AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE INC
10-Q, 1994-08-03
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20549

                                 FORM 10-Q



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

     For the quarterly period ended   June 30, 1994 

     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 1-7422


                       American General Finance, Inc.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



             Indiana                               35-1313922
     (State of Incorporation)         (I.R.S. Employer Identification 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



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 requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X   No         

The registrant  meets  the  conditions  set forth  in  General  Instruction
H(1)(a) and (b) of  Form 10-Q and is  therefore filing this Form 10-Q  with
the reduced disclosure format.

As of  August 3, 1994,  there were 2,000,000 shares  of registrant's common
stock, $.50 par value, outstanding.
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                        PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.   Financial Statements

The  unaudited  condensed  consolidated financial  statements  of  American
General Finance, Inc. are presented on pages 3 through 6.
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              American General Finance, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                               June 30,     December 31,
                                                 1994           1993    
Assets                                          (dollars in thousands)

Finance receivables, net of unearned
  finance charges:
    Loans:
      Real estate loans                      $2,650,975       $2,641,879
      Non-real estate loans                   2,452,768        2,318,102
    Retail sales contracts                    1,047,920          922,856
    Credit cards                                927,336          691,151

Net finance receivables                       7,078,999        6,573,988
  Deduct allowance for finance
    receivable losses                           199,225          183,756
Net finance receivables, less allowance
  for finance receivable losses               6,879,774        6,390,232

Marketable securities                           684,190          699,697
Cash and cash equivalents                        56,880           48,374
Goodwill                                        293,489          299,653
Other assets                                    211,102          220,819

Total assets                                 $8,125,435       $7,658,775


Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity

Long-term debt                               $4,455,268       $4,018,797
Short-term notes payable:
  Commercial paper                            1,673,174        1,643,961
  Banks and other                               172,000          171,000
Investment certificates                           8,722            9,406
Insurance claims and
  policyholder liabilities                      435,390          415,488
Other liabilities                               215,665          231,737
Accrued taxes                                    32,940           57,686

Total liabilities                             6,993,159        6,548,075

Shareholder's equity:
  Common stock                                    1,000            1,000
  Additional paid-in capital                    616,021          616,021
  Net unrealized investment (losses) gains       (2,989)          33,740
  Retained earnings                             518,244          459,939

Total shareholder's equity                    1,132,276        1,110,700

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity   $8,125,435       $7,658,775


See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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              American General Finance, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income


                                    Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                                         June 30,             June 30,     
                                      1994      1993       1994      1993  
                                             (dollars in thousands) 

Revenues
  Finance charges                   $301,183  $270,452   $582,624  $533,934
  Insurance                           43,823    36,388     83,227    69,312
  Other                               15,407    15,645     30,149    30,154
 
Total revenues                       360,413   322,485    696,000   633,400

Expenses
  Interest expense                    99,782    95,146    192,807   190,796
  Operating expenses                  94,265    81,237    184,566   167,821
  Provision for finance
    receivable losses                 45,174    36,010     88,254    68,838
  Insurance losses and loss
    adjustment expenses               23,016    20,299     46,179    38,835

Total expenses                       262,237   232,692    511,806   466,290

Income before provision for
  income taxes and cumulative
  effect of accounting changes        98,176    89,793    184,194   167,110

Provision for Income Taxes            37,031    33,402     69,887    62,306

Income before cumulative
  effect of accounting changes        61,145    56,391    114,307   104,804

Cumulative Effect of 
  Accounting Changes                     -         -          -     (12,652)


Net Income                          $ 61,145   $56,391   $114,307  $ 92,152




See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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               American General Finance, Inc. and Subsidiaries

               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,       
                                                       1994          1993  
                                                     (dollars in thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income                                           $114,307     $ 92,152
Reconciling adjustments to net cash
  provided by operating activities:
    Provision for finance receivable losses            88,254       68,838
    Depreciation and amortization                      65,164       53,459
    Deferral of finance receivable  
      origination costs                               (41,938)     (31,887)
    Deferred federal income tax benefit                (5,819)      (3,684)
    Change in other assets and other liabilities       41,815       38,736
    Change in insurance claims and
      policyholder liabilities                         19,902       26,468 
    Other, net                                           (324)       1,999
Net cash provided by operating activities             281,361      246,081

