General Motors Financial (ACF) 10-K2022 FY Annual report

We are primarily an indirect auto finance provider, and we focus our marketing activities on automobile dealers. We pursue franchised dealerships; however, we also conduct business with a limited number of independent dealerships. We generally finance new GM vehicles and used vehicles.

We maintain non-exclusive relationships with the dealers, and the dealers retain discretion to obtain financing from us or from another source for a customer seeking to purchase a vehicle. We actively monitor and cultivate our dealer relationships to maximize the volume of applications they submit for retail financing that meet our underwriting standards and profitability objectives.

Our operating leases are closed-end leases; therefore, we assume the residual risk on the leased vehicle. The lessee may purchase the leased vehicle at the maturity of the lease by paying the purchase price stated in the lease agreement, which equals the contract residual value determined at origination of the lease, plus any fees and all other amounts owed under the lease. If the lessee decides not to purchase the leased vehicle, the lessee must return it to a dealer by the lease's scheduled maturity date. Generally, monthly extensions may be granted to the lessee for up to a total of six months, and longer in certain circumstances. If the lessee extends the maturity date on their lease agreement, the lessee is responsible for additional monthly payments until the leased vehicle is returned or purchased.

We seek to maximize net sales proceeds on returned leased vehicles. Net sales proceeds equal gross proceeds less fees and costs for reconditioning and transporting the leased vehicles. We sell returned leased vehicles through either our exclusive online channel or our wholesale auction partners.

GM offers subvention programs, under which GM provides us cash payments in order for us to be able to provide for lower customer payments on loan and lease agreements originated through GM's dealership network, making credit more affordable to customers financing or leasing vehicles manufactured by GM. GM also supports our loan origination volume by offering other incentives to borrowers who finance their vehicles with us.

Our business strategy is to help GM sell vehicles while earning an appropriate risk-adjusted return. This strategy includes increasing new GM automobile sales by offering a full spectrum of competitive financing programs. Total retail loan and lease origination levels were as follows (in millions):

In addition to our proprietary credit scoring systems, we utilize other underwriting guidelines. These underwriting guidelines are comprised of numerous evaluation criteria, including, but not limited to: (i) identification and assessment of the applicant's willingness and capacity to repay the loan or lease, including consideration of credit history and performance on past and existing obligations; (ii) credit bureau data; (iii) collateral identification and valuation; (iv) payment structure and debt ratios; (v) insurance information; (vi) employment, income and residency verifications, as considered appropriate; and (vii) in certain cases, the creditworthiness of a co-obligor. These underwriting guidelines and the minimum credit risk profiles of applicants we will approve, as rank-ordered by our credit scorecards, are subject to change from time to time based on economic, competitive and capital market conditions as well as our overall origination strategies.

We support the financing of new and used vehicle inventory primarily for our GM-franchised dealerships and their affiliates before sale or lease to the retail customer. Financing is provided through lines of credit extended to individual dealerships. In general, each floorplan line is secured by all financed vehicles and by other dealership assets and, when available, the continuing personal guarantee of the dealership's owners. Under certain circumstances, such as repossession of dealership inventory, GM and other manufacturers may be obligated by applicable law, or under agreements with us, to reassign or to repurchase new vehicle inventory within certain mileage and model year parameters, further minimizing our risk. The amount we advance to a dealership for new vehicles purchased through the manufacturer is equal to 100% of the wholesale invoice price of new vehicles, which includes destination and other miscellaneous charges, and a price rebate from the manufacturer to the dealer in varying amounts stated as a percentage of the invoice price. We advance the loan proceeds directly to the manufacturer. To support a dealership's used vehicle inventory needs, we advance funds to the dealership or auction to purchase used vehicles for inventory based on the appropriate wholesale book value for the region in which the dealer is located.

Floorplan lending is typically structured to yield interest at a floating rate indexed to an appropriate benchmark rate. The rate for a particular dealership is based on, among other things, the dealership's creditworthiness, the amount of the credit line, the dealer's risk rating and whether or not the dealership is in default. Interest on floorplan loans is generally payable monthly. GM offers floorplan interest subvention in specific International Segment markets, under which GM makes payments to us to cover certain periods of interest on certain floorplan loans. Upon the sale or lease of a financed vehicle, the dealer must repay the advance on the vehicle according to the repayment terms. These repayment terms may vary based on the dealer's risk rating. As a result, funds advanced may be repaid in a short time period, depending on the length of time the dealer holds the vehicle until its sale.

We periodically inspect and verify the location of the financed vehicles that are available for sale. The timing of the verifications varies and no advance notice is given to the dealer. Among other things, verifications are intended to determine dealer compliance with its credit agreement as to repayment terms and to determine the status of our collateral.

As part of our floorplan lending agreement, we offer a cash management program. Under the program, subject to certain conditions, a dealer may choose to reduce the amount of interest on its floorplan line by making principal payments to us in advance. This program allows for the dealer to manage its liquidity position and reduce its interest cost while maintaining the repayment terms on the advances made associated with new vehicles.

We also make loans to finance parts and accessories as well as improvements to dealership facilities, to provide working capital and to purchase and finance dealership real estate. These loans are typically secured by mortgages or deeds of trust on dealership land and buildings, security interests in other dealership assets and often the continuing personal guarantees from the owners of the dealerships and/or the real estate, as applicable. Dealer loans are structured to yield interest at fixed or floating rates, which are indexed to an appropriate benchmark rate. Interest on dealer loans is generally payable monthly.

