Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

þ 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: 1-3754

ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   38-0572512

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

200 Renaissance Center

P.O. Box 200, Detroit, Michigan

48265-2000

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(866) 710-4623

(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, and (2) has been subject to such filing for the past 90 days.

Yes þ                    No ¨

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for a shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ¨                    No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a nonaccelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ¨    Accelerated filer ¨    Non-accelerated filer þ   Smaller reporting company ¨
      (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨                    No þ

At May 5, 2011, the number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock was 1,330,970 shares.

 

 

 


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ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

INDEX

 

        

Page

 
Part I — Financial Information   
Item 1.   Financial Statements      3   
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited)
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
     3   
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)
at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010
     4   
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (unaudited)
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
     6   
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
     7   
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)      9   
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      78   
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      127   
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures      128   
Part II — Other Information   
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings      129   
Item 1A.   Risk Factors      130   
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      132   
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities      132   
Item 4.   (Removed and Reserved)      132   
Item 5.   Other Information      132   
Item 6.   Exhibits      132   
Signatures      133   
Index of Exhibits      134   

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
 
($ in millions except per share data)        2011             2010      

Financing revenue and other interest income

    

Interest and fees on finance receivables and loans

   $ 1,623      $ 1,618   

Interest on loans held-for-sale

     108        215   

Interest on trading securities

     3        1   

Interest and dividends on available-for-sale investment securities

     104        99   

Interest-bearing cash

     12        14   

Operating leases

     680        1,163   
   

Total financing revenue and other interest income

     2,530        3,110   

Interest expense

    

Interest on deposits

     172        158   

Interest on short-term borrowings

     126        111   

Interest on long-term debt

     1,410        1,433   
   

Total interest expense

     1,708        1,702   

Depreciation expense on operating lease assets

     285        656   
   

Net financing revenue

     537        752   

Other revenue

    

Servicing fees

     371        385   

Servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net

     (87     (133
   

Total servicing income, net

     284        252   

Insurance premiums and service revenue earned

     433        468   

Gain on mortgage and automotive loans, net

     92        271   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (39     (118

Other gain on investments, net

     84        143   

Other income, net of losses

     216        82   
   

Total other revenue

     1,070        1,098   

Total net revenue

     1,607        1,850   

Provision for loan losses

     113        144   

Noninterest expense

    

Compensation and benefits expense

     434        426   

Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

     186        211   

Other operating expenses

     772        882   
   

Total noninterest expense

     1,392        1,519   

Income from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense

     102        187   

Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations

     (68     36   
   

Net income from continuing operations

     170        151   
   

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (24     11   
   

Net income

   $ 146      $ 162   
   

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

   $ (25   $ (340

Basic and diluted earnings per common share (a)

    

Net loss from continuing operations

   $ (1   $ (439

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (18     13   
   

Net loss

   $ (19   $ (426
   

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

     1,330,970        799,120   
   
(a) Due to the antidilutive effect of converting the Fixed Rate Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock into common shares and the net loss attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, income attributable to common shareholders and basic weighted-average common shares outstanding were used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share.

The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) are an integral part of these statements.

 

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ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (unaudited)

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

    

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 1,652      $ 1,714   

Interest-bearing

     11,294        9,956   
   

Total cash and cash equivalents

     12,946        11,670   

Trading securities

     75        240   

Investment securities

     15,401        14,846   

Loans held-for-sale, net ($2,946 and $6,424 fair value-elected)

     7,496        11,411   

Finance receivables and loans, net

    

Finance receivables and loans, net ($971 and $1,015 fair value-elected)

     107,459        102,413   

Allowance for loan losses

     (1,806     (1,873
   

Total finance receivables and loans, net

     105,653        100,540   

Investment in operating leases, net

     8,898        9,128   

Mortgage servicing rights

     3,774        3,738   

Premiums receivable and other insurance assets

     2,175        2,181   

Other assets

     16,763        17,564   

Assets of operations held-for-sale

     523        690   
   

Total assets

   $ 173,704      $ 172,008   
   

Liabilities

    

Deposit liabilities

    

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 2,064      $ 2,131   

Interest-bearing

     38,632        36,917   
   

Total deposit liabilities

     40,696        39,048   

Short-term borrowings

     7,395        7,508   

Long-term debt ($922 and $972 fair value-elected)

     88,139        86,612   

Interest payable

     1,850        1,829   

Unearned insurance premiums and service revenue

     2,842        2,854   

Reserves for insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

     828        862   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities ($14 and $ — fair value-elected)

     11,001        12,126   

Liabilities of operations held-for-sale

     546        680   
   

Total liabilities

     153,297        151,519   

Equity

    

Common stock and paid-in capital

     19,668        19,668   

Mandatorily convertible preferred stock held by U.S. Department of Treasury

     5,685        5,685   

Preferred stock

     1,255        1,287   

Accumulated deficit

     (6,435     (6,410

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     234        259   
   

Total equity

     20,407        20,489   
   

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 173,704      $ 172,008   
   

The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) are an integral part of these statements.

 

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ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (unaudited)

 

The assets of consolidated variable interest entities that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated variable interest entities and the liabilities of these entities for which creditors (or beneficial interest holders) do not have recourse to our general credit were as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Assets

    

Loans held-for-sale, net

   $ 14      $ 21   

Finance receivables and loans, net

    

Finance receivables and loans, net ($971 and $1,015 fair value-elected)

     36,801        33,483   

Allowance for loan losses

     (221     (238
   

Total finance receivables and loans, net

     36,580        33,245   

Investment in operating leases, net

     1,481        1,065   

Other assets

     3,352        3,194   

Assets of operations held-for-sale

            85   
   

Total assets

   $ 41,427      $ 37,610   
   

Liabilities

    

Short-term borrowings

   $ 784      $ 964   

Long-term debt ($922 and $972 fair value-elected)

     26,362        24,466   

Interest payable

     18        15   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     408        352   

Liabilities of operations held-for-sale

            45   
   

Total liabilities

   $ 27,572      $ 25,842   
   

The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) are an integral part of these statements.

 

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ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

 

($ in millions)   Common
stock
and
paid-in
capital
   

Mandatorily
convertible
preferred
stock
held by

U.S.
Department
of Treasury

    Preferred
stock
   

Accumulated

deficit

    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
    Total
equity
    Comprehensive
income
 

Balance at January 1, 2010, before cumulative effect of adjustments

  $ 13,829      $ 10,893      $ 1,287      $ (5,630   $ 460      $ 20,839     

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax (a)

          (57     4        (53  
   

Balance at January 1, 2010, after cumulative effect of adjustments

  $ 13,829      $ 10,893      $ 1,287      $ (5,687   $ 464      $ 20,786     

Net income

          162          162      $ 162   

Preferred stock dividends paid to the U.S. Department of Treasury

          (386       (386  

Preferred stock dividends

          (116       (116  

Dividends to shareholders

          (5       (5  

Other comprehensive income

            33        33        33   

Other (b)

          74          74     
   

Balance at March 31, 2010

  $ 13,829      $ 10,893      $ 1,287      $ (5,958   $ 497      $ 20,548      $ 195   
   

Balance at January 1, 2011

  $ 19,668      $ 5,685      $ 1,287      $ (6,410   $ 259      $ 20,489     

Net income

          146          146      $ 146   

Preferred stock dividends paid to the U.S. Department of Treasury

          (134       (134  

Preferred stock dividends

          (69       (69  

Series A preferred stock amendment (c)

        (32     32         

Other comprehensive loss

            (25     (25     (25
   

Balance at March 31, 2011

  $ 19,668      $ 5,685      $ 1,255      $ (6,435   $ 234      $ 20,407      $ 121   
   
(a) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax, due to adoption of ASU 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities.
(b) Represents a reduction of the estimated payment accrued for tax distributions as a result of the completion of the GMAC LLC U.S. Return of Partnership Income for the tax period January 1, 2009, through June 30, 2009.
(c) Refer to Note 16 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) are an integral part of these statements.

 

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ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    2011     2010  

Operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 146      $ 162   

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization

     717        1,255   

Other impairment

     16        (20

Amortization and valuation adjustments of mortgage servicing rights

     (117     196   

Provision for loan losses

     113        152   

Gain on sale of loans, net

     (94     (298

Net gain on investment securities

     (85     (151

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     39        118   

Originations and purchases of loans held-for-sale

     (12,635     (13,715

Proceeds from sales and repayments of loans held-for-sale

     15,835        19,314   

Net change in:

    

Trading securities

     77        53   

Deferred income taxes

     69        (47

Interest payable

     16        165   

Other assets

     (120     1,550   

Other liabilities

     (321     (477

Other, net

     (614     (884
   

Net cash provided by operating activities

     3,042        7,373   
   

Investing activities

    

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

     (5,529     (4,735

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities

     4,475        2,664   

Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities

     1,103        2,873   

Net (increase) in finance receivables and loans

     (4,249     (3,571

Proceeds from sales of finance receivables and loans

            1,187   

Purchases of operating lease assets

     (1,933     (845

Disposals of operating lease assets

     1,882        2,278   

Proceeds from sale of business units, net (a)

     46        (526

Other, net

     591        606   
   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,614     (69
   

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ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    2011     2010  

Financing activities

    

Net change in short-term debt

     87        (2,629

Net increase in bank deposits

     1,670        752   

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     13,804        12,187   

Repayments of long-term debt

     (13,211     (18,761

Dividends paid

     (228     (199

Other, net

     83        294   
   

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     2,205        (8,356

Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (266     378   
   

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     1,367        (674

Adjustment for change in cash and cash equivalents of operations held-for-sale (a) (b)

     (91     556   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     11,670        14,788   
   

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31,

   $ 12,946      $ 14,670   
   

Supplemental disclosures

    

Cash paid for

    

Interest

   $ 1,465      $ 1,217   

Income taxes

     305        167   

Noncash items

    

Increase in finance receivables and loans due to a change in accounting principle (c)

            17,990   

Increase in long-term debt due to a change in accounting principle (c)

            17,054   

Transfer of mortgage servicing rights into trading securities through certification

     266          

Other disclosures

    

Proceeds from sales and repayments of mortgage loans held-for-investment originally designated as held-for-sale

     58        150   
   
(a) The amounts are net of cash and cash equivalents of $7 million at March 31, 2011, and $745 million at March 31, 2010, of business units at the time of dispositon.
(b) Cash flows of discontinued operations are reflected within operating, investing, and financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The cash balance of these operations are reported as assets of operations held-for-sale on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(c) Relates to the adoption of ASU 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities.

The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) are an integral part of these statements.

 

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ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

1. Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Changes in Significant Accounting Policies

Ally Financial Inc. (formerly GMAC Inc. and referred to herein as Ally, we, our, or us) is a leading, independent, globally diversified, financial services firm. Founded in 1919, we are a leading automotive financial services company with over 90 years experience providing a broad array of financial products and services to automotive dealers and their customers. We are also one of the largest residential mortgage companies in the United States. We became a bank holding company on December 24, 2008, under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Our banking subsidiary, Ally Bank, is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ally Financial Inc. and a leading franchise in the growing direct (online and telephonic) banking market.

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Additionally, where applicable, the policies conform to the accounting and reporting guidelines prescribed by bank regulatory authorities. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and that affect income and expenses during the reporting period. In developing the estimates and assumptions, management uses all available evidence; however, actual results could differ because of uncertainties associated with estimating the amounts, timing, and likelihood of possible outcomes.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at March 31, 2011, and for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and 2010, are unaudited but reflect all adjustments that are, in management’s opinion, necessary for the fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements (and the related notes) included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, as filed on February 25, 2011, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Residential Capital, LLC

Residential Capital, LLC (ResCap), one of our mortgage subsidiaries, was negatively impacted by the events and conditions in the mortgage banking industry and the broader economy beginning in 2007. The market deterioration led to fewer sources of, and significantly reduced levels of, liquidity available to finance ResCap’s operations. ResCap is highly leveraged relative to its cash flow and previously recognized credit and valuation losses resulting in a significant deterioration in capital. ResCap’s consolidated tangible net worth, as defined, was $884 million at March 31, 2011, and ResCap remained in compliance with all of its consolidated tangible net worth covenants. For this purpose, consolidated tangible net worth is defined as ResCap’s consolidated equity excluding intangible assets. There continues to be a risk that ResCap may not be able to meet its debt service obligations, may default on its financial debt covenants due to insufficient capital, and/or may be in a negative liquidity position in future periods.

ResCap actively manages its liquidity and capital positions and is continually working on initiatives to address its debt covenant compliance and liquidity needs including debt maturing in the next twelve months and other risks and uncertainties. ResCap’s initiatives could include, but are not limited to, the following: continuing to work with key credit providers to optimize all available liquidity options; possible further reductions in assets and other restructuring activities; focusing production on conforming and government-insured residential mortgage loans; and continued exploration of opportunities for funding and capital support from Ally and its affiliates. The outcomes of most of these initiatives are to a great extent outside of ResCap’s control resulting in increased uncertainty as to their successful execution.

During 2009 and 2010, we performed a strategic review of our mortgage business. As a result of this, we effectively exited the European mortgage market through the sale of our U.K. and continental Europe operations. We also completed the sale of certain higher-risk legacy mortgage assets and settled representation and warranty claims with certain counterparties. The ongoing focus of our Mortgage Origination and Servicing operations will be predominately the origination and sale of conforming and government-insured residential mortgages and mortgage servicing. While the opportunities for further risk mitigation remain, the risk in our Mortgage Legacy Portfolio and Other operations has been materially reduced as compared to recent levels.

 

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ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

In the future, Ally and ResCap may take additional actions with respect to ResCap as each party deems appropriate. These actions may include Ally providing or declining to provide additional liquidity and capital support for ResCap; refinancing or restructuring some or all of ResCap’s existing debt; the purchase or sale of ResCap debt securities in the public or private markets for cash or other consideration; entering into derivative or other hedging or similar transactions with respect to ResCap or its debt securities; Ally purchasing assets from ResCap; or undertaking corporate transactions such as a tender offer or exchange offer for some or all of ResCap’s outstanding debt securities, asset sales, or other business reorganization or similar action with respect to all or part of ResCap and/or its affiliates. In this context, Ally and ResCap typically consider a number of factors to the extent applicable and appropriate including, without limitation, the financial condition, results of operations, and prospects of Ally and ResCap; ResCap’s ability to obtain third-party financing; tax considerations; the current and anticipated future trading price levels of ResCap’s debt instruments; conditions in the mortgage banking industry and general economic conditions; other investment and business opportunities available to Ally and/or ResCap; and any nonpublic information that ResCap may possess or that Ally receives from ResCap.

ResCap remains heavily dependent on Ally and its affiliates for funding and capital support, and there can be no assurance that Ally or its affiliates will continue such actions or that Ally will choose to execute any further strategic transactions with respect to ResCap or that any transactions undertaken will be successful.

Although our continued actions through various funding and capital initiatives demonstrate support for ResCap, there are currently no commitments or assurances for future capital support. Consequently, there remains substantial doubt about ResCap’s ability to continue as a going concern. Should we no longer continue to support the capital or liquidity needs of ResCap or should ResCap be unable to successfully execute other initiatives, it would have a material adverse effect on ResCap’s business, results of operations, and financial position.

Ally has extensive financing and hedging arrangements with ResCap that could be at risk of nonpayment if ResCap were to file for bankruptcy. At March 31, 2011, we had $1.9 billion in secured financing arrangements with ResCap of which $1.3 billion in loans was utilized. At March 31, 2011, there was no net exposure under the hedging arrangement because the arrangements were fully collateralized. Amounts outstanding under the secured financing and hedging arrangements fluctuate. If ResCap were to file for bankruptcy, ResCap’s repayments of its financing facilities, including those with us, could be slower. In addition, we could be an unsecured creditor of ResCap to the extent that the proceeds from the sale of our collateral are insufficient to repay ResCap’s obligations to us. It is possible that other ResCap creditors would seek to recharacterize our loans to ResCap as equity contributions or to seek equitable subordination of our claims so that the claims of other creditors would have priority over our claims. In addition, should ResCap file for bankruptcy, our $884 million investment related to ResCap’s equity position would likely be reduced to zero. If a ResCap bankruptcy were to occur and a substantial amount of our credit exposure is not repaid to us, it would have an adverse impact on our near-term net income and capital position, but we do not believe it would have a materially adverse impact on Ally’s consolidated financial position over the longer term.

Relationship and Transactions with General Motors Company (GM)

GM, GM dealers, and GM-related employees compose a significant portion of our customer base, and our Global Automotive Services operations are highly dependent on GM production and sales volume. As a result, a significant adverse change in GM’s business, including significant adverse changes in GM’s liquidity position and access to the capital markets, the production or sale of GM vehicles, the quality or resale value of GM vehicles, the use of GM marketing incentives, GM’s relationships with its key suppliers, GM’s relationship with the United Auto Workers and other labor unions, and other factors impacting GM or its employees could have a significant adverse effect on our profitability and financial condition.

As a result of the conversion of $5.5 billion of Ally Mandatorily Convertible Preferred (MCP) stock held by the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) into common stock on December 30, 2010, and consequent dilution of the equity interests held by GM and the GM Trust, GM and the GM Trust are no longer considered related parties for purposes of applicable disclosure within the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, as they collectively have less than 10% of the voting interests in Ally and do not control or have the ability to significantly influence the management and policies of Ally. In addition, as a result of the conversion, the Federal Reserve has determined that GM will no longer be considered an “affiliate” of Ally Bank for purposes of Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, which impose limitations on transactions between banks and their affiliates.

 

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ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

Refer to Note 26 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a summary of related party transactions with GM during 2010.

Significant Accounting Policies

Earnings per Common Share

We compute earnings (loss) per common share by dividing net income (loss) (after deducting dividends on preferred stock) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. We compute diluted earnings (loss) per common share by dividing net income (loss) (after deducting dividends on preferred stock) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the dilution resulting from the conversion of convertible preferred stock, if applicable.

Refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding additional significant accounting policies.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Receivables — Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses (ASU 2010-20)

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-20 required us to disclose a rollforward of the allowance for loan losses, additional activity-based disclosures for both financing receivables, and the allowance for each reporting period. We early adopted the rollforward requirement during the December 31, 2010, reporting period. As of January 19, 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2011-01, Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20, which effectively defers the disclosure requirements in ASU 2010-20 related to troubled debt restructurings while they deliberate on other potential changes to the accounting for troubled debt restructurings. This deferral ended with the issuance of ASU 2011-02 in April 2011 as discussed in the section in this note titled Recently Issued Accounting Standards. Since the guidance relates only to disclosures, adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Revenue Recognition — Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (ASU 2009-13)

As of January 1, 2011, we adopted ASU 2009-13, which amends Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 605, Revenue Recognition. The guidance significantly changed the accounting for revenue recognition in arrangements with multiple deliverables and eliminated the residual method, which allocated the discount of a multiple deliverable arrangement among the delivered items. The guidance requires entities to allocate the total consideration to all deliverables at inception using the relative selling price and to allocate any discount in the arrangement proportionally to each deliverable based on each deliverable’s selling price. The adoption did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (ASU 2010-28)

As of January 1, 2011, we adopted ASU 2010-28, which amends ASC Topic 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other, to modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Additionally, when determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist. The adoption did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Financial Services — Insurance — Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts (ASU 2010-26)

In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-26, which amends ASC 944, Financial Services — Insurance. The amendments in this ASU specify which costs incurred in the acquisition of new and renewal insurance contracts should be capitalized. All other acquisition-related costs should be expensed as incurred. If the initial application of the amendments in

 

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this ASU results in the capitalization of acquisition costs that had not been previously capitalized, an entity may elect not to capitalize those types of costs. The ASU will be effective for us on January 1, 2012. We do not expect the adoption to have a material impact to our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Receivables — A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring (ASU 2011-02)

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02, which amends ASC 310, Receivables. The amendments in this ASU clarify which loan modifications constitute a troubled debt restructuring. It is intended to assist creditors in determining whether a modification of the terms of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring, both for purposes of recording an impairment loss and for disclosure of troubled debt restructurings. The ASU will be effective for us on July 1, 2011, and must be applied retrospectively to modifications made subsequent to the beginning of the annual period of adoption, which is January 1, 2011, for us.

If, as a result of applying these amendments, we identify receivables that are newly considered impaired, we are required to apply the measurement portion of the amendments to these newly identified impairments at the end of the reporting period of adoption. We will also be required to disclose the total amount of receivables and the allowance for credit losses as of the end of the period of adoption related to those receivables that are newly considered impaired for which impairment was previously measured under ASC 450-20, Contingencies — Loss Contingencies.

Early adoption is permitted. We have not yet determined the impact upon adoption.

 

2. Discontinued and Held-for-sale Operations

Discontinued Operations

We classified certain operations as discontinued using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as the associated operations and cash flows will be eliminated from our ongoing operations and we will not have any significant continuing involvement in their operations after the respective sale transactions. For all periods presented, all of the operating results for these operations were removed from continuing operations and are presented separately as discontinued operations, net of tax. The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were adjusted to exclude discontinued operations unless otherwise noted.

Select Insurance Operations

During 2009, we committed to sell the U.K. consumer property and casualty insurance business, which provides vehicle and home insurance through a number of distribution channels including independent agents, affinity groups, and the internet. In April 2011, we entered into a definitive sales agreement and expect to complete the sale during the second or third quarter of 2011.

Select International Automotive Finance Operations

We completed the sale of our Ecuador operations during the first quarter of 2011. We expect to complete the sale of our Venezuela operations during 2011.

Select Financial Information

The pretax income or loss recognized for the discontinued operations, including the direct costs to transact a sale, could differ from the ultimate sales price due to the fluidity of ongoing negotiations, price volatility, changing interest rates, changing foreign-currency rates, and future economic conditions.

 

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Selected financial information of discontinued operations is summarized below.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)        2011             2010      

Select Insurance operations

    

Total net revenue

   $ 56      $ 239   

Pretax income including direct costs to transact a sale (a)

     7          

Tax expense

            4   

Select International operations

    

Total net revenue

   $ 5      $ 41   

Pretax (loss) income including direct costs to transact a sale (a)

     (31     4   

Tax expense

            8   

Select Mortgage — Legacy and Other operations

    

Total net revenue

   $      $ 28   

Pretax income including direct costs to transact a sale

            13   

Tax expense

              

Select Commercial Finance operations

    

Total net revenue

   $      $ 8   

Pretax income including direct costs to transact a sale

            10   

Tax expense

            4   
   
(a) Includes certain income tax activity recognized by Corporate and Other.

 

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Held-for-sale Operations

The assets and liabilities of operations held-for-sale are summarized below.

 

March 31, 2011 ($ in millions)    Select
Insurance
operations (a)
    Select
International
operations (b)
    Total
held-for-sale
operations
 

Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

      

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 4      $ 58      $ 62   

Interest-bearing

     61        19        80   
   

Total cash and cash equivalents

     65        77        142   

Investment securities

     384               384   

Finance receivables and loans, net

      

Finance receivables and loans, net

            19        19   

Allowance for loan losses

            (1     (1
   

Total finance receivables and loans, net

            18        18   

Premiums receivable and other insurance assets

     190               190   

Other assets

     142        2        144   

Impairment on assets of held-for-sale operations

     (221     (134 )(c)      (355
   

Total assets

   $ 560      $ (37   $ 523   
   

Liabilities

      

Interest-bearing deposit liabilities

   $      $ 5      $ 5   

Unearned insurance premiums and service revenue

     125               125   

Reserves for insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

     382               382   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     33        1        34   
   

Total liabilities

   $ 540      $ 6      $ 546   
   

December 31, 2010

      

Assets

      

Cash and cash equivalents

      

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 5      $ 14      $ 19   

Interest-bearing

            33        33   
   

Total cash and cash equivalents

     5        47        52   

Investment securities

     435               435   

Finance receivables and loans, net

      

Finance receivables and loans, net

            242        242   

Allowance for loan losses

            (3     (3
   

Total finance receivables and loans, net

            239        239   

Premiums receivable and other insurance assets

     169               169   

Other assets

     138        16        154   

Impairment on assets of held-for-sale operations

     (224     (135 ) (c)      (359
   

Total assets

   $ 523      $ 167      $ 690   
   

Liabilities

      

Interest-bearing deposit liabilities

   $      $ 6      $ 6   

Short-term borrowings

            47        47   

Long-term debt

            115        115   

Interest payable

            2        2   

Unearned insurance premiums and service revenue

     115               115   

Reserves for insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

     362               362   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     33               33   
   

Total liabilities

   $ 510      $ 170      $ 680   
   
(a) Includes the U.K. consumer property and casualty insurance business.
(b) The balances at March 31, 2011, include the International Automotive Finance operation of Venezuela. The balances at December 31, 2010, include the International Automotive Finance operations of Ecuador and Venezuela.
(c) Includes $94 million of unfavorable accumulated translation adjustments at both March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010.

 

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3. Other Income, Net of Losses

Details of other income, net of losses, were as follows.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)        2011             2010      

Mortgage processing fees and other mortgage income

   $ 44      $ 54   

Remarketing fees

     37        31   

Late charges and other administrative fees

     33        37   

Income from equity-method investments

     22        12   

Full-service leasing fees

     15        28   

Real estate services, net

            6   

Fair value adjustment on derivatives (a)

     (14     (55

Change due to fair value option elections (b)

     (17     (73

Other, net

     96        42   
   

Total other income, net of losses

   $ 216      $ 82   
   
(a) Refer to Note 19 for a description of derivative instruments and hedging activities.
(b) Refer to Note 21 for a description of fair value option elections.

 

4. Other Operating Expenses

Details of other operating expenses were as follows.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)        2011             2010      

Insurance commissions

   $ 125      $ 146   

Technology and communications

     120        139   

Professional services

     68        57   

Advertising and marketing

     54        24   

Lease and loan administration

     44        31   

Regulatory and licensing fees

     37        31   

Vehicle remarketing and repossession

     36        55   

State and local non-income taxes

     31        24   

Mortgage representation and warranty, net

     26        49   

Premises and equipment depreciation

     26        18   

Occupancy

     23        26   

Full-service leasing vehicle maintenance costs

     11        29   

Restructuring

     (3     43   

Other

     174        210   
   

Total other operating expenses

   $ 772      $ 882   
   

 

5. Trading Securities

The fair value for our portfolio of trading securities was as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

U.S. Treasury

   $       $ 77   

Mortgage-backed residential

     75         69   

Asset-backed

             94   
   

Total trading securities

   $ 75       $ 240   
   

 

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6. Investment Securities

Our portfolio of securities includes bonds, equity securities, asset- and mortgage-backed securities, notes, interests in securitization trusts, and other investments. The cost, fair value, and gross unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities were as follows.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Cost      Gross unrealized     Fair
value
     Cost      Gross unrealized     Fair
value
 
($ in millions)       gains      losses           gains      losses    

Available-for-sale securities

                     

Debt securities

                     

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

   $ 2,902       $ 8       $ (20   $ 2,890       $ 3,307       $ 22       $ (11   $ 3,318   

States and political subdivisions

     3                        3         3                 (1     2   

Foreign government

     1,309         14         (6     1,317         1,231         19         (2     1,248   

Mortgage-backed residential (a)

     5,920         49         (108     5,861         5,844         60         (79     5,825   

Asset-backed

     2,262         38         (3     2,297         1,934         15         (1     1,948   

Corporate debt

     1,376         13         (10     1,379         1,537         34         (13     1,558   

Other

     489                        489         152                 (1     151   
   

Total debt securities (b)

     14,261         122         (147     14,236         14,008         150         (108     14,050   

Equity securities

     1,134         69         (38     1,165         766         60         (30     796   
   

Total available-for-sale securities (c)

   $ 15,395       $ 191       $ (185   $ 15,401       $ 14,774       $ 210       $ (138   $ 14,846   
   
(a) Residential mortgage-backed securities include agency-backed bonds totaling $4,208 million and $4,503 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(b) In connection with certain borrowings and letters of credit relating to certain assumed reinsurance contracts, $57 million and $153 million of primarily U.K. Treasury securities were pledged as collateral at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(c) Certain entities related to our Insurance operations are required to deposit securities with state regulatory authorities. These deposited securities totaled $15 million and $12 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

The maturity distribution of available-for-sale debt securities outstanding is summarized in the following tables. Prepayments may cause actual maturities to differ from scheduled maturities.

 

    Total     Due in
one year
or less
    Due after
one year
through

five years
    Due after
five years
through
ten years
    Due after
ten years (a)
 
March 31, 2011 ($ in millions)   Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield  

Fair value of available-for-sale debt securities (b)

                   

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

  $ 2,890        1.3   $ 97        0.6   $ 2,693        1.2   $ 100        3.7   $       

States and political subdivisions

    3        8.7                                                  3        8.7   

Foreign government

    1,317        3.4        20        3.2        1,103        3.3        193        3.7        1        4.1   

Mortgage-backed residential

    5,861        3.3                      3        6.3        55        4.5        5,803        3.3   

Asset-backed

    2,297        2.7        87        2.6        1,149        2.2        443        2.5        618        3.8   

Corporate debt

    1,379        4.3        22        5.4        557        3.6        653        5.0        147        4.0   

Other

    489        1.4        489        1.4                                             
                                             

Total available-for-sale debt securities

  $ 14,236        2.9      $ 715        1.6      $ 5,505        2.1      $ 1,444        3.9      $ 6,572        3.4   
   

Amortized cost of available-for-sale debt securities

  $ 14,261        $ 714        $ 5,498        $ 1,438        $ 6,611     
   
(a) Investments with no stated maturities are included as contractual maturities of greater than 10 years. Actual maturities may differ due to call or prepayment options.
(b) Yields on tax-exempt obligations are computed on a tax-equivalent basis.

 

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    Total     Due in
one year
or less
    Due after
one year
through
five years
    Due after
five years
through
ten years
    Due after
ten years (a)
 
December 31, 2010 ($ in millions)   Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield  

Fair value of available-for-sale debt securities (b)

                   

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

  $ 3,318        1.4   $ 124        1.2   $ 3,094        1.3   $ 100        3.7   $       

States and political subdivisions

    2        8.7                                                  2        8.7   

Foreign government

    1,248        3.1        7        2.2        1,092        3.1        149        3.5                 

Mortgage-backed residential

    5,825        3.8                      57        3.2        64        4.4        5,704        3.8   

Asset-backed

    1,948        2.5                      1,146        2.2        500        2.4        302        4.0   

Corporate debt

    1,558        3.9        22        5.7        811        3.5        593        4.3        132        4.0   

Other

    151        1.5        151        1.5                                             
                                             

Total available-for-sale debt securities

  $ 14,050        3.0      $ 304        1.7      $ 6,200        2.1      $ 1,406        3.5      $ 6,140        3.8   
   

Amortized cost of available-for-sale debt securities

  $ 14,008        $ 305        $ 6,152        $ 1,388        $ 6,163     
   
(a) Investments with no stated maturities are included as contractual maturities of greater than 10 years. Actual maturities may differ due to call or prepayment options.
(b) Yields on tax-exempt obligations are computed on a tax-equivalent basis.

The balances of cash equivalents were $5.4 billion and $5.3 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively, and were composed primarily of money market accounts and short-term securities, including U.S. Treasury bills.

The following table presents gross gains and losses realized upon the sales of available-for-sale securities. During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, we did not recognize other-than-temporary impairment on available-for-sale securities.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)        2011             2010      

Gross realized gains

   $ 94      $ 151   

Gross realized losses

     (10     (8
   

Net realized gains

   $ 84      $ 143   
   

The following table presents interest and dividends on available-for-sale securities.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)        2011              2010      

Taxable interest

   $ 99       $ 90   

Taxable dividends

     5         3   

Interest and dividends exempt from U.S. federal income tax

             6   
   

Total interest and dividends on available-for-sale securities

   $ 104       $ 99   
   

The table below summarizes available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position in accumulated other comprehensive income. Based on the methodology described below that was applied to these securities, we believe that the unrealized losses relate to factors other than credit losses in the current market environment. As of March 31, 2011, we did not have the intent to sell the debt securities with an unrealized loss position in accumulated other comprehensive income, and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. As of March 31, 2011, we had the ability and intent to hold equity securities with an unrealized loss position in accumulated other comprehensive income. As a result, we believe that the securities with an unrealized loss position in accumulated other

 

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comprehensive income are not considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2011. Refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to investment securities and our methodology for evaluating potential other-than-temporary impairments.

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     Less than
12 months
    12 months
or longer
    Less than
12 months
    12 months
or longer
 
($ in millions)    Fair
value
     Unrealized
loss
    Fair
value
     Unrealized
loss
    Fair
value
     Unrealized
loss
    Fair
value
     Unrealized
loss
 

Available-for-sale securities

                    

Debt securities

                    

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

   $ 1,647       $ (20   $       $      $ 702       $ (11   $       $   

States and political subdivisions

     2                               2         (1               

Foreign government

     729         (6                    323         (2               

Mortgage-backed residential

     3,623         (107     11         (1     3,159         (77     11         (2

Asset-backed

     336         (3     1                238         (1     2           

Corporate debt

     646         (10     6                653         (13     5           

Other

     83                               80         (1               
   

Total temporarily impaired debt securities

     7,066         (146     18         (1     5,157         (106     18         (2

Temporarily impaired equity securities

     411         (34     44         (4     250         (27     26         (3
   

Total temporarily impaired available-for-sale securities

   $ 7,477       $ (180   $ 62       $ (5   $ 5,407       $ (133   $ 44       $ (5
   

 

7. Loans Held-for-sale, Net

The composition of loans held-for-sale, net, was as follows.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
($ in millions)    Domestic      Foreign      Total      Domestic      Foreign      Total  

Consumer mortgage

                 

1st Mortgage

   $ 6,605       $ 74       $ 6,679       $ 10,191       $ 364       $ 10,555   

Home equity

     811                 811         856                 856   
   

Total consumer mortgage (a)

     7,416         74         7,490         11,047         364         11,411   

Commercial

                 

Commercial and industrial

                 

Other

     6                 6                           
   

Total commercial

     6                 6                           
   

Total loans held-for-sale (b)

   $ 7,422       $ 74       $ 7,496       $ 11,047       $ 364       $ 11,411   
   
(a) Fair value option-elected domestic consumer mortgages were $2.9 billion and $6.4 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. Refer to Note 21 for additional information.
(b) Totals are net of unamortized premiums and discounts and deferred fees and costs of $243 million and $161 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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The following table summarizes held-for-sale mortgage loans reported at carrying value by higher-risk loan type.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

High original loan-to-value (greater than 100%) mortgage loans

   $ 323       $ 331   

Payment-option adjustable-rate mortgage loans

     16         16   

Interest-only mortgage loans

     430         481   

Below-market rate (teaser) mortgages

     134         151   
   

Total (a)

   $ 903       $ 979   
   
(a) The majority of these loans are held by our Mortgage Legacy Portfolio and Other operations at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010.

 

8. Finance Receivables and Loans, Net

The composition of finance receivables and loans, net, reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses was as follows.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
($ in millions)    Domestic      Foreign      Total      Domestic      Foreign      Total  

Consumer automobile

   $ 39,903       $ 16,965       $ 56,868       $ 34,604       $ 16,650       $ 51,254   

Consumer mortgage

                 

1st Mortgage

     6,893         328         7,221         6,917         390         7,307   

Home equity

     3,347                 3,347         3,441                 3,441   
   

Total consumer mortgage

     10,240         328         10,568         10,358         390         10,748   

Commercial

                 

Commercial and industrial

                 

Automobile

     24,716         9,222         33,938         24,944         8,398         33,342   

Mortgage

     820         40         860         1,540         41         1,581   

Other

     1,596         295         1,891         1,795         312         2,107   

Commercial real estate

                 

Automobile

     2,090         220         2,310         2,071         216         2,287   

Mortgage

             53         53         1         78         79   
   

Total commercial

     29,222         9,830         39,052         30,351         9,045         39,396   

Loans at fair value (a)

     645         326         971         663         352         1,015   
   

Total finance receivables and loans (b)

   $ 80,010       $ 27,449       $ 107,459       $ 75,976       $ 26,437       $ 102,413   
   
(a) Includes domestic consumer mortgages at fair value as a result of fair value option election. Refer to Note 21 for additional information.
(b) Totals are net of unearned income, unamortized premiums and discounts, and deferred fees and costs of $2.9 billion at both March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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The following tables present an analysis of the activity in the allowance for loan losses on finance receivables and loans.

 

($ in millions)   

Consumer

automobile

   

Consumer

mortgage

    Commercial     Total  

Allowance at January 1, 2011

   $ 970      $ 580      $ 323      $ 1,873   

Charge-offs

        

Domestic

     (139     (60     (6     (205

Foreign

     (42            (31     (73
   

Total charge-offs

     (181     (60     (37     (278
   

Recoveries

        

Domestic

     50        3        6        59   

Foreign

     19               11        30   
   

Total recoveries

     69        3        17        89   
   

Net charge-offs

     (112     (57     (20     (189

Provision for loan losses

     53        40        20        113   

Other

     5               4        9   
   

Allowance at March 31, 2011

   $ 916      $ 563      $ 327      $ 1,806   
   

Allowance for loan losses

        

Individually evaluated for impairment

   $      $ 98      $ 103      $ 201   

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     900        465        224        1,589   

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

     16                      16   

Finance receivables and loans at historical cost

        

Ending balance

     56,868        10,568        39,052        106,488   

Individually evaluated for impairment

            529        1,164        1,693   

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     56,724        10,039        37,888        104,651   

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

     144                      144   
   

 

($ in millions)   

Consumer

automobile

   

Consumer

mortgage

    Commercial     Total  

Allowance at January 1, 2010

   $ 1,024      $ 640      $ 781      $ 2,445   

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles (a)

     222                      222   

Charge-offs

        

Domestic

     (289     (32     (61     (382

Foreign

     (56     (2     (4     (62
   

Total charge-offs

     (345     (34     (65     (444
   

Recoveries

        

Domestic

     105        4        4        113   

Foreign

     15                      15   
   

Total recoveries

     120        4        4        128   
   

Net charge-offs

     (225     (30     (61     (316

Provision for loan losses

     108        18        18        144   

Discontinued operations

     2        (1            1   

Other

     (11     7        (12     (16
   

Allowance at March 31, 2010

   $ 1,120      $ 634      $ 726      $ 2,480   
   

Allowance for loan losses

        

Individually evaluated for impairment

   $      $ 94      $ 434      $ 528   

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     1,090        540        292        1,922   

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

     30                      30   

Finance receivables and loans at historical cost

        

Ending balance

     38,114        11,242        37,112        86,468   

Individually evaluated for impairment

            336        1,852        2,188   

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     37,865        10,906        35,260        84,031   

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

     249                      249   
   
(a) Effect of change in accounting principle due to adoption of ASU 2009-17.

 

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Loans are considered impaired when we determine it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the terms of the loan agreement.

The following table presents information about our impaired finance receivables and loans.

 

($ in millions)   

Unpaid

principal

balance

     Carrying
value before
allowance
    

Impaired

with no

allowance

    

Impaired

with an

allowance

    

Allowance
for

impaired

loans

 

March 31, 2011

              

Consumer mortgage

              

1st Mortgage

   $ 446       $ 440       $       $ 440       $ 55   

Home equity

     88         89                 89         42   
   

Total consumer mortgage

     534         529                 529         97   

Commercial

              

Commercial and industrial

              

Automobile

     333         333         35         298         16   

Mortgage

     43         43         3         40         15   

Other

     122         119         21         98         39   

Commercial real estate

              

Automobile

     150         150         78         72         31   

Mortgage

     49         49         13         36         2   
   

Total commercial

     697         694         150         544         103   
   

Total consumer and commercial

   $ 1,231       $ 1,223       $ 150       $ 1,073       $ 200   
   

December 31, 2010

              

Consumer mortgage

              

1st Mortgage

   $ 410       $ 404       $       $ 404       $ 59   

Home equity

     82         83                 83         40   
   

Total consumer mortgage

     492         487                 487         99   

Commercial

              

Commercial and industrial

              

Automobile

     340         356         33         323         23   

Mortgage

     44         40                 40         14   

Other

     135         133         20         113         51   

Commercial real estate

              

Automobile

     206         197         108         89         29   

Mortgage

     71         71         28         43         10   
   

Total commercial

     796         797         189         608         127   
   

Total consumer and commercial

   $ 1,288       $ 1,284       $ 189       $ 1,095       $ 226   
   

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

The following table presents average balance and interest income for our impaired finance receivables and loans.

 

     2011      2010  
Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)   

Average

balance

    

Interest

income

    

Average

balance

    

Interest

income

 

Consumer mortgage

           

1st Mortgage

   $ 423       $ 4       $ 247       $ 2   

Home equity

     85         1         43         1   
   

Total consumer mortgage

     508         5         290         3   

Commercial

           

Commercial and industrial

           

Automobile

     336                 414           

Mortgage

     42         5                   

Other

     128         1         961           

Commercial real estate

           

Automobile

     178                 284           

Mortgage

     63         1         256         1   
   

Total commercial

     747         7         1,915         1   
   

Total consumer and commercial

   $ 1,255       $ 12       $ 2,205       $ 4   
   

 

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At March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, commercial commitments to lend additional funds to debtors owing receivables whose terms had been modified in a troubled debt restructuring were $11 million and $15 million, respectively.

