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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
   
þ
 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
  For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007, or
   
o
 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
  For the transition period from                    to                    .
 
Commission file number: 1-3754
 
GMAC LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
   
Delaware 38-0572512
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
200 Renaissance Center
P.O. Box 200 Detroit, Michigan
48265-2000
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(313) 556-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yesþ            Noo
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a nonaccelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” inRule 12b-2of the Exchange Act). (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Nonaccelerated filerþ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined inRule 12b-2of the Exchange Act).
Yeso          Noþ
 


 

 
GMAC LLC
 
INDEX
 
     
    Page
 
 Financial Statements (unaudited)  
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (As restated)
 3
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
as of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006
 4
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (As restated)
 5
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
 6
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 7
 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 29
 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 60
 Controls and Procedures 60
 Legal Proceedings 62
 Risk Factors 62
 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 64
 Defaults Upon Senior Securities 65
 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 65
 Other Information 65
 Exhibits 65
   66
 67
 Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement
 Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement
 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 1350


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
 
GMAC LLC
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (unaudited)
 
                 
  Three months ended
 Nine months ended
  September 30, September 30,
    2006
   2006
    (As restated
   (As restated
($ in millions) 2007 see Note 1) 2007 see Note 1)
 
 
Revenue
                
Consumer
  $2,432   $2,631   $7,398   $7,787 
Commercial
  750   802   2,227   2,311 
Loans held for sale
  307   419   1,182   1,270 
Operating leases
  1,892   2,080   5,187   6,034 
 
 
Total financing revenue
  5,381   5,932   15,994   17,402 
Interest expense
  3,715   3,899   11,122   11,734 
 
 
Net financing revenue before provision for credit losses
  1,666   2,033   4,872   5,668 
Provision for credit losses
  964   503   2,075   937 
 
 
Net financing revenue
  702   1,530   2,797   4,731 
Servicing fees
  548   459   1,664   1,377 
Amortization and impairment of servicing rights
           (23)
Servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net
  (123)  (331)  (578)  (688)
 
 
Net loan servicing income
  425   128   1,086   666 
Insurance premiums and service revenue earned
  1,143   1,045   3,235   3,107 
(Loss) gain on sale of mortgage and automotive loans, net
  (320)  352   42   1,220 
Investment income
  13   525   548   1,079 
Gain on sale of equity method investments, net
           411 
Other income
  602   965   2,255   2,952 
 
 
Total net financing revenue and other income
  2,565   4,545   9,963   14,166 
Expense
                
Depreciation expense on operating lease assets
  1,276   1,400   3,530   4,185 
Compensation and benefits expense
  628   613   1,910   1,996 
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses
  659   580   1,795   1,830 
Other operating expenses
  1,211   1,102   3,640   3,439 
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
  455   840   455   840 
 
 
Total noninterest expense
  4,229   4,535   11,330   12,290 
Income (loss) before income tax (benefit) expense
  (1,664)  10   (1,367)  1,876 
Income tax (benefit) expense
  (68)  183   241   766 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  ($1,596)  ($173)  ($1,608)  $1,110 
Preferred interests dividends
  (53)     (157)   
 
 
Net income (loss) available to members
  ($1,649)     ($1,765)   
 
The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.


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GMAC LLC
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (unaudited)
 
         
  September 30,
 December 31,
($ in millions) 2007 2006
 
Assets
        
Cash and cash equivalents
  $23,923   $15,459 
Investment securities
  18,539   16,791 
Loans held for sale
  23,992   27,718 
Finance receivables and loans, net of unearned income
        
Consumer
  106,542   130,542 
Commercial
  40,558   43,904 
Allowance for credit losses
  (3,488)  (3,576)
 
 
Total finance receivables and loans, net
  143,612   170,870 
Investment in operating leases, net
  31,300   24,184 
Notes receivable from General Motors
  2,112   1,975 
Mortgage servicing rights
  5,547   4,930 
Premiums and other insurance receivables
  2,183   2,016 
Other assets
  27,570   23,496 
 
 
Total assets
  $278,778   $287,439 
Liabilities
        
Debt
        
Unsecured
  $106,828   $113,500 
Secured
  114,272   123,485 
 
 
Total debt
  221,100   236,985 
Interest payable
  2,191   2,592 
Unearned insurance premiums and service revenue
  5,115   5,002 
Reserves for insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses
  3,129   2,630 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
  29,971   22,659 
Deferred income taxes
  1,008   1,007 
 
 
Total liabilities
  262,514   270,875 
Preferred interests
  2,226   2,195 
Equity
        
Members’ interest
  7,746   6,711 
Retained earnings
  5,408   7,173 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  884   485 
 
 
Total equity
  14,038   14,369 
 
 
Total liabilities, preferred interests and equity
  $278,778   $287,439 
 
The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.


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GMAC LLC
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
 
                                                 
   Common
     Accumulated
    
  stock and
     other
    
  paid-in
 Members’
 Retained
 comprehensive
 Total
 Comprehensive
($ in millions) capital interest earnings income equity income (loss)
 
Balance at January 1, 2006
                        
(As restated, see Note 1)
  $5,760   $—   $15,095   $830   $21,685     
Conversion of common stock to member’s interest on July 20, 2006
  (5,760)  5,760              
Net income
        1,110      1,110   $1,110 
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax:
                        
Transfer of unrealized loss for certain available for sale securities to trading securities
        (17)  17       
Recognize mortgage servicing rights at fair value
        4      4   4 
Dividends paid
        (1,950)     (1,950)   
Other comprehensive income
           75   75   75 
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2006
(As restated, see Note 1)
  $—   $5,760   $14,242   $922   $20,924   $1,189 
Balance at January 1, 2007
  $—   $6,711   $7,173   $485   $14,369     
Net loss
        (1,608)     (1,608)  ($1,608)
Preferred interest dividends
        (157)     (157)   
Capital contributions
     1,035         1,035    
Other comprehensive income
           399   399   399 
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2007
  $—   $7,746   $5,408   $884   $14,038   ($1,209)
 
The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.


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GMAC LLC
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
 
           
($ in millions) 2007 2006  
 
Operating activities
          
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $5,431   ($12,526)  
 
 
Investing activities
          
Purchases of available for sale securities
  (12,427)  (10,423)  
Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities
  5,065   3,242   
Proceeds from maturities of available for sale securities
  6,107   6,508   
Net increase in finance receivables and loans
  (44,608)  (75,345)  
Proceeds from sales of finance receivables and loans
  65,700   88,724   
Purchases of operating lease assets
  (13,305)  (13,538)  
Disposals of operating lease assets
  3,878   5,266   
Net increase in notes receivable from General Motors
  (96)  (322)  
Purchases of mortgage servicing rights, net
     (66)  
Acquisitions of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired
  (289)  (324)  
Proceeds from sale of business units, net of cash (a)
     8,556   
Settlement of residual support and risk sharing obligations with GM
     1,074   
Other, net (b)
  1,451   4   
 
 
Net cash provided by investing activities
  11,476   13,356   
 
 
Financing activities
          
Net change in short-term debt
  (8,459)  1,450   
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
  60,870   66,000   
Repayments of long-term debt
  (65,999)  (76,043)  
Other financing activities (c)
  5,450   2,931   
Dividends paid
  (126)  (1,900)  
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  (8,264)  (7,562)  
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
  (179)  61   
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  8,464   (6,671)  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
  15,459   15,796   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30,
  $23,923   $9,125   
(a)  Includes proceeds from March 23, 2006, sale of GMAC Commercial Mortgage of approximately $1.5 billion and proceeds from repayment of intercompany loans of approximately $7.3 billion of which $250 million was received in preferred equity and net of cash transferred to purchaser of approximately $650 million.
(b)  Includes $1.2 billion and $570 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, related to securities lending transactions where cash collateral is received and a corresponding liability is recorded, both of which are presented in investing activities.
(c)  Includes $1 billion capital contribution from General Motors during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, pursuant to the terms of General Motors’ November 30, 2006, sale of a 51% interest in GMAC to FIM Holdings LLC.
 
The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.


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GMAC LLC

NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
1.    Basis of Presentation
 
GMAC LLC (referred to herein as GMAC, we, our, or us) was founded in 1919 as a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (General Motors or GM). On November 30, 2006, GM sold a 51% interest in us for approximately $7.4 billion (the Sale Transactions) to FIM Holdings LLC (FIM Holdings). FIM Holdings is an investment consortium led by Cerberus FIM Investors, LLC, the sole managing member. The consortium also includes Citigroup Inc., Aozora Bank Ltd., and a subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
 
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2007, and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, are unaudited but, in management’s opinion, include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods.
 
The interim-period consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, are condensed and are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim reporting. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These interim-period Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements, which are included in our Annual Report onForm 10-Kfor the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 13, 2007.
 
Restatement of Previously Issued Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
As discussed in our 2006Form 10-Kand Note 2 to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we restated our historical Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2006; our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006; and our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This restatement relates to the accounting treatment for certain hedging transactions under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133,Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended and interpreted (SFAS 133). We also corrected certain otherout-of-perioderrors that were deemed immaterial, individually and in the aggregate, in the periods in which they were originally recorded and identified. These items relate to transactions involving certain transfers of financial assets, valuations of certain financial instruments, amortization of unearned income on certain products, income taxes, and other inconsequential items. Because of this derivative restatement, we corrected these amounts to record them in the proper period.
 
Share-Based Compensation Plans
 
During the fourth quarter of 2006, the Compensation Committee approved two, new, shared-based compensation plans for executives, a Long-Term Phantom Interest Plan (LTIP) and a Management Profits Interest Plan (MPI). These compensation plans provide our executives with an opportunity to share in the future growth in value of GMAC. While the plans were formed in 2006, no grants were made until the first quarter of 2007.
 
The LTIP is an incentive plan for executives based on the appreciation of GMAC’s value in excess of a preferred return of 10% to certain of our investors during a three-year performance period. The awards vest at the end of the performance period and are paid in cash following a valuation of GMAC performed by FIM Holdings. The awards do not entitle the participant to an equity-ownership interest in GMAC. The plan authorizes 500 units to be granted for the performance period ending December 31, 2009, of which approximately 390 units were granted and outstanding at September 30, 2007. The LTIP awards are accounted for under SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment(SFAS 123(R)), as they meet the definition of share-based compensation awards. Under SFAS 123(R), the awards require liability treatment and are remeasured quarterly


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
at fair value until they are settled. The compensation cost related to these awards will be ratably charged to expense over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period ending December 31, 2009. The quarterly fair value remeasurement will encompass changes in the market and industry, as well as our latest forecasts for the performance period. Changes in fair value relating to the portion of the awards that have vested will be recognized in earnings in the period in which the changes occur. The fair value of the awards outstanding at September 30, 2007, was approximately $46 million of which $4 million and $10 million were recognized as expense during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.
 
The MPI is an incentive plan whereby Class C Membership interests in GMAC held by a management company are granted to senior executives. The total Class C Membership interests are 5,820 of which approximately 4,800 were outstanding at September 30, 2007. Half of the awards vest based on a service requirement, and half vest based on meeting operating performance objectives. The service portion vests ratably over five years beginning January 3, 2008, and on each of the next four anniversaries thereafter. The performance portion vests based on five separate annual targets. If the performance objectives are met, that year’s pro rata share of the awards vest. If the current year objectives are not met, but the annual performance objectives of a subsequent year are met, all unvested shares from previous years will vest. Any unvested awards as of December 31, 2011, shall be forfeited. The MPI awards are accounted for under SFAS 123(R) as they meet the definition of share-based compensation awards. Under SFAS 123(R), the awards require equity treatment and are fair valued as of their grant date using assumptions such as our forecasts, historical trends, and the overall industry and market environment. Compensation expense for the MPI shares is ratably charged to expense over the five-year requisite service period for service-based awards and over each one-year requisite service period for the performance-based awards, both to the extent the awards actually vest. The fair market value of the awards outstanding at September 30, 2007, was approximately $25 million of which $1 million and $3 million were recognized as expense during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.
 
