DALLAS, Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC) ("SC") today announced net income for the fourth quarter 2016 of $61 million, or $0.17 cents per diluted common share.

Full year 2016 net income was $766 million, or $2.13 cents per diluted common share.

Fourth Quarter 2016 Key Highlights (variances compared to fourth quarter 2015):


    --  Total auto originations of $4.5 billion, down 24%
        --  Core retail auto originations of $2.0 billion, up 1%
        --  Total Chrysler Capital originations of $2.5 billion, down 36%
    --  Total finance and other interest income of $1.6 billion, up 4%
    --  Net finance and other interest income of $1.1 billion, down 5%
    --  Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 13.4%, up 220 basis points
    --  Issued $3.3 billion in securitizations

Full Year 2016 Key Highlights (variances compared to full year 2015):


    --  Total auto originations of $21.9 billion, down 20%
    --  Interest on individually acquired retail installment contracts of $4.6
        billion, up 3%
    --  Net finance and other interest income of $4.7 billion, flat
    --  Expense ratio of 2.2%, up 10 basis points
    --  Return on average assets of 2.0%
    --  Return on average equity of 15.8%
    --  Average managed assets of $52.7 billion, up 8%
    --  Retail installment contract ("RIC") net charge-off ratio of 7.9%, up 150
        basis points
    --  Average FICO of retained originations 598, up 14 points
    --  Issued $8.0 billion in securitizations
    --  Originated more than $170 million through our online, direct-to-consumer
        platform, Roadloans.com
    --  Real-time call monitoring rolled out for all inbound/outbound call
        center lines in 2016

"Full year 2016 results demonstrate SC's continued profitability and solid returns, earning net income of $766 million while also taking a measured approach to originations in a competitive market and improving the credit quality of our balance sheet. As expected, our 2016 vintage-level loss performance continues to come in better than 2015. We expect this positive trend will be reflected in nominal gross losses in future quarters. We continue to believe our consistent focus on disciplined underwriting, compliance and being simple, personal and fair in everything we do is setting SC up for long-term, sustainable and differentiated success," said Jason Kulas, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Kulas continued, "I would like to thank all our employees, customers and dealers for being an integral part of our success this year. We are optimistic about SC's prospects for 2017 as our fundamentals continue to strengthen, and we remain committed to better serving our customers and creating value for all our stakeholders."

Finance receivables, loans and leases, net(1), increased 4 percent, to $34.2 billion at December 31, 2016, from $32.7 billion at December 31, 2015, driven by an increase in lease assets. Net finance and other interest income decreased 5 percent, to $1.13 billion in the fourth quarter 2016 from $1.19 billion in the fourth quarter 2015, primarily driven by a higher cost of funds and lower interest income from personal installment loans sold in February 2016.

SC's average annual percentage rate (APR) as of the end of the fourth quarter 2016 for retail installment contracts (RICs) held for investment was 16.4 percent, down from 16.8 percent as of the end of the fourth quarter 2015. These APRs are consistent with credit trends in our held for investment portfolio. As of the end of the fourth quarter 2016, RICs with FICO® scores less than 540 decreased to 22.1 percent, from 23.4 percent as of the end of the fourth quarter 2015. In addition, RICs with FICO® scores greater than 640 increased to 13.8 percent, from 12.2 percent.

Net leased vehicle income increased 41 percent to $123 million in the fourth quarter 2016 from $87 million in the fourth quarter 2015 due to continued leasing portfolio growth.

The allowance for credit loss balance of $3.4 billion at December 31, 2016 increased $9 million, or 26 basis points, from the prior quarter end. The allowance ratio(2) increased to 12.6 percent as of December 31, 2016, from 11.9 percent as of December 31, 2015, primarily driven by the increased balance of loans classified as troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) and a denominator effect from slower portfolio growth. A TDR is an accounting classification for assets that meet certain loan modification or extension criteria. Loan modifications and extensions are utilized to offer assistance to some customers experiencing temporary hardship. Under GAAP, the allowance for assets classified as TDRs takes into consideration expected lifetime losses.

SC's RIC net charge-off and delinquency ratio(3) increased to 9.4 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively, for the fourth quarter 2016 from 8.9 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively, for the fourth quarter 2015. The increases in the net charge-off and delinquency ratios, and in TDR balances, are driven by the aging of the more nonprime 2015 vintage, and the denominator effect of slower portfolio growth since the prior year fourth quarter.

