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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

OR

 

¨ 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  ¨    No  ¨

(Note: As a voluntary filer, not subject to the filing requirements, the registrant filed all reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months.)

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 105 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  x    No  ¨

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   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x    Smaller Reporting Company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes   ¨    No  x

As of May 6, 2011, there were 500 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding. All of the registrant’s common stock is owned by General Motors Holdings, LLC.

 

 

 


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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

              Page  
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
  Item 1.    CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)      3   
     Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010      3   
     Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income – Three Months
Ended March 31, 2011 (Successor) and 2010 (Predecessor)
     4   
     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 (Successor) and 2010 (Predecessor)      5   
     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements      6   
  Item 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS      34   
  Item 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK      55   
  Item 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES      56   
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION   
  Item 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS      56   
  Item 1A.    RISK FACTORS      58   
  Item 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS      58   
  Item 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES      58   
  Item 4.    REMOVED AND RESERVED      58   
  Item 5.    OTHER INFORMATION      58   
  Item 6.    EXHIBITS      58   
SIGNATURE      59   

 

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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)

 

     Successor  
     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 333,183       $ 194,554   

Finance receivables, net

     8,276,473         8,197,324   

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable

     1,003,455         926,082   

Restricted cash – credit facilities

     151,131         131,438   

Property and equipment, net

     44,673         47,290   

Leased vehicles, net

     316,425         46,780   

Deferred income taxes

     161,886         140,523   

Goodwill

     1,112,284         1,112,284   

Intercompany subvention receivable

     71,278         8,149   

Other assets

     139,420         114,314   
                 

Total assets

   $ 11,610,208       $ 10,918,738   
                 

Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity

     

Liabilities:

     

Credit facilities

   $ 1,411,884       $ 831,802   

Securitization notes payable

     6,061,281         6,128,217   

Senior notes

     69,962         70,054   

Convertible senior notes

     1,446         1,446   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     122,945         97,169   

Taxes payable

     177,823         160,712   

Intercompany taxes payable

     97,031         42,214   

Interest rate swap agreements

     33,767         46,797   

Other liabilities

     21,851         10,219   
                 

Total liabilities

     7,997,990         7,388,630   
                 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

     

Shareholder’s equity:

     

Common stock, $.01 par value per share, 500 shares authorized and issued

     

Additional paid-in capital

     3,456,842         3,453,917   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     3,505         1,558   

Retained earnings

     151,871         74,633   
                 

Total shareholder’s equity

     3,612,218         3,530,108   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

   $ 11,610,208       $ 10,918,738   
                 

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, Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011
           Three Months Ended
March 31, 2010
 

Revenue

         

Finance charge income

   $ 267,846           $ 339,892   

Other income

     27,321             21,213   
                     
     295,167             361,105   
                     
 

Costs and expenses

         

Operating expenses

     76,406             75,215   

Leased vehicles expenses

     8,484             8,688   

Provision for loan losses

     39,424             74,583   

Interest expense

     40,617             106,584   

Restructuring charges, net

            220   
                     
     164,931             265,290   
                     
 

Income before income taxes

     130,236             95,815   
 

Income tax provision

     52,998             32,609   
                     
 

Net income

     77,238             63,206   
                     
 

Other comprehensive income

         

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges

     1,162             9,744   

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     1,211             2,788   

Income tax provision

     (426          (4,553
                     
 

Other comprehensive income

     1,947             7,979   
                     
 

Comprehensive income

   $ 79,185           $ 71,185   
                     
 

Earnings per share

         

Basic

     (a        $ 0.47   
                     

Diluted

     (a        $ 0.45   
                     
 

Weighted average shares

         

Basic

     (a          134,053,846   
                     

Diluted

     (a          139,231,152   
                     

 

(a) As a result of the Merger, our common stock is no longer publicly traded and earnings per share is no longer required.

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)

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011
           Three Months Ended
March 31, 2010
 

Cash flows from operating activities

         

Net income

   $ 77,238           $ 63,206   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

         

Depreciation and amortization

     17,868             18,351   

Accretion and amortization of loan and leasing fees

     (2,936          717   

Amortization of finance receivables premium

     67,927          

Amortization of debt discount

     (23,117       

Provision for loan losses

     39,424             74,583   

Deferred income taxes

     (21,789          (68,794

Stock-based compensation expense

     2,925             4,604   

Non-cash interest charges on convertible debt

            5,434   

Other

     (8,844          (8,384

Changes in assets and liabilities:

         

Other assets

     11,521             40,358   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (12,765          59,202   

Taxes payable

     17,117             2,301   

Intercompany taxes payable

     54,817          
                     

Net cash provided by operating activities

     219,386             191,578   
                     

Cash flows from investing activities:

         

Purchases of receivables

     (1,134,782          (610,643

Principal collections and recoveries on receivables

     954,291             952,548   

Purchases of leased vehicles

     (320,206       

Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles

     12,880          

Sales (purchases) of property and equipment

     11             (352

Change in restricted cash – securitization notes payable

     (77,373         
(139,144

Change in restricted cash – credit facilities

     (19,693          (25,045

Change in other assets

     (13,831          19,644   
                     

Net cash (used) provided by investing activities

     (598,703          197,008   
                     

Cash flows from financing activities:

         

Borrowings on credit facilities

     1,196,521             100,000   

Payments on credit facilities

     (615,510          (151,790

Issuance of securitization notes payable

     800,000             800,000   

Payments on securitization notes payable

     (845,058          (929,064

Debt issuance costs

     (17,809          (16,041

Retirement of debt

            (20,425

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

            5,929   

Other net changes

            466   
                     

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

     518,144             (210,925
                     

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     138,827             177,661   

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (198          24   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     194,554             319,644   
                     

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 333,183           $ 497,329   
                     

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

Merger

On October 1, 2010, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 21, 2010, with General Motors Holdings LLC (“GM Holdings”), a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Company (“GM”), and Goalie Texas Holdco Inc., a Texas corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of GM Holdings (“Merger Sub”), GM Holdings completed its acquisition of AmeriCredit Corp. via the merger of Merger Sub with and into AmeriCredit Corp. (the “Merger”), with AmeriCredit Corp. continuing as the surviving company in the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of GM Holdings. After the Merger, AmeriCredit Corp. was renamed General Motors Financial Company, Inc.

On December 9, 2010, we changed our fiscal year end to December 31 from June 30. We made this change to align our financial reporting period, as well as our annual planning and budgeting process, with the GM business cycle.

The accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and cash flows are presented for two periods: three months ended March 31, 2011 (“Successor”) and three months ended March 31, 2010 (“Predecessor”), which relate to periods after and before the Merger, respectively. The consolidated financial statements of the Predecessor have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010. The consolidated financial statements of the Successor reflect a change in basis from the application of “purchase accounting” and have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements included in our Transition Report on Form 10-K for the six month period ended December 31, 2010.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, including certain special purpose financing trusts utilized in securitization transactions (“Trusts”) which are considered variable interest entities (“VIE’s”). All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“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

 

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estimates include, among other things, the determination of the allowance for loan losses on finance receivables, income taxes and the fair value of finance receivables.

The consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2011, and for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, are unaudited, and in management’s opinion include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such interim periods. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The interim period consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, are condensed and do not include all disclosures required by 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 Transition Report on Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2011.

The Merger has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, whereby the total purchase price of the transaction was allocated to our identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values, and the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The allocation resulted in a significant amount of goodwill, an increase in the carrying value of net finance receivables, medium term note facility payable, Wachovia funding facilities payable, securitization notes payable, deferred tax assets and uncertain tax positions, as well as new identifiable intangible assets.

Correction of Statement of Cash Flows

We corrected the presentation of borrowings on (payments on) credit facilities for the 2010 period presented. Related amounts had previously been presented on a net basis, rather than on a gross basis in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 230. The correction had no effect on net cash used in financing activities, the net increase in cash and cash equivalents or end of period cash and cash equivalents.

 

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The following disclosure presents the corrected amounts intended to be reflected in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2011 when filed (in thousands):

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Period From
October 1,
2010
Through
          

Period From
July 1,

2010

Through

             
                For the Year Ended June 30,  
     December 31,
2010
           September 30,
2010
    2010     2009  

As reported:

             

Net change in credit facilities

   $ 212,032           $ (68,030   $ (1,031,187   $ (1,278,117

As corrected:

             

Borrowings on credit facilities

     468,394             484,921        775,665        3,657,240   

Repayments on credit facilities

     (256,362          (552,951     (1,806,852     (4,935,357

Subsequent Events

On April 1, 2011, we acquired FinanciaLinx Corporation (“FinanciaLinx”), an independent auto lease provider in Canada. FinanciaLinx provides leasing programs to General Motors and other manufacturers through manufacturer subvention programs.

Related Party Transactions

We offer loan and lease finance products through GM dealers to consumers purchasing new and certain used vehicles manufactured by GM. GM makes cash payments to us for offering incentived rates and structures on these loans and lease finance products under a subvention program with GM. As of March 31, 2011, we have an intercompany subvention receivable from GM in the amount of $71.3 million, representing payments due from GM under the subvention program.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2011, Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) (“2011-02”), A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring was issued effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011. ASU 2011-02 provides evaluation criteria for whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. Additional disclosures around the nature and extent of modified finance receivables and their effect on the allowance for loan losses may be required under ASU 2010-20, Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses for finance receivables meeting the definition of a troubled debt restructuring in ASU 2011-02. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2011-02 to have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 2 – FINANCE RECEIVABLES

Finance receivables consist of the following (in thousands):

 

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     Successor  
     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Pre-acquisition finance receivables

   $ 6,744,752      $ 7,724,188   

Post-acquisition finance receivables

     2,004,813        923,713   
                
     8,749,565        8,647,901   

Add finance receivables premium

     355,629        423,556   

Less non-accretable discount:

    

Pre-acquisition finance receivables

     (763,306     (847,781

Less allowance for loan losses:

    

Post-acquisition finance receivables

     (65,415     (26,352
                
   $ 8,276,473      $ 8,197,324   
                

A summary of our finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
           Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2010
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 8,647,901           $ 9,304,976   

Loans purchased

     1,137,921             623,855   

Charge-offs

     (183,637          (314,152

Principal collections and other

     (852,620          (804,305
                     

Balance at end of period

   $ 8,749,565           $ 8,810,374   
                     

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 $354.5 million and $491.4 million of delinquent finance receivables as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Finance contracts are purchased by us from auto dealers without recourse, and accordingly, the dealer generally 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 record the amortization of participation fees and accretion of acquisition fees to finance charge income using the effective interest method.

