AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORP
8-K, 1995-05-09
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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):  May 5, 1995



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



            Indiana                1-6155                35-0416090
         (State or Other      (Commission File         (IRS Employer 
         Jurisdiction of          Number)              Identification
         Incorporation)                                   Number)


            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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______________________________________________________________________________
       
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Item 5.     Other Events.

      On May  5, 1995,  a duly  authorized Committee  (the "Terms and  Pricing
Committee")  of the Board of Directors of American General Finance Corporation
(the  "Company") authorized the issuance in an underwritten public offering of
$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount  of the Company's 7 1/4%  Senior Notes
due   May  15,  2005  (the  "Notes")  under  the  Company's  previously  filed
Registration Statement on Form S-3  (Registration No. 33-55803), as amended by
Amendment No.  1 on December  9, 1994  (the "Registration Statement")  and the
related  Prospectus dated  December 14, 1994  and Prospectus  Supplement dated
May 5, 1995. 


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

      (c)   Exhibits.  The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Report
            and as Exhibits to the Registration Statement:


      Exhibit
      Number                              Description                     

      4(a)              Resolutions of the Terms and Pricing Committee adopted
                        on May 5,  1995 establishing the  terms of the  Notes,
                        certified by an Assistant Secretary of the Company. 

      4(b)              Form of 7 1/4% Senior Note due May 15, 2005.

      5                 Opinion of  Baker &  Daniels, special counsel  for the
                        Company, as to the legality of the Notes.  
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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 hereunto duly authorized.  

                                          AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION



Dated:   May 9, 1995                      By: /S/ LEONARD J. WINIGER          
                                              Leonard J. Winiger
                                              Assistant Controller and
                                              Assistant Secretary
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


                        
            Exhibit
            Number                     Description                       

            4(a)        Resolutions  of the  Terms and  Pricing Committee
                        adopted on May 5,  1995 establishing the terms of
                        the Notes, certified by an Assistant Secretary of
                        the Company.

            4(b)        Form of 7 1/4% Senior Note due May 15, 2005.

            5           Opinion of  Baker & Daniels,  special counsel for
                        the Company, as to the legality of the Notes.
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 4(a)




                                  CERTIFICATE



      I, Patricia W. Neighbors, Assistant Secretary of American General

Finance Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the "Company"), do hereby certify

that attached hereto is a true copy of resolutions duly adopted by a duly

authorized and appointed committee of the Board of Directors of the Company at

a meeting duly called and held on May 5, 1995, at which meeting a quorum was

present and acting throughout, and such resolutions have not been amended,

modified or rescinded and remain in full force and effect.



      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.



Dated:  May 9, 1995





                                                /S/ PATRICIA W. NEIGHBORS
                                                Patricia W. Neighbors
                                                Assistant Secretary
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American General Finance Corporation

Date:       May 5, 1995

Subject:    Meeting of  Terms and  Pricing Committee (Messrs.  Hanley, Leitch,
            Tuerff, Tuters and Womack)

Purpose:    The  purpose of these resolutions is to authorize a shelf takedown
            for the issuance of $200,000,000  aggregate principal amount of  7
            1/4% Senior Notes due May 15, 2005

                     RESOLUTIONS REGARDING SHELF TAKEDOWN

            WHEREAS, at a meeting on September 28, 1994, the Terms and Pricing
Committee  of the Board of  Directors of American  General Finance Corporation
(the  "Company") authorized the creation,  issuance and sale of $2,000,000,000
of  debt securities  and  warrants to  purchase  debt securities  (the  "Shelf
Securities"), such debt securities  to be issued under the  Indenture dated as
of October 1, 1994 between the Company and The Chase  Manhattan Bank (National
Association), as Trustee; and

            WHEREAS,  the  Company  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on  October 6, 1994 a Registration  Statement on
Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-55803)  for the Shelf Securities and  filed with
the Commission on December 9, 1994 Amendment No. 1 thereto, which Registration
Statement as so  amended was declared effective by the  Commission on December
14, 1994;