"We demonstrated strong access to liquidity in 2016, as we added two new warehouse facilities, including one new committed lender, and we continued to be the largest auto ABS issuer in the market in 2016, issuing $8 billion in securitizations across all three of our platforms," said Izzy Dawood, Chief Financial Officer. "Improving our liquidity position as we experienced delays in the filing of our financial statements further evidences the consistency of the cash flows of our originations."

Mr. Dawood continued, "Executing the agreement to flow assets to Banco Santander is a top priority in the first quarter of 2017. Along with the national roll out of the dealer VIP program with our Fiat-Chrysler dealers and our continued focus on dealer floorplan lending through Santander Bank N.A. we believe these strategies will positively impact our volume with Chrysler."

During the year SC increased the amount of dealers participating in the dealer VIP program with approximately 500 dealers as of year end and increased dealer receivable originations ("floorplan") more than 60 percent versus 2015.

Provision for credit losses decreased to $686 million in the fourth quarter 2016, from $851 million in the fourth quarter 2015, as the prior year quarter included a qualitative reserve of $149 million to account for the higher concentration of originations with limited credit experience. This reserve was eliminated as of the end of the third quarter 2016 since the model was able to incorporate the loss estimate.

In the fourth quarter 2016, SC recorded net investment losses of $168 million, compared to losses of $229 million in the fourth quarter 2015. The current period losses were primarily driven by $146 million of lower of cost or market adjustments related to the held for sale personal lending portfolio, including $116 million in customer default activity and a $30 million increase in discount (lower of cost or market) consistent with seasonal origination patterns for this portfolio. Excluding the impact of personal lending, investment losses totaled $23 million driven by losses related to a fourth quarter off-balance sheet securitization and a lower of cost or market adjustment on certain auto assets classified as held for sale.

During the quarter, SC incurred $296 million of operating expenses, up 15 percent from $257 million in the fourth quarter 2015, driven by increased compensation expense, primarily due to the continued investment in our control and compliance infrastructure, a non-recurring expense of approximately $13 million and higher repossession expense.

(1) Includes Finance receivables held for investment, Finance receivables held for sale and Leased vehicles
(2) Excludes end of period balances on purchased receivables portfolio of $158 million and finance receivables held for sale of $2.1 billion
(3) Net charge-off ratio stated on a recorded investment basis which is unpaid principal balance adjusted for unaccreted net discounts, subvention and origination costs

In line with SC's strategy to leverage its scalable servicing platform and increase servicing fee income, SC executed asset sales of $1.4 billion during the fourth quarter through existing loan sale programs and one off-balance sheet securitization, under which it retains servicing. The serviced for others portfolio of $11.9 billion as of December 31, 2016, is down 21 percent from December 31, 2015, driven by lower prime originations and lower prime asset sales, and down 2 percent versus the prior quarter. Servicing fee income decreased 24 percent to $32 million in the fourth quarter 2016, from $42 million in the fourth quarter 2015.

Conference Call Information

SC management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the fourth quarter results and other general matters at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. The conference call will be accessible by dialing 888-503-8172 (U.S. domestic), or 719-325-2434 (international), conference ID 7139377. Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The conference call will also be accessible via live audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the corporate website at http://investors.santanderconsumerusa.com. Choose "Events" and select the information pertaining to the Q4 2016 Earnings Call. Additionally there will be several slides accompanying the webcast. Please allow at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary software.