In our securitizations, we transfer loans or lease-related assets to securitization trusts (Trusts), which issue one or more classes of asset-backed securities. The asset-backed securities are in turn sold to investors. While these Trusts are included in our consolidated financial statements, they are separate legal entities, and the assets held by these Trusts are legally owned by them and are not available to our creditors or creditors of our other Trusts. When we transfer securitized assets to a Trust, we make certain representations and warranties regarding the securitized assets. These representations and warranties pertain to specific aspects of the securitized assets, including the origination of the securitized assets, the obligors of the securitized assets, the accuracy and legality of the records, schedules containing information regarding the securitized assets, the financed vehicles securing the securitized assets, the security interests in the securitized assets, specific characteristics of the securitized assets, and certain matters regarding our servicing of the securitized assets, but do not pertain to the underlying performance of the securitized assets. Upon the breach of one of these representations or warranties (subject to any applicable cure period) that materially and adversely affects the noteholders' interest in any securitized assets, we are obligated to repurchase the securitized assets from the Trust. Historically, repurchases due to a breach of a representation or warranty have been insignificant.

We utilize senior-subordinated securitization structures that involve the public and private sale of subordinated asset-backed securities to provide credit enhancement for the senior, or highest-rated, asset-backed securities. The level of credit enhancement in senior-subordinated securitizations depends, in part, on the net interest margin, collateral characteristics and credit performance trends of the assets transferred, as well as our credit trends and overall auto finance industry credit trends. Credit enhancement levels may also be impacted by our financial condition, the economic environment and our ability to sell lower-rated subordinated bonds at rates we consider acceptable.

The credit enhancement requirements in our securitization transactions may include restricted cash accounts that are generally established with an initial deposit and may subsequently be funded through excess cash flows from the securitized assets. An additional form of credit enhancement is provided in the form of overcollateralization, whereby the value of the securitized assets transferred to the Trusts is greater than the amount due on asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts.

The primary federal agency responsible for ensuring compliance with these consumer protection laws is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB has broad rule-making, examination and enforcement authority over non-bank automobile finance companies like us. We are subject to supervision and examination by the CFPB as a “larger participant” in the automobile finance market.

In most states and other jurisdictions in which we operate, consumer credit regulatory agencies regulate and enforce laws relating to sales finance companies and consumer lenders or lessors like us. These laws and regulations generally provide for licensing as a sales finance company or consumer lender or lessor, limitations on the amount, duration and charges, including interest rates, requirements as to the form and content of finance contracts and other documentation, and restrictions on collection practices and creditors' rights. In certain jurisdictions, we are subject to periodic examination by regulatory authorities.

In Canada, we are subject to both federal and provincial laws and regulations, including the Interest Act, the Consumer Protection Acts and Cost of Credit Disclosure regulations. Additionally, we are subject to certain provincial Consumer Reporting Acts and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, as well as provincial counterparts, which regulates how we can collect, use, and/or disclose consumers' personal information.

A material portion of our retail finance business, and substantially all our commercial lending activities, consist of financing associated with the sale and lease of new GM vehicles and our relationships with GM-franchised dealerships. If there were significant changes in GM's liquidity and capital position and access to the capital markets, the production or sales of GM vehicles to retail customers, the quality or resale value of GM vehicles, inflationary pressures or other factors impacting GM or its products, such changes could significantly affect our profitability, financial condition, and access to the capital markets. In addition, GM sponsors special-rate financing and other incentive programs available through us. Under these programs, GM makes interest supplements or other support payments to us and may offer various incentives to customers who finance their vehicles with us. These programs increase our financing volume and our share of financed GM vehicle sales. If GM were to adopt marketing strategies in the future that de-emphasized such programs in favor of other incentives, our financing volume could be reduced.

Also, government safety standards require manufacturers to remedy certain product safety defects through recall campaigns and vehicle repurchases. From time to time, GM may recall, suspend the production or sale of certain GM products to address performance, customer satisfaction, compliance or safety-related issues. Because our business is substantially dependent upon the sale of GM products, such actions could negatively impact our financing volume. Additionally, recalls may affect the demand for used recalled vehicles, or impact our timely disposal of repossessed and returned lease vehicles, which may affect the sales proceeds of those vehicles.

The automotive finance industry is highly competitive, and we compete with a large number of banks, credit unions, independent finance companies and other captive automotive finance subsidiaries. Our ability to maintain and expand our market share is contingent upon us offering competitive pricing, developing and maintaining strong relationships with dealers and customers, making substantial investments in our technological infrastructure, and effectively responding to changes in the automotive and automotive finance industries. In addition, any expansion into new markets may require us to compete with more experienced and established market participants. Failure to effectively manage these challenges could adversely affect our market share, and pressure to provide competitive pricing could have a negative effect on our operating results.

Demand for automobiles may also be impacted by the entrants of non-traditional participants in the automotive industry, who are disrupting the industry's historic business model through the introduction of new products, services, and methods of travel and vehicle ownership.

Our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations depend, to a material extent, on the performance of loans and leases in our portfolio. Obligors under contracts acquired or originated by us, as well as dealer obligors in our commercial lending portfolio, may default during the term of their loan or lease. Generally, we bear the full risk of losses resulting from defaults. In the event of a default, the value of the financed vehicle or, in the case of a commercial obligor, the value of the inventory and other commercial assets we finance usually does not cover the outstanding amount due to us, including the costs of recovery and asset disposition.

The amounts owed to us by any given dealership or dealership group in our commercial lending portfolio can be significant. The amount of potential loss resulting from the default of a dealer in our commercial lending portfolio can, therefore, be material even after liquidating the dealer's inventory and other assets to offset the defaulted obligations. Additionally, because the receivables in our commercial lending portfolio may include complex arrangements including guarantees, inter-creditor agreements, mortgages and other liens, our ability to recover and dispose of the underlying inventory and other collateral may be time-consuming and expensive, thereby increasing our potential loss.

An increase in defaults would reduce the cash flows generated by us, and distributions of cash to us from our secured debt facilities would be delayed and the ultimate amount of cash available for distributions to us from such facilities would be less, which would have an adverse effect on our liquidity.

Customer prepayments and dealer repayments on commercial obligations, which are generally revolving in nature, affect the amount of finance charge income we receive over the life of the loans. If prepayment levels increase for any reason and we are not able to replace the prepaid receivables with newly originated loans, we will receive less finance charge income and our results of operations may be adversely affected.