Change in Accounting Principle
 
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48 — On January 1, 2007, we adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48), which clarifies SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, by defining the confidence level that a tax position must meet in order to be recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires that the tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained solely on its technical merits. The more-likely-than-not threshold represents a positive assertion by management that a company is entitled to the economic benefits of a tax position. If a tax position is not considered more-likely-than-not to be sustained based solely on its technical merits, no benefits of the position are to be recognized. The cumulative effect of applying FIN 48 was recorded directly to retained earnings and reported as a change in accounting principle. The adoption of this interpretation as of January 1, 2007, did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position. Gross unrecognized tax benefits totaled approximately $126 million at January 1, 2007, of which approximately $124 million would affect our effective tax rate, if recognized.
 
We recognize interest and penalties accrued related to uncertain income tax positions in interest expense and other operating expenses, respectively. As of January 1, 2007, we had approximately $116 million accrued for the payment of interest and penalties.
 
There have been no significant changes to the liability for uncertain income tax positions since the adoption of FIN 48.
 
Effective November 28, 2006, GMAC, in connection with the Sale Transactions, along with certain U.S. subsidiaries, became disregarded or pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Our banking, insurance, and foreign subsidiaries are generally corporations and continue to be subject to and provide for U.S. federal, state and local, or foreign income taxes. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
1999. We anticipate the Internal Revenue Service examination of our U.S. income tax returns for 2001 through 2003, along with examinations by various state and local jurisdictions, will be completed within twelve months. Therefore, it is possible that certain tax positions may be settled, and the unrecognized tax benefits would decrease by approximately $11 million over the next twelve months.
 
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 
SFAS No. 157 — In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements(SFAS 157), which provides a definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard applies when GAAP requires or allows assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value, and therefore, does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstance. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an arm’s length transaction between market participants in the markets where we conduct business. SFAS 157 clarifies that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices available in active markets and the lowest priority to data lacking transparency. The level of the reliability of inputs utilized for fair value calculations drives the extent of disclosure requirements of the valuation methodologies used under the standard. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those years. The provisions of SFAS 157 should be applied prospectively, except for certain financial instruments for which the standard should be applied retrospectively. Management is assessing the potential impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
 
SFAS No. 158 — In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (SFAS 158), which amends SFAS No. 87,Employers’ Accounting for Pensions;SFAS No. 88, Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits; SFAS No. 106,Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions; and SFAS No. 132(R),Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (revised 2003). This Statement requires companies to recognize an asset or liability for the overfunded or underfunded status of their benefit plans in their financial statements. The asset or liability is the offset to other accumulated comprehensive income, consisting of previously unrecognized prior service costs and credits, actuarial gains or losses, and accumulated transition obligations and assets. SFAS 158 also requires the measurement date for plan assets and liabilities to coincide with the sponsor’s year end. The standard provides two transition alternatives for companies to make the measurement-date provisions. Our recognition of an asset or liability related to funded status provision is effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, and the change in measurement is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. Adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
 
SFAS No. 159 — In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure at fair value many financial instruments and certain other items that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value for designated items will be required to be reported in earnings in the current period. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements for similar types of assets and liabilities measured at fair value. SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently assessing the effect of implementing this guidance, which directly depends on the nature and extent of eligible items elected to be measured at fair value, upon initial application of the standard on January 1, 2008.
 
FASB Staff Position (FSP)FIN 39-1 — In April 2007, the FASB issued FSP FIN 39-1,Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39. FSP FIN 39-1 defines “right of setoff” and specifies what conditions must be met


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
for a derivative contract to qualify for this right of setoff. It also addresses the applicability of a right of setoff to derivative instruments and clarifies the circumstances in which it is appropriate to offset amounts recognized for those instruments in the statement of financial position. In addition, this FSP permits offsetting of fair value amounts recognized for multiple derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement and fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral (a receivable) or the obligation to return cash collateral (a payable) arising from the same master netting arrangement as the derivative instruments. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early application permitted. The adoption of FSP FIN 39-1 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
 
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 109 — In November 2007, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 109, Written Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value Through Earnings (SAB 109). SAB 109 provides the SEC staff’s views on the accounting for written loan commitments recorded at fair value under GAAP and revises and rescinds portions of SAB 105, Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments (SAB 105). SAB 105 provided the views of the SEC staff regarding derivative loan commitments that are accounted for at fair value through earnings pursuant to SFAS 133. SAB 105 states that in measuring the fair value of a derivative loan commitment, the staff believed it would be inappropriate to incorporate the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan. SAB 109 supersedes SAB 105 and expresses the current view of the SEC staff that, consistent with the guidance in SFAS No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets, and SFAS 159, the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan should be included in the measurement of all written loan commitments that are accounted for at fair value through earnings. SAB 105 also indicated that the SEC staff believed that internally-developed intangible assets (such as customer relationship intangible assets) should not be recorded as part of the fair value of a derivative loan commitment. SAB 109 retains that SEC staff view and broadens its application to all written loan commitments that are accounted for at fair value through earnings.
 
The SEC staff expects registrants to apply the views of SAB 109 in measuring the fair value of derivative loan commitments on a prospective basis to derivative loan commitments issued or modified in fiscal quarters beginning after December 15, 2007. Management is assessing the potential impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
 
2.    Restatement of Previously Issued Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
As previously disclosed in our 2006 Annual Report onForm 10-K,subsequent to the issuance of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, management concluded that our hedge accounting documentation and hedge effectiveness assessment methodologies related to particular hedges of callable fixed-rate debt instruments funding our North American Automotive Finance operations did not satisfy the requirements of SFAS 133. One of the requirements of SFAS 133 is that hedge accounting is appropriate only for those hedging relationships for which a company has a sufficiently documented expectation that the relationships will be highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in fair values attributable to the risk being hedged at the inception of the hedging relationship. To determine whether transactions continue to satisfy this requirement, companies must periodically assess the effectiveness of hedging relationships both prospectively and retrospectively.
 
Management determined that hedge accounting treatment should not have been applied to these hedging relationships. As a result, we should not have recorded any adjustments on the debt instruments included in the hedging relationships related to changes in fair value due to movements in the designated benchmark interest rate. Accordingly, we have restated our historical Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2006; our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006; and our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, from the amounts previously reported to remove the recorded adjustments on these debt instruments from our reported interest expense during 2006. The elimination of hedge accounting


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
treatment introduced increased funding cost volatility in our restated results. The changes in the fair value of fixed-rate debt previously recorded were affected by changes in the designated benchmark interest rate (LIBOR). Before the restatement, adjustments to record increases in the value of this debt occurred in periods when interest rates declined, and adjustments to record decreases in value were made in periods when interest rates rose. As a result, changes in the benchmark interest rates caused volatility in the debt’s fair value adjustments that were recognized in our historical earnings, which were mitigated by the changes in the value of the interest rate swaps in the hedge relationships. The interest rate swaps, which economically hedged these debt instruments prior to May 1, 2007, were recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. Refer to Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for accounting treatment beginning May 1, 2007. We are also correcting certain otherout-of-perioderrors that were deemed immaterial, individually and in the aggregate, in the periods in which they were originally recorded and identified. These items relate to transactions involving certain transfers of financial assets, valuations of certain financial instruments, amortization of unearned income on certain products, income taxes, and other inconsequential items. Because of this derivative restatement, we are correcting these amounts to record them in the proper period.
 
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of previously reported to restated net income for the periods shown. The restatement decreased January 1, 2006, retained earnings to $15,095 million from $15,190 million. The decrease of $95 million was composed of a $191 million decrease for the elimination of hedge accounting for certain debt instruments and an increase of $96 million for other items previously deemed to be immaterial.
 
         
   Three months ended
 Nine months ended
($ in millions) September 30, 2006 September 30, 2006
 
Previously reported net income (loss)
  ($324)  $1,248 
Elimination of hedge accounting related to certain debt instruments
  336   (47)
Other, net
  (72)  (140)
 
 
Total pretax
  264   (187)
Related income tax effects
  (113)  49 
 
 
Restated net income (loss)
  ($173)  $1,110 
 
 
% change
  47   (11)


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
The following table presents the effects of the restatement on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. Certain amounts in the previously reported columns have been reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation. The most significant reclassifications relate to servicing fees; amortization and impairment of servicing rights; servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net; and gain on sale of mortgage and automotive loans, which were previously included in mortgage banking income and other income and are now reflected as separate components of total net financing revenue and other income.
 
 
                   
  Three months ended
 Nine months ended
  
  September 30, 2006 September 30, 2006  
   Previously
   Previously
    
($ in millions) reported Restated reported Restated  
 
Revenue
                  
Consumer
  $2,647   $2,631   $7,760   $7,787   
Commercial
  802   802   2,311   2,311   
Loans held for sale
  419   419   1,270   1,270   
Operating leases
  2,080   2,080   6,034   6,034   
 
 
Total financing revenue
  5,948   5,932   17,375   17,402   
Interest expense
  4,257   3,899   11,637   11,734   
 
 
Net financing revenue before provision for
credit losses
  1,691   2,033   5,738   5,668   
Provision for credit losses
  486   503   906   937   
 
 
Net financing revenue
  1,205   1,530   4,832   4,731   
Servicing fees
  459   459   1,377   1,377   
Amortization and impairment of servicing rights
        (23)  (23)  
Servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net
  (331)  (331)  (688)  (688)  
 
 
Net loan servicing income
  128   128   666   666   
Insurance premiums and service revenue earned
  1,045   1,045   3,107   3,107   
Gain on sale of mortgage and automotive loans, net
  352   352   1,220   1,220   
Investment income
  525   525   1,079   1,079   
Gain on sale of equity method investments, net
        411   411   
Other income
  1,033   965   3,051   2,952   
 
 
Total net financing revenue and other income
  4,288   4,545   14,366   14,166   
Expense
                  
Depreciation expense on operating lease assets
  1,400   1,400   4,185   4,185   
Compensation and benefits expense
  613   613   1,996   1,996   
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses
  580   580   1,830   1,830   
Other operating expenses
  1,109   1,102   3,452   3,439   
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
  840   840   840   840   
 
 
Total noninterest expense
  4,542   4,535   12,303   12,290   
Income (loss) before income tax expense
  (254)  10   2,063   1,876   
Income tax expense
  70   183   815   766   
 
 
Net income (loss)
  ($324)  ($173)  $1,248   $1,110   


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
The following table presents the effects of the restatement on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 
           
  September 30, 2006  
   Previously
    
($ in millions) reported Restated  
 
Assets
          
Cash and cash equivalents
  $9,125   $9,125   
Investment securities
  19,262   19,262   
Loans held for sale
  24,996   24,996   
Finance receivables and loans, net of unearned income
          
Consumer
  140,121   140,066   
Commercial
  45,180   45,180   
Allowance for credit losses
  (2,986)  (2,986)  
 
 
Total finance receivables and loans, net
  182,315   182,260   
Investment in operating leases, net
  35,755   35,755   
Notes receivable from General Motors
  5,698   5,698   
Mortgage servicing rights
  4,828   4,828   
Premiums and other insurance receivables
  2,052   2,052   
Other assets
  25,817   25,755   
 
 
Total assets
  $309,848   $309,731   
Liabilities
          
Debt
          
Unsecured
  $118,081   $118,418   
Secured
  131,429   131,429   
 
 
Total debt
  249,510   249,847   
Interest payable
  3,012   3,012   
Unearned insurance premiums and service revenue
  5,149   5,149   
Reserves for insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses
  2,611   2,611   
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
  23,763   23,541   
Deferred income taxes
  4,647   4,647   
 
 
Total liabilities
  288,692   288,807   
Equity
          
Members’ interest
  5,760   5,760   
Retained earnings
  14,475   14,242   
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  921   922   
 
 
Total equity
  21,156   20,924   
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
  $309,848   $309,731   


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
The following table presents the effects of the restatement on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity.
 