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the company's website or by dialing 844-512-2921 (U.S. domestic), or 412-317-6671 (international), conference ID 7139377, approximately two hours after the event. The dial-in replay will be available for two weeks after the conference call, and the webcast replay will be available through February 8, 2017. An investor presentation will also be available by visiting the Investor Relations page of SC's website at http://investors.santanderconsumerusa.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions, or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as anticipates, believes, can, could, may, predicts, potential, should, will, estimates, plans, projects, continuing, ongoing, expects, intends, and similar words or phrases. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various important factors, some of which are beyond our control. For additional discussion of these risks, refer to the section entitled Risk Factors and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed by us with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Among the factors that could cause the forward-looking statements in this press release and/or our financial performance to differ materially from that suggested by the forward-looking statements are (a) the inherent limitations in internal controls over financial reporting; (b) our ability to remediate any material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting completely and in a timely manner; (c) continually changing federal, state, and local laws and regulations could materially adversely affect our business; (d) adverse economic conditions in the United States and worldwide may negatively impact our results; (e) our business could suffer if our access to funding is reduced; (f) significant risks we face implementing our growth strategy, some of which are outside our control; (g) unexpected costs and delays in connection with exiting our personal lending business; (h) our agreement with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC may not result in currently anticipated levels of growth and is subject to certain performance conditions that could result in termination of the agreement; (i) our business could suffer if we are unsuccessful in developing and maintaining relationships with automobile dealerships; (j) our financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations depend on the credit performance of our loans; (k) loss of our key management or other personnel, or an inability to attract such management and personnel; (l) certain regulations, including but not limited to oversight by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the European Central Bank, and the Federal Reserve, whose oversight and regulation may limit certain of our activities, including the timing and amount of dividends and other limitations on our business; and (m) future changes in our relationship with Banco Santander that could adversely affect our operations. If one or more of the factors affecting our forward-looking information and statements proves incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking information and statements. Therefore, we caution the reader not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information or statements. The effect of these factors is difficult to predict. Factors other than these also could adversely affect our results, and the reader should not consider these factors to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties. New factors emerge from time to time, and management cannot assess the impact of any such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking information or statements, whether written or oral, to reflect any change, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

About Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC) ("SC") is a full-service, technology-driven consumer finance company focused on vehicle finance, third-party servicing and delivering superior service to our more than 2.7 million customers across the full credit spectrum. The company, which began originating retail installment contracts in 1997, has a managed asset portfolio of approximately $52 billion (as of December 31, 2016), and is headquartered in Dallas. (www.santanderconsumerusa.com)

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.
Financial Supplement
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016



    Table 1: Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                   December 31,                        December 31,

                                                                                  2016                     2015
                                                                                  ----                     ----

                                         (Unaudited, Dollars in thousands)

    Assets

    Cash and cash equivalents                                                 $160,180                  $18,893

    Finance receivables held for
     sale, net                                                               2,123,415                2,859,575

    Finance receivables held for
     investment, net                                                        23,481,001               23,367,788

    Restricted cash                                                          2,757,299                2,236,329

    Accrued interest receivable                                                373,274                  395,387

    Leased vehicles, net                                                     8,564,628                6,497,310

    Furniture and equipment, net                                                67,509                   58,007

    Federal, state and other income
     taxes receivable                                                           87,352                  267,636

    Related party taxes receivable                                               1,087                       71

    Goodwill                                                                    74,056                   74,056

    Intangible assets                                                           32,623                   33,016

    Due from affiliates                                                         31,270                   58,599

    Other assets                                                               785,410                  582,291
                                                                               -------                  -------

    Total assets                                                           $38,539,104              $36,448,958
                                                                           ===========              ===========

    Liabilities and Equity:

    Liabilities:

    Notes payable -credit
     facilities                                                             $6,886,681               $6,902,779

    Notes payable -secured
     structured financings                                                  21,462,025               20,872,900

    Notes payable -  related party                                           2,975,000                2,600,000

    Accrued interest payable                                                    33,346                   22,544

    Accounts payable and accrued
     expenses                                                                  379,021                  413,269

    Federal, state and other income
     taxes payable                                                              18,201                    2,462

    Deferred tax liabilities, net                                            1,278,064                  881,225

    Due to affiliates                                                           50,620                   58,148

    Other liabilities                                                          217,527                  263,082
                                                                               -------                  -------

    Total liabilities                                                       33,300,485               32,016,409
                                                                            ----------               ----------


    Equity:

    Common stock, $0.01 par value                                                3,589                    3,579

    Additional paid-in capital                                               1,657,611                1,644,151

    Accumulated other comprehensive
     income (loss), net                                                         28,259                    2,125

    Retained earnings                                                        3,549,160                2,782,694
                                                                             ---------                ---------

    Total stockholders' equity                                               5,238,619                4,432,549
                                                                             ---------                ---------

    Total liabilities and equity                                           $38,539,104              $36,448,958
                                                                           ===========              ===========


    Table 2: Consolidated Statements of Income


                                                Three Months Ended                                      Twelve Months Ended
                                                   December 31,                                            December 31,
                                                   ------------                                            ------------

                                                      2016                            2015                            2016         2015
                                                      ----                            ----                            ----         ----

                                                (Unaudited, Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Interest on finance
     receivables and loans                      $1,222,468                      $1,270,072                      $5,026,790   $5,031,829

    Leased vehicle income                          401,020                         295,109                       1,487,671    1,037,793