The following table presents an analysis of our past due finance receivables and loans.

 

($ in millions)   

30-59 days

past due

    

60-89 days

past due

    

90 days

or more

past due

    

Total

past due

     Current     

Total

finance receivables

and loans

 

March 31, 2011

                 

Consumer automobile

   $ 688       $ 129       $ 176       $ 993       $ 55,875       $ 56,868   

Consumer mortgage

                 

1st Mortgage

     110         57         185         352         6,869         7,221   

Home equity

     20         9         11         40         3,307         3,347   
   

Total consumer mortgage

     130         66         196         392         10,176         10,568   

Commercial

                 

Commercial and industrial

                 

Automobile

             3         57         60         33,878         33,938   

Mortgage

     3                 40         43         817         860   

Other

                     6         6         1,885         1,891   

Commercial real estate

                 

Automobile

     2                 64         66         2,244         2,310   

Mortgage

                     49         49         4         53   
   

Total commercial

     5         3         216         224         38,828         39,052   
   

Total consumer and commercial

   $ 823       $ 198       $ 588       $ 1,609       $ 104,879       $ 106,488   
   

December 31, 2010

                 

Consumer automobile

   $ 828       $ 175       $ 197       $ 1,200       $ 50,054       $ 51,254   

Consumer mortgage

                 

1st Mortgage

     115         67         205         387         6,920         7,307   

Home equity

     20         12         13         45         3,396         3,441   
   

Total consumer mortgage

     135         79         218         432         10,316         10,748   

Commercial

                 

Commercial and industrial

                 

Automobile

     21         19         85         125         33,217         33,342   

Mortgage

             36         4         40         1,541         1,581   

Other

                     20         20         2,087         2,107   

Commercial real estate

                 

Automobile

             4         78         82         2,205         2,287   

Mortgage

                     71         71         8         79   
   

Total commercial

     21         59         258         338         39,058         39,396   
   

Total consumer and commercial

   $ 984       $ 313       $ 673       $ 1,970       $ 99,428       $ 101,398   
   

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

The following table presents the carrying amount of our finance receivables and loans on nonaccrual status.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Consumer automobile

   $ 187       $ 207   

Consumer mortgage

     

1st Mortgage

     367         500   

Home equity

     45         61   
   

Total consumer mortgage

     412         561   

Commercial

     

Commercial and industrial

     

Automobile

     284         296   

Mortgage

     43         40   

Other

     119         134   

Commercial real estate

     

Automobile

     150         199   

Mortgage

     49         71   
   

Total commercial

     645         740   
   

Total consumer and commercial

   $ 1,244       $ 1,508   
   

Management performs a quarterly analysis of the consumer automobile, consumer mortgage, and commercial portfolios using a range of credit quality indicators to assess the adequacy of the allowance based on historical and current trends. The tables below present select credit quality indicators that are used in the determination of allowance for our consumer automobile, consumer mortgage, and commercial portfolios.

The following table presents performing and nonperforming credit quality indicators in accordance with our internal accounting policies for our consumer finance receivables and loans.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
($ in millions)    Performing      Nonperforming      Total      Performing      Nonperforming      Total  

Consumer automobile

   $ 56,681       $ 187       $ 56,868       $ 51,047       $ 207       $ 51,254   

Consumer mortgage

                 

1st Mortgage

     6,854         367         7,221         6,807         500         7,307   

Home equity

     3,302         45         3,347         3,380         61         3,441   
   

Total consumer mortgage

   $ 10,156       $ 412       $ 10,568       $ 10,187       $ 561       $ 10,748   
   

The following table presents pass and criticized credit quality indicators based on regulatory definitions for our commercial finance receivables and loans.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
($ in millions)    Pass      Criticized (a)      Total      Pass      Criticized (a)      Total  

Commercial

                 

Commercial and industrial

                 

Automobile

   $ 31,602       $ 2,336       $ 33,938       $ 31,254       $ 2,088       $ 33,342   

Mortgage

     804         56         860         1,504         77         1,581   

Other

     959         932         1,891         1,041         1,066         2,107   

Commercial real estate

                 

Automobile

     2,021         289         2,310         2,013         274         2,287   

Mortgage

     1         52         53                 79         79   
   

Total commercial

   $ 35,387       $ 3,665       $ 39,052       $ 35,812       $ 3,584       $ 39,396   
   
(a) Includes loans classified as special mention, substandard, or doubtful. These classifications are based on regulatory definitions and generally represent loans within our portfolio that are of higher default risk.

 

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9. Investment in Operating Leases, Net

Investments in operating leases were as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Vehicles and other equipment

   $ 12,355      $ 13,571   

Accumulated depreciation

     (3,457     (4,443
   

Investment in operating leases, net

   $ 8,898      $ 9,128   
   

Depreciation expense on operating lease assets includes remarketing gains and losses recognized on the sale of operating lease assets. The following summarizes the components of depreciation expense on operating lease assets.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)            2011                     2010          

Depreciation expense on operating lease assets (excluding remarketing gains)

   $ 403      $ 840   

Gross remarketing gains

     (118     (184
   

Depreciation expense on operating lease assets

   $ 285      $ 656   
   

 

10. Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities

Overview

We are involved in several types of securitization and financing transactions that utilize special-purpose entities (SPEs). An SPE is an entity that is designed to fulfill a specified limited need of the sponsor. Our principal use of SPEs is to obtain liquidity and favorable capital treatment by securitizing certain of our financial assets.

The SPEs involved in securitization and other financing transactions are generally considered VIEs. VIEs are entities that have either a total equity investment that is insufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support or whose equity investors lack the ability to control the entity’s activities.

Securitizations

We provide a wide range of consumer and commercial automobile loans, operating leases, and mortgage loan products to a diverse customer base. We often securitize these loans and leases (which we collectively describe as loans or financial assets) through the use of securitization entities, which may or may not be consolidated on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. We securitize consumer and commercial automobile loans through private-label securitizations. We securitize consumer mortgage loans through either the GSEs or nonagency mortgages securitization. During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, our consumer mortgage loans were primarily securitized through the GSEs.

In executing a securitization transaction, we typically sell pools of financial assets to a wholly owned, bankruptcy-remote SPE, which then transfers the financial assets to a separate, transaction-specific securitization entity for cash, servicing rights, and in some transactions, other retained interests. The securitization entity is funded through the issuance of beneficial interests in the securitized financial assets. The beneficial interests take the form of either notes or trust certificates, which are sold to investors and/or retained by us. These beneficial interests are collateralized by the transferred loans and entitle the investors to specified cash flows generated from the securitized loans. In the aggregate, these beneficial interests have the same average life as the transferred financial assets. In addition to providing a source of liquidity and cost-efficient funding, securitizing these financial assets also reduces our credit exposure to the borrowers beyond any economic interest we may retain. We securitize conforming residential mortgage loans through GSE securitizations and nonconforming mortgage loans through nonagency securitizations.

Each securitization is governed by various legal documents that limit and specify the activities of the securitization entity. The securitization entity is generally allowed to acquire the loans, to issue beneficial interests to investors to fund the

 

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acquisition of the loans, and to enter into derivatives or other yield maintenance contracts (e.g., bond insurance) to hedge or mitigate certain risks related to the financial assets or beneficial interests of the entity. Additionally, the securitization entity is required to service the assets it holds and the beneficial interests it issues. A servicer, who is generally us, is appointed pursuant to the underlying legal documents to perform these functions. Servicing functions include, but are not limited to, making certain payments of property taxes and insurance premiums, default and property maintenance payments, as well as advancing principal and interest payments before collecting them from individual borrowers. Our servicing responsibilities, which constitute continued involvement in the transferred financial assets, consist of primary servicing (i.e., servicing the underlying transferred financial assets) and/or master servicing (i.e., servicing the beneficial interests that result from the securitization transactions). Certain securitization entities also require the servicer to advance scheduled principal and interest payments due on the beneficial interests issued by the entity regardless of whether cash payments are received on the underlying transferred financial assets. Accordingly, we are required to provide these servicing advances when applicable. Refer to Note 11 for additional information regarding our servicing rights.

The GSEs provide a guarantee of the payment of principal and interest on the beneficial interests issued in securitizations. In private-label securitizations, cash flows from the assets initially transferred into the securitization entity represent the sole source for payment of distributions on the beneficial interests issued by the securitization entity and for payments to the parties that perform services for the securitization entity, such as the servicer or the trustee. In certain nonagency securitization transactions, a liquidity facility may exist to provide temporary liquidity to the entity. The liquidity provider generally is reimbursed prior to other parties in subsequent distribution periods. Monoline insurance may also exist to cover certain shortfalls to certain investors in the beneficial interests issued by the securitization entity. As noted above, in certain nonagency securitizations, the servicer is required to advance scheduled principal and interest payments due on the beneficial interests regardless of whether cash payments are received on the underlying transferred financial assets. The servicer is allowed to reimburse itself for these servicing advances. Additionally, certain nonagency securitization transactions may allow for the acquisition of additional loans subsequent to the initial loan transfer. Principal collections on other loans and/or the issuance of new beneficial interests, such as variable funding notes, generally fund these loans; we are often contractually required to invest in these new interests.

We may retain beneficial interests in our nonagency securitizations, which may represent a form of significant continuing economic interest. These retained interests include, but are not limited to, senior or subordinate mortgage- or asset-backed securities, interest-only strips, principal-only strips, and residuals. Certain of these retained interests provide credit enhancement to the trust as they may absorb credit losses or other cash shortfalls. Additionally, the securitization agreements may require cash flows to be directed away from certain of our retained interests due to specific over-collateralization requirements, which may or may not be performance-driven.

We generally hold certain conditional repurchase options that allow us to repurchase assets from the securitization entity. The majority of the securitizations provide us, as servicer, with a call option that allows us to repurchase the remaining transferred financial assets or outstanding beneficial interests at our discretion once the asset pool reaches a predefined level, which represents the point where servicing becomes burdensome (a clean-up call option). The repurchase price is typically the par amount of the loans plus accrued interest. Additionally, we may hold other conditional repurchase options that allow us to repurchase a transferred financial asset if certain events outside our control are met. The typical conditional repurchase option is a delinquent loan repurchase option that gives us the option to purchase the loan or contract if it exceeds a certain prespecified delinquency level. We have complete discretion regarding when or if we will exercise these options, but generally, we would do so only when it is in our best interest.

Other than our customary representation and warranty provisions, these securitizations are nonrecourse to us, thereby transferring the risk of future credit losses to the extent the beneficial interests in the securitization entities are held by third parties. Our obligation to provide support is limited to the customary representation and warranty provisions. Representation and warranty provisions generally require us to repurchase loans or indemnify the investor for incurred losses to the extent it is determined that the loans were ineligible or were otherwise defective at the time of sale. Refer to Note 24 for detail on representation and warranty provisions. We did not provide any noncontractual financial support to any of these entities during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

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Other Variable Interest Entities

Servicer Advance Funding Entity

To assist in the financing of our servicer advance receivables, we formed an SPE that issues term notes to third-party investors that are collateralized by servicer advance receivables. These servicer advance receivables are transferred to the SPE and consist of delinquent principal and interest advances we made as servicer to various investors; property taxes and insurance premiums advanced to taxing authorities and insurance companies on behalf of borrowers; and amounts advanced for mortgages in foreclosure. The SPE funds the purchase of the receivables through financing obtained from the third-party investors and subordinated loans or an equity contribution from our mortgage activities. This SPE is consolidated on our balance sheet at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010. The beneficial interest holder of this SPE does not have legal recourse to our general credit. We do not have a contractual obligation to provide any type of financial support in the future, nor have we provided noncontractual financial support to the entity during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

Other

In 2010, we sold a portfolio of resort finance-backed receivables to a third party that financed the acquisition through an SPE. We provided seller financing for the purchase of these assets and also hold a contingent value right in the SPE, which were both recorded at fair value. We do not consolidate the SPE because we have no control over the activities of the SPE.

We have involvements with various other on-balance sheet, immaterial SPEs. Most of these SPEs are used for additional liquidity whereby we sell certain financial assets into the VIE and issue beneficial interests to third parties for cash.

We also provide long-term guarantee contracts to certain nonconsolidated affordable housing entities. Since we do not have control over the entities or the power to make decisions, we do not consolidate the entities and our involvement is limited to the guarantee.

Involvement with Variable Interest Entities

The determination of whether financial assets transferred by us to these VIEs (and related liabilities) are consolidated on our balance sheet (also referred to as on-balance sheet) or not consolidated on our balance sheet (also referred to as off-balance sheet) depends on the terms of the related transaction and our continuing involvement (if any) with the SPE. Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2009-17 on January 1, 2010, we are deemed the primary beneficiary and therefore consolidate VIEs for which we have both (a) the power, through voting rights or similar rights, to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (b) a variable interest (or variable interests) that (i) obligates us to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to the VIE and/or (ii) provides us the right to receive residual returns of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We determine whether we hold a significant variable interest in a VIE based on a consideration of both qualitative and quantitative factors regarding the nature, size, and form of our involvement with the VIE. We assess whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE on an ongoing basis.

 

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Our involvement with consolidated and nonconsolidated VIEs in which we hold variable interests is presented below.

 

($ in millions)    Consolidated
involvement
with VIEs
    Assets of
nonconsolidated
VIEs (a)
   

Maximum exposure to

loss in nonconsolidated
VIEs

 

March 31, 2011

      

On-balance sheet variable interest entities

      

Consumer automobile

   $ 21,257       $      $   

Consumer mortgage — nonagency

     1,308                  

Commercial automobile

     17,886                  

Other

     976                  

Off-balance sheet variable interest entities

      

Consumer mortgage — Ginnie Mae

     2,889  (b)      42,007        42,007  (c) 

Consumer mortgage — CMHC

     103  (b)      4,751        103  (d) 

Consumer mortgage — nonagency

     186  (b)      5,232        5,232  (c) 

Consumer mortgage — other

            —  (e)      —  (e) 

Commercial other

     440  (f)      —  (g)      649    
   

Total

   $ 45,045       $ 51,990      $ 47,991    
   

December 31, 2010

      

On-balance sheet variable interest entities

      

Consumer automobile

   $ 20,064       $      $   

Consumer mortgage — nonagency

     1,397                  

Commercial automobile

     15,114                  

Other

     1,035                  

Off-balance sheet variable interest entities

      

Consumer mortgage — Ginnie Mae

     2,909  (b)      43,595        43,595  (c) 

Consumer mortgage — CMHC

     124  (b)      4,222        124  (d) 

Consumer mortgage — nonagency

     183  (b)      5,371        5,371  (c) 

Commercial other

     483  (f)      —  (g)      698    
   

Total

   $ 41,309       $ 53,188      $ 49,788    
   
(a) Asset values represent the current unpaid principal balance of outstanding consumer finance receivables and loans within the VIEs.
(b) Includes $2.4 billion and $2.5 billion classified as mortgage loans held-for-sale, $138 million and $162 million classified as trading securities or other assets, and $621 million and $569 million classified as MSRs at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. CMHC is the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
(c) Maximum exposure to loss represents the current unpaid principal balance of outstanding loans based on our customary representation and warranty provisions. This measure is based on the unlikely event that all of the loans have underwriting defects or other defects that trigger a representation and warranty provision and the collateral supporting the loans are worthless. This required disclosure is not an indication of our expected loss.
(d) Due to combination of the credit loss insurance on the mortgages and the guarantee by CMHC on the issued securities, the maximum exposure to loss would be limited to the amount of the retained interests. Additionally, the maximum loss would occur only in the event that CMHC dismisses ResMor as servicer of the loans due to servicer performance or insolvency.
(e) Includes a VIE for which we have no management oversight and therefore we are not able to provide the total assets of the VIE. However, in March 2011 we sold excess servicing rights valued at $266 million to the VIE. Our maximum exposure to loss in this VIE is a component of servicer advances made that are allocated to the trust. No servicer advances have been made to the trust at March 31, 2011, and the amount of maximum exposure does not consider advances that may be made in future periods, as they cannot be reliably predicted.
(f) Includes $472 million and $515 million classified as finance receivables and loans, net, and $20 million and $20 million classified as other assets, offset by $52 million and $52 million classified as accrued expenses and other liabilities at March 31, 2010, and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(g) Includes VIEs for which we have no management oversight and therefore we are not able to provide the total assets of the VIEs. However, in 2010 we sold loans with an unpaid principal balance of $1.5 billion into these VIEs.

On-balance Sheet Variable Interest Entities

We engage in securitization and other financing transactions that do not qualify for off-balance sheet treatment. In these situations, we hold beneficial interests or other interests in the VIE, which represent a form of significant continuing economic

 

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interest. The interests held include, but are not limited to, senior or subordinate mortgage- or asset-backed securities, interest-only strips, principal-only strips, residuals, and servicing rights. Certain of these retained interests provide credit enhancement to the securitization entity as they may absorb credit losses or other cash shortfalls. Additionally, the securitization documents may require cash flows to be directed away from certain of our retained interests due to specific over-collateralization requirements, which may or may not be performance-driven. Because these securitization entities are consolidated, these retained interests and servicing rights are not recognized as separate assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Subsequent to adoption of ASU 2009-17 as of January 1, 2010, we consolidated certain of these entities because we had a controlling financial interest in the VIE, primarily due to our servicing activities, and because we hold a significant variable interest in the VIE. Under ASC 810, as amended by ASU 2009-17, we are generally the primary beneficiary of automobile securitization entities, as well as certain mortgage nonagency securitization entities for which we perform servicing activities and have retained a significant variable interest in the form of a beneficial interest. In cases where we did not meet sale accounting under previous guidance, unless we have made modifications to the overall transaction, we do not meet sale accounting under current guidance as we are not permitted to revisit sale accounting guidelines under the current guidance. In cases where substantive modifications are made, we then reassess the transaction under the amended guidance, based on the new circumstances.

The consolidated VIEs included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet represent separate entities with which we are involved. The third-party investors in the obligations of consolidated VIEs have legal recourse only to the assets of the VIEs and do not have such recourse to us, except for the customary representation and warranty provisions or when we are the counterparty to certain derivative transactions involving the VIE. In addition, the cash flows from the assets are restricted only to pay such liabilities. Thus, our economic exposure to loss from outstanding third-party financing related to consolidated VIEs is significantly less than the carrying value of the consolidated VIE assets. All assets are restricted for the benefit of the beneficial interest holders. Refer to Note 21 for discussion of the assets and liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected.

Off-balance Sheet Variable Interest Entities

The nature, purpose, and activities of nonconsolidated securitization entities are similar to those of our consolidated securitization entities with the primary difference being the nature and extent of our continuing involvement. The cash flows from the assets of nonconsolidated securitization entities generally are the sole source of payment on the securitization entities’ liabilities. The creditors of these securitization entities have no recourse to us with the exception of market customary representation and warranty provisions as described in Note 24.

Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2009-17 as of January 1, 2010, nonconsolidated VIEs include entities for which we either do not hold significant variable interests or do not provide servicing or asset management functions for the financial assets held by the securitization entity. Additionally, to qualify for off-balance sheet treatment, transfers of financial assets must meet the sale accounting conditions in ASC 860. Our residential mortgage loan securitizations consist of GSEs and nonagency securitizations. Under ASU 2009-17, we are not the primary beneficiary of any GSE loan securitization transaction because we do not have the power to direct the significant activities of such entities. Additionally, under ASU 2009-17, we do not consolidate certain nonagency mortgage securitizations because we do not have a variable interest that could potentially be significant or we do not have power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the performance of the VIE.

For nonconsolidated securitization entities, the transferred financial assets are removed from our balance sheet provided the conditions for sale accounting are met. The financial assets obtained from the securitization are primarily reported as cash, servicing rights, or retained interests (if applicable). Typically, we conclude that the fee we are paid for servicing consumer automobile finance receivables represents adequate compensation, and consequently, we do not recognize a servicing asset or liability. As an accounting policy election, we elected fair value treatment for our existing MSR portfolio. Liabilities incurred as part of these securitization transactions, such as representation and warranty provisions, are recorded at fair value at the time of sale and are reported as accrued expenses and other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Upon the sale of the loans, we recognize a gain or loss on sale for the difference between the assets recognized, the assets derecognized, and the liabilities recognized as part of the transaction.

 

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The following summarizes all pretax gains and losses recognized on financial assets sold into nonconsolidated securitization and similar asset-backed financing entities.

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)      2011       2010  

Consumer mortgage — GSEs

   $(3)   $182

Consumer mortgage — nonagency

     (1)         3
 

Total pretax (loss) gain

   $(4)   $185
 

The following table summarizes cash flows received from and paid related to securitization entities, asset-backed financings, or other similar transfers of financial assets where the transfer is accounted for as a sale and we have a continuing involvement with the transferred assets (e.g., servicing) that were outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. Additionally, this table contains information regarding cash flows received from and paid to nonconsolidated securitization entities that existed during each period.

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)   

Consumer mortgage

GSEs

   

Consumer mortgage

nonagency

 

2011

    

Cash proceeds from transfers completed during the period

   $ 15,153      $ 595   

Cash flows received on retained interests in securitization entities

            20   

Servicing fees

     220        43   

Purchases of previously transferred financial assets

     (554     (7

Representations and warranties obligations

     (44       

Other cash flows

     70        62   
   

2010

    

Cash proceeds from transfers completed during the period

   $ 14,497      $ 200   

Cash flows received on retained interests in securitization entities

            17   

Servicing fees

     192        51   

Purchases of previously transferred financial assets

     (407     (8

Representations and warranties obligations

     (148     (1

Other cash flows

     11        (2
   

For consumer mortgage nonagency transactions, the following table summarizes the key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the fair value of retained interests to immediate 10% and 20% adverse changes in those assumptions.

 

($ in millions)   March 31, 2011 (a)   December 31, 2010 (a)

Carrying value / fair value of retained interests (b)

  $138   $162

Weighted average life (in years)

  1.9–7.8   0.1–11.6

Annual prepayment rate

  2.2–64.8%WAM   2.4–48.1%WAM

Impact of 10% adverse change

  $—   $(2)

Impact of 20% adverse change

    (3)

Loss assumption (c)

  0.0–46.2%   0.0–46.4%

Impact of 10% adverse change

  $—   $—

Impact of 20% adverse change

   

Discount rate

  4.0–80.0%   0.3–80.0%

Impact of 10% adverse change

  $(3)   $(2)

Impact of 20% adverse change

  (5)   (4)

Market interest rate

  0.3–3.2%   0.3–4.1%

Impact of 10% adverse change

  $—   $—

Impact of 20% adverse change

    (1)
 
(a) There were no retained interests in consumer or commercial automobile off-balance sheet securitizations at March 31, 2011, or December 31, 2010.
(b) These amounts are recorded in trading securities or other assets at fair value. Refer to Note 21 for fair value valuation methods.
(c) The range of loss assumptions includes the constant prepayment rate related to balloon resets.

 

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These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be viewed with caution. Changes in fair value based on a 10% and 20% variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in this table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated without changing any other assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (e.g., increased market interest rates may result in lower prepayments and increased credit losses), which may magnify or counteract the sensitivities. Further, these sensitivities show only the change in the asset balances and do not show any expected change in the fair value of the instruments used to manage the interest rate and prepayment risks associated with these assets. Refer to Note 11 for further detail on sensitivities related to our mortgage servicing rights.The following table represents on-balance sheet loans held-for-sale and finance receivable and loans, off-balance sheet securitizations, and whole-loan sales where we have continuing involvement. The table presents quantitative information about delinquencies and net credit losses. Refer to Note 11 for further detail on total serviced assets.

 

     Total finance
receivables and loans
     Amount 60 days
or more past due
     Net credit losses  
                          Three months ended  
($ in millions)   

March 31,

2011

    

December 31,

2010

    

March 31,

2011

    

December 31,

2010

    

March 31,

2011

    

March 31,

2010

 

On-balance sheet loans

                 

Consumer automobile

   $ 56,868       $ 51,254       $ 305       $ 373       $ 112       $ 239   

Consumer mortgage (a)

     19,029         23,174         3,305         3,437         94         68   

Commercial automobile

     36,248         35,629         124         186         3         17   

Commercial mortgage

     913         1,660         89         110         16         41   

Commercial other

     1,897         2,107         6         20         1         3   
   

Total on-balance sheet loans

     114,955         113,824         3,829         4,126         226         368   
   

Off-balance sheet securitization entities

                 

Consumer mortgage — GSEs (b)

     256,210         253,192         11,524         13,990         n/m         n/m   

Consumer mortgage — nonagency

     73,434         73,638         11,976         12,220         1,289         1,380   
   

Total off-balance sheet securitization entities

     329,644         326,830         23,500         26,210         1,289         1,380   
   

Whole-loan transactions (c)

     36,337         38,212         2,538         2,950         215         349   
   

Total

   $ 480,936       $ 478,866       $ 29,867       $ 33,286       $ 1,730       $ 2,097   
   

n/m = not meaningful

(a) Includes loans subject to conditional repurchase options of $2.3 billion and $2.3 billion guaranteed by the GSEs, and $136 million and $146 million sold to certain nonagency mortgage securitization entities at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(b) Anticipated credit losses are not meaningful due to the GSE guarantees.
(c) Whole-loan transactions are not part of a securitization transaction, but represent consumer automobile and consumer mortgage pools of loans sold to nonagency investors.

Changes in Accounting for Variable Interest Entities

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, there were no material changes in the accounting for variable interest entities except the initial adoption of ASU 2009-17 on January 1, 2010. Refer to Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding this initial adoption.

 

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11. Servicing Activities

Mortgage Servicing Rights

The following table summarizes activity related to MSRs, which are carried at fair value.

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    2011     2010  

Estimated fair value at January 1,

   $ 3,738      $ 3,554   

Additions recognized on sale of mortgage loans

     184        202   

Additions from purchases of servicing rights

     2        1   

Subtractions from disposition of servicing assets

     (266       

Changes in fair value

    

Due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model

     297        49   

Other changes in fair value

     (181     (244

Decrease due to change in accounting principle

            (19
   

Estimated fair value at March 31,

   $ 3,774      $ 3,543   
   

Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model include all changes due to a revaluation by a model or by a benchmarking exercise. Other changes in fair value primarily include the accretion of the present value of the discount related to forecasted cash flows and the economic runoff of the portfolio. The decrease due to change in accounting principle reflects the effect of the initial adoption of ASU 2009-17.

The key economic assumptions and sensitivity of the fair value of MSRs to immediate 10% and 20% adverse changes in those assumptions were as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Weighted average life (in years)

     7.2        7.0   

Weighted average prepayment speed

     9.4     9.8

Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change

   $ (149   $ (155

Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change

     (287     (295
   

Weighted average discount rate

     10.7     12.3

Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change

   $ (57   $ (80

Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change

     (112     (156
   

These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be considered with caution. Changes in fair value based on a 10% and 20% variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumptions to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value is calculated without changing any other assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (e.g., increased market interest rates may result in lower prepayments and increased credit losses) that could magnify or counteract the sensitivities. Further, these sensitivities show only the change in the asset balances and do not show any expected change in the fair value of the instruments used to manage the interest rates and prepayment risks associated with these assets.

Risk Mitigation Activities

The primary risk of our servicing rights is interest rate risk and the resulting impact on prepayments. A significant decline in interest rates could lead to higher-than-expected prepayments that could reduce the value of the MSRs. We economically hedge the impact of these risks with both derivative and nonderivative financial instruments. Refer to Note 19 for additional information regarding the derivative financial instruments used to economically hedge MSRs.

 

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The components of servicing valuation and hedge activities, net, were as follows.

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    2011     2010  

Change in estimated fair value of mortgage servicing rights

   $ 117      $ (196

Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments

     (204     63   
   

Servicing valuation and hedge activities, net

   $ (87   $ (133
   

Mortgage Servicing Fees

The components of mortgage servicing fees were as follows.

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    2011      2010  

Contractual servicing fees, net of guarantee fees and including subservicing

   $ 270       $ 257   

Late fees

     21         20   

Ancillary fees

     34         47   
   

Total mortgage servicing fees

   $ 325       $ 324   
   

Mortgage Servicing Advances

In connection with our primary servicing activities (i.e., servicing of mortgage loans), we make certain payments of property taxes and insurance premiums, default and property maintenance payments, as well as advances of principal and interest payments before collecting them from individual borrowers. Servicing advances including contractual interest are priority cash flows in the event of a loan principal reduction or foreclosure and ultimate liquidation of the real estate-owned property, thus making their collection reasonably assured. These servicing advances are included in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and totaled $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. We maintain an allowance for uncollected primary servicing advances of $20 million and $25 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. Our potential obligation is influenced by the loan’s performance and credit quality.

When we act as a subservicer of mortgage loans we perform the responsibilities of a primary servicer but do not own the corresponding primary servicing rights. We receive a fee from the primary servicer for such services. As the subservicer, we would have the same responsibilities of a primary servicer in that we would make certain payments of property taxes and insurance premiums, default and property maintenance, as well as advances of principal and interest payments before collecting them from individual borrowers. At March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, outstanding servicer advances related to subserviced loans were $135 million and $140 million, respectively, and we had a reserve for uncollected subservicer advances of $2 million and $1 million, respectively.

In many cases, where we act as master servicer, we also act as primary servicer. In connection with our master-servicing activities, we service the mortgage-backed and mortgage-related asset-backed securities and whole-loan packages sold to investors. As the master servicer, we collect mortgage loan payments from primary servicers and distribute those funds to investors in the mortgage-backed and mortgage-related asset-backed securities and whole-loan packages. As the master servicer, we are required to advance scheduled payments to the securitization trust or whole-loan investors. To the extent the primary servicer does not advance the payments, we are responsible for advancing the payment to the trust or whole-loan investors. Master-servicing advances, including contractual interest, are priority cash flows in the event of a default, thus making their collection reasonably assured. In most cases, we are required to advance these payments to the point of liquidation of the loan or reimbursement of the trust or whole-loan investors. We had outstanding master-servicing advances of $78 million and $90 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. We had no reserve for uncollected master-servicing advances at March 31, 2011, or December 31, 2010.

 

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Serviced Mortgage Assets

The unpaid principal balance of our serviced mortgage assets was as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

On-balance sheet mortgage loans

     

Held-for-sale and investment

   $ 18,586       $ 20,224   

Off-balance sheet mortgage loans

     

Loans sold to third-party investors

     

Nonagency

     61,450         63,685   

GSEs

     258,351         255,388   

Whole-loan

     17,547         17,524   

Purchased servicing rights

     3,748         3,946   
   

Total primary serviced mortgage loans

     359,682         360,767   

Subserviced mortgage loans

     23,386         24,173   

Master-servicing-only mortgage loans

     10,044         10,548   
   

Total serviced mortgage loans

   $ 393,112       $ 395,488   
   

Our Mortgage operations that conduct primary and master-servicing activities are required to maintain certain servicer ratings in accordance with master agreements entered into with GSEs. At March 31, 2011, our Mortgage operations were in compliance with the servicer-rating requirements of the master agreements.

In certain domestic securitizations of our Mortgage operations, the surety or other provider of contractual credit support is entitled to declare a servicer default and terminate the servicer upon the failure of the loans to meet certain portfolio delinquency and/or cumulative-loss thresholds. Our Mortgage operations did not receive notice of termination from surety providers during the three months ended March 31, 2011 or 2010.

Automobile Servicing Activities

We service consumer automobile contracts. Historically, we have sold a portion of our consumer automobile contracts. With respect to contracts we sell, we retain the right to service and earn a servicing fee for our servicing function. Typically, we conclude that the fee we are paid for servicing consumer automobile finance receivables represents adequate compensation, and consequently, we do not recognize a servicing asset or liability. We recognized automobile servicing fees of $46 million and $61 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Automobile Serviced Assets

The total serviced automobile loans outstanding were as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

On-balance sheet automobile loans

     

Consumer automobile

   $ 56,868       $ 51,254   

Commercial automobile

     36,248         35,629   

Operating leases

     8,898         9,128   

Operations held-for-sale

     19         242   

Off-balance sheet automobile loans

     

Loans sold to third-party investors

     

Whole-loan

     15,852         18,126   

Other

     1,095         979   
   

Total serviced automobile loans

   $ 118,980       $ 115,358   
   

 

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12. Other Assets

The components of other assets were as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Property and equipment at cost

   $ 1,330      $ 1,315   

Accumulated depreciation

     (953     (939
   

Net property and equipment

     377        376   

Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position

     3,380        3,966   

Servicer advances

     2,067        2,137   

Restricted cash collections for securitization trusts (a)

     1,470        1,705   

Collateral placed with counterparties

     1,230        1,569   

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     1,200        1,323   

Cash reserve deposits held for securitization trusts (b)

     1,168        1,168   

Other accounts receivable

     867        641   

Debt issuance costs

     750        704   

Prepaid expenses and deposits

     734        638   

Interests retained in financial asset sales

     569        568   

Goodwill

     526        525   

Nonmarketable equity securities

     479        504   

Investment in used vehicles held-for-sale

     429        386   

Real estate and other investments

     316        280   

Accrued interest and rent receivable

     222        238   

Repossessed and foreclosed assets

     185        211   

Other assets

     794        625   
   

Total other assets

   $ 16,763      $ 17,564   
   
(a) Represents cash collection from customer payments on securitized receivables. These funds are distributed to investors as payments on the related secured debt.
(b) Represents credit enhancement in the form of cash reserves for various securitization transactions.

 

13. Deposit Liabilities

Deposit liabilities consisted of the following.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Domestic deposits

     

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   $ 2,064       $ 2,108   

NOW and money market checking accounts

     8,254         8,081   

Certificates of deposit

     25,051         23,728   

Dealer deposits

     1,591         1,459   
   

Total domestic deposit liabilities

     36,960         35,376   
   

Foreign deposits

     

Noninterest-bearing deposits

             23   

NOW and money market checking accounts

     1,092         961   

Certificates of deposit

     2,325         2,390   

Dealer deposits

     319         298   
   

Total foreign deposit liabilities

     3,736         3,672   
   

Total deposit liabilities

   $ 40,696       $ 39,048   
   

 

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Noninterest-bearing deposits primarily represent third-party escrows associated with our mortgage loan-servicing portfolio. The escrow deposits are not subject to an executed agreement and can be withdrawn without penalty at any time. At March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, certificates of deposit included $7.9 billion and $7.0 billion, respectively, of domestic certificates of deposit in denominations of $100 thousand or more.

 

14. Short-term Borrowings

The following table presents the composition of our short-term borrowings portfolio.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
($ in millions)    Unsecured      Secured      Total      Unsecured      Secured      Total  

Demand notes

   $ 2,345       $       $ 2,345       $ 2,033       $       $ 2,033   

Bank loans and overdrafts

     2,055                 2,055         1,970                 1,970   

Federal Home Loan Bank

             1,000         1,000                 1,300         1,300   

Other (a)

     216         1,779         1,995         224         1,981         2,205   
   

Total short-term borrowings

   $ 4,616       $ 2,779       $ 7,395       $ 4,227       $ 3,281       $ 7,508   
   
(a) Other primarily includes nonbank secured borrowings at our Mortgage and International Automotive Finance operations.

 

15. Long-term Debt

The following tables present the composition of our long-term debt portfolio.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
($ in millions)    Unsecured      Secured      Total      Unsecured      Secured      Total  

Long-term debt

                 

Due within one year 

   $ 7,672       $ 11,294       $ 18,966       $ 8,555       $ 13,603       $ 22,158   

Due after one year (a)

     39,745         29,189         68,934         38,499         25,508         64,007   

Fair value adjustment

     239                 239         447                 447   
   

Total long-term debt (b)

   $ 47,656       $ 40,483       $ 88,139       $ 47,501       $ 39,111       $ 86,612   
   
(a) Includes $7.4 billion guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) and $2.6 billion of trust preferred securities at both March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010.
(b) Includes fair value option-elected secured long-term debt of $922 million and $972 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. Refer to Note 21 for additional information.

The following table presents the scheduled remaining maturity of long-term debt at March 31, 2011, assuming no early redemptions will occur. The actual payment of secured debt may vary based on the payment activity of the related pledged assets.

 

Year ended December 31,
($ in millions)
   2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016 and
thereafter
    Fair value
adjustment
     Total  

Unsecured

                 

Long-term debt

   $ 7,093      $ 12,818      $ 1,892      $ 4,222      $ 3,719      $ 20,513      $ 239       $ 50,496   

Original issue discount

     (646     (350     (264     (190     (56     (1,334             (2,840
   

Total unsecured

     6,447        12,468        1,628        4,032        3,663        19,179        239         47,656   
   

Secured

                 

Long-term debt

     9,141        9,133        9,628        5,606        3,475        3,178                40,161   

Troubled debt restructuring concession (a)

     76        106        82        46        12                       322   
   

Total secured

     9,217        9,239        9,710        5,652        3,487        3,178                40,483   
   

Total long-term debt

   $ 15,664      $ 21,707      $ 11,338      $ 9,684      $ 7,150      $ 22,357      $ 239       $ 88,139   
   
(a) In the second quarter of 2008, ResCap executed an exchange offer that resulted in a concession being recognized as an adjustment to the carrying value of certain new secured notes. This concession is being amortized over the life of the new notes through a reduction to interest expense using an effective yield methodology.

 

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The following table presents the scheduled remaining maturity of long-term debt held by ResCap at March 31, 2011, assuming no early redemptions will occur. The actual payment of secured debt may vary based on the payment activity of the related pledged assets.

 

Year ended December 31, ($ in millions)    2011      2012      2013      2014      2015      2016 and
thereafter
     Fair value
adjustment
     Total  

ResCap

                       

Unsecured debt

                       

Long-term debt

   $       $ 372       $ 530       $ 103       $ 113       $       $ 29       $ 1,147   

Original issue discount

                                                               
   

Total unsecured

             372         530         103         113                 29         1,147   
   

Secured debt

                       

Long-term debt

     7                 742         707         707         1,818                 3,981   

Troubled debt restructuring concession

     76         106         82         46         12                         322   
   

Total secured debt

     83         106         824         753         719         1,818                 4,303   
   

ResCap — Total long-term debt

   $ 83       $ 478       $ 1,354       $ 856       $ 832       $ 1,818       $ 29       $ 5,450   
   

The following summarizes assets restricted as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation primarily arising from securitization transactions accounted for as secured borrowings and repurchase agreements.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
($ in millions)    Total      Ally Bank (a)      Total      Ally Bank (a)  

Trading securities

   $ 32       $       $ 36       $   

Investment securities

     2,359         2,358         2,191         2,190   

Loans held-for-sale

     978                 1,035           

Mortgage assets held-for-investment and lending receivables

     11,522         10,323         12,451         11,137   

Consumer automobile finance receivables

     30,352         16,515         27,164         14,927   

Commercial automobile finance receivables

     17,515         11,340         19,741         15,034   

Investment in operating leases, net

     2,423         653         3,199           

Mortgage servicing rights

     2,871         1,728         2,801         1,746   

Other assets

     3,770         1,525         3,990         1,700   
   

Total assets restricted as collateral (b)

   $ 71,822       $ 44,442       $ 72,608       $ 46,734   
   

Secured debt (c)

   $ 43,262       $ 21,796       $ 42,392       $ 20,199   
   
(a) Ally Bank is a component of the total column.
(b) Ally Bank has an advance agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB) and access to the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window. Ally Bank had assets pledged and restricted as collateral to the FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank totaling $11.8 billion and $15.2 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. These assets were composed of consumer and commercial mortgage finance receivables and loans, net; consumer automobile finance receivables and loans, net; and investment securities. Under the agreement with the FHLB, Ally Bank also had assets pledged as collateral under a blanket lien totaling $8.0 billion and $5.3 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. These assets were primarily composed of mortgage servicing rights; consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans, net; and other assets. Availability under these programs is generally only for the operations of Ally Bank and cannot be used to fund the operations or liabilities of Ally or its subsidiaries.
(c) Includes $2,779 million and $3,281 million of short-term borrowings at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Trust Preferred Securities

On December 30, 2009, we entered into a Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement with Treasury and GMAC Capital Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the Trust), which is a finance subsidiary that is wholly owned by Ally. As part of the agreement, the Trust sold to Treasury 2,540,000 trust preferred securities (TRUPS) issued by the Trust with an aggregate liquidation preference of $2.5 billion. Additionally, we issued and sold to Treasury a ten-year warrant to purchase up to 127,000 additional TRUPS with an aggregate liquidation preference of $127 million, at an initial exercise price of $0.01 per security, which Treasury immediately exercised in full.

 

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On March 1, 2011, the Declaration of Trust and certain other documents related to the TRUPS were amended and all the outstanding TRUPS held by Treasury were designated 8.125% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Trust Preferred Securities, Series 2 (Series 2 TRUPS). On March 7, 2011, Treasury sold 100% of the Series 2 TRUPS in an offering registered with the SEC. Ally did not receive any proceeds from the sale.