           
  Nine months ended
  
  September 30, 2006  
  Previously
    
($ in millions) reported Restated  
 
Common stock and paid-in capital
          
Balance at January 1, 2006
  $5,760   $5,760   
Conversion of common stock to member’s interest on July 20, 2006
  (5,760)  (5,760)  
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2006
  $—   $—   
 
 
Members’ interest
          
Balance at January 1, 2006
  $—   $—   
Conversion of common stock to member’s interest on July 20, 2006
  5,760   5,760   
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2006
  $5,760   $5,760   
 
 
Retained earnings
          
Balance at January 1, 2006
  $15,190   $15,095   
Net income
  1,248   1,110   
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income taxes:
          
Transfer of unrealized loss for certain available for sale securities to trading securities
  (17)  (17)  
Recognize mortgage service rights at fair value
  4   4   
Dividends paid
  (1,950)  (1,950)  
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2006
  $14,475   $14,242   
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
          
Balance at January 1, 2006
  $828   $830   
Other comprehensive income
  76   75   
Transfer of unrealized loss for certain available for sale securities to trading securities
  17   17   
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2006
  $921   $922   
 
 
Total equity
          
Balance at January 1, 2006
  $21,778   $21,685   
Net income
  1,248   1,110   
Recognize mortgage servicing rights at fair value
  4   4   
Dividends paid
  (1,950)  (1,950)  
Other comprehensive income
  76   75   
 
 
Total equity at September 30, 2006
  $21,156   $20,924   
Comprehensive income
          
Net income
  $1,248   $1,110   
Other comprehensive income
  76   75   
Recognize mortgage servicing rights at fair value
  4   4   
 
 
Comprehensive income
  $1,328   $1,189   


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
3. Other Income
 
Details of other income were as follows:
 
                   
  Three months ended
 Nine months ended
  
  September 30, September 30,  
($ in millions) 2007 2006 2007 2006  
 
Real estate-related revenue and other investment income
  $34  $172   $363   $521   
Interest and service fees on transactions with GM (a)
  86   173   245   467   
Interest on cash equivalents
  103   109   312   406   
Other interest revenue
  168   158   466   406   
Full service leasing fees
  84   70   239   205   
Late charges and other administrative fees
  46   40   132   122   
Mortgage processing fees
  21   18   84   115   
Interest on restricted cash deposits
  28   27   114   86   
Insurance service fees
  37   45   115   103   
Factoring commissions
  14   16   41   45   
Specialty lending fees
  9   12   30   42   
Fair value adjustment on certain derivatives (b)
  18   17   53   (4)  
Other
  (46)   108   61   438   
 
 
Total other income
  $602  $965  $2,255  $2,952   
(a)  Refer to Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of related party transactions.
(b)  Refer to Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of derivative instruments and hedging activities.
 
4. Other Operating Expenses
 
Details of other operating expenses were as follows:
 
                   
  Three months ended
 Nine months ended
  
  September 30, September 30,  
($ in millions) 2007 2006 2007 2006  
 
Insurance commissions
  $237   $238   $702   $692   
Technology and communications expense
  177   144   478   408   
Professional services
  104   120   303   336   
Advertising and marketing
  72   84   225   260   
Premises and equipment depreciation
  45   64   145   191   
Rent and storage
  55   59   169   180   
Full service leasing vehicle maintenance costs
  78   66   215   188   
Lease and loan administration
  50   58   156   166   
Auto remarketing and repossession
  76   89   170   212   
Operating lease disposal loss (gain)
  1   27   (6)  (1)  
Other
  316   153   1,083   807   
 
 
Total other operating expenses
 $1,211  $1,102  $3,640  $3,439   


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
5.    Finance Receivables and Loans
 
The composition of finance receivables and loans outstanding was as follows:
 
                                                     
  September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  
($ in millions) Domestic Foreign Total Domestic Foreign Total  
 
Consumer
                          
Retail automotive
  $21,256   $24,514   $45,770   $40,568   $20,538   $61,106   
Residential mortgages
  58,340   2,432   60,772   65,928   3,508   69,436   
 
 
Total consumer
  79,596   26,946   106,542   106,496   24,046   130,542   
Commercial
                          
Automotive:
                          
Wholesale
  14,804   7,969   22,773   12,723   7,854   20,577   
Leasing and lease financing
  324   932   1,256   326   901   1,227   
Term loans to dealers and other
  2,040   822   2,862   1,843   764   2,607   
Commercial and industrial
  7,393   2,493   9,886   14,068   2,213   16,281   
Real estate construction and other
  3,280   501   3,781   2,969   243   3,212   
 
 
Total commercial
  27,841   12,717   40,558   31,929   11,975   43,904   
 
 
Total finance receivables and loans (a)
  $107,437   $39,663   $147,100   $138,425   $36,021   $174,446   
 (a) Net of unearned income of $4.0 billion and $5.7 billion as of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, respectively.
 
In addition to the finance receivables and loans outstanding held for investment as summarized in the table above, we had loans held for sale of $24.0 billion and $27.7 billion as of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, respectively. As of September 30, 2007, loans held for sale by our Automotive Finance operations were $9.0 billion, as compared to having no loans held for sale as of December 31, 2006. The increase in loans held for sale by our Automotive Finance operations is attributable to a change in our funding strategy as we move to an “originate and sell” model. As of September 30, 2007, loans held for sale by ResCap were $15.0 billion, as compared to $27.1 billion as of December 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2006, our Commercial Finance operations also had $652 million of loans held for sale.
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2007, ResCap transferred certain mortgage loan products from loans held for sale to loans held for investment due to market conditions and ResCap’s ability and intent to hold these loans for the foreseeable future. $6.0 billion of loans were transferred at lower of cost or market with a carrying value of $5.4 billion after the recognition of an impairment charge, on an individual asset basis, upon the transfer of these loans.


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
The following tables present an analysis of the activity in the allowance for credit losses on finance receivables and loans.
 
                                                     
  Three months ended September 30,  
  2007 2006  
($ in millions) Consumer Commercial Total Consumer Commercial Total  
 
Allowance at July 1,
  $3,062   $402   $3,464   $2,492   $374   $2,866   
Provision for credit losses
  878   86   964   406   97   503   
Charge-offs
                          
Domestic
  (596)  (36)  (632)  (364)  (30)  (394)  
Foreign
  (71)  (13)  (84)  (47)  (4)  (51)  
 
 
Total charge-offs
  (667)  (49)  (716)  (411)  (34)  (445)  
 
 
Recoveries
                          
Domestic
  43   11   54   44      44   
Foreign
  13   4   17   10   2   12   
 
 
Total recoveries
  56   15   71   54   2   56   
 
 
Net charge-offs
  (611)  (34)  (645)  (357)  (32)  (389)  
Reduction of allowance due to deconsolidation (a)
  (306)     (306)           
Impacts of foreign currency translation
  8   3   11   3   3   6   
 
 
Allowance at September 30,
  $3,031   $457   $3,488   $2,544   $442   $2,986   
 
                                                     
  Nine months ended September 30,  
  2007 2006  
($ in millions) Consumer Commercial Total Consumer Commercial Total  
 
Allowance at January 1,
  $2,969   $607   $3,576   $2,652   $433   $3,085   
Provision for credit losses
  1,761   314   2,075   833   104   937   
Charge-offs
                          
Domestic
  (1,438)  (416)  (1,854)  (1,005)  (101)  (1,106)  
Foreign
  (159)  (73)  (232)  (131)  (8)  (139)  
 
 
Total charge-offs
  (1,597)  (489)  (2,086)  (1,136)  (109)  (1,245)  
 
 
Recoveries
                          
Domestic
  153   15   168   147   8   155   
Foreign
  41   5   46   34   4   38   
 
 
Total recoveries
  194   20   214   181   12   193   
 
 
Net charge-offs
  (1,403)  (469)  (1,872)  (955)  (97)  (1,052)  
Reduction of allowance due to deconsolidation (a)
  (306)     (306)           
Impacts of foreign currency translation
  10   5   15   12   2   14   
Securitization activity
           2      2   
 
 
Allowance at September 30,
  $3,031   $457   $3,488   $2,544   $442   $2,986   
  (a) During the three months ended September 30, 2007, ResCap completed the sale of residual cash flows related to a number of on-balance sheet securitizations. ResCap completed the approved actions to cause the securitization trusts to satisfy the qualifying special-purpose entity requirement of SFAS No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. The actions resulted in the deconsolidation of various securitization trusts.


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
 
6.    Mortgage Servicing Rights
 
The following table summarizes activity related to mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) carried at fair value.
 
           
  Nine months ended
  
  September 30,  
($ in millions) 2007  2006  
 
Estimated fair value at January 1,
  $4,930   $4,021   
Additions obtained from sales of financial assets
  1,304   1,269   
Additions from purchases of servicing rights
  3   12   
Subtractions from disposals
  (165)     
Changes in fair value:
          
Due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model
  (56)  79   
Other changes in fair value
  (466)  (553)  
Other changes that affect the balance
  (3)     
 
 
Estimated fair value at September 30,
  $5,547   $4,828   
 
As of September 30, 2007, we pledged MSRs of $2.7 billion as collateral for borrowings, compared to $2.4 billion as of December 31, 2006. For a description of MSRs and the related hedging strategy, refer to Notes 9 and 15 to our 2006 Annual Report onForm 10-K.
 
Changes in fair value, due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation models, include all changes due to a revaluation by a model or by a benchmarking exercise. This line item also includes changes in fair value resulting from a change in valuation assumptions or model calculations or both. Other changes in fair value primarily include the accretion of the present value of the discount related to forecasted cash flows and the economic run-off of the portfolio, as well as foreign currency adjustments and the extinguishment of MSRs related toclean-upcalls of securitization transactions.
 
Key assumptions we use in valuing our MSRs are as follows:
 
         
  September 30,   
  2007 2006   
 
Range of prepayment speeds
 0.4–53.6%  5.2–43.2%   
Range of discount rates
 7.7–13.0%  8.0–14.0%   
 
The primary risk of our servicing rights is interest rate risk and the resulting impact on prepayments. A significant decline in interest rates could lead tohigher-than-expectedprepayments, which could reduce the value of the MSRs. We economically hedge the income statement impact of these risks with both derivative and nonderivative financial instruments. These instruments include interest rate swaps, caps and floors, options to purchase these items, futures, and forward contracts or purchasing or selling U.S. Treasury and principal-only securities. The interest income,mark-to-marketadjustments, and gain or loss from sale activities associated with these instruments are expected to economically hedge a portion of the change in value of the MSR portfolio caused by fluctuating discount rates, earnings rates, and prepayment speeds. At September 30, 2007, the fair value of derivative financial instruments and nonderivative financial instruments used to mitigate these risks amounted to $534 million and $839 million, respectively. The change in fair value of the derivative financial instruments amounted to a loss of $58 million and $218 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and is included in servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
The components of servicing fees were as follows:
 
           
  Nine months ended
  
  September 30,  
($ in millions) 2007 2006  
 
Contractual servicing fees, net of guarantee fees and including subservicing
  $1,155   $972   
Late fees
  110   96   
Ancillary fees
  86   94   
 
 
Total
  $1,351   $1,162   
 
7.    Debt
 
In the following table, we classify domestic and foreign debt on the basis of the location of the office recording the transaction.
 
                           
  September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  
($ in millions) Domestic Foreign Total Domestic Foreign Total  
 
Short-term debt
                          
Commercial paper
  $626   $1,123   $1,749   $742   $781   $1,523   
Demand notes
  6,335   246   6,581   5,917   157   6,074   
Bank loans and overdrafts
  640   6,574   7,214   991   5,272   6,263   
Repurchase agreements and other (a)
  9,956   9,011   18,967   22,506   7,232   29,738   
 
 
Total short-term debt
  17,557   16,954   34,511   30,156   13,442   43,598   
Long-term debt
                          
Senior indebtedness:
                          
Due within one year
  21,026   15,131   36,157   20,010   15,204   35,214   
Due after one year
  125,248   25,170   150,418   135,693   22,589   158,282   
 
 
Total long-term debt
  146,274   40,301   186,575   155,703   37,793   193,496   
Fair value adjustment (b)
  60   (46)  14   (3)  (106)  (109)  
 
 
Total debt
  $163,891   $57,209   $221,100   $185,856   $51,129   $236,985   
(a)  Repurchase agreements consist of secured financing arrangements with third parties at our mortgage operations. Other primarily includes nonbank secured borrowings, as well as Notes payable to GM. Refer to Note 9 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.
(b)  To adjust designated fixed-rate debt for changes in fair value resulting from changes in the designated benchmark interest rate in accordance with SFAS 133.