    Other finance and interest
     income                                          3,695                         (5,251)                         15,135       18,162
                                                     -----                          ------                          ------       ------

    Total finance and other
     interest income                             1,627,183                       1,559,930                       6,529,596    6,087,784

    Interest expense                               216,980                         157,893                         807,484      628,791

    Leased vehicle expense                         278,229                         208,255                         995,459      726,420
                                                   -------                         -------                         -------      -------

    Net finance and other
     interest income                             1,131,974                       1,193,782                       4,726,653    4,732,573

    Provision for credit
     losses                                        685,711                         850,723                       2,468,200    2,785,871
                                                   -------                         -------                       ---------    ---------

    Net finance and other
     interest income after
     provision for credit
     losses                                        446,263                         343,059                       2,258,453    1,946,702

    Profit sharing                                  12,176                          10,649                          47,816       57,484
                                                    ------                          ------                          ------       ------

    Net finance and other
     interest income after
     provision for credit
     losses and profit sharing                     434,087                         332,410                       2,210,637    1,889,218

    Investment gains (losses),
     net                                         (168,344)                      (229,212)                      (444,759)    (95,214)

    Servicing fee income                            32,205                          42,357                         156,134      131,113

    Fees, commissions, and
     other                                          88,143                          89,268                         382,171      385,744
                                                    ------                          ------                         -------      -------

    Total other income                            (47,996)                       (97,587)                         93,546      421,643

    Compensation expense                           126,982                         108,458                         498,224      434,041

    Repossession expense                            75,539                          66,456                         293,355      241,522

    Other operating costs                           93,384                          81,708                         351,893      345,686
                                                    ------                          ------                         -------      -------

    Total operating expenses                       295,905                         256,622                       1,143,472    1,021,249
                                                   -------                         -------                       ---------    ---------

    Income before income taxes                      90,186                        (21,799)                      1,160,711    1,289,612

    Income tax expense                              28,911                         (2,244)                        394,245      465,572
                                                    ------                          ------                         -------      -------

    Net income                                     $61,275                       $(19,555)                       $766,466     $824,040
                                                   =======                        ========                        ========     ========


    Net income per common
     share (basic)                                   $0.17                         $(0.05)                          $2.14        $2.32
                                                     =====                          ======                           =====        =====

    Net income per common
     share (diluted)                                 $0.17                         $(0.05)                          $2.13        $2.31
                                                     =====                          ======                           =====        =====

    Weighted average common
     shares (basic)                            358,582,203                     357,927,012                     358,280,814  355,102,742
                                               ===========                     ===========                     ===========  ===========

    Weighted average common
     shares (diluted)                          360,323,179                     361,956,163                     359,165,172  356,163,076
                                               ===========                     ===========                     ===========  ===========


    Table 3: Other Financial Information


                                          Three Months Ended                               Twelve Months Ended
                                             December 31,                                     December 31,
                                             ------------                                     ------------

                                                2016                              2015                          2016        2015
                                                ----                              ----                          ----        ----

    Ratios                                               (Unaudited, Dollars in thousands)

    Yield on individually
     acquired retail installment
     contracts                                 15.8%                           16.4 %                        16.1%     16.7 %

    Yield on purchased
     receivables portfolios                    18.1%                           25.6 %                        24.3%     16.2 %

    Yield on receivables from
     dealers                                    5.1%                            5.3 %                         5.2%      5.0 %

    Yield on personal loans (1)                22.9%                           20.0 %                        23.9%     20.3 %

    Yield on earning assets (2)                13.5%                           14.4 %                        14.1%     14.8 %

    Cost of debt (3)                            2.8%                            2.1 %                         2.6%      2.1 %

    Net interest margin (4)                    11.3%                           12.7 %                        12.0%     13.1 %

    Expense ratio (5)                           2.3%                            2.0 %                         2.2%      2.1 %

    Return on average assets (6)                0.6%                           (0.2)%                         2.0%      2.4 %

    Return on average equity (7)                4.7%                           (1.8)%                        15.8%     20.1 %

    Net charge-off ratio on
     individually acquired retail
     installment contracts (8)                  9.4%                            8.9 %                         7.9%      6.7 %

    Adjusted net charge-off
     ratio on individually
     acquired retail installment
     contracts (8)                              9.4%                            8.9 %                         7.9%      6.4 %