Each Series 2 TRUPS security has a liquidation amount of $25. Distributions are cumulative and are payable until redemption at the applicable coupon rate. Distributions are payable at an annual rate of 8.125% payable quarterly in arrears, beginning August 15, 2011, to but excluding February 15, 2016. From and including February 15, 2016, to but excluding February 15, 2040, distributions will be payable at an annual rate equal to three-month London interbank offer rate plus 5.785% payable quarterly in arrears, beginning May 15, 2016. Ally has the right to defer payments of interest for a period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarters. The Series 2 TRUPS have no stated maturity date, but must be redeemed upon the redemption or maturity of the related debentures (Debentures), which mature on February 15, 2040. The Series 2 TRUPS are generally nonvoting, other than with respect to certain limited matters. During any period in which any Series 2 TRUPS remain outstanding but in which distributions on the Series 2 TRUPS have not been fully paid, none of Ally or its subsidiaries will be permitted to (i) declare or pay dividends on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase, acquire or otherwise make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of Ally’s capital stock or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto; or (ii) make any payments of principal, interest, or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem, any debt securities or guarantees that rank on a parity with or junior in interest to the Debentures with certain specified exceptions in each case.

Funding Facilities

We utilize both committed and uncommitted credit facilities. The financial institutions providing the uncommitted facilities are not legally obligated to advance funds under them. The amounts outstanding under our various funding facilities are included on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

As of March 31, 2011, Ally Bank had exclusive access to $8.8 billion of funding capacity from committed credit facilities. Ally Bank also has access to a $4.1 billion committed facility that is shared with the parent company. Funding programs supported by the Federal Reserve and the FHLB complement Ally Bank’s private committed facilities.

The total capacity in our committed funding facilities is provided by banks through private transactions. The committed secured funding facilities can be revolving in nature and allow for additional funding during the commitment period, or they can be amortizing and do not allow for any further funding after the closing date. At March 31, 2011, $29.3 billion of our $32.1 billion of committed capacity was revolving. Many of our revolving facilities have a tenor of 364 days and are renewed annually, but recently, we have been able to establish $9.4 billion of committed funding capacity with a tenor greater than 364 days.

Committed Funding Facilities

 

     Outstanding      Unused capacity (a)      Total capacity  
($ in billions)   

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

    

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

    

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

 

Bank funding

                 

Secured

   $ 5.8       $ 6.4       $ 3.0       $ 1.9       $ 8.8       $ 8.3   

Nonbank funding

                 

Unsecured

                 

Automotive Finance operations

     0.8         0.8                         0.8         0.8   

Secured

                 

Automotive Finance operations and other

     8.1         8.3         8.9         9.1         17.0         17.4   

Mortgage operations

     1.1         1.0         0.3         0.6         1.4         1.6   
   

Total nonbank funding

     10.0         10.1         9.2         9.7         19.2         19.8   
   

Shared capacity (b)

     0.2         0.2         3.9         3.9         4.1         4.1   
   

Total committed facilities

   $ 16.0       $ 16.7       $ 16.1       $ 15.5       $ 32.1       $ 32.2   
   
(a) Funding from committed secured facilities is available on request in the event excess collateral resides in certain facilities or is available to the extent incremental collateral is available and contributed to the facilities.
(b) Funding is generally available for assets originated by Ally Bank or the parent company, Ally Financial Inc.

 

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Uncommitted Funding Facilities

 

     Outstanding      Unused capacity      Total capacity  
($ in billions)   

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

    

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

    

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

 

Bank funding

                 

Secured

                 

Federal Reserve funding programs

   $       $       $ 5.7       $ 4.0       $ 5.7       $ 4.0   

FHLB advances

     4.8         5.3         0.8         0.2         5.6         5.5   
   

Total bank funding

     4.8         5.3         6.5         4.2         11.3         9.5   
   

Nonbank funding

                 

Unsecured

                 

Automotive Finance operations

     1.6         1.4         0.5         0.6         2.1         2.0   

Secured

                 

Automotive Finance operations

             0.1         0.1                 0.1         0.1   

Mortgage operations

                     0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1   
   

Total nonbank funding

     1.6         1.5         0.7         0.7         2.3         2.2   
   

Total uncommitted facilities

   $ 6.4       $ 6.8       $ 7.2       $ 4.9       $ 13.6       $ 11.7   
   

 

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16. Equity

The following table summarizes information about our Series F-2, Series A, and Series G preferred stock.

 

      March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Mandatorily convertible preferred stock held by U.S. Department of Treasury (a)

  

  

Series F-2 preferred stock

     

Carrying value ($ in millions)

     $5,685         $5,685   

Par value (per share)

     $0.01         $0.01   

Liquidation preference (per share)

     $50         $50   

Number of share authorized

     228,750,000         228,750,000   

Number of shares issued and outstanding

     118,750,000         118,750,000   

Dividend/coupon

     Fixed 9%      

Redemption/call feature

     Perpetual (b)      

Preferred stock

     

Series A preferred stock (c)

     

Carrying value ($ in millions)

     $1,021         $1,053   

Par value (per share)

     $0.01         $0.01   

Liquidation preference (per share)

     $25         $1,000   

Number of share authorized

     160,870,560         4,021,764   

Number of shares issued and outstanding

     40,870,560         1,021,764   

Dividend/coupon

     

Prior to May 15, 2016

     8.5%      

On and after May 15, 2016

     LIBOR + 6.243%      

Redemption/call feature

     Perpetual (d)      

Series G preferred stock

     

Carrying value ($ in millions)

     $234         $234   

Par value (per share)

     $0.01         $0.01   

Liquidation preference (per share)

     $1,000         $1,000   

Number of share authorized

     2,576,601         2,576,601   

Number of shares issued and outstanding

     2,576,601         2,576,601   

Dividend/coupon

     Fixed 7%      

Redemption/call feature

     Perpetual (e)      
   
(a) Mandatorily convertible to common equity on December 30, 2016.
(b) Convertible prior to mandatory conversion date with consent of Treasury.
(c) Refer to next section of this note for a description of an amendment to the Series A preferred stock that occurred on March 25, 2011.
(d) Nonredeemable prior to May 15, 2016.
(e) Nonredeemable prior to December 31, 2011.

 

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Series A Preferred Stock

On March 1, 2011, pursuant to a registration rights agreement between Ally and GM, GM notified Ally of its intent to sell shares of Ally’s existing Fixed Rate Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (Existing Series A Preferred Stock), held by a subsidiary of GM. On March 25, 2011, Ally filed a Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Amendment) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Pursuant to the Amendment, Ally’s Certificate of Incorporation, which included the terms of the Existing Series A Preferred Stock, was amended to modify certain terms of the Existing Series A Preferred Stock. As part of the Amendment, the Existing Series A Preferred Stock was redesignated as Ally’s Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (the Amended Series A Preferred Stock) and the liquidation amount was reduced from $1,000 per share to $25 per share. The Amendment, and a corresponding amendment to Ally’s bylaws, also increased the authorized number of shares of Amended Series A Preferred Stock to 160,870,560 shares, which was adjusted to account for the decreased liquidation amount per share. The total number of shares outstanding following the Amendment is 40,870,560 shares.

Immediately following the Amendment, the subsidiary of GM that held all of the outstanding Amended Series A Preferred Stock sold 100% of such stock in an offering registered with the SEC. Ally did not receive any proceeds from the sale.

Holders of the Amended Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by Ally, noncumulative cash dividends. Beginning March 25, 2011, to but excluding May 15, 2016, dividends accrue at a fixed rate of 8.500% per annum. Beginning on May 15, 2016, dividends will accrue at a rate equal to three-month London interbank offer rate (LIBOR) plus 6.243%, commencing on August 15, 2016, in each case on the 15th day of February, May, August, and November. Dividends will be payable to holders of record at the close of business on the preceding February 1, May 1, August 1, or November 1, as the case may be, or on such other date, not more than seventy calendar days prior to the dividend payment date, as will be fixed by the Ally Board of Directors. In the event that dividends with respect to a dividend period have not been paid in full on the dividend payment date, we will be prohibited, subject to certain specified exceptions, from (i) redeeming, purchasing or otherwise acquiring, any stock that ranks on a parity basis with, or junior in interest to, the Amended Series A Preferred Stock; (ii) paying any dividends or making any distributions with respect to any stock that ranks junior in interest to the Amended Series A Preferred Stock, until such time as Ally has paid the dividends payable on shares of the Amended Series A Preferred Stock with respect to a subsequent dividend period; and (iii) declaring or paying any dividend on any stock ranking on a parity basis with the Amended Series A Preferred Stock, subject to certain exceptions.

The holders of the Amended Series A Preferred Stock do not have voting rights other than those set forth in the certificate of designations for the Amended Series A Preferred Stock included in Ally’s Certificate of Incorporation. Ally may not redeem the Amended Series A Preferred Stock before May 15, 2016, and after such time the Amended Series A Preferred Stock may be redeemed in certain circumstances. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of Ally, holders of the Amended Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive the liquidation amount per share of Amended Series A Preferred Stock and an amount equal to all declared, but unpaid dividends declared prior to the date of payment out of assets available for distribution, before any distribution is made for holders of stock that ranks junior in interest to the Amended Series A Preferred Stock, subject to the rights of Ally’s creditors.

The changes to the terms of the Existing Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the Amendment were deemed substantive, and as a result, the transaction was accounted for as a redemption of the Existing Series A Preferred Stock and the issuance of the Amended Series A Preferred Stock. The Existing Series A Preferred Stock was removed at its carrying value, the Amended Series A Preferred Stock was recognized at its fair value, and the difference of $32 million was recorded as an increase to retained earnings, which will impact the income available to common stockholders used for the earnings per common share calculation. Refer to Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K for terms of the Series A Preferred Stock prior to the Amendment.

 

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17. Earnings per Common Share

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions, except per share data)          2011                 2010        

Net income from continuing operations

   $ 170      $ 151   

Preferred stock dividends — U.S. Department of Treasury (a)

     (134     (386

Preferred stock dividends (a)

     (69     (116

Impact of preferred stock amendment

     32          
   

Net loss from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders (b)

     (1     (351
   

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (24     11   
   

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

   $ (25   $ (340
   

Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding (b)

     1,330,970        799,120   
   

Basic and diluted earnings per common share (b)

    

Net loss from continuing operations

   $ (1   $ (439

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (18     13   
   

Net loss

   $ (19   $ (426
   
(a) The first quarter of 2010 included two quarterly cash dividends each for the Fixed Rate Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, Series F-2, and Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G, totaling $477 million, which were deducted from income to arrive at basic and diluted earnings per common share. Traditionally, the second dividends totaling $303 million would have been declared in the second quarter and deducted from income to arrive at basic and diluted earnings per common share for the second quarter.
(b) Due to the antidilutive effect of converting the Fixed Rate Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock into common shares and the net loss attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, income attributable to common shareholders and basic weighted-average common shares outstanding were used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share.

The effects of converting the outstanding Fixed Rate Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock into common shares are not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, as the effects would be antidilutive for those periods. As such, 574,156 and 988,200 of potential common shares were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

18. Regulatory Capital

As a bank holding company, we and our wholly owned state-chartered banking subsidiary, Ally Bank, are subject to risk-based capital and leverage guidelines issued by federal and state banking regulators that require that our capital-to-assets ratios meet certain minimum standards. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary action by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the consolidated financial statements or the results of operations and financial condition of Ally and Ally Bank. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Our capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk-weightings, and other factors.

The risk-based capital ratios are determined by allocating assets and specified off-balance sheet financial instruments into several broad risk categories with higher levels of capital being required for the categories that present greater risk. Under the guidelines, total capital is divided into two tiers: Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital. Tier 1 capital generally consists of common equity, minority interests, and qualifying preferred stock (including senior preferred stock issued and sold to Treasury under TARP) less goodwill and other adjustments. Tier 2 capital generally consists of preferred stock not qualifying as Tier 1 capital, limited amounts of subordinated debt and the allowance for loan losses, and other adjustments. The amount of Tier 2 capital may not exceed the amount of Tier 1 capital.

 

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Total risk-based capital is the sum of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital. Under the guidelines, banking organizations are required to maintain a minimum Total risk-based capital ratio (total capital to risk-weighted assets) of 8% and a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4%.

The federal banking regulators also have established minimum leverage ratio guidelines. The leverage ratio is defined as Tier 1 capital divided by adjusted average total assets (which reflect adjustments for disallowed goodwill and certain intangible assets). The minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio is 3% or 4% depending on factors specified in the regulations.

A banking institution meets the regulatory definition of “well-capitalized” when its Total risk-based capital ratio equals or exceeds 10% and its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio equals or exceeds 6% and for insured depository institutions, when its leverage ratio equals or exceeds 5%, unless subject to a regulatory directive to maintain higher capital levels.

In conjunction with the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program (S-CAP), the banking regulators have developed a new measure of capital called “Tier 1 common” defined as Tier 1 capital less noncommon elements including qualified perpetual preferred stock, qualifying minority interest in subsidiaries, and qualifying trust preferred securities.

On October 29, 2010, Ally, IB Finance Holding Company, LLC, Ally Bank, and the FDIC entered into a Capital and Liquidity Maintenance Agreement (CLMA) that supersedes an original agreement dated July 21, 2008. The CLMA requires capital at Ally Bank to be maintained at a level such that Ally Bank’s leverage ratio is at least 15%, which is consistent with capital requirements previously applicable to Ally Bank and thus does not impose any additional capital requirements. For this purpose, the leverage ratio is determined in accordance with the FDIC’s regulations related to capital maintenance.

The following table summarizes our capital ratios.

 

    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010     Required
minimum
    Well-capitalized
minimum
 
($ in millions)   Amount     Ratio       Amount         Ratio        

Risk-based capital

           

Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)

           

Ally Financial Inc.

  $ 22,143        14.68   $ 22,189        15.00     4.00     6.00

Ally Bank

    11,062        18.73        10,738        19.23        4.00        6.00   

Total (to risk-weighted assets)

           

Ally Financial Inc.

  $ 24,084        15.97   $ 24,213        16.36     8.00     10.00

Ally Bank

    11,800        19.98        11,438        20.48        8.00        10.00   

Tier 1 leverage (to adjusted average assets) (a)

           

Ally Financial Inc.

  $ 22,143        12.78   $ 22,189        13.05     3.00–4.00     (b

Ally Bank

    11,062        15.87        10,738        15.81        15.00  (c)      5.00

Tier 1 common (to risk-weighted assets)

           

Ally Financial Inc.

  $ 12,662        8.40   $ 12,677        8.57     n/a        n/a   

Ally Bank

    n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a        n/a   
   

n/a = not applicable

(a) Federal regulatory reporting guidelines require the calculation of adjusted average assets using a daily average methodology. We currently calculate using a combination of monthly and daily average methodologies.
(b) There is no Tier 1 leverage component in the definition of a well-capitalized bank holding company.
(c) Ally Bank, in accordance with the CLMA, is required to maintain a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 15%.

At March 31, 2011, Ally and Ally Bank were “well-capitalized” and met all capital requirements to which we were subject.

Basel Capital Accord

The minimum risk-based capital requirements adopted by the federal banking agencies follow the Capital Accord (Capital Accord) of the Bank for International Settlements’ Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee). The

 

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Capital Accord was published in 1988 and generally applies to depository institutions and their holding companies in the United States. In 2004, the Basel Committee published a revision to the Capital Accord (Basel II). The goal of the Basel II capital rules is to provide more risk-sensitive regulatory capital calculations and promote enhanced risk management practices among large, internationally active banking organizations. U.S. banking regulators published final Basel II rules in December 2007. Ally is required to comply with the Basel II rules, as implemented by the U.S. banking regulators. Prior to full implementation of the Basel II rules, Ally is required to complete a qualification period that includes four consecutive quarters during which it needs to demonstrate that it meets the requirements of the rules to the satisfaction of its primary U.S. banking regulator. The U.S. implementation timetable consists of this qualification period followed by a minimum transition period of three years. During the transition period, Basel II risk-based capital requirements cannot fall below certain floors based on pre-existing capital regulations (Basel I). Ally is currently in the qualification period and expects to be in compliance with all relevant Basel II rules within the established timelines.

In addition to Basel II, the Basel Committee adopted new capital, leverage, and liquidity guidelines under the Basel Accord (Basel III), which when implemented in the United States, may have the effect of raising capital requirements beyond those required by current law and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Basel III increases the minimum Tier 1 common equity ratio from 2.0% to 4.5%, net of regulatory deductions, and introduces a capital conservation buffer of an additional 2.5% of common equity to risk-weighted assets, raising the target minimum common equity ratio to 7.0%. Basel III increases the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio to 8.5% inclusive of the capital conservation buffer, increases the minimum total capital ratio to 10.5% inclusive of the capital buffer, and introduces a countercyclical capital buffer of up to 2.5% of common equity or other fully loss absorbing capital for periods of excess credit growth. Basel III also introduces a nonrisk adjusted Tier 1 leverage ratio of 3%, based on a measure of the total exposure rather than total assets, and new liquidity standards. The Basel III capital, leverage, and liquidity standards will be phased in over a multiyear period. The Basel III rules, when implemented, will also impose a 15% cap on the amount of Tier 1 capital that can be met, in the aggregate, through significant investments in the common shares of unconsolidated financial subsidiaries, MSRs and deferred tax assets through timing differences, as well as a 10% cap on the amount of each of the three individual items that may be included in Tier 1 capital. In addition, under Basel III rules, after a ten-year phaseout period beginning on January 1, 2013, trust preferred and other “hybrid” securities will no longer qualify as Tier 1 capital. However, under the Dodd-Frank Act, subject to certain exceptions, trust preferred and other “hybrid” securities are phased out from Tier 1 capital in a three-year period starting January 1, 2013.

 

19. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

We enter into interest rate and foreign-currency swaps, futures, forwards, options, and swaptions in connection with our market risk management activities. Derivative instruments are used to manage interest rate risk relating to specific groups of assets and liabilities, including investment securities, MSRs, debt, and deposits. In addition, we use foreign exchange contracts to mitigate foreign-currency risk associated with foreign-currency-denominated debt, foreign exchange transactions, and our net investment in foreign subsidiaries. Our primary objective for utilizing derivative financial instruments is to manage market risk volatility associated with interest rate and foreign-currency risks related to the assets and liabilities.

Interest Rate Risk

We execute interest rate swaps to modify our exposure to interest rate risk by converting certain fixed-rate instruments to a variable rate. We monitor our mix of fixed- and variable-rate debt in relation to the rate profile of our assets. When it is cost effective to do so, we may enter into interest rate swaps to achieve our desired mix of fixed- and variable-rate debt. Our qualifying accounting hedges consist of hedges of fixed-rate debt obligations in which receive-fixed swaps are designated as hedges of specific fixed-rate debt obligations.

We apply hedge accounting to certain relationships in which we utilize derivative instruments to hedge interest rate risk associated with our fixed-rate debt. We enter into economic hedges to mitigate exposure for the following categories.

 

   

MSRs and retained interests — Our MSRs and retained interest portfolios are generally subject to loss in value when mortgage rates decline. Declining mortgage rates generally result in an increase in refinancing activity that increases prepayments and results in a decline in the value of MSRs and retained interests. To mitigate the impact of this risk, we maintain a portfolio of financial instruments, primarily derivative instruments, which increase in value

 

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when interest rates decline. The primary objective is to minimize the overall risk of loss in the value of MSRs and retained interests due to the change in fair value caused by interest rate changes and their interrelated impact to prepayments.

We use a multitude of derivative instruments to manage the interest rate risk related to MSRs and retained interests. They include, but are not limited to, interest rate futures contracts, call or put options on U.S. Treasuries, swaptions, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), futures, U.S. Treasury futures, interest rate swaps, interest rate floors, and interest rate caps. We monitor and actively manage our risk on a daily basis, and therefore, trading volume can be large.

 

   

Mortgage loan commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale — We are exposed to interest rate risk from the time an interest rate lock commitment (IRLC) is made until the time the mortgage loan is sold. Changes in interest rates impact the market price for our loans; as market interest rates decline, the value of existing IRLCs and loans held-for-sale increase and vice versa. Our primary objective in risk management activities related to IRLCs and mortgage loans held-for-sale is to eliminate or greatly reduce any interest rate risk associated with these items.

The primary derivative instrument we use to accomplish the risk management objective for mortgage loans and IRLCs is forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, primarily Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac to-be-announced securities. These instruments typically are entered into at the time the IRLC is made. The value of the forward sales contracts moves in the opposite direction of the value of our IRLCs and mortgage loans held-for-sale. We also use other derivatives, such as interest rate swaps, options, and futures, to economically hedge certain portions of the mortgage portfolio. Nonderivative instruments may also be periodically used to economically hedge the mortgage portfolio, such as short positions on U.S. Treasuries. We monitor and actively manage our risk on a daily basis. We do not apply hedge accounting to this derivative portfolio.

 

   

Debt — With the exception of a portion of our fixed-rate debt, we do not apply hedge accounting to our derivative portfolio held to mitigate interst rate risk associated with our debt portfolio. Typically, the significant terms of the interest rate swaps match the significant terms of the underlying debt resulting in an effective conversion of the rate of the related debt.

 

   

Other — We enter into futures, options, and swaptions to economically hedge our net fixed versus variable interest rate exposure. We also enter into equity options to economically hedge our exposure to the equity markets.

Foreign Currency Risk

We enter into derivative financial instrument contracts to mitigage the risk associated with variability in cash flows related to foreign-currency financial instruments. Currency swaps and forwards are used to economically hedge foreign exchange exposure on foreign-currency-denominated debt by converting the funding currency to the same currency of the assets being financed. Similar to our interest rate derivatives, the swaps are generally entered into or traded concurrent with the debt issuance with the terms of the swap matching the terms of the underlying debt.

Our foreign subsidiaries maintain both assets and liabilities in local currencies; these local currencies are generally the subsidiaries’ functional currencies for accounting purposes. Foreign-currency exchange-rate gains and losses arise when the assets or liabilities of our subsidiaries are denominated in currencies that differ from its functional currency. In addition, our equity is impacted by the cumulative translation adjustments resulting from the translation of foreign subsidiary results; this impact is reflected in our other comprehensive income (loss). We enter into foreign-currency forwards and option-based contracts with external counterparties to hedge foreign exchange exposure on our net investments in foreign subsidiaries. In March 2011, we elected to dedesignate all of our existing net investment hedge relationships and change our method of measuring hedge effectiveness from the spot method to the forward method for new hedge relationships entered into during the remainder of the quarter and prospectively. For the net investment hedges that were designated under the spot method for the first portion of the quarter, the hedges were recorded at fair value with changes recorded to other comprehensive income (loss) with the exception of the spot to forward difference that was recorded to earnings. For the new net investment hedges that were designated under the forward method, the hedges were recorded at fair value with the changes recorded to other comprehensive income (loss) including the spot to forward difference. The net derivative gain or loss remains in other comprehensive income (loss) until earnings are impacted by the sale or the liquidation of the associated foreign operation.

 

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In addition, we have a centralized lending program to manage liquidity for all of our subsidiary businesses. Foreign-currency-denominated loan agreements are executed with our foreign subsidiaries in their local currencies. We evaluate our foreign-currency exposure resulting from intercompany lending and manage our currency risk exposure by entering into foreign-currency derivatives with external counterparties. Our foreign-currency derivatives are recorded at fair value with changes recorded as income offsetting the gains and losses on the associated foreign-currency transactions.

Except for our net investment hedges, we generally have not elected to treat any foreign-currency derivatives as hedges for accounting purposes principally because the changes in the fair values of the foreign-currency swaps are substantially offset by the foreign-currency revaluation gains and losses of the underlying assets and liabilities.

Credit Risk

Derivative financial instruments contain an element of credit risk if counterparties are unable to meet the terms of the agreements. Credit risk associated with derivative financial instruments is measured as the net replacement cost should the counterparties that owe us under the contract completely fail to perform under the terms of those contracts, assuming no recoveries of underlying collateral as measured by the market value of the derivative financial instrument.

To mitigate the risk of counterparty default, we maintain collateral agreements with certain counterparties. The agreements require both parties to maintain collateral in the event the fair values of the derivative financial instruments meet established thresholds. In the event that either party defaults on the obligation, the secured party may seize the collateral. Generally, our collateral arrangements are bilateral such that we and the counterparty post collateral for the value of our total obligation to each other. Contractual terms provide for standard and customary exchange of collateral based on changes in the market value of the outstanding derivatives. The securing party posts additional collateral when their obligation rises or removes collateral when it falls. We also have unilateral collateral agreements whereby we are the only entity required to post collateral.

Certain derivative instruments contain provisions that require us to either post additional collateral or immediately settle any outstanding liability balances upon the occurrence of a specified credit risk-related event. If a credit risk related event had been triggered at March 31, 2011, the amount of additional collateral required to be posted by us would have been insignificant.

We placed cash and securities collateral totaling $1.2 billion and $1.6 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively, in accounts maintained by counterparties. We received cash collateral from counterparties totaling $568 million and $916 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. The receivables for collateral placed and the payables for collateral received are included on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in other assets and accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively. In certain circumstances, we receive or post securities as collateral with counterparties. We do not record such collateral received on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet unless certain conditions are met. At March 31, 2011, we did not receive any noncash collateral. At December 31, 2010, we received noncash collateral of $29 million.

 

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Balance Sheet Presentation

The following table summarizes the fair value amounts of derivative instruments reported on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value amounts are presented on a gross basis, are segregated by derivatives that are designated and qualifying as hedging instruments or those that are not, and are further segregated by type of contract within those two categories.

 

    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    Fair value of
derivative contracts in
    Notional
amount
    Fair value of
derivative contracts in
    Notional
amount
 
($ in millions)   receivable
position (a)
    liability
position (b)
      receivable
position (a)
    liability
position (b)
   

Qualifying accounting hedges

           

Interest rate risk

           

Fair value accounting hedges

  $ 376      $ 177      $ 13,944      $ 443      $ 114      $ 11,895   

Foreign exchange risk

           

Net investment accounting hedges

    16        84        8,345        12        72        4,407   
   

Total qualifying accounting hedges

    392        261        22,289        455        186        16,302   
   

Economic hedges

           

Interest rate risk

           

MSRs and retained interests

    2,452        2,537        514,616        2,896        3,118        325,768   

Mortgage loan commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale

    51        53        30,736        232        80        38,788   

Debt

    195        86        22,546        160        107        21,269   

Other

    56        41        43,939        80        129        32,734   
   

Total interest rate risk

    2,754        2,717        611,837        3,368        3,434        418,559   

Foreign exchange risk

    234        246        20,218        143        240        14,359   
   

Total economic hedges

    2,988        2,963        632,055        3,511        3,674        432,918   
   

Total derivatives

  $ 3,380      $ 3,224      $ 654,344      $ 3,966      $ 3,860      $ 449,220   
   
(a) Reported as other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Includes accrued interest of $262 million and $263 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(b) Reported as accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Includes accrued interest of $9 million and $23 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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Statement of Income Presentation

The following table summarizes the location and amounts of gains and losses reported in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income on derivative instruments.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)        2011             2010      

Qualifying accounting hedges

    

(Loss) gain recognized in earnings on derivatives (a)

    

Interest rate contracts

    

Interest on long-term debt

   $ (148   $ 82   

Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items (b)

    

Interest rate contracts

    

Interest on long-term debt

     145        (62
   

Total qualifying accounting hedges

     (3     20   
   

Economic hedges

    

(Loss) gain recognized in earnings on derivatives

    

Interest rate contracts

    

Servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net

     (204     63   

Loss on mortgage and automotive loans, net

     (39     (144

Other income, net of losses

     7        (53

Other operating expenses

     4        (3
   

Total interest rate contracts

     (232     (137
   

Foreign exchange contracts (c)

    

Interest on long-term debt

     13        (140

Other income, net of losses

     (104     349   
   

Total foreign exchange contracts

     (91     209   
   

(Loss) gain recognized in earnings on derivatives

   $ (326   $ 92   
   
(a) Amounts exclude gains of $88 million and $86 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to interest for qualifying accounting hedges of debt, which are primarily offset by the fixed coupon payment on the long-term debt.
(b) Amounts exclude gains of $63 million and $39 million related to amortization of deferred basis adjustments on the hedged items for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(c) Amounts exclude gains of $90 million and losses of $245 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to the revaluation of the related foreign-denominated debt or receivable.

The following table summarizes derivative instruments used in net investment hedge accounting relationships.

 

March 31, ($ in millions)    2011     2010  

Net investment hedges

    

Foreign exchange contracts

    

Loss recorded directly to other income, net of losses (a)

   $ (3   $ (1

Loss recognized in other comprehensive income (b)

     (148     (44
   
(a) The amounts represent the forward points excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
(b) The amounts represent the effective portion of net investment hedges during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. There are offsetting gains recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income of $145 million and $44 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to the revaluation of the related net investment in foreign operations. The amount of hedge ineffectiveness on net investment hedges during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, was insignificant.

 

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20. Income Taxes

We recognized total income tax benefit from continuing operations of $68 million and income tax expense from continuing operations of $36 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to our effective income tax rate for continuing operations is shown in the following table.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2011     2010  
($ in millions)    Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  

Statutory U.S. federal tax expense and rate

   $ 36        35.0   $ 65        35.0

Change in tax rate resulting from

        

Effect of valuation allowance change

     (94     (92.1     (39     (20.9

Foreign tax differential

     (13     (12.7     (8     (4.3

Taxes on unremitted foreign earnings

     6        5.9        22        11.7   

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

     (3     (2.8     7        3.7   

Tax-exempt income

     (2     (1.9     (3     (1.6

Other, net

     2        1.9        (8     (4.3
   

Tax (benefit) expense and effective tax rate

   $ (68     (66.7 )%    $ 36        19.3
   

For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, we recorded a $101 million reversal of valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets in one of our Canadian subsidiaries. The reversal related to modifications to the legal structure of our Canadian operations. Additionally, we recorded other net increases to our consolidated valuation allowance on deferred tax assets of $102 million, stemming primarily from increases to our deferred tax assets during the period.

 

21. Fair Value

Fair Value Measurements

For purposes of this disclosure, fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability. Additionally, entities are required to consider all aspects of nonperformance risk, including the entity’s own credit standing, when measuring the fair value of a liability.

GAAP specifies a three-level hierarchy that is used when measuring and disclosing fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices available in active markets (i.e., observable inputs) and the lowest priority to data lacking transparency (i.e., unobservable inputs). An instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation. The following is a description of the three hierarchy levels.

 

  Level 1 Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. Additionally, the entity must have the ability to access the active market, and the quoted prices cannot be adjusted by the entity.

 

  Level 2 Inputs are other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in inactive markets for identical or similar assets or liabilities; or inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

  Level 3 Unobservable inputs are supported by little or no market activity. The unobservable inputs represent management’s best assumptions of how market participants would price the assets or liabilities. Generally, Level 3 assets and liabilities are valued using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques that require significant judgment or estimation.

 

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  Transfers Transfers into or out of any hierarchy level are recognized at the end of the reporting period in which the transfer occurred. There were no significant transfers between any levels during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Following are descriptions of the valuation methodologies used to measure material assets and liabilities at fair value and details of the valuation models, key inputs to those models, and significant assumptions utilized.

 

   

Available-for-sale securities — Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value primarily based on observable market prices. If observable market prices are not available, our valuations are based on internally developed discounted cash flow models (an income approach) that use a market-based discount rate and consider recent market transactions, experience with similar securities, current business conditions, and analysis of the underlying collateral, as available. To estimate cash flows, we are required to utilize various significant assumptions including market observable inputs (e.g., forward interest rates) and internally developed inputs (including prepayment speeds, delinquency levels, and credit losses).

 

   

Loans held-for-sale, net — Our automobile loans held-for-sale are accounted for at the lower-of-cost or fair value. The automobile loans at fair value are presented in the nonrecurring fair value measurement table. We based our valuation of automobile loans held-for-sale on internally developed discounted cash flow models (an income approach) and classified all these loans as Level 3. These valuation models estimate the exit price we expect to receive in the loan’s principal market, which depending on characteristics of the loans may be the whole-loan market or the securitization market. Although we utilize and give priority to market observable inputs, such as interest rates and market spreads within these models, we are typically required to utilize internal inputs, such as prepayment speeds, credit losses, and discount rates. While numerous controls exist to calibrate, corroborate, and validate these internal inputs, these internal inputs require the use of judgment and can have a significant impact on the determination of the loan’s value. Accordingly, we classified all automobile loans held-for-sale as Level 3.

Our mortgage loans held-for-sale are accounted for at either fair value because of fair value option elections or they are accounted for at the lower-of-cost or fair value. Mortgage loans held-for-sale are typically pooled together and sold into certain exit markets depending on underlying attributes of the loan, such as GSE eligibility (domestic only), product type, interest rate, and credit quality. Two valuation methodologies are used to determine the fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale. The methodology used depends on the exit market as described below.

Level 2 mortgage loans — This includes all agency-eligible mortgage loans carried at fair value due to fair value option election, which are valued predominantly using published forward agency prices. It also includes any domestic loans and foreign loans where recently negotiated market prices for the loan pool exist with a counterparty (which approximates fair value) or quoted market prices for similar loans are available.

Level 3 mortgage loans — This includes all conditional repurchase option loans carried at fair value due to the fair value option election and all nonagency eligible residential mortgage loans that are accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value. The fair value of these residential mortgage loans are determined using internally developed valuation models because observable market prices were not available. The loans are priced on a discounted cash flow basis utilizing cash flow projections from internally developed models that utilize prepayment, default, and discount rate assumptions. To the extent available, we will utilize market observable inputs such as interest rates and market spreads. If market observable inputs are not available, we are required to utilize internal inputs, such as prepayment speeds, credit losses, and discount rates.

Refer to the section within this note titled Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities for further information about the fair value elections.

 

   

Consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans, net — We elected the fair value option for certain consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans. The elected mortgage loans collateralized on-balance sheet securitization debt in which we estimated credit reserves pertaining to securitized assets that could have exceeded or already had exceeded our economic exposure. We also elected the fair value option for all mortgage securitization trusts

 

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required to be consolidated due to the adoption of ASU 2009-17. The elected mortgage loans represent a portion of the consumer finance receivable and loans consolidated upon adoption of ASU 2009-17. The balance that was not elected was reported on the balance sheet at the principal amount outstanding, net of charge-offs, allowance for loan losses, and premiums or discounts.

Securitized mortgage loans are legally isolated from us and are beyond the reach of our creditors. The loans are measured at fair value using a portfolio approach or an in-use premise. Values of loans held on an in-use basis may differ considerably from loans held-for-sale that can be sold in the whole-loan market. This difference arises primarily due to the liquidity of the asset- and mortgage-backed securitization market and is evident in the fact that spreads applied to lower rated asset- and mortgage-backed securities are considerably wider than spreads observed on senior bonds classes and in the whole-loan market. The objective in fair valuing the loans and related securitization debt is to account properly for our retained economic interest in the securitizations. As a result of reduced liquidity in capital markets, values of both these loans and the securitized bonds are expected to be volatile. Since this approach involves the use of significant unobservable inputs, we classified all the mortgage loans elected under the fair value option as Level 3, at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010. Refer to the section within this note titled Fair Value Option of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities for additional information.

 

   

Commercial finance receivables and loans, net — We evaluate our commercial finance receivables and loans, net, for impairment. We generally base the evaluation on the fair value of the underlying collateral supporting the loans when expected to be the sole source of repayment. When the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the collateral, an impairment loss is recognized and reflected as a nonrecurring fair value measurement.

 

   

MSRs — We typically retain MSRs when we sell assets into the secondary market. MSRs currently do not trade in an active market with observable prices; therefore, we use internally developed discounted cash flow models (an income approach) to estimate the fair value of MSRs. These internal valuation models estimate net cash flows based on internal operating assumptions that we believe would be used by market participants combined with market-based assumptions for loan prepayment rates, interest rates, and discount rates that we believe approximate yields required by investors in this asset. Cash flows primarily include servicing fees, float income, and late fees in each case less operating costs to service the loans. The estimated cash flows are discounted using an option-adjusted spread-derived discount rate.

 

   

Interests retained in financial asset sales — Interests retained in financial asset sales are carried at fair value. The interests retained are in securitization trusts and deferred purchase prices on the sale of whole-loans. Due to inactivity in the market, valuations are based on internally developed discounted cash flow models (an income approach) that use a market-based discount rate. The valuation considers recent market transactions, experience with similar assets, current business conditions, and analysis of the underlying collateral, as available. To estimate cash flows, we utilize various significant assumptions, including market observable inputs (e.g., forward interest rates) and internally developed inputs (e.g., prepayment speeds, delinquency levels, and credit losses).

 

   

Derivative instruments — We enter into a variety of derivative financial instruments as part of our risk management strategies. Certain of these derivatives are exchange traded, such as Eurodollar futures. To determine the fair value of these instruments, we utilize the exchange prices for the particular derivative contracts; therefore, we classified these contracts as Level 1.

We also execute over-the-counter derivative contracts, such as interest rate swaps, swaptions, forwards, caps, floors, and agency to-be-announced securities. We utilize third-party-developed valuation models that are widely accepted in the market to value these over-the-counter derivative contracts. The specific terms of the contract and market observable inputs (such as interest rate forward curves and interpolated volatility assumptions) are entered into the model. We classified these over-the-counter derivative contracts as Level 2 because all significant inputs into these models were market observable.

We also hold certain derivative contracts that are structured specifically to meet a particular hedging objective. These derivative contracts often are utilized to hedge risks inherent within certain on-balance sheet securitizations.

 

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To hedge risks on particular bond classes or securitization collateral, the derivative’s notional amount is often indexed to the hedged item. As a result, we typically are required to use internally developed prepayment assumptions as an input into the model to forecast future notional amounts on these structured derivative contracts. Additionally, we hold some foreign currency derivative contracts that utilize an in-house valuation model to determine the fair value of the contracts. Accordingly, we classified all of the above-mentioned derivative contracts as Level 3.

We are required to consider all aspects of nonperformance risk, including our own credit standing, when measuring fair value of a liability. We consider our credit risk and the credit risk of our counterparties in the valuation of derivative instruments through a credit valuation adjustment (CVA). The CVA calculation utilizes our credit default swap spreads and the spreads of the counterparty. Additionally, we reduce credit risk on the majority of our derivatives by entering into legally enforceable agreements that enable the posting and receiving of collateral associated with the fair value of our derivative positions on an ongoing basis.

 

   

Collateral placed with counterparties — Collateral in the form of investment securities are primarily carried at fair value using quoted prices in active markets for similar assets.

 

   

Repossessed and foreclosed assets — Foreclosed on or repossessed assets resulting from loan defaults are carried at the lower of either cost or fair value and are included in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value disclosures include only assets carried at fair value.

The majority of assets acquired due to default are foreclosed assets. We revalue foreclosed assets on a periodic basis. We classified properties that are valued by independent third-party appraisals as Level 2. When third-party appraisals are not obtained, valuations are typically obtained from third-party broker price opinion; however, depending on the circumstances, the property list price or other sales price information may be used in lieu of a broker price opinion. Based on historical experience, we adjust these values downward to take into account damage and other factors that typically cause the actual liquidation value of foreclosed properties to be less than broker price opinion or other price sources. This valuation adjustment is necessary to ensure the valuation ascribed to these assets considers unique factors and circumstances surrounding the foreclosed asset. As a result of applying internally developed adjustments to the third-party-provided valuation of the foreclosed property, we classified these assets as Level 3 in the fair value disclosures.

 

   

On-balance sheet securitization debt — We elected the fair value option for certain mortgage loans held-for-investment and the related on-balance sheet securitization debt. We value securitization debt that was elected pursuant to the fair value option and any economically retained positions using market observable prices whenever possible. The securitization debt is principally in the form of asset- and mortgage-backed securities collateralized by the underlying mortgage loans held-for-investment. Due to the attributes of the underlying collateral and current market conditions, observable prices for these instruments are typically not available. In these situations, we consider observed transactions as Level 2 inputs in our discounted cash flow models. Additionally, the discounted cash flow models utilize other market observable inputs, such as interest rates, and internally derived inputs including prepayment speeds, credit losses, and discount rates. Fair value option-elected financing securitization debt is classified as Level 3 as a result of the reliance on significant assumptions and estimates for model inputs. Refer to the section within this note titled Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities for further information about the election. The debt that was not elected under the fair value option is reported on the balance sheet at cost, net of premiums or discounts and issuance costs.

 

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Recurring Fair Value

The following tables display the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis including financial instruments elected for the fair value option. We often economically hedge the fair value change of our assets or liabilities with derivatives and other financial instruments. The tables below display the hedges separately from the hedged items; therefore, they do not directly display the impact of our risk management activities.