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
The following table summarizes assets that are restricted as collateral for the payment of related debt obligations. These restrictions primarily arise from securitization transactions accounted for as secured borrowings and repurchase agreements.
 
                                     
  September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  
    Related
   Related
  
    secured
   secured
  
($ in millions) Assets debt (a) Assets debt (a)  
 
Mortgage loans held for sale
  $13,270   $9,725   $22,834   $20,525   
Mortgage assets held for investment and
lending receivables
  64,775   52,268   80,343   68,333   
Retail automotive finance receivables
  34,433   27,253   20,944   18,858   
Wholesale automotive finance receivables
  210   74   376   240   
Investment securities
  2,633   2,202   3,662   4,523   
Investment in operating leases, net
  18,717   16,674   6,851   6,456   
Real estate investments and other assets
  16,197   6,076   8,025   4,550   
 
 
Total
  $150,235   $114,272   $143,035   $123,485   
(a) Included as part of secured debt are repurchase agreements of $6.5 billion and $11.5 billion where we have pledged assets as collateral for approximately the same amount of debt at September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, respectively.
 
Liquidity Facilities
 
Liquidity facilities represent additional funding sources. The financial institutions providing the uncommitted facilities are not legally obligated to advance funds under them. The following table summarizes the liquidity facilities that we maintain. The unused capacity on these facilities can be accessed upon the pledge of available eligible assets or future acquisition of assets meeting the eligibility requirements.
 
                                                     
  Total capacity Unused capacity Outstanding  
   Sept 30,
  Dec 31,
  Sept 30,
  Dec 31,
  Sept 30,
  Dec 31,
  
($ in billions)  2007  2006  2007  2006  2007  2006  
 
Committed unsecured:
                          
Automotive Finance operations
  $8.8   $10.2   $7.8   $9.1   $1.0   $1.1   
ResCap
  4.0   4.0   1.8   2.0   2.2   2.0   
Other
  0.2   0.3   0.2   0.3         
Committed secured:
                          
Automotive Finance operations
  90.2   91.2   59.0   65.9   31.2   25.3   
ResCap
  34.2   29.5   16.9   7.9   17.3   21.6   
Other
  22.9   13.9   10.2   10.1   12.7   3.8   
 
 
Total committed facilities
  160.3   149.1   95.9   95.3   64.4   53.8   
 
 
Uncommitted unsecured:
                          
Automotive Finance operations
  10.3   8.7   1.8   1.4   8.5   7.3   
ResCap
  0.6   1.5   0.1   0.7   0.5   0.8   
Other
  0.1   0.1         0.1   0.1   
Uncommitted secured:
                          
ResCap
  98.1   73.3   85.8   51.9   12.3   21.4   
 
 
Total uncommitted facilities
  109.1   83.6   87.7   54.0   21.4   29.6   
 
 
Total
  $269.4   $232.7   $183.6   $149.3   $85.8   $83.4   


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
8.    Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
 
We enter into interest rate and foreign-currency futures, forwards, options, and swaps in connection with our market risk management activities. In accordance with SFAS 133, as amended, we record derivative financial instruments on the balance sheet as assets or liabilities at fair value. Changes in fair value are accounted for depending on the use of the derivative financial instrument and whether it qualifies for hedge accounting treatment.
 
Effective May 1, 2007, we designated certain interest rate swaps as fair value hedges of callable fixed-rate debt instruments funding our North American Automotive Finance operations. Prior to May 1, 2007, these swaps were economic hedges of this callable fixed-rate debt. Effectiveness of these hedges is assessed using regression of thirty quarterly data points for each relationship, the results of which must meet thresholds for R-squared, slope, F-statistic, and T-statistic. Any ineffectiveness measured in these relationships is recorded in earnings.
 
The following table summarizes the pretax earnings effect for each type of hedge classification, segregated by the asset or liability being hedged.
 
                   
  Three months ended
 Nine months ended
  
  September 30, September 30,  
($ in millions) 2007 2006 2007 2006 Income statement classification
 
Fair value hedge ineffectiveness gain (loss):
                  
Debt obligations
  $51   $—   ($27)  $—  
Interest expense
Loans held for sale
     (1)  (1)    
(Loss) gain on sale of mortgage and automotive loans, net
Cash flow hedge ineffectiveness gain:
                  
Debt obligations
           1  
Interest expense
Economic hedge change in
fair value:
                  
Off-balance sheet securitization activities:
                  
Financing operations
     17   30   (4) 
Other income
Foreign-currency debt (a)
  26   (9)  26   49  
Interest expense, Other operating expenses
Loans held for sale or investment
  (265)  (174)  (86)  (16) 
(Loss) gain on sale of mortgage and automotive loans, net
Mortgage servicing rights
  580   436   (58)  (219) 
Servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net
Mortgage-related securities
  (51)  30   (119)    
Investment income
Callable debt obligations
  8   389   43   (65) 
Interest expense
Other
  (3)  (2)  (16)  24  
Other income, Interest expense, Other operating expenses
 
 
Net gains (losses)
  $346   $686   ($208)  ($230)  
  (a) Amount represents the difference between the changes in the fair values of the currency swap, net of the revaluation of the related foreign-denominated debt.


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
 
9.    Related Party Transactions
 
Balance Sheet
 
A summary of the balance sheet effect of transactions with GM, FIM Holdings, and affiliated companies follows:
         
   September 30,
 December 31,
($ in millions) 2007 2006
 
Assets:
        
Available for sale investment in asset-backed security (a)
  $373   $471 
Finance receivables and loans, net of unearned income
        
Wholesale auto financing (b)
  760   938 
Term loans to dealers (b)
  218   207 
Lending receivables (c)
  149    
Investment in operating leases, net (d)
  321   290 
Notes receivable from GM (e)
  2,112   1,975 
Other assets
        
Receivable related to taxes due from GM (f)
     317 
Subvention receivables (rate and residual support)
  431    
Lease pull ahead receivable
  69    
Other
  37   50 
Liabilities:
        
Unsecured debt
        
Notes payable to GM
  525   60 
Other
  3    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
        
Wholesale payable
  1,083   499 
Subvention receivables (rate and residual support)
     (309)
Lease pull ahead receivable
     (62)
Other receivables (payables)
  58   (100)
Preferred interests
  2,226   2,195 
Equity:
        
Dividends to members (g)
     9,739 
Capital contributions received (h)
  1,035   951 
Preferred interest accretion to redemption value and dividends
  158   295 
  (a) In November 2006, GMAC retained an investment in a note secured by operating lease assets transferred to GM. As part of the transfer, GMAC provided a note to a trust, a wholly owned subsidiary of GM. The note is classified in Investment securities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
  (b) Represents wholesale financing and term loans to certain dealerships wholly owned by GM or in which GM has an interest.
  (c) Primarily represents loans with various affiliates of FIM Holdings.
  (d) Includes vehicles, buildings, and other equipment classified as operating lease assets that are leased to GM-affiliated and FIM Holdings-affiliated entities.
  (e) 2006 amounts include borrowing arrangements related to our funding of GM company-owned vehicles, rental car vehicles awaiting sale at auction, our funding of the sale of GM vehicles through the use of overseas distributors, and amounts related to the GM trade supplier finance program. During 2007 and 2006 we have also provided wholesale financing to GM for vehicles, parts, and accessories in which GM retains title while consigned to us or dealers in the UK, Italy, and Germany. The financing to GM remains outstanding until the title is transferred to the dealers. The amount of financing provided to GM under this arrangement varies based on inventory levels. Also included in the 2007 balance is the note receivable from GM referenced in (f) below.
  (f) In November 2006, GMAC transferred NOL tax receivables to GM for entities converting to an LLC. For all nonconverting entities, the amount was reclassified to deferred income taxes on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. At December 31, 2006, this balance represents a 2006 overpayment of taxes from GMAC to GM under our former tax-sharing arrangement and was included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. At September 30, 2007, this balance was included in Notes receivable from GM on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The note bears interest at a fixed annual rate of 7% and is due in quarterly installments of interest only starting June 15, 2007, with one final payment of all unpaid amounts on December 15, 2007.
  (g) Amount includes cash dividends of $4.8 billion and noncash dividends of $4.9 billion in 2006. During the fourth quarter of 2006, in connection with the Sale Transactions, GMAC paid $7.8 billion of dividends to GM, which was composed of the following: (i) a cash dividend of $2.7 billion representing a one-time distribution to GM primarily to reflect the increase in GMAC’s equity resulting from the elimination of a portion of our net deferred tax liabilities arising from the conversion of GMAC and certain of our subsidiaries to a limited liability company; (ii) certain assets with respect to automotive leases owned by GMAC and its affiliates having a net book value of approximately $4.0 billion and related deferred tax liabilities of $1.8 billion; (iii) certain Michigan properties with a carrying value of approximately $1.2 billion to GM; (iv) intercompany receivables from GM related to tax attributes of $1.1 billion; (v) net contingent tax assets of $491 million; and (vi) other miscellaneous transactions.
  (h) During the first quarter of 2007, under the terms of the Sale Transactions, GM made a capital contribution of $1 billion to GMAC. The amount in 2006 was composed of the following: (i) approximately $801 million of liabilities related toU.S.- and Canadian-based, GM-sponsored, other postretirement programs and related deferred tax assets of $302 million; (ii) contingent tax liabilities of $384 million assumed by GM; and (iii) deferred tax assets transferred from GM of $68 million.


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
 
Income Statement
 
A summary of the income statement effect of transactions with GM, FIM Holdings, and affiliated companies follows:
 
                   
  Three months ended
 Nine months ended
  
  September 30, September 30,  
($ in millions) 2007 2006 2007 2006  
 
Net financing revenue:
                  
GM and affiliates lease residual value support (a)
  $276   $245   $729   $609   
Wholesale subvention and service fees from GM
  62   49   193   137   
Interest paid on loans with GM
  (6)  (17)  (10)  (45)  
Interest on loans with FIM Holdings affiliates
  3      14      
Consumer lease payments from GM (b)
  8   4   21   65   
Insurance premiums earned from GM
  63   72   192   229   
Other income:
                  
Interest on notes receivable from GM and affiliates
  36   97   101   233   
Interest on wholesale settlements (c)
  47   44   134   137   
Revenues from GM leased properties, net
  3   28   10   82   
Derivatives (d)
  (6)     1      
Service fee income:
                  
Rental car repurchases held for resale (e)
     4      15   
U.S. Automotive operating leases (f)
  8      21      
Expense:
                  
Employee retirement plan costs allocated by GM
     21   (1)  84   
Off-lease vehicle selling expense reimbursement (g)
  (12)  (8)  (29)  (22)  
Payments to GM for services, rent and marketing expenses (h)
  37   23   112   70   
  (a) Represents total amount of residual support and risk sharing earned under the residual support and risk sharing programs and earned revenue previously deferred related to the settlement of residual support and risk sharing obligations in 2006 for a portion of the lease portfolio.
  (b) GM sponsors lease pull-ahead programs whereby consumers are encouraged to terminate lease contracts early in conjunction with the acquisition of a new GM vehicle, with the customer’s remaining payment obligation waived. For certain programs, GM compensates us for the waived payments, adjusted based on the remarketing results associated with the underlying vehicle.
  (c) The settlement terms related to the wholesale financing of certain GM products are at shipment date. To the extent that wholesale settlements with GM are made before the expiration of transit, we receive interest from GM.
  (d) Represents income related to derivative transactions that we enter into with GM as counterparty.
  (e) Represents a servicing fee from GM related to the resale of rental car repurchases. At December 31, 2006, this program was terminated.
  (f) Represents servicing income related to automotive leases distributed to GM on November 22, 2006.
  (g) An agreement with GM provides for the reimbursement of certain selling expenses incurred by us on off-lease vehicles sold by GM at auction.
  (h) We reimburse GM for certain services provided to us. This amount includes rental payments for our primary executive and administrative offices located in the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan.
 