    Net charge-off ratio on
     purchased receivables
     portfolios (8)                             1.3%                            3.5 %                            -     (0.5)%

    Net charge-off ratio on
     receivables from dealers (8)               1.5%                                -                         0.5%          -

    Net charge-off ratio on
     personal loans (8) (9)                        -                                -                            -     40.8 %

    Adjusted net charge-off
     ratio on personal loans (8)
     (9)                                          -                                -                            -     17.9 %

    Net charge-off ratio (8) (9)                8.9%                            8.3 %                         7.4%      8.4 %

    Adjusted net charge-off
     ratio (8) (9)                              8.9%                            8.3 %                         7.4%      7.0 %

    Delinquency ratio on
     individually acquired retail
     installment contracts held
     for investment, end of
     period (10)                                5.1%                            4.4 %                         5.1%      4.4 %

    Delinquency ratio on personal
     loans, end of period (10)                 11.3%                            6.9 %                        11.3%      6.9 %

    Delinquency ratio on loans
     held for investment, end of
     period (10)                                5.1%                            4.6 %                         5.1%      4.6 %

    Allowance ratio (11)                       12.6%                           11.9 %                        12.6%     11.9 %

    Common Equity Tier 1 capital
     ratio (12)                                13.4%                           11.2 %                        13.4%     11.2 %


    Other Financial Information

    Charge-offs, net of
     recoveries, on individually
     acquired retail installment
     contracts                              $674,442                          $611,526                    $2,257,848  $1,795,771

    Charge-offs, net of
     recoveries, on purchased
     receivables portfolios                      790                             3,383                          (17)    (2,720)

    Charge-offs, net of
     recoveries, on receivables
     from dealers                                258                                 -                          393           -

    Charge-offs, net of
     recoveries, on personal
     loans                                         -                                -                            -    673,294

    Charge-offs, net of
     recoveries, on capital
     leases                                    2,219                            19,859                         9,384      30,907
                                               -----                            ------                         -----      ------

    Total charge-offs, net of
     recoveries                             $677,709                          $634,768                    $2,267,608  $2,497,252

    End of period Delinquent
     principal over 60 days,
     individually acquired retail
     installment contracts held
     for investment                       $1,386,218                        $1,191,567                    $1,386,218  $1,191,567

    End of period Delinquent
     principal over 60 days,
     personal loans                         $176,873                          $168,906                      $176,873    $168,906

    End of period Delinquent
     principal over 60 days,
     loans held for investment            $1,392,789                        $1,377,770                    $1,392,789  $1,377,770

    End of period assets covered
     by allowance for credit
     losses                              $27,229,276                       $27,007,816                   $27,229,276 $27,007,816

    End of period Gross finance
     receivables and loans held
     for investment                      $27,427,578                       $27,368,579                   $27,427,578 $27,368,579

    End of period Gross finance
     receivables, loans, and
     leases held for investment          $37,040,531                       $34,694,875                   $37,040,531 $34,694,875

    Average Gross individually
     acquired retail installment
     contracts                           $28,604,117                       $27,560,674                   $28,652,897 $26,818,625

    Average Gross purchased
     receivables portfolios                  241,404                           385,420                       286,354     562,512

    Average Gross receivables
     from dealers                             69,745                            76,598                        71,997      89,867

    Average Gross personal loans           1,405,187                         2,309,474                     1,413,440   2,229,080

    Average Gross capital leases              34,584                            94,670                        45,949     114,605
                                              ------                            ------                        ------     -------

    Average Gross finance
     receivables, loans and
     capital leases                      $30,355,037                       $30,426,836                   $30,470,637 $29,814,689

    Average Gross finance
     receivables, loans, and
     leases                              $39,941,127                       $37,531,621                   $39,289,341 $36,140,498

    Average Managed assets               $52,038,692                       $52,485,567                   $52,731,119 $48,919,418

    Average Total assets                 $38,513,454                       $36,039,307                   $37,944,529 $35,050,503

    Average Debt                         $31,416,694                       $30,137,927                   $31,330,686 $29,699,885

    Average Total equity                  $5,185,840                        $4,447,457                    $4,850,653  $4,096,042



                (1)    Includes Finance and other
                        interest income; excludes fees

                (2)    "Yield on earning assets" is
                        defined as the ratio of
                        annualized Total finance and
                        other interest income, net of
                        Leased vehicle expense, to
                        Average gross finance
                        receivables, loans and leases