A portion of our origination and servicing activities in the North America Segment has historically involved sub-prime automobile receivables. Sub-prime borrowers are associated with higher delinquency and default rates than prime borrowers. The actual rates of delinquencies, defaults, repossessions and losses with respect to those borrowers could also be more dramatically affected by a general economic downturn. No assurance can be given that our proprietary credit scoring system, risk-based pricing and other underwriting policies, and our servicing and collection methods will be effective in managing these risks. In the event that we underestimate the default risk or underprice contracts that we purchase, our financial position, liquidity and results of operations would be adversely affected.

Substantially all of our revenue is generated from financial products offered to or through automotive dealers. Whether we are able to originate automotive loans and leases, as well as maintain and grow our commercial lending portfolio, is dependent upon dealers' effectiveness in marketing our financial products to their retail and lease customers and selecting our commercial lending products over those of our competitors. As a result, our ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with dealers, particularly GM-franchised dealers, is essential to our operations.

Given the reliance of our operations on GM-franchised dealers, we have significant exposure to their financial condition. Dealers operate in a highly competitive market, and GM-franchised dealers are vulnerable to both decreased demand for new GM vehicles and periods of economic slowdown or recession. Negative changes in the financial condition of GM-franchised dealers could result in decreased loan and lease originations, reduced demand for financing of dealer inventory, construction projects and working capital, and increased defaults and net loss rates in our commercial lending portfolio, which in turn could adversely impact our profitability and financial results.

We depend on various financing sources, including credit facilities, securitization programs and unsecured debt issuances, to finance our loan and lease originations and commercial lending business. Additionally, our ability to refinance or make payments on our indebtedness depends on our access to financing sources in the future and our ability to generate cash. Our access to financing sources depends upon our financial position, general market conditions, availability of bank liquidity, the bank regulatory environment, our compliance with covenants imposed under our financing agreements, the credit quality of the collateral we can pledge to support secured financings, and other factors. Changes in GM's and our credit ratings may also impact our access to and cost of financing. There can be no assurance that funding will be available to us through these financing sources or, if available, that the funding will be on acceptable terms. If these financing sources are not available to us on a regular basis for any reason, or we are not otherwise able to generate significant amounts of cash, then we would not have sufficient funds and would be required to revise the scale of the business, including the possible reduction of origination activities, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, liquidity and results of operations.

We currently have a substantial amount of outstanding indebtedness. In addition, we have guaranteed a substantial amount of indebtedness incurred by several of our subsidiaries. We have also entered into intercompany loan agreements with several of our subsidiaries, providing these companies with access to our liquidity to support originations and other activities. Our ability to make payments of principal or interest on, or to refinance, our indebtedness will depend on our future operating performance, and our ability to enter into additional credit facilities and securitization transactions as well as other debt financings, which, to a certain extent, are subject to economic, financial, competitive, regulatory, capital markets and other factors beyond our control.

If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows in the future to service our debt, we may be required to refinance all or a portion of our existing debt or to obtain additional financing. There can be no assurance that any refinancing will be possible or that any additional financing could be obtained on acceptable terms. The inability to service or refinance our existing debt or to obtain additional financing would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, liquidity and results of operations.

The degree to which we are leveraged creates risks, including:

Our credit facilities may require us to comply with certain financial ratios and covenants, including minimum asset quality maintenance requirements. These restrictions may interfere with our ability to obtain financing or to engage in other necessary or desirable business activities. If we cannot comply with the requirements in our credit facilities, then the lenders may increase our borrowing costs, remove us as servicer of our assets or declare the outstanding debt immediately due and payable. If our debt payments were accelerated, any assets pledged to secure these facilities might not be sufficient to fully repay the debt. These lenders may foreclose upon their collateral, including the restricted cash in these credit facilities. These events may also result in a default under our unsecured debt indentures. We may not be able to obtain a waiver of these provisions or refinance our debt, if needed. In such case, our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations would materially suffer.

Unfavorable changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates may adversely affect our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. We utilize various hedging strategies to mitigate our exposure to rate fluctuations, including entering into derivative instruments with various major financial institutions that we believe are creditworthy. However, changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates cannot always be predicted or hedged, and there can be no assurance that our hedging strategies will be effective in minimizing interest rate and foreign currency risks. Our results of operations may be adversely impacted by volatility in the valuation of derivative instruments. Additionally, we may be unable to find creditworthy counterparties willing to enter derivative instruments on acceptable terms, and counterparties may be unable to meet their financial obligations under our derivative instruments.

We have certain floating-rate obligations, hedging transactions, and floating-rate commercial loans that determine their applicable interest rate or payment amount by reference to LIBOR. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has announced that it will no longer persuade or compel banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR. In March 2021, the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, the administrator of LIBOR, extended the transition dates of certain U.S. Dollar LIBOR tenors to June 30, 2023, after which LIBOR reference rates will cease to be provided. Despite this deferral, the LIBOR administrator has advised that no new contracts using U.S. Dollar LIBOR should be entered into after December 31, 2021. It is unknown whether LIBOR will continue to be published by its administrator based on continued bank submissions, or on any other basis, after such dates.

Our operations outside the U.S. are subject to many of the same risks as our U.S. operations. In addition to those risks, our non-U.S. operations, including the operations of our joint ventures, are subject to certain additional risks, such as the following:

The effects of these risks may, individually or in the aggregate, adversely affect our business.