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
  Finance receivables originated or purchased      (2,761,941)  (2,120,407)
  Principal collections on finance receivables      2,175,824    1,826,085
  Marketable securities purchased                     (84,888)    (126,777)
  Marketable securities called, matured and sold       45,847       74,449
  Other, net                                           (7,305)     (11,485)

Net cash used for investing activities               (632,463)    (358,135)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt            644,656      614,635
  Repayment of long-term debt                        (210,377)    (311,745)
  Change in investment certificates                      (684)     (10,197)
  Change in short-term notes payable                   30,213     (115,703)
  Dividends paid                                     (104,200)     (67,600)
Net cash provided by financing activities             359,608      109,390

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents        8,506       (2,664)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       48,374       43,584

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period           $ 56,880     $ 40,920


Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
  Income taxes paid                                  $ 93,793     $ 62,083

  Interest paid                                      $190,526     $195,049




See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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               American General Finance, Inc. and Subsidiaries

             Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

                                June 30, 1994 



Note 1.  Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles.
These condensed  consolidated financial statements include  the accounts of
American  General Finance,  Inc. (AGFI)  and all  of its  subsidiaries (the
Company).   The subsidiaries  are all  wholly-owned,  and all  intercompany
items have  been eliminated.  Per share information is not included because
AGFI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American General Corporation (American
General).


Note 2.  Adjustments and Reclassifications

These  condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments,
consisting  only  of  normal  recurring  adjustments,  which  the   Company
considers necessary for  a fair presentation of  the consolidated financial
position at June  30, 1994 and December 31,  1993, the consolidated results
of operations for the  three months and six months ended  June 30, 1994 and
1993,  and the consolidated  cash flows for  the six months  ended June 30,
1994 and 1993.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be
read in conjunction with the  consolidated financial statements and related
notes  included in the  Company's Annual Report  on Form 10-K  for the year
ended  December  31,  1993.     Certain  amounts  in  the   1993  condensed
consolidated financial  statements have been reclassified to conform to the
1994  presentation.  Amounts previously reported in the 1993 second quarter
Form  10-Q  have  been restated  to  reflect  the  retroactive adoption  of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 112, "Employers' Accounting for
Postemployment Benefits", effective January 1, 1993.
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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and  Analysis of  Financial Condition  and
        Results  of Operations


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview.   The Company believes that its overall sources of liquidity will
continue to be sufficient to satisfy its foreseeable financial obligations.

Operating Activities.   The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
included in Item  1. herein indicate the adjustments for  non-cash items in
order to  reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities.  Such
non-cash items  include the  provision for  finance receivable losses,  the
depreciation and amortization of assets, the deferral of finance receivable
origination  costs, the change in  other assets and  other liabilities, and
the change in insurance claims and policyholder liabilities.

Net cash flows  from operating  activities include the  receipt of  finance
charges on finance receivables  and the payment of interest  on borrowings,
the  payment of  operating  expenses  and  income  taxes,  the  receipt  of
insurance premiums and payment of contractual obligations to policyholders,
and net investment revenue.  The  Company's increase in finance charges for
the  six months ended  June 30, 1994,  when compared to the  same period in
1993, reflects an increase  in average finance receivables net  of unearned
finance  charges (ANR) and an increase in yield (finance charges annualized
as  a percentage  of ANR).   The increase  in interest expense  for the six
months  ended June  30, 1994,  when compared  to the  same period  in 1993,
reflects an increase  in average borrowings  and short-term borrowing  cost
which more than offset a decline in long-term borrowing cost.  The increase
in operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 1994, when compared
to  the  same  period  in 1993,  reflects  an  increase  in salaries,  data
processing, and advertising expense.