Retail and Lease Programs
 
GM may elect to sponsor incentive programs (on both retail contracts and operating leases) by supporting financing rates below the standard market rates at which we purchase retail contracts and leases. These marketing incentives are also referred to as rate support or subvention. When GM utilizes these marketing incentives, it pays us the present value of the difference between the customer rate and our standard rate at contract inception, which we defer and recognize as a yield adjustment over the life of the contract.


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
GM may also sponsor lease residual support programs as a way to lower customer monthly payments. Under residual support programs, the customer’s contractual residual value is adjusted above our standard residual values. Historically, GM reimbursed us at the time of the vehicle’s disposal if remarketing sales proceeds were less than the customer’s contractual residual value limited to our standard residual value. In addition to residual support programs, GM also participated in a risk sharing arrangement whereby GM shared equally in residual losses to the extent that remarketing proceeds were below our standard residual values (limited to a floor).
 
In connection with the Sale Transactions, GM settled its estimated liabilities with respect to residual support and risk sharing on a portion of our operating lease portfolio and on the entire U.S. balloon retail receivables portfolio in a series of lump-sum payments. A negotiated amount totaling approximately $1.4 billion was agreed to by GM under these leases and balloon contracts and was paid to us. The payments were recorded as a deferred amount in Accrued expenses and other liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As these contracts terminate and the vehicles are sold at auction, the payments are treated as a component of sales proceeds in recognizing the gain or loss on sale of the underlying assets. As of September 30, 2007, the remaining deferred amount is $880 million.
 
In addition, with regard to U.S. lease originations and all U.S. balloon retail contract originations occurring after April 30, 2006, that remained with us after the consummation of the Sale Transactions. GM agreed to begin payment of the present value of the expected residual support owed to us at the time of contract origination as opposed to after contract termination at the time of sale of the related vehicle. The residual support amount GM actually owes us is finalized as the leases actually terminate. Under the terms of the residual support program, in cases where the estimate was incorrect, GM may be obligated to pay us, or we may be obligated to reimburse GM. For the affected contracts originated during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, GM paid or agreed to pay us a total of $330 million and $937 million in 2007, respectively.
 
Based on the September 30, 2007, outstanding U.S. operating lease portfolio, the additional maximum amount that could be paid by GM under the residual support programs is approximately $903 million and would only be paid in the unlikely event that the proceeds from the entire portfolio of lease assets were lower than both the contractual residual value and our standard residual rates. Based on the September 30, 2007, outstanding U.S. operating lease portfolio, the maximum amount that could be paid under the risk-sharing arrangements is approximately $978 million and would only be paid in the unlikely event that the proceeds from all outstanding lease vehicles were lower than our standard residual rates.
 
Retail and lease contracts acquired by us that included rate and residual subvention from GM, payable directly or indirectly to GM dealers as a percent of total new retail and lease contracts acquired, are noted in the table.
 
        
  Nine months ended
  September 30,
  2007 2006  
 
GM and affiliates subvented contracts acquired:
       
North American operations
 85%  91%  
International operations (a)
 42%  54%  
  (a) The decrease in 2007 is primarily due to a price repositioning in Mexico, which improved the competitiveness of
nonsubvented products and increased Mexico’s retail penetration by 5% in comparison with 2006 levels.
 
As a result of GM-sponsored rate incentive programs, our North American Automotive Finance operations recognized $338 million and $442 million in consumer financing revenue as yield adjustments on GM subvented retail loans for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
Other
 
We have entered into various services agreements with GM that are designed to document and maintain the current and historical relationship between us. We are required to pay GM fees in connection with certain of these agreements related to our financing of GM consumers and dealers in certain parts of the world.
 
GM also provides payment guarantees on certain commercial assets we have outstanding with certain third-party customers. As of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, commercial obligations guaranteed by GM were $110 million and $216 million, respectively. In addition, we have a consignment arrangement with GM for commercial inventories in Europe. As of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, commercial inventories related to this arrangement were $97 million and $151 million, respectively, and are reflected in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 
10.    Goodwill
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2007, we initiated an evaluation of goodwill of Residential Capital, LLC (ResCap) for potential impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, outside our normal fourth quarter cycle. This interim test was initiated in light of deteriorating conditions in the residential and home building markets, including significant changes in the mortgage secondary market, tightening underwriting guidelines, reducing product offerings, and recent credit downgrades of ResCap’s unsecured debt obligations. These factors had a significant impact on our view of ResCap’s future expected asset levels and growth rate assumptions.
 
Consistent with prior assessments, the fair value of the ResCap business was determined using an internally developed discounted cash flow methodology. In addition, we took into consideration other relevant indicators of value available in the marketplace such as recent market transactions and trading values of similar companies. Based upon the results of the assessment, we concluded that the carrying value of all ResCap goodwill exceeded its fair value, resulting in an impairment loss of $455 million in September 2007. We recorded a charge of $840 million during the three months ended September 30, 2006, relating to the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets at our Commercial Finance operations.
 
As of September 30, 2007, the carrying value of our remaining goodwill is approximately $1.5 billion related primarily to our International Automotive Finance and Insurance operations.


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
11.    Segment Information
 
Financial results for our reporting segments are summarized below.
 
                         
  Automotive Finance
        
  operations (a)        
  North
          
Three months ended September 30,
 American
 International
   Insurance
    
($ in millions) operations (a) operations (b) ResCap operations Other (c) Consolidated
 
2007
                        
Net financing revenue before
provision for credit losses
  $1,213   $453   ($61)  $—   $61   $1,666 
Provision for credit losses
  (52)  (33)  (881)     2   (964)
Other revenue
  824   145   (381)  1,283   (8)  1,863 
 
 
Total net financing revenue (loss) and
other income
  1,985   565   (1,323)  1,283   55   2,565 
Impairment of goodwill and other
intangible assets
        455         455 
Noninterest expense
  1,575   436   617   1,125   21   3,774 
 
 
Income (loss) before income tax
expense (benefit)
  410   129   (2,395)  158   34   (1,664)
Income tax expense (benefit)
  7   13   (134)  41   5   (68)
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $403   $116   ($2,261)  $117   $29   ($1,596)
Total assets
  $140,784   $26,448   $108,510   $14,511   ($11,475)  $278,778 
2006
                        
Net financing revenue before
provision for credit losses
  $1,352   $406   $174   $—   $101   $2,033 
Provision for credit losses
  (124)  (31)  (239)     (109)  (503)
Other revenue
  776   150   858   1,258   (27)  3,015 
 
 
Total net financing revenue and
other income
  2,004   525   793   1,258   (35)  4,545 
Impairment of goodwill and other
intangible assets
              840   840 
Noninterest expense
  1,631   395   644   977   48   3,695 
 
 
Income (loss) before income tax
expense (benefit)
  373   130   149   281   (923)  10 
Income tax expense (benefit)
  136   47   66   98   (164)  183 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $237   $83   $83   $183   ($759)  ($173)
Total assets
  $150,340   $24,408   $132,490   $13,919   ($11,426)  $309,731 
(a)  North American operations consists of automotive financing in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico (after March 31, 2006), and certain other corporate activities. International operations consists of automotive financing and full service leasing in all other countries.
(b)  Amounts include intrasegment eliminations between the North American operations and International operations.
(c)  Represents our Commercial Finance business, equity interest in Capmark, certain corporate activities related to mortgage activities, and reclassifications and eliminations between the reporting segments.


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GMAC LLC
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
 
                         
  Automotive Finance
        
  operations (a)        
  North
          
Nine months ended September 30,
 American
 International
   Insurance
    
($ in millions) operations (a) operations (b) ResCap operations Other (c) Consolidated
 
2007
                        
Net financing revenue before
provision for credit losses
  $3,178   $1,352   $168   $—   $174   $4,872 
Provision for credit losses
  (217)  (106)  (1,749)     (3)  (2,075)
Other revenue
  2,349   396   735   3,621   65   7,166 
 
 
Total net financing revenue (loss) and other income
  5,310   1,642   (846)  3,621   236   9,963 
Impairment of goodwill and other
intangible assets
        455         455 
Noninterest expense
  4,266   1,278   2,149   3,084   98   10,875 
 
 
Income (loss) before income tax
expense (benefit)
  1,044   364   (3,450)  537   138   (1,367)
Income tax expense (benefit)
  34   75   (25)  146   11   241 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $1,010   $289   ($3,425)  $391   $127   ($1,608)
2006
                        
Net financing revenue before
provision for credit losses
  $3,356   $1,209   $702   $—   $401   $5,668 
Provision for credit losses
  (267)  (46)  (484)     (140)  (937)
Other revenue
  2,338   448   3,090   3,556   3   9,435 
 
 
Total net financing revenue and
other income
  5,427   1,611   3,308   3,556   264   14,166 
Impairment of goodwill and other
intangible assets
              840   840 
Noninterest expense
  4,946   1,193   1,941   2,972   398   11,450 
 
 
Income (loss) before income tax
expense (benefit)
  481   418   1,367   584   (974)  1,876 
Income tax expense (benefit)
  126   129   534   192   (215)  766 
 
 
Net income
  $355   $289   $833   $392   ($759)  $1,110 
(a)  North American operations consists of automotive financing in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico (after March 31, 2006), and certain other corporate activities. International operations consists of automotive financing and full service leasing in all other countries and Puerto Rico through March 31, 2006.
(b)  Amounts include intrasegment eliminations between the North American operations and International operations.
(c)  Represents our Commercial Finance business, equity interest in Capmark, certain corporate activities related to mortgage activities, and reclassifications and eliminations between the reporting segments.
 
12.    Subsequent Events
 
ResCap Restructuring Plan
 
On October 17, 2007, ResCap announced a restructuring plan that will reduce its workforce, streamline its operations, and revise its cost structure to enhance its flexibility, allowing it to scale operations up or down more rapidly to meet changing market conditions. The restructuring plan announced will include reducing the current worldwide workforce by approximately 25%, or by approximately 3,000 associates, with the majority of these reductions occurring in the fourth quarter of 2007. We estimate the range of severance and related


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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
costs associated with the workforce reduction will be approximately $90 million to $110 million. Employee-related costs will be approximately $55 million to $65 million and the closure of facilities approximately $35 million to $45 million. The majority of these charges will be incurred in the fourth quarter of 2007. Consolidated charges are expected to result in future cash expenditures of approximately $85 to $95 million.
 
Conversion of Preferred Membership Interests
 
Effective November 1, 2007, FIM Holdings and GM Finance Co. Holdings LLC (GM Finance) executed an amendment to the GMAC Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (the Amendment) that resulted in certain modifications to GMAC’s capital structure.
 
Prior to the Amendment, GMAC had authorized and outstanding 51,000 Class A Membership Interests (Class A Interests), all held by FIM Holdings, and 49,000 Class B Membership Interests (Class B Interests), all held by GM Finance. The Class A Interests and Class B Interests are collectively referred to as our “Common Equity Interests”, and each has equal rights and preferences in GMAC assets. GMAC further had authorized and outstanding 2,110,000 Preferred Membership Interests, 555,000 of which were held by FIM Holdings (the FIM Preferred Interests), and 1,555,000 of which were held by GM Preferred Finance Co. Holdings Inc. (the GM Preferred Interests). The Amendment resulted in the conversion of 100% of the FIM Preferred Interests into 4,072 additional Class A Membership Interests and the conversion of 533,236 of the GM Preferred Interests into 3,912 additional Class B Membership Interests (collectively, the Conversions). Following the Conversions, FIM Holdings continues to hold 51% of GMAC’s Common Equity Interests, and GM Finance and GM Preferred Finance Co. Holdings Inc. collectively hold 49% of GMAC’s Common Equity Interests. The converted Preferred Interests have been cancelled and are no longer available for issuance. All other terms and conditions related to the Common Equity Interests and the remaining GM Preferred Interests remain unchanged. The Amendment is included as Exhibit 3.2 to thisForm 10-Q.
 