We do not control the operations of our joint ventures, and we do not have a majority interest in the joint ventures. In the joint ventures, we share ownership and management with other parties who may not have the same goals, strategies, priorities, or resources as we do and may compete with us outside the joint ventures. Joint ventures are intended to be operated for the benefit of all co-owners, rather than for our exclusive benefit. Operating a business as a joint venture often requires additional organizational formalities, as well as time-consuming procedures for sharing information and making decisions that must further take into consideration our co-owners' interest. In joint ventures, we are required to foster our relationship with our co-owners as well as promote the overall success of the joint ventures, and if a co-owner changes or relationships deteriorate, our success in the joint ventures may be materially adversely affected. The benefits from a successful joint venture are shared among the co-owners, and as such, we do not receive the full benefits from a successful joint venture. As a result of having limited control over the actions of the joint ventures, we may be unable to prevent misconduct or other violations of applicable laws. Moreover, the joint ventures may not follow the same requirements regarding internal controls and internal control over financial reporting that we follow. To the extent another party makes decisions that negatively impact the joint ventures or internal control issues arise within the joint ventures, we may have to take responsive or other actions, or we may be subject to penalties, fines or other related actions for these activities that could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Under these laws and regulations, the failure to maintain compliant data privacy and security practices could result in consumer complaints and regulatory inquiry, resulting in civil or criminal penalties, as well as brand impact or other harm to our business. In addition, increased consumer sensitivity to real or perceived failures in maintaining acceptable data practices could damage our reputation and deter current and potential customers from using our products and services. The cost of compliance with these laws and regulations will be high and is likely to increase in the future. The growing patchwork of state and country regulations imposes burdensome obligations on companies to quickly respond to consumer requests, such as requests to delete, disclose and stop selling or sharing personal information, with significant fines for noncompliance. Complying with these new laws has significantly increased, and may continue to increase, our operating costs and is driving increased complexity in our operations. In addition to direct liability that we may face in connection with these fast-evolving laws and regulations, both regulators and litigants are increasingly seeking to hold companies liable for their third-party service providers' and vendors' privacy and cybersecurity compliance, particularly in the context of cybersecurity attacks and data

We are subject to a wide variety of laws and regulations in the jurisdictions where we operate, including supervision and licensing by numerous governmental entities. These laws and regulations, or changes thereof, can create significant constraints on our operations and result in significant costs related to compliance. For example, laws or regulations intended to address the potential impacts of climate change could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could impair our ability to continue operating and result in substantial civil and criminal penalties, monetary damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, possible revocation of licenses, and damage to reputation, brand and valued customer relationships.

In the United States, the Dodd-Frank Act imposes significant regulatory oversight on the financial industry and grants the CFPB extensive rulemaking and enforcement authority, all of which may substantially impact our operations. As a “larger participant” in the automobile finance market, we are subject to comprehensive and rigorous on-site examinations by the CFPB. Any violations of law or unfair lending practices found during these examinations could result in enforcement actions, fines, and mandated process, procedure or product-related changes or consumer refunds.

The effects of climate change and the ongoing efforts to mitigate its impact, including through climate change-related legislation and regulation, could significantly affect our profitability, financial condition and access to the capital markets. Significant physical effects of climate change, such as extreme weather and natural disasters, may affect our customers. For example, customers living in areas affected by extreme weather and natural disasters may suffer financial harm, reducing their ability to make timely payments on their loans and leases. Dealerships and physical auctions that facilitate the disposition of repossessed and returned lease vehicles are also subject to disruption as a result of extreme weather and natural disasters, which could result in an inability to sell such repossessed and returned lease vehicles, or a temporary or permanent decline in the market value of those vehicles. In addition, extreme weather and natural disasters may have effects on the automobile finance industry or economy due to the interdependence of market factors. If such extreme weather or a natural disaster were to occur in a geographic region in which a large number of customers are located, these risks would be exacerbated. Further, changes to laws or regulations enacted to address the potential impacts of climate change (including laws which may adversely impact the automobile industry in particular as a result of efforts to mitigate the factors contributing to climate change, as well as constraints related to lending on greenhouse gas-emitting products) could have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to the tax laws and regulations of the U.S. and numerous other jurisdictions in which we do business. Many judgments are required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes and other tax liabilities, and we are regularly under audit by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities, which may not agree with our tax positions. In addition, our tax liabilities are subject to other significant risks and uncertainties, including those arising from potential changes in laws and regulations in the countries in which we do business, the possibility of adverse determinations with respect to the application of existing laws (in particular with respect to full realization of the incentives contemplated by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022), changes in our business or structure and changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities. Any unfavorable resolution of these and other uncertainties may have a significant adverse impact on our tax rate and results of operations. If our tax expense were to increase, or if the ultimate determination of our taxes owed is for an amount in excess of amounts previously accrued, our operating results, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely affected.

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Our executive offices are located in Fort Worth, Texas. We operate credit centers, collections and customer service centers and administrative offices, primarily in North America and Latin America.

All of our common stock is owned by General Motors Holdings LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GM; therefore, there is no public trading market for our common stock. Dividends are payable at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on several factors, including, but not limited to, business and economic conditions, our financial condition, earnings, liquidity requirements and leverage ratio.

We continue to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, government actions and measures taken to prevent its spread, and the potential to affect our operations, particularly in China. We are also monitoring the current global economic environment, specifically including inflationary pressures and the macroeconomic impact of the conflict in Ukraine, and any resulting impacts on our financial position and results of operations. Refer to Item 1A. "Risk Factors" for additional information.

We incorporate our outlook on forecast recovery rates and overall economic performance in our allowance estimate. Each 5% relative decrease/increase in our forecast recovery rates would increase/decrease our allowance for loan losses by $109 million.

At December 31, 2022, the weightings we applied to the economic forecast scenarios that we considered resulted in an allowance for loan losses on our retail finance receivables portfolio of $2.1 billion. If the forecast economic conditions were based entirely on the weakest scenario we considered, the allowance for loan losses would increase by $74 million. Actual economic data and recovery rates that are worse/lower than those we forecast could result in an increase in the allowance for loan losses.

Our commercial finance receivables portfolio consists of floorplan financing as well as dealer loans, which are loans to finance improvements to dealership facilities, to provide working capital, or to purchase and/or finance dealership real estate. The allowance for loan losses on commercial finance receivables is based on historical loss experience for the consolidated portfolio, in addition to forecasted auto industry conditions. There can be no assurance that the ultimate charge-off amount will not exceed such estimates or that our credit loss assumptions will not increase.