 

     Recurring fair value measurements  
March 31, 2011 ($ in millions)    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets

        

Trading securities

        

Mortgage-backed residential

   $      $ 35      $ 40      $ 75   

Investment securities

        

Available-for-sale securities

        

Debt securities

        

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

     2,351        539               2,890   

States and political subdivisions

            3               3   

Foreign government

     947        370               1,317   

Mortgage-backed residential

            5,860        1        5,861   

Asset-backed

            2,180        117        2,297   

Corporate debt securities

            1,379               1,379   

Other debt securities

            489               489   
   

Total debt securities

     3,298        10,820        118        14,236   

Equity securities (a)

     1,165                      1,165   
   

Total available-for-sale securities

     4,463        10,820        118        15,401   

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net (b)

            2,928        18        2,946   

Consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans, net (b)

                   971        971   

Mortgage servicing rights

                   3,774        3,774   

Other assets

        

Interests retained in financial asset sales

                   569        569   

Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position

        

Interest rate

     43        2,908        179        3,130   

Foreign currency

            246        4        250   
   

Total fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position

     43        3,154        183        3,380   

Collateral placed with counterparties (c)

     433                      433   
   

Total assets

   $ 4,939      $ 16,937      $ 5,673      $ 27,549   
   

Liabilities

        

Long-term debt

        

On-balance sheet securitization debt (b)

   $      $      $ (922   $ (922

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

        

Fair value of derivative contracts in payable position

        

Interest rate

     (99     (2,727     (68     (2,894

Foreign currency

            (328     (2     (330
   

Total fair value of derivative contracts in payable position

     (99     (3,055     (70     (3,224

Loan repurchase liabilities (b)

                   (14     (14

Trading liabilities

            (137            (137
   

Total liabilities

   $ (99   $ (3,192   $ (1,006   $ (4,297
   
(a) Our investment in one industry did not exceed 18%.
(b) Carried at fair value due to fair value option elections.
(c) Represents collateral in the form of investment securities. Cash collateral was excluded above.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

     Recurring fair value measurements  
December 31, 2010 ($ in millions)    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets

        

Trading securities

        

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

   $ 77      $      $      $ 77   

Mortgage-backed residential

            25        44        69   

Asset-backed

                   94        94   
   

Total trading securities

     77        25        138        240   

Investment securities

        

Available-for-sale securities

        

Debt securities

        

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

     3,313        5               3,318   

States and political subdivisions

            2               2   

Foreign government

     873        375               1,248   

Mortgage-backed residential

            5,824        1        5,825   

Asset-backed

            1,948               1,948   

Corporate debt securities

            1,558               1,558   

Other debt securities

            151               151   
   

Total debt securities

     4,186        9,863        1        14,050   

Equity securities (a)

     796                      796   
   

Total available-for-sale securities

     4,982        9,863        1        14,846   

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net (b)

            6,420        4        6,424   

Consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans, net (b)

                   1,015        1,015   

Mortgage servicing rights

                   3,738        3,738   

Other assets

        

Interests retained in financial asset sales

                   568        568   

Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position

        

Interest rate

     242        3,464        105        3,811   

Foreign currency

            155               155   
   

Total fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position

     242        3,619        105        3,966   

Collateral placed with counterparties (c)

     728                      728   
   

Total assets

   $ 6,029      $ 19,927      $ 5,569      $ 31,525   
   

Liabilities

        

Long-term debt

        

On-balance sheet securitization debt (b)

   $      $      $ (972   $ (972

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

        

Fair value of derivative contracts in payable position

        

Interest rate

     (208     (3,222     (118     (3,548

Foreign currency

            (312            (312
   

Total fair value of derivative contracts in payable position

     (208     (3,534     (118     (3,860
   

Total liabilities

   $ (208   $ (3,534   $ (1,090   $ (4,832
   
(a) Our investment in one industry did not exceed 23%.
(b) Carried at fair value due to fair value option elections.
(c) Represents collateral in the form of investment securities. Cash collateral was excluded above.

 

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The following tables present the reconciliation for all Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. We often economically hedge the fair value change of our assets or liabilities with derivatives and other financial instruments. The Level 3 items presented below may be hedged by derivatives and other financial instruments that are classified as Level 1 or Level 2. Thus, the following tables do not fully reflect the impact of our risk management activities.

 

    Level 3 recurring fair value measurements  
($ in millions)   Fair value
at
January 1,
2011
    Net realized/unrealized
gains (losses)
    Purchases     Sales     Issuances     Settlements     Fair value
at
March 31,
2011
   

Net
unrealized
gains
included

in earnings

still held at
March 31,
2011

 
    included
in earnings
    included in
other
comprehensive
income
             

Assets

                 

Trading securities

                 

Mortgage-backed residential

  $ 44      $ (a)    $      $      $      $      $ (5   $ 40      $ (a) 

Asset-backed

    94        —                       (94                          —    
   

Total trading securities

    138                             (94            (5     40          

Investment securities

                 

Available-for-sale securities

                 

Debt securities

                 

Mortgage-backed residential

    1        —                                            1        —    

Asset-backed

           —         23        94                             117        —    
   

Total investment securities

    1        —         23        94                             118        —    

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net (b)

    4        —                14                             18        —    

Consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans, net (b)

    1,015        73  (b)      1                             (118     971        16  (b) 

Mortgage servicing rights

    3,738        116  (c)             2        (266)  (d)      184               3,774        116  (d) 

Other assets

                 

Interests retained in financial asset sales

    568        23  (e)                                  (22     569        (6) (e) 

Derivative contracts, net

                 

Interest rate

    (13     141  (f)                                  (17     111        123  (f) 

Foreign currency

           (f)                                         2        (f) 
   

Total fair value of derivative contracts in receivable (payable) position, net

    (13     143                                     (17     113        125    
   

Total assets

  $ 5,451      $ 356       $ 24      $ 110      $ (360   $ 184      $ (162   $ 5,603      $ 253    
   

Liabilities

                 

Long-term debt

                 

On-balance sheet securitization debt (b)

  $ (972   $ (67) (b)    $ 1      $      $      $      $ 116      $ (922   $ (b) 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

                 

Loan repurchases liabilities (b)

           —                (14                          (14     —    
   

Total liabilities

  $ (972   $ (67)      $ 1      $ (14   $      $      $ 116      $ (936   $   
   
(a) The fair value adjustment was reported as other income, net of losses, and the related interest was reported as interest on trading securities in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(b) Carried at fair value due to fair value option elections. Refer to the next section of this note titled Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities for the location of the gains and losses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(c) Fair value adjustment was reported as servicing-asset valuation and hedge activities, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(d) Represents excess mortgage servicing rights transferred to an agency-controlled trust in exchange for trading securities. These securities were then sold instantaneously to third-party investors for $266 million.
(e) Reported as other income, net of losses, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(f) Refer to Note 19 for information related to the location of the gains and losses on derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

     Level 3 recurring fair value measurements  

($ in millions)

   Fair value
at
January 1,
2010
     Net realized/unrealized
gain (losses)
     Purchases,
issuances,
and
settlements,
net
     Fair value
at
March 31,
2010
    

Net unrealized
gains (losses)
included in
earnings still
held at
March 31,
2010

 
      included
in
earnings
    included in
other
comprehensive
income
          

Assets

                

Trading securities

                

Mortgage-backed residential

   $ 99        $ 4   (a)    $       $ (49)       $ 54        $ 9   (a) 

Asset-backed

     596          —          2         (509)         89          —     
   

Total trading securities

     695          4          2         (558)         143          9     

Investment securities

                

Available-for-sale securities

                

Debt securities

                

Mortgage-backed residential

             —                  (3)                 —     

Asset-backed

     20          —                  (7)         13          —     
   

Total investment securities

     26          —                  (10)         16          —     

Consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans, net (b)

     1,303          413   (b)              856          2,572          202   (b) 

Mortgage servicing rights

     3,554          (196)  (c)              185          3,543          (196)  (c) 

Other assets

                

Cash reserve deposits held-for-securitization trusts

     31          —                  (29)                 —     

Interests retained in financial asset sales

     471          3   (d)              (63)         411          2   (d) 

Derivative contracts, net

                

Interest rate contracts in receivable (payable) position, net

     103          (145)  (e)              46                  (57)  (e) 
   

Total assets

   $ 6,183        $ 79        $ 2       $ 427        $ 6,691        $ (40)    
   

Liabilities

                

Long-term debt

                

On-balance sheet securitization debt (b)

   $ (1,294)       $ (413)  (b)    $       $ (677)       $ (2,384)       $ 241   (b) 
   

Total liabilities

   $ (1,294)       $ (413)       $       $ (677)       $ (2,384)       $ (241)    
   
(a) The fair value adjustment was reported as other income, net of losses, and the related interest was reported as interest on trading securities in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(b) Carried at fair value due to fair value option elections. Refer to next section of this note titled Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities for the location of the gains and losses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(c) Fair value adjustment was reported as servicing-asset valuation and hedge activities, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(d) Reported as other income, net of losses, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(e) Refer to Note 19 for information related to the location of the gains and losses on derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

Nonrecurring Fair Value

We may be required to measure certain assets and liabilities at fair value from time to time. These periodic fair value measures typically result from the application of lower-of-cost or fair value accounting or certain impairment measures. These items would constitute nonrecurring fair value measures.

The following tables display the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

 

    Nonrecurring
fair value measures
    Lower-of-cost
or
fair  value
allowance
or valuation
reserve
    Total gains
included in
earnings  for
the three
months ended
 
March 31, 2011 ($ in millions)   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total      

Assets

           

Mortgage loans held-for-sale (a)

  $      $      $ 597      $ 597      $ (50     n/m  (b) 

Commercial finance receivables and loans, net (c)

           

Automotive

                  416        416        (46     n/m  (b) 

Mortgage

           13        26        39        (15     n/m  (b) 

Other

                  93        93        (41     n/m  (b) 
   

Total commercial finance receivables and loans, net

           13        535        548        (102  

Other assets

           

Real estate and other investments (d)

           1               1        n/m      $   

Repossessed and foreclosed assets, (e)

           44        37        81        (11     n/m  (b) 
   

Total assets

  $      $ 58      $ 1,169      $ 1,227      $ (163   $   
   

n/m = not meaningful

(a) Represents loans held-for-sale that are required to be measured at the lower-of-cost or fair value. The table above includes only loans with fair values below cost during 2011. The related valuation allowance represents the cumulative adjustment to fair value of those specific loans.
(b) We consider the applicable valuation or loan loss allowance to be the most relevant indicator of the impact on earnings caused by the fair value measurement. Accordingly, the table above excludes total gains and losses included in earnings for these items. The carrying values are inclusive of the respective valuation or loan loss allowance.
(c) Represents the portion of the portfolio specifically impaired during 2011. The related valuation allowance represents the cumulative adjustment to fair value of those specific receivables.
(d) Represents model homes impaired during 2011. The total loss included in earnings represents adjustments to the fair value of the portfolio based on the estimated fair value if the model home is under lease or the estimated value if the model home is marketed for sale.
(e) The allowance provided for repossessed and foreclosed assets represents any cumulative valuation adjustment recognized to adjust the assets to fair value.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

     Nonrecurring
fair value measures
     Lower-of-cost
or
fair value
or  valuation
reserve
allowance
    Total gains
included in
earnings  for
the three
months ended
 
March 31, 2010 ($ in millions)    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total       

Assets

                

Loans held-for-sale (a)

                

Automotive

   $       $       $ 1,155       $ 1,155       $ (141     n/m  (b) 

Mortgage

             277         720         997         (112     n/m  (b) 
   

Total loans held-for-sale

             277         1,875         2,152         (253  

Commercial finance receivables and loans, net (c)

                

Automotive

                     462         462         (105     n/m  (b) 

Mortgage

             99         47         146         (70     n/m  (b) 

Other

                     606         606         (264     n/m  (b) 
   

Total commercial finance receivables and loans, net

             99         1,115         1,214         (439  

Other assets

                

Real estate and other investments (d)

             34                 34         n/m      $ 1   

Repossessed and foreclosed assets (e)

             76         81         157         (44     n/m  (b) 
   

Total assets

   $       $ 486       $ 3,071       $ 3,557       $ (736   $ 1   
   

n/m = not meaningful

(a) Represents assets held-for-sale that are required to be measured at the lower-of-cost or fair value. The table above includes only loans with fair values below cost during 2010. The related valuation allowance represents the cumulative adjustment to fair value of those specific loans.
(b) We consider the applicable valuation or loan loss allowance to be the most relevant indicator of the impact on earnings caused by the fair value measurement. Accordingly, the table above excludes total gains and losses included in earnings for these items. The carrying values are inclusive of the respective valuation or loan loss allowance.
(c) Represents the portion of the portfolio specifically impaired during 2010. The related valuation allowance represents the cumulative adjustment to fair value of those specific receivables.
(d) Represents model homes impaired during 2010. The total loss included in earnings represents adjustments to the fair value of the portfolio based on the estimated fair value if the model home is under lease or the estimated value if the model home is marketed for sale.
(e) The allowance provided for repossessed and foreclosed assets represents any cumulative valuation adjustment recognized to adjust the assets to fair value.

Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

A description of the financial assets and liabilities elected to be measured at fair value is as follows. Our intent in electing fair value for all these items was to mitigate a divergence between accounting losses and economic exposure for certain assets and liabilities.

 

   

On-balance sheet mortgage securitizations — We elected to measure at fair value certain domestic consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans and the related debt held in on-balance sheet mortgage securitization structures. The fair value-elected loans are classified as finance receivable and loans, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our policy is to separately record interest income on the fair value-elected loans (unless the loans are placed on nonaccrual status); however, the accrued interest was excluded from the fair value presentation. We classified the fair value adjustment recorded for the loans as other income, net of losses, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

We continued to record the fair value-elected debt balances as long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our policy is to separately record interest expense on the fair value-elected debt, which continues to be classified as interest on long-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. We classified the fair value adjustment recorded for this fair value-elected debt as other income, net of losses, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

 

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Conforming and government-insured mortgage loans held-for-sale — We elected the fair value option for conforming and government-insured mortgage loans held-for-sale funded after July 31, 2009. We elected the fair value option to mitigate earnings volatility by better matching the accounting for the assets with the related hedges.

Excluded from the fair value option were conforming and government-insured loans funded on or prior to July 31, 2009, and those repurchased or rerecognized. The loans funded on or prior to July 31, 2009, were ineligible because the election must be made at the time of funding. Repurchased and rerecognized conforming and government-insured loans were not elected because the election will not mitigate earning volatility. We repurchase or rerecognize loans due to representation and warranty obligations or conditional repurchase options. Typically, we will be unable to resell these assets through regular channels due to characteristics of the assets. Since the fair value of these assets is influenced by factors that cannot be hedged, we did not elect the fair value option.

We carry the fair value-elected conforming and government-insured loans as loans held-for-sale, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our policy is to separately record interest income on the fair value-elected loans (unless they are placed on nonaccrual status); however, the accrued interest was excluded from the fair value presentation. Upfront fees and costs related to the fair value-elected loans were not deferred or capitalized. The fair value adjustment recorded for these loans is classified as gain (loss) on mortgage loans, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. In accordance with GAAP, the fair value option election is irrevocable once the asset is funded even if it is subsequently determined that a particular loan cannot be sold.

 

   

Nongovernment eligible mortgage loans held-for-sale subject to conditional repurchase options — As of January 1, 2011, we elected the fair value option for both nongovernment eligible mortgage loans held-for-sale subject to conditional repurchase options and the related liability. These conditional repurchase options within our private label securitizations allow us to repurchase a transferred financial asset if certain events outside our control are met. The typical conditional repurchase option is a delinquent loan repurchase option that gives us the option to purchase the loan if it exceeds a certain prespecified delinquency level. We have complete discretion regarding when or if we will exercise these options, but generally we would do so only when it is in our best interest. We record the asset and the corresponding liability on our balance sheet when the option becomes exercisable. The fair value option election must be made at initial recording. As such, the conditional repurchase option assets and liabilities recorded prior to January 1, 2011, were ineligible for the fair value election.

We carry these fair value-elected optional repurchase loan balance as loans held-for-sale, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value adjustment recorded for these loans is classified as other income, net of losses, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. We carry the fair value elected corresponding liability as accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value adjustment recorded for these liabilities are classified as other income, net of losses, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the fair value option elections and information regarding the amounts recorded as earnings for each fair value option-elected item.

 

    Changes included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of  Income  
Three months ended
March 31, ($ in millions)
 

Interest
and fees

on finance
receivables
and loans

   

Interest

on loans
held-for-sale

   

Interest

on

long-term
debt

    Gain on
mortgage
loans, net
    Other
income,
net of losses
    Total
included in
earnings
    Change in
fair value
due to
credit risk (a)
 

2011

             

Assets

             

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

  $      $ 41  (b)    $      $ 142      $      $ 183      $    (c) 

Consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans, net

    54  (b)                           19        73        (17 ) (d) 

Liabilities

             

Secured debt

             

On-balance sheet securitization debt

  $      $      $ (31 ) (e)    $      $ (36   $ (67   $  27   (f) 
                     

Total

            $ 189     
   

2010

             

Assets

             

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

  $      $ 56  (b)    $      $ 184      $      $ 240      $   (c) 

Consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans, net

    169  (b)                           244        413        (34 ) (d) 

Liabilities

             

Secured debt

             

On-balance sheet securitization debt

  $      $      $ (96 ) (e)    $      $ (317   $ (413   $ 37   (f) 
                     

Total

            $ 240     
   
(a) Factors other than credit quality that impact fair value include changes in market interest rates and the illiquidity or marketability in the current marketplace. Lower levels of observable data points in illiquid markets generally result in wide bid/offer spreads.
(b) Interest income is measured by multiplying the unpaid principal balance on the loans by the coupon rate and the number of days of interest due.
(c) The credit impact for agency eligible loans held-for-sale is assumed to be zero because the loans are either suitable for sale or are covered by a government guarantee. The credit impact for nonagency eligible loans was quantified by applying internal credit loss assumptions to cash flow models.
(d) The credit impact for consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans was quantified by applying internal credit loss assumptions to cash flow models.
(e) Interest expense is measured by multiplying bond principal by the coupon rate and the number of days of interest due to the investor.
(f) The credit impact for on-balance sheet securitization debt is assumed to be zero until our economic interests in a particular securitization is reduced to zero at which point the losses on the underlying collateral will be expected to be passed through to third-party bondholders. Losses allocated to third-party bondholders, including changes in the amount of losses allocated, will result in fair value changes due to credit. We also monitor credit ratings and will make credit adjustments to the extent any bond classes are downgraded by rating agencies.

 

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The following table provides the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance for the fair value option-elected loans and long-term debt instruments.

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
($ in millions)    Unpaid
principal
balance
    Fair
value (a)
    Unpaid
principal
balance
    Fair
value (a)
 

Assets

        

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

        

Total loans

   $ 2,870      $ 2,946      $ 6,354      $ 6,424   

Nonaccrual loans

     26        15        3        1   

Loans 90+ days past due (b)

     25        14                 

Consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans, net

        

Total loans

     2,811        971        2,905        1,015   

Nonaccrual loans (c)

     565        246        586        260   

Loans 90+ days past due (b) (c)

     382        184        366        184   

Liabilities

        

Secured debt

        

On-balance sheet securitization debt

   $ (2,886   $ (922   $ (2,969   $ (972

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

        

Loan repurchase liabilities

     (25     (14              
   
(a) Excludes accrued interest receivable.
(b) Loans 90+ days past due are also presented within the nonaccrual loan balance and the total loan balance; however, excludes government-insured loans that are still accruing interest.
(c) The fair value of consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans is calculated on a pooled basis; therefore, we allocated the fair value of nonaccrual loans and loans 90+ days past due to individual loans based on the unpaid principal balances. For further discussion regarding the pooled basis, refer to the previous section of this note titled Consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans, net.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following table presents the carrying and estimated fair value of assets and liabilities that are considered financial instruments. Accordingly, items that do not meet the definition of a financial instrument are excluded from the table. When possible, we use quoted market prices to determine fair value. Where quoted market prices are not available, the fair value is internally derived based on appropriate valuation methodologies with respect to the amount and timing of future cash flows and estimated discount rates. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value, so the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized or would be paid in a current market exchange. The effect of using different market assumptions or estimation methodologies could be material to the estimated fair values. Fair value information presented herein was based on information available at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
($ in millions)    Carrying
value
     Fair
value
     Carrying
value
     Fair
value
 

Financial assets

           

Trading securities

   $ 75       $ 75       $ 240       $ 240   

Investment securities

     15,401         15,401         14,846         14,846   

Loans held-for-sale, net

     7,496         7,552         11,411         11,449   

Finance receivables and loans, net

     105,653         104,856         100,540         99,462   

Interests retained in financial asset sales

     569         569         568         568   

Fair value of derivative contracts in receivable position

     3,380         3,380         3,966         3,966   

Collateral placed with counterparties (a)

     433         433         728         728   

Financial liabilities

           

Deposit liabilities (b)

   $ 38,786       $ 38,793       $ 37,291       $ 37,546   

Short-term borrowings

     7,395         7,386         7,508         7,509   

Long-term debt (c)

     88,725         90,688         87,181         88,996   

Fair value of derivative contracts in liability position

     3,224         3,224         3,860         3,860   

Trading liabilities

     137         137                   
   
(a) Represents collateral in the form of investment securities. Cash collateral was excluded above.
(b) The carrying value and fair value amounts exclude dealer deposits.
(c) Debt includes deferred interest for zero-coupon bonds of $586 million and $569 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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The following describes the methodologies and assumptions used to determine fair value for the significant classes of financial instruments. In addition to the valuation methods discussed below, we also followed guidelines for determining whether a market was not active and a transaction was not distressed. As such, we assumed the price that would be received in an orderly transaction (including a market-based return) and not in forced liquidation or distressed sale.

 

   

Investment securities — Bonds, equity securities, notes, and other available-for-sale investment securities are carried at fair value. Refer to the previous section of this note titled Available-for-sale securities for a description of the methodologies and assumptions used to determine fair value. The fair value of the held-to-maturity investment securities is based on valuation models using market-based assumption.

 

   

Loans held-for-sale, net — Refer to the previous sections of this note also titled Loans held-for-sale, net, for a description of methodologies and assumptions used to determine fair value.

 

   

Finance receivables and loans, net — With the exception of mortgage loans held-for-investment, the fair value of finance receivables was based on discounted future cash flows using applicable spreads to approximate current rates applicable to each category of finance receivables (an income approach). The carrying value of wholesale receivables in certain markets and certain other automotive- and mortgage-lending receivables for which interest rates reset on a short-term basis with applicable market indices are assumed to approximate fair value either because of the short-term nature or because of the interest rate adjustment feature. The fair value of wholesale receivables in other markets was based on discounted future cash flows using applicable spreads to approximate current rates applicable to similar assets in those markets.

For mortgage loans held-for-investment used as collateral for securitization debt, we used a portfolio approach or an in-use premise to measure these loans at fair value. The objective in fair valuing these loans (which are legally isolated and beyond the reach of our creditors) and the related collateralized borrowings is to reflect our retained economic position in the securitizations. For mortgage loans held-for-investment that are not securitized, we used valuation methods and assumptions similar to those used for mortgage loans held-for-sale. These valuations consider unique attributes of the loans such as geography, delinquency status, product type, and other factors. Refer to the previous section in this note titled Loans held-for-sale, net, for a description of methodologies and assumptions used to determine the fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale.

 

   

Derivative assets and liabilities — Refer to the previous section of this note titled Derivative instruments for a description of the methodologies and assumptions used to determine fair value.

 

   

Collateral placed with counterparties — Collateral placed with counterparties in the table above represents only collateral in the form of investment securities. Refer to the previous section of this note also titled Collateral placed with counterparties for additional information.

 

   

Interests retained in financial asset sales — Interest retained in financial asset sales are carried at fair value. Refer to the previous sections of this note titled Interests retained in financial asset sales for a description of the methodologies and assumptions used to determine fair value.

 

   

Debt — The fair value of debt was determined using quoted market prices for the same or similar issues, if available, or was based on the current rates offered to us for debt with similar remaining maturities.

 

   

Deposit liabilities — Deposit liabilities represent certain consumer bank deposits as well as mortgage escrow deposits. The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity is equal to their carrying amount. The fair value of fixed-maturity deposits was estimated by discounting cash flows using currently offered rates for deposits of similar maturities.

 

22. Segment Information

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activity from which revenues are earned and expenses incurred for which discrete financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.

 

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Basis of Presentation

We report our results of operations on a line-of-business basis through five operating segments — North American Automotive Finance operations, International Automotive Finance operations, Insurance operations, Mortgage — Origination and Servicing operations, and Mortgage — Legacy Portfolio and Other operations, with the remaining activity reported in Corporate and Other. The operating segments are determined based on the products and services offered and geographic considerations, and reflect the manner in which financial information is currently evaluated by management. The following is a description of each of our reportable operating segments.

 

   

North American Automotive Finance operations — Provides automotive financing services to consumers and automotive dealers in the United States and Canada and includes the automotive activities of Ally Bank and ResMor Trust. For consumers, we offer retail automotive financing and leasing for new and used vehicles, and through our commercial automotive financing operations, we fund dealer purchases of new and used vehicles through wholesale or floorplan financing.

 

   

International Automotive Finance operations — Provides automotive financing and full-service leasing to consumers and dealers outside of the United States and Canada. Our International Automotive Finance operations will focus the majority of new originations in five core international markets: Germany, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, and China through our joint venture.

 

   

Insurance operations — Offers consumer and commercial insurance products sold primarily through the dealer channel including vehicle extended service contracts, commercial insurance coverage in the United States and internationally (primarily covering dealers’ wholesale vehicle inventory), and personal automobile insurance in certain countries outside the United States.

 

   

Mortgage — Origination and Servicing operations —The principal activities include originating, purchasing, selling, and securitizing conforming and government-insured residential mortgage loans in the United States and Canada; servicing residential mortgage loans for ourselves and others; and providing collateralized lines of credit to other mortgage originators, which we refer to as warehouse lending. We also originate high-quality prime jumbo mortgage loans in the United States. We finance our mortgage loan originations primarily in Ally Bank in the United States and in our trust company, ResMor Trust, in Canada.

 

   

Mortgage — Legacy Portfolio and Other operations — Primarily consists of loans originated prior to January 1, 2009, and includes noncore business activities including discontinued operations, portfolios in runoff, our mortgage reinsurance business, and cash held in the ResCap legal entity. These activities, all of which we have discontinued, included, among other things: lending to real estate developers and homebuilders in the United States and United Kingdom; and purchasing, selling, and securitizing nonconforming residential mortgage loans (with the exception of U.S. prime jumbo mortgage loans) in both the United States and internationally.

Corporate and Other consists of our Commercial Finance Group, certain equity investments, other corporate activities, the residual impacts of our corporate funds transfer pricing (FTP) and treasury asset liability management activities (ALM), and reclassifications and eliminations between the reportable operating segments.

We utilize an FTP methodology for the majority of our business operations. The FTP methodology assigns charge rates and credit rates to classes of assets and liabilities based on expected duration and the LIBOR swap curve plus an assumed credit spread. Matching duration allocates interest income and interest expense to these reportable segments so their respective results are insulated from interest rate risk. This methodology is consistent with our ALM practices, which includes managing interest rate risk centrally at a corporate level. The net residual impact of the FTP methodology is included within the results of Corporate and Other as summarized below.

The information presented in our reportable operating segments and geographic areas tables that follow are based in part on internal allocations, which involve management judgment.

 

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Financial information for our reportable operating segments is summarized as follows.

 

    Global Automotive Services     Mortgage (a)              
Three months ended
March 31, ($ in millions)
 

North
American

Automotive

Finance

operations

   

International

Automotive

Finance

operations (b)

    Insurance
operations
    Origination
and
Servicing
operations
   

Legacy

Portfolio

and Other
operations

    Corporate
and
Other (c)
    Consolidated (d)  

2011

             

Net financing revenue (loss)

  $ 818      $ 171      $ 22      $ (30   $ 78      $ (522   $ 537   

Other revenue

    109        75        498        351        12        25        1,070   
   

Total net revenue (loss)

    927        246        520        321        90        (497     1,607   

Provision for loan losses

    46        37               2        45        (17     113   

Other noninterest expense

    363        169        386        246        84        144        1,392   
   

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax

  $ 518      $ 40      $ 134      $ 73      $ (39   $ (624   $ 102   
   

Total assets

  $ 87,662      $ 16,295      $ 9,024      $ 19,164      $ 11,809      $ 29,750      $ 173,704   
   

2010

             

Net financing revenue (loss)

  $ 872      $ 178      $ 30      $ (11   $ 193      $ (510   $ 752   

Other revenue

    203        92        591        346        23        (157     1,098   
   

Total net revenue (loss)

    1,075        270        621        335        216        (667     1,850   

Provision for loan losses

    101        21               1        6        15        144   

Other noninterest expense

    362        202        438        263        125        129        1,519   
   

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax

  $ 612      $ 47      $ 183      $ 71      $ 85      $ (811   $ 187   
   

Total assets

  $ 74,786      $ 19,378      $ 9,083      $ 16,491      $ 28,045      $ 31,644      $ 179,427   
   
(a) Represents the ResCap legal entity and the mortgage activities of Ally Bank and ResMor Trust.
(b) Amounts include intrasegment eliminations between our North American Automotive Finance operations, International Automotive Finance operations, and Insurance operations.
(c) Total assets for the Commercial Finance Group were $1.4 billion and $3.0 billion at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(d) Net financing revenue (loss) after the provision for loan losses totaled $424 million and $608 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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Information concerning principal geographic areas was as follows.

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    Revenue (a)     

Income (loss)

from continuing

operations

before income tax
expense (benefit) (b)

   

Net income

(loss) (b)

 

2011

       

Canada

   $ 187       $ 76      $ 176   

Europe

     169         63        50   

Latin America

     237         73        32   

Asia

                    (1
   

Total foreign

     593         212        257   

Total domestic (c)

     1,014         (110     (111
   

Total

   $ 1,607       $ 102      $ 146   
   

2010

       

Canada

   $ 161       $ 50      $ 44   

Europe

     205         (44     (34

Latin America

     207         45        35   

Asia

     3         7        (23
   

Total foreign

     576         58        22   

Total domestic (c)

     1,274         129        140   
   

Total

   $ 1,850       $ 187      $ 162   
   
(a) Revenue consists of net financing revenue and total other revenue as presented in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(b) The domestic amounts include original discount amortization of $299 million and $296 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(c) Amounts include eliminations between our domestic and foreign operations.

 

23. Parent and Guarantor Consolidating Financial Statements

Certain of our senior notes are guaranteed by a group of subsidiaries (the Guarantors). The Guarantors, each of which is a 100% directly owned subsidiary of Ally Financial Inc, are Ally US LLC, IB Finance Holding Company, LLC, GMAC Latin America Holdings LLC, GMAC International Holdings B.V., and GMAC Continental LLC. The Guarantors fully and unconditionally guarantee the senior notes on a joint and several basis.

The following financial statements present condensed consolidating financial data for (i) Ally Financial Inc. (on a parent company only basis), (ii) the combined Guarantors, (iii) the combined nonguarantor subsidiaries (all other subsidiaries), (iv) an elimination column for adjustments to arrive at the information for the parent company, Guarantors, and nonguarantors 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 and the Guarantors using the equity method for this presentation. Results of operations of subsidiaries are therefore classified in the parent company’s and Guarantors’ investment in subsidiaries accounts. The elimination entries set forth in the following condensed consolidating financial statements eliminate distributed and undistributed income of subsidiaries, investments in subsidiaries, and intercompany balances and transactions between the parent, Guarantors, and nonguarantors.

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

 

Three months ended March 31, 2011 ($ in millions)    Parent     Guarantors     Nonguarantors     Consolidating
adjustments
    Ally
consolidated
 

Financing revenue and other interest income

          

Interest and fees on finance receivables and loans

   $ 252      $ 7      $ 1,364      $      $ 1,623   

Interest and fees on finance receivables and loans — intercompany

     91        5        7        (103       

Interest on loans held-for-sale

                   108               108   

Interest on trading facilities

                   3               3   

Interest and dividends on available-for-sale investment securities

     3               101               104   

Interest and dividends on available-for-sale investment securities — intercompany

                   2        (2       

Interest-bearing cash

     3               9               12   

Operating leases

     308               372               680   
   

Total financing revenue and other interest income

     657        12        1,966        (105     2,530   

Interest expense

          

Interest on deposits

     15               157               172   

Interest on short-term borrowings

     13               113               126   

Interest on long-term debt

     988        2        420               1,410   

Interest on intercompany debt

     (4     7        102        (105       
   

Total interest expense

     1,012        9        792        (105     1,708   

Depreciation expense on operating lease assets

     131               154               285   
   

Net financing (loss) revenue

     (486     3        1,020               537   

Dividends from subsidiary

          

Nonbank subsidiaries

     501                      (501       

Other revenue

          

Servicing fees

     80               291               371   

Servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net

                   (87            (87
   

Total servicing income, net

     80               204               284   

Insurance premiums and service revenue earned

                   433               433   

Gain on mortgage and automotive loans, net

                   92               92   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (39                          (39

Other gain on investments, net

     9               75               84   

Other income, net of losses

     15               349        (148     216   
   

Total other revenue

     65               1,153        (148     1,070   

Total net revenue

     80        3        2,173        (649     1,607   

Provision for loan losses

     83        (1     31               113   

Noninterest expense

          

Compensation and benefits expense

     198        2        234               434   

Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

                   186               186   

Other operating expenses

     118        1        801        (148     772   
   

Total noninterest expense

     316        3        1,221        (148     1,392   

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense and undistributed income of subsidiaries

     (319     1        921        (501     102   

Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations

     (133            65               (68
   

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

     (186     1        856        (501     170   
   

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (5            (19            (24

Undistributed income of subsidiaries

          

Bank subsidiary

     251        251               (502       

Nonbank subsidiaries

     86        197               (283       
   

Net income

   $ 146      $ 449      $ 837      $ (1,286   $ 146   
   

 

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Three months ended March 31, 2010 ($ in millions)   Parent     Guarantors     Nonguarantors     Consolidating
adjustments
    Ally
consolidated
 

Financing revenue and other interest income

         

Interest and fees on finance receivables and loans

  $ 316      $ 8      $ 1,294      $      $ 1,618   

Interest and fees on finance receivables and loans — intercompany

    177        1        1        (179       

Interest on loans held-for-sale

    46               169               215   

Interest on trading facilities

                  1               1   

Interest and dividends on available-for-sale investment securities

                  101        (2     99   

Interest and dividends on available-for-sale investment securities — intercompany

    22               1        (23       

Interest-bearing cash

    1               13               14   

Operating leases

    200               963               1,163   
   

Total financing revenue and other interest income

    762        9        2,543        (204     3,110   

Interest expense

         

Interest on deposits

    10               148               158   

Interest on short-term borrowings

    9               102               111   

Interest on long-term debt

    908        5        520               1,433   

Interest on intercompany debt

    (6     1        169        (164       
   

Total interest expense

    921        6        939        (164     1,702   

Depreciation expense on operating lease assets

    70               586               656   
   

Net financing (loss) revenue

    (229     3        1,018        (40     752   

Dividends from subsidiaries

         

Nonbank subsidiaries

    5                      (5       

Other revenue

         

Servicing fees

    144               241               385   

Servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net

                  (133            (133
   

Total servicing income, net

    144               108               252   

Insurance premiums and service revenue earned

                  468               468   

(Loss) gain on mortgage and automotive loans, net

    (31            302               271   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

    (116            (2            (118

Other gain on investments, net

                  144        (1     143   

Other income, net of losses

    (76            295        (137     82   
   

Total other revenue

    (79            1,315        (138     1,098   

Total net revenue

    (303     3        2,333        (183     1,850   

Provision for loan losses

    (19            163               144   

Noninterest expense

         

Compensation and benefits expense

    195        3        228               426   

Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

                  211               211   

Other operating expenses

    153        13        854        (138     882   
   

Total noninterest expense

    348        16        1,293        (138     1,519   

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense and undistributed income of subsidiaries

    (632     (13     877        (45     187   

Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations

    (165            201               36   
   

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

    (467     (13     676        (45     151   
   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

    16               (5            11   

Undistributed income of subsidiaries

         

Bank subsidiary

    225        225               (450       

Nonbank subsidiaries

    388        51               (439       
   

Net income

  $ 162      $ 263      $ 671      $ (934   $ 162   
   

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

 

March 31, 2011 ($ in millions)    Parent     Guarantors     Nonguarantors     Consolidating
adjustments
    Ally
consolidated
 

Assets

          

Cash and cash equivalents

          

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 1,288      $      $ 364      $      $ 1,652   

Interest-bearing

     4,652        2        6,640               11,294   

Interest-bearing — intercompany

                   394        (394       
   

Total cash and cash equivalents

     5,940        2        7,398        (394     12,946   

Trading securities

                   75               75   

Investment securities

                   15,401               15,401   

Investment securities — intercompany

                                   

Loans held-for-sale, net

                   7,496               7,496   

Finance receivables and loans, net

          

Finance receivables and loans, net

     17,682        389        89,388               107,459   

Intercompany loans to

          

Bank subsidiary

     2,250                      (2,250       

Nonbank subsidiaries

     9,284        388        460        (10,132       

Allowance for loan losses

     (358     (1     (1,447            (1,806
   

Total finance receivables and loans, net

     28,858        776        88,401        (12,382     105,653   

Investment in operating leases, net

     4,973               3,925               8,898   

Intercompany receivables from

          

Bank subsidiary

     5,812                      (5,812       

Nonbank subsidiaries

            214               (214       

Investment in subsidiaries

          

Bank subsidiary

     11,165        11,164               (22,329       

Nonbank subsidiaries

     16,928        3,742               (20,670       

Mortgage servicing rights

                   3,774               3,774   

Premiums receivable and other insurance assets

     (6            2,184        (3     2,175   

Other assets

     3,119        4        14,507        (867     16,763   

Assets of operations held-for-sale

     (134            657               523   
   

Total assets

   $ 76,655      $ 15,902      $ 143,818      $ (62,671   $ 173,704   
   

Liabilities

          

Deposit liabilities

          

Noninterest-bearing

   $      $      $ 2,064      $      $ 2,064   

Interest-bearing

     1,591               37,041               38,632   
   

Total deposit liabilities

     1,591               39,105               40,696   

Short-term borrowings

     2,831        50        5,061        (547     7,395   

Long-term debt

     44,051        260        43,828               88,139   

Intercompany debt to

          

Nonbank subsidiaries

     394        460        11,375        (12,229       

Intercompany payables to

          

Nonbank subsidiaries

     4,881               1,110        (5,991       

Interest payable

     1,174        4        672               1,850   

Unearned insurance premiums and service revenue

                   2,842               2,842   

Reserves for insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

                   828               828   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,326        6        10,574        (905     11,001   

Liabilities of operations held-for-sale

                   546               546   
   

Total liabilities

     56,248        780        115,941        (19,672     153,297   
   

Total equity

     20,407        15,122        27,877        (42,999     20,407   
   

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 76,655      $ 15,902      $ 143,818      $ (62,671   $ 173,704   
   

 

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December 31, 2010 ($ in millions)    Parent     Guarantors     Nonguarantors    

Consolidating

adjustments

   

Ally

consolidated

 

Assets

          

Cash and cash equivalents

          

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 1,251      $      $ 463      $      $ 1,714   

Interest-bearing

     3,414        1        6,541               9,956   

Interest-bearing — intercompany

                   504        (504       
   

Total cash and cash equivalents

     4,665        1        7,508        (504     11,670   

Trading securities

                   240               240   

Investment securities

     1,488               13,358               14,846   

Investment securities — intercompany

     2                      (2       

Loans held-for-sale, net

                   11,411               11,411   

Finance receivables and loans, net

          

Finance receivables and loans, net

     10,047        425        91,941               102,413   

Intercompany loans to

          

Bank subsidiary

     3,650                      (3,650       

Nonbank subsidiaries

     9,461        367        463        (10,291       

Allowance for loan losses

     (266     (1     (1,606            (1,873
   

Total finance receivables and loans, net

     22,892        791        90,798        (13,941     100,540   

Investment in operating leases, net

     3,864               5,264               9,128   

Intercompany receivables from

          

Bank subsidiary

     5,930                      (5,930       

Nonbank subsidiaries

            213               (213       

Investment in subsidiaries

          

Bank subsidiary

     10,886        10,886               (21,772       

Nonbank subsidiaries

     23,632        3,123               (26,755       

Mortgage servicing rights

                   3,738               3,738   

Premiums receivable and other insurance assets

                   2,190        (9     2,181   

Other assets

     2,912        3        15,539        (890     17,564   

Assets of operations held-for-sale

     (160            850               690   
   

Total assets

   $ 76,111      $ 15,017      $ 150,896      $ (70,016   $ 172,008   
   

Liabilities

          

Deposit liabilities

          

Noninterest-bearing

   $      $      $ 2,131      $      $ 2,131   

Interest-bearing

     1,459               35,458               36,917   
   

Total deposit liabilities

     1,459               37,589               39,048   

Short-term borrowings

     2,519        89        4,900               7,508   

Long-term debt

     43,897        239        42,476               86,612   

Intercompany debt to

          

Nonbank subsidiaries

     504        462        13,481        (14,447       

Intercompany payables to

          

Nonbank subsidiaries

     4,466               1,716        (6,182       

Interest payable

     1,229        3        597               1,829   

Unearned insurance premiums and service revenue

                   2,854               2,854   

Reserves for insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

                   862               862   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,548        1        11,437        (860     12,126   

Liabilities of operations held-for-sale

                   680               680   
   

Total liabilities

     55,622        794        116,592        (21,489     151,519   
   

Total equity

     20,489        14,223        34,304        (48,527     20,489   
   

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 76,111      $ 15,017      $ 150,896      $ (70,016   $ 172,008   
   

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

 

Three months ended March 31, 2011

($ in millions)

  Parent     Guarantors     Nonguarantors     Consolidating
adjustments
   

Ally

consolidated

 

Operating activities

         

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 7,381      $ 5      $ (3,843   $ (501   $ 3,042   

Investing activities

         

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

                  (5,529            (5,529

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities

    1,494               2,981               4,475   

Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities

    1               1,102               1,103   

Net (increase) decrease in finance receivables and loans

    (7,669     35        3,385               (4,249

Net decrease (increase) in loans — intercompany

    1,578        (22     2        (1,558       

Net (increase) decrease in operating lease assets

    (1,293            1,242               (51

Capital contributions to subsidiaries

    (50     (50            100          

Proceeds from sale of business units, net

                  46               46   

Other, net

    (229     2        818               591   
   

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    (6,168     (35     4,047        (1,458     (3,614

Financing activities

         

Net change in short-term debt — third party

    312        (39     (186            87   

Net increase in bank deposits

                  1,670               1,670   

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt — third party

    2,088        28        11,688               13,804   

Repayments of long-term debt — third party

    (2,131     (7     (11,073            (13,211

Net change in debt — intercompany

    (110     (2     (1,556     1,668          

Dividends paid — third party

    (228                          (228

Dividends paid and returns of contributed capital — intercompany

                  (501     501          

Capital contributions from parent

           50        50        (100       

Other, net

    131               (48            83   
   

Net cash provided by financing activities

    62        30        44        2,069        2,205   

Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

                  (266            (266
   

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    1,275               (18     110        1,367   

Adjustment for change in cash and cash equivalents of operations held-for-sale

                  (91            (91

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

    4,665        2        7,507        (504     11,670   
   

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31

  $ 5,940      $ 2      $ 7,398      $ (394   $ 12,946   
   

 

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Three months ended March 31, 2010

($ in millions)

   Parent     Guarantors     Nonguarantors     Consolidating
adjustments
   

Ally

consolidated

 

Operating activities

          

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 636      $ 30      $ 6,714      $ (7   $ 7,373   

Investing activities

          

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

                   (4,735            (4,735

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities

     24               2,664        (24     2,664   

Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities

                   2,873               2,873   

Net increase in investment securities — intercompany

                   (332     332          

Net (increase) decrease in finance receivables and loans

     (1,763     45        (1,853            (3,571

Proceeds from sales of finance receivables and loans

     6               1,181               1,187   

Net decrease in loans — intercompany

     1,955        47        33        (2,035       

Net (increase) decrease in operating lease assets

     (1,868            3,301               1,433   

Capital contributions to subsidiaries

     (160     (62            222          

Returns of contributed capital

     123                      (123       

Proceeds from sale of business units, net

                   (526            (526

Other, net

     49               557               606   
   

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (1,634     30        3,163        (1,628     (69

Financing activities

          

Net change in short-term debt — third party

     110        (14     (2,725            (2,629

Net increase in bank deposits

                   752               752   

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt — third party

     3,299        5        8,859        24        12,187   

Repayments of long-term debt — third party

     (2,615     (56     (16,090            (18,761

Net change in debt — intercompany

     338        (35     (2,000     1,697          

Dividends paid — third party

     (199                          (199

Dividends paid and returns of contributed capital — intercompany

                   (130     130          

Capital contributions from parent

            50        172        (222       

Other, net

     36               258               294   
   

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     969        (50     (10,904     1,629        (8,356

Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

                   378               378   
   

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (29     10        (649     (6     (674

Adjustment for change in cash and cash equivalents of operations held-for-sale

                   556               556   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     757        5        14,026               14,788   
   

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31

   $ 728      $ 15      $ 13,933      $ (6   $ 14,670   
   

 

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24. Contingencies and Other Risks

Temporary Suspension of Mortgage Foreclosure Sales and Evictions and Consent Order

Representatives of federal and state governments, including the United States Department of Justice, the FRB, the FDIC, the SEC and law enforcement authorities in all 50 states, have announced investigations into the procedures followed by mortgage servicing companies and banks, including subsidiaries of Ally, in connection with mortgage foreclosure home sales and evictions. As a result of an examination conducted by the FRB and FDIC, on April 13, 2011, each of Ally, Ally Bank, Residential Capital, LLC and GMAC Mortgage, LLC (collectively, the Ally Entities) entered into a Consent Order (the Order) with the FRB and the FDIC. The Order requires, among other things, the Ally Entities to retain independent consultants to conduct a risk assessment related to mortgage servicing activities and to conduct a review of certain past residential mortgage foreclosure actions. We do not expect the costs associated with our required near-term response to the Order to be material. The Order further requires the Ally Entities to make improvements in various areas related to aspects of Ally’s mortgage servicing business, including board oversight, compliance programs, internal audit, communications with borrowers, outsourcing activities, management information systems, and employee training. The estimated increased costs associated with future servicing and foreclosure costs as a result of the Order have been considered as part of the fair value adjustment of our existing mortgage servicing rights for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

We continue to cooperate with the ongoing investigations of the various regulators. Any additional results of these investigations is uncertain, but we expect that Ally or its subsidiaries will become subject to additional penalties, sanctions, or other adverse actions, including montetary fines, that could have a material adverse impact on us.