Recent Market Events
 
The global dislocation in the mortgage and credit markets has persisted into the fourth quarter of 2007, with the reduction of liquidity remaining most acute across the credit spectrum of mortgage products. This has resulted in a continued reduction in the value of mortgage- and real estate-related assets, to date. Accordingly, to date, our fourth quarter 2007 results of operations continue to be negatively impacted, especially at ResCap. Additionally, on November 1, 2007, the credit ratings of GMAC and ResCap were further downgraded by various credit rating agencies, which will increase our cost of funding.


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Overview
 
GMAC is a leading, independent, globally diversified, financial services firm with approximately $279 billion of assets at September 30, 2007, and operations in approximately 40 countries. Founded in 1919 as a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (General Motors or GM), GMAC was originally established to provide GM dealers with the automotive financing necessary to acquire and maintain vehicle inventories and to provide retail customers the means by which to finance vehicle purchases through GM dealers. On November 30, 2006, GM sold a 51% interest in us for approximately $7.4 billion (the Sale Transactions) to FIM Holdings LLC (FIM Holdings), an investment consortium led by Cerberus FIM Investors, LLC, the sole managing member. The consortium also includes Citigroup Inc., Aozora Bank Ltd., and a subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
 
Our products and services have expanded beyond automotive financing as we currently operate in the following lines of business — Automotive Finance, Mortgage (Residential Capital, LLC or ResCap), and Insurance. The following table summarizes the operating results of each line of business for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. Operating results for each of the lines of business are more fully described in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) sections that follow.
 
                               
   Three months ended
  Nine months ended
   September 30,  September 30,
         2007-2006
        2007-2006
($ in millions)  2007  2006  % Change  2007  2006  % Change
 
Net financing revenue (loss) and other income
                              
Automotive Finance
   $2,550    $2,529    1    $6,952    $7,038    (1)
ResCap
   (1,323)   793    (267)   (846)   3,308    (126)
Insurance
   1,283    1,258    2    3,621    3,556    2 
Other
   55    (35)   257    236    264    (11)
                               
Net income (loss)
                              
Automotive Finance
   $519    $320    62    $1,299    $644    102 
ResCap
   (2,261)   83    n/m    (3,425)   833    n/m 
Insurance
   117    183    (36)   391    392     
Other
   29    (759)   104    127    (759)   117 
  n/m  = not meaningful
 
•     Our Automotive Finance operations offer a wide range of financial services and products (directly and indirectly) to retail automotive consumers, automotive dealerships, and other commercial businesses. Our Automotive Finance operations consist of two separate reporting segments — North American Automotive Finance operations and International Automotive Finance operations. The products and services offered by our Automotive Finance operations include the purchase of retail installment sales contracts and leases, offering of term loans, dealer floor plan financing and other lines of credit to dealers, fleet leasing, and vehicle remarketing services. While most of our operations focus on prime automotive financing to and through GM or GM-affiliated dealers, our Nuvell operation, which is part of our North American Automotive Finance operations, focuses on nonprime automotive financing to GM-affiliated and non-GM dealers. Our Nuvell operation also provides private-label automotive financing. Our Automotive Financing operations utilize asset securitization and whole-loan sales as a critical component of our diversified funding strategy.
 
•     Our ResCap operations engage in the origination, purchase, servicing, sale, and securitization of consumer (i.e., residential) and mortgage loans and mortgage-related products (e.g., real estate services). Typically, mortgage loans are originated and sold to investors in the secondary market, including securitization transactions in which the assets are legally sold but are accounted for as secured financings. Certain agreements are in place between ResCap and us that restrict ResCap’s ability to declare dividends or prepay subordinated indebtedness owed to us as well as inhibit our ability to return funds for dividend and


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debt payments. For additional information, please refer to ResCap’s Annual Report onForm 10-Kfor the period ended December 31, 2006, filed separately with the SEC, which is not deemed incorporated into any of our filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
 
•     Our Insurance operations offer vehicle service contracts and underwrite personal automobile insurance coverage (ranging from preferred to nonstandard risks), homeowners’ insurance coverage, and selected commercial insurance and reinsurance coverage. We are a leading provider of vehicle service contracts with mechanical breakdown and maintenance coverages. Our vehicle service contracts offer vehicle owners and lessees mechanical repair protection and roadside assistance for new and used vehicles beyond the manufacturer’s new vehicle warranty. We underwrite and market nonstandard, standard, and preferred-risk physical damage and liability insurance coverages for passenger automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and commercial automobiles through independent agency, direct response, and internet channels. Additionally, we market private-label insurance through a long-term agency relationship with Homesite Insurance, a national provider of home insurance products. We provide commercial insurance, primarily covering dealers’ wholesale vehicle inventory, and reinsurance products. Internationally, ABA Seguros provides certain commercial business insurance exclusively in Mexico.
 
•     Other operations consist of our Commercial Finance Group, an equity investment in Capmark (our former commercial mortgage operations), certain corporate activities related to mortgage activities, and reclassifications and eliminations between the reporting segments.
 
Restatement of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
This MD&A considers the effects of the restatement described in Notes 1 and 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Consolidated Results of Operations
The following table summarizes our consolidated operating results for the periods shown.
 
                               
   Three months ended
  Nine months ended
   September 30,  September 30,
         2007-2006
        2007-2006
($ in millions)  2007  2006  % change  2007  2006  % change
 
Revenue
                              
Total financing revenue
   $5,381    $5,932    (9)   $15,994    $17,402    (8)
Interest expense
   (3,715)   (3,899)   (5)   (11,122)   (11,734)   (5)
Provision for credit losses
   (964)   (503)   92    (2,075)   (937)   121 
                               
Net financing revenue
   702    1,530    (54)   2,797    4,731    (41)
Net loan servicing income
   425    128    232    1,086    666    63 
Insurance premiums and service revenue earned
   1,143    1,045    9    3,235    3,107    4 
(Loss) gain on sale of mortgage and automotive loans, net
   (320)   352    (191)   42    1,220    (97)
Investment income
   13    525    (98)   548    1,079    (49)
Gain on sale of equity method investments, net
                   411    (100)
Other income
   602    965    (38)   2,255    2,952    (24)
                               
Total net financing revenue and other income
   2,565    4,545    (44)   9,963    14,166    (30)
Depreciation expense on operating lease assets
   (1,276)   (1,400)   (9)   (3,530)   (4,185)   (16)
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses
   (659)   (580)   14    (1,795)   (1,830)   (2)
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
   (455)   (840)   (46)   (455)   (840)   (46)
Other expense
   (1,839)   (1,715)   7    (5,550)   (5,435)   2 
                               
Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense)
   (1,664)   10    n/m    (1,367)   1,876    (173)
Income tax benefit (expense)
   68    (183)   (137)   (241)   (766)   (69)
                               
Net income (loss)
   ($1,596)   ($173)   n/m    ($1,608)   $1,110    (245)
n/m = not meaningful
 
We reported a net loss of $1.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to a net loss of $173 million for the same period in 2006, and a net loss of $1.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to net income of $1.1 billion for the same period in 2006. These results reflect the continued adverse effects of the global dislocation in the mortgage and credit markets on ResCap, which more than offset the continued strong performance in our automotive finance and insurance businesses. ResCap results continue to be adversely affected by domestic economic conditions, including increases in delinquencies and significant deterioration in the securitization and residential housing markets. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2007, ResCap was also affected by a downturn in certain foreign mortgage credit markets. This dislocation of the mortgage and credit markets has contributed to a lack of liquidity, depressed asset valuations, additional loss provisions related to credit deterioration, and lower production levels.
 
Total financing revenue decreased by 9% and 8% in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same periods in 2006, primarily due to decreases experienced by ResCap as a result of declines in nonprime asset balances and an increase in nonaccrual loans due to unfavorable market conditions. In addition, our North American Automotive Finance operations experienced


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decreases in consumer finance revenue due to a lower asset base, as a result of increased securitization and whole-loan sale activity. Operating lease income declined 9% in the three months ended September 30, 2007, and 14% in the first nine months of 2007, as compared to 2006, due to a reduction in our operating lease portfolio that was primarily driven by the transfer of operating lease assets to GM during November 2006, as part of the Sale Transactions. Similarly, depreciation expense on operating lease assets decreased 9% in the three months ended September 30, 2007, and 16% in the first nine months of 2007, compared to the same periods in 2006, as a result of this reduction.
 
Interest expense decreased 5% in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same periods in 2006. For both periods, this reduction was primarily due to lower levels of outstanding debt and a reduction in the level of the unfavorable impact ofmark-to-marketadjustments on certain cancelable swaps, which economically hedge callable debt. The decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2007, in comparison with the same period in 2006, was also due to the absence of a 2006 debt tender offer in our North American Automotive Finance operations, which resulted in a $220 million pretax charge in 2006.
 
The provision for credit losses increased 92% and 121% in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006. The increases were driven by the continued deterioration in the domestic housing market that resulted in more instances of loss, higher loss severity, and higher delinquencies at ResCap. The increase for the three months ended September 30, 2007, in comparison with 2006, was slightly offset by a decrease in the provision for loan losses for our North American Automotive Finance operations due to lower on-balance sheet receivables. Lower balance sheet receivable levels within our North American Automotive Finance operations are due to lower production levels, compared to 2006 levels, and the sale or securitization of $11.3 billion of consumer finance receivables during the three months ended September 30, 2007.
 
Net loan servicing income increased 232% and 63% in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006. These increases were attributable to higher average primary and master servicing portfolios at ResCap as well as increased asset securitization activity and whole-loan sales by our automotive finance business in comparison with 2006 levels.
 
Insurance premiums and service revenue increased 9% and 4% in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006. Written premium and service revenue increased for both periods, primarily due to growth internationally, both organically and through the second quarter acquisition of Provident Insurance, and growth in the U.S. reinsurance business. The increases were partially offset by challenging conditions in the domestic personal insurance and extended service contract business.
 
The net loss on sale of mortgage and automotive loans was $320 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a net gain of $352 million for the same period in 2006, and a net gain of $42 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to a net gain of $1.2 billion for the same period in 2006. The decreases are primarily attributable to lower investor demand and lack of domestic and foreign market liquidity adversely affecting ResCap. As a result, the pricing for various loan product types continued to deteriorate in the first nine months of 2007, as investor uncertainty remained high concerning the performance of these loans. These trends were partially offset by higher gains realized by our North American Automotive Finance operations on the sale of retail installment contracts for both periods.
 
Investment income was $13 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $525 million for the same period in 2006, and $548 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $1.1 billion for the same period in 2006. The decreases are primarily due to the decline in the fair value of retained interests held by ResCap resulting from increasing loss, discount rate, and prepayment speed assumptions associated with the stress in the domestic and foreign mortgage markets.
 
The decrease in gain on sale of equity method investments, net, relates entirely to a gain on sale of ResCap’s equity investment in a regional homebuilder in the three months ended June 30, 2006. We have realized no similar gains in 2007.


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Other income decreased 38% and 24% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006. The declines are due to decreases in interest and service fees from lending activity with GM, losses recorded by ResCap on land contracts and model homes, and lower income from investments accounted for using the equity method.
 
Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses increased 14% in the three months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2006. The increase is primarily due to increases in our international operations, including Provident Insurance, and weather-related losses. These increases were partially offset by lower loss experience in our U.S. extended service contract and personal insurance businesses driven by lower volumes. Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses have been relatively flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006.
 