During the term of a lease, we periodically evaluate the estimated residual value and may adjust the value downward, which increases the prospective depreciation, or upward (limited to the contractual residual value), which decreases the prospective depreciation.

The customer is obligated to make payments during the lease term for the difference between the purchase price and the contract residual value plus a money factor. However, since the customer is not obligated to purchase the vehicle at the end of the contract, we are exposed to a risk of loss to the extent the customer returns the vehicle prior to or at the end of the lease term and the proceeds we receive on the disposition of the vehicle are lower than the residual value estimated at lease inception. Realization of the residual values is dependent on our future ability to market the vehicles under prevailing market conditions.

At December 31, 2022, the estimated residual value of our leased vehicles was $24.7 billion. If used vehicle prices weaken compared to our estimates, we would increase depreciation expense and/or record an impairment charge on our lease portfolio. If an impairment exists, we would determine any shortfall in recoverability of our leased vehicle asset groups by year, make and model. Recoverability is calculated as the excess of (1) the sum of remaining lease payments, plus estimated residual value, over (2) leased vehicles, net, less deferred income. Alternatively, if used vehicle prices outperform our latest estimates, we may record gains on sales of off-lease vehicles and/or decreased depreciation expense.

We reviewed our leased vehicles portfolio for indicators of impairment and determined that no impairment indicators were present at December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The following table illustrates the effect of a 1% relative change in the estimated residual values at December 31, 2022, which could increase or decrease depreciation expense over the remaining term of our leased vehicles portfolio, holding all other assumptions constant. Changes to residual values are rarely simultaneous across all maturities and segments, and also may impact return rates. If a decrease in residual values is concentrated among specific asset groups, the decrease could result in an immediate impairment charge.

We account for income taxes on a separate return basis using an asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statements' carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.

In the ordinary course of business, there may be transactions, calculations, structures and filing positions where the ultimate tax outcome is uncertain. At any point in time, multiple tax years are subject to audit by various taxing jurisdictions and we record liabilities for estimated tax results based on the requirements of the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. Management believes that the estimates it records are reasonable. However, due to expiring statutes of limitations, audits, settlements, changes in tax law or new authoritative rulings, no assurance can be given that the final outcome of these matters will be comparable to what was reflected in the historical income tax provisions and accruals. We may need to adjust our accrued tax assets or liabilities if actual results differ from estimated results or if we adjust the assumptions used in the computation of the estimated tax results in the future. These adjustments could materially impact the effective tax rate, earnings, accrued tax balances and cash.

The ability to realize deferred tax assets depends on the ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carryback or carryforward periods provided for in the tax law for each applicable tax jurisdiction. The assessment regarding whether a valuation allowance is required or should be adjusted is based on an evaluation of possible sources of taxable income and also considers all available positive and negative evidence factors. Our accounting for deferred tax consequences represents our best estimate of future events. Changes in our current estimates, due to unanticipated market conditions or events, could have a material effect on our ability to utilize deferred tax assets.

We use return on average tangible common equity (a non-GAAP measure) to measure our contribution to GM's enterprise profitability and cash flows. Our return on average tangible common equity decreased to 25.1% in 2022 from 32.6% in 2021 primarily due to decreased earnings.

The following table presents our reconciliation of return on average tangible common equity to return on average common equity, the most directly comparable GAAP measure:

Average retail finance receivables increased primarily due to new loan originations in excess of principal collections and payoffs. Our penetration of GM's retail sales in the U.S. was 43.2% in 2022 and 43.9% in 2021. Penetration levels vary depending on incentive financing programs available and competing third-party financing products in the market.

Average commercial finance receivables increased primarily due to growth in the average amount financed per dealer, resulting from increased new vehicle inventory, as well as higher floorplan penetration.

Unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges of our floating rate debt are reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged transactions affect earnings via principal remeasurement or accrual of interest expense.

At December 31, 2022, delinquency increased from 2021, but continued to be lower than historical levels. We expect that delinquency will increase over time relative to current levels, but may remain below pre-pandemic levels due to improvement in the credit mix of the portfolio.

The return rate is largely dependent on the level of used vehicle values at lease termination compared to contractual residual values at lease inception. Used vehicle prices were generally higher than contractual residual values in 2022, primarily due to low new vehicle inventory, and resulted in unusually low return rates. The high levels of used vehicle prices also resulted in gains on terminations of leased vehicles of $1.2 billion and $2.0 billion for 2022 and 2021. The decrease in gains is primarily due to higher residual value estimates resulting in decreased depreciation expense, as well as fewer vehicles returned in 2022 compared to 2021. In 2023, we expect used vehicle prices to continue moderating through the year and the return rate to rise as market prices on used vehicles fall below contractual residual values.

The following table summarizes the residual value based on our most recent estimates and the number of units included in leased vehicles, net by vehicle type (units in thousands):

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, 99.4% and 99.5% of our operating leases were current with respect to payment status.

Cruise is the GM global segment responsible for the development and commercialization of autonomous vehicle technology. We have a multi-year credit agreement with Cruise whereby we may provide advances to Cruise, over time, through 2024, to fund the purchase of autonomous vehicles from GM. At December 31, 2022, Cruise had $113 million of borrowings outstanding and access to an additional $4.5 billion in advances under the agreement. Cruise had no borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2021.

The following table summarizes our available liquidity:

At December 31, 2022, available liquidity increased primarily due to increased available borrowing capacity on unpledged eligible assets, resulting from the issuance of securitization transactions and unsecured debt. We generally target liquidity levels to support at least six months of our expected net cash outflows, including new originations, without access to new debt financing transactions or other capital markets activity. At December 31, 2022, available liquidity exceeded our liquidity targets.