 

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A summary of the finance receivables premium is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     Three Months Ended
March 31,  2011
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 423,556   

Accretion of premium

     (67,927
        

Balance at end of period

   $ 355,629   
        

A summary of the non-accretable discount is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     Three Months Ended
March 31,  2011
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 847,781   

Charge-offs

     (181,828

Recoveries

     97,353   
        

Balance at end of period

   $ 763,306   
        

A summary of the allowance for loan losses is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011
           Three Months Ended
March 31, 2010
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 26,352           $ 717,059   

Provision for loan losses

     39,424             74,583   

Charge-offs

     (1,809          (314,152

Recoveries

     1,448             145,759   
                     

Balance at end of period

   $ 65,415           $ 623,249   
                     

Credit Risk

A summary of the credit risk profile by FICO score band of the finance receivables, determined at origination, is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

FICO Score less than 540

   $ 1,476,829       $ 1,328,011   

FICO Score 540 to 599

     3,550,949         3,395,736   

FICO Score 600 to 659

     2,680,972         2,757,771   

FICO Score greater than 660

     1,040,815         1,166,383   
                 

Balance at end of period

   $ 8,749,565       $ 8,647,901   
                 

 

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Delinquency

An account is considered delinquent if a substantial portion of a scheduled payment has not been received by the date such payment was contractually due. The following is a summary of finance receivables 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):

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     March 31, 2011            March 31, 2010  
     Amount      Percent            Amount      Percent  

Delinquent contracts:

             

31 to 60 days

   $ 332,746         3.8      $ 472,206         5.3

Greater-than-60 days

     135,081         1.5           190,911         2.2   
                                     
     467,827         5.3           663,117         7.5   

In repossession

     26,601         0.3           42,123         0.5   
                                     
   $ 494,428         5.6      $ 705,240         8.0
                                     

NOTE 3 – SECURITIZATIONS

A summary of our securitization activity and cash flows from special purpose entities used for securitizations is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
           Three Months
Ended
March 31,  2010
 

Receivables securitized

   $ 848,810         $ 927,758   

Net proceeds from securitization

     800,000           800,000   

Servicing fees (a)

     48,924           48,312   

Distributions

     143,168           112,697   

 

(a) Cash flows received for servicing securitizations consolidated as VIE’s are included in finance charge income on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

We retain servicing responsibilities for receivables transferred to the Trusts. Included in finance charge income is a monthly base servicing fee earned on the outstanding principal balance of our securitized receivables and supplemental fees (such as late charges) for servicing the receivables.

As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, we were servicing $7.0 billion and $7.2 billion of finance receivables that have been transferred to securitization Trusts.

NOTE 4 – CREDIT FACILITIES

Amounts outstanding under our credit facilities are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Syndicated warehouse facility

   $ 826,859       $ 278,006   

Medium term note facility

     438,977         490,126   

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.

     94,845      

Wachovia funding facilities

     51,203         63,670   
                 
   $ 1,411,884       $ 831,802   
                 

 

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Further detail regarding terms and availability of the credit facilities as of March 31, 2011, follows (in thousands):

 

Facility

   Facility
Amount
     Advances
Outstanding
     Assets
Pledged (f)
     Restricted
Cash
Pledged (g)
 

Syndicated warehouse facility (a)

   $ 2,000,000       $ 826,859       $ 1,090,959       $ 21,821   

Lease warehouse facility – U.S. (b)

     600,000         94,845         188,411      

GM revolving credit facility (c)

     300,000            

Medium term note facility (d)

        438,977         477,603         84,768   

Wachovia funding facilities (e)

        51,203         
                             
      $ 1,411,884       $ 1,756,973       $ 106,589   
                             

 

(a) In May 2012 when the revolving period ends and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the receivables pledged until May 2013 when the remaining balance will be due and payable.
(b) On January 31, 2011, we entered into a $600 million lease warehouse facility for lease originations in the U.S. In January 2012, when the revolving period ends and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the leased assets pledged until July 2017 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.
(c) On March 31, 2011, we renewed the unsecured revolving credit facility with GM Holdings, with a maturity date of September 30, 2011.
(d) The revolving period under this facility ended in October 2009, and the outstanding debt balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the receivables pledged until October 2016 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.
(e) Advances under the Wachovia funding facilities are currently secured by $53.1 million of asset-backed securities issued in the AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust (“AMCAR”) 2008-1 securitization transaction. These facilities are amortizing in accordance with the underlying securitization transaction.
(f) Borrowings on the warehouse facilities are collateralized by finance receivables, while borrowings on the lease warehouse facility are collateralized by leased assets.
(g) These amounts do not include cash collected on finance receivables and leased assets pledged of $44.5 million which is also included in restricted cash – credit facilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

Our syndicated warehouse, lease warehouse and medium term note facilities are administered by agents on behalf of institutionally managed commercial paper or medium term note conduits. Under these funding agreements, we transfer finance receivables or leased assets to our special purpose finance subsidiaries. These subsidiaries, in turn, issue notes to the agents, collateralized by such assets and cash. The agents provide funding under the notes to the subsidiaries pursuant to an advance formula, and the subsidiaries forward the funds to us in consideration for the transfer of assets. While these subsidiaries are included in our consolidated financial statements, these subsidiaries are separate legal entities and the finance receivables, leased 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, London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”) or prime rates plus a credit spread and specified fees depending upon the source of funds provided by the agents. In the syndicated warehouse and the medium term note facilities we are required to hold certain funds in restricted cash accounts to provide additional collateral for borrowings under these credit facilities.

 

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Our credit facilities, other than the GM revolving credit facility, contain various covenants requiring minimum financial ratios, asset quality and portfolio performance ratios (portfolio net loss and delinquency ratios, and pool level cumulative net loss ratios) as well as limits on deferment levels. Failure to meet any of these covenants could result in an event of default under these agreements. If an event of default occurs under these agreements, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under these agreements to be immediately due and payable, enforce their interests against collateral pledged under these agreements, restrict our ability to obtain additional borrowings under these agreements and/or remove us as servicer. As of March 31, 2011, we were in compliance with all covenants in our credit facilities.

The following table presents the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse and lease warehouse facilities during the three months ended March 31, 2011 (dollars in millions):

 

Facility Type

   Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
    Average
Amount
Outstanding
     Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
 

Syndicated warehouse facility

     1.65   $ 358.5       $ 826.9   

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.

     1.68     17.9         94.8   

On February 17, 2011, we extended the maturity date of the syndicated warehouse facility to May 2012 and increased the borrowing capacity to $2.0 billion from $1.3 billion.

Debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the credit facilities. Unamortized costs of $12.2 million and $0.1 million as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, are included in other assets.

NOTE 5 – SECURITIZATION NOTES PAYABLE

Securitization notes payable represents debt issued by us in securitization transactions. In connection with the Merger, we recorded a purchase accounting premium that is being amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the notes. At March 31, 2011, unamortized purchase accounting premium of $85.3 million is included in securitization notes payable. Debt issuance costs of $6.5 million and $3.8 million, as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, which are included in other assets, are amortized to interest expense over the expected term of securitization notes payable.

 

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Securitization notes payable as of March 31, 2011, consists of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

Transaction

  

Maturity

Date (c)

   Original
Note
Amount
     Original
Weighted

Average
Interest
Rate
    Receivables
Pledged
     Note
Balance at
March 31,
2011
 

2006-1

   May 2013    $ 945,000         5.3   $ 50,234       $ 39,944   

2006-R-M

   January 2014      1,200,000         5.4     152,593         140,196   

2006-A-F

   September 2013      1,350,000         5.6     124,435         115,597   

2006-B-G

   September 2013      1,200,000         5.2     144,675         134,693   

2007-A-X

   October 2013      1,200,000         5.2     186,353         173,271   

2007-B-F

   December 2013      1,500,000         5.2     280,292         260,702   

2007-1

   March 2016      1,000,000         5.4     156,639         162,156   

2007-C-M

   April 2014      1,500,000         5.5     342,447         318,936   

2007-D-F

   June 2014      1,000,000         5.5     250,625         232,681   

2007-2-M

   March 2016      1,000,000         5.3     236,450         231,219   

2008-A-F

   October 2014      750,000         6.0     289,762         233,994   

2008-1 (a)

   January 2015      500,000         8.7     242,423         55,841   

2008-2

   April 2015      500,000         10.5     258,006         115,353   

2009-1

   January 2016      725,000         7.5     475,515         327,198   

2009-1 (APART)

   July 2017      227,493         2.7     154,758         114,894   

2010-1

   July 2017      600,000         3.7     451,751         374,525   

2010-A

   July 2017      200,000         3.1     175,065         139,903   

2010-2

   June 2016      600,000         3.8     462,588         421,018   

2010-B

   November 2017      200,000         2.2     197,369         158,810   

2010-3

   January 2018      850,000         2.5     824,830         725,738   

2010-4

   November 2016      700,000         2.5     640,289         599,476   

2011-1

   February 2017      800,000         2.5     807,258         769,771   

BV2005-LJ-2 (b)(d)

   February 2014      185,596         4.6     5,778         4,784   

BV2005-3 (b)

   June 2014      220,107         5.1     10,858         11,671   

LB2006-B (b)

   September 2013      500,000         5.2     44,872         47,083   

LB2007-A

   January 2014      486,000         5.0     67,834         66,560   
                               
      $ 19,939,196         $ 7,033,699       $ 5,976,014   
                         

Purchase accounting premium

                85,267   
                   

Total

              $ 6,061,281   
                   

 

(a) Note balance does not include $53.1 million of asset-backed securities pledged to the Wachovia funding facilities.
(b) Transactions relate to securitization Trusts acquired by us.
(c) 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.
(d) Note balance does not include $1.4 million of asset-backed securities repurchased and retained by us.

 

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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 distributed to us. 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 distributed to us.

With respect to our securitization transactions covered by a financial guaranty insurance policy, agreements with the insurers provide that if portfolio performance ratios (delinquency, cumulative default or cumulative net loss) in a Trust’s pool of receivables exceed certain targets, the specified credit enhancement levels would be increased. We have exceeded these ratios in several AMCAR and Long Beach Acceptance Corporation (“LBAC”) securitizations. Excess cash flows from these Trusts have been or are being used to build higher credit enhancement in each respective Trust instead of being distributed to us. We do not expect the trapping of excess cash flows from these Trusts to have a material adverse impact to our liquidity.