                (3)    "Cost of debt" is defined as the
                        ratio of annualized Interest
                        expense to Average debt

                (4)    "Net interest margin" is defined
                        as the ratio of annualized Net
                        finance and other interest
                        income to Average gross finance
                        receivables, loans and leases

                (5)    "Expense ratio" is defined as the
                        ratio of annualized Operating
                        expenses to Average managed
                        assets

                (6)    "Return on average assets" is
                        defined as the ratio of
                        annualized Net income to Average
                        total assets

                (7)    "Return on average equity" is
                        defined as the ratio of
                        annualized Net income to Average
                        total equity

                (8)    "Net charge-off ratio" is
                        defined as the ratio of
                        annualized Charge-offs, on a
                        recorded investment basis, net
                        of recoveries, to average unpaid
                        principal balance of the
                        respective portfolio

                (9)    Effective as of September 30,
                        2015, changes in the value of
                        the personal lending portfolio
                        driven by customer default
                        activity are classified in net
                        investment gains (losses) due to
                        the classification of the
                        portfolio as held for sale. As
                        there was accordingly no charge-
                        off activity on personal loans
                        for the three months ended
                        December 31, 2015, the
                        annualized charge-off rate on
                        personal loans reported as of
                        September 30, 2015 has been used
                        as the full year charge- off
                        rate. The average gross balance
                        of personal loans used in the
                        full year charge-off rate was
                        $2,201,551. Additionally, the
                        denominators of the aggregate
                        Net charge-off ratios for the
                        three and twelve months ended
                        December 31, 2015 have been
                        adjusted to $28,123,241 and
                        $29,279,874, respectively, to
                        exclude Personal Lending
                        balances for the three months
                        ended December 31, 2015.

               (10)    "Delinquency ratio" is defined as
                        the ratio of End of period
                        Delinquent principal over 60
                        days to End of period gross
                        balance of the respective
                        portfolio, excludes capital
                        leases

               (11)    "Allowance ratio" is defined as
                        the ratio of Allowance for
                        credit losses, which excludes
                        impairment on purchased
                        receivables portfolios, to End
                        of period assets covered by
                        allowance for credit losses

               (12)    "Common Equity Tier 1 Capital
                        ratio" is a non-GAAP ratio
                        defined as the ratio of Total
                        common equity tier 1 capital to
                        Total risk-weighted assets


    Table 4: Credit Quality


    Amounts related to our
     individually acquired retail
     installment contracts as of
     and for the three and twelve
     months December 31, 2016 and
     2015, are as follows:


    (Unaudited, Dollars in
     thousands)


                      Three Months Ended December 31,             Twelve Months Ended December 31,
                      -------------------------------             --------------------------------

                 2016                                        2015                                       2016               2015
                 ----                                        ----                                       ----               ----

    Credit loss
     allowance -
     beginning of
     period                                       $3,401,285                                 $2,982,699         $3,197,414          $2,586,685

    Provision for
     credit losses                                   684,213                                    826,241          2,471,490           2,433,617

    Charge-offs                                  (1,293,743)                               (1,143,727)       (4,723,648)        (3,897,480)

    Recoveries                                       619,301                                    532,201          2,465,800           2,101,709

    Transfers to
     held-for-
     sale                                                  -                                         -                 -           (27,117)
                                                         ---                                       ---               ---            -------

    Credit loss
     allowance -
     end of period                                $3,411,056                                 $3,197,414         $3,411,056          $3,197,414
                                                  ==========                                 ==========         ==========          ==========


    Net charge-offs                                 $674,442                                   $611,526         $2,257,848          $1,795,771

    Average unpaid
     principal
     balance (UPB)                                28,604,117                                 27,560,674         28,652,897          26,818,625

    Charge-off
     ratio1                                             9.4%                                      8.9%              7.9%               6.7%


                            December 31, 2016(2)                        December 31, 2015(2)
                            -------------------                         -------------------

    Principal 31-60
     days past due                                $2,735,577                                      10.1%        $2,454,986                9.1%

    Delinquent
     principal over
     60 days                                       1,386,218                                       5.1%         1,191,567                4.4%
                                                   ---------                                        ---          ---------                 ---

    Total
     delinquent
     contracts                                    $4,121,795                                      15.2%        $3,646,553               13.6%
                                                  ==========                                       ====         ==========                ====


                       December 31,                December 31,

                                              2016                     2015
                                              ----                     ----

               (Dollar amounts in thousands)