On September 17, 2010, GMAC Mortgage, LLC (GMACM), our indirect wholly owned subsidiary, temporarily suspended mortgage foreclosure home sales and evictions and postponed hearings on motions for judgment in certain states. This decision was made after an operational matter was detected in the execution of certain affidavits used in connection with judicial foreclosures in some but not all states. The issue relates to whether persons signing the affidavits had appropriately verified the information in them and whether they were signed in the immediate physical presence of a notary. In response to this and to enhance existing procedures, GMACM implemented supplemental procedures that are used in all new foreclosure cases to seek to ensure that affidavits are prepared in compliance with applicable law. GMACM is also conducting an additional review of all foreclosure files in all states prior to proceeding with foreclosure sales.

Our review related to this matter is ongoing, and we cannot estimate the ultimate impact of deficiencies that have been identified or any that may be identified in the future, related to our historical foreclosure procedures. Throughout our review process to date, we have found no instance where a homeowner was foreclosed upon without being in significant default. There are potential risks related to these matters that extend beyond potential liability on individual foreclosure actions. Specific risks could include, for example, claims and litigation related to foreclosure file remediation and resubmission; claims from investors that hold securities that become adversely impacted by continued delays in the foreclosure process; actions by courts, state attorneys general, or regulators to delay further the foreclosure process after submission of corrected affidavits; regulatory fines, sanctions, and other costs; and reputational risks. At March 31, 2011, we recorded a liability of approximately $9 million related to potential monetary fines and penalties we determined were probable and estimable. We did not record any additional liability related to unasserted claims or loss contingencies at March 31, 2011, because we do not believe such liabilities are probable and estimable based on information currently available nor are we able to estimate a range of losses.

Mortgage-backed Securities Litigation

There are twelve cases relating to various private-label MBS offerings that are currently pending. Plaintiffs in these cases include Cambridge Place Investment Management Inc. (two cases pending in Suffolk County Superior Court, Massachusetts); The Charles Schwab Corporation (case pending in San Francisco County Superior Court, California); Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (case pending in Suffolk County Superior Court, Massachusetts); Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (case pending in Cook County Circuit Court, Illinois); Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (case filed in Marion County Superior Court, Indiana); Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co. (case pending in federal court in the District of Massachusetts); Allstate Insurance Co. et al. (case pending in Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota); New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund, et al. (a putative class action in which certification has been denied, pending in federal court in the Southern District of

New York); West Virginia Investment Management Board (case pending in Kanawha County Circuit Court, West Virginia);

 

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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, et al. (case pending in Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota); and Union Central Life Insurance et al. (case pending in federal court in the Southern District of New York). Each of the above cases includes as defendants certain of our mortgage subsidiaries, and the New Jersey Carpenters, Massachusetts Mutual, and Union Central cases also include as defendants certain current and former employees. The plaintiffs in all cases have alleged that the various defendant subsidiaries made misstatements and omissions in registration statements, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, and other documents related to MBS offerings. The alleged misstatements and omissions typically concern underwriting standards. Plaintiffs claim that such misstatements and omissions constitute violations of state and/or federal securities law and common law including negligent misrepresentation and fraud. Plaintiffs seek monetary damages and rescission. The range of any potential losses related to these matters is not currently determinable.

There are two additional cases pending in the New York County Supreme Court where MBIA Insurance Corp. (MBIA) has alleged that two of our mortgage subsidiaries breached their contractual representations and warranties relating to the characteristics of the mortgage loans contained in certain insured MBS offerings. MBIA further alleges that the defendant subsidiaries failed to follow certain remedy procedures set forth in the contracts and improperly serviced the mortgage loans. Along with claims for breach of contract, MBIA also alleges fraud. The range of any potential losses related to these matters is not currently determinable.

Private-label Matters

Claims related to private-label mortgage-backed securities (PLS) have been brought under federal and state securities laws (among other theories), and it is possible that additional similar claims will be brought in the future. The claims made to date are similar in some respects to the repurchase demands we have previously disclosed related to alleged breaches of representations and warranties our mortgage subsidiaries made in connection with mortgage loans they sold or securitized. Further and as previously disclosed, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced on July 12, 2010, that it issued 64 subpoenas to various entities seeking documents related to PLS in which Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had invested. Certain of our mortgage subsidiaries received such subpoenas. In connection with our settlement with Fannie Mae announced on December 23, 2010, the FHFA has agreed to withdraw the subpoenas that relate to Fannie Mae. However, we continue to respond to the subpoenas related to Freddie Mac. The FHFA has indicated that documents provided in response to the subpoenas will enable the FHFA to determine whether they believe issuers of PLS are potentially liable to Freddie Mac for losses they might have suffered. While a final outcome in any existing or future legal proceeding related to the foregoing, if unfavorable, could result in additional liability, the range of any potential losses related to the above described matters is not currently determinable.

Loan Repurchases and Obligations Related to Loan Sales

Overview

Our Mortgage operations sell loans that take the form of securitizations guaranteed by the GSEs and to whole-loan investors. We have issued private-label mortgage-backed securities infrequently since 2007. In prior years, our volume of private-label securitization issuances were considerably larger, and they included securitized loans where monolines have insured the related bonds. We have settled with both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, limiting our remaining exposure with the GSEs. In connection with securitizations and loan sales, investors are provided various representations and warranties related to the loans sold. The specific representations and warranties vary among different transactions and investors but typically relate to, among other things, the ownership of the loan, the validity of the lien securing the loan, the loan’s compliance with the criteria for inclusion in the transaction, including compliance with underwriting standards or loan criteria established by the buyer, the ability to deliver required documentation and compliance with applicable laws. In general, the representations and warranties described above may be enforced at any time unless a sunset provision is in place. ResCap assumes all of the customary mortgage representation and warranty obligations for loans purchased from Ally Bank and subsequently sold into the secondary market, generally through securitizations guaranteed by the GSEs. In the event ResCap fails to meet these obligations, Ally Financial Inc. has provided Ally Bank a guaranteed coverage of liability. Upon a breach of a representation, the breach is corrected in a manner conforming to the provisions of the sale agreement. This may require us either to repurchase the loan or indemnify the investor for incurred losses.

 

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Originations

We believe our exposure to mortgage representation and warranty claims is most significant for loans sold between 2004 through 2008, specifically the 2006 and 2007 vintages that were originated and sold prior to enhanced underwriting standards and risk-mitigation actions implemented in 2008 and forward, including product offerings, which are more conservative. Since 2009, we have focused primarily on prime conforming and government-insured mortgages in the United States and high-quality government-insured residential mortgages in Canada. In addition, we ceased offering interest-only jumbo mortgages in 2010. Our representation and warranty risk-mitigation strategies include, but are not limited to, pursuing settlements with investors where economically beneficial in order to resolve a pipeline of demands in lieu of loan-by-loan assessments that could result in us repurchasing loans, aggressively contesting claims we do not consider valid (rescinding claims), or actively seeking recourse against correspondent lenders from whom we purchased loans.

Repurchase Process

As soon as practical, after receiving a claim under representation and warranty obligations, we evaluate the request and take appropriate action. Historically, repurchase demands were related to loans that became delinquent within the first few years following origination and varied by investor. As a result of market developments over the past several years, repurchase demand behavior has changed significantly. GSEs are more likely to submit claims for loans at any point in their life cycle based on their internal audit findings. Direct and whole-loan investors are more likely to submit claims for loans that become delinquent at any time while a loan is outstanding or when a loan incurs a loss. Actual incurred losses more significantly drive monoline investor behavior, which can significantly extend the period over which claims are likely to be presented. This occurs because insurance claims paid by the monolines are not required until over-collateralization is depleted and the monolines are not incented to request loan repurchases until they have paid the insurance claims. Representation and warranty claims are generally reviewed on a loan-by-loan basis to validate if there has been a breach requiring a potential repurchase or indemnification payment. We actively contest claims to the extent we do not consider them valid. We are not required to either repurchase the loan or provide an indemnification payment where claims are not valid.

We seek to manage the risk of repurchase and the associated credit exposure through our underwriting and quality assurance practices and by servicing mortgage loans to meet investor standards. We believe that, in general, the longer a loan performs prior to default the less likely it is that an alleged breach of representation and warranty will have a material impact on the loan’s performance. When we do repurchase loans, we bear the subsequent credit loss on the loans. Repurchased loans are classified as held-for-sale and initially recorded at fair value. While investors’ repurchase and demand behavior has changed given the recent market conditions, we continue to maintain constructive relationships with the GSEs and other investors.

Representation and Warranty Obligation Reserve Methodology

The reserve for representation and warranty obligations reflects management’s best estimate of probable lifetime loss. We consider historical and recent demand trends in establishing the reserve. The methodology used to estimate the reserve considers a variety of assumptions including borrower performance (both actual and estimated future defaults), repurchase demand behavior, historical loan defect experience, and historical and estimated future loss experience, which includes projections of future home price changes as well as other qualitative factors including investor behavior. In cases where we do not have or have limited current or historical demand experience with an investor, it is difficult to predict and estimate the level and timing of any potential future demands. As such, losses cannot currently be reasonably estimated and a liability is not recognized. Management monitors the adequacy of the overall reserve and makes adjustments to the level of reserve, as necessary, after consideration of other qualitative factors including ongoing dialogue with counterparties.

At the time a loan is sold, an estimate of the fair value of the liability is recorded and classified in accrued expenses and other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and recorded as a component of gain (loss) on mortgage and automotive loans, net, in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. We recognize changes in the reserve when additional relevant information becomes available. Changes in the liability are recorded as other operating expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. The repurchase reserve at March 31, 2011, primarily represents non-GSE exposure.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

The following tables summarize the changes in our reserve for representation and warranty obligations.

 

($ in millions)    2011     2010  

Balance at January 1,

   $ 830      $ 1,263   

Provision for mortgage representation and warranty expenses

    

Loan sales

     6        1   

Change in estimate — continuing operations

     26        49   
   

Total additions

     32        50   

Realized losses (a)

     (34     (425

Recoveries

     2        2   
   

Balance at March 31, (b)

   $ 830      $ 890   
   
(a) Includes principal losses and accrued interest on repurchased loans, indemnification payments, and settlements with counterparty.
(b) Includes international reserves.

Government-sponsored Enterprises

Between 2004 and 2008, we sold $250.8 billion of loans. Each GSE has specific guidelines and criteria for sellers and servicers of loans underlying their securities. In addition, the risk of credit loss of the loan sold was generally transferred to investors upon sale of the securities into the secondary market. Conventional conforming loans were sold to either Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, and government-insured loans were securitized with Ginnie Mae. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we received $102 million in repurchase claims of which $49 million are associated with the 2004 through 2008 vintages of loans sold to the GSEs. Overall, we resolved $174 million claims, including $133 million in settlement, repurchase, or indemnification payments and $41 million related to rescinded claims. Our representation and warranty obligation liability with respect to the GSEs considers the existing unresolved claims and our best estimate of future claims we might receive. We consider our experiences with the each GSE in evaluating our liability. During 2010, we reached agreements with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae that resolve material repurchase obligations with each counterparty.

In March 2010, certain of our mortgage subsidiaries entered into an agreement with Freddie Mac under which we made a one-time payment to Freddie Mac for the release of repurchase obligations relating to most of the mortgage loans sold to Freddie Mac prior to January 1, 2009. The agreement does not cover any violation of servicing obligations related to any failure to comply with any requirements of law applicable to foreclosing on property serving as collateral for any applicable mortgage loan. This agreement does not release any of our obligations with respect to loans where our subsidiary, Ally Bank, is the owner of the servicing.

On December 23, 2010, certain of our mortgage subsidiaries entered into an agreement with Fannie Mae under which we made a one-time payment to Fannie Mae for the release of repurchase obligations, including private-label securitization exposure, related to most of the mortgage loans we sold to Fannie Mae prior to June 30, 2010. We continue to be responsible for other contractual obligations we have with Fannie Mae including all indemnification obligations that may arise in connection with the servicing of the mortgages. The agreement does not cover any violation of servicing obligations related to any failure to comply with any requirements of law applicable to foreclosing on property serving as collateral for any applicable mortgage loan. This agreement does not release any of our obligations with respect to loans where our subsidiary, Ally Bank, is the owner of the servicing.

The FHFA, as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced on July 12, 2010, that it issued 64 subpoenas to various entities seeking documents related to private-label mortgage-backed securities in which Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had invested. Certain of these subpoenas were directed at our mortgage subsidiaries. In connection with the agreement reached with Fannie Mae, the FHFA has agreed to withdraw those subpoenas that relate to Fannie Mae while the subpoenas that relate to Freddie Mac remain open.

Whole-loan Sales

In addition to the settlements with the GSEs noted earlier, we have settled with several whole-loan investors concerning alleged breaches of underwriting standards. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we have received $16 million in

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

repurchase claims of which $14 million are associated with the 2004 through 2008 vintages of loans sold to whole-loan investors. We resolved $31 million of claims, including $7 million in either settlements, repurchases, or indemnification payments and $24 million related to rescinded claims.

Monoline Insurers

Historically, our Mortgage operations have securitized whole loans where the monolines have insured all or some of the related bonds and have guaranteed the timely repayment of bond principal and interest when an issuer defaults. Overall, the representation and warranty obligations to monoline insurers are not as stringent as those of the GSEs and impose a higher burden of proof on the insurer. Typically, any alleged breach requires the insurer to have both the ability to assert a claim as well as evidence that a defect has had a material adverse effect on the interest of the security holders or the insurer. For the period 2004 through 2008, we sold $42.7 billion of loans into these monoline-wrapped securitizations. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we received $14 million in repurchase claims from the monolines associated with the 2004 through 2008 securitizations. We have resolved $8 million of the total unresolved repurchase demands through indemnification payments.

Unlike the repurchase protocols and experience established with the GSEs, experience with monolines has not been as predictable. A significant portion of the outstanding unresolved monoline repurchase claims are with one insurer, with whom we are currently in litigation.

Private-label Securitization

Historically, our Mortgage operations were very active in the securitization market, selling whole loans into special-purpose entities and selling these private-label mortgage-backed securities to investors. We have issued private-label mortgage-backed securities infrequently since 2007.

In general, representations and warranties provided as part of our securitization activities are less rigorous than those provided to the GSEs and generally impose higher burdens on investors seeking repurchase. In order to successfully assert a claim, an investor must prove breach of the representations and warranties that materially and adversely affects the interest of all investors. Securitization documents typically provide the investors with a right to request that the trustee investigate and initiate a repurchase claim. However, a class of investors generally are required to coordinate with other investors in that class comprising not less than 25% of the percentage interest constituting a class of securities of that class issued by the trust to pursue claims for breach of representations and warranties. In addition, our private-label securitizations generally require that the servicer or trustee give notice to the other parties whenever it becomes aware of facts or circumstances that reveal a breach of representation that materially and adversely affects the interest of the certificate holders. If, for example, we as servicer became aware of such facts and circumstances, we would typically be required to initiate a repurchase at that time. The GSEs were among the purchasers of securities in our private-label securitizations.

Regarding our securitization activities, we have exposure to potential losses primarily through two avenues. First, investors may request that we repurchase loans or make the investor whole for losses incurred if it is determined that we violated representations and warranties made at the time of the sale. Contractual representations and warranties are different based on the specific deal structure and investor. Second, investors in securitizations may attempt to achieve rescission of their investments, or damages through litigation by claiming that the applicable offering documents were materially deficient. If an investor properly made and proved its allegations, the investor might attempt to claim that damages could include loss of market value on the investment even if there were little or no credit loss in the underlying loans. We have a limited amount of repurchase experience with these investors, and therefore, it is currently not possible to estimate future repurchase obligations and any related loss or range of loss.

 

25. Subsequent Events

Notes Offering and Debt Repurchase

On April 13, 2011, we completed a securities offering of $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of Ally senior guaranteed notes. The offering included $750 million of fixed rate notes at par to yield 4.5% with a February 2014 maturity date and $750 million of floating rate notes to yield a spread of 340 basis points over the three-month London interbank offer rate with a June 2014 maturity date.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

In addition, in April, we repurchased certain debt that will result in a $31 million loss for the second quarter 2011. The loss primarily represented accelerated original issue discount amortization of $20 million that was scheduled to amortize in 2011.

Declaration of Quarterly Dividend Payments

On April 18, 2011, the Ally Board of Directors declared quarterly dividend payments on certain outstanding preferred stock. This included a cash dividend of $1.125 per share, or a total of $134 million, on Fixed Rate Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, Series F-2; and a cash dividend of $17.69 per share, or a total of $46 million, on Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G; and a cash dividend of $0.295 per share, or a total of $12 million, on Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A. The dividends are payable on May 16, 2011.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Selected Financial Data

The selected historical financial information set forth below should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The historical financial information presented may not be indicative of our future performance.

The following table presents selected statement of income data.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)        2011             2010      

Total financing revenue and other interest income

   $ 2,530      $ 3,110   

Interest expense

     1,708        1,702   

Depreciation expense on operating lease assets

     285        656   
   

Net financing revenue

     537        752   

Total other revenue

     1,070        1,098   
   

Total net revenue

     1,607        1,850   

Provision for loan losses

     113        144   

Total noninterest expense

     1,392        1,519   
   

Income from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense

     102        187   

Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations

     (68     36   
   

Net income from continuing operations

     170        151   
   

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (24     11   
   

Net income

   $ 146      $ 162   
   

Non-GAAP financial measures (a):

    

Net income

   $ 146      $ 162   

Add: Original issue discount amortization expense (b)

     326        397   

Add: Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations

     (68     36   

Less: (Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (24     11   
   

Core pretax income (a)

   $ 428      $ 584   
   
(a) Core pretax income is not a financial measure defined by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). We define core pretax income as earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, original issue discount amortization expense primarily associated with our 2008 bond exchange, and the gain on extinguishment of debt related to the 2008 bond exchange. We believe that the presentation of core pretax income is useful information for the users of our financial statements in understanding the earning from our core businesses. In addition, core pretax income is the primary measure that management uses to assess the performance of our operations. We believe that core pretax income is a useful alternative measure of our ongoing profitability and performance, when viewed in conjunction with GAAP measures. The presentation of this additional information is not a substitute for net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Primarily represents original issue discount amortization expense associated with the 2008 bond exchange, including $30 million and $101 million of accelerated amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, that was reported as a loss on extinguishment of debt in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

 

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The following table presents selected balance sheet and ratio data.

 

    At and for the
three months ended March 31,
 
($ in millions)       2011             2010      

Selected period-end balance sheet data:

   

Total assets

  $ 173,704      $ 179,427   

Long-term debt

  $ 88,139      $ 90,276   

Preferred stock

  $ 6,940      $ 12,180   

Total equity

  $ 20,407      $ 20,548   

Financial ratios

   

Efficiency ratio (a)

    86.62 %      82.11

Core efficiency ratio (a)

    72.01 %      67.60

Return on assets

   

Net income from continuing operations

    0.40 %      0.34

Net income

    0.34 %      0.36

Core pretax income

    1.00 %      1.31

Return on equity

   

Net income from continuing operations

    3.38 %      2.92

Net income

    2.90 %      3.13

Core pretax income

    8.50 %      11.30

Equity to assets

    11.72 %      11.61

Net interest spread (b)

    0.82 %      1.59

Net interest spread excluding original issue discount (b)

    1.83 %      2.67

Net yield on interest-earning assets (c)

    1.44 %      2.13

Net yield on interest-earning assets excluding original issue discount (c)

    2.24 %      2.98

Regulatory capital ratios

   

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) (d)

    14.68 %      14.88

Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets) (e)

    15.97 %      16.42

Tier 1 leverage (to adjusted average assets) (f)

    12.78 %      12.49
   

Shareholders’ equity

  $ 20,407      $ 20,548   

Goodwill and certain other intangibles

    (533 )      (534

Unrealized gains and other adjustments

    (272 )      (466

Trust preferred securities

    2,541        2,540   
   

Tier 1 capital (d)

    22,143        22,088   
   

Preferred equity

    (6,940 )      (12,180

Trust preferred securities

    (2,541 )      (2,540
   

Tier 1 common capital (non-GAAP) (h)

  $ 12,662      $ 7,368   
   

Risk-weighted assets (g)

  $ 150,814      $ 148,408   
   

Tier 1 common (to risk-weighted assets) (h)

    8.40 %      4.96
   
(a) The efficiency ratio equals total other noninterest expense divided by total net revenue. The core efficiency ratio equals total other noninterest expense divided by total net revenue excluding original issue discount amortization expense and gain on extinguishment of debt related to the 2008 bond exchange.
(b) Net interest spread represents the difference between the rate on total interest-earnings assets and the rate on total interest-bearing liabilities, excluding discontinued operations for the periods shown.
(c) Net yield on interest-earning assets represents net financing revenue as a percentage of total interest-earning assets.
(d) Tier 1 capital generally consists of common equity, minority interests, and qualifying preferred stock (including fixed rate cumulative preferred stock issued and sold to Treasury) less goodwill and other adjustments.
(e) Total risk-based capital is the sum of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital. Tier 2 capital generally consists of preferred stock not qualifying as Tier 1 capital, limited amounts of subordinated debt and the allowance for loan losses, and other adjustments. The amount of Tier 2 capital may not exceed the amount of Tier 1 capital.
(f) Tier 1 leverage equals Tier 1 capital divided by adjusted average total assets (which reflects adjustments for disallowed goodwill and certain intangible assets). The minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio is 3% or 4% depending on factors specified in the regulations.
(g) Risk-weighted assets are defined by regulation and are determined by allocating assets and specified off-balance sheet financial instruments into several broad risk categories.
(h) We define Tier 1 common as Tier 1 capital less noncommon elements including qualified perpetual preferred stock, qualifying minority interest in subsidiaries, and qualifying trust preferred securities. Ally considers various measures when evaluating capital utilization and adequacy, including the Tier 1 common equity ratio, in addition to capital ratios defined by banking regulators. This calculation is intended to complement the capital ratios defined by banking regulators for both absolute and comparative purposes. Because GAAP does not include capital ratio measures, Ally believes there are no comparable GAAP financial measures to these ratios. Tier 1 common equity is not formally defined by GAAP or codified in the federal banking regulations and, therefore, is considered to be a non-GAAP financial measure. Ally believes the Tier 1 common equity ratio is important because we believe analysts and banking regulators may assess our capital adequacy using this ratio. Additionally, presentation of this measure allows readers to compare certain aspects of our capital adequacy on the same basis to other companies in the industry.

 

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Overview

Ally Financial Inc. (formerly GMAC Inc.) is a leading, independent, globally diversified, financial services firm. Founded in 1919, we are a leading automotive financial services company with over 90 years experience providing a broad array of financial products and services to automotive dealers and their customers. We are also one of the largest residential mortgage companies in the United States. We became a bank holding company on December 24, 2008, under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Our banking subsidiary, Ally Bank, is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ally Financial Inc. and a leading franchise in the growing direct (online and telephonic) banking market.

Discontinued Operations

During 2010, we committed to sell certain operations of our International Automotive Finance operations and have classified certain of these operations as discontinued. For all periods presented, all of the operating results for these operations were removed from continuing operations. Refer to Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our discontinued operations.

Primary Lines of Business

Our primary lines of business are Global Automotive Services and Mortgage operations. The following table summarizes the operating results excluding discontinued operations of each line of business for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. Operating results for each of the lines of business are more fully described in the MD&A sections that follow.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)    2011     2010     Favorable/
(unfavorable)
% change
 

Total net revenue (loss)

      

Global Automotive Services

      

North American Automotive Finance operations

   $ 927      $ 1,075        (14

International Automotive Finance operations

     246        270        (9

Insurance operations

     520        621        (16

Mortgage operations

      

Origination and Servicing operations

     321        335        (4

Legacy Portfolio and Other operations

     90        216        (58

Corporate and Other

     (497     (667     25   
     

Total

   $ 1,607      $ 1,850        (13
     

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense
Global Automotive Services

      

North American Automotive Finance operations

   $ 518      $ 612        (15

International Automotive Finance operations

     40        47        (15

Insurance operations

     134        183        (27

Mortgage operations

      

Origination and Servicing operations

     73        71        3   

Legacy Portfolio and Other operations

     (39     85        (146

Corporate and Other

     (624     (811     23   
     

Total

   $ 102      $ 187        (45
   

 

   

Our Global Automotive Services operations offer a wide range of financial services and products to retail automotive consumers and automotive dealerships. Our Global Automotive Services consist of three separate reportable segments — North American Automotive Finance operations, International Automotive Finance operations, and Insurance operations. Our North American Automotive Finance operations include the automotive activities of Ally Bank and ResMor Trust. Our automotive finance services include acquiring or providing retail installment sales contracts, loans, and leases, offering term loans to dealers, financing dealer floorplans and other lines of credit to dealers, fleet leasing, and vehicle remarketing services.

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contracts with mechanical breakdown and maintenance coverages. Our vehicle service contracts offer vehicle owners and lessees mechanical repair protection and roadside assistance for new and used vehicles beyond the manufacturer’s new vehicle warranty.

We have significantly streamlined our international presence to focus on strategic operations in five core markets: Germany, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, and China through our joint venture, GMAC-SAIC Automotive Finance Company Limited (GMAC-SAIC).

 

   

Our mortgage business is a leading originator and servicer of residential mortgage loans in the United States and Canada. We report our Mortgage operations as two distinct segments: (1) Origination and Servicing operations and (2) Legacy Portfolio and Other operations. These operations are conducted through the mortgage operations of Ally Bank in the United States, ResMor Trust in Canada, and subsidiaries of the Residential Capital, LLC (ResCap) legal entity in the United States.

Our Origination and Servicing operations consists of originating, purchasing, selling, and securitizing conforming and government-insured residential mortgage loans in the United States and high-quality government-insured residential mortgage loans in Canada. We are one of the largest residential mortgage loan servicers in the United States, and we provide collateralized lines of credit to other mortgage originators, which we refer to as warehouse lending. We finance our mortgage loan originations primarily in Ally Bank in the United States and in ResMor Trust in Canada. We sell the conforming mortgages we originate or purchase in sales that take the form of securitizations guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and we sell government-insured mortgage loans we originate or purchase in securitizations guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) in the United States and sell the insured mortgages we originate in Canada as National Housing Act Mortgage-Backed Securities (NHA-MBS) issued under the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s NHA-MBS program or through whole-loan sales. We also selectively originate prime jumbo mortgage loans in the United States.

Our Legacy Portfolio and Other operations primarily consist of loans originated prior to January 1, 2009, and includes noncore business activities including discontinued operations, portfolios in runoff, our mortgage reinsurance business, and cash held in the ResCap legal entity. These activities, all of which we have discontinued, included, among other things: lending to real estate developers and homebuilders in the United States and the United Kingdom; and purchasing, selling, and securitizing nonconforming residential mortgage loans (with the exception of U.S. prime jumbo mortgage loans) in both the United States and internationally.

 

   

Corporate and Other consists of our Commercial Finance Group, certain equity investments, the amortization of the discount associated with new debt issuances and bond exchanges, most notably from the December 2008 bond exchange, as well as other corporate activities, the residual impacts of our corporate funds transfer pricing (FTP) and treasury asset liability management (ALM) activities, and reclassifications and eliminations between the reportable operating segments.

 

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Consolidated Results of Operations

The following table summarizes our consolidated operating results excluding discontinued operations for the periods shown.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)    2011     2010     Favorable/
(unfavorable)
% change
 

Net financing revenue

      

Total financing revenue and other interest income

   $ 2,530      $ 3,110        (19

Interest expense

     1,708        1,702          

Depreciation expense on operating lease assets

     285        656        57   
     

Net financing revenue

     537        752        (29

Other revenue

      

Net servicing income

     284        252        13   

Insurance premiums and service revenue earned

     433        468        (7

Gain on mortgage and automotive loans, net

     92        271        (66

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (39     (118     67   

Other gain on investments, net

     84        143        (41

Other income, net of losses

     216        82        163   
     

Total other revenue

     1,070        1,098        (3

Total net revenue

     1,607        1,850        (13

Provision for loan losses

     113        144        22   

Noninterest expense

      

Compensation and benefits expense

     434        426        (2

Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

     186        211        12   

Other operating expenses

     772        882        12   
     

Total noninterest expense

     1,392        1,519        8   

Income from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense

     102        187        (45

Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations

     (68     36        n/m   
     

Net income from continuing operations

   $ 170      $ 151        13   
   

n/m = not meaningful

We earned net income from continuing operations of $170 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $151 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011, were favorably impacted by an increase in net servicing income, net derivative activity, our continued focus on cost reduction efforts, which resulted in lower operating expenses, and an income tax benefit resulting from the reversal of the valuation allowance in Canada. This favorability was partially offset by lower operating lease revenue (along with the related depreciation expense) related to a decline in the size of our operating lease portfolio and lower gains on the sale of loans related to the expiration of our automotive forward flow agreements during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Total financing revenue and other interest income decreased by 19% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. Operating lease revenue (along with the related depreciation expense) at our Automotive Finance operations decreased as a result of a decline in the size of our operating lease portfolio due to our decision in late 2008 to significantly curtail leasing. The decrease at our Mortgage Legacy Portfolio and Other operations resulted from a decline in average asset levels due to loan sales, the deconsolidation of previous on-balance sheet securitizations, and portfolio runoff.

Net servicing income was $284 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $252 million for the same period in 2010. The increase was primarily due to favorable net valuations related to market movement, partially offset by a fair value adjustment due to higher expected future servicing and foreclosure costs and a decline in production due to lower mortgage industry volume.

Insurance premiums and service revenue earned decreased 7% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, primarily due to the sale of certain international insurance operations during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Gain on mortgage and automotive loans decreased 66% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The decrease was primarily due to the expiration of our automotive forward flow agreements during the fourth quarter of 2010 and lower gains from whole-loan mortgage sales and mortgage loan liquidations in 2011.

 

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We incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of $39 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $118 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The activity in both periods related to the extinguishment of certain Ally debt, which for the three months ended March 31, 2011, included $30 million of accelerated amortization of original issue discount.

Other gain on investments was $84 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $143 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease during the three months ended March 31, 2011, was primarily due to lower realized investment gains on our Insurance operations investment portfolio.

Other income, net of losses, increased $134 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The increase was primarily due to net derivative activity and a lower fair value option election adjustment at our Legacy Portfolio and Other operations due to lower assets resulting from deconsolidations and better performance of the remaining asset portfolio.

The provision for loan losses was $113 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $144 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was primarily due to improved credit quality and asset mix including the continued runoff and improved loss performance of our Nuvell nonprime automotive financing portfolio.

Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses decreased 12% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, primarily due to the sale of certain international insurance operations during the fourth quarter of 2010 and lower losses in our U.S. dealership-related products.

Other operating expenses decreased 12% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The improvement was primarily due to lower restructuring expense, lower mortgage representation and warranty reserve expense, lower insurance commissions, lower technology and communications expense, lower vehicle remarketing and repossession expense, and lower full-service leasing vehicle maintenance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The favorable impacts during the three months ended March 31, 2011, were partially offset by increased advertising and marketing expense.

We recognized a consolidated income tax benefit from continuing operations of $68 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to income tax expense of $36 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease in income tax expense was primarily related to the income tax benefit resulting from a $101 million reversal of valuation allowance in Canada related to modifications to the legal structure of our Canadian operations.

 

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Global Automotive Services

Results for Global Automotive Services are presented by reportable segment, which includes our North American Automotive Finance operations, our International Automotive Finance operations, and our Insurance operations.

Our Global Automotive Services operations offer a wide range of financial services and insurance products to retail automotive consumers and automotive dealerships. Our automotive finance services include acquiring or providing retail installment sales contracts, loans, and leases, offering term loans to dealers, financing dealer floorplans and other lines of credit to dealers, fleet leasing, and vehicle remarketing services. We also are a leading provider of vehicle service contracts with mechanical breakdown and maintenance coverages, and we provide commercial insurance primarily covering dealers’ wholesale vehicle inventory.

North American Automotive Finance Operations

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the operating results of our North American Automotive Finance operations for the periods shown. North American Automotive Finance operations consist of automotive financing in the United States and Canada and include the automotive activities of Ally Bank and ResMor Trust. The amounts presented are before the elimination of balances and transactions with our other reportable segments.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)    2011      2010      Favorable/
(unfavorable)
% change
 

Net financing revenue

        

Consumer

   $ 668       $ 539         24   

Commercial

     326         336         (3

Loans held-for-sale

             69         (100

Operating leases

     651         1,095         (41

Interest and dividend income

     23         56         (59
      

Total financing revenue and other interest income

     1,668         2,095         (20

Interest expense

     582         616         6   

Depreciation expense on operating lease assets

     268         607         56   
      

Net financing revenue

     818         872         (6

Other revenue

        

Servicing fees

     45         60         (25

Gain on automotive loans, net

             113         (100

Other income

     64         30         113   
      

Total other revenue

     109         203         (46

Total net revenue

     927         1,075         (14

Provision for loan losses

     46         101         54   

Noninterest expense

        

Compensation and benefits expense

     116         101         (15

Other operating expenses

     247         261         5   
      

Total noninterest expense

     363         362           

Income before income tax (benefit) expense

   $ 518       $ 612         (15
      

Total assets

   $ 87,662       $ 74,786         17   
      

Operating data

        

Retail originations

   $ 10,140       $ 5,967         70   

Lease originations

     2,219         711         n/m   
   

n/m = not meaningful

Our North American Automotive Finance operations earned income before income tax expense of $518 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $612 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease in 2011 was primarily driven by a decrease in operating lease revenue (along with the related depreciation expense) related to the decline in the operating lease portfolio and the absence of gains on the sale of automotive loans related to the expiration of

 

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our forward flow agreements during the fourth quarter of 2010. This decline was partially offset by increased consumer financing revenue driven by strong loan origination volume related to the improvement of automotive industry sales and automotive manufacturer penetration (primarily GM).

Consumer financing revenue increased 24% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, due to an increase in consumer asset levels primarily related to strong loan origination volume during 2010 and 2011 resulting from the recovery of automotive industry sales. Additionally, we expanded our presence into the more fragmented market for used automotive financing and have also begun to prudently expand our origination volume further into the nonprime markets. The increase in consumer revenue was partially offset by a change in the consumer asset mix related to the runoff of the higher yielding Nuvell nonprime automotive financing portfolio.

Loans held-for-sale financing revenue decreased $69 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, due to the expiration of our automotive forward flow agreements during the fourth quarter of 2010. Subsequent to the expiration of these agreements, we have continued to retain consumer loan originations on-balance sheet utilizing deposit funding from Ally Bank and on-balance sheet securitization transactions.

Operating lease revenue decreased 41% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. Operating lease revenue (along with the related depreciation expense) decreased due to a decline in the size of our operating lease portfolio. In 2008, we significantly curtailed leasing based on credit market dislocation and the significant decline in used vehicle prices that resulted in increasing residual losses and an impairment of our lease portfolio. During the latter half of 2009, we re-entered the leasing market with targeted lease product offerings and have continued to expand lease originations during 2010 and the first quarter of 2011. While the wind-down of our legacy lease portfolio has exceeded new origination volume, we anticipate that the declines in the size of our lease portfolio will begin to moderate as lease termination volumes decline, and we continue to support our new lease product offerings.

Interest and dividend income decreased 59% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, primarily due to lower FTP income related to lower rates and a change in funding mix.

Net gain on automotive loans decreased $113 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. There were no gains on the sale of loans during the three months ended March 31, 2011, primarily due to the expiration of our forward flow agreements during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Other income increased 113% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The increase was primarily due to unfavorable swap mark-to-market activity related to the held-for-sale loan portfolio in 2010.

The provision for loan losses was $46 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $101 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was primarily due to decreased losses and runoff of the Nuvell portfolio and improved loss performance in the consumer loan portfolio reflecting higher credit quality of recent originations and continued favorable pricing in the used vehicle market, partially offset by continued growth in the consumer loan portfolio.

