Partners to purchase Consumer Loans assigned under our Purchase Program are aggregated into pools for purposes of recognizing revenue and evaluating impairment. As a result of this aggregation, we are not able to segment the carrying value of the majority of our Loan portfolio by year of assignment. The following table summarizes Loan pools based on the performance of the underlying pool of Consumer Loans:

(In thousands)	As of March 31, 2012
	Loan Pool Performance Meets or Exceeds Initial Estimates						Loan Pool Performance Less than Initial Estimates
	Dealer Loans		Purchased Loans		Total		Dealer Loans			Purchased Loans			Total
Loans receivable	$	529,085	$	189,572	$	718,657	$	1,122,980		$	55,532		$	1,178,512
Allowance for credit losses		–		–		–		(148,225	)		(11,148	)		(159,373	)
Loans receivable, net	$	529,085	$	189,572	$	718,657	$	974,755		$	44,384		$	1,019,139

(In thousands)	As of December 31, 2011
	Loan Pool Performance Meets or Exceeds Initial Estimates						Loan Pool Performance Less than Initial Estimates
	Dealer Loans		Purchased Loans		Total		Dealer Loans			Purchased Loans			Total
Loans receivable	$	511,926	$	192,502	$	704,428	$	994,613		$	53,850		$	1,048,463
Allowance for credit losses		–		–		–		(141,712	)		(12,606	)		(154,318	)
Loans receivable, net	$	511,926	$	192,502	$	704,428	$	852,901		$	41,244		$	894,145

A summary of changes in the allowance for credit losses is as follows:

(In thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	Dealer Loans			Purchased Loans			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	141,712		$	12,606		$	154,318
Provision for credit losses		6,634			(1,387	)		5,247
Write-offs		(663	)		(98	)		(761	)
Recoveries (1)		542			27			569
Balance, end of period	$	148,225		$	11,148		$	159,373

(In thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	Dealer Loans			Purchased Loans			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	113,227		$	13,641		$	126,868
Provision for credit losses		9,428			(512	)		8,916
Write-offs		(351	)		(78	)		(429	)
Recoveries (1)		497			16			513
Balance, end of period	$	122,801		$	13,067		$	135,868

(1) Represents collections received on previously written off Loans.