Under our support agreement with GM (the Support Agreement), GM provides us with financial resources through a $1.0 billion junior subordinated unsecured intercompany revolving credit facility (the Junior Subordinated Revolving Credit Facility) and exclusive access to GM's $2.0 billion 364-day revolving credit facility (GM Revolving 364-day Credit Facility).

During 2022, net cash used in investing activities increased primarily due to an increase in net funding of commercial finance receivables of $6.6 billion, an increase in the purchases of consumer finance receivables of $1.8 billion and a decrease in proceeds from termination of leased vehicles of $159 million, partially offset by a decrease in purchases of leased vehicles of $2.7 billion and an increase in collections and recoveries on retail finance receivables of $1.6 billion.

During 2022, net cash provided by financing activities increased primarily due to a decrease in debt repayments of $7.2 billion, a decrease in dividend payments of $1.8 billion and a decrease in extinguishment of debt of $1.6 billion, partially offset by a decrease in borrowings of $4.0 billion.

At December 31, 2022, credit facilities consist of the following:

For any residual exposure after the end of 2021, we expect to leverage relevant contractual and statutory solutions to transition such exposure. For more information on the expected replacement of LIBOR, refer to Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Also, the Support Agreement provides that GM will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that we will continue to be designated as a subsidiary borrower under GM's corporate revolving credit facilities. We have access, subject to available capacity, to $15.5 billion of GM's unsecured revolving credit facilities consisting of a three-year, $4.3 billion facility and a five-year, $11.2 billion facility. We had no borrowings outstanding under any of the GM revolving credit facilities at December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or from the forward-looking statements:

We manage each of these types of risk in the context of its contribution to our overall global risks. We make business decisions on a risk-adjusted basis and price our services consistently with these risks. A discussion of market risk (including interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk), counterparty risk, and operating risk follows.

Our assets are primarily comprised of fixed-rate retail installment loans and operating lease agreements under which customers typically make equal monthly payments over the life of the contracts. Our commercial finance receivables primarily earn a floating rate of interest, and are revolving in nature.

Our debt includes long-term unsecured debt and securitization notes payable. Our senior unsecured debt issuances have tenors of up to 10 years. Approximately 93% of these debt instruments are fixed-rate and pay equal interest payments over the life of the debt and a single principal payment at maturity. Our securitization notes payable are primarily fixed-rate and amortize as the underlying assets pay down.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, we were liability-sensitive, meaning that we expect more liabilities than assets to re-price within the next 12 months. During a period of rising interest rates, the interest paid on our liabilities would increase more than the interest earned on our assets, which would initially decrease our net interest income. During a period of falling interest rates, we would expect our net interest income to initially increase.

We enter into arrangements with individual counterparties that we believe are creditworthy and generally settle on a net basis. In addition, the ALCO performs a quarterly assessment of our counterparty credit risk, including a review of credit ratings, credit default swap rates and potential nonperformance of the counterparty.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions which affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences may be material.

Generally, the financial statements of entities that operate outside of the U.S. are measured using the local currency as the functional currency. All assets and liabilities of the foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates and the results of operations and cash flows are determined using approximate weighted-average exchange rates for the period. Translation adjustments are related to the foreign subsidiaries using local currency as their functional currency and are reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income/loss. Foreign currency transaction gains or losses are recorded directly to the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, regardless of whether such amounts are realized or unrealized. We may enter into foreign currency derivatives to mitigate our exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

We have debt agreements to finance our commercial lending activities. The terms of these financing agreements require that a borrowing base of eligible floorplan receivables, within certain concentration limits, must be maintained in sufficient amounts to support advances. When a dealer repays a floorplan receivable to us, either the amount advanced against such receivables must be repaid by us or the equivalent amount in new receivables must be added to the borrowing base. The term for repayment of advances under these agreements is when we receive repayment from the dealers, which is typically within 90 days of when the credit is extended. Therefore, the cash flows related to these debt agreements are reflected on the consolidated statements of cash flows as “Net change in debt (original maturities less than three months).”

We use static pool modeling techniques to determine the allowance for loan losses expected over the remaining life of the receivables, which is supplemented by management judgment. We assess the recent internal operating and external environments and may qualitatively adjust certain assumptions to result in an allowance that is reflective of losses that are expected to occur in the forecasted environment.

Expected losses are estimated for groups of accounts aggregated by internal credit score and monthly vintage. Generally, the expected losses are projected based on historical loss experience over the last 10 years, more heavily weighted toward recent performance to result in an estimate that is more reflective of the current internal and external environments. We consider forecast economic conditions over a reasonable and supportable forecast period. We determine the expected remaining life of the finance receivables to be a reasonable and supportable forecast horizon, primarily due to the relatively short weighted average life of retail finance receivables. We determined the economic factors that have the largest impact on expected losses include unemployment rates, interest rate spreads, disposable personal income, and growth rates in gross domestic products. We use forecasts for our chosen factors provided by a leading economic research firm. We compare the forecasts to consensus forecasts to assess for reasonableness and may use one or more forecast scenarios provided by the research firm.

Troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) are grouped separately for purposes of measuring the allowance. The allowance for TDRs uses static pool modeling techniques, similar to non-TDR retail finance receivables, to determine the expected loss amount. The expected cash flows of the receivables are then discounted at the original weighted average effective interest rate of the pool. Factors considered when estimating the TDR allowance are based on an evaluation of historical and current information, and may be supplemented by management judgment. While we expect certain of our finance receivables to become TDRs, there is typically no delay between the point at which we become aware that a receivable is expected to become a TDR and when the receivable actually qualifies as a TDR. Therefore, our TDR portfolio does not include any receivables that are expected to become TDRs.

We believe these factors are relevant in estimating expected losses and also consider an evaluation of overall portfolio credit quality based on indicators such as changes in our credit evaluation, underwriting and collection management policies, changes in the legal and regulatory environment, general economic conditions and business trends and uncertainties in forecasting and modeling techniques used in estimating our allowance. We update our retail loss forecast models and portfolio indicators on a quarterly basis to incorporate information reflective of the current and forecast economic environments.