Agreements with our financial guaranty insurance providers contain additional specified targeted portfolio performance ratios that are higher than those described in the preceding paragraph. If, at any measurement date, the targeted portfolio performance ratios with respect to any insured Trust were to exceed these higher levels, provisions of the agreements permit our financial guaranty insurance providers to declare the occurrence of an event of default and terminate our servicing rights to the receivables transferred to that Trust. As of March 31, 2011, no such servicing right termination events have occurred with respect to any of the Trusts formed by us.

 

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NOTE 6 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Interest rate caps, swaps and foreign currency contracts consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Notional      Fair Value      Notional      Fair Value  

Assets

           

Interest rate swaps (a)

   $ 1,005,377       $ 17,713       $ 1,227,305       $ 23,058   

Interest rate caps (a)

     1,549,692         19,220         946,353         7,899   
                                   

Total assets

   $ 2,555,069       $ 36,933       $ 2,173,658       $ 30,957   
                                   

Liabilities

           

Interest rate swaps

   $ 1,005,377       $ 33,767       $ 1,227,305       $ 46,797   

Interest rate caps (b)

     1,465,477         19,539         831,848         8,094   

Foreign currency contracts (b)(c)

     40,690         2,312         48,595         2,125   
                                   

Total liabilities

   $ 2,511,544       $ 55,618       $ 2,107,748       $ 57,016   
                                   

 

(a) Included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
(b) Included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
(c) Notional has been translated from Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars at the period end rate.

Interest rate swap agreements designated as hedges had unrealized gains of $0.8 million and losses of $0.4 million included in accumulated other comprehensive income as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The ineffectiveness related to the interest rate swap agreements was $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2010, respectively. We estimate approximately $0.4 million of unrealized gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income will be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months.

Interest rate swap agreements not designated as hedges had a change in fair value which resulted in losses of $0.1 million and gains of $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, respectively.

Under the terms of our derivative financial instruments, we are required to pledge certain funds to be held in restricted cash accounts as collateral for the outstanding derivative transactions. As of March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, these restricted cash accounts totaled $37.1 million and $32.7 million, respectively, and are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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

 

     (Losses) Income Recognized In
Income
 
     Successor            Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2011
           Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2010
 

Non-Designated hedges:

       

Interest rate contracts (a)

   $ (208      $ 4,114   

Foreign currency contracts (b)

     (187        280   
                   

Total

   $ (395      $ 4,394   
                   

Designated hedges:

       

Interest rate contracts (a)

   $ (889      $ 421   
                   
     Income (Losses) Recognized in
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income
 
     Successor            Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2011
           Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2010
 

Designated hedges:

       

Interest rate contracts

   $ 884         $ (9,493
                   
     Losses Reclassified  From
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income into Income
 
     Successor            Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2011
           Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2010
 

Designated hedges:

       

Interest rate contracts (a)

   $ (278      $ (19,237
                   

 

(a) (Losses) income recognized in income are included in interest expense.
(b) (Losses) income recognized in income are included in operating expenses.

 

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NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

ASC 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Fair value measurement requires that valuation techniques maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and also establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the valuation inputs into three broad levels.

There are three general valuation techniques that may be used to measure fair value, as described below:

 

  (i) Market approach – Uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. Prices may be indicated by pricing guides, sale transactions, market trades, or other sources;

 

  (ii) Cost approach – Based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost); and

 

  (iii) Income approach – Uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based on current market expectations about the future amounts (includes present value techniques and option-pricing models). Net present value is an income approach where a stream of expected cash flows is discounted at an appropriate market interest rate.

 

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Assets and liabilities itemized below were measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

     Successor       
     March 31, 2011
(in thousands)
           
     Fair Value Measurements Using            
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3            
   Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Assets/
Liabilities

At Fair
Value
    

Assets

              

Money market funds (i)(a)

   $ 1,351,880             $ 1,351,880      

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

              

Interest rate caps (i)

      $ 19,220            19,220      

Interest rate swaps (iii)

         $ 17,713         17,713      
                                      

Total assets

   $ 1,351,880       $ 19,220       $ 17,713       $ 1,388,813      
                                      

Liabilities

              

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

              

Interest rate swaps (iii)

         $ 33,767       $ 33,767      

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

              

Interest rate caps (i)

      $ 19,539            19,539      

Foreign currency contracts (i)

        2,312            2,312      
                                      

Total liabilities

   $         $ 21,851       $ 33,767       $ 55,618      
                                      

 

(a) Excludes cash in banks and cash invested in Guaranteed Investment Contracts of $182.7 million.

 

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     Successor       
     December 31, 2010
(in thousands)
           
     Fair Value Measurements Using            
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3            
   Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets for
Identical

Assets
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Assets/
Liabilities At
Fair Value
    

Assets

              

Money market funds (i) (a)

   $ 1,118,489             $ 1,118,489      

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

              

Interest rate caps (i)

      $ 7,899            7,899      

Interest rate swaps (iii)

         $ 23,058         23,058      
                                      

Total assets

   $ 1,118,489       $ 7,899       $ 23,058       $ 1,149,446      
                                      

Liabilities

              

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

              

Interest rate swaps (iii)

         $ 46,797       $ 46,797      

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

              

Interest rate caps (i)

      $ 8,094            8,094      

Foreign currency contracts (i)

        2,125            2,125      
                                      

Total liabilities

   $         $ 10,219       $ 46,797       $ 57,016      
                                      

 

(a) Excludes cash in banks and cash invested in Guaranteed Investment Contracts of $166.5 million.

Financial instruments are considered Level 1 when quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Financial instruments are considered Level 2 when inputs other than quoted prices are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when their values are determined using price models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable. Level 3 financial instruments also include those for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. A brief description of the valuation techniques used for our Level 3 assets and liabilities is provided below.

 

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The table below presents a reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2011 (Successor) (in thousands):

 

     Assets     Liabilities  
     Interest Rate
Swap
Agreements
    Interest Rate
Swap
Agreements
 

Balance at January 1, 2011

   $ 23,058      $ (46,797

Total realized and unrealized gains

    

Included in earnings

     (85     (889

Included in other comprehensive income

       884   

Settlements

     (5,260     13,035   
                

Balance at March 31, 2011

   $ 17,713      $ (33,767
                

The table below presents a reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 (Predecessor) (in thousands):

 

     Assets     Liabilities  
     Interest Rate
Swap
Agreements
    Investment in
Money
Market Fund
    Interest Rate
Swap
Agreements
 

Balance at January 1, 2010

   $ 26,637      $ 5,764      $ (98,513

Total realized and unrealized gains

      

Included in earnings

     3,936        2,020        421   

Included in other comprehensive income

         (9,493

Settlements

     (3,258     (7,784     23,639   
                        

Balance at March 31, 2010

   $ 27,315      $        $ (83,946
                        

Derivatives

The fair values of our interest rate caps and foreign currency contracts are valued based on quoted market prices received from bank counterparties and are classified as Level 2.

Our interest rate swaps are not exchange traded but instead trade in over-the-counter markets where quoted market prices are not readily available. The fair value of derivatives is derived using models that use primarily market observable inputs, such as interest rate yield curves and credit curves. Any derivative fair value measurements using significant assumptions that are unobservable are classified as Level 3, which include interest rate swaps whose remaining terms extend beyond market observable interest rate yield curves. The impacts of the derivative liabilities for our and the counterparties’ non-performance risk to the derivative trades is considered when measuring the fair value of derivative liabilities.

 

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NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Guarantees of Indebtedness

The payments of principal and interest on our senior notes and convertible senior notes are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. The par value of the senior notes and convertible senior notes was $69.8 million as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. See guarantor consolidating financial statements in Note 13.

Limited Corporate Guarantees of Indebtedness

We guarantee the timely payment of interest and ultimate payment of principal on the Class B and Class C asset-backed securities issued in our AMCAR 2008-2 securitization transaction, up to a maximum of $50.0 million in the aggregate.

Legal Proceedings

As a consumer finance company, we are subject to various consumer claims and litigation seeking damages and statutory penalties, based upon, among other things, usury, disclosure inaccuracies, wrongful repossession, violations of bankruptcy stay provisions, certificate of title disputes, fraud, breach of contract and discriminatory treatment of credit applicants. Some litigation against us could take the form of class action complaints by consumers and/or former shareholders. As the assignee of finance contracts originated by dealers, we may also be named as a co-defendant in lawsuits filed by consumers principally against dealers. The damages and penalties claimed by consumers in these types of matters can be substantial. The relief requested by the plaintiffs varies but can include requests for compensatory, statutory and punitive damages. We believe that we have taken prudent steps to address and mitigate the litigation risks associated with our business activities. However, any adverse resolution of litigation pending or threatened against us could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

On July 21, 2010, we entered into the Merger Agreement. The following litigation is continuing with respect to the Merger:

On July 27, 2010, an action styled Robert Hatfield, Derivatively on behalf of AmeriCredit Corp. vs. Clifton H. Morris, Jr., Daniel E. Berce, John Clay, Ian M. Cumming, A.R. Dike, James H. Greer, Douglas K. Higgins, Kenneth H. Jones, Jr., Robert B. Sturges, Justin R. Wheeler, General Motors Holdings LLC and General Motors Company, Defendants, and AmeriCredit Corp., Nominal Defendant, was filed in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, Cause No. 017 246937 10 (the “Hatfield Case”). In the Hatfield Case, the plaintiff alleges, among other allegations, that the individual defendants, who are or were members of our Board of Directors, breached their fiduciary duties with regards to the transaction between us and GM Holdings. Among other relief, the complaint sought to enjoin the closing of the transaction, and seeks to require us to rescind the transaction and the recovery of attorney fees and expenses.

 

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On August 6, 2010, an action styled Carla Butler, Derivatively on behalf of AmeriCredit Corp., Plaintiff vs. Clifton H. Morris, Jr., Daniel E. Berce, John Clay, Ian M. Cumming, A.R. Dike, James H. Greer, Douglas K. Higgins, Kenneth H. Jones, Jr., Robert B. Sturges, Justin R. Wheeler, General Motors Holdings LLC and General Motors Company, Defendants, and AmeriCredit Corp., Nominal Defendant, was filed in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, Cause No. 67 247227-10 (the “Butler Case”). In the Butler Case, like the Hatfield Case, the complaint alleges that our individual officers and certain current and former directors breached their fiduciary duties. Among other relief, the complaint sought to rescind the transaction and enjoin its consummation and also seeks an award of plaintiff costs and disbursements including attorneys’ and expert fees.