    TDR -
     Unpaid
     principal
     balance                            $5,599,567               $4,579,931

    Non-TDR -
     Unpaid
     principal
     balance                           $21,528,406              $22,284,015

    Total -
     Unpaid
     principal
     balance                           $27,127,973              $26,863,946

    Total -
     Allowance                          $3,411,056               $3,197,414

    Total
     allowance
     ratio                                   12.6%                   11.9%



    (1) "Net charge-off ratio"
     is defined as the ratio of
     annualized Charge-offs, on
     a recorded investment basis,
     net of recoveries, to
     average unpaid principal
     balance of the respective
     portfolio

    (2) Percent of unpaid
     principal balance.


    Table 5: Originations


                          Three Months Ended                                       Twelve Months Ended            Three Months Ended
                          ------------------                                       -------------------            ------------------

                             December 31,                                              December 31,                  December 31,                December 31,             September 30,

                                                   2016                                                      2015                           2016                     2015                     2016
                                                   ----                                                      ----                           ----                     ----                     ----

    Retained Originations                 (Unaudited, Dollar amounts in thousands)
    ---------------------

    Retail installment
     contracts                               $3,068,154                                                $3,830,337                    $12,726,912              $16,692,229               $3,281,112

    Average APR                                   15.4%                                                    13.9%                         15.7%                   16.9%                   14.7%

    Average FICO(R) (a)                             604                                                       608                            598                      584                      612

    Discount                                       0.3%                                                     1.5%                          0.5%                    1.8%                    0.1%


    Personal loans                             $190,143                                                  $304,748                       $199,424                 $887,483            $           -

    Average APR                                   25.2%                                                    24.4%                         25.1%                   21.2%                       -

    Discount                                          -                                                        -                             -                       -                       -


    Leased vehicles                            $971,865                                                $1,009,526                     $5,584,149               $5,132,053               $1,300,375


    Capital lease
     receivables                                 $1,424                                                    $2,338                         $7,401                  $67,244                   $2,319
                                                 ------                                                    ------                         ------                  -------                   ------

    Total originations
     retained                                $4,231,586                                                $5,146,949                    $18,517,886              $22,779,009               $4,583,806


    Sold Originations (b)
    --------------------

    Retail installment
     contracts                                 $484,916                                                $1,098,674                     $3,573,658               $5,419,730                 $580,242

    Average APR                                    4.4%                                                     2.6%                          4.3%                    4.2%                    3.2%

    Average FICO(R) (c)                             746                                                       758                            745                      743                      760
                                                    ---                                                       ---                            ---                      ---                      ---

    Total originations
     sold                                      $484,916                                                $1,098,674                     $3,573,658               $5,419,730                 $580,242


    Total SC originations                    $4,716,502                                                $6,245,623                    $22,091,544              $28,198,739               $5,164,048


    Facilitated
     Originations
    -------------

    Leased vehicles                $                  -                                      $                 -           $                 -                $632,471            $           -


    Total originations                       $4,716,502                                                $6,245,623                    $22,091,544              $28,831,210               $5,164,048
                                             ==========                                                ==========                    ===========              ===========               ==========



    (a)               Unpaid principal balance
                      excluded from the weighted
                      average FICO score is $426
                      million, $688 million, $2.1
                      billion, $3.2 billion and $492
                      million for the three months
                      ended December 31, 2016 and
                      2015, the twelve months ended
                      December 31, 2016 and 2015, and
                      the three months ended
                      September 30, 2016,
                      respectively, as the borrowers
                      on these loans did not have
                      FICO scores at origination. Of
                      these amounts, $71 million,
                      $215 million, $364 million,
                      $650 million, and $74 million,
                      respectively, were commercial
                      loans.

    (b)               Only includes assets both
                      originated and sold in the
                      period. Total asset sales for
                      the period are shown in Table
                      6.

    (c)               Unpaid principal balance
                      excluded from the weighted
                      average FICO score is $50
                      million, $137 million, $451
                      million, $647 million and $59
                      million for the three months
                      ended December 31, 2016 and
                      2015, the twelve months ended
                      December 31, 2016 and 2015, and
                      the three months ended
                      September 30, 2016,
                      respectively, as the borrowers
                      on these loans did not have
                      FICO scores at origination. Of
                      these amounts, $8 million, $2
                      million, $86 million, $108
                      million, and zero,
                      respectively, were commercial
                      loans.