                          1.  Prospectus Supplement.

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that  the Chairman, the President or any
Vice President  (any reference  to a  Vice President of  the Company  in these
resolutions  shall be  deemed  to include  any Vice  President of  the Company
whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after
the title  "Vice President" and any  terms used herein but  not defined herein
shall have the meanings given to them  in the Indenture referred to below)  of
the Company be, and each  of them hereby is, authorized and empowered,  in the
name and on  behalf of the Company, to sign as  required and cause to be filed
with the  Commission any  and all  amendments (including,  without limitation,
post-effective amendments) to the above-mentioned  Registration Statement, any
prospectus supplements, including, without limitation, a prospectus supplement
describing the  terms and provisions  of the  Notes, as such  term is  defined
below, and the offer and sale thereof, and any additional  documents which any
such  officer  may  deem necessary  or  desirable,  such  amendments and  such
documents to be  in such forms  as the  officer executing or  filing the  same
shall approve,  such approval to be conclusively evidenced by his execution or
filing thereof; and be it 

                          2.  Authorization of Notes.

      FURTHER  RESOLVED, that,  upon receipt  of  the purchase  price therefor
hereinafter  specified,  the  Company  issue, sell  and  deliver  $200,000,000
aggregate principal amount of  its 7 1/4% Senior  Notes due May 15, 2005  (the
"Notes"), to be  issued as  Registered Securities pursuant  to the  Indenture,
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dated as of October  1, 1994, between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), as Trustee  (such Indenture as executed and  delivered
being herein referred to as the "Indenture"); and be it

      FURTHER  RESOLVED,  that  all  references  in  the  definitions  in  the
Indenture to the terms "Security" or "Securities" shall be deemed to and shall
include the Notes; and be it

                              3.  Terms of Notes.

      FURTHER RESOLVED, that the  Notes shall mature and the  unpaid principal
thereon shall be payable on May 15, 2005; and be it

      FURTHER RESOLVED, that  the rate  per annum at  which interest shall  be
payable  on the Notes is  hereby fixed at  7 1/4%, that interest  on the Notes
shall  accrue beginning May  12, 1995,  that interest  shall be  payable semi-
annually on the Notes  on May 15 and November 15  each year beginning November
15, 1995,  and that the Regular Record  Date for the payment  of such interest
shall be the  May 1 or November  1 immediately preceding  each such May 15  or
November 15, as the case  may be, and otherwise as provided  in the Indenture;
and be it

      FURTHER RESOLVED, that  no sinking fund shall be  provided for the Notes
and that  the Notes shall not  be redeemable at  the option of the  Company or
repayable at the option of the holders thereof prior to maturity; and be it

      FURTHER RESOLVED,  that the purchase price  for the Notes to  be paid to
the Company  by Chase  Securities,  Inc., the  Underwriter of  the Notes  (the
"Underwriter"), pursuant to the Pricing Agreement relating thereto hereinafter
referred to, including  the Underwriting Agreement attached  thereto, shall be
99.585%  of the principal amount of the  Notes, plus accrued interest, if any,
from May 12, 1995; and be it

      FURTHER RESOLVED,  that the  initial price to  the public  of the  Notes
shall be 100% of the  principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest, if
any, from May 12, 1995; and be it

      FURTHER RESOLVED, that  pursuant to  Section 203 of  the Indenture,  the
Notes are  to be issuable in  permanent global form without  coupons, that the
aggregate amount of Outstanding  Securities represented thereby may  from time
to  time be  increased  or reduced  to  reflect exchanges  and  that the  U.S.
Depository with respect  to the Notes shall initially be  The Depository Trust
Company; and be it

      FURTHER  RESOLVED, that the form,  terms and provisions  relating to the
Notes to be established pursuant to Section 301 of the Indenture, and the form
of Note  relating thereto  to be  established pursuant  to Section 201 of  the
Indenture,  submitted  to  this  meeting, completed  in  accordance  with  the
foregoing resolutions and  with such  changes therein,  additions thereto  and
deletions  therefrom as  the officers  executing the  same shall  approve, the
approval  of such officers to be conclusively evidenced by their execution and
delivery thereof, be, and they hereby are, approved; and be it

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                 4.  Officers' Certificate and Company Order.