The Hatfield Case and the Butler Case have been consolidated for handling and the consolidated complaints were amended to seek damages. On January 7, 2011, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaints, based on the court’s lack of subject matter jurisdiction over the consolidated case. On April 6, 2011, the Court entered an order granting the defendants’ motion and ordered that the consolidated case be dismissed with prejudice. The order of dismissal is subject to appeal.

NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES

We had unrecognized tax benefits of $140.7 million and $127.6 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, that would affect the effective tax rate is $23.1 million and $21.4 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, which includes the federal benefit of state taxes.

At March 31, 2011, we believe that it is reasonably possible that the balance of the gross unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $0.3 million to $66.6 million in the next twelve months due to ongoing activities with various taxing jurisdictions that we expect may give rise to settlements or the expiration of statutes of limitations. We continually evaluate expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax laws and new authoritative rulings.

We recognize accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as part of the income tax provision. As of January 1, 2011, accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions were $18.9 million and $9.1 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we accrued an additional $3.2 million in potential interest and accrued an additional $0.2 million in potential penalties associated with uncertain tax positions.

 

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We file income tax returns in the U.S. and various state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. For the three months ended December 31, 2010, we were included in GM’s consolidated U.S. federal income tax return and will continue to be included in subsequent year returns filed by GM. Similarly, we will also file unitary, combined or consolidated state and local tax returns with GM in certain jurisdictions. In some taxing jurisdictions where filing a separate income tax return is mandated, we will continue to file separately. Our predecessor consolidated federal income tax returns for fiscal 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 are under audit by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). Our predecessor federal income tax returns prior to fiscal 2006 are closed. Foreign and state jurisdictions have statutes of limitations that generally range from three to five years. Certain of our predecessor tax returns are currently under examination in various state tax jurisdictions.

In the event we recognize taxable income in any period beginning on or after October 1, 2010, we would be obligated to pay GM for our separate federal or state tax liabilities. Likewise, GM is obligated to reimburse us for the tax effects of net operating losses to the extent such losses are carried back by us to a period beginning on or after October 1, 2010, determined as if we had filed separate income tax returns. Amounts owed to or from GM for income tax are accrued and recorded as an intercompany payable or receivable. Under our tax sharing arrangement with GM, payments for the tax years 2010 through 2013 are deferred for three years from their original due date. The total amount of deferral is not to exceed $650 million. Any difference between the amounts to be paid or received under our tax sharing arrangement with GM and our separate return basis used for financial reporting purposes is reported in our consolidated financial statements as additional paid-in capital. As of March 31, 2011, we have recorded an intercompany taxes payable to GM in the amount of $97.0 million, representing the tax effects of income earned subsequent to the Merger.

Our effective income tax rate was 40.7% and 34.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was impacted by adjustments to prior year tax positions and adjustments to deferred tax balances.

 

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NOTE 10 – EARNINGS PER SHARE – Predecessor

A reconciliation of weighted average shares used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2010
 

Net income

   $ 63,206   
        

Basic weighted average shares

     134,053,846   

Incremental shares resulting from assumed conversions:

  

Stock-based compensation and warrants

     5,177,306   
        

Diluted weighted average shares

     139,231,152   
        

Earnings per share:

  

Basic

   $ 0.47   
        

Diluted

   $ 0.45   
        

As a result of the Merger, our stock is no longer publicly traded and earnings per share is no longer required.

Basic earnings per share was computed by dividing net income by weighted average shares outstanding.

Diluted earnings per share was computed by dividing net income by the weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares. The treasury stock method was used to compute the assumed incremental shares related to our outstanding stock-based compensation and warrants. The average market prices for the periods were used to determine the number of incremental shares. Options to purchase approximately 0.6 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the option exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares. Warrants to purchase approximately 18.8 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares.

NOTE 11 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance regarding disclosures about fair value of financial instruments requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether recognized or not in our consolidated balance sheets. Fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques in cases where quoted market prices are not available. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and the estimated timing and amount of future cash flows. Therefore, the estimates of fair value may differ substantially from amounts that ultimately may be realized or paid at settlement or maturity of the financial instruments and those differences may

 

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be material. Disclosures about fair value of financial instruments exclude certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from our disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of our Company.

Estimated fair values, carrying values and various methods and assumptions used in valuing our financial instruments are set forth below (in thousands):

 

           Successor  
           March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
           Carrying
Value
     Estimated
Fair Value
     Carrying
Value
     Estimated
Fair Value
 

Financial assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

     (a   $ 333,183       $ 333,183       $ 194,554       $ 194,554   

Finance receivables, net

     (b     8,276,473         8,342,313         8,197,324       $ 8,185,854   

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable

     (a     1,003,455         1,003,455         926,082         926,082   

Restricted cash – credit facilities

     (a     151,131         151,131         131,438         131,438   

Restricted cash – other

     (a     46,807         46,807         32,920         32,920   

Interest rate swap agreements

     (d     17,713         17,713         23,058         23,058   

Interest rate cap agreements purchased

     (d     19,220         19,220         7,899         7,899   

Financial liabilities:

             

Syndicated and lease warehouse facilities

     (c     921,704         921,704         278,006         278,006   

Medium term note facility and Wachovia funding facilities

     (d     490,180         490,130         553,796         554,048   

Securitization notes payable

     (d     6,061,281         6,075,470         6,128,217         6,106,963   

Senior notes

     (d     69,962         71,899         70,054         71,472   

Convertible senior notes

     (d     1,446         1,446         1,446         1,447   

Interest rate swap agreements

     (d     33,767         33,767         46,797         46,797   

Interest rate cap agreements sold

     (d     19,539         19,539         8,094         8,094   

Foreign currency contracts

     (d     2,312         2,312         2,125         2,125   

 

(a) The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash – securitization notes payable, restricted cash – credit facilities and restricted cash – other is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value since these investments bear interest at market rates and have maturities of less than 90 days.
(b) The fair value of the finance receivables is estimated based upon forecasted cash flows on the receivables discounted using a pre-tax weighted average cost of capital. The forecast includes among other things items such as prepayment, defaults, recoveries and fee income assumptions.
(c) The syndicated and lease warehouse facilities have variable rates of interest and maturities of approximately one year. Therefore, carrying value is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.
(d) The fair values of the interest rate cap and swap agreements, medium term note facility and Wachovia funding facilities, securitization notes payable, senior notes, convertible senior notes and foreign currency contracts 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.

 

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NOTE 12 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash payments for interest costs and income taxes consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
           Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2010
 

Interest costs (none capitalized)

   $ 77,527           $ 119,507   

Income taxes

     575             87,971   

We received $81.2 million in income tax refunds in the three months ended March 31, 2010.

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, 2011 of $71.3 million.

NOTE 13 – GUARANTOR CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The payment of principal and interest on our senior notes and convertible senior notes are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”). The separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors are not included herein because the Subsidiary Guarantors are our wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries and are jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally liable for the obligations represented by the senior notes and convertible senior notes. We believe that the consolidating financial information for General Motors Financial Company, Inc., the combined Subsidiary Guarantors and the combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries provide information that is more meaningful in understanding the financial position of the Subsidiary Guarantors than separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors.

The consolidating financial statements present consolidating financial data for (i) General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (on a parent only basis), (ii) the combined Subsidiary Guarantors, (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.

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the parent company using the equity method for purposes of this presentation. Results of operations of subsidiaries are therefore reflected in the parent company’s investment accounts and earnings. The principal elimination entries set forth below eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.

 

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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

SUCCESSOR

March 31, 2011

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

     General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
     Guarantors      Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

            

Cash and cash equivalents

      $ 325,555       $ 7,628        $ 333,183   

Finance receivables, net

        191,833         8,084,640          8,276,473   

Restricted cash - securitization notes payable

           1,003,455          1,003,455   

Restricted cash - credit facilities

           151,131          151,131   

Property and equipment, net

   $ 220         44,435         18          44,673   

Leased vehicles, net

        1,129         315,296          316,425   

Deferred income taxes

     122,240         72,485         (32,839       161,886   

Goodwill

     1,112,284                1,112,284   

Intercompany subvention receivable

     71,278                71,278   

Other assets

     459         87,801         51,160          139,420   

Due from affiliates

     110,062            3,057,750      $ (3,167,812  

Investment in affiliates

     2,539,782         5,231,735         816,551        (8,588,068  
                                          

Total assets

   $ 3,956,325       $ 5,954,973       $ 13,454,790      $ (11,755,880   $ 11,610,208   
                                          

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

            

Liabilities:

            

Credit facilities

         $ 1,411,884        $ 1,411,884   

Securitization notes payable

           6,061,281          6,061,281   

Senior notes

   $ 69,962                69,962   

Convertible senior notes

     1,446                1,446   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     3,379       $ 63,708         55,858          122,945   

Taxes payable

     172,289         5,524         10          177,823   

Intercompany taxes payable

     97,031                97,031   

Interest rate swap agreements

           33,767          33,767   

Other liabilities

        21,851             21,851   

Due to affiliates

        3,167,812         $ (3,167,812  
                                          

Total liabilities

     344,107         3,258,895         7,562,800        (3,167,812     7,997,990   
                                          

Shareholder’s equity:

            

Common stock

        150,752           (150,752  

Additional paid-in capital

     3,456,842         75,001         2,405,972        (2,480,973     3,456,842   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     3,505         4,267         475        (4,742     3,505   

Retained earnings

     151,871         2,466,058         3,485,543        (5,951,601     151,871   
                                          

Total shareholder’s equity

     3,612,218         2,696,078         5,891,990        (8,588,068     3,612,218   
                                          

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

   $ 3,956,325       $ 5,954,973       $ 13,454,790      $ (11,755,880   $ 11,610,208   
                                          

 

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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

SUCCESSOR

December 31, 2010

(in thousands)

 

     General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
     Guarantors      Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

            