The impairment of goodwill charge of $455 million during the three months ended September 30, 2007, was the result of an interim impairment test performed at our ResCap business. Refer to Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more details. We recorded a charge of $840 million during the three months ended September 30, 2006, relating to the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets at our Commercial Finance operations.
 
Our consolidated tax expense decreased 137% and 69% for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006, primarily due to the mix of earnings in pass-through entities and non-pass-through entities. Results for the first nine months of 2007 reflect a change in tax status for certain of our subsidiaries due to the conversion of a number of our unregulated U.S. subsidiaries to pass-through LLCs in conjunction with the Sale Transactions. These domestic subsidiaries are generally not taxed at the entity level and, therefore, our effective tax rate on a consolidated basis is significantly lower for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, in comparison with the same periods in 2006. The primary reason is that the majority of the net loss experienced at ResCap in the first nine months of 2007 is attributable to its U.S. LLCs and goodwill impairment charge. No tax benefits for these losses are recorded. Excluding ResCap, the consolidated effective tax rate is approximately 13%, which represents the provision for taxes at our non-LLC subsidiaries combined with taxable income that is not subject to tax at our LLC subsidiaries. The effective tax rates applicable to our non-LLC subsidiaries remain comparable with 2006.


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Automotive Finance Operations
 
Results of Operations
The following table summarizes the operating results of our Automotive Finance operations for the periods shown. The amounts presented are before the elimination of balances and transactions with our other reporting segments.
 
                                                             
   Three months ended
  Nine months ended
   September 30,  September 30,
         2007-2006
        2007-2006
($ in millions)  2007  2006  % change  2007  2006  % change
 
Revenue
                              
Consumer
   $1,378    $1,461    (6)   $4,164    $4,258    (2)
Commercial
   456    399    14    1,280    1,187    8 
Operating leases
   1,893    2,079    (9)   5,190    6,028    (14)
                               
Total financing revenue
   3,727    3,939    (5)   10,634    11,473    (7)
Interest expense
   (2,061)   (2,181)   (6)   (6,104)   (6,908)   (12)
Provision for credit losses
   (85)   (155)   (45)   (323)   (313)   3 
                               
Net financing revenue
   1,581    1,603    (1)   4,207    4,252    (1)
Servicing fees
   97    58    67    313    176    78 
Net gain on the sale of loans
   250    115    117    673    298    126 
Investment income
   162    152    7    363    387    (6)
Other income
   460    601    (23)   1,396    1,925    (27)
                               
Total net automotive financing revenue and other income
   2,550    2,529    1    6,952    7,038    (1)
Depreciation expense on operating leases
   (1,276)   (1,394)   (8)   (3,529)   (4,176)   (15)
Noninterest expense
   (735)   (632)   16    (2,015)   (1,963)   3 
Income tax (expense) benefit
   (20)   (183)   (89)   (109)   (255)   (57)
                               
Net income
   $519    $320    62    $1,299    $644    102 
                               
Total assets
   $167,232    $174,748    (4)               
                               
 
Net income increased to $519 million and $1.3 billion for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to $320 million and $644 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2006. North American operations benefited from higher gains on sales and servicing fee income due to continued off-balance sheet securitization and whole-loan sale activity, which also favorably impacted the provision for credit losses. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, $11.3 billion of consumer finance receivables were sold or securitized resulting in $131 million in gains. In addition, primarily due to our election to be treated as a disregarded or pass-through entity as a result of our conversion to an LLC in November 2006, a federal tax provision is no longer required for the majority of the U.S. Automotive Finance operations.
 
Total financing revenue decreased 5% and 7% for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006. The decrease in consumer revenue resulted from a reduction in consumer asset levels in our North American operations since September 30, 2006, as a result of increased securitization and whole-loan sale activity. Operating lease revenue (along with the related depreciation expense) decreased for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same periods in 2006, consistent with a decrease in the size of the operating lease portfolio (approximately 12% since September 2006), which was primarily a result of the dividend of certain operating lease assets to GM pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Sale Transactions. These decreases in financing revenue during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were partially offset by improved results in our International operations and an increase in commercial revenue. Improvements in our


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International operations were driven by growth in the loan and lease portfolio and favorable foreign currency adjustments. The increase in commercial revenue was primarily due to the impact of refinancing certain off-balance sheet wholesale securitization transactions with on-balance sheet financing.
 
Interest expense decreased 6% and 12% for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006. For both periods this reduction was primarily due to lower levels of unsecured debt as a result of lower asset balances and the absence of a debt tender offer (the tender offer in 2006 resulted in a $220 million pretax charge). In addition, the decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2007, was partially offset by the less favorable impact in 2007 ofmark-to-marketadjustments on certain cancelable swaps, which compares unfavorably to 2006 when hedge accounting was not applied.
 
Our provision for credit losses decreased 45% during the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period during 2006, while increasing 3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period during 2006. The decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2007, was driven by lower on-balance sheet consumer finance receivables in our North American operations, partially offset by an increased provision for assets remaining on-balance sheet as a result of underlying credit trends, the sale of assets with higher quality, and a slight increase in the provision for credit losses of our International operations. The provision expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was relatively consistent with the same period in 2006. The provision for our North American operations declined as a result of lower on-balance sheet consumer receivable levels. The decline was more than offset by increased provision expense for our International operations.
 
Net gain on the sale of loans increased 117% and 126% for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006. The increase was primarily a result of an increase in whole-loan and off-balance sheet securitization activity of consumer finance receivables in our North American operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our North American operations executed approximately $21.0 billion in whole-loan and off-balance sheet securitization transactions, compared to $16.7 billion during the same period in 2006. Additionally, the interest rate environment resulted in more favorable gains in 2007 than recognized in 2006. Refer to the Funding and Liquidity section of this MD&A for further discussion. As a result of the growth in the off-balance sheet portion of the serviced portfolio, servicing fees increased 67% and 78% during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006.
 
Investment income increased 7% during the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period during 2006, while decreasing 6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period during 2006. The increase during the three months ended September 30, 2007, was largely driven by an increase in retained interests within the investment securities balance, as a result of increased securitization activity.
 
Other income decreased 23% and 27% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006, due to lower revenue on GM loans and intercompany loans due to lower lending levels for both periods, which resulted in lower interest income as a result of a decrease in the average balance of cash and cash equivalents. In addition, noninterest expenses increased 16% and 3% for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006. The increase during both periods was primarily attributed to an increase in charges from GM and other affiliates as specified in the agreement executed when GM sold their controlling interest in GMAC. The increase was also attributed to a favorable one-time foreign currency adjustment recorded in 2006 by our North American operations, which reduced noninterest expense and was absent in the 2007 results.
 
Total income tax expense decreased by $163 million and $146 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006, primarily due to our conversion to an LLC and election to be treated as a pass-through entity in November 2006. As a result of the elections, a federal tax provision is no longer required for the majority of the U.S. Automotive Finance operations.


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Our North American Automotive Finance operations is moving to an “originate and sell” model, which is intended to reduce our retained risk position and provide us with added liquidity. The gains on the sale of loans realized during the three months ended September 30, 2007, were largely attributable to this change in strategy and shifted the earnings from financing revenues that would have been generated in the future to current gains on sales.
 
Automotive Financing Volume
The following table summarizes our new and used vehicle consumer and wholesale financing volume and our share of GM consumer and wholesale volume.
 
                                                                                     
   Three months ended
  Nine months ended
   
   September 30,  September 30,   
   GMAC
  Share of
  GMAC
  Share of
   
   volume  GM sales  volume  GM sales   
(units in thousands)  2007  2006  2007  2006  2007  2006  2007  2006   
 
Consumer automotive financing
                                          
GM new vehicles
                                          
North America
                                          
Retail contracts
   228    418    27%   45%   642    825    26%   32%   
Leases
   152    162    18%   17%   451    495    19%   19%   
                                           
Total North America
   380    580    45%   62%   1,093    1,320    45%   51%   
International (retail contracts
and leases)
   142    127    24%   24%   422    390    24%   24%   
                                           
Total GM new units financed
   522    707    36%   48%   1,515    1,710    36%   41%   
                                           
Non-GM new units financed
   31    18              81    52             
Used units financed
   138    92              392    286             
                                           
Total consumer automotive financing volume
   691    817              1,988    2,048             
                                           
Wholesale financing of new vehicles
                                          
GM vehicles
                                          
North America
   756    785    78%   76%   2,382    2,626    76%   76%   
International
   710    606    87%   84%   2,138    1,954    88%   87%   
                                           
Total GM units financed
   1,466    1,391    82%   79%   4,520    4,580    81%   80%   
                                           
Non-GM units financed
   45    34              135    107             
                                           
Total wholesale volume
   1,511    1,425              4,655    4,687             
                                           
 
Our consumer automotive financing volume and penetration levels are significantly influenced by the nature, timing, and extent of GM’s use of rate, residual, and other financing incentives for marketing purposes on consumer retail automotive contracts and leases. Our North American penetration levels during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, were lower than what was experienced in 2006, mainly due to certain consumer retail financing incentives offered in the third quarter of 2006 that resulted in significant increases in comparison to historical experience. The consumer penetration levels of our International operations were consistent with 2006.


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Allowance for Credit Losses
The following tables summarize activity related to the allowance for credit losses for our Automotive Finance operations.
 
                               
Three months ended September 30,
 2007 2006
($ in millions)  Consumer Commercial Total Consumer Commercial Total    
 
 
Balance at July 1,
  $1,366   $66   $1,432   $1,467   $70   $1,537       
Provision for credit losses
  90   (5)  85   156   (1)  155       
Charge-offs
  (215)  (1)  (216)  (217)  (5)  (222)      
Recoveries
  48      48   45   1   46       
Other
  8   1   9   5   2   7       
 
 
Balance at September 30,
  $1,297   $61   $1,358   $1,456   $67   $1,523       
 
 
Allowance coverage (a)
  2.83%  0.23%  1.87%  2.21%  0.27%  1.68%      
  (a)  Represents the related allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total on-balance sheet automotive retail contracts excluding loans held for sale.
 
                               
Nine months ended September 30,
 2007 2006
($ in millions) Consumer Commercial Total Consumer Commercial Total    
 
 
Balance at January 1,
  $1,460   $69   $1,529   $1,618   $86   $1,704       
Provision for credit losses
  325   (2)  323   332   (19)  313       
Charge-offs
  (653)  (8)  (661)  (653)  (6)  (659)      
Recoveries
  157   2   159   147   1   148       
Other
  8      8   12   5   17       
 
 
Balance at September 30,
  $1,297   $61   $1,358   $1,456   $67   $1,523       
 
 
Allowance coverage (a)
  2.83%  0.23%  1.87%  2.21%  0.27%  1.68%      
  (a)  Represents the related allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total on-balance sheet automotive retail contracts excluding loans held for sale.
 
The consumer allowance for credit losses was $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Decreases in the level of allowance from 2006 levels are reflective of proportional decreases in the on-balance sheet consumer portfolio over the same period. The consumer portfolio incurred net charge-offs for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, of $167 million and $172 million, respectively. Net charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, were $496 million and $506 million, respectively.
 
Despite the overall decline in the level of the allowance, the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of the total on-balance sheet consumer portfolio experienced an increase in comparison with 2006. The comparison is unfavorable in 2007 due to the impact of the increased use of off-balance sheet securitizations and whole-loan sales activity within our North American operations. The process of creating a pool of retail finance receivables for securitization or sale typically excludes accounts that are greater than 30 days delinquent at that time. In addition, the process involves selecting from a pool of receivables that are currently outstanding and, therefore, represent seasoned accounts. A seasoned portfolio that excludes delinquent accounts historically results in better credit performance than in the on-balance sheet portfolio of retail finance receivables on which the allowance for credit losses is based.
 
Consumer Credit
The following tables summarize pertinent loss experience in the consumer managed and on-balance sheet automotive retail contract portfolios. The managed portfolio includes retail receivables held on-balance sheet for investment and off-balance sheet receivables. The off-balance sheet portion of the managed portfolio includes receivables securitized and sold that we continue to service and in which we retain an interest or risk


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of loss but excludes securitized and sold finance receivables that we continue to service but in which we retain no interest or risk of loss.
 
