Ally Financial (ALLY) 20 Jan 232022 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Fourth Quarter Ally Financial Inc. Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to Mr. Investor of Head Leary, Relations. Sean Please go ahead.

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