Cash and cash equivalents

      $ 187,452       $ 7,102        $ 194,554   

Finance receivables, net

        548,506         7,648,818          8,197,324   

Restricted cash - securitization notes payable

           926,082          926,082   

Restricted cash - credit facilities

           131,438          131,438   

Property and equipment, net

   $ 2,520         44,751         19          47,290   

Leased vehicles, net

        1,626         45,154          46,780   

Deferred income taxes

     109,232         49,333         (18,042       140,523   

Goodwill

     1,112,284                1,112,284   

Intercompany subvention receivable

     8,149                8,149   

Other assets

     7,564         79,238         27,512          114,314   

Due from affiliates

     144,607            2,567,998      $ (2,712,605  

Investment in affiliates

     2,457,613         4,441,736         809,449        (7,708,798  
                                          

Total assets

   $ 3,841,969       $ 5,352,642       $ 12,145,530      $ (10,421,403   $ 10,918,738   
                                          

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

            

Liabilities:

            

Credit facilities

         $ 831,802        $ 831,802   

Securitization notes payable

           6,128,217          6,128,217   

Senior notes

   $ 70,054                70,054   

Convertible senior notes

     1,446                1,446   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     42,393       $ 14,787         39,989          97,169   

Taxes payable

     155,754         4,953         5          160,712   

Intercompany taxes payable

     42,214                42,214   

Interest rate swap agreements

           46,797          46,797   

Other liabilities

        10,219             10,219   

Due to affiliates

        2,712,605         $ (2,712,605  
                                          

Total liabilities

     311,861         2,742,564         7,046,810        (2,712,605     7,388,630   
                                          

Shareholder’s equity:

            

Common stock

        90,474           (90,474  

Additional paid-in capital

     3,453,917         75,895         1,695,754        (1,771,649     3,453,917   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,558         54,787         (261     (54,526     1,558   

Retained earnings

     74,633         2,388,922         3,403,227        (5,792,149     74,633   
                                          

Total shareholder’s equity

     3,530,108         2,610,078         5,098,720        (7,708,798     3,530,108   
                                          

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

   $ 3,841,969       $ 5,352,642       $ 12,145,530      $ (10,421,403   $ 10,918,738   
                                          

 

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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

SUCCESSOR

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

     General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
    Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenue

           

Finance charge income

     $ (1,209   $ 269,055         $ 267,846   

Other income

   $ 14,261        105,636        149,659       $ (242,235     27,321   

Equity in income of affiliates

     80,045        153,337           (233,382  
                                         
     94,306        257,764        418,714         (475,617     295,167   
                                         

Costs and expenses

           

Operating expenses

     5,602        21,204        49,600           76,406   

Leased vehicles expenses

       248        8,236           8,484   

Provision for loan losses

       13,800        25,624           39,424   

Interest expense

     14,033        117,055        151,764         (242,235     40,617   
                                         
     19,635        152,307        235,224         (242,235     164,931   
                                         

Income before income taxes

     74,671        105,457        183,490         (233,382     130,236   

Income tax (benefit) provision

     (2,567     25,412        30,153           52,998   
                                         

Net income

   $ 77,238      $ 80,045      $ 153,337       $ (233,382   $ 77,238   
                                         

 

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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

PREDECESSOR

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

     General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
    Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenue

           

Finance charge income

     $ 30,092      $ 309,800         $ 339,892   

Other income

   $ 7,794        110,687        208,017       $ (305,285     21,213   

Equity in income of affiliates

     66,759        96,281           (163,040  
                                         
     74,553        237,060        517,817         (468,325     361,105   
                                         

Costs and expenses

           

Operating expenses

     4,180        20,936        50,099           75,215   

Leased vehicles expenses

       353        8,335           8,688   

Provision for loan losses

       46,696        27,887           74,583   

Interest expense

     10,487        123,791        277,591         (305,285     106,584   

Restructuring charges, net

       220             220   
                                         
     14,667        191,996        363,912         (305,285     265,290   
                                         

Income before income taxes

     59,886        45,064        153,905         (163,040     95,815   

Income tax (benefit) provision

     (3,320     (21,695     57,624           32,609   
                                         

Net income

   $ 63,206      $ 66,759      $ 96,281       $ (163,040   $ 63,206   
                                         

 

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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

SUCCESSOR

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

      General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
    Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net income

   $ 77,238      $ 80,045      $ 153,337      $ (233,382   $ 77,238   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

          

Depreciation and amortization

     1,889        2,372        13,607          17,868   

Accretion and amortization of loan fees

       202        (3,138       (2,936

Amortization of finance receivables premium

       21,788        46,139          67,927   

Amortization of debt discount

     (92       (23,025       (23,117

Provision for loan losses

       13,800        25,624          39,424   

Deferred income taxes

     (13,106     (23,054     14,371          (21,789

Stock-based compensation expense

     2,925              2,925   

Other

       5,448        (14,292       (8,844

Equity in income of affiliates

     (80,045     (153,337       233,382     

Changes in assets and liabilities:

          

Other assets

     (57,440     11,237        57,724          11,521   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (39,012     28,024        (1,777       (12,765

Taxes payable

     16,535        577        5          17,117   

Intercompany taxes payable

     54,817              54,817   
                                        

Net cash (used) provided by operating activities

     (36,291     (12,898     268,575          219,386   
                                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Purchases of receivables

       (1,134,782     (1,464,291     1,464,921        (1,134,782

Principal collections and recoveries on receivables

       (11,959     966,250          954,291   

Net proceeds from sale of receivables

       1,464,291          (1,464,291  

Purchases of leased vehicles

       366        (320,572       (320,206

Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles

         12,880          12,880   

Sales (purchases) of property and equipment

     1,924        (1,913         11   

Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable

         (77,373       (77,373

Change in restricted cash - credit facilities

         (19,693       (19,693

Change in other assets

       (13,831         (13,831

Net change in investment in affiliates

     (1,388     (711,450     (128,846     841,684     
                                        

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

     536        (409,278     (1,031,645     841,684        (598,703
                                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Borrowings on credit facilities

         1,196,521          1,196,521   

Payments on credit facilities

         (615,510       (615,510

Issuance of securitization notes payable

         800,000          800,000   

Payments on securitization notes payable

         (845,058       (845,058

Debt issuance costs

         (17,809       (17,809

Net capital contribution to subsidiaries

       2,202        710,218        (712,420  

Net change in due (to) from affiliates

     34,544        558,001        (464,766     (127,779  
                                        

Net cash provided by financing activities

     34,544        560,203        763,596        (840,199     518,144   
                                        

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (1,211     138,027        526        1,485        138,827   

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     1,211        76          (1,485     (198

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

       187,452        7,102          194,554   
                                        

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $        $ 325,555      $ 7,628      $        $ 333,183   
                                        

 

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GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

PREDECESSOR

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

     General
Motors
Financial
Company,
Inc.
    Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net income

   $ 63,206      $ 66,759      $ 96,281      $ (163,040   $ 63,206   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities:

          

Depreciation and amortization

     203        1,924        16,224          18,351   

Accretion and amortization of loan fees

       714        3          717   

Provision for loan losses

       46,696        27,887          74,583   

Deferred income taxes

     (104,527     98,280        (62,547       (68,794

Stock-based compensation expense

     4,604              4,604   

Non-cash interest charges on convertible debt

     5,434              5,434   

Other

     (283     (3,009     (5,092       (8,384

Equity in income of affiliates

     (66,759     (96,281       163,040     

Changes in assets and liabilities:

          

Other assets

     (4,709     39,567        5,500          40,358   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     89,964        (30,121     (641       59,202   

Taxes payable

     2,474        (174     1          2,301   
                                        

Net cash (used) provided by operating activities

     (10,393     124,355        77,616          191,578   
                                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Purchases of receivables

       (610,643     (838,161     838,161        (610,643

Principal collections and recoveries on receivables

       (13,331     965,879          952,548   

Net proceeds from sale of receivables

       838,161          (838,161  

Purchases of property and equipment

       (352         (352

Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable

         (139,144       (139,144

Change in restricted cash - credit facilities

         (25,045       (25,045

Change in other assets

       14,192        5,452          19,644   

Net change in investment in affiliates

     (1,787     795,246        (168,460     (624,999  
                                        

Net cash (used) provided by investing activities

     (1,787     1,023,273        (199,479     (624,999     197,008   
                                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Borrowings on credit facilities

         100,000          100,000   

Payments on credit facilities

         (151,790       (151,790

Issuance of securitization notes payable

         800,000          800,000   

Payments on securitization notes payable

         (929,064       (929,064

Debt issuance costs

     292          (16,333       (16,041

Retirement of debt

     (20,425           (20,425

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     5,929        (18,541     (609,175     627,716        5,929   

Other net changes

     466              466   

Net change in due (to) from affiliates

     23,129        (950,966     927,713        124     
                                        

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

     9,391        (969,507     121,351        627,840        (210,925
                                        

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (2,789     178,121        (512     2,841        177,661   

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     2,789        76          (2,841     24   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

       313,673        5,971          319,644   
                                        

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $        $ 491,870      $ 5,459      $        $ 497,329   
                                        

 

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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. Additionally, in December 2010, we began offering a lease product in certain geographic markets, through GM franchised dealerships, for consumers purchasing new GM vehicles. We generate revenue and cash flows primarily through the purchase, retention, subsequent securitization and servicing of finance receivables. As used herein, “loans” include auto finance receivables originated by dealers and purchased by us. To fund the acquisition of receivables prior to securitization, we use available cash and borrowings under our credit facilities. We earn finance charge income on the finance receivables and pay interest expense on borrowings under our credit facilities.

Through wholly-owned subsidiaries, we periodically transfer receivables to securitization trusts (“Trusts”) that issue asset-backed securities to investors. We retain an interest in these securitization transactions in the form of restricted cash accounts and overcollateralization, whereby more receivables are transferred to the Trusts than the amount of asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts, as well as the estimated future excess cash flows expected to be received by us over the life of the securitization. Excess cash flows result from the difference between the finance charges received from the obligors on the receivables and the interest paid to investors in the asset-backed securities, net of credit losses and expenses.

Excess cash flows from the Trusts are initially utilized to fund credit enhancement requirements in order to attain specific credit ratings for the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. Once targeted credit enhancement requirements are reached and maintained, excess cash flows are distributed to us or, in a securitization utilizing a senior subordinated structure, may be used to accelerate the repayment of certain subordinated securities. In addition to excess cash flows, we receive monthly base servicing fees and we collect other fees, such as late charges, as servicer for securitization Trusts. For securitization transactions that involve the purchase of a financial guaranty insurance policy, credit enhancement requirements will increase if specified portfolio performance ratios are exceeded. Excess cash flows otherwise distributable to us from Trusts in which the portfolio performance ratios were exceeded and from other Trusts which may be subject to limited cross-collateralization provisions are accumulated in the Trusts until such higher levels of credit enhancement are reached and maintained. Senior subordinated securitizations typically do not utilize portfolio performance ratios.