Investing  Activities.   Net  cash flows from  investing activities include
funding finance receivables originated or purchased, which is the Company's
primary  requirement  for  cash,  and  principal  collections  on   finance
receivables,  which is  the  Company's primary  source  of cash.    Finance
receivables originated or purchased increased for the six months ended June
30,  1994,  when compared  to the  same period  in  1993, primarily  due to
business development efforts.  Principal collections on finance receivables
increased for the six months ended June 30, 1994, when compared to the same
period in 1993, primarily due to the higher level of ANR.  Also included in
net cash  flows from  investing  activities are  the marketable  securities
purchased and sold by the insurance operations.

Financing  Activities.     To  the extent  net  cash  flows from  operating
activities  do  not match  net cash  flows  from investing  activities, the
Company  adjusts its financing activities accordingly.  Net cash flows from
financing  activities include proceeds from  issuance of long-term debt and
short-term debt as major sources of funds, and repayment of such borrowings
and  the payment of dividends as major uses  of funds.  The ability of AGFI
to pay dividends is substantially dependent on the receipt of dividends  or
other  funds from its subsidiaries.   The Company's  issuances of long-term
debt and  the increase in short-term notes payable for the six months ended
June 30,  1994 reflect the funding  of asset growth and  maturing issues of
long-term obligations.
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The Company's principal  borrowing subsidiary is  American General  Finance
Corporation  (AGFC),  a direct,  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  AGFI.   AGFC
obtains  funds by  the issuance  of commercial  paper, long-term  debt, and
through bank  borrowings.  AGFC is  a party to various  interest conversion
agreements, which are  used to  manage its  exposure to  the volatility  of
short-term  interest rates.   On  a portfolio  basis, the  Company attempts
generally to match the cash flows of its debt to those anticipated  for its
finance receivables.   Fixed-rate finance receivables  are generally funded
with fixed-rate debt while floating-rate finance receivables are  generally
funded with  commercial paper.   Some of  the long-term debt  agreements of
AGFC contain restrictive covenants which limit the amount of various levels
of debt based upon maintenance of defined ratios.

Credit  Facilities.    Credit  facilities  are  maintained to  support  the
issuance  of commercial paper by AGFC and  as an additional source of funds
for operating requirements.   At June 30,  1994, the Company had  committed
credit facilities of $545.0 million and was an eligible borrower under $2.5
billion of committed  credit facilities  extended to  American General  and
certain of  its subsidiaries.  The annual commitment fees for all committed
facilities range  from .08% to .3125%.  At June  30, 1994, the Company also
had $561.0 million  of uncommitted  credit facilities and  was an  eligible
borrower under $195.0 million of  uncommitted credit facilities extended to
American  General and certain  of its  subsidiaries.   Available borrowings
under all facilities are reduced by any amounts outstanding thereunder.  At
June 30, 1994, Company  borrowings outstanding under all credit  facilities
were  $377.6 million  with remaining  availability to  the Company  of $3.0
billion  in   committed  facilities  and  $423.4   million  in  uncommitted
facilities.


Selected Financial Statistics

The following  table sets forth certain selected  financial information and
ratios  of the  Company and  illustrates certain  aspects of  the Company's
business for the periods indicated:

                              Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                                   June 30,                 June 30,       
                              1994          1993       1994          1993  
                                        (dollars in thousands) 
Average finance receivables
  net of unearned finance 
  charges (ANR)             $6,867,236  $6,370,211   $6,742,042  $6,310,596


Average borrowings          $6,094,798  $5,665,882   $5,987,445  $5,635,946

Finance charges (annualized) 
  as a percentage of ANR
  (yield)                       17.57%      17.01%       17.37%      16.95%

Interest expense (annualized)
  as a percentage of average
  borrowings (borrowing cost)    6.55%       6.73%        6.45%       6.78%

Spread between yield and
  borrowing cost                11.02%      10.28%       10.92%      10.17%

