AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORP
8-K, 1994-07-27
PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549




                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT




                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934




       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 26, 1994



                     AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



            Indiana                1-6155                35-0416090
         (State or Other      (Commission File         (IRS Employer 
         Jurisdiction of          Number)              Identification
         Incorporation)                                   No.)


            601 N.W. Second Street, Evansville, IN        47708
           (Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)




     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (812) 424-8031


                                                                              
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Item 5.     Other Events.

      On July 26,  1994, American General Finance  Corporation (the "Company")
issued an Earnings Release  announcing certain unaudited financial  results of
the Company for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 1994.

Item 7.     Financial   Statements,  Pro   Forma  Financial   Information  and
            Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits.  The following Exhibit is filed as part of this Report:

            Exhibit
            Number                       Description                     

          99            Earnings  Release issued  by American  General Finance
                        Corporation on July 26,  1994 regarding certain of its
                        unaudited financial  results for  the three-  and six-
                        month periods ended June 30, 1994.

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                                   SIGNATURE


            Pursuant to the  requirements of  the Securities  Exchange Act  of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.  

                                          AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION



Dated:   July 28, 1994                    By: /S/ LEONARD J. WINIGER          
                                              Leonard J. Winiger
                                              Assistant Controller and
                                              Assistant Secretary     




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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


                        
            Exhibit
            Number                     Description                       



            99          Earnings  Release  issued  by   American  General
                        Finance  Corporation on  July 26,  1994 regarding
                        certain  of its  unaudited financial  results for
                        the three- and  six-month periods ended June  30,
                        1994.
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EXHIBIT 99                                                    Philip M. Hanley
                                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                                American General Finance, Inc.
                                                                  812-468-5420



                     AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
                      ACHIEVES RECORD QUARTERLY EARNINGS
                            WITH STRONG LOAN GROWTH


HIGHLIGHTS

      -     Record  quarterly net income of $58 million; first half net income
            of $110 million

      -     Net finance receivables up $268 million over year-end

      -     Return on assets of 2.86%; return on equity of 18.06%

EVANSVILLE, IN,  JULY 26, 1994.-- American General  Finance Corporation posted
record  net income during 1994's  second quarter, reaching  $58 million versus
$55 million for  the second quarter of 1993, a 5%  increase.  Year-to-date net
income also reached a  new high of $110 million,  an 8% increase over  the six
months ended June 30, 1993 which was $101 million, before one-time  accounting
changes  of $12.6 million.  Annualized year-to-date return on assets increased
to  2.86%  and  return  on  equity  was  18.06%,  up  from  2.83% and  17.57%,
respectively,  for  the  first  six  months of  1993  prior  to  the  one-time
accounting changes.

Net receivables  grew $268 million  during the first  half of 1994,  including
$218 million in the second  quarter.  This growth occurred in  all receivables
categories, with significant  gains in traditional  consumer loans and  retail
sales finance contracts.  Reemphasis on real  estate lending also produced the
first  quarterly gain  in that  category since  March 1993.   The  increase in
earnings has been fueled by this asset growth, as well as by improved  finance
spreads  and increased  insurance  revenues.   The  spread between  yield  and
borrowing  cost increased to  10.8% for the  second quarter of  1994 and 10.7%
year-to-date,  compared with  10.1% and  10.0% for  the comparable  periods in
1993.    This  improvement  is  due  primarily  to  the  increased  yields  on
receivables as well  as to  continued favorable borrowing  costs.   Delinquent
receivables were 2.5% at June 30, 1994 while net charge offs were 2.0% for the
first six months, compared to 2.3% and 1.7%, respectively, for 1993. Full year
1993 charge offs were 2.0% and delinquencies were 2.5% at December 31, 1993.

Daniel Leitch III, President  and Chief Executive Officer, said  in commenting
on   the  results,  "Solid  growth  in  finance  receivables  is  driving  the
improvement in  operating earnings.  We are encouraged by the recent increases
in all receivables types."

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
(Dollars in Millions, Annualized Percents)

For the Quarter Ended June 30,            1994        1993

Total Revenues                            $335        $304

Net Income                                $ 58        $ 55

Finance Charge Yield                      17.4%       16.9%

Net Charge Offs                            2.0%        1.8%

For the Six Months Ended June 30,         1994        1993

Total Revenues                            $649        $596

Income Before Accounting Changes          $110        $101

Net Income                                $110        $ 89

Finance Charge Yield                      17.3%       16.9%

Net Charge Offs                            2.0%        1.7%

Return on Assets                           2.86%       2.83%*

Return on Equity                          18.06%      17.57%*
* Before one-time accounting changes of $12.6 million.

At:                                       6/30/94     12/31/93

Total Assets                              $7,985      $7,505

Net Receivables                           $6,140      $5,872

Delinquency                                2.5%        2.5%

American General Finance Corporation  and its subsidiaries are engaged  in the
consumer  finance  and  related  credit  insurance  business.    The  company,
headquartered  in Evansville,  Indiana, has  nearly $8  billion in  assets and
operates  over 1,200 offices  in 39 states,  Puerto Rico, and  the U.S. Virgin
Islands.  Products and services are provided to approximately 2.4 million low-
to-middle  income American families.   The company offers  direct consumer and
home  equity loans; indirect retail sales financing; and credit and non-credit
related insurance.
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