 

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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.

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

Merger

On October 1, 2010, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 21, 2010, with General Motors Holdings LLC (“GM Holdings”), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Company (“GM”), and Goalie Texas Holdco Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of GM Holdings (“Merger Sub”), GM Holdings completed its acquisition of AmeriCredit Corp. via the merger of Merger Sub with and into AmeriCredit Corp. (the “Merger”), with AmeriCredit Corp. continuing as the surviving company in the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of GM Holdings. After the Merger, AmeriCredit Corp. was renamed General Motors Financial Company, Inc.

On December 9, 2010, we changed our fiscal year end to December 31 from June 30. We made this change to align our financial reporting period, as well as our annual planning and budgeting process, with the GM business cycle.

The accompanying condensed consolidated statements of consolidated income and comprehensive income and cash flows are presented for two periods: three months ended March 31, 2011 (Successor) and three months ended March 31, 2010 (Predecessor), which relate to periods after and before the Merger with GM, respectively. Due to the change in basis resulting from the application of purchase accounting, the results of operations of the Predecessor and Successor are not comparable.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 (Successor)

Finance Receivables:

A summary of our finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 8,647,901   

Loans purchased

     1,137,921   

Charge-offs

     (183,637

Principal collections and other

     (852,620
        

Balance at end of period

   $ 8,749,565   
        

Average finance receivables

   $ 8,666,189   
        

The average new loan size was $19,338 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The average annual percentage rate for finance receivables purchased during the three months ended March 31, 2011 was 15.2%.

Net Margin:

Net margin is the difference between finance charge and other income earned on our receivables and the cost to fund the receivables as well as the cost of debt incurred for general corporate purposes.

Our net margin as reflected on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
 

Finance charge income

   $ 267,846   

Other income

     27,321   

Interest expense

     (40,617
        

Net margin

   $ 254,550   
        

 

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Net margin as a percentage of average finance receivables is as follows:

 

     Successor  
     Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
 

Finance charge income

     12.5

Other income

     1.3   

Interest expense

     (1.9
        

Net margin as a percentage of average finance receivables

     11.9
        

Revenue:

Finance charge income was $267.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The effective yield on our finance receivables was 12.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The effective yield represents finance charges and fees taken into earnings during the period as a percentage of average finance receivables and is lower than the contractual rates of our finance contracts due to accretion of finance receivables premium and finance receivables in nonaccrual status.

Other income consists of the following (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
 

Leasing income

   $ 12,067   

Investment income

     458   

Late fees and other income

     14,796   
        
   $ 27,321   
        

Costs and Expenses:

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were $76.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Our operating expenses are predominately related to personnel costs that include base salary and wages, performance incentives and benefits as well as related employment taxes. Personnel costs represented 73.9% of total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Operating expenses as an annualized percentage of average finance receivables were 3.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

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Provision for Loan losses

Provisions for loan losses are charged to operations to bring our allowance for loan losses to a level which management considers adequate to absorb probable credit losses inherent in the portfolio of post-acquisition finance receivables. The provision for loan losses recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2011 reflects inherent losses on receivables originated during the quarter and changes in the amount of inherent losses on post-acquisition receivables originated in prior periods. The provision for loan losses was $39.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. As an annualized percentage of average post-acquisition finance receivables, the provision for loan losses was 1.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $40.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Interest expense was reduced by $22.8 million of amortization of the purchase accounting premium. Average debt outstanding was $7.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Our effective rate of interest on our debt was 2.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Taxes

Our effective income tax rate was 40.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was impacted by adjustments to prior year tax positions and adjustments to deferred tax balances.

Other Comprehensive Income:

Other comprehensive income consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31,  2011
 

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges

   $ 1,162   

Canadian currency translation adjustment

     1,211   

Income tax provision

     (426
        
   $ 1,947   
        

 

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Cash Flow Hedges

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31,  2011
 

Unrealized gains related to changes in fair value

   $ 884   

Reclassification of net unrealized losses into earnings

     278   
        
   $ 1,162   
        

Unrealized gains related to changes in fair value for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were due to changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements that were designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements fluctuate based upon changes in forward interest rate expectations.

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges of our floating rate debt are reclassified into earnings when interest rate fluctuations on securitization notes payable or other hedged items affect earnings.

Canadian Currency Translation Adjustment

Canadian currency translation adjustment gains of $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were included in other comprehensive income. The translation adjustment is due to the change in the value of our Canadian dollar denominated assets related to the change in the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar conversion rates during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 (Predecessor)

Finance Receivables:

A summary of our finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31,  2010
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 9,304,976   

Loans purchased

     623,855   

Charge-offs

     (314,152

Principal collections and other

     (804,305
        

Balance at end of period

   $ 8,810,374   
        

Average finance receivables

   $ 9,042,982   
        

The average new loan size was $17,912 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The average annual percentage rate for finance receivables purchased during the three months ended March 31, 2010 was 17.1%.

Net Margin:

Net margin is the difference between finance charge and other income earned on our receivables and the cost to fund the receivables as well as the cost of debt incurred for general corporate purposes.

Our net margin as reflected on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31,  2010
 

Finance charge income

   $ 339,892   

Other income

     21,213   

Interest expense

     (106,584
        

Net margin

   $ 254,521   
        

 

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Net margin as a percentage of average finance receivables is as follows:

 

     Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31,  2010
 

Finance charge income

     15.2

Other income

     0.9   

Interest expense

     (4.7
        

Net margin as a percentage of average finance receivables

     11.4
        

Revenue:

Finance charge income was $339.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The effective yield on our finance receivables was 15.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The effective yield represents finance charges and fees taken into earnings during the period as a percentage of average finance receivables and is lower than the contractual rates of our finance contracts due to finance receivables in nonaccrual status.

Other income consists of the following (in thousands):

 

     Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31,  2010
 

Leasing income

   $ 11,026   

Investment income

     1,056   

Late fees and other income

     9,131   
        
   $ 21,213   
        

Costs and Expenses:

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were $75.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. 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. Personnel costs represented 76.9% of total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

Operating expenses as an annualized percentage of average finance receivables were 3.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 

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Provision for Loan losses

Provisions for loan losses are charged to operations to bring our allowance for loan losses to a level which management considers adequate to absorb probable credit losses inherent in the portfolio of finance receivables. The provision for loan losses recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2010 reflects inherent losses on receivables originated during the quarter and changes in the amount of inherent losses on receivables originated in prior periods. The provision for loan losses was $74.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. As an annualized percentage of average finance receivables, the provision for loan losses was 3.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $106.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Average debt outstanding was $7.6 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Our effective rate of interest on our debt was 5.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

Taxes

Our effective income tax rate was 34.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

Other Comprehensive Income:

Other comprehensive income consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31,  2010
 

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges

   $ 9,744   

Canadian currency translation adjustment

     2,788   

Income tax provision

     (4,553
        
   $ 7,979   
        

 

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Cash Flow Hedges

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended

March 31,  2010
 

Unrealized losses related to changes in fair value

   $ (9,493

Reclassification of net unrealized losses into earnings

     19,237   
        
   $ 9,744   
        

Unrealized losses related to changes in fair value for the three months ended March 31, 2010 were due to changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements that were designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements fluctuate based upon changes in forward interest rate expectations.

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges of our floating rate debt are reclassified into earnings when interest rate fluctuations on securitization notes payable or other hedged items affect earnings.

Canadian Currency Translation Adjustment

Canadian currency translation adjustment gains of $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 were included in other comprehensive income. The translation adjustment is due to the change in the value of our Canadian dollar denominated assets related to the change in the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar conversion rates during the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 

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CREDIT QUALITY

We primarily provide financing in relatively high-risk markets, and, therefore, anticipate a corresponding high level of delinquencies and charge-offs.

The following tables present certain data related to the receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Pre-acquisition finance receivables

   $ 6,744,752      $ 7,724,188   

Finance receivables premium

     355,629        423,556   

Non-accretable discount

     (763,306     (847,781

Post-acquisition finance receivables

     2,004,813        923,713   

Allowance for loan losses

     (65,415     (26,352
                

Receivables, net

   $ 8,276,473      $ 8,197,324   
                

Number of outstanding contracts

     751,722        757,148   
                

Average carrying amount of outstanding contract (in dollars)

   $ 11,639      $ 11,422   
                

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of post-acquisition receivables

     3.3     2.9
                

Non-accretable discount as a percentage of pre-acquisition receivables

     11.3     11.0
                

Delinquency

The following is a summary of finance receivables 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):

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     March 31, 2011            March 31, 2010  
     Amount      Percent            Amount      Percent  

Delinquent contracts:

               

31 to 60 days

   $ 332,746         3.8        $ 472,206         5.3

Greater-than-60 days

     135,081         1.5             190,911         2.2   
                                       
     467,827         5.3             663,117         7.5   

In repossession

     26,601         0.3             42,123         0.5   
                                       
   $ 494,428         5.6        $ 705,240         8.0
                                       

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 in our receivables portfolio 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.

 

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Delinquencies in finance receivables have generally trended downward since early calendar year 2009 as a result of the favorable credit performance of loans originated since early calendar year 2008 and stabilization of economic conditions.

Deferrals

In accordance with our policies and guidelines, we, at times, offer payment deferrals to consumers whereby the consumer is allowed to move up to two delinquent payments to the end of the loan generally by paying a fee (approximately the interest portion of the payment deferred, except where state law provides for a lesser amount). Our policies and guidelines limit the number and frequency of deferments that may be granted. Additionally, we generally limit the granting of deferments on new accounts until a requisite number of payments have been received. Due to the nature of our customer base and policies and guidelines of the deferral program, approximately 50% to 60% of accounts historically comprising the portfolio receive a deferral at some point in the life of the account.

An account for which all delinquent payments are deferred is classified as current at the time the deferment is granted and therefore is not included as a delinquent account. Thereafter, such account is aged based on the timely payment of future installments in the same manner as any other account.

Contracts receiving a payment deferral as an average quarterly percentage of average finance receivables outstanding were 5.2% and 7.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Deferment levels have generally trended down since early calendar year 2009 as a result of the stabilization of economic conditions.