 

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International Automotive Finance Operations

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the operating results of our International Automotive Finance operations excluding discontinued operations for the periods shown. The amounts presented are before the elimination of balances and transactions with our other reportable segments and include eliminations of balances and transactions among our North American Automotive Finance operations and Insurance operations.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)    2011      2010      Favorable/
(unfavorable)
% change
 

Net financing revenue

        

Consumer

   $ 287       $ 279         3   

Commercial

     104         102         2   

Loans held-for-sale

             4         (100

Operating leases

     29         66         (56

Interest and dividend income

     26         8         n/m   
      

Total financing revenue and other interest income

     446         459         (3

Interest expense

     258         232         (11

Depreciation expense on operating lease assets

     17         49         65   
      

Net financing revenue

     171         178         (4

Other revenue

        

Gain on automotive loans, net

             7         (100

Other income

     75         85         (12
      

Total other revenue

     75         92         (18

Total net revenue

     246         270         (9

Provision for loan losses

     37         21         (76

Noninterest expense

        

Compensation and benefits expense

     44         44           

Other operating expenses

     125         158         21   
      

Total noninterest expense

     169         202         16   

Income from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense

   $ 40       $ 47         (15
      

Total assets

   $ 16,295       $ 19,378         (16
      

Operating data

        

Consumer originations

   $ 1,898       $ 1,487         28   
   

n/m = not meaningful

Our International Automotive Finance operations earned income from continuing operations before income tax expense of $40 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to income from continuing operations before income tax expense of $47 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010. Results for the three months ended March 31, 2011, were unfavorably impacted by increased provisions for loan losses.

Total financing revenue and other interest income decreased 3% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, primarily due to a decline in operating lease revenue. Operating lease revenue (along with the related depreciation expense) decreased primarily due to the continued runoff of the full-service leasing portfolio.

Interest expense increased 11% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The increase was primarily due to the implementation of funds transfer pricing in certain countries.

Other income decreased 12% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The decrease was primarily due to favorable mark-to-market adjustments on derivatives during the first quarter of 2010.

The provision for loan losses increased $16 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The increase in provision is related to recent concerns with certain commercial credits.

 

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Noninterest expense decreased 16% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The decrease was primarily due to lower expenses associated with the wind-down of operations in certain countries and our continued focus on cost reduction.

Automotive Financing Volume

Consumer Automotive Financing Volume

The following table summarizes our new and used vehicle consumer financing volume and our share of consumer sales.

 

     Ally consumer  automotive
financing volume
     % Share of
consumer sales
 
Three months ended March 31, (units in thousands)    2011      2010      2011      2010  

GM new vehicles

           

North America

     266         126         51         34   

International (excluding China) (a)

     75         60         24         19   

China (b)

     25         23         10         11   
         

Total GM new units financed

     366         209         
         

Chrysler new vehicles

           

North America

     75         57         30         36   
         

Total Chrysler new units financed

     75         57         
         

Other non-GM / Chrysler new vehicles

           

North America

     19         5         

International (excluding China)

     1         1         

China (b)

     21         12         
         

Total other non-GM / Chrysler new units financed

     41         18         
         

Used vehicles

           

North America

     125         59         

International (excluding China)

     9         5         
         

Total used units financed

     134         64         
         

Total consumer automotive financing volume

     616         348         
   
(a) Excludes financing volume and GM consumer sales of discontinued operations as well as GM consumer sales for other countries in which GM operates and in which we have no financing volume.
(b) Includes all vehicles financed through our joint venture GMAC-SAIC. We own 40% of GMAC-SAIC alongside Shanghai Automotive Group Finance Company LTD and Shanghai General Motors Corporation LTD.

Growth in consumer automotive financing volume and related penetration levels in 2011 compared to 2010 were primarily driven by the expansion of our retail originations platform, strong dealer relationships, and higher industry sales. Our first quarter 2011 penetration results reflect a high level of GM incentive programs that were available in the last two quarters. We expect that GM will moderate their use of incentives, and therefore, our penetration rate will not remain at this level in future quarters.

Manufacturer Marketing Incentives

Retail and lease contracts acquired by us that included rate and residual subvention from GM as a percentage of total new GM retail and lease contracts acquired, were as follows.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
      2011     2010  

GM subvented volume in North America

    

As % of GM North American new retail and lease volume acquired by Ally

     46     52

As % of total North American new and used retail and lease volume acquired by Ally

     25     27

GM subvented International (excl. China) volume (a)

    

As % of GM International new retail and lease volume acquired by Ally

     61     52

As % of total International new and used retail and lease volume acquired by Ally

     54     47

GM subvented volume in China (b)

    

As % of GM China new retail and lease volume acquired by Ally

     1     1

As % of total China new and used retail and lease volume acquired by Ally

     1    
   
(a) Represents subvention for continuing operations only.
(b) Through our joint venture GMAC-SAIC. We own 40% of GMAC-SAIC alongside Shanghai Automotive Group Finance Company LTD and Shanghai General Motors Corporation LTD.

 

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The following table shows Chrysler subvented retail and lease volume acquired by Ally.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
      2011     2010  

Chrysler subvented volume in North America

    

As % of Chrysler North American new retail and lease volume acquired by Ally

     48     53

As % of total North American new and used retail and lease volume acquired by Ally

     7     12
   

Retail contracts acquired that included rate and residual subvention from GM and Chrysler decreased as a percentage of total new retail contracts acquired due to reductions in our standard rates, which allowed us to be more competitive with market pricing, coupled with a change in incentivized programs.

For further discussion of our manufacturing marketing incentives, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Automotive Finance Operations.

Commericial Wholesale Financing Volume

The following table summarizes the average balances of our commercial wholesale floorplan finance receivables of new and used vehicles and share of dealer inventory in markets where we operate.

 

     Average balance      % Share of
dealer inventory
 
Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    2011      2010      2011      2010  

GM new vehicles

           

North America (a)

   $ 15,413       $ 13,691         84         86   

International (excluding China) (b) (c)

     3,830         3,125         80         75   

China (b) (d)

     884         953         75         81   
         

Total GM new vehicles financed

     20,127         17,769         
         

Chrysler new vehicles

           

North America (a)

     7,182         5,296         68         71   

International

     21         44         
         

Total Chrysler new vehicles financed

     7,203         5,340         
         

Other non-GM / Chrysler new vehicles

           

North America

     2,215         1,910         

International (excluding China)

     131         117         

China (d)

                     
         

Total other non-GM / Chrysler new vehicles financed

     2,346         2,027         
         

Used vehicles

           

North America

     3,076         2,944         

International (excluding China)

     135         81         
         

Total used vehicles financed

     3,211         3,025         
         

Total commercial wholesale finance receivables

   $ 32,887       $ 28,161         
   
(a) Share of dealer inventory based on end of period dealer inventory (excluding in-transit units).
(b) Share of dealer inventory based on wholesale financing share of GM shipments.
(c) Excludes commercial wholesale finance receivables and dealer inventory of discontinued and wind-down operations as well as dealer inventory for other countries in which GM operates and we had no commercial wholesale finance receivables.
(d) Includes vehicles financed through a joint venture in China in which Ally owns a minority interest.

Commercial wholesale financing average balance increased for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to increasing global automotive sales and the corresponding increase in dealer inventories in virtually every market.

 

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Insurance Operations

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the operating results of our Insurance operations excluding discontinued operations for the periods shown. The amounts presented are before the elimination of balances and transactions with our other operating segments.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)    2011     2010     Favorable/
(unfavorable)
% change
 

Insurance premiums and other income

      

Insurance premiums and service revenue earned

   $ 427      $ 460        (7

Investment income

     80        141        (43

Other income

     13        20        (35
     

Total insurance premiums and other income

     520        621        (16

Expense

      

Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

     173        196        12   

Acquisition and underwriting expense

      

Compensation and benefits expense

     33        29        (14

Insurance commissions expense

     129        150        14   

Other expenses

     51        63        19   
     

Total acquisition and underwriting expense

     213        242        12   
     

Total expense

     386        438        12   

Income from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense

   $ 134      $ 183        (27
     

Total assets

   $ 9,024      $ 9,083        (1
     

Insurance premiums and service revenue written

   $ 411      $ 423        (3
     

Combined ratio (a)

     88.0     91.3  
   
(a) Management uses combined ratio as a primary measure of underwriting profitability with its components measured using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Underwriting profitability is indicated by a combined ratio under 100% that is calculated as the sum of all incurred losses and expenses (excluding interest and income tax expense) divided by the total of premiums and service revenues earned and other income.

Our Insurance operations earned income from continuing operations before income tax expense of $134 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $183 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower realized investment gains and lower insurance premiums and service revenue earned.

Insurance premiums and service revenue earned decreased 7% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, primarily due to the sale of certain international insurance operations during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Investment income totaled $80 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $141 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease during the three months ended March 31, 2011, was primarily due to lower realized investment gains. The fair value of the investment portfolio was $4.6 billion and $4.5 billion at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses totaled $173 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $196 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease is primarily due to the sale of certain international insurance operations during the fourth quarter of 2010 and lower losses in our U.S. dealership-related products.

Acquisition and underwriting expense decreased 12% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of certain international insurance operations during the fourth quarter of 2010 and lower commissions expense in our U.S. dealership-related products matching our decrease in earned premiums. The decrease was partially offset by increased expenses within our international insurance operations to match the increase in earned premiums.

 

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The following table shows premium and service revenue written by insurance product.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)        2011              2010      

Vehicle service contracts

     

New retail

   $ 90       $ 69   

Used retail

     104         106   
   

Total vehicle service contracts

     194         175   

Wholesale

     22         27   

Other finance and insurance (a)

     30         24   
   

North American operations

     246         226   

International operations (b)

     165         197   
   

Total

   $ 411       $ 423   
   
(a) Other finance and insurance includes GAP insurance, excess wear and tear, and other ancillary products.
(b) International operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010, includes $40 million of written premium from certain international insurance operations that were sold during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Insurance premiums and service revenue written was $411 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $423 million for the same period in 2010. Insurance premiums and service revenue written decreased due to the sale of certain international insurance operations during the fourth quarter of 2010. This decrease was partially offset by higher written premiums in our U.S. dealership-related products, particularly our vehicle service contract products. Vehicle service contract revenue is earned over the life of the service contract on a basis proportionate to the expected loss pattern. As such, the majority of earnings from vehicle service contracts written during the three months ended March 31, 2011, will be recognized as income in future periods.

Cash and Investments

A significant aspect of our Insurance operations is the investment of proceeds from premiums and other revenue sources. We use these investments to satisfy our obligations related to future claims at the time these claims are settled. Our Insurance operations have an Investment Committee, which develops guidelines and strategies for these investments. The guidelines established by this committee reflect our risk tolerance, liquidity requirements, regulatory requirements, and rating agency considerations, among other factors.

The following table summarizes the composition of our Insurance operations cash and investment portfolio at fair value.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Cash

     

Noninterest-bearing cash

   $ 36       $ 28   

Interest-bearing cash

     866         1,168   
   

Total cash

     902         1,196   
   

Available-for-sale securities

     

Debt securities

     

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

     398         219   

Foreign government

     805         744   

Mortgage-backed

     837         826   

Asset-backed

     52         11   

Corporate debt

     1,378         1,559   
   

Total debt securities

     3,470         3,359   
   

Equity securities

     1,165         796   
   

Total available-for-sale securities

     4,635         4,155   
   

Total cash and securities

   $ 5,537       $ 5,351   
   

 

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Mortgage Operations

Our Mortgage operations include the ResCap legal entity, the mortgage operations of Ally Bank, and the Canadian mortgage operations of ResMor Trust. Results for our Mortgage operations are presented by reportable segment, which includes our Origination and Servicing operations and our Legacy Portfolio and Other operations.

Origination and Servicing Operations

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the operating results for our Origination and Servicing operations for the periods shown. Our Origination and Servicing operations principal activities include originating, purchasing, selling, and securitizing conforming and government-insured residential mortgage loans in the United States and Canada; servicing residential mortgage loans for ourselves and others; and providing collateralized lines of credit to other mortgage originators, which we refer to as warehouse lending. We also originate high-quality prime jumbo mortgage loans in the United States. We finance our mortgage loan originations primarily in Ally Bank in the United States and in our trust company, ResMor Trust, in Canada.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)    2011     2010     Favorable/
(unfavorable)
% change
 

Net financing loss

      

Total financing revenue and other interest income

   $ 108      $ 100        8   

Interest expense

     138        111        (24
     

Net financing loss

     (30     (11     (173

Servicing fees

     327        326          

Servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net

     (87     (133     35   
     

Total servicing income, net

     240        193        24   

Gain on mortgage loans, net

     74        86        (14

Other income, net of losses

     37        67        (45
     

Total other revenue

     351        346        1   

Total net revenue

     321        335        (4

Provision for loan losses

     2        1        (100

Noninterest expense

      

Compensation and benefits expense

     69        75        8   

Representation and warranty expense

     (2     21        110   

Other operating expenses

     179        167        (7
     

Total noninterest expense

     246        263        6   

Income before income tax (benefit) expense

   $ 73      $ 71        3   
     

Total assets

   $ 19,164      $ 16,491        16   
   

Our Origination and Servicing operations earned income before income tax expense of $73 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $71 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The 2011 results were primarily driven by consistent servicing fees and favorable servicing asset valuation, net of hedge.

Net financing loss was $30 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $11 million for the same period in 2010. Net financing loss was unfavorably impacted by higher interest expense related to Ginnie Mae repurchases and an increase in average borrowings commensurate with a higher asset base.

Net servicing income was $240 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $193 million for the same period in 2010. The increase was primarily due to favorable net valuations related to market movement, partially offset by a fair value adjustment due to higher than expected future servicing and foreclosure costs.

Other income, net of losses, was $37 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $67 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease in other income was primarily related to lower mortgage processing fee income resulting from lower origination volume due to lower industry volume and higher interest rates and the write-down of retained interests.

Total noninterest expense decreased 6% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, primarily due to higher representation and warranty reserve expense in 2010 related to expected repurchases.

 

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Legacy Portfolio and Other Operations

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the operating results for our Legacy Portfolio and Other operations excluding discontinued operations for the periods shown. Our Legacy Portfolio and Other operations primarily consists of loans originated prior to January 1, 2009, and includes noncore business activities, portfolios in runoff, our mortgage reinsurance business, and cash held in the ResCap legal entity. These activities, all of which we have discontinued, included, among other things: lending to real estate developers and homebuilders in the United States and United Kingdom; and purchasing, selling, and securitizing nonconforming residential mortgage loans (with the exception of U.S. prime jumbo mortgage loans) in both the United States and internationally.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)    2011     2010     Favorable/
(unfavorable)
% change
 

Net financing revenue

      

Total financing revenue and other interest income

   $ 218      $ 382        (43

Interest expense

     140        189        26   
     

Net financing revenue

     78        193        (60

Servicing fees

     (2     (2       

Servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net

                     
     

Total servicing income, net

     (2     (2       

Gain on mortgage loans, net

     18        65        (72

Other income, net of losses

     (4     (40     90   
     

Total other revenue

     12        23        (48

Total net revenue

     90        216        (58

Provision for loan losses

     45        6        n/m   

Noninterest expense

      

Compensation and benefits expense

     36        21        (71

Representation and warranty expense

     28        29        3   

Other operating expenses

     20        75        73   
     

Total noninterest expense

     84        125        33   

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (39   $ 85        (146
     

Total assets

   $ 11,809      $ 28,045        (58
   

n/m = not meaningful

Our Legacy Portfolio and Other operations incurred a loss from continuing operations before income tax expense of $39 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to income from continuing operations before income tax expense of $85 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease in 2011 was primarily due to lower financing revenue related to a decrease in asset levels and a lower net gain on the sale of mortgage loans.

Net financing revenue was $78 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $193 million in 2010. The decrease was driven by lower financing revenue and other interest income due primarily to a decline in average asset levels due to loan sales, the deconsolidation of previous on-balance sheet securitizations, and portfolio runoff. The decrease was partially offset by lower interest expense related to a reduction in average borrowings commensurate with a smaller asset base.

The net gain on mortgage loans was $18 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $65 million in 2010. The decrease during 2011 was primarily due to lower gains from whole-loan sales and mortgage loan liquidations.

Other income, net of losses, was a loss of $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to a loss of $40 million in 2010. The improvement in 2011 compared to 2010 was primarily due to a lower fair value adjustment and better performance of the remaining asset portfolio.

The provision for loan losses was $45 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $6 million in 2010. The provision for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was the result of continued portfolio seasoning. The

 

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provision for the three months ended March 31, 2010, benefited from the improved asset mix as a result of the strategic actions taken during the fourth quarter of 2009 to write down and reclassify certain legacy mortgage loans from held-for-investment to held-for-sale.

Total noninterest expense decreased 33% for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to 2010. The decrease was primarily driven by lower real estate owned expense due to fewer foreclosures, lower balances, favorable average real estate owned values, and lower taxes related to real estate owned properties as well as lower data processing expenses.

Mortgage Loan Production and Servicing

Mortgage loan production for our Origination and Servicing operations was $12.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $13.3 billion for the same period in 2010. Domestic loan production decreased $1.1 billion, or 9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. International loan production increased $21 million, or 7%, compared to the same period in 2010. International mortgage loan production represents high-quality government-insured residential mortgages in Canada.

The following tables summarize consumer mortgage loan production for our Origination and Servicing operations.

 

     2011      2010  
Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    Number
of loans
     Dollar amount
of loans
     Number
of loans
     Dollar amount
of loans
 

Production by product type

           

Prime conforming

     45,431       $ 9,926         40,934       $ 9,476   

Prime nonconforming

     455         384         446         371   

Prime second-lien

                               

Government

     7,537         1,537         15,934         3,121   

Nonprime

                               
   

Total U.S. production

     53,423         11,847         57,314         12,968   

International production

     1,464         312         1,544         291   
   

Total production by product type

     54,887       $ 12,159         58,858       $ 13,259   
   

U.S. production by channel

           

Correspondent lender and secondary market purchases

     45,543       $ 10,270         47,785       $ 10,983   

Direct lending

     7,014         1,369         9,450         1,962   

Mortgage brokers

     866         208         79         23   
   

Total U.S. production by channel

     53,423       $ 11,847         57,314       $ 12,968   
   

The following table summarizes the primary mortgage loan-servicing portfolio.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

U.S. primary servicing portfolio

     

Prime conforming

   $ 225,223       $ 220,762   

Prime nonconforming

     48,703         52,643   

Prime second-lien

     7,900         10,851   

Government

     48,814         48,550   

Nonprime

     22,692         22,874   

International primary servicing portfolio

     6,350         5,087   
   

Total primary servicing portfolio (a)

   $ 359,682       $ 360,767   
   
(a) Excludes loans for which we acted as a subservicer. Subserviced loans totaled $23.4 billion and $24.2 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

For more information regarding our serviced mortgage assets, refer to Note 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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Loans Outstanding

Consumer mortgage loans held-for-sale for our Origination and Servicing operations were as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Prime conforming

   $ 2,450      $ 5,585   

Prime nonconforming

              

Prime second-lien

              

Government (a)

     3,007        3,434   

Nonprime

              

International

     57        351   
   

Total

     5,514        9,370   

Net premiums

     53        135   

Fair value option election adjustment

     32        (61

Lower-of-cost or fair value adjustment

     (3     (2
   

Total, net

   $ 5,596      $ 9,442   
   
(a) Includes loans subject to conditional repurchase options of $2.3 billion and $2.3 billion sold to Ginnie Mae guaranteed securitizations at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. The corresponding liability is recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Consumer mortgage loans held-for-investment for our Origination and Servicing operations were as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Prime conforming

   $      $   

Prime nonconforming

     2,287        2,068   

Prime second-lien

              

Government

              

Nonprime

              

International

     276        289   
   

Total

     2,563        2,357   

Net premiums

     8        11   

Fair value option election adjustment

              

Allowance for loan losses

     (14     (14
   

Total, net

   $ 2,557      $ 2,354   
   

Consumer mortgage loans held-for-sale for our Legacy Portfolio and Other operations were as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Prime conforming

   $ 337      $ 336   

Prime nonconforming

     656        674   

Prime second-lien

     601        634   

Government

     19        18   

Nonprime

     614        637   

International

     23        13   
   

Total (a)

     2,250        2,312   

Net discounts

     (296     (296

Fair value option election adjustment

     (12     (1

Lower-of-cost or fair value adjustment

     (48     (46
   

Total, net (b)

   $ 1,894      $ 1,969   
   
(a) Includes unpaid principal write-down of $1.7 billion and $1.8 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. The amounts are write-downs taken upon the transfer of mortgage loans from held-for-investment to held-for-sale during the fourth quarter of 2009 and charge-offs taken in accordance with our charge-off policy.
(b) Includes loans subject to conditional repurchase options of $136 million and $146 million sold to off-balance sheet private-label securitizations at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. The corresponding liability is recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

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Consumer mortgage loans held-for-investment for our Legacy Portfolio and Other operations were as follows.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Prime conforming

   $ 309      $ 323   

Prime nonconforming

     5,821        6,059   

Prime second-lien

     2,517        2,642   

Government

              

Nonprime

     1,521        1,583   

International

     538        573   
   

Total

     10,706        11,180   

Net premiums

     24        26   

Fair value option election adjustment

     (1,840     (1,890

Allowance for loan losses

     (525     (542
   

Total, net (a)

   $ 8,365      $ 8,774   
   
(a) At March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, the carrying value of mortgage loans held-for-investment relating to securitization transactions accounted for as on-balance sheet securitizations and pledged as collateral totaled $971 million and $1.0 billion, respectively. The investors in these on-balance sheet securitizations have no recourse to our other assets beyond the loans pledged as collateral other than market customary representation and warranty provisions.

Temporary Suspension of Mortgage Foreclosure Sales and Evictions and Consent Order

Refer to Note 24 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to this matter.

 

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Corporate and Other

The following table summarizes the activities of Corporate and Other excluding discontinued operations for the periods shown. Corporate and Other includes our Commercial Finance Group, certain equity investments, the amortization of the discount associated with new debt issuances and bond exchanges, most notably from the December 2008 bond exchange, as well as the residual impacts of our corporate FTP and treasury asset liability management activities (ALM), and reclassifications and eliminations between the reportable operating segments.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)    2011      2010     Favorable/
(unfavorable)
% change
 

Net financing loss

       

Total financing revenue and other interest income

   $ 47       $ 31        52   

Interest expense

       

Original issue discount amortization

     299         296        (1

Other interest expense

     270         245        (10
     

Total interest expense

     569         541        (5
     

Net financing loss

     (522      (510     (2

Other revenue

       

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (39      (118     67   

Other gain on investments, net

     25         32        (22

Other income, net of losses

     39         (71     155   
     

Total other revenue (expense)

     25         (157     116   

Total net expense

     (497      (667     25   

Provision for loan losses

     (17      15        n/m   

Noninterest expense

       

Compensation and benefits expense

     136         156        13   

Other operating expense

     8         (27     (130
     

Total noninterest expense

     144         129        (12

Loss from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (624    $ (811     23   
     

Total assets

   $ 29,750       $ 31,644        (6
   

n/m = not meaningful

The following table summarizes the components of net financing losses for Corporate and Other.

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    2011     2010  

Original issue discount amortization (a)

   $ (299   $ (296

Net impact of the FTP methodology

    

Cost of carry on the cash and investment portfolio

     (157     (113

ALM/FTP cost of funds mismatch

     (110     (72

Net other unallocated interest income (costs)

     15        (52
   

Total net impact of the FTP methodology

     (252     (237

Commercial Finance Group net financing revenue and other

     29        23   
   

Total net financing losses for Corporate and Other

   $ (522   $ (510
   
(a) The original issue discount associated with our 2008 bond exchange and cash tender offers in 2008 was $286 million during both the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The remaining amount is attributable to new debt issuance discount amortization.

The following table presents the scheduled remaining amortization of the original issue discount at March 31, 2011.

 

Year ended December 31, ($ in millions)    2011 (a)      2012      2013      2014      2015      2016 and
thereafter (b)
     Total  

Original issue discount

                    

Outstanding balance

   $ 2,194       $ 1,844       $ 1,580       $ 1,390       $ 1,334       $      

Total amortization (c)

     646         350         264         190         56         1,334       $ 2,840   

2008 bond exchange amortization (d)

     620         320         241         166         43         1,178         2,568   
   
(a) Represents the remaining future original issue discount amortization expense to be taken during 2011.
(b) The maximum annual scheduled amortization for any individual year is $158 million in 2030 of which $152 million is related to 2008 bond exchange amortization.
(c) Amortization is included as interest on long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(d) 2008 bond exchange amortization is included in total amortization.

 

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Loss from continuing operations before income tax expense for Corporate and Other was $624 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $811 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Corporate and Other’s loss from continuing operations before income tax expense for both periods was primarily due to net financing losses, which primarily represented original issue discount amortization expense and the net impact of our FTP methodology. The net impact of our FTP methodology included the unallocated cost of maintaining our liquidity and investment portfolios and other unassigned funding costs and unassigned equity.

The improvement in the loss from continuing operations before income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was primarily due to favorable net derivative activity, a lower loss related to the extinguishment of certain Ally debt (which included $30 million of accelerated amortization of original discount during the three months ended March 31, 2011), and lower restructuring expense. This favorable activity was partially offset by an increase in unsecured interest expense related to the 2010 and 2011 debt issuances and higher marketing expenses.

Corporate and Other also includes the results of our Commercial Finance Group. Our Commercial Finance Group earned income from continuing operations before income tax expense of $51 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase was primarily due to a decline in provision for loan losses due to European-based recoveries.

Cash and Securities

The following table summarizes the composition of the cash and securities portfolio held at fair value by Corporate and Other.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Cash

     

Noninterest-bearing cash

   $ 1,543       $ 1,637   

Interest-bearing cash

     9,630         7,964   
   

Total cash

     11,173         9,601   
   

Trading securities

     

U.S. Treasury

             75   

Mortgage-backed

     34         25   

Asset-backed

             93   
   

Total trading securities

     34         193   
   

Available-for-sale securities

     

Debt securities

     

U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

     2,490         3,097   

States and political subdivisions

     2         2   

Foreign government

     508         499   

Mortgage-backed

     4,999         4,973   

Asset-backed

     2,245         1,936   

Other debt (a)

     489         151   
   

Total debt securities

     10,733         10,658   
   

Total available-for-sale securities

     10,733         10,658   
   

Total cash and securities

   $ 21,940       $ 20,452   
   
(a) Includes intersegment eliminations.

 

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Risk Management

Managing the risk to reward trade-off is a fundamental component of operating our business. Our risk management process is overseen by the Ally Board of Directors (the Board), various risk committees, and the executive leadership team. The Board sets the risk appetite across our company while the risk committees and executive leadership team monitor potential risks and manage the risk to be within our risk appetite. The primary risks include credit, market, operational, liquidity, and legal and compliance risk. For more information on our risk management process, refer to the Risk Management MD&A section of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Loan and Lease Exposure

The following table summarizes the exposures from our loan and lease activities.

 

($ in millions)    March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Finance receivables and loans

     

Global Automotive Services

   $ 93,121       $ 86,888   

Mortgage operations

     12,452         13,423   

Corporate and Other

     1,886         2,102   
   

Total finance receivables and loans

     107,459         102,413   

Held-for-sale loans

     

Global Automotive Services

     —           —     

Mortgage operations

     7,490         11,411   

Corporate and Other

     6         —     
   

Total held-for-sale loans

     7,496         11,411   
   

Total on-balance sheet loans

   $ 114,955       $ 113,824   
   

Off-balance sheet securitized loans

     

Global Automotive Services

   $ —         $ —     

Mortgage operations

     329,644         326,830   

Corporate and Other

     —           —     
   

Total off-balance sheet securitized loans

   $ 329,644       $ 326,830   
   

Operating lease assets

     

Global Automotive Services

   $ 8,898       $ 9,128   

Mortgage operations

     —           —     

Corporate and Other

     —           —     
   

Total operating lease assets

   $ 8,898       $ 9,128   
   

Serviced loans and leases

     

Global Automotive Services

   $ 118,980       $ 115,358   

Mortgage operations (a)

     359,682         360,767   

Corporate and Other

     2,204         2,448   
   

Total serviced loans and leases

   $ 480,866       $ 478,573   
   
(a) Includes primary mortgage loan-servicing portfolio only.

The risks inherent in our loan and lease exposures are largely driven by changes in the overall economy and its impact to our borrowers. The potential financial statement impact of these exposures varies depending on the accounting classification and future expected disposition strategy. We retain the majority of our automobile loans as they complement our core business model. We primarily originate mortgage loans with the intent to sell them and, as such, retain only a small percentage of the loans that we originate or purchase. Loans that we do not intend to retain are sold to investors, primarily securitizations guaranteed by the GSEs. However, we may retain an interest or right to service these loans. We ultimately manage the associated risks based on the underlying economics of the exposure.

 

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Credit Risk Management

During the first three months of 2011, the economy continued to expand modestly as the labor market further recovered. Within the automotive markets, encouraging trends included stronger pricing in used vehicle markets and higher industry sales. However, we continue to be cautious, in part due to uncertainty emanating from the crisis in Japan and the effect it could have on automotive sales through the remainder of the year, higher average gasoline prices and their possible effects on automotive sales, and the renewed weakness in the housing market. As a result, this underlying uncertainty may continue to affect our loan portfolio through the upcoming periods.

We have policies and practices that are committed to maintaining an independent and ongoing assessment of credit risk and quality. Our policies require an objective and timely assessment of the overall quality of the consumer and commercial loan portfolios. This includes the identification of relevant trends that affect the collectability of the portfolios, segments of the portfolios that are potential problem areas, loans and leases with potential credit weaknesses, and assessment of the adequacy of internal credit risk policies and procedures to monitor compliance with relevant laws and regulations. In addition, we maintain limits and underwriting guidelines that reflect our risk appetite.

We manage credit risk based on the risk profile of the borrower, the source of repayment, the underlying collateral, and current market conditions. Our business is primarily focused on consumer automobile loans and leases and mortgage loans in addition to automobile-related commercial lending. We classify these loans as either consumer or commercial and analyze credit risk in each. We monitor the credit risk profile of individual borrowers and the aggregate portfolio of borrowers — either within a designated geographic region or a particular product or industry segment. To mitigate risk concentrations, we take part in loan sales and syndications.

In response to the dynamic credit environment and other market conditions, we continued to follow a more conservative lending policy across our lines of business, generally focusing our lending to more creditworthy borrowers. For example, our mortgage operations eliminated production of new home equity loans in 2009. During 2010, we also significantly limited production of loans that do not conform to the underwriting guidelines of the GSEs. In addition, effective January 2009, we ceased originating nonprime automotive financing volume through Nuvell, which commenced in 2002 and primarily focused on non-GM dealers.

Additionally, we have implemented numerous initiatives in an effort to mitigate loss and provide ongoing support to customers in financial distress. For automobile loans, we offer several types of assistance to aid our customers. Loss mitigation includes changing the due date, extending payments, and rewriting the loan terms. We have implemented these actions with the intent to provide the borrower with additional options in lieu of repossessing their vehicle.

For mortgage loans, as part of our participation in certain governmental programs, we may offer mortgage loan modifications to our borrowers. Generally these modifications provide the borrower with some form of concession and, therefore, are deemed to be troubled debt restructurings (TDRs). Refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on TDRs. Furthermore, we have internally designed proprietary programs aimed at homeowners at risk of foreclosure. Each program has unique qualification criteria for the borrower to meet as well as associated modification options that we analyze to determine the best solution for the borrower. We have also implemented periodic foreclosure moratoriums that are designed to provide borrowers with extra time to sort out their financial difficulties while allowing them to stay in their homes.

On-balance Sheet Portfolio

Our on-balance sheet portfolio includes both finance receivables and loans and held-for-sale loans. At March 31, 2011, this primarily included $93.1 billion of automobile finance receivables and loans and $19.9 billion of mortgage finance receivables and loans. Within our on-balance sheet portfolio, we have elected to account for certain mortgage loans at fair value. The valuation allowance recorded on fair value elected loans is separate from the allowance for loan losses. Changes in the fair value of loans are classified as gain on mortgage and automotive loans, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we further executed on our strategy of discontinuing and selling or liquidating nonstrategic operations. Refer to Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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The following table presents our total on-balance sheet consumer and commercial finance receivables and loans reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses.

 

    Outstanding     Nonperforming (a)     Accruing past due
90 days or more (b)
 
($ in millions)   March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
    March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
    March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Consumer

           

Finance receivables and loans

           

Loans at historical cost

  $ 67,436      $ 62,002      $ 599      $ 768      $ 5      $ 6   

Loans at fair value

    971        1,015        246        260                 
   

Total finance receivables and loans

    68,407        63,017        845        1,028        5        6   

Loans held-for-sale

    7,490        11,411        3,152        3,273        28        25   
   

Total consumer loans

    75,897        74,428        3,997        4,301        33        31   
   

Commercial

           

Finance receivables and loans

           

Loans at historical cost

    39,052        39,396        645        740                 

Loans at fair value

                                         
   

Total finance receivables and loans

    39,052        39,396        645        740                 

Loans held-for-sale

    6                                      
   

Total commercial loans

    39,058        39,396        645        740                 
   

Total on-balance sheet loans

  $ 114,955      $ 113,824      $ 4,642      $ 5,041      $ 33      $ 31   
   
(a) Includes nonaccrual troubled debt restructured loans of $654 million and $684 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(b) Includes troubled debt restructured loans classified as 90 days past due and still accruing of $17 million and $13 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Total on-balance sheet loans outstanding at March 31, 2011, increased $1.1 billion to $115.0 billion from December 31, 2010, reflecting an increase of $1.5 billion in the consumer portfolio and a decrease of $338 million in the commercial portfolio. The increase in total on-balance sheet loans outstanding from December 31, 2010, was the result of increased automobile originations, which outpaced portfolio runoff, due to strengthened industry sales and improved automotive manufacturer penetration. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in mortgage originations in our consumer mortgage business and lower line utilization in our commercial mortgage business driven in part by higher interest rates.

The total TDRs outstanding at March 31, 2011, increased $77 million to $1.5 billion from December 31, 2010. This increase was driven primarily by our continued foreclosure prevention and loss mitigation procedures. We have participated in a variety of government modification programs, such as the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), as well as internally developed modification programs.

Total nonperforming loans at March 31, 2011, decreased $399 million to $4.6 billion from December 31, 2010, reflecting a decrease of $304 million of consumer nonperforming loans and a decrease of $95 million of commercial nonperforming loans. The decrease in total nonperforming loans from December 31, 2010, was largely due to seasonal improvement within our mortgage portfolio and improved dealer performance in the commercial automotive portfolio.

The following table includes consumer and commercial net charge-offs from finance receivables and loans at historical cost and related ratios reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     Net charge-offs      Net charge-off ratios (a)  
($ in millions)    2011      2010      2011     2010  

Consumer

          

Finance receivables and loans at historical cost

   $ 169       $ 255         1.0     2.1

Commercial

          

Finance receivables and loans at historical cost

     20         61         0.2        0.7   
        

Total finance receivables and loans at historical cost

   $ 189       $ 316         0.7        1.5   
   
(a) Net charge-off ratios are calculated as annualized net charge-offs divided by average outstanding finance receivables and loans excluding loans measured at fair value and loans held-for-sale during the year for each loan category.

 

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Our net charge-offs were $189 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $316 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. This decrease in net charge-offs was primarily driven by improvement within our consumer automotive portfolio and the workout of certain commercial real estate assets in prior periods. Loans held-for-sale are accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value, and therefore we do not record charge-offs.

The Consumer Credit Portfolio and Commercial Credit Portfolio discussions that follow relate to consumer and commercial credit finance receivables and loans recorded at historical cost. Finance receivables and loans recorded at historical cost have an associated allowance for loan losses. Finance receivables and loans measured at fair value were excluded from these discussions since those exposures do not carry an allowance.

Consumer Credit Portfolio

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the credit performance of the consumer portfolio continued to improve overall as our finance receivables and loans increased and nonperforming finance receivables and loans and charge-offs declined. For information on our consumer credit risk practices and policies regarding delinquencies, nonperforming status, and charge-offs, refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following table includes consumer finance receivables and loans recorded at historical cost reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses.

 

     Outstanding      Nonperforming (a)      Accruing past due
90 days or more (b)
 
($ in millions)    March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Domestic

                 

Consumer automobile

   $ 39,903       $ 34,604       $ 110       $ 129       $       $   

Consumer mortgage

                 

1st Mortgage

     6,893         6,917         301         388         2         1   

Home equity

     3,347         3,441         45         61                   
   

Total domestic

     50,143         44,962         456         578         2         1   
   

Foreign

                 

Consumer automobile

     16,965         16,650         77         78         3         5   

Consumer mortgage

                 

1st Mortgage

     328         390         66         112                   

Home equity

                                               
   

Total foreign

     17,293         17,040         143         190         3         5   
   

Total consumer finance receivables and loans

   $ 67,436       $ 62,002       $ 599       $ 768       $ 5       $ 6   
   
(a) Includes nonaccrual troubled debt restructured loans of $175 million and $204 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(b) There were no troubled debt restructured loans classified as 90 days past due and still accruing at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010.

Total consumer outstanding finance receivables and loans increased $5.4 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with December 31, 2010. The increase in domestic automobile outstandings was driven by increased originations, which outpaced portfolio run-off, due to strengthened industry sales and improved automotive manufacturer penetration.

Total consumer nonperforming finance receivables and loans at March 31, 2011, decreased $169 million to $599 million from December 31, 2010, reflecting a decrease of $149 million of consumer mortgage nonperforming finance receivables and loans and a decrease of $20 million of consumer automotive nonperforming finance receivables and loans. Nonperforming consumer mortgage finance receivables and loans decreased primarily due to seasonal improvements. Nonperforming consumer automotive finance receivables and loans decreased primarily due to increased quality of newer vintages and normal seasonal trends. Nonperforming consumer finance receivables and loans as a percentage of total outstanding consumer finance receivables and loans were 0.9% and 1.2% at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Consumer domestic automotive loans accruing and past due 30 days or more decreased $212 million to $590 million at March 31, 2011, compared with December 31, 2010, primarily due to increased quality of newer vintages and normal seasonal trends.

 

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The following table includes consumer net charge-offs from finance receivables and loans at historical cost and related ratios reported at carrying value before allowance for loans losses.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     Net charge-offs      Net charge-off ratios (a)  
($ in millions)    2011      2010      2011     2010  

Domestic

          

Consumer automobile

   $ 89       $ 184         1.0     3.5

Consumer mortgage

          

1st Mortgage

     36         17         2.1        1.0   

Home equity

     21         11         2.5        1.1   
        

Total domestic

     146         212         1.2        2.7   
        

Foreign

          

Consumer automobile

     23         41         0.6        1.0   

Consumer mortgage

          

1st Mortgage

             2         0.1        1.8   

Home equity

                              
        

Total foreign

     23         43         0.5        1.0   
        

Total consumer finance receivables and loans

   $ 169       $ 255         1.0        2.1   
   
(a) Net charge-off ratios are calculated as annualized net charge-offs divided by average outstanding finance receivables and loans excluding loans measured at fair value and loans held-for-sale during the year for each loan category.

Our net charge-offs from total consumer automobile finance receivables and loans decreased $113 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The decrease in net charge-offs was primarily due to lower loss frequency, improvements in loss severity as a result of improved pricing in the used vehicle market, and improved loss performance in our Nuvell portfolio primarily due to enhanced collection efforts.

Our net charge-offs from total consumer mortgage and home equity finance receivables and loans were $57 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $30 million for the same period in 2010. The increase was driven by net charge-offs within our consumer legacy mortgage portfolio as those finance receivables and loans continue to season.

The following table summarizes the total consumer loan originations at unpaid principal balance for the periods shown. Total consumer loan originations include loans classified as finance receivables and loans and loans held-for-sale during the period.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)        2011              2010      

Domestic

     

Consumer automobile

   $ 9,384       $ 5,296   

Consumer mortgage

     

1st Mortgage

     11,847         12,968   

Home equity

               
   

Total domestic

     21,231         18,264   
   

Foreign

     

Consumer automobile

     2,052         1,702   

Consumer mortgage

     

1st Mortgage

     312         292   

Home equity

               
   

Total foreign

     2,364         1,994   
   

Total consumer loan originations

   $ 23,595       $ 20,258   
   

Total domestic automobile-originated loans increased $4.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, primarily due to strengthened industry sales and improved automotive manufacturer penetration.

 

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Total domestic mortgage-originated loans decreased $1.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was due in part to higher interest rates.

Consumer loan originations retained on-balance sheet as held-for-investment were $11.8 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and $5.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2010, respectively. The increase was primarily due to strengthened automotive industry sales, improved automotive manufacturer penetration, and increased balance sheet retention.