      FURTHER  RESOLVED,  that  the  Chairman,   the  President  or  any  Vice
President, together with the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary
or any Assistant Secretary of the  Company be, and they hereby are, authorized
and  empowered, in the name  and on behalf  of the Company,  to execute, seal,
acknowledge  and deliver an Officers' Certificate and a Company Order relating
to the Notes pursuant to Sections 301 and 303 of the Indenture, in  such forms
and in  such number of counterparts  as the officers so  acting shall approve,
the approval of such officers to be  conclusively evidenced by their execution
and delivery thereof; and be it

                               5.  Paying Agent.

      FURTHER RESOLVED,  that The Chase Manhattan  Bank (National Association)
be, and  it hereby is, designated  and appointed Paying Agent  with respect to
the  Notes  at its  Corporate  Trust Office  pursuant  to Section 1002  of the
Indenture; and be it

                            6.  Execution of Notes.

      FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President or any Vice President
of  the Company be, and each  of them hereby is,  authorized and empowered, in
the name  and on  behalf of  the Company,  to  execute and  deliver under  the
corporate seal attested to by the Treasurer or Secretary of the Company or one
of its Assistant Treasurers  or Assistant Secretaries the Notes  as authorized
above in substantially such  form, completed in accordance with  the foregoing
resolutions  and with  such changes therein,  additions thereto  and deletions
therefrom  as the officers executing  the same shall  approve, the approval of
such officers to  be conclusively  evidenced by their  execution and  delivery
thereof; and be it

                            7.  Pricing Agreement.

      FURTHER RESOLVED, that  the form,  terms and provisions  of the  Pricing
Agreement, including the Underwriting  Agreement attached thereto, relating to
the Notes,  between the Company and  the Underwriter, copies of  which Pricing
Agreement were submitted to this  meeting, be, and they hereby are,  approved,
and  the Chairman,  the President, any  Vice President,  the Treasurer  or any
Assistant  Treasurer be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and empowered,
in the name  and on  behalf of the  Company, to execute  and deliver, in  such
number of  counterparts as the  officer so  acting deems advisable,  a Pricing
Agreement relating to  the Notes in substantially  the form presented to  this
meeting,  completed in accordance with the foregoing resolutions and with such
changes therein,  additions  thereto and  deletions therefrom  as the  officer
executing  the same  shall  approve,  the  approval  of  such  officer  to  be
conclusively  evidenced by  his execution  and delivery thereof  (such Pricing
Agreement, as executed and delivered, being herein referred to as the "Pricing
Agreement"); and be it




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                        8.  Letter of Representations.

      FURTHER RESOLVED, that  the form, terms and provisions of  the Letter of
Representations relating  to certain matters  arising in  connection with  the
issuance of the Notes, among the Company, the Trustee and The Depository Trust
Company,  copies of  which Letter  of Representations  were submitted  to this
meeting, be, and they hereby are,  approved, and the Chairman, the  President,
any Vice President, the Treasurer  or any Assistant Treasurer be, and  each of
them hereby  is, authorized and  empowered, in the  name and on behalf  of the
Company, to execute and deliver, in such number of counterparts as the officer
so  acting deems advisable, the Letter of Representations in substantially the
form presented to this  meeting, with such changes therein,  additions thereto
and deletions therefrom as  the officer executing the same shall approve, such
approval to be conclusively  evidenced by his execution and  delivery thereof;
and be it 

                              9.  Miscellaneous.

      FURTHER RESOLVED, that each of the  officers of the Company be, and each
of them acting  alone hereby is, authorized and empowered, in  the name and on
behalf of the Company, to take, or cause to be taken, any and all action which
such officer  may deem necessary  or desirable to  carry out the  purposes and
intent of  the foregoing resolutions and to perform, or cause to be performed,
the obligations of  the Company  under the Notes,  the Indenture, the  Pricing
Agreement and the Letter of Representations.



























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                                                                  EXHIBIT 4(b)




UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE  OR IN PART FOR ONE OR MORE NOTES IN
CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY  NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A  WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITORY  TRUST  COMPANY,  55   WATER  STREET,  NEW  YORK,  NEW   YORK  (THE
"DEPOSITORY"),  TO  A  NOMINEE  OF  THE DEPOSITORY  OR  BY  A  NOMINEE  OF THE
DEPOSITORY TO  THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER  NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY  OR BY THE
DEPOSITORY OR  ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.  UNLESS  THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY  AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO  THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT  FOR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR  PAYMENT, AND UNLESS ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED UPON SUCH
TRANSFER  OR EXCHANGE IS REGISTERED  IN THE NAME  OF CEDE & CO.  OR SUCH OTHER
NAME  AS REQUESTED BY  AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF  THE DEPOSITORY AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE  TO CEDE & CO.,  ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER  USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE  THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.   