The following is a summary of deferrals as a percentage of receivables outstanding:

 

     Successor  
     March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Never deferred

     74.4     71.9

Deferred:

    

1-2 times

     16.8        18.5   

3-4 times

     8.7        9.5   

Greater than 4 times

     0.1        0.1   
                

Total deferred

     25.6        28.1   
                

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 finance receivables charged off by us. However, the timing of a charge-off may be affected if the previously deferred account ultimately results in a charge-off. To the extent that deferrals impact the ultimate timing of when an account is charged off, historical charge-off ratios and loss confirmation periods used in the determination of the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses are also impacted. Increased use of deferrals may result in a lengthening of the loss confirmation period, which would increase expectations of credit losses inherent in the loan 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.

Charge-offs

The following table presents charge-off data with respect to our finance receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
           Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2010
 

Repossession charge-offs

   $ 191,255           $ 324,333   

Less: Recoveries

     (98,801          (145,759

Mandatory charge-offs (a)

     (7,618          (10,181
                     

Net charge-offs

   $ 84,836           $ 168,393   
                     
 

Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average receivables:

     4.0          7.6
                     

Recoveries as a percentage of gross repossession charge-offs:

     51.7          44.9
                     

 

(a) Mandatory charge-offs represent accounts 120 days delinquent that are charged off in full with no recovery amounts realized at time of charge-off net of any subsequent recoveries and the net write-down of finance receivables in repossession to the net realizable value of the repossessed vehicle when the repossessed vehicle is legally available for sale.

Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average finance receivables outstanding may vary from period to period based upon the average age or seasoning of the portfolio and economic factors. Net charge-offs have generally trended down since early calendar year 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.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

General

Our primary sources of cash are finance charge income, servicing fees, distributions from securitization Trusts, borrowings under credit facilities, transfers of finance receivables to Trusts in securitization transactions and collections and recoveries on finance receivables. Our primary uses of cash are purchases of finance receivables and leased assets, repayment of credit facilities and securitization notes payable, funding credit enhancement requirements for securitization transactions and credit facilities and operating expenses.

We used cash of $1,134.8 million and $610.6 million for the purchase of finance receivables during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We used cash of $320.2 million for the purchase of leased assets under our leasing origination platform during the three months ended March 31, 2011. These purchases were funded initially utilizing cash and borrowings on our credit facilities and our strategy is to subsequently obtain long-term financing for finance receivables and leased assets through securitization transactions.

Liquidity

Our available liquidity consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     Successor  
     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 333,183       $ 194,554   

Borrowing capacity on unpledged eligible receivables

     23,787         272,257   

Borrowing capacity on GM revolving credit facility

     300,000         300,000   

Borrowing capacity on unpledged eligible leased assets

     52,541      
                 

Total

   $ 709,511       $ 766,811   
                 

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.

 

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As of March 31, 2011, credit facilities consisted of the following (in millions):

 

Facility Type

   Facility
Amount
     Advances
Outstanding
 

Syndicated warehouse facility (a)

   $ 2,000.0       $ 826.9   

Lease warehouse facility – U.S. (b)

     600.0         94.8   

GM revolving credit facility (c)

     300.0      

Medium term note facility (d)

        439.0   

Wachovia funding facilities (e)

        51.2   
           
      $ 1,411.9   
           

 

(a) In May 2012 when the revolving period ends and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the receivables pledged until May 2013 when the remaining balance will be due and payable.
(b) On January 31, 2011, we entered into a $600 million lease warehouse facility for lease originations in the U.S. In January 2012, when the revolving period ends and if the facility is not renewed, the outstanding balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the leased assets pledged until July 2017 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.
(c) On March 31, 2011, we renewed the unsecured revolving credit facility with GM Holdings, with a maturity date of September 30, 2011.
(d) The revolving period under this facility ended in October 2009, and the outstanding debt balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the receivables pledged until October 2016 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.
(e) Advances under the Wachovia funding facilities are currently secured by $53.1 million of asset-backed securities issued in the AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust (“AMCAR”) 2008-1 securitization transaction. These facilities are amortizing in accordance with the underlying securitization transaction.

The following table shows the average amount outstanding, the weighted average interest rate and maximum amount outstanding on the syndicated warehouse and lease warehouse facilities during the three months ended March 31, 2011 (dollars in millions):

 

Facility Type

   Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
    Average
Amount
Outstanding
     Maximum
Amount
Outstanding
 

Syndicated warehouse facility

     1.65   $ 358.5       $ 826.9   

Lease warehouse facility – U.S.

     1.68     17.9         94.8   

We are required to hold certain funds in restricted cash accounts to provide additional collateral for borrowings under certain of our facilities. Additionally, our credit facilities, other than the GM revolving credit facility, contain various covenants requiring minimum financial ratios, asset quality and portfolio performance ratios (portfolio net loss and delinquency ratios, and pool level cumulative net loss ratios) as well as limits on deferment levels. Failure to meet any of these covenants could result in an event of default under these agreements. If an event of default occurs under these agreements, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under these agreements to be immediately due and payable, enforce their interests against collateral pledged under these agreements, restrict our ability to obtain additional borrowings under these agreements and/or remove us as servicer. As of March 31, 2011, we were in compliance with all covenants in our credit facilities.

 

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On February 17, 2011, we extended the maturity date of the syndicated warehouse facility to May 2012 and increased the borrowing capacity to $2.0 billion from $1.3 billion.

Securitizations

We have completed 74 securitization transactions through March 31, 2011, excluding securitization Trusts entered into by Bay View Acceptance Corporation (“BVAC”) and Long Beach Acceptance Corporation (“LBAC”) prior to their acquisition by us. The proceeds from the transactions were primarily used to repay borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities.

 

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A summary of the active transactions is as follows (in millions):

 

Transaction

   Date      Original
Amount
     Balance at
March 31,  2011
 

2006-1

     March 2006       $ 945.0       $ 39.9   

2006-R-M

     May 2006         1,200.0         140.2   

2006-A-F

     July 2006         1,350.0         115.6   

2006-B-G

     September 2006         1,200.0         134.7   

2007-A-X

     January 2007         1,200.0         173.3   

2007-B-F

     April 2007         1,500.0         260.7   

2007-1

     May 2007         1,000.0         162.2   

2007-C-M

     July 2007         1,500.0         318.9   

2007-D-F

     September 2007         1,000.0         232.7   

2007-2-M

     October 2007         1,000.0         231.2   

2008-A-F

     May 2008         750.0         234.0   

2008-1 (a)

     October 2008         500.0         55.8   

2008-2

     November 2008         500.0         115.3   

2009-1

     July 2009         725.0         327.2   

2009-1 (APART)

     October 2009         227.5         114.9   

2010-1

     February 2010         600.0         374.5   

2010-A

     March 2010         200.0         139.9   

2010-2

     May 2010         600.0         421.0   

2010-B

     August 2010         200.0         158.8   

2010-3

     September 2010         850.0         725.7   

2010-4

     November 2010         700.0         599.5   

2011-1

     January 2011         800.0         769.8   

BV2005-LJ-2 (b)

     July 2005         185.6         4.8   

BV2005-3

     December 2005         220.1         11.7   

LB2006-B

     September 2006         500.0         47.1   

LB2007-A

     March 2007         486.0         66.6   
                    

Total active securitizations

  

   $ 19,939.2       $ 5,976.0   
                    

Purchase accounting premium

  

        85.3   
              
      $ 6,061.3   
              

 

(a) Note balance does not include $53.1 million of asset-backed securities pledged to the Wachovia funding facilities.
(b) Note balance does not include $1.4 million of asset-backed securities repurchased and retained by us.

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 securitization 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.

 

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At the time of securitization of finance receivables, we are required to pledge assets equal to a specified percentage of the securitization pool to provide credit enhancement required for specific credit ratings for the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. Typically, the assets pledged consist of cash deposited to a restricted account and additional receivables delivered to the Trust, which create overcollateralization. The securitization transactions require the percentage of assets pledged to support the transaction to increase until a specified level is attained. Excess cash flows generated by the Trusts are added to the restricted cash account or used to pay down outstanding debt in the Trusts, creating overcollateralization until the targeted percentage level of assets has been reached. Once the targeted percentage level of assets is reached and maintained, excess cash flows generated by the Trusts are distributed to us. 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 distributed to us.

Since the second half of 2008, we have primarily utilized senior subordinated securitization structures which involve the sale of subordinated asset-backed securities to provide credit enhancement for the senior, or highest rated, asset-backed securities. On April 13, 2011, we closed a $950.0 million senior subordinated securitization transaction, AMCAR 2011-2, that has initial cash deposit and overcollateralization requirements of 7.75% in order to provide credit enhancement for the asset-backed securities sold, including the double-B rated securities which were the lowest rated securities sold. The level of credit enhancement in future senior subordinated securitizations will depend, in part, on the net interest margin, collateral characteristics, and credit performance trends of the receivables transferred, as well as our financial condition, the economic environment and our ability to sell subordinated bonds at rates we consider acceptable.

The second type of securitization structure we have utilized involves the purchase of a financial guaranty insurance policy issued by an insurer. The financial guaranty insurance policies insure the timely payment of interest and the ultimate payment of principal due on the asset-backed securities. We have limited reimbursement obligations to the insurers; however, credit enhancement requirements, including the insurers’ encumbrance of certain restricted cash accounts and subordinated interests in Trusts, provide a source of funds to cover shortfalls in collections and to reimburse the insurers for any claims which may be made under the policies issued with respect to our securitizations. Since our securitization program’s inception, there have been no claims under any insurance policies. We do not anticipate utilizing this structure for the foreseeable future.

 

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Certain cash flows related to securitization transactions were as follows (in millions):

 

     Successor             Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2011
            Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2010
 
 

Initial credit enhancement deposits:

          

Restricted cash

   $ 17.0            $ 18.6   

Overcollateralization

     48.8              127.8   

Distributions

     143.2              112.7   

The agreements with the insurers of our securitization transactions covered by a financial guaranty insurance policy provide that if portfolio performance ratios (delinquency, cumulative default or cumulative net loss) in a Trust’s pool of receivables exceed certain targets, the specified credit enhancement levels would be increased. We have exceeded certain of these ratios in several AMCAR and LBAC securitizations. Excess cash flows from these Trusts have been or are being used to build higher credit enhancement in each respective Trust instead of being distributed to us. We do not expect the trapping of excess cash flows from these Trusts to have a material adverse impact on our liquidity.