The following table shows the percentage of total consumer finance receivables and loans recorded at historical cost reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses by state and foreign concentration. Total automobile loans were $56.9 billion and $51.3 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. Total mortgage and home equity loans were $10.6 billion and $10.7 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

     March 31, 2011 (a)     December 31, 2010  
      Automobile     1st Mortgage
and home equity
    Automobile     1st Mortgage
and home equity
 

Texas

     9.3     4.8     9.2     4.4

California

     4.7        24.7        4.6        24.5   

Florida

     4.5        4.1        4.4        4.1   

Michigan

     3.9        4.9        3.7        5.0   

Illinois

     2.9        4.8        2.8        4.7   

New York

     3.4        2.4        3.4        2.4   

Pennsylvania

     3.2        1.7        3.2        1.7   

Ohio

     2.7        1.0        2.5        1.0   

Georgia

     2.3        1.8        2.2        1.8   

North Carolina

     2.1        2.1        2.0        2.0   

Other United States

     31.2        44.6        29.4        44.7   

Canada

     13.1        3.0        14.2        3.6   

Brazil

     5.0               5.2          

Germany

     5.0               5.7          

Other foreign

     6.7        0.1        7.5        0.1   
   

Total consumer loans

     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
   
(a) Presentation is in descending order as a percentage of total consumer finance receivables and loans at March 31, 2010.

We monitor our consumer loan portfolio for concentration risk across the geographies in which we lend. The highest concentrations of loans in the United States were in Texas and California, which represented an aggregate of 16.4% of our total outstanding consumer finance receivables and loans at March 31, 2011.

Concentrations in our mortgage operations are closely monitored given the volatility of the housing markets. Our consumer mortgage loan concentrations in California, Florida, and Michigan receive particular attention as the real estate value depreciation in these states has been the most severe.

Repossessed and Foreclosed Assets

We classify an asset as repossessed or foreclosed (included in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet) when physical possession of the collateral is taken. For more information on repossessed and foreclosed assets, refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Repossessed assets in our automotive finance operations at March 31, 2011, increased $3 million to $49 million from December 31, 2010. Foreclosed mortgage assets at March 31, 2011, decreased $21 million to $117 million from December 31, 2010.

Higher Risk Mortgage Loans

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we primarily focused our origination efforts on prime conforming and government guaranteed mortgages in the United States and high-quality insured mortgages in Canada. However, we continued to hold mortgage loans originated in prior years that have features that expose us to potentially higher credit risk including high original loan-to-value mortgage loans (prime or nonprime), payment-option adjustable-rate mortgage loans (prime nonconforming), interest-only mortgage loans (classified as prime conforming or nonconforming for domestic production and prime nonconforming or nonprime for international production), and teaser-rate mortgages (prime or nonprime).

In circumstances when a loan has features such that it falls into multiple categories, it is classified to a category only once based on the following hierarchy: (1) high original loan-to-value mortgage loans, (2) payment-option adjustable-rate mortgage loans, (3) interest-only mortgage loans, and (4) below market rate (teaser) mortgages. Given the continued stress within the housing market, we believe this hierarchy provides the most relevant risk assessment of our nontraditional products.

 

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The following table summarizes the higher-risk mortgage loan originations at unpaid principal balance for the periods shown. These higher-risk mortgage loans are classified as finance receivables and loans and are recorded at historical cost.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)            2011                      2010          

High original loan-to-value (greater than 100%) mortgage loans

   $       $   

Payment-option adjustable-rate mortgage loans

               

Interest-only mortgage loans (a)

             103   

Below-market rate (teaser) mortgages

               
   

Total higher-risk mortgage loan production

   $       $ 103   
   

(a) As of June 2010, this product was no longer offered.

The following table summarizes mortgage finance receivables and loans by higher-risk loan type. These finance receivables and loans are recorded at historical cost and reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses.

 

    Outstanding     Nonperforming     Accruing past due
90 days or more
 
($ in millions)   March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
    March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
    March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

High original loan-to-value (greater than 100%) mortgage loans

  $ 5      $ 5      $ 1      $      $      $   

Payment-option adjustable-rate mortgage loans

    4        5        1        1                 

Interest-only mortgage loans (a)

    3,488        3,681        177        207                 

Below-market rate (teaser) mortgages

    274        284        5        4                 
   

Total higher-risk mortgage loans

  $ 3,771      $ 3,975      $ 184      $ 212      $      $   
   
(a) The majority of the interest-only mortgage loans are expected to start principal amortization in 2015 or beyond.

The allowance for loan losses was $244 million or 6.5% of total higher-risk held-for-investment mortgage loans recorded at historical cost based on carrying value outstanding before allowance for loans losses at March 31, 2011.

The following table includes our five largest state concentrations based on our higher-risk finance receivables and loans recorded at historical cost and reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses.

 

($ in millions)   High original
loan-to-value
(greater than 100%)
mortgage loans
    Payment-option
adjustable-rate
mortgage loans
    Interest-only
mortgage loans
    Below
market rate
(teaser)
mortgages
    All higher-risk
loans
 

March 31, 2011

         

California

  $      $ 1      $ 937      $ 87      $ 1,025   

Virginia

                  310        11        321   

Maryland

                  246        7        253   

Michigan

                  217        9        226   

Illinois

                  188        8        196   

All other domestic and foreign

    5        3        1,590        152        1,750   
   

Total higher-risk mortgage loans

  $ 5      $ 4      $ 3,488      $ 274      $ 3,771   
   

December 31, 2010

         

California

  $      $ 1      $ 993      $ 89      $ 1,083   

Virginia

                  330        12        342   

Maryland

                  256        7        263   

Michigan

                  225        10        235   

Illinois

                  197        8        205   

All other domestic and foreign

    5        4        1,680        158        1,847   
   

Total higher-risk mortgage loans

  $ 5      $ 5      $ 3,681      $ 284      $ 3,975   
   

 

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Commercial Credit Portfolio

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the credit performance of the commercial portfolio improved as nonperforming finance receivables and loans and net charge-offs declined. For information on our commercial credit risk practices and policies regarding delinquencies, nonperforming status, and charge-offs, refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following table includes total commercial finance receivables and loans reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses.

 

     Outstanding      Nonperforming (a)      Accruing past due
90 days or more (b)
 
($ in millions)    March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Domestic

                 

Commercial and industrial

                 

Automobile

   $ 24,716       $ 24,944       $ 247       $ 261       $       $   

Mortgage

     820         1,540         3                           

Other (c)

     1,596         1,795         41         37                   

Commercial real estate

                 

Automobile

     2,090         2,071         142         193                   

Mortgage

             1                 1                   
   

Total domestic

     29,222         30,351         433         492                   
   

Foreign

                 

Commercial and industrial

                 

Automobile

     9,222         8,398         37         35                   

Mortgage

     40         41         40         40                   

Other (c)

     295         312         78         97                   

Commercial real estate

                 

Automobile

     220         216         8         6                   

Mortgage

     53         78         49         70                   
   

Total foreign

     9,830         9,045         212         248                   
   

Total commercial finance receivables and loans

   $ 39,052       $ 39,396       $ 645       $ 740       $       $   
   
(a) Includes nonaccrual troubled debt restructured loans of $2 million and $9 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(b) There were no troubled debt restructured loans classified as 90 days past due and still accruing at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010.
(c) Other commercial primarily includes senior secured commercial lending.

Total commercial finance receivables and loans outstanding decreased $344 million to $39.1 billion at March 31, 2011, from December 31, 2010. Domestic commercial and industrial outstandings decreased driven primarily by mortgage warehouse lending declines in line utilization due in part to higher interest rates. Foreign commercial and industrial outstandings increased primarily due to growth in our Canadian automobile portfolio, partially offset by dealer exits and continued portfolio runoff within exited countries.

Total commercial nonperforming finance receivables and loans were $645 million, a decrease of $95 million compared to December 31, 2010, primarily due to improvement in dealer performance and continued mortgage asset dispositions. Total nonperforming commercial finance receivables and loans as a percentage of outstanding commercial finance receivables and loans were 1.7% and 1.9% at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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The following table includes total commercial net charge-offs from finance receivables and loans at historical cost and related ratios reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     Net charge-offs (recoveries)     Net charge-off ratios (a)  
($ in millions)    2011     2010     2011     2010  

Domestic

        

Commercial and industrial

        

Automobile

   $ 2      $ 1           

Mortgage

     2        (1     0.8        (0.3

Other

     (2     3        (0.5     0.4   

Commercial real estate

        

Automobile

     (1     12        (0.2     2.3   

Mortgage

     (1     42        n/m        n/m   
       

Total domestic

            57               0.9   
       

Foreign

        

Commercial and industrial

        

Automobile

     2        2        0.1        0.1   

Mortgage

     1               9.7          

Other

     3               4.3          

Commercial real estate

        

Automobile

            2               7.6   

Mortgage

     14               78.4          
       

Total foreign

     20        4        0.9        0.2   
       

Total commercial finance receivables and loans

   $ 20      $ 61        0.2        0.7   
   
n/m = not meaningful
(a) Net charge-off ratios are calculated as annualized net charge-offs divided by average outstanding finance receivables and loans excluding loans measured at fair value and loans held-for-sale during the year for each loan category.

Our net charge-offs from commercial finance receivables and loans totaled $20 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $61 million for the same period in 2010. The decreases in net charge-offs were largely driven by an improved mix of loans in the existing portfolio driven by the workout of certain commercial real estate assets in prior periods.

Commercial Real Estate

The commercial real estate portfolio consists of finance receivables and loans issued primarily to automotive dealers, homebuilders, and commercial real estate firms. Commercial real estate finance receivables and loans remained flat at $2.4 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010.

 

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The following table shows the percentage of total commercial real estate finance receivables and loans by geographic region and property type. These finance receivables and loans are reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses.

 

      March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Geographic region

    

Texas

     11.8     10.5

Michigan

     10.4        10.1   

Florida

     10.2        10.3   

California

     9.7        9.6   

Virginia

     4.4        4.4   

New York

     3.9        3.8   

Pennsylvania

     3.6        3.7   

Oregon

     2.9        3.1   

Georgia

     2.6        2.7   

Alabama

     2.5        2.4   

Other United States

     26.4        26.9   

Canada

     4.5        4.4   

United Kingdom

     4.4        5.0   

Mexico

     2.1        2.4   

Other foreign

     0.6        0.7   
   

Total commercial real estate finance receivables and loans

     100.0     100.0
   

Property type

    

Automobile dealerships

     92.8     91.8

Residential

     1.7        2.5   

Land and land development

     0.5        0.8   

Apartments

            0.1   

Other

     5.0        4.8   
   

Total commercial real estate finance receivables and loans

     100.0     100.0
   

Commercial Criticized Exposure

Exposures deemed criticized are finance receivables and loans classified as special mention, substandard, or doubtful. These classifications are based on regulatory definitions and generally represent finance receivables and loans within our portfolio that have a higher default risk or have already defaulted. These finance receivables and loans require additional monitoring and review including specific actions to mitigate our potential economic loss.

The following table shows the percentage of total commercial criticized finance receivables and loans by industry concentrations. These finance receivables and loans are reported at carrying value before allowance for loan losses.

 

      March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Industry

    

Automotive

     72.0     66.5

Real estate

     10.1        12.1   

Health/medical

     5.2        7.3   

Manufacturing

     4.2        3.5   

Hardgoods

     1.7        1.8   

Services

     1.5        1.9   

Retail

     1.1        1.5   

Electronics

     1.1        1.2   

All other

     3.1        4.2   
   

Total commercial criticized finance receivables and loans

     100.0     100.0
   

Total criticized exposures were $3.7 billion and $3.6 billion at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively, as automotive criticized exposure increased due to risk rating process enhancements. The increase was partially offset by health/medical and real estate improvements.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses

The following tables present an analysis of the activity in the allowance for loan losses on finance receivables and loans.

 

($ in millions)   

Consumer

automobile

   

Consumer

mortgage

   

Total

consumer

    Commercial     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2011

   $ 970      $ 580      $ 1,550      $ 323      $ 1,873   

Charge-offs

          

Domestic

     (139     (60     (199     (6     (205

Foreign

     (42            (42     (31     (73
   

Total charge-offs

     (181     (60     (241     (37     (278
   

Recoveries

          

Domestic

     50        3        53        6        59   

Foreign

     19               19        11        30   
   

Total recoveries

     69        3        72        17        89   
   

Net charge-offs

     (112     (57     (169     (20     (189

Provision for loan losses

     53        40        93        20        113   

Other

     5               5        4        9   
   

Balance at March 31, 2011

   $ 916      $ 563      $ 1,479      $ 327      $ 1,806   
   

Allowance for loan losses to finance receivables and loans outstanding at March 31, 2011 (a)

     1.6     5.3     2.2     0.8     1.7

Net charge-offs to average finance receivables and loans outstanding at March 31, 2011 (a)

     0.8     2.1     1.0     0.2     0.7

Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming finance receivables and loans at March 31, 2011 (a)

     488.9     136.7     246.7     50.7     145.2

Ratio of allowance for loans losses to net charge-offs at March 31, 2011

     2.0        2.5        2.2        4.1        2.4   
   
(a) Coverage percentages are based on the allowance for loan losses related to finance receivables and loans excluding those loans held at fair value as a percentage of the unpaid principal balance, net of premiums and discounts.

 

($ in millions)   

Consumer

automobile

   

Consumer

mortgage

   

Total

consumer

    Commercial     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2010

   $ 1,024      $ 640      $ 1,664      $ 781      $ 2,445   

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles (a)

     222               222               222   

Charge-offs

          

Domestic

     (289     (32     (321     (61     (382

Foreign

     (56     (2     (58     (4     (62
   

Total charge-offs

     (345     (34     (379     (65     (444
   

Recoveries

          

Domestic

     105        4        109        4        113   

Foreign

     15               15               15   
   

Total recoveries

     120        4        124        4        128   
   

Net charge-offs

     (225     (30     (255     (61     (316

Provision for loan losses

     108        18        126        18        144   

Discontinued operations

     2        (1     1               1   

Other

     (11     7        (4     (12     (16
   

Balance at March 31, 2010

   $ 1,120      $ 634      $ 1,754      $ 726      $ 2,480   
   

Allowance for loan losses to finance receivables and loans outstanding at March 31, 2010 (b)

     2.9     5.6     3.6     2.0     2.9

Net charge-offs to average finance receivables and loans outstanding at March 31, 2010 (b)

     2.4     1.1     2.1     0.7     1.5

Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming finance receivables and loans at March 31, 2010 (b)

     391.6     142.2     239.7     42.4     101.5

Ratio of allowance for loans losses to net charge-offs at March 31, 2010

     1.2        5.3        1.7        3.0        2.0   
   
(a) Includes adjustment to the allowance due to adoption of ASU 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities.
(b) Coverage percentages are based on the allowance for loan losses related to finance receivables and loans excluding those loans held at fair value as a percentage of the unpaid principal balance, net of premiums and discounts.

 

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The allowance for consumer loan losses at March 31, 2011, declined $275 million compared to March 31, 2010, reflecting an improved asset mix with higher quality recent vintages, the continued runoff of Nuvell and other liquidating portfolios, as well as improved loss performance.

The allowance for commercial loan losses declined $399 million at March 31, 2011, compared to March 31, 2010, primarily related to the sale of the resort finance portfolio and improved portfolio credit quality due to improved dealer performance.

Allowance for Loan Losses by Type

The following table summarizes the allocation of the allowance for loan losses by product type.

 

    2011     2010  
March 31, ($ in millions)   Allowance for
loan losses
   

Allowance
as a % of

loans
outstanding

    Allowance as
a % of
allowance for
loan losses
    Allowance for
loan losses
   

Allowance as
a % of

loans
outstanding

    Allowance as
a % of
allowance for
loan losses
 

Consumer

           

Domestic

           

Consumer automobile

  $ 727        1.8        40.2      $ 896        4.1        36.1   

Consumer mortgage

           

1st Mortgage

    304        4.4        16.8        400        5.7        16.1   

Home equity

    258        7.7        14.3        233        6.2        9.4   
                       

Total domestic

    1,289        2.6        71.3        1,529        4.6        61.6   
                       

Foreign

           

Consumer automobile

    189        1.1        10.5        224        1.4        9.0   

Consumer mortgage

           

1st Mortgage

    1        0.3        0.1        1        0.3        0.1   

Home equity

                                         
                       

Total foreign

    190        1.1        10.6        225        1.4        9.1   
                       

Total consumer loans

    1,479        2.2        81.9        1,754        3.6        70.7   
                       

Commercial

           

Domestic

           

Commercial and industrial

           

Automobile

    70        0.3        3.9        86        0.4        3.5   

Mortgage

                         2        0.2        0.1   

Other

    92        5.7        5.1        337        13.0        13.6   

Commercial real estate

           

Automobile

    54        2.6        3.0        67        3.2        2.7   

Mortgage

                         6        10.6        0.2   
                       

Total domestic

    216        0.7        12.0        498        1.8        20.1   
                       

Foreign

           

Commercial and industrial

           

Automobile

    63        0.7        3.5        52        0.6        2.1   

Mortgage

    15        37.0        0.8        23        26.6        0.9   

Other

    28        9.3        1.5        101        30.4        4.1   

Commercial real estate

           

Automobile

    2        0.8        0.1        2        0.9        0.1   

Mortgage

    3        6.4        0.2        50        35.1        2.0   
                       

Total foreign

    111        1.1        6.1        228        2.4        9.2   
                       

Total commercial loans

    327        0.8        18.1        726        2.0        29.3   
                       

Total allowance for loan losses

  $ 1,806        1.7        100.0      $ 2,480        2.9        100.0   
   

 

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Provision for Loan Losses

The following table summarizes the provision for loan losses by product type.

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
($ in millions)            2011                     2010          

Consumer

    

Domestic

    

Consumer automobile

   $ 46      $ 84   

Consumer mortgage

    

1st Mortgage

     17        24   

Home equity

     23        (8
   

Total domestic

     86        100   
   

Foreign

    

Consumer automobile

     7        24   

Consumer mortgage

    

1st Mortgage

            2   

Home equity

              
   

Total foreign

     7        26   
   

Total consumer loans

     93        126   
   

Commercial

    

Domestic

    

Commercial and industrial

    

Automobile

            8   

Mortgage

     1        (7

Other

     (8     19   

Commercial real estate

    

Automobile

     (1       

Mortgage

            (6
   

Total domestic

     (8     14   
   

Foreign

    

Commercial and industrial

    

Automobile

     31        5   

Mortgage

     1        2   

Other

     (9     (3

Commercial real estate

    

Automobile

              

Mortgage

     5          
   

Total foreign

     28        4   
   

Total commercial loans

     20        18   
   

Total provision for loans losses

   $ 113      $ 144   
   

Market Risk

Our automotive financing, mortgage, and insurance activities give rise to market risk representing the potential loss in the fair value of assets or liabilities caused by movements in market variables, such as interest rates, foreign-exchange rates, equity prices, market perceptions of credit risk, and other market fluctuations that affect the value of securities and assets held-for-sale. We are primarily exposed to interest rate risk arising from changes in interest rates related to financing, investing, and cash management activities. More specifically, we enter into contracts to provide financing, to retain mortgage servicing rights, and to retain various assets related to securitization activities, all of which are exposed in varying degrees to changes in value due to movements in interest rates. Interest rate risk arises from the mismatch between assets and the related liabilities used for funding. We enter into various financial instruments, including derivatives, to maintain the desired level of exposure to the risk of interest rate fluctuations. Refer to Note 19 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

 

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We are exposed to foreign-currency risk arising from the possibility that fluctuations in foreign-exchange rates will affect future earnings or asset and liability values related to our global operations. We may enter into hedges to mitigate foreign exchange risk.

We also have exposure to equity price risk, primarily in our Insurance operations, which invests in equity securities that are subject to price risk influenced by capital market movements. We enter into equity options to economically hedge our exposure to the equity markets.

Although the diversity of our activities from our complementary lines of business may partially mitigate market risk, we also actively manage this risk. We maintain risk management control systems to monitor interest rates, foreign-currency exchange rates, equity price risks, and any of their related hedge positions. Positions are monitored using a variety of analytical techniques including market value, sensitivity analysis, and value at risk models.

Since December 31, 2010, there have been no material changes in these market risks. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, for further discussion on value at risk and sensitivity analysis.

 

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Liquidity Management, Funding, and Regulatory Capital

Overview

Liquidity management involves forecasting funding requirements driven by asset growth and liability maturities. The goal of liquidity management is to ensure we maintain adequate funds to meet changes in loan and lease demand, debt maturities, unexpected deposit withdrawals, and other seen and unforeseen corporate needs. Our primary funding objective is to ensure we maintain access to stable and diverse liquidity sources throughout all market cycles including periods of financial distress. Sources of liquidity include both retail and brokered deposits and secured and unsecured market-based funding across maturities, interest rate characteristics, currencies, and investor profiles. Further liquidity is available through committed facilities as well as funding programs supported by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB).

Liquidity risk arises from the failure to recognize or address changes in market conditions affecting both asset and liability flows. Effective liquidity risk management is critical to the viability of financial institutions to ensure an institution has the ability to meet contractual and contingent financial obligations. The ability to manage liquidity needs and contingent funding exposures has been essential to the solvency of financial institutions.

ALCO, the Asset-Liability Committee, is responsible for monitoring Ally’s liquidity position, funding strategies and plans, contingency funding plans, and counterparty credit exposure arising from financial transactions. ALCO delegates the planning and execution of liquidity management strategies to Corporate Treasury. We manage liquidity risk at the business segment, legal entity, and consolidated levels. Each reporting segment, along with Ally Bank and ResMor Trust, prepares periodic forecasts depicting anticipated funding needs and sources of funds with oversight and monitoring by Corporate Treasury. Corporate Treasury manages liquidity under baseline projected economic scenarios as well as more severe economically stressed environments. Corporate Treasury, in turn, plans and executes our funding strategies.

In addition, we have established internal management committees to assist senior leadership in monitoring and managing our liquidity positions and funding plans. The Liquidity Risk Council is responsible for monitoring liquidity risk tolerance while maintaining adequate liquidity and analyzing liquidity risk measurement standards, liquidity position and investment alternatives, funding plans, forecasted liquidity needs and related risks and opportunities, liquidity buffers, stress testing, and contingency funding. The Structured Funding Risk Council is responsible for assisting senior leadership in the execution of its structured funding strategy and risk management accountabilities.

We maintain available liquidity in the form of cash, highly liquid unencumbered securities and available credit facility capacity that, taken together, are intended to allow us to operate and to meet our contractual obligations in the event of market-wide disruptions and enterprise-specific events. We maintain available liquidity at various entities, including Ally Bank and Ally Financial Inc., the parent company, and consider regulatory and tax restrictions that may limit our ability to transfer funds across entities. At March 31, 2011, we maintained $22.0 billion of total available parent company liquidity and $11.4 billion of total available liquidity at Ally Bank. To optimize cash and secured facility capacity between entities, the parent company lends cash to Ally Bank from time to time under an intercompany loan agreement. At March 31, 2011, $2.3 billion was outstanding under the intercompany loan agreement. Amounts outstanding are repayable to the parent company upon demand, subject to five days notice. As a result, this amount is included in the parent company available liquidity and excluded from the available liquidity at Ally Bank in the above amounts. For this purpose, parent company includes our consolidated operations less our Insurance operations, ResCap, and Ally Bank.

Funding Strategy

Our liquidity and ongoing profitability are largely dependent on our timely access to funding and the costs associated with raising funds in different segments of the capital markets. We continue to be extremely focused on maintaining and enhancing our liquidity. Our funding strategy largely focuses on the development of diversified funding sources across a global investor base to meet all our liquidity needs throughout different market cycles, including periods of financial distress. These funding sources include unsecured debt capital markets, asset-backed securitizations, whole-loan asset sales, domestic and international committed and uncommitted bank lines, brokered certificates of deposits, and retail deposits. We also supplement these sources with a modest amount of short-term borrowings, including Demand Notes, unsecured bank loans, and repurchase arrangements. The diversity of our funding sources enhances funding flexibility, limits dependence on any one source, and results in a more cost-effective strategy over the long term. We evaluate funding markets on an ongoing basis to achieve an appropriate balance of unsecured and secured funding sources and the maturity profiles of both. In addition, we further distinguish our funding strategy between bank funding and holding company or nonbank funding.

 

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Since 2009, we have been directing new bank-eligible assets in the United States to Ally Bank in order to reduce and minimize our nonbanking exposures and funding requirements. We expect that this development will further allow us to use bank funding for a wider array of our automotive finance assets and to provide a sustainable long-term funding channel for the business. In addition, as a result of the conversion of $5.5 billion of Ally Mandatorily Convertible Preferred (MCP) stock held by Treasury into common stock on December 30, 2010, and consequent dilution of the equity interests held by General Motors and the GM Trust, the Federal Reserve has determined that GM will no longer be considered an “affiliate” of Ally Bank for purposes of Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, which imposes limitations on transactions between banks and their affiliates. Transactions between Ally Bank and GM will continue to be subject to regulation and examination by the bank’s primary federal regulator, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Ally Bank

Ally Bank raises deposits directly from customers through the direct banking channel via the internet and over the telephone. Ally Bank provides our automotive finance and mortgage loan operations with a stable and low-cost funding source. At March 31, 2011, Ally Bank had $35.4 billion of total deposits, including $23.5 billion of retail deposits. Ally Bank funded 56% of our U.S. retail automotive loans during the three months ended March 31, 2011. We expect that our cost of funds will continue to improve over time as our deposit base grows.

At March 31, 2011, Ally Bank maintained cash liquidity of $3.7 billion and highly liquid U.S. federal government and U.S. agency securities of $5.0 billion, excluding certain securities that were encumbered at March 31, 2011. In addition, at March 31, 2011, Ally Bank had unused capacity in committed secured funding facilities of $4.9 billion, including an equal allocation of shared unused capacity of $3.9 billion from a facility also available to the parent company. Our ability to access this unused capacity depends on having eligible assets to collateralize the incremental funding and, in some instances, the execution of interest rate hedges.

Maximizing bank funding is the cornerstone of our long-term liquidity strategy. We have made significant progress in migrating assets to Ally Bank and growing our retail deposit base since becoming a bank holding company. Growth in retail deposits is key to further reducing our cost of funds and decreasing our reliance on the capital markets and other sources of funding. We believe deposits provide a low-cost source of funds that are less sensitive to interest rate changes, market volatility, or changes in our credit ratings than other funding sources. We have continued to expand our deposit gathering efforts through our direct and indirect marketing channels. Current retail product offerings consist of a variety of savings products including certificates of deposits (CDs), savings accounts, and money market accounts, as well as an online checking product. In addition, we have brokered deposits, which are obtained through third-party intermediaries. In the first quarter of 2011, the deposit base at Ally Bank grew $1.5 billion, ending the quarter at $35.4 billion from $33.9 billion at December 31, 2010. The growth in deposits was primarily attributable to our retail deposit portfolio. Strong retention rates continue to materially contribute to our quarterly growth in retail deposits. In the first quarter of 2011, we retained 86% of CD balances up for renewal during the same period. In addition to retail and brokered deposits, Ally Bank had access to funding through a variety of other sources including FHLB advances, the Federal Reserve’s Discount Window, public securitizations and private funding arrangements. At March 31, 2011, debt outstanding from the FHLB totaled $4.8 billion with no debt outstanding from the Federal Reserve. Also, as part of our liquidity and funding plans, Ally Bank utilizes certain securities as collateral to access funding from repurchase agreements with third parties. Repurchase agreements are generally short-term and often occur overnight. Funding from repurchase agreements are accounted for as debt on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. At March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, Ally Bank had no debt outstanding under repurchase agreements.

Refer to Note 13 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of deposit funding by type.

The following table shows Ally Bank’s number of accounts and deposit balances by type as of the end of each quarter since 2009.

 

($ in millions)  

1st Quarter

2011

   

4th Quarter

2010

   

3rd Quarter

2010

   

2nd Quarter

2010

   

1st Quarter

2010

   

4th Quarter

2009

   

3rd Quarter

2009

   

2nd Quarter

2009

   

1st Quarter

2009

 

Number of accounts

    798,622        726,104        676,419        616,665        573,388        535,301        506,313        461,229        362,776   

Deposits

                 

Retail

  $ 23,469      $ 21,817      $ 20,504      $ 18,690      $ 17,672      $ 16,926      $ 15,901      $ 14,464      $ 11,026   

Brokered

    9,836        9,992        9,978        9,858        9,757        10,149        9,151        8,141        9,072   

Other (a)

    2,064        2,108        2,538        2,267        1,914        1,767        2,331        2,194        1,950   
   

Total deposits

  $ 35,369      $ 33,917      $ 33,020      $ 30,815      $ 29,343      $ 28,842      $ 27,383      $ 24,799      $ 22,048   
   
(a) Other deposits include mortgage escrow and other deposits (excluding intercompany deposits).

 

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In addition to building a larger deposit base, we continue to remain active in the securitization markets to finance our Ally Bank automotive loan portfolios. During the first quarter of 2011, Ally Bank completed four transactions and raised $3.4 billion of secured funding backed by retail and dealer floorplan automotive loans, as well as consumer leases. While deposits provide for a more stable funding base, our efficiencies in securitizations and improving capital market conditions have resulted in a reduction in the cost of funds achieved through secured funding transactions, making them a very attractive source of funding. For retail automotive loans and leases, the primary reason why securitizations are an attractive funding source is that the term structure locks in funding for a specified pool of loans and leases for the life of the underlying asset. Once a pool of retail automotive loans are selected and placed into a securitization, the underlying assets will have no bearing on any incremental liquidity risk. We manage the execution risk arising from secured funding by maintaining a diverse investor base and maintaining committed secured facilities. In the first quarter of 2011, we renewed our syndicated revolving credit facility that is secured by automotive retail loans, leases, and dealer floorplan automotive loans. The facility size was increased from $7.0 billion to $7.5 billion and the tenor for half of the facility size was extended to two years, with the other half remaining at a 364-day maturity. At March 31, 2011, the total credit commitments capable of financing Ally Bank’s automobile loan portfolios were $12.9 billion, which included $4.1 billion of commitments available to Ally Bank or the parent company.

Nonbank Funding

At March 31, 2011, the parent company maintained cash liquidity of $7.6 billion and unused capacity in committed credit facilities of $10.9 billion, including an equal allocation of shared unused capacity of $3.9 billion from a facility also available to Ally Bank. Our ability to access unused capacity in secured facilities depends on having eligible assets to collateralize the incremental funding and, in some instances, the execution of interest rate hedges. As we shift our focus to growing bank funding capabilities in line with increasing asset originations at Ally Bank, we are similarly focused on minimizing uses of our parent company liquidity and reducing the amount of assets funded outside the bank. Funding sources at the parent company generally consist of longer-term unsecured debt, private credit facilities, asset-backed securitizations, and a modest amount of short-term borrowings.

We continue to access the unsecured debt markets to further strengthen the parent company liquidity position. During the first quarter of 2011, we completed an offering of $2.3 billion in aggregate principal amount of unsecured term debt with a tenor of three years. In April, we completed a $1.5 billion offering, which included both fixed and floating rate notes with a tenor of approximately three years. In addition to funding in the debt capital markets, we have offered short-term and long-term unsecured debt through a retail debt program known as SmartNotes. SmartNotes are floating-rate instruments with fixed-maturity dates ranging from 9 months to 30 years that we have issued through a network of participating broker-dealers. There were $9.7 billion and $9.8 billion of SmartNotes outstanding at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively. For the remainder of 2011, we expect to continue to follow this approach of being aggressive, yet opportunistic in the unsecured debt markets to prefund upcoming debt maturities.

We also obtain short-term unsecured funding from the sale of floating-rate demand notes under our Demand Notes program. The holder has the option to require us to redeem these notes at any time without restriction. Demand Notes outstanding were $2.3 billion at March 31, 2011, compared to $2.0 billion at December 31, 2010. Unsecured short-term bank loans also provide short-term funding. At March 31, 2011, we had $4.6 billion in short-term unsecured debt outstanding, an increase of $0.4 billion from December 31, 2010. Refer to Note 14 and Note 15 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our outstanding short-term borrowings and long-term unsecured debt, respectively.

Secured funding continues to be a significant source of financing at the parent company. Internationally, we will continue to remain active in both the public and private securitization markets. During the first quarter of 2011, we completed a Canadian public term securitization transaction backed by retail automotive loans that resulted in $748 million of funding. In the United States, new automotive term securitization transactions were issued through Ally Bank only, which is consistent with our broader strategy of directing new bank-eligible assets to Ally Bank in order to reduce and minimize our nonbanking exposures and funding requirements at the parent company. We still maintain significant credit capacity in North America to fund automotive-related assets, including a $7.5 billion syndicated facility that was renewed in March 2011 and funds U.S. and Canadian automotive retail and commercial loans, as well as leases. The tenor for half of the facility is two years with the other half having a 364-day maturity. In addition to this facility, there was $9.5 billion of committed capacity available exclusively for the parent company in various secured facilities around the globe at March 31, 2011.

 

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Recent Funding Developments

In summary, during the first quarter of 2011, we completed funding transactions totaling over $7 billion, and we renewed over $16 billion of key existing funding facilities as we realized ready access to both the public and private markets. Key funding highlights from the first quarter of 2011 were as follows:

 

   

We issued $2.3 billion of unsecured debt that matures in 2014.

 

   

We raised $4.6 billion from the sale of asset-backed securities publicly and privately in the United States and Canada. Ally Bank completed four transactions and raised $3.4 billion of secured funding backed by retail and dealer floorplan automotive loans, as well as leases. We completed a public term securitization transaction in Canada that raised approximately $748 million. Also in March 2011, ResCap completed the sale of $450 million of securities backed by mortgage servicer advances.

 

   

In March 2011, we completed the refinancing of $15 billion in credit facilities at both the parent company and Ally Bank with a syndicate of 21 lenders. The $15 billion funding capacity can be used to fund retail, lease and dealer floorplan automotive assets and is allocated to two separate $7.5 billion facilities, one of which is available to the parent company and a Canadian subsidiary while the other is available to Ally Bank. Each new facility replaces existing facilities that were due to mature in the second quarter of 2011. Half the capacity will mature in two years with the other half remaining as a 364-day maturity.

 

   

We also renewed, extended, and completed multiple private credit facilities that provide $1.8 billion of funding capacity.

 

   

In March, we completed a key first step in our plan to repay the U.S. taxpayer. The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) was repaid $2.7 billion from the sale of all the Trust Preferred Securities that Treasury held with Ally. This represented the full value of Treasury’s investment in these securities. Ally did not receive any proceeds from the offering of the Trust Preferred Securities.

 

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Funding Sources

The following table summarizes debt and other sources of funding and the amount outstanding under each category for the periods shown.

As a result of our funding strategy to maximize funding sources at Ally Bank and grow our retail deposit base, the percentage of funding sources from Ally Bank has increased in 2011 from 2010 levels. In addition, deposits represent a larger portion of the overall funding mix.

 

($ in millions)    Bank      Nonbank      Total      %  

March 31, 2011

           

Secured financings

   $ 21,796       $ 21,466       $ 43,262         32   

Institutional term debt

             27,579         27,579         20   

Retail debt programs (a)

             14,464         14,464         11   

Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP)

             7,400         7,400         5   

Bank loans and other

     1         2,589         2,590         2   
   

Total debt (b)

     21,797         73,498         95,295         70   

Deposits (c)

     35,369         5,327         40,696         30   
   

Total on-balance sheet funding

   $ 57,166       $ 78,825       $ 135,991         100   
   

Off-balance sheet securitizations

           

Mortgage loans

   $       $ 68,600       $ 68,600      
      

Total off-balance sheet securitizations

   $       $ 68,600       $ 68,600      
   

December 31, 2010

           

Secured financings

   $ 20,199       $ 22,193       $ 42,392         32   

Institutional term debt

             27,257         27,257         21   

Retail debt programs (a)

             14,249         14,249         10   

Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP)

             7,400         7,400         6   

Bank loans and other

     1         2,374         2,375         2   
   

Total debt (b)

     20,200         73,473         93,673         71   

Deposits (c)

     33,917         5,131         39,048         29   
   

Total on-balance sheet funding

   $ 54,117       $ 78,604       $ 132,721         100   
   

Off-balance sheet securitizations

           

Mortgage loans

   $       $ 69,356       $ 69,356      
      

Total off-balance sheet securitizations

   $       $ 69,356       $ 69,356      
   
(a) Primarily includes $9,687 million and $9,784 million of Ally SmartNotes at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(b) Excludes fair value adjustment as described in Note 21 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(c) Bank deposits include retail, brokered and mortgage escrow and other deposits. Nonbank deposits include dealer wholesale deposits and deposits at ResMor Trust. Intercompany deposits are not included.

Refer to Note 15 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of the scheduled maturity of long-term debt at March 31, 2011.

Funding Facilities

We utilize both committed and uncommitted credit facilities. The financial institutions providing the uncommitted facilities are not legally obligated to advance funds under them. The amounts outstanding under our various funding facilities are included on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

As of March 31, 2011, Ally Bank had exclusive access to $8.8 billion of funding capacity from committed credit facilities. Ally Bank also has access to a $4.1 billion committed facility that is shared with the parent company. Funding programs supported by the Federal Reserve and the FHLB complement Ally Bank’s private committed facilities.

The total capacity in our committed funding facilities is provided by banks through private transactions. The committed secured funding facilities can be revolving in nature and allow for additional funding during the commitment period, or they can be amortizing and do not allow for any further funding after the closing date. At March 31, 2011, $29.3 billion of our $32.1 billion of committed capacity was revolving. Many of our revolving facilities have a tenor of 364 days and are renewed annually, but recently, we have been able to establish $9.4 billion of committed funding capacity with a tenor greater than 364 days.

 

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Committed Funding Facilities

 

     Outstanding      Unused capacity (a)      Total capacity  
($ in billions)   

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

    

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

    

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

 

Bank funding

                 

Secured

   $ 5.8       $ 6.4       $ 3.0       $ 1.9       $ 8.8       $ 8.3   

Nonbank funding

                 

Unsecured

                 

Automotive Finance operations

     0.8         0.8                         0.8         0.8   

Secured

                 

Automotive Finance operations and other

     8.1         8.3         8.9         9.1         17.0         17.4   

Mortgage operations

     1.1         1.0         0.3         0.6         1.4         1.6   
   

Total nonbank funding

     10.0         10.1         9.2         9.7         19.2         19.8   
   

Shared capacity (b)

     0.2         0.2         3.9         3.9         4.1         4.1   
   

Total committed facilities

   $ 16.0       $ 16.7       $ 16.1       $ 15.5       $ 32.1       $ 32.2   
   
(a) Funding from committed secured facilities is available on request in the event excess collateral resides in certain facilities or is available to the extent incremental collateral is available and contributed to the facilities.
(b) Funding is generally available for assets originated by Ally Bank or the parent company, Ally Financial Inc.

Uncommitted Funding Facilities

 

     Outstanding      Unused capacity      Total capacity  
($ in billions)   

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

    

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

    

Mar. 31,

2011

    

Dec. 31,

2010

 

Bank funding

                 

Secured

                 

Federal Reserve funding programs

   $       $       $ 5.7       $ 4.0       $ 5.7       $ 4.0   

FHLB advances

     4.8         5.3         0.8         0.2         5.6         5.5   
   

Total bank funding

     4.8         5.3         6.5         4.2         11.3         9.5   
   

Nonbank funding

                 

Unsecured

                 

Automotive Finance operations

     1.6         1.4         0.5         0.6         2.1         2.0   

Secured

                 

Automotive Finance operations

             0.1         0.1                 0.1         0.1   

Mortgage operations

                     0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1   
   

Total nonbank funding

     1.6         1.5         0.7         0.7         2.3         2.2   
   

Total uncommitted facilities

   $ 6.4       $ 6.8       $ 7.2       $ 4.9       $ 13.6       $ 11.7   
   

Bank Funding Facilities

Facilities for Automotive Finance Operations — Secured

Ally Bank’s largest facility is a $7.5 billion revolving syndicated credit facility secured by automotive receivables. At March 31, 2011, the amount outstanding under this facility was $5.1 billion. Ally Bank’s other committed facilities are also available to fund automotive receivables. During the first quarter of 2011, we successfully renewed the $7.5 billion facility as well as a $500 million credit facility. The tenor of half of the $7.5 billion facility was extended to two years, with the other half remaining at a 364-day maturity. In total, Ally Bank maintained committed credit facilities that provide capacity of $12.9 billion at March 31, 2011, including $4.1 billion of commitments available to Ally Bank or the parent company. In the event these facilities are not renewed, the outstanding debt will be repaid over time as the underlying collateral amortizes.

Nonbank Funding Facilities

Facilities for Automotive Finance Operations — Unsecured

Revolving credit facilities — At March 31, 2011, we maintained $486 million of commitments in our U.S. unsecured revolving credit facility maturing June 2012. This facility was fully drawn. We also maintained $281 million of committed unsecured bank facilities in Canada and $49 million in Europe. The Canadian facilities expire in June 2012 and the European facility expires in March 2012.

 

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Facilities for Automotive Finance Operations — Secured

The parent company’s largest facility is a $7.5 billion revolving syndicated credit facility secured by U.S. and Canadian automotive receivables. This facility was renewed in March 2011 with the tenor for half of the facility extended to two years and with the other half remaining as a 364-day maturity. In the event this facility is not renewed at maturity, the outstanding debt will be repaid over time as the underlying collateral amortizes. At March 31, 2011, there was no debt outstanding under this facility.