Assumptions regarding credit losses are reviewed periodically and may be impacted by actual performance of finance receivables and changes in any of the factors discussed above. Should the credit loss assumptions increase, there would be an increase in the amount of allowance for loan losses required, which would decrease the net carrying value of finance receivables and increase the amount of provision for loan losses.

Commercial finance receivables are carried at amortized cost, net of allowance for loan losses and any amounts held under a cash management program. Provisions for loan losses are charged to operations in amounts sufficient to maintain the allowance for loan losses at levels considered adequate to cover expected credit losses in the commercial finance receivables portfolio. We establish the allowance for loan losses based on historical loss experience, as well as forecasted auto industry conditions, which is the economic indicator that we believe has the largest impact on expected losses. The commercial finance receivables are aggregated into loan-risk pools, which are determined based on our internally developed risk rating system. Dealers' financial and operating metrics are regularly scored and further evaluated to derive a risk rating. Based on dealer risk ratings, we establish probability of default and loss given default, and also determine if any specific dealer loan requires additional reserves.

Commercial finance receivables are individually evaluated and, where collectability of the recorded balance is in doubt, are written down to the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell. Commercial finance receivables are charged off at the earlier of when they are deemed uncollectible or reach 360 days past due.

Accounts in Chapter 13 bankruptcy that have an interest rate or principal adjustment as part of a confirmed bankruptcy plan are also considered TDRs.

Commercial finance receivables subject to forbearance, moratoriums, extension agreements, or other actions intended to minimize economic loss and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of collateral are classified as TDRs. We do not grant concessions on the principal balance of dealer loans.

Accounts that become classified as TDRs because of a payment deferral accrue interest at the contractual rate and an additional fee is collected (where permitted) at each time of deferral and recorded as a reduction of accrued interest. No interest or fees are forgiven on a payment deferral to a customer; therefore, there are no additional financial effects of deferred loans becoming classified as TDRs. Accounts in the U.S. in Chapter 13 bankruptcy would have already been placed on nonaccrual; therefore, there are no additional financial effects from these loans becoming classified as TDRs. Finance charge income from loans classified as TDRs is accounted for in the same manner as other accruing loans. Cash collections on these loans are allocated according to the same payment hierarchy methodology applied to loans that are not classified as TDRs.

Generally, the lessee may purchase the leased vehicle at the maturity of the lease by paying the purchase price stated in the lease agreement, which equals the contract residual value determined at origination of the lease, plus any fees and all other amounts owed under the lease. If the lessee decides not to purchase the leased vehicle, the lessee must return it to a dealer by the lease's scheduled maturity date. Monthly extensions may be granted to the lessee for up to a total of six months, and longer in certain circumstances. If the lessee extends the maturity date on their lease agreement, the lessee is responsible for additional monthly payments until the leased vehicle is returned or purchased. Since the lessee is not obligated to purchase the vehicle at the end of the contract, we are exposed to a risk of loss to the extent the customer returns the vehicle prior to or at the end of the lease term and the proceeds we receive on the disposition of the vehicle are lower than the residual value estimated at lease inception.

We estimate the expected residual value based on third-party data that considers various data points and assumptions, including, but not limited to, recent auction values, the expected future volume of returning leased vehicles, used vehicle prices, manufacturer incentive programs and fuel prices. Changes in the expected residual value result in increased or decreased depreciation of the leased asset over the remaining term of the lease. Upon disposition, a gain or loss is recorded for any difference between the carrying amount of the lease and the proceeds from the disposition of the asset, including any insurance proceeds. Under the accounting for impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, vehicles on operating leases are evaluated by asset group for impairment. We aggregate leased vehicles into asset groups based on make, year and model. When asset group indicators of impairment exist and aggregate future cash flows from the operating lease, including the expected realizable fair value of the leased assets at the end of the lease, are less than the carrying amount of the lease asset group, an immediate impairment write-down is recognized if the difference is deemed not recoverable.

In our securitizations, we transfer finance receivables and lease-related assets to SPEs structured as securitization trusts (Trusts), which issue one or more classes of asset-backed securities. The asset-backed securities are, in turn, sold to investors.

We are not required, and do not currently intend, to provide any additional financial support to SPEs. While these subsidiaries are included in our consolidated financial statements, these subsidiaries are separate legal entities and the finance receivables, lease-related assets and cash held by these subsidiaries are legally owned by them and are not available to our creditors or creditors of our other subsidiaries.

We recognize finance charge, lease vehicle and fee income on the securitized assets and interest expense on the secured debt issued in securitization transactions, and record a provision for loan losses to recognize loan losses expected over the remaining life of the securitized assets. Cash pledged to support securitization transactions is deposited to a restricted account and recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as restricted cash, which is invested in highly liquid securities with original maturities of 90 days or less.

Derivative financial instruments are generally expressed in notional principal or contract amounts that are much larger than the amounts potentially at risk for nonpayment by counterparties. Therefore, in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties, our credit exposure is limited to the uncollected interest and the market value related to the instruments that have become favorable to us, to the extent that market values are not collateralized. We maintain a policy of requiring that all derivative instruments be governed by an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement. We enter into derivative instruments and establish risk limits with counterparties that we believe are creditworthy and generally settle on a net basis. In addition, management performs a quarterly assessment of our counterparty credit risk, including a review of credit ratings, credit default swap rates and potential nonperformance of the counterparty.

We designate certain pay-fixed, receive-floating interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges of variable rate debt. The risk being hedged is the risk of variability in interest payments attributable to changes in interest rates. If the hedge relationship is deemed to be highly effective, we record the changes in the fair value of the hedge in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss.

We designate certain receive-fixed, pay-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges of fixed-rate debt. The risk being hedged is the risk of changes in the fair value of the hedged debt attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate. If the hedge relationship is deemed to be highly effective, we record the changes in the fair value of the hedged debt related to the risk being hedged in interest expense. The change in fair value of the related hedge is also recorded in interest expense.