Insurance revenues (annualized)
  as a percentage of ANR         2.55%       2.28%        2.47%       2.20%
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Selected Financial Statistics Continued

                                    Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                                         June 30,             June 30,     
                                      1994      1993       1994      1993  

Operating expenses (annualized)
  as a percentage of ANR              5.49%      5.10%     5.48%      5.32%

Return on average assets 
  (annualized)                        3.09%      3.04%     2.93%      2.51%

Return on average assets
  before deducting cumulative
  effect of accounting changes
  (annualized)                        3.09%      3.04%     2.93%      2.85%

Return on average equity
  (annualized)                       21.70%     20.85%    20.30%     17.22%

Return on average equity 
  before deducting cumulative
  effect of accounting changes
  (annualized)                       21.70%     20.61%    20.30%     19.37%

Net charge-offs (annualized)
  as a percentage of ANR 
  (charge-off ratio)                  2.20%      2.00%     2.20%      1.96%

Ratio of earnings to fixed
  charges (refer to Exhibit 12
  in Item 6. herein for
  calculations)                         -          -       1.93       1.85



                                                             At June 30,   
                                                           1994      1993  

Finance receivables any portion of
  which was 60 days or more past due
  (delinquency) as a percentage of
  related receivables (including
  unearned finance charges and
  excluding deferred origination
  costs, a fair value adjustment
  on finance receivables and
  accrued interest)                                        2.49%      2.26%

Allowance for finance receivable
  losses as a percentage of net
  finance receivables                                      2.81%      2.63%

Debt to equity ratio                                       5.57       5.32
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Analysis of Operating Results

Net income  was $61.1 million and  $114.3 million for the  three months and
six months ended June 30, 1994, compared to $56.4 million and $92.2 million
for the same  1993 periods.  Income before cumulative  effect of accounting
changes was $61.1 million and  $114.3 million for the three months  and six
months ended  June 30, 1994,  compared to $56.4 million  and $104.8 million
for the same 1993 periods.

Finance  Charges.    Changes  in  finance charge  revenues,  the  principal
component of total revenues, are a  function of period to period changes in
the levels of ANR and yield.  ANR for the three months and six months ended
June 30, 1994 increased when compared to the same periods in 1993.  Finance
receivables increased primarily  due to finance  receivables originated  or
renewed  by the  Company due  to business  development efforts.   The yield
during  the three months and six months  ended June 30, 1994 also increased
when compared  to the same periods  in 1993 primarily due  to the increased
proportion  of  higher-rate, non-real  estate  secured  loans in  the  loan
portfolio.
 
Insurance  Revenues.  Insurance revenues increased for the three months and
six months ended June  30, 1994, when compared to the same periods in 1993,
primarily due to an increase in earned premiums.  Earned premiums increased
primarily  due to increased  written premiums  in prior  periods, resulting
from increased loan activity, and reinsurance assumptions.

Other Revenues.  Other revenues  for the three months and six  months ended
June 30, 1994  remained at near  the same level when  compared to the  same
periods  in 1993.  The  decrease in  investment  revenue  was offset  by  a
decrease in writedowns  on real  estate foreclosures and  an adjustment  to
servicing fee income.  The  decrease in investment revenue resulted  from a
decline in investment portfolio  yields partially offset by an  increase in
invested  assets.  Investment  portfolio yields  declined primarily  due to
prepayments of higher yielding investments and lower reinvestment rates  in
recent years.

Interest Expense.  Changes in interest expense are a function  of period to
period  changes  in  average  borrowings  and  borrowing  cost.     Average
borrowings  for  the  three months  and  six  months  ended  June 30,  1994
increased when compared to the same periods in 1993 primarily to fund asset
growth.  The borrowing cost for the three  months and six months ended June
30, 1994 decreased  when compared to the same periods in  1993 due to lower
long-term borrowing  cost partially  offset  by an  increase in  short-term
borrowing cost.  