In addition to our syndicated revolving credit facility, we also maintain various bilateral and multilateral secured credit facilities in multiple countries that fund our Automotive Finance operations. These are primarily private securitization facilities that fund a specific pool of automotive assets. Many of the facilities have revolving commitments and allow for the funding of additional assets during the commitment period. In total, the parent company maintained $17.0 billion of committed secured credit facilities to fund automotive assets at the end of the first quarter of 2011, excluding $4.1 billion of commitments available to Ally Bank or the parent company.

Facilities for Mortgage Operations — Secured

At March 31, 2011, we had capacity of $500 million to fund eligible mortgage servicing rights and capacity of $350 million to fund mortgage servicer advances. We also maintained an additional $515 million of committed capacity to fund mortgage loans.

Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities was $3.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $7.4 billion for the same period in 2010. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the net cash inflow from sales and repayment of mortgage and automotive loans held-for-sale exceeded cash outflow from new originations and purchases of such loans by $3.2 billion. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, this activity resulted in a net cash inflow of $5.6 billion.

Net cash used in investing activities was $3.6 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $69 million for the same period in 2010. Net cash flows from finance receivables and loans decreased $1.9 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. The cash outflow to purchase operating lease assets exceeded cash inflows from disposals of such assets by $51 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. These activities resulted in a net cash inflow of $1.4 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The shift in net cash flow attributable to leasing activities compared to the prior year was primarily due to a year over year increase in lease origination activity. Cash received from sales and maturities of available-for-sale investment securities, net of purchases, decreased $753 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011, totaled $2.2 billion, compared to net cash used of $8.4 billion in the same period in 2010. Cash generated from long-term debt issuances replaced cash used to repay such debt for the three months ended March 31, 2011. For the comparable period in 2010, cash repayments exceeded proceeds from new issuances of long-term debt by $6.6 billion. Additionally, contributing to the increase in cash inflow was an increase in short-term debt obligations of $2.7 billion and an increase in cash inflow from bank deposits of $918 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010.

Regulatory Capital

Refer to Note 18 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review

The Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) involves the FRB’s forward-looking evaluation of the internal capital planning processes of large, complex bank holding companies and their proposals to undertake capital actions in 2011, such as increasing dividend payments or repurchasing or redeeming stock. In November 2010, the FRB issued guidelines to provide a common, conservative approach to ensure that bank holding companies hold adequate capital to maintain ready access to funding, continue operations, and meet their obligations to creditors and counterparties, and continue to serve as credit intermediaries, even under adverse conditions. As a large bank holding company, we submitted a comprehensive capital plan and additional supervisory information to the FRB during the first quarter of 2011 in conjunction with CCAR. At this time, our capital plan is still under review by the FRB.

Credit Ratings

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reduced access to capital markets. This is particularly true for certain institutional investors whose investment guidelines require investment-grade ratings on term debt and the two highest rating categories for short-term debt (particularly money market investors).

Nationally recognized statistical rating organizations rate substantially all our debt. The following table summarizes our current ratings and outlook by the respective nationally recognized rating agencies.

 

Rating agency   Commercial paper   Senior debt   Outlook   Date of last action

Fitch

  B   BB   Stable   February 2, 2011 (a)

Moody’s

  Not-Prime   B1   Stable   February 7, 2011 (b)

S&P

  C   B+   Stable   May 4, 2011 (c)

DBRS

  R-4   BB-Low   Positive   February 4, 2011 (d)
 
(a) Fitch upgraded our senior debt rating to BB from B, affirmed the commercial paper rating of B, and changed the outlook to Stable on February 2, 2011.
(b) Moody’s upgraded our senior debt rating to B1 from B3, affirmed the commercial paper rating of Not-Prime, and affirmed the outlook of Stable on February 7, 2011.
(c) Standard & Poor’s upgraded our senior debt rating to B+ from B, affirmed the commercial paper rating of C, and affirmed the outlook of Stable on May 4, 2011.
(d) DBRS affirmed our senior debt rating of BB-Low, affirmed the commercial paper rating of R-4, and changed the outlook to Positive on February 4, 2011.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

Refer to Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Purchase Obligations

Certain of the structures related to whole-loan sales, securitization transactions, and other off-balance sheet activities contain provisions that are standard in the whole-loan sale and securitization markets where we may (or, in certain limited circumstances, are obligated to) purchase specific assets from entities. Our obligations are as follows.

Loan Repurchases and Obligations Related to Loan Sales

Overview — Our Mortgage operations sell loans that take the form of securitizations guaranteed by the GSEs and to whole-loan investors. We have issued private-label mortgage-backed securities infrequently since 2007. In prior years, our volume of private-label securitization issuances were considerably larger, and they included securitized loans where monolines have insured the related bonds. We have settled with both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, limiting our remaining exposure with the GSEs. In connection with securitizations and loan sales, investors are provided various representations and warranties related to the loans sold. The specific representations and warranties vary among different transactions and investors but typically relate to, among other things, the ownership of the loan, the validity of the lien securing the loan, the loan’s compliance with the criteria for inclusion in the transaction including compliance with underwriting standards or loan criteria established by the buyer, the ability to deliver required documentation and compliance with applicable laws. In general, the representations and warranties described above may be enforced at any time unless a sunset provision is in place. ResCap assumes all of the customary representation and warranty obligations for loans purchased from Ally Bank and subsequently sold into the secondary market, generally through securitizations guaranteed by the GSEs. In the event ResCap fails to meet these obligations, Ally Financial Inc. has provided Ally Bank a guaranteed coverage of liability. Upon a breach of a representation, the breach is corrected in a manner conforming to the provisions of the sale agreement. This may require us either to repurchase the loan or indemnify the investor for incurred losses.

Originations — We believe our exposure to representation and warranty claims is most significant for loans sold between 2004 through 2008, specifically the 2006 and 2007 vintages that were originated and sold prior to enhanced underwriting standards and risk-mitigation actions implemented in 2008 and forward including product offerings, which are more conservative. Since 2009, we have focused primarily on prime conforming and government-insured residential mortgages in the United States and high-quality government-insured residential mortgages in Canada. In addition, we ceased offering interest-only jumbo mortgages in 2010. Our representation and warranty risk-mitigation strategies include, but are not limited to, pursuing settlements with investors where economically beneficial in order to resolve a pipeline of demands in lieu of loan-by-loan assessments that could result in us repurchasing loans, aggressively contesting claims we do not consider valid (rescinding claims), or actively seeking recourse against correspondent lenders from whom we purchased loans.

 

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The following table summarizes domestic loans sold with contractual representation and warranty obligations by counterparty (original unpaid principal balance).

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
     Year ended December 31,  
($ in billions)    2011      2010      2009      2008      2007      2006      2005  

GSEs

                    

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

   $ 12.8       $ 51.0       $ 29.9       $ 37.2       $ 47.1       $ 46.1       $ 47.9   

Ginnie Mae

     2.2         16.2         24.9         12.5         3.2         3.6         4.2   

Nonagency

                    

Insured (monolines)

                                     6.5         10.7         10.4   

Uninsured

             0.3                         29.1         63.6         53.5   

Other

             1.6         0.1         2.2         8.2         23.9         17.4   
   

Total sales

   $ 15.0       $ 69.1       $ 54.9       $ 51.9       $ 94.1       $ 147.9       $ 133.4   
   

Repurchase Process — As soon as practical, after receiving a claim under representation and warranty obligations, we evaluate the request and take appropriate action. Historically, repurchase demands were related to loans that became delinquent within the first few years following origination and varied by investor. As a result of market developments over the past several years, repurchase demand behavior has changed significantly. GSEs are more likely to submit claims for loans at any point in their life cycle based on their internal audit findings. Direct and whole-loan investors are more likely to submit claims for loans that become delinquent at any time while a loan is outstanding or when a loan incurs a loss. Actual incurred losses more significantly drive monoline investor behavior, which can significantly extend the period over which claims are likely to be presented. This occurs because insurance claims paid by the monolines are not required until over-collateralization is depleted, and the monolines are not incented to request loan repurchases until they have paid the insurance claims. Representation and warranty claims are generally reviewed on a loan-by-loan basis to validate if there has been a breach requiring a potential repurchase or indemnification payment. We actively contest claims to the extent we do not consider them valid. We are not required to either repurchase the loan or provide an indemnification payment where claims are not valid.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we experienced a decrease in new claims compared to 2010, in part due to settlements with key counterparties. In addition, the level of unresolved repurchase demands also decreased throughout 2010 as a result of our focus on reaching economically beneficial settlements versus loan-by-loan assessments. The following table presents new claims by vintage (original unpaid principal balance).

 

Three months ended March, 31 ($ in millions)    2011      2010  

2004 and prior period

   $ 7       $ 13   

2005

     7         17   

2006

     15         86   

2007

     24         159   

2008

     25         108   

Post 2008

     53         9   

Unspecified

     2           
   

Total claims

   $ 133       $ 392   
   

We seek to manage the risk of repurchase and the associated credit exposure through our underwriting and quality assurance practices and by servicing mortgage loans to meet investor standards. We believe that, in general, the longer a loan performs prior to default the less likely it is that an alleged breach of representation and warranty will have a material impact on the loan’s performance. When we do repurchase loans, we bear the subsequent credit loss on the loans. Repurchased loans are classified as held-for-sale and initially recorded at fair value. While investors’ repurchase and demand behavior has changed given the recent market conditions, we continue to maintain constructive relationships with the GSEs and other investors.

Refer to Note 24 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to representation and warranties.

 

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The following table summarizes the unpaid principal balance and accrued interest on mortgage loans repurchased under representation and warranty obligations.

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    2011      2010  

GSEs

   $ 43       $ 147   

Monolines

             1   

Other

     5         28   
   

Total loan repurchases

   $ 48       $ 176   
   

The following table summarizes indemnification payments associated with representation and warranty obligations.

 

Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)    2011      2010  

GSEs

   $ 15       $ 73   

Monolines

     2         1   

Other

             4   
   

Total indemnification payments

   $ 17       $ 78   
   

The following table presents the total loans related to unresolved repurchases.

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
($ in millions)   

Number

of loans

    

Dollar amount

of loans

    

Number

of loans

    

Dollar amount

of loans

 

GSEs (a)

     431       $ 98         833       $ 170   

Monolines

     8,246         667         8,206         661   

Other

     517         73         392         88   
   

Total unpaid principal balance

     9,194       $ 838         9,431       $ 919   
   
(a) Includes claims that we have requested to be rescinded but which have not yet been confirmed by the counterparty. This amount is gross of any loans that would be removed due to the Fannie Mae settlement. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, management determined that $48 million of outstanding claims at December 31, 2010, were covered under the settlement agreement.

Representation and Warranty Obligation Reserve Methodology — The reserve for representation and warranty obligations reflects management’s best estimate of probable lifetime loss. We consider historical and recent demand trends in establishing the reserve. The methodology used to estimate the reserve considers a variety of assumptions including borrower performance (both actual and estimated future defaults), repurchase demand behavior, historical loan defect experience, and historical and estimated future loss experience, which includes projections of future home price changes as well as other qualitative factors including investor behavior. In cases where we do not have or have limited current or historical demand experience with an investor, it is difficult to predict and estimate the level and timing of any potential future demands. As such, losses cannot currently be reasonably estimated and a liability is not recognized. Management monitors the adequacy of the overall reserve and makes adjustments to the level of reserve, as necessary, after consideration of other qualitative factors including ongoing dialogue with counterparties.

At the time a loan is sold, an estimate of the fair value of the liability is recorded and classified in accrued expenses and other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and recorded as a component of gain (loss) on mortgage and automotive loans, net, in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. We recognize changes in the reserve when additional relevant information becomes available. Changes in the liability are recorded as other operating expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. The repurchase reserve at March 31, 2011, primarily represents non-GSE exposure.

Government-sponsored Enterprises — Between 2004 and 2008, we sold $250.8 billion of loans. Each GSE has specific guidelines and criteria for sellers and servicers of loans underlying their securities. In addition, the risk of credit loss of the loan sold was generally transferred to investors upon sale of the securities into the secondary market. Conventional conforming loans were sold to either Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, and government-insured loans were securitized with Ginnie Mae. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we have received $102 million in repurchase claims of which $49 million are associated with the 2004 through 2008 vintages of loans sold to the GSEs. Overall, we resolved $174 million claims,

 

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including $133 million in settlements, repurchases, or indemnification payments and $41 million related to rescinded claims. Our representation and warranty obligation liability with respect to the GSEs takes into account the existing unresolved claims and our best estimate of future claims we might receive. We consider our experiences with each GSE in evaluating our liability. During 2010, we reached agreements with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae that resolve material repurchase obligations with each counterparty.

In March 2010, certain of our mortgage subsidiaries entered into an agreement with Freddie Mac under which we made a one-time payment to Freddie Mac for the release of repurchase obligations relating to most of the mortgage loans sold to Freddie Mac prior to January 1, 2009. The agreement does not cover any violation of servicing obligations related to any failure to comply with any requirements of law applicable to foreclosing on property serving as collateral for any applicable mortgage loan. This agreement does not release any of our obligations with respect to loans where our subsidiary, Ally Bank, is the owner of the servicing.

On December 23, 2010, certain of our mortgage subsidiaries entered into an agreement with Fannie Mae under which we made a one-time payment to Fannie Mae for the release of repurchase obligations, including private-label securitization exposure, related to most of the mortgage loans we sold to Fannie Mae prior to June 30, 2010. We continue to be responsible for other contractual obligations we have with Fannie Mae, including all indemnification obligations that may arise in connection with the servicing of the mortgages. The agreement does not cover any violation of servicing obligations related to any failure to comply with any requirements of law applicable to foreclosing on property serving as collateral for any applicable mortgage loan. This agreement does not release any of our obligations with respect to loans where our subsidiary, Ally Bank, is the owner of the servicing.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (the FHFA), as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced on July 12, 2010, that it issued 64 subpoenas to various entities seeking documents related to private-label mortgage-backed securities in which Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had invested. Certain of these subpoenas were directed at our mortgage subsidiaries. In connection with the agreement reached with Fannie Mae, the FHFA has agreed to withdraw those subpoenas that relate to Fannie Mae while the subpoenas that relate to Freddie Mac remain open.

The following table summarizes the changes in our unpaid principal balance related to unresolved repurchase demands on our GSE exposure.

 

($ in millions)    2011     2010  

Balance at January 1,

   $ 170      $ 296   

New claims

     102        324   

Realized losses (a)

     (133     (326

Rescinded claims

     (41     (64
   

Balance at March 31,

   $ 98      $ 230   
   
(a) Losses include settlements, repurchases, and indemnification payments.

Whole-loan Sales — In addition to the settlements with the GSEs noted earlier, we have settled with several whole-loan investors concerning alleged breaches of underwriting standards. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we have received $16 million in repurchase claims of which $14 million are associated with the 2004 through 2008 vintages of loans sold to whole-loan investors. We resolved $31 million of claims, including $7 million in either settlements, repurchases, or indemnification payments and $24 million related to rescinded claims.

The following table summarizes the changes in our unpaid principal balance related to unresolved repurchase demands on our whole-loan exposure.

 

($ in millions)    2011     2010  

Balance at January 1,

   $ 88      $ 70   

New claims

     16        13   

Realized losses (a)

     (7     (11

Rescinded claims

     (24     (33
   

Balance at March 31,

   $ 73      $ 39   
   
(a) Losses include settlements, repurchases, and indemnification payments.

 

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Monoline Insurers — Historically, our Mortgage operations have securitized whole loans where the monolines have insured all or some of the related bonds and have guaranteed the timely repayment of bond principal and interest when an issuer defaults. Overall, the representation and warranty obligations to monoline insurers are not as stringent as those to the GSEs and impose a higher burden of proof on the insurer. Typically, any alleged breach requires the insurer to have both the ability to assert a claim as well as evidence that a defect has had a material adverse effect on the interest of the security holders or the insurer. For the period 2004 through 2008, we sold $42.7 billion of loans into these monoline-wrapped securitizations. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we have received $14 million in repurchase claims from the monolines associated with the 2004 through 2008 securitizations. We have resolved $8 million of the total unresolved repurchase demands through indemnification payments.

Unlike the repurchase protocols and experience established with the GSEs, experience with monolines has not been as predictable. A significant portion of the outstanding unresolved monoline repurchase claims are with one insurer, with whom we are currently in litigation.

The following table summarizes the changes in our unpaid principal balance related to unresolved repurchase demands on our monoline exposure.

 

($ in millions)    2011     2010  

Balance at January 1,

   $ 661      $ 553   

New claims

     14        55   

Realized losses (a)

     (8     (11

Rescinded claims

            (2
   

Balance at March 31,

   $ 667      $ 595   
   
(a) Losses include settlements, repurchases, and indemnification payments.

Private-label Securitization —Historically, our Mortgage operations were very active in the securitization market selling whole loans into special-purpose entities and selling these private-label mortgage-backed securities to investors.

The following table summarizes the unpaid principal balance (UPB) of our domestic private-label securitization activity by product type and current UPB for securitizations completed during 2004 through 2007. We have issued private-label mortgage-backed securities infrequently since 2007.

 

($ in billions)    Original UPB (a)     

Current UPB

at March 31, 2011

    

UPB

at December 31, 2010

 

Prime Jumbo (RFMSI)

   $ 21.7       $ 9.6       $ 10.0   

Alt-A (RALI)

     66.7         29.5         30.7   

Scratch and dent and other (RAMP)

     51.8         14.5         13.8   

Subprime (RASC)

     36.8         8.9         9.0   

Second-lien (RFMSII)

     0.9         0.3         0.3   

GMACM I

     4.1                 1.2   
   

Total

   $ 182.0       $ 62.8       $ 65.0   
   
(a) Excludes $42.7 billion of monoline wrapped transactions of which the majority were from the RAMP or RFMSII platforms.

In general, representations and warranties provided as part of our securitization activities are less rigorous than those provided to the GSEs and generally impose higher burdens on investors seeking repurchase. In order to successfully assert a claim, an investor must prove a breach of the representations and warranties that materially and adversely affects the interest of all investors. Securitization documents typically provide the investors with a right to request that the trustee investigate and initiate a repurchase claim. However, a class of investors generally are required to coordinate with other investors in that class comprising not less than 25% of the voting rights in securities for that class issued by the trust to pursue claims for breach of representations and warranties. In addition, our private-label securitizations generally require that the servicer or trustee give notice to the other parties whenever it becomes aware of facts or circumstances that reveal a breach of representation that materially and adversely affects the interest of the certificate holders. If, for example, we as servicer became aware of such facts and circumstances, we would typically be required to initiate a repurchase at that time. The GSEs were among the purchasers of securities in our private-label securitizations. As such, they are covered by the same representations and warranties as other investors.

 

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Regarding our securitization activities, we have exposure to potential loss primarily through two avenues. First, investors may request that we repurchase loans or make the investor whole for losses incurred if it is determined that we violated representations and warranties made at the time of the sale. Contractual representations and warranties are different based on the specific deal structure and investor. Second, investors in securitizations may attempt to achieve rescission of their investments or damages through litigation by claiming that the applicable offering documents were materially deficient. If an investor properly made and proved its allegations, the investor might attempt to claim that damages could include loss of market value on the investment even if there were little or no credit loss in the underlying loans. We have a limited amount of repurchase experience with these investors, and therefore it is not currently possible to estimate future repurchase obligations and any related loss or range of loss.

Critical Accounting Estimates

We identified critical accounting estimates that, as a result of judgments, uncertainties, uniqueness, and complexities of the underlying accounting standards and operations involved could result in material changes to our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows under different conditions or using different assumptions.

Our most critical accounting estimates are as follows.

 

   

Fair value measurements

 

   

Allowance for loan losses

 

   

Valuation of automobile lease assets, residuals, and allowance for lease losses

 

   

Valuation of mortgage servicing rights

 

   

Goodwill

 

   

Determination of reserves for insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

   

Loan repurchase and obligations related to loan sales

 

   

Determination of provision for income taxes

There have been no significant changes in the methodologies and processes used in developing these estimates from what was described in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We use fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain instruments and to determine fair value disclosures. Refer to Note 21 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for description of valuation methodologies used to measure material assets and liabilities at fair value and details of the valuation models, key inputs to those models, and significant assumptions utilized. We follow the fair value hierarchy set forth in Note 21 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in order to prioritize the inputs utilized to measure fair value. We review and modify, as necessary, our fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. As such, there may be reclassifications between hierarchy levels.

The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value and the amounts measured using Level 3 inputs. The table includes recurring and nonrecurring measurements.

 

($ in millions)    March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Assets at fair value

   $ 28,776      $ 33,001   

As a percentage of total assets

     17     19

Liabilities at fair value

   $ 4,297      $ 4,832   

As a percentage of total liabilities

     3     3

Assets at fair value using Level 3 inputs

   $ 6,842      $ 6,969   

As a percentage of assets at fair value

     24     21

Liabilities at fair value using Level 3 inputs

   $ 1,006      $ 1,090   

As a percentage of liabilities at fair value

     23     23
   

 

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We have numerous internal controls in place to ensure the appropriateness of fair value measurements. Significant fair value measures are subject to detailed analytics and management review and approval. We have an established model validation policy and program in place that covers all models used to generate fair value measurements. This model validation program ensures a controlled environment is used for the development, implementation, and use of the models and change procedures. Further, this program uses a risk-based approach to select models to be reviewed and validated by an independent internal risk group to ensure the models are consistent with their intended use, the logic within the models is reliable, and the inputs and outputs from these models are appropriate. Additionally, a wide array of operational controls are in place to ensure the fair value measurements are reasonable, including controls over the inputs into and the outputs from the fair value measurement models. For example, we backtest the internal assumptions used within models against actual performance. We also monitor the market for recent trades, market surveys, or other market information that may be used to benchmark model inputs or outputs. Certain valuations will also be benchmarked to market indices when appropriate and available. We have scheduled model and/or input recalibrations that occur on a periodic basis but will recalibrate earlier if significant variances are observed as part of the backtesting or benchmarking noted above.

Considerable judgment is used in forming conclusions from market observable data used to estimate our Level 2 fair value measurements and in estimating inputs to our internal valuation models used to estimate our Level 3 fair value measurements. Level 3 inputs such as interest rate movements, prepayment speeds, credit losses, and discount rates are inherently difficult to estimate. Changes to these inputs can have a significant effect on fair value measurements. Accordingly, our estimates of fair value are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized or would be paid in a current market exchange.

 

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Statistical Table

The accompanying supplemental information should be read in conjunction with the more detailed information, including our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto, which appears elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

Net Interest Margin Tables

The following table presents an analysis of net interest margin excluding discontinued operations for the periods shown.

 

    2011     2010     Increase (decrease)
due to (a)
 
Three months ended March 31, ($ in millions)  

Average

balance (b)

    Interest
income/
interest
expense
   

Yield/

rate

   

Average

balance
(b)

    Interest
income/
interest
expense
   

Yield/

rate

    Volume    

Yield/

rate

    Total  

Assets

                 

Interest-bearing cash and cash equivalents

  $ 13,041      $ 12        0.37   $ 13,462      $ 14        0.42   $      $ (2   $ (2

Trading securities

    318        3        3.83        303        1        1.34               2        2   

Investment securities (c)

    14,591        99        2.75        11,590        96        3.36        22        (19     3   

Loans held-for-sale, net

    8,877        108        4.93        16,861        215        5.17        (98     (9     (107

Finance receivables and loans, net (d)

    104,385        1,623        6.31        85,259        1,618        7.70        327        (322     5   

Investment in operating leases, net (e)

    8,947        395        17.90        14,883        507        13.82        (237     125        (112
                       

Total interest-earning assets

    150,159        2,240        6.05        142,358        2,451        6.98        14        (225     (211

Noninterest-bearing cash and cash equivalents

    1,032            1,359             

Other assets

    24,898            36,882             

Allowance for loan losses

    (1,864         (2,560          
                         

Total assets

  $ 174,225          $ 178,039             
   

Liabilities

                 

Interest-bearing deposit liabilities

  $ 38,156      $ 172        1.83   $ 30,452      $ 158        2.10   $ 37      $ (23   $ 14   

Short-term borrowings

    7,107        126        7.19        7,741        111        5.82        (10     25        15   

Long-term debt (f) (g) (h)

    87,060        1,410        6.57        89,861        1,433        6.47        (45     22        (23
                       

Total interest-bearing liabilities (g) (i)

    132,323        1,708        5.23        128,054        1,702        5.39        (18     24        6   

Noninterest-bearing deposit liabilities

    2,017            1,769             
                     

Total funding sources (g) (j)

    134,340        1,708        5.16        129,823        1,702        5.32         

Other liabilities

    19,473            27,540             
                         

Total liabilities

    153,813            157,363             

Total equity

    20,412            20,676             
                         

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 174,225          $ 178,039             
   

Net financing revenue

    $ 532          $ 749        $ 32      $ (249   $ (217

Net interest spread (k)

        0.82         1.59      

Net interest spread excluding original issue discount (k)

        1.83            2.67         

Net interest spread excluding original issue discount and including noninterest bearing deposit liabilities (k)

        1.89            2.73         

Net yield on interest-earning assets (l)

        1.44            2.13         

Net yield on interest-earning assets excluding original issue discount (l)

        2.24            2.98         
   
(a) Changes in interest not solely due to volume or yield/rate are allocated in proportion to the absolute dollar amount of change in volume and yield/rate.
(b) Average balances are calculated using a combination of monthly and daily average methodologies.
(c) Excludes income on equity investments of $5 million and $3 million at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Yields on available-for-sale debt securities are based on fair value as opposed to historical cost.
(d) Nonperforming finance receivables and loans are included in the average balances. For information on our accounting policies regarding nonperforming status refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(e) Includes gains on sale of $118 million and $184 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Excluding these gains on sale, the annualized yield would be 12.56% and 8.80% at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(f) Includes the effects of derivative financial instruments designated as hedges.
(g) Average balance includes $3,000 million and $4,247 million related to original issue discount at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Interest expense includes original issue discount amortization of $299 million and $296 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(h) Excluding original issue discount the rate on long-term debt was 5.00% and 4.90% at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(i) Excluding original issue discount the rate on total interest-bearing liabilities was 4.22% and 4.31% at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(j) Excluding original issue discount the rate on total funding sources was 4.16% and 4.25% at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(k) Net interest spread represents the difference between the rate on total interest-earning assets and the rate on total interest-bearing liabilities.
(l) Net yield on interest-earning assets represents net financing revenue as a percentage of total interest-earning assets.

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Refer to Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Forward-looking Statements

The foregoing Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other portions of this Form 10-Q contain various forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are based upon our current expectations and assumptions concerning future events that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.

The words “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “initiative,” “objective,” “plan,” “goal,” “project,” “outlook,” “priorities,” “target,” “intend,” “evaluate,” “pursue,” “seek,” “may,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of any of these words or similar expressions is intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements herein, other than statements of historical fact, including without limitation statements about future events and financial performance, are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties.

While these statements represent our current judgment on what the future may hold and we believe these judgments are reasonable, these statements are not guarantees of any events or financial results, and Ally’s actual results may differ materially due to numerous important factors that are described in the most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q for Ally, each of which may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Such factors include, among others, the following: maintaining the mutually beneficial relationship between Ally and General Motors (GM), and Ally and Chrysler; the profitability and financial condition of GM and Chrysler; securing low cost funding for us and Residential Capital, LLC (ResCap); our ability to realize the anticipated benefits associated with being a bank holding company, and the increased regulation and restrictions that we are now subject to; any impact resulting from delayed foreclosure sales or related matters; the potential for legal liability resulting from claims related to the sale of private-label mortgage-backed securities; risks related to potential repurchase obligations due to alleged breaches of representations and warranties in mortgage securitization transactions; changes in U.S. government-sponsored mortgage programs or disruptions in the markets in which our mortgage subsidiaries operate; continued challenges in the residential mortgage markets; the continuing negative impact on ResCap and our mortgage business generally due to the recent decline in the U.S. housing market; uncertainty of our ability to enter into transactions or execute strategic alternatives to realize the value of our ResCap operations; the potential for deterioration in the residual value of off-lease vehicles; disruptions in the market in which we fund our operations, with resulting negative impact on our liquidity; changes in our accounting assumptions that may require or that result from changes in the accounting rules or their application, which could result in an impact on earnings; changes in the credit ratings of Ally, ResCap, Chrysler, or GM; changes in economic conditions, currency exchange rates or political stability in the markets in which we operate; and changes in the existing or the adoption of new laws, regulations, policies or other activities of governments, agencies, and similar organizations (including as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act).

Use of the term “loans” describes products associated with direct and indirect lending activities of Ally’s global operations. The specific products include retail installment sales contracts, loans, lines of credit, leases or other financing products. The term “originate” refers to Ally’s purchase, acquisition, or direct origination of various “loan” products.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Refer to the Market Risk section of Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the specified time periods. Our disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our CEO and CFO evaluated, with the participation of our management, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal controls will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Ally have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with associated policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are subject to potential liability under various governmental proceedings, claims, and legal actions that are pending or otherwise asserted against us. We are named as defendants in a number of legal actions, and we are occasionally involved in governmental proceedings arising in connection with our respective businesses. Some of the pending actions purport to be class actions. We establish reserves for legal claims when payments associated with the claims become probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. The actual costs of resolving legal claims may be higher or lower than any amounts reserved for the claims. On the basis of information currently available, advice of counsel, available insurance coverage, and established reserves, it is the opinion of management that the eventual outcome of the actions against us will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of legal matters, if unfavorable, may be material to our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Certain of these existing actions include claims related to various mortgage-backed securities offerings, which are described in more detail below.

Mortgage-backed Securities Litigation

There are twelve cases relating to various private-label mortgage-backed securities (MBS) offerings that are currently pending. Plaintiffs in these cases include Cambridge Place Investment Management Inc. (two cases pending in Suffolk County Superior Court, Massachusetts, filed on July 9, 2010, and February 11, 2011, respectively); The Charles Schwab Corporation (case pending in San Francisco County Superior Court, California, filed on August 2, 2010); Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (case pending in Suffolk County Superior Court, Massachusetts, filed on April 20, 2011); Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (case pending in Cook County Circuit Court, Illinois, filed on October 15, 2010); Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (case filed in Marion County Superior Court, Indiana, on October 15, 2010, and removed to the Southern District of Indiana); Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co. (case pending in federal court in the District of Massachusetts, filed on February 9, 2011); Allstate Insurance Co., et al. (case pending in Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota, filed on February 18, 2011); New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund, et al. (a putative class action, filed on September 22, 2008, in which certification has been denied, pending in federal court in the Southern District of New York); West Virginia Investment Management Board (case pending in Kanawha County Circuit Court, West Virginia, filed on March 4, 2010); Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, et al. (case pending in Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota, filed on March 28, 2011); and Union Central Life Insurance, et al. (case pending in federal court in the Southern District of New York, filed on April 28, 2011). Each of the above cases include as defendants certain of our mortgage subsidiaries, and the New Jersey Carpenters, Massachusetts Mutual, and Union Central cases also include as defendants certain current and former employees. The plaintiffs in all cases have alleged that the various defendant subsidiaries made misstatements and omissions in registration statements, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, and other documents related to MBS offerings. The alleged misstatements and omissions typically concern underwriting standards. Plaintiffs claim that such misstatements and omissions constitute violations of state and/or federal securities law and common law including negligent misrepresentation and fraud. Plaintiffs seek monetary damages and rescission.

There are two additional cases (filed on December 4, 2008, and April 1, 2010) pending in the New York County Supreme Court where MBIA Insurance Corp. (MBIA) has alleged that two of our mortgage subsidiaries breached their contractual representations and warranties relating to the characteristics of the mortgage loans contained in certain insured MBS offerings. MBIA further alleges that the defendant subsidiaries failed to follow certain remedy procedures set forth in the contracts and improperly serviced the mortgage loans. Along with claims for breach of contract, MBIA also alleges fraud.

All of the matters described above are at various procedural stages of litigation.

 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Other than with respect to the risk factors provided below, there have been no material changes to the Risk Factors described in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Risks Related to Regulation

Our business and financial condition could be adversely affected as a result of issues relating to mortgage foreclosures, home sales, and evictions in certain states and our entry into a related consent order.

Representatives of federal and state governments, including the United States Department of Justice, the FRB, the FDIC, the SEC and law enforcement authorities in all 50 states, have announced investigations into the procedures followed by mortgage servicing companies and banks, including subsidiaries of Ally, in connection with mortgage foreclosure home sales and evictions. As a result of an examination conducted by the FRB and FDIC, on April 13, 2011, each of Ally, Ally Bank, Residential Capital, LLC and GMAC Mortgage, LLC (collectively, the Ally Entities) entered into a Consent Order (the Order) with the FRB and the FDIC. The Order requires, among other things, the Ally Entities to retain independent consultants to conduct a risk assessment related to mortgage servicing activities and to conduct a review of certain past residential mortgage foreclosure actions. We do not expect the costs associated with our required near-term response to the Order to be material. The Order further requires the Ally Entities to make improvements in various areas related to aspects of Ally’s mortgage servicing business, including board oversight, compliance programs, internal audit, communications with borrowers, outsourcing activities, management information systems, and employee training. The estimated increased costs associated with future servicing and foreclosure costs as a result of the Order have been considered as part of the fair value adjustment of our existing mortgage servicing rights for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

We continue to cooperate with the ongoing investigations of various regulators. Any additional results of these investigations are uncertain, but we expect that Ally or its subsidiaries will become subject to additional penalties, sanctions, or other adverse actions, including monetary fines, that could have a material adverse impact on us.

On September 17, 2010, GMAC Mortgage, LLC (GMACM), our indirect wholly owned subsidiary, temporarily suspended mortgage foreclosure home sales and evictions and postponed hearings on motions for judgment in certain states. This decision was made after an operational matter was detected in the execution of certain affidavits used in connection with judicial foreclosures in some but not all states. The issue relates to whether persons signing the affidavits had appropriately verified the information in them and whether they were signed in the immediate physical presence of a notary. In response to this and to enhance existing procedures, GMACM implemented supplemental procedures that are used in all new foreclosure cases to seek to ensure that affidavits are prepared in compliance with applicable law. GMACM is also conducting an additional review of all foreclosure files in all states prior to proceeding with foreclosure sales.

Our review related to this matter is ongoing, and we cannot estimate the ultimate impact of deficiencies that have been identified, or any that may be identified in the future, related to our historical foreclosure procedures. There are potential risks related to these matters that extend beyond potential liability on individual foreclosure actions. Specific risks could include, for example, claims and litigation related to foreclosure file remediation and resubmission; claims from investors that hold securities that become adversely impacted by continued delays in the foreclosure process; actions by courts, state attorneys general, or regulators to delay further the foreclosure process after submission of corrected affidavits; regulatory fines, sanctions, and other costs; and reputational risks. If the magnitude of any negative impact related to the foregoing proves to be material, it could have an adverse affect on our business, results of operations, and financial position.

Our business may be adversely affected upon our implementation of the revised capital requirements under the Basel III capital rules.

The Bank for International Settlements’ Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recently adopted new capital, leverage, and liquidity guidelines under the Basel Accord (Basel III), which when implemented in the United States, may have the effect of raising capital requirements beyond those required by current law and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd Frank Act). Basel III increases (i) the minimum Tier 1 common equity ratio from 2.0% to 4.5%, net of regulatory deductions, and introduces a capital conservation buffer of an additional 2.5% of common equity to risk-weighted assets, raising the target minimum common equity ratio to 7.0% and (ii) the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio to 8.5% inclusive of the capital conservation buffer, increases the minimum total capital ratio to 10.5% inclusive of the capital buffer, and introduces a countercyclical capital buffer of up to 2.5% of common equity or other fully loss absorbing capital for periods of excess credit growth. Basel III also introduces a nonrisk adjusted Tier 1 leverage ratio of 3% based on a measure of

 

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the total exposure rather than total assets and new liquidity standards. The Basel III capital, leverage, and liquidity standards will be phased in over a multiyear period. The Basel III rules, when implemented, will also impose a 15% cap on the amount of Tier 1 capital that can be met, in the aggregate, through significant investments in the common shares of unconsolidated financial subsidiaries, mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and deferred tax assets through timing differences, as well as a 10% cap on the amount of each of the three individual items that may be included in Tier 1 capital. In addition, under Basel III rules, after a 10-year phase-out period beginning on January 1, 2013, trust preferred and other “hybrid” securities will no longer qualify as Tier 1 capital. However, under the Dodd-Frank Act, subject to certain exceptions, trust preferred and other “hybrid” securities are phased out from Tier 1 capital in a three-year period starting January 1, 2013. At March 31, 2011, Ally had $3.4 billion of MSRs and $2.5 billion of trust preferred securities, which were included as Tier 1 capital. Ally currently has no other “hybrid” securities outstanding. The Basel III rules, when implemented, will impose limits on Ally’s ability to meet its regulatory capital requirements through the use of MSRs, trust preferred securities, or other “hybrid” securities, if applicable.

If we or Ally Bank fail to satisfy regulatory capital requirements, we or Ally Bank may be subject to serious regulatory sanctions ranging in severity from being precluded from making acquisitions or engaging in new activities to becoming subject to informal or formal supervisory actions by the FRB and/or FDIC and, potentially, FDIC receivership of Ally Bank. If any of these were to occur, such actions could prevent us from successfully executing our business plan and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial position.

The actions of the FRB and international central banking authorities directly impact our cost of funds for lending, capital raising, and investment activities and may impact the value of financial instruments we hold. In addition, such changes in monetary policy may affect the credit quality of our customers. Changes in domestic and international monetary policy are beyond our control and difficult to predict.

Risks Related to Our Business

The worldwide financial services industry is highly competitive. If we are unable to compete successfully or if there is increased competition in the automotive financing, mortgage, and/or insurance markets or generally in the markets for securitizations or asset sales, our business could be negatively affected.

The markets for automotive and mortgage financing, banking, and insurance are highly competitive. The market for automotive financing has recently grown increasingly more competitive as more consumers are financing their vehicle purchases and as more competitors continue to enter this market as a result of how well automotive finance assets generally performed relative to other asset classes during the recent economic downturn. Our mortgage business and Ally Bank face significant competition from commercial banks, savings institutions, mortgage companies, and other financial institutions. Our insurance business faces significant competition from insurance carriers, reinsurers, third-party administrators, brokers, and other insurance-related companies. Many of our competitors have substantial positions nationally or in the markets in which they operate. Some of our competitors have lower cost structures, substantially lower costs of capital, and are much less reliant on securitization activities, unsecured debt, and other public markets. We face significant competition in most areas including product offerings, rates, pricing and fees, and customer service. If we are unable to compete effectively in the markets in which we operate, our profitability and financial condition could be negatively affected.

The markets for asset and mortgage securitizations and whole-loan sales are competitive, and other issuers and originators could increase the amount of their issuances and sales. In addition, lenders and other investors within those markets often establish limits on their credit exposure to particular issuers, originators, and asset classes, or they may require higher returns to increase the amount of their exposure. Increased issuance by other participants in the market or decisions by investors to limit their credit exposure to (or to require a higher yield for) us or to automotive or mortgage securitizations or whole-loans could negatively affect our ability and that of our subsidiaries to price our securitizations and whole loan sales at attractive rates. The result would be lower proceeds from these activities and lower profits for our subsidiaries and us.

We have extensive financing and hedging arrangements with ResCap, which could be at risk of nonpayment if ResCap were to file for bankruptcy.

We have secured financing arrangements and secured hedging agreements in place with ResCap. At March 31, 2011, we had $1.9 billion in secured financing arrangements with ResCap, of which $1.3 billion in loans was utilized. At March 31, 2011, there was no net exposure under the hedging arrangements because the arrangements were fully collateralized. Amounts outstanding under the secured financing and hedging arrangements fluctuate. If ResCap were to file for bankruptcy, ResCap’s repayments of its financing facilities, including those with us, will be subject to bankruptcy proceedings and regulations, or ResCap may be unable to repay its financing facilities. In addition, we could be an unsecured creditor of ResCap to the extent that the proceeds from the sale of our collateral are insufficient to repay

 

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ResCap’s obligations to us. In addition, it is possible that other ResCap creditors would seek to recharacterize our loans to ResCap as equity contributions or to seek equitable subordination of our claims so that the claims of other creditors would have priority over our claims. We may also find it advantageous to provide debtor-in-possession financing to ResCap in a bankruptcy proceeding in order to preserve the value of the collateral ResCap has pledged to us. In addition, should ResCap file for bankruptcy, our investment related to ResCap’s equity position would likely be reduced to zero, and creditors of ResCap may attempt to assert claims directly against us for payment of their obligations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits listed on the accompanying Index of Exhibits are filed as a part of this report. This Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Signatures

 

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, this 6th day of May 2011.

 

Ally Financial Inc.

(Registrant)

/s/    JAMES G. MACKEY

James G. Mackey

Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

/s/    DAVID J. DEBRUNNER

David J. DeBrunner

Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and

Corporate Controller

 

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit    Description    Method of Filing
12    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges    Filed herewith.
31.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)    Filed herewith.
31.2    Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)    Filed herewith.

The following exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. In addition, Exhibit No. 32 shall not be deemed incorporated into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Exhibit    Description    Method of Filing
32    Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350    Filed herewith.

 

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