REGISTERED                                                    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
No. 001                                                       $200,000,000    

CUSIP:  02635K  BZ 6




                                GLOBAL SECURITY

                     AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
                      7 1/4% SENIOR NOTE DUE MAY 15, 2005



     AMERICAN GENERAL  FINANCE CORPORATION,  a corporation duly  organized and
existing under  the laws of  the State of  Indiana (the "Company",  which term
includes any  successor corporation under  the Indenture referred  to herein),
for value  received, hereby  promises  to pay  to CEDE  &  CO., or  registered
assigns, the principal sum of TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS on May 15, 2005 (the
"Maturity  Date") and to pay  interest thereon from May 12,  1995, or from the
most  recent Interest Payment Date (hereinafter defined) to which interest has
been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November
15 (each an "Interest Payment  Date") in each year commencing on  November 15,
1995, and on  the Maturity Date, at  the rate of 7  1/4% per annum, until  the
principal hereof is paid or duly provided for.

     Interest payments on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year  consisting of  twelve 30-day  months.   If any date  for the  payment of
principal, premium, if any, or  interest on this Note (each a  "Payment Date")
falls on a day which is not  a Business Day (as defined below), the principal,




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premium, if any, or interest payable with respect to such Payment Date will be
paid on the  next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if
made on  such Payment  Date, and  no interest shall  accrue on  the amount  so
payable for the period from and after such Payment Date.  "Business Day" means
each Monday,  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday  and Friday which  is not a  day on
which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to close.

     The interest so payable and  punctually paid or duly provided for  on any
Interest Payment Date will  be paid to the Person in whose  name this Note (or
one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered in the  Security Register at
the close  of business on the  Regular Record Date for  such interest payment,
which shall be the May 1 or November 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the
case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.  Any such interest not
so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to
the registered  Holder on  such Regular  Record Date and  may be  paid to  the
Person in  whose name  this Note  (or one or  more Predecessor  Securities) is
registered in  the Security Register  at the  close of business  on a  Special
Record Date for  the payment of  such Defaulted  Interest to be  fixed by  the
Trustee, notice whereof shall be  given to Holders of Notes not  less than ten
(10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any
other lawful manner not  inconsistent with the requirements of  any securities
exchange  on which  the Notes may  be listed, and  upon such notice  as may be
required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.  

     Payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on this Note will
be made in immediately  available funds at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for such purpose in The City of New  York, in such coin or currency
of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal  tender for
payment of public and private debts.

     Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth
after the  Trustee's Certificate  of Authentication, which  further provisions
shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

     Unless  the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by The
Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), the Trustee under the  Indenture,
or its successor thereunder, by the  manual signature of one of its authorized
officers, this Note shall not  be entitled to any benefit under  the Indenture
or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.  
















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     IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the  Company has caused  this instrument to  be duly
executed, manually  or in  facsimile, and  its corporate seal  or a  facsimile
thereof to be imprinted hereon.  


                                        AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
[Seal]


                                        By:  ________________________________
                                             Philip M. Hanley
                                             Senior Vice President and Chief
                                             Financial Officer



                                        By:  ________________________________
                                             Bryan A. Binyon
                                             Treasurer




Date:     May 12, 1995


TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:
This is one of the Securities of the series
designated herein referred to in the within-
mentioned Indenture.  

THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (National Association),
 as Trustee



By:  ________________________________
          Authorized Officer


















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                     AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
                      7 1/4% SENIOR NOTE DUE MAY 15, 2005



     This 7 1/4% Senior Note  due May 15, 2005 (collectively, the  "Notes") is
one of a duly  authorized issue of senior debt  securities (hereinafter called
the  "Securities") of  the Company,  issued and to  be issued  in one  or more
series  under an  Indenture dated  as of  October 1,  1994 (herein  called the
"Indenture")  between the  Company  and  The  Chase Manhattan  Bank  (National
Association), as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any
successor  trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures
supplemental  thereto and the Officers' Certificate setting forth the terms of
this series  of Securities  reference is  hereby made for  a statement  of the
respective  rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Company, the Trustee  and the Holders, and the terms upon  which the Notes
are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

     The  Notes are not subject to  redemption, as a whole or  in part, at the
option  of the Company or  repayment at the option of  the Holder prior to the
Maturity Date.

     If an  Event of Default  with respect  to the  Notes shall  occur and  be
continuing, the  principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in
the manner and with  the effect and subject to the  conditions provided in the
Indenture.  

     Subject  to certain exceptions, the Indenture permits the Company and the
Trustee to enter into one or more supplemental indentures, with the consent of
the Holders  of not less than  66-2/3% in principal amount  of the Outstanding
Securities of each series to be  affected by such supplemental indentures, for
the  purpose  of  adding any  provisions  to  or  changing  in any  manner  or
eliminating any  of the provisions  of the  Indenture or of  modifying in  any
manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series.  The  Indenture
also permits the Holders of a  majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities  of any series, on behalf  of the Holders of  all the Securities of
such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the
Indenture   and  certain   past  defaults   under  the  Indenture   and  their
consequences.  Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of  this Note shall be
conclusive and  binding upon such Holder  and upon all future  Holders of this
Note  and of any  Note issued upon  the registration of transfer  hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or
waiver is made upon this Note.  

     No reference herein  to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of
the Indenture  shall alter or impair  the obligation of the  Company, which is
absolute and  unconditional, to  pay the  principal of,  premium, if any,  and
interest  on this  Note at  the times,  places and  rate, and  in the  coin or
currency, herein prescribed.  

     As  provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations therein
set  forth,  the transfer  of  this Note  may  be registered  on  the Security
Register  of the  Company  upon surrender  of this  Note  for registration  of
transfer at the office or  agency of the Company maintained for  such purpose,


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duly  endorsed by, or accompanied by a  written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and  the Security Registrar duly executed  by, the
Holder hereof or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one
or  more  new  Notes  having  the  same  terms  as  this  Note, of  authorized
denominations and for the same  aggregate principal amount, will be issued  to
the designated transferee or transferees.  

     The  Notes  are  issuable only  in  registered  form  without coupons  in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.  As provided in the
Indenture, and subject  to certain  limitations therein or  herein set  forth,
this Note  is exchangeable for a  like aggregate principal amount  of Notes of
different authorized denominations, having the same terms as this Note.

     No service charge  will be made for any such  registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.  

     Prior to due presentment  of this Note for registration  of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name this  Note is registered in the Security  Register as the
owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not any payment with respect to this
Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall
be affected by notice to the contrary.  

     All  capitalized terms  used in this  Note but  not defined  in this Note
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the   Indenture;  and  all  references  in  the  Indenture  to  "Security"  or
"Securities" shall be deemed to include the Notes.  

     THIS  NOTE, INCLUDING  THE VALIDITY  HEREOF, AND  THE INDENTURE  SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA,
EXCEPT  THAT  THE  RIGHTS,  LIMITATIONS  OF  RIGHTS,  OBLIGATIONS, DUTIES  AND
IMMUNITIES  OF THE TRUSTEE SHALL BE  GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF  THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.  
 





















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                                 ABBREVIATIONS



     The  following abbreviations, when used  in the inscription  on the first
page of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in
full according to applicable laws or regulations. 



          UNIF GIFT MIN ACT --  ______________________________________________
                                                  (Cust)

                     Custodian  ______________________________________________
                                                  (Minor)

                                Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act


                                ______________________________________________
                                                  (State)


          TEN COM -- as tenants in common
          TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties
          JT TEN  -- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
                     tenants in common

          Additional  abbreviations may also be  used though not  in the above
list.



               _________________________________________________






















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                                  ASSIGNMENT




     FOR  VALUE  RECEIVED  the   undersigned  hereby  sell(s),  assign(s)  and
transfer(s) unto



PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
    IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE




______________________________________________________________________________
Please  print or  typewrite name  and address  including postal  zip code  and
telephone number of assignee 

______________________________________________________________________________

the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing ________________________________________________________attorney to
transfer  said  Note  on  the  books  of  the  Company,  with  full  power  of
substitution in the premises. 