Operating Expenses.  Operating expenses for the three months and six months
ended June  30, 1994 increased when  compared to the same  periods in 1993.
The increase was primarily  due to increases in salaries,  data processing,
and  advertising expense.  The  increase in salaries  expense was primarily
due to an increase  in operations staffing to support the  Company's growth
and merit increases.  The increase in data processing expense was primarily
due  to an  increase in  processor  fees to  support increased  credit card
activity and equipment expenses  resulting from a branch office  automation
program.   The increase  in advertising  expense was  primarily due to  the
early  implementation  of the  planned marketing  programs  for 1994.   The
increase  in  operating expenses  was partially  offset  by an  increase in
deferral of finance receivable origination costs.

Provision for Finance Receivable Losses.   Provision for finance receivable
losses for  the three months and  six months ended June  30, 1994 increased
when  compared  to the  same periods  in 1993,  due to  an increase  in net
charge-offs and amounts  provided for the allowance for  finance receivable
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losses.  Net  charge-offs increased due to the increase in charge-off rates
on non-real estate  loans and retail sales contracts, the  increase in ANR,
and the increased proportion  of non-real estate secured loans in  the loan
portfolio.   As expected, the increased proportion of non-real estate loans
in the loan  portfolio has contributed to both  higher charge-off rates and
corresponding higher yields.   The allowance for  finance receivable losses
increased primarily to bring  the balance to appropriate levels  based upon
the  balance of finance receivables, portfolio  mix, levels of delinquency,
net charge-offs, and the economic climate.  

Insurance Losses and Loss  Adjustment Expenses.  Insurance losses  and loss
adjustment expenses for the three months and six months ended June 30, 1994
increased  when compared  to  the same  periods in  1993  primarily due  to
increased  claims and  reserves  resulting from  the  increase in  premiums
written due to increased loan activity and reinsurance assumptions.

Provision  for Income  Taxes.   Provision for  income  taxes for  the three
months and  six months ended June  30, 1994 increased when  compared to the
same periods in  1993, primarily due  to higher taxable  income and the  1%
corporate tax rate increase enacted August 10, 1993.

Cumulative  Effect  of  Accounting Changes.    The  adoption  of three  new
accounting standards resulted in a cumulative adjustment effective  January
1,  1993 consisting  of a  one-time charge  to earnings  of $12.7  million.
Other  than  the  cumulative  effect,  adoption  of  these  new  accounting
standards has not  had a material effect on net income  and is not expected
to have a material impact in the future.
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                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

AGFI and certain  of its  subsidiaries are defendants  in various  lawsuits
arising  in the  normal  course of  business.   AGFI  and its  subsidiaries
believe  they have  valid  defenses  in  these  pending  lawsuits  and  are
defending  these cases  vigorously.   AGFI  also  believes that  the  total
amounts that would ultimately  be paid, if any, arising from these lawsuits
would have no material effect on the consolidated financial statements.


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits.

     (12)  Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K.

           No  Current  Reports on  Form 8-K  were  filed during the second
           quarter of 1994.
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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.


                                         AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE, INC.    
                                                  (Registrant)             



Date:  August 3, 1994                    By /s/ Philip M. Hanley           
                                                Philip M. Hanley*          
                                            Senior Vice President and Chief
                                              Financial Officer            


* Signing as duly authorized officer and principal financial officer.
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                               Exhibit Index



      Exhibits                                                       Page

(12)  Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.              15
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                                                                 Exhibit 12


              American General Finance, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                    Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges



                                                        Six Months Ended 
                                                            June 30,       
                                                       1994          1993  
                                                     (dollars in thousands)

Earnings:

  Income before provision for income
    taxes and cumulative effect of
    accounting changes                               $184,194      $167,110
  Interest expense                                    192,807       190,796
  Implicit interest in rents                            5,236         5,417

Total earnings                                       $382,237      $363,323

Fixed charges:

  Interest expense                                   $192,807      $190,796
  Implicit interest in rents                            5,236         5,417

Total fixed charges                                  $198,043      $196,213


Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                       1.93          1.85
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