    Table 6: Asset Sales


    Asset sales may include assets originated in prior periods.


                                               Three Months Ended                                       Twelve Months Ended             Three Months Ended
                                               ------------------                                       -------------------             ------------------

                                                  December 31,                                              December 31,                   December 31,                 December 31,               September 30,

                                                                        2016                                                       2015                            2016                       2015                            2016
                                                                        ----                                                       ----                            ----                       ----                            ----

                                                               (Unaudited, Dollar amounts in thousands)

    Retail
     installment
     contracts                                                    $1,381,036                                                 $1,869,113                      $3,694,019                 $7,862,520                        $793,804

    Average APR                                                         6.3%                                                      4.5%                           4.2%                      7.2%                           3.0%

    Average
     FICO(R)                                                             721                                                        766                             746                        704                             762


    Personal
     loans                                              $                  -                                      $                  -                       $869,349           $              -           $                  -

    Average APR                                                            -                                                         -                          17.9%                         -                              -


    Leased
     vehicles                                           $                  -                                      $                  -           $                  -                $1,316,958            $                  -
                                                        --------------------                                      --------------------           --------------------                ----------            --------------------

    Total asset
     sales                                                        $1,381,036                                                 $1,869,113                      $4,563,368                 $9,179,478                        $793,804
                                                                  ==========                                                 ==========                      ==========                 ==========                        ========


    Table 7: Ending Portfolio


    Ending outstanding balance, average APR and remaining unaccreted discount of our held for investment portfolio as of December 31,
     2016, and December 31, 2015, are as follows:


                                                         December 31, 2016                                                  December 31, 2015
                                                         -----------------                                                  -----------------

                                             (Unaudited, Dollar amounts in thousands)

    Retail
     installment
     contracts                                                                 $27,358,147                                                    $27,223,768

    Average APR                                                                      16.4%                                                         16.8%

    Discount                                                                          2.3%                                                          2.7%


    Personal loans                                                                 $11,839                                                           $941

    Average APR                                                                      31.5%                                                         20.9%


    Receivables from
     dealers                                                                       $69,431                                                        $76,941

    Average APR                                                                       4.9%                                                          4.6%


    Leased vehicles                                                             $9,612,953                                                     $7,326,296


    Capital leases                                                                 $31,872                                                        $66,929


    Table 8: Reconciliation of 2015 Non-
     GAAP Measures

    (Dollars in thousands)

                                           For the Year Ended

                                           December 31, 2015
                                           -----------------

    Charge-offs, net of recoveries on
     personal loans                                              $673,294

    Deduct: LOCM adjustment on personal
     loans                                                      (377,598)
                                                                 --------

    Adjusted Net charge-offs on personal
     loans                                                       $295,696
                                                                 ========



    Average gross personal loans(1)                            $2,201,551

    Net charge-off ratio on personal loans                          40.8%
                                                                     ----

    Adjusted net charge-off ratio on
     personal loans                                                 17.9%
                                                                     ====


    Charge-offs, net of recoveries on
     retail installment contracts acquired
     individually                                              $1,795,771

    Deduct: LOCM adjustment on retail
     installment contracts acquired
     individually                                                (73,388)
                                                                  -------

    Adjusted Net charge-offs on retail
     installment contracts acquired
     individually                                              $1,722,383
                                                               ==========



    Average Gross retail installment
     contracts acquired individually                          $26,818,625

    Net charge-off ratio on retail
     installment contracts acquired
     individually                                                    6.7%
                                                                      ---

    Adjusted Net charge-off ratio on
     retail installment contracts acquired
     individually                                                    6.4%
                                                                      ===


    Total charge-offs, net of recoveries                       $2,497,252

    Deduct: LOCM adjustment on personal
     loans                                                      (377,598)

    Deduct: LOCM adjustment on retail
     installment contracts acquired
     individually                                                (73,388)
                                                                  -------

    Adjusted Net charge-offs total                             $2,046,266
                                                               ==========



    Average Gross finance receivables and
     loans(1)                                                 $29,279,874

    Net charge-off ratio                                             8.4%
                                                                      ---

    Adjusted Net charge-off ratio total                              7.0%
                                                                      ===



    (1) The denominators of the
     Personal Lending Net charge-off
     ratios and the aggregate Net
     charge-off ratios for the three
     and twelve months ended December
     31, 2015 have been adjusted to
     exclude Personal Lending
     balances for the three months
     ended December 31, 2015.


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