Dated:  ________________________             _________________________________

                                             NOTICE:    The signature  on this
                                             assignment  must correspond  with
                                             the name as written upon the face
                                             of the within instrument in every
                                             particular, without alteration or
                                             enlargement    or    any   change
                                             whatever.  


















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                          BAKER & DANIELS
                         300 North Meridian
                             Suite 2700
                      Indianapolis, IN  46204
                           (317) 237-1000


  May 8, 1995


  American General Finance Corporation
  601 N.W. Second Street
  Evansville, Indiana  47708

     Re:  7-1/4% Senior Notes due May 15, 2005

  Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We  have  acted  as  counsel  to  American  General  Finance
  Corporation,  an   Indiana  corporation  (the   "Company"),  in
  connection  with  the  issuance and  sale  by  the  Company  of
  $200,000,000  aggregate principal  amount of  the Company's  7-
  1/4%  Senior Notes  due  May 15, 2005 (the  "Notes"), including
  the preparation of:

     (a)  The  Company's  Registration   Statement  on   Form S-3
  (Registration  No. 33-55803)  (the  "Registration  Statement"),
  including    the    Prospectus,   dated    December   14, 1994,
  constituting a part thereof (the "Prospectus").

     (b)  The Pricing Agreement, dated May 5, 1995, including the
  Underwriting   Agreement  incorporated   therein,  between  the
  Company  and  the  underwriter  of  the  Notes  (together,  the
  "Pricing Agreement").

     (c)  The Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1994, between the
  Company and The  Chase Manhattan  Bank (National  Association),
  as  Trustee, pursuant to which the  Notes are to be issued (the
  "Indenture").

     For purposes of this opinion, we have examined  originals or
  copies,  identified  to  our satisfaction,  of  such documents,
  corporate records, instruments and other  relevant materials as
  we have deemed  advisable; and we have made such examination of
  statutes and  decisions and  reviewed such questions  of law as
  we   have  considered   necessary   or   appropriate.  In   our
  examination,   we   have  assumed   the   genuineness  of   all
  signatures,  the legal  capacity of  all  natural persons,  the
  authenticity of  all documents  submitted to  us as  originals,
  the  conformity   to  original   documents  of  all   documents
  submitted  to  us as  copies,    and  the  authenticity of  the
  originals  of  such copies.    As  to  facts  material to  this
  opinion,  we  have  relied  upon  certificates,  statements  or
  representations   of   public   officials,   of  officers   and
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  representatives  of the  Company  and  of others,  without  any
  independent verification thereof. 

     The  laws  covered  by  the opinions  expressed  herein  are
  limited to the laws of the State of Indiana.

     On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we  are of the
  opinion that:

     1.   The Company is existing as a corporation under the laws
  of the State of Indiana.

     2.   The issuance of the  Notes has been duly  authorized by
  all necessary corporate  action of  the Company  and, when  the
  Notes  have   been  duly  executed,  authenticated,   sold  and
  delivered in accordance  with the terms of the Indenture and as
  described  in the  Registration Statement  and  in the  Pricing
  Agreement,  the Notes will be  valid and binding obligations of
  the  Company,  enforceable against  the  Company in  accordance
  with their terms,  except as enforcement thereof may be limited
  by    bankruptcy,     insolvency,    fraudulent     conveyance,
  reorganization,   moratorium   or   other   laws   of   general
  applicability   relating  to   or   affecting  enforcement   of
  creditors' rights or by general equity principles.

     We consent  to the filing of  this opinion as an  exhibit to
  the Registration  Statement and  to the  reference to  us under
  the heading  "Legal Opinions"  in  the Prospectus.   In  giving
  such consent,  we do not admit that we come within the category
  of persons  whose consent  is required  under Section 7 of  the
  Securities   Act  of   1933,  as  amended,   or  the  rules  or
  regulations   of  the   Securities   and  Exchange   Commission
  thereunder.

                              Yours very truly,

                              /s/ BAKER & DANIELS






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