We designate certain pay-fixed, receive-fixed cross-currency swaps as cash flow hedges of foreign currency-denominated debt. The risk being hedged is the variability in the cash flows for the payments of both principal and interest attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. If the hedge relationship is deemed to be highly effective, we record the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the swap in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss. When the hedged cash flows affect earnings via principal remeasurement or accrual of interest expense, we reclassify these amounts to operating expenses or interest expense. Any ineffective portion of a cash flow hedge is recorded to interest expense immediately.

We designate certain pay-float, receive-float cross-currency swaps as fair value hedges of foreign currency-denominated debt. The risk being hedged is the foreign exchange risk associated with the remeasurement of the foreign currency-denominated debt. We assess effectiveness of these hedge relationships based on changes in fair value attributable only to changes in currency exchange rates. If the hedge relationship is deemed to be highly effective, we record changes in the fair value of the swap attributable to changes in currency exchange rates to operating expenses, changes in the fair value of the swap attributable to components excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss, and reclassify interest accrual components to interest expense.

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

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

We record uncertain tax positions on the basis of a two-step process whereby: (i) we determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position; and (ii) for those tax positions that meet the more likely than not recognition, we recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. We record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions in income tax provision.

Accrual of finance charge income on retail finance receivables is generally suspended on accounts that are more than 60 days delinquent, accounts in bankruptcy and accounts in repossession. Payments received on nonaccrual loans are first applied to any fees due, then to any interest due and then any remaining amounts are applied to principal. Interest accrual generally resumes once an account has received payments bringing the delinquency status to less than 60 days past due or, for TDRs, when repayment is reasonably assured based on the modified terms of the loan.

Accrual of finance charge income on commercial finance receivables is generally suspended on accounts that are more than 90 days delinquent, upon receipt of a bankruptcy notice from a borrower, or where reasonable doubt exists about the full collectability of contractually agreed upon principal and interest. Payments received on nonaccrual loans are first applied to principal. Interest accrual resumes once an account has received payments bringing the account fully current and collection of contractual principal and interest is reasonably assured (including amounts previously charged off).

Rental income earned on leased vehicles, which includes lease origination fees, net of lease origination costs, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease agreement. Gains or losses realized upon disposition of off-lease vehicles, including any payments received from lessees upon lease termination, are included in leased vehicle expenses.

For entities that have adopted ASU 2016-13, ASU 2022-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted ASU 2022-02 on a modified retrospective basis on January 1, 2023, by recognizing an after-tax cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings for loan modifications. The impact of the adoption of ASU 2022-02 was insignificant.

We offer loan and lease finance products through GM-franchised dealers to customers purchasing new vehicles manufactured by GM and certain used vehicles and make commercial loans directly to GM-franchised dealers and their affiliates. We also offer commercial loans to dealers that are consolidated by GM and those balances are included in finance receivables, net.

Under subvention programs, GM makes cash payments to us for offering incentivized rates and structures on retail loan and lease finance products. In addition, GM makes cash payments to us to cover interest payments on certain commercial loans we make to GM-franchised dealers. We received subvention payments from GM of $2.4 billion, $3.3 billion and $3.9 billion for 2022, 2021 and 2020. Subvention due from GM is recorded as a related party receivable.

Amounts due to GM for commercial finance receivables originated but not yet funded are recorded as a related party payable.

Cruise is the GM global segment responsible for the development and commercialization of autonomous vehicle technology. We have a multi-year credit agreement with Cruise whereby we may provide advances to Cruise, over time, through 2024, to fund the purchase of autonomous vehicles from GM. At December 31, 2022, Cruise had $113 million of borrowings outstanding and access to an additional $4.5 billion in advances under the agreement. Cruise had no borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2021. Amounts due from Cruise are included in finance receivables, net.

We are included in GM's consolidated U.S. federal income tax returns and certain U.S. state returns, and we are obligated to pay GM for our share of tax liabilities. During 2022, we made payments of $690 million to GM for state and federal income taxes related to the years 2020 through 2022. During 2021, we made payments of $824 million to GM for state and federal income taxes related to the years 2021 and 2020. No tax payments were made in 2020. Amounts owed to GM for income taxes are recorded as a related party payable.

The following tables present related party transactions:

Under the support agreement with GM (the Support Agreement), if our earning assets leverage ratio at the end of any calendar quarter exceeds the applicable threshold set in the Support Agreement, we may require GM to provide funding sufficient to bring our earning assets leverage ratio within the applicable threshold. In determining our earning assets leverage ratio (net earning assets divided by adjusted equity) under the Support Agreement, net earning assets means our finance receivables, net, plus leased vehicles, net, and adjusted equity means our equity, net of goodwill and inclusive of outstanding junior subordinated debt, as each may be adjusted for derivative accounting from time to time.

Additionally, the Support Agreement provides that GM will own all of our outstanding voting shares as long as we have any unsecured debt securities outstanding. GM also agrees to certain provisions in the Support Agreement intended to ensure we maintain adequate access to liquidity. Pursuant to these provisions, GM provides us with a $1.0 billion junior subordinated unsecured intercompany revolving credit facility, and GM will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that we will continue to be designated as a subsidiary borrower under GM's corporate revolving credit facilities. We have access, subject to available capacity, to $15.5 billion of GM's unsecured revolving credit facilities consisting of a three-year, $4.3 billion facility and a five-year, $11.2 billion facility. We also have exclusive access to GM's $2.0 billion 364-day revolving credit facility (GM Revolving 364-day Credit Facility). We had no borrowings outstanding under any of the GM revolving credit facilities at December 31, 2022 and 2021. In April 2022, GM renewed the GM Revolving 364-Day Credit Facility, which now matures on April 4, 2023.

The allowance for retail loan losses as of percentage of retail finance receivables, net was 3.2% at December 31, 2022 and 2021.