The agreements that we have entered into with our financial guaranty insurance providers in connection with securitization transactions insured by them contain additional specified targeted portfolio performance ratios (delinquency, cumulative default and cumulative net loss) that are higher than the limits referred to above. If, at any measurement date, the targeted portfolio performance ratios with respect to any insured Trust were to exceed these additional levels, provisions of the agreements permit the financial guaranty insurance providers to declare the occurrence of an event of default and take steps to terminate our servicing rights to the receivables sold to that Trust. In addition, the servicing agreements on certain insured securitization Trusts are cross-defaulted so that a default declared under one servicing agreement would allow the financial guaranty insurance provider to terminate our servicing rights under all servicing agreements for securitization Trusts in which they issued a financial guaranty insurance policy. Additionally, if these higher targeted portfolio performance levels were exceeded and the financial guaranty insurance providers elect to declare an event of default, the insurance providers may retain all excess cash generated by other securitization transactions insured by them as additional credit enhancement. This, in turn, could result in defaults under our other securitizations and other material indebtedness, including under our senior note and convertible note indentures. As of March 31, 2011, no such servicing right termination events have occurred with respect to any of the Trusts formed by us.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2011, Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) (“2011-02”), A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring was issued effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011. ASU 2011-02 provides evaluation criteria for finance receivables meeting the criteria for whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. Additional disclosures around the nature and extent of modified finance receivables and their effect on the allowance for loan losses may be required under ASU 2010-20, Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2011-02 to have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

INTEREST RATE RISK

Fluctuations in market interest rates impact our credit facilities and securitization transactions. Our gross interest rate spread, which is the difference between interest earned on our finance receivables and interest paid, is affected by changes in interest rates as a result of our dependence upon the issuance of variable rate securities and the incurrence of variable rate debt to fund our purchases of finance receivables.

Credit Facilities

Finance receivables and leased assets purchased by us and pledged to secure borrowings under our credit facilities bear fixed interest rates or money factors. Amounts borrowed under our credit facilities bear interest at variable rates that are subject to frequent adjustments to reflect prevailing market interest rates. To protect the interest rate spread within each credit facility, our special purpose finance subsidiaries are contractually required to purchase interest rate cap agreements in connection with borrowings under our credit facilities. The purchaser of the interest rate cap agreement pays a premium in return for the right to receive the difference in the interest cost at any time a specified index of market interest rates rises above the stipulated “cap” rate. The purchaser of the interest rate cap agreement bears no obligation or liability if interest rates fall below the “cap” rate. As part of our interest rate risk management strategy and when economically feasible, we may simultaneously sell a corresponding interest rate cap agreement in order to offset the premium paid by our special purpose finance subsidiary to purchase the interest rate cap agreement and thus retain the interest rate risk. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreement purchased by the special purpose finance subsidiary is included in other assets and the fair value of the interest rate cap agreement sold by us is included in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

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Securitizations

The interest rate demanded by investors in our securitization transactions depends on prevailing market interest rates for comparable transactions and the general interest rate environment. We utilize several strategies to minimize the impact of interest rate fluctuations on our gross interest rate margin, including the use of derivative financial instruments and the regular sale or pledging of finance receivables to securitization Trusts.

In our securitization transactions, we transfer fixed rate finance receivables to Trusts that, in turn, sell either fixed rate or floating rate securities to investors. The fixed rates on securities issued by the Trusts are indexed to market interest rate swap spreads for transactions of similar duration or various London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”) and do not fluctuate during the term of the securitization. The floating rates on securities issued by the Trusts are indexed to LIBOR and fluctuate periodically based on movements in LIBOR. Derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate swap and cap agreements, are used to manage the gross interest rate spread on these transactions. We use interest rate swap agreements to convert the variable rate exposures on securities issued by our securitization Trusts to a fixed rate, thereby locking in the gross interest rate spread to be earned by us over the life of a securitization. Interest rate swap agreements purchased by us do not impact the amount of cash flows to be received by holders of the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. The interest rate swap agreements serve to offset the impact of increased or decreased interest paid by the Trusts on floating rate asset-backed securities on the cash flows to be received by us from the Trusts. We utilize such arrangements to modify our net interest sensitivity to levels deemed appropriate based on our risk tolerance. In circumstances where the interest rate risk is deemed to be tolerable, usually if the risk is less than one year in term at inception, we may choose not to hedge potential fluctuations in cash flows due to changes in interest rates. Our special purpose finance subsidiaries are contractually required to purchase a derivative financial instrument to protect the net spread in connection with the issuance of floating rate securities even if we choose not to hedge our future cash flows. Although the interest rate cap agreements are purchased by the Trusts, cash outflows from the Trusts ultimately impact our retained interests in the securitization transactions as cash expended by the securitization Trusts will decrease the ultimate amount of cash to be received by us. Therefore, when economically feasible, we may simultaneously sell a corresponding interest rate cap agreement to offset the premium paid by the Trust to purchase the interest rate cap agreement. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreements purchased by the special purpose finance subsidiaries in connection with securitization transactions are included in other assets and the fair value of the interest rate cap agreements sold by us are included in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate cap agreements are reflected in interest expense on our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

 

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We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the variability in interest payments on eight of our active securitization transactions. Portions of these interest rate swap agreements are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges. The fair value of interest rate swap agreements designated as hedges is included in liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Interest rate swap agreements that are not designated as hedges are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

Management monitors our hedging activities to ensure that the value of derivative financial instruments, their correlation to the contracts being hedged and the amounts being hedged continue to provide effective protection against interest rate risk. However, there can be no assurance that our strategies will be effective in minimizing interest rate risk or that increases in interest rates will not have an adverse effect on our profitability. All transactions are entered into for purposes other than trading.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The preceding Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section contains several “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements are those that use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “likely,” “should,” “estimate,” “continue,” “future” or other comparable expressions. These words indicate future events and trends. Forward-looking statements are our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to many assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ significantly from historical results or from those anticipated by us. The most significant risks are detailed from time to time in our filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) including our Transition Report on Form 10-K for the six month period ended December 31, 2010. 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.

 

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Because our funding strategy is dependent upon the issuance of interest-bearing securities and the incurrence of debt, fluctuations in interest rates impact our profitability. Therefore, we employ various hedging strategies to minimize the risk of interest rate fluctuations. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Interest Rate Risk” for additional information regarding such market risks.

 

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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, 2011. 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, 2011, 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.

Part II.    OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As a consumer finance company, we are subject to various consumer claims and litigation seeking damages and statutory penalties, based upon, among other things, usury, disclosure inaccuracies, wrongful repossession, violations of bankruptcy stay provisions, certificate of title disputes, fraud, breach of contract and discriminatory treatment of credit applicants. Some litigation against us could take the form of class action complaints by consumers and/or former shareholders. As the assignee of finance contracts originated by dealers, we may also be named as a co-defendant in lawsuits filed by consumers

 

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principally against dealers. The damages and penalties claimed by consumers in these types of matters can be substantial. The relief requested by the plaintiffs varies but can include requests for compensatory, statutory and punitive damages. We believe that we have taken prudent steps to address and mitigate the litigation risks associated with our business activities. However, any adverse resolution of litigation pending or threatened against us could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

On July 21, 2010, we entered into the Merger Agreement. The following litigation is continuing with respect to the Merger:

On July 27, 2010, an action styled Robert Hatfield, Derivatively on behalf of AmeriCredit Corp. vs. Clifton H. Morris, Jr., Daniel E. Berce, John Clay, Ian M. Cumming, A.R. Dike, James H. Greer, Douglas K. Higgins, Kenneth H. Jones, Jr., Robert B. Sturges, Justin R. Wheeler, General Motors Holdings LLC and General Motors Company, Defendants, and AmeriCredit Corp., Nominal Defendant, was filed in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, Cause No. 017 246937 10 (the “Hatfield Case”). In the Hatfield Case, the plaintiff alleges, among other allegations, that the individual defendants, who are or were members of our Board of Directors, breached their fiduciary duties with regards to the transaction between us and GM Holdings. Among other relief, the complaint sought to enjoin the closing of the transaction, and seeks to require us to rescind the transaction and the recovery of attorney fees and expenses.

On August 6, 2010, an action styled Carla Butler, Derivatively on behalf of AmeriCredit Corp., Plaintiff vs. Clifton H. Morris, Jr., Daniel E. Berce, John Clay, Ian M. Cumming, A.R. Dike, James H. Greer, Douglas K. Higgins, Kenneth H. Jones, Jr., Robert B. Sturges, Justin R. Wheeler, General Motors Holdings LLC and General Motors Company, Defendants, and AmeriCredit Corp., Nominal Defendant, was filed in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, Cause No. 67 247227-10 (the “Butler Case”). In the Butler Case, like the Hatfield Case, the complaint alleges that our individual officers and certain current and former directors breached their fiduciary duties. Among other relief, the complaint sought to rescind the transaction and enjoin its consummation and also seeks an award of plaintiff costs and disbursements including attorneys’ and expert fees.

The Hatfield Case and the Butler Case have been consolidated for handling and the consolidated complaints were amended to seek damages. On January 7, 2011, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaints, based on the court’s lack of subject matter jurisdiction over the consolidated case. On April 6, 2011, the Court entered an order granting the defendants’ motion and ordered that the consolidated case be dismissed with prejudice. The order of dismissal is subject to appeal.

 

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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1, “Risk Factors” in our Transition Report on Form 10-K for the six month period ended December 31, 2010, should be carefully considered as these risk factors could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Transition Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing us.

Leased Vehicle Residual Values and Return Rates

We project expected residual values and return volumes of the vehicles we lease. Actual proceeds realized by us upon the sale of returned leased vehicles at lease termination may be lower than the amount projected, which reduces the profitability of the lease transaction to us. Among the factors that can affect the value of returned lease vehicles are the volume of vehicles returned, economic conditions and the quality or perceived quality, safety or reliability of the vehicles. Actual return volumes may be higher than expected and can be influenced by contractual lease end values relative to auction values, marketing programs for new vehicles, and general economic conditions. All of these, alone or in combination, have the potential to adversely affect the profitability of our lease program and financial results.

 

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not Applicable

 

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not Applicable

 

Item 4. REMOVED AND RESERVED

Not Applicable

 

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Not Applicable

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS

 

31.1   Officers’ Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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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 6, 2011   By:  

/S/    CHRIS A. CHOATE        

    (Signature)
    Chris A. Choate
    Executive Vice President,
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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