We believe that the disclosure of the credit experience of the managed portfolio presents a more complete presentation of our risk of loss in the underlying assets (typically in the form of a subordinated retained interest). Consistent with the presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, retail contracts presented in the table represent the principal balance of the finance receivables discounted for any unearned interest income and rate support received from GM.
 
                      
  Average
 Charge-offs,
      
  retail
 net of
 Annualized net
  
Three months ended September 30,
 contracts recoveries (a) charge-off rate  
($ in millions)  2007 2007 2006 2007 2006  
 
Managed
                     
North America (b)
  $49,520   $147   $135   1.19%   1.19%  
International
  17,295   23   33   0.53%   0.86%  
          
          
Total managed
  $66,815   $170   $168   1.02%   1.12%  
On-balance sheet
                     
North America
  $41,356   $139   $132   1.34%   1.28%  
International
  17,295   23   33   0.53%   0.86%  
          
          
Total on-balance sheet
  $58,651   $162   $165   1.10%   1.18%  
  (a) Net charge-offs exclude amounts related to the lump-sum payments on balloon finance contracts. The amount totaled $5 million and $7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
  (b) North America 2006 annualized charge-offs, net of recoveries, includes $30 million of certain expenses related to repossessed vehicles, which are included in other operating expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
 
                      
  Average
 Charge-offs,
      
  retail
 net of
 Annualized net
  
Nine months ended September 30,
 contracts recoveries (a) charge-off rate  
($ in millions)  2007 2007 2006 2007 2006  
 
Managed
                     
North America (b)
  $49,753   $435   $416   1.17%   1.15%  
International
  16,864   72   82   0.57%   0.72%  
          
          
Total managed
  $66,617   $507   $498   1.02%   1.06%  
On-balance sheet
                     
North America
  $42,688   $417   $409   1.30%   1.25%  
International
  16,864   72   82   0.57%   0.72%  
          
          
Total on-balance sheet
  $59,552   $489   $491   1.10%   1.13%  
  (a) Net charge-offs exclude amounts related to the lump-sum payments on balloon finance contracts. The amount totaled $7 million and $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
  (b) North America 2006 annualized charge-offs, net of recoveries, includes $70 million of certain expenses related to repossessed vehicles, which are included in other operating expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.


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The following table summarizes pertinent delinquency experience in the consumer automotive retail contract portfolio.
 
                   
  Percent of retail contracts
  
  30 days or more past due (a)  
  Managed On-balance sheet  
September 30, 2007 2006 2007 2006  
 
North America
  2.52%   2.46%   2.80%   2.68%   
International
  2.56%   2.64%   2.56%   2.64%   
 
 
Total
  2.53%   2.51%   2.71%   2.67%   
  (a) Past due contracts are calculated on the basis of the average number of contracts delinquent during a month and exclude accounts in bankruptcy.
 
Credit fundamentals in our North American consumer automotive portfolio deteriorated in the third quarter of 2007, with delinquencies in the North American portfolio increasing as compared to 2006. We believe the increase in delinquency trends is the result of deterioration in general economic conditions, with certain geographic regions experiencing more deterioration than others. International consumer credit portfolio performance remains strong, as delinquencies have declined compared to prior year levels.
 
In addition to the preceding loss and delinquency data, the following table summarizes bankruptcies and repossession information for the U.S. consumer automotive retail contract portfolio (which represents approximately 27% and 58% of our on-balance sheet consumer automotive retail contract portfolio as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively).
 
                       
  Managed On-balance sheet  
Three months ended September 30, 2007 2006 2007 2006    
 
Average retail contracts in bankruptcy(in units) (a)
  57,445   83,103   55,522   82,680       
Bankruptcies as a percent of average number of contracts outstanding
  2.04%  2.49%  2.41%  2.63%      
Retail contract repossessions (in units)
  19,307   21,904   17,787   21,536       
Annualized repossessions as a percent of average number of contracts outstanding
  2.77%  2.61%  3.11%  2.71%      
  (a) Includes those accounts where the customer has filed for bankruptcy and is not yet discharged, the customer was discharged from bankruptcy but did not reaffirm their loan with GMAC, and other special situations where the customer is protected by applicable law with respect to GMAC’s normal collection policies and procedures.
 
                       
  Managed On-balance sheet  
Nine months ended September 30, 2007 2006 2007 2006    
 
Average retail contracts in bankruptcy(in units) (a)
  62,105   93,433   60,654   92,403       
Bankruptcies as a percent of average number of contracts outstanding
  2.14%  2.70%  2.47%  2.83%      
Retail contract repossessions (in units)
  54,995   68,469   51,694   67,500       
Annualized repossessions as a percent of average number of contracts outstanding
  2.54%  2.62%  2.82%  2.74%      
  (a) Includes those accounts where the customer has filed for bankruptcy and is not yet discharged, the customer was discharged from bankruptcy but did not reaffirm their loan with GMAC, and other special situations where the customer is protected by applicable law with respect to GMAC’s normal collection policies and procedures.
 
New bankruptcy filings in the United States increased dramatically in October 2005, before the change in bankruptcy laws that made it more difficult for some consumers to qualify for certain protections under prior bankruptcy laws. After this change in bankruptcy laws, we experienced a decrease in bankruptcy filings during 2006, as well as the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Consistent with the rise in delinquency trends, we also experienced higher repossessions for the three months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006.


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Commercial Credit
Our credit risk on the commercial portfolio is considerably different from that of our consumer portfolio. Whereas the consumer portfolio represents a homogenous pool of retail contracts that exhibit fairly predictable and stable loss patterns, the commercial portfolio exposures are less predictable. In general, the credit risk of the commercial portfolio is tied to overall economic conditions in the countries in which we operate, as well as the particular circumstances of individual borrowers.
 
At September 30, 2007, the only commercial receivables that had been securitized and accounted for as off-balance sheet transactions represent wholesale lines of credit extended to automotive dealerships, which historically experience low charge-offs. As a result, the amount of charge-offs on our managed portfolio is similar to the on-balance sheet portfolio, and only the on-balance sheet commercial portfolio credit experience is presented in the following table.
 
                   
  Total
    
  loans Impaired loans (a)  
  Sept 30,
 Sept 30,
 Dec 31,
 Sept 30,
  
($ in millions) 2007 2007 2006 2006  
 
Wholesale
  $22,773   $46   $338   $317   
       0.20%  1.64%  1.52%  
Other commercial financing
  4,122   10   52   46   
       0.24%  1.35%  1.19%  
 
 
Total on-balance sheet
  $26,895   $56   $390   $363   
       0.21%  1.60%  1.47%  
  (a) Includes loans where it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the terms of the loan.
 
The decline in impaired loans since December 2006 is the result of the resolution of a particular dealer account, which did not result in a charge-off of loans previously provided for. Charge-offs on the wholesale portfolio remained at traditionally low levels in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, as these receivables are generally secured by vehicles, real estate, and other forms of collateral, which help mitigate losses on such loans in the event of default.


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ResCap Operations
 
Results of Operations
The following table summarizes the operating results for ResCap for the periods shown. The amounts presented are before the elimination of balances and transactions with our other reporting segments.
 
                            
  Three months ended
  Nine months ended
  September 30,  September 30,
       2007-2006
       2007-2006
($ in millions)  2007 2006  % change  2007 2006  % change
 
Revenue
                           
Total financing revenue
  $1,565   $1,878    (17)   $5,106   $5,399    (5)
Interest expense
  (1,626)  (1,704)   (5)   (4,938)  (4,697)   5 
Provision for credit losses
  (881)  (239)   269    (1,749)  (484)   261 
                            
Net financing (loss) revenue
  (942)  (65)   n/m    (1,581)  218    n/m 
Mortgage servicing fees
  451   401    12    1,351   1,162    16 
Servicing asset valuation and hedge activities, net
  (123)  (331)   (63)   (578)  (688)   (16)
                            
Net loan servicing income
  328   70    369    773   474    63 
Net (loss) gain on the sale of loans
  (570)  237    (341)   (631)  879    (172)
Other income
  (139)  551    (125)   593   1,737    (66)
Impairment of goodwill
  (455)          (455)       
Noninterest expense
  (617)  (644)   (4)   (2,149)  (1,941)   11 
Income tax benefit (expense)
  134   (66)   (303)   25   (534)   (105)
                            
Net income (loss)
  ($2,261)  $83    n/m    ($3,425)  $833    n/m 
Total assets
  $108,510   $132,490    (18)              
                            
n/m  = not meaningful
 
ResCap experienced a net loss of $2.3 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to net income of $83 million for the same period in 2006, and a net loss of $3.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to net income of $833 million for the same period in 2006. The 2007 results continue to be adversely affected by domestic economic conditions, including delinquency increases in the mortgage loans held for investment portfolio and a significant deterioration in the securitization and residential housing markets. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2007, a downturn was experienced in certain foreign mortgage credit markets. The dislocation of the mortgage credit markets has continued due to a lack of liquidity, depressed asset valuations, additional loss provisions related to credit deterioration, and lower production levels.
 
A net financing loss of $942 million and $1.6 billion was incurred in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to a net financing loss of $65 million and net financing revenue of $218 million for the same periods in 2006. Total financing revenue decreased for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same periods in 2006, due primarily to a decline in nonprime asset balances and an increase in nonaccrual loans due to unfavorable market conditions. The three months ended September 30, 2006, were also affected by lower warehouse lending balances, and the nine months ended September 30, 2007, were affected by a decline in lending receivable assets. The increase in interest expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily driven by an increase in our cost of funds due to a credit downgrade and an increase in balances funded by higher unsecured debt cost.
 
The provision for credit losses increased to $881 million and $1.7 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to $239 million and $484 million in the same periods in 2006. The increases for both periods were driven by the continued deterioration in the domestic housing


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market, which resulted in higher loss severity, and an increase in estimated losses related to delinquent loans. The increase in the provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was further impacted by financial stress experienced by certain warehouse-lending customers. Mortgage loans held for investment past due 60 days or more increased to 15% of the total unpaid principal balance as of September 30, 2007, from 11% at September 30, 2006.
 
Net loan servicing income increased 369% and 63% for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006, due to an increase in the size and value of the mortgage servicing rights portfolio during both periods. The domestic servicing portfolio was approximately $427 billion as of September 30, 2007, representing an increase of approximately $25 billion from September 30, 2006. The value of the mortgage servicing rights increased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, primarily due to the positive impacts of servicing valuations, including derivative hedging activity results.
 
The net loss on the sale of loans was $570 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to a net gain on the sale of loans of $237 million for the same period in 2006, and a net loss of $631 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to a net gain of $879 million for the same period in 2006. These decreases were primarily due to lower investor demand and lack of domestic and foreign market liquidity. As a result, the pricing for various loan product types continued to deteriorate in the first nine months of 2007, as investor uncertainty remained high regarding the performance of these loans.
 
Other income decreased 125% and 66% during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006. The decline for the three months ended September 30, 2007, was primarily due to market pressure and impairment charges on land contracts and model homes of $97.9 million, loss on model home sales of $11.2 million, and lower equity income of $12.8 million. The decline for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was primarily due to impairment charges on land contracts and model homes of $126.7 million in 2007, loss on model home sales of $24.8 million, and lower equity income of $57.0 million. Additionally, the decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was due to the gain on the sale of an equity interest in a regional homebuilder that was realized during the same period in 2006 and lower income from real estate owned sales and valuations. The decrease for the nine month ended September 30, 2007, was partially offset by an increase in operating lease income.
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2007, goodwill impairment of $455 million was recorded as a result of an interim impairment test. Refer to Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
 
Noninterest expense decreased 4% for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006, and increased 11% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006. The expense decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2007, due to a decrease in the provision for assets sold with recourse, which was partially offset by the write-off of internally developed software that was retired in the third quarter. The expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, increased due to an increase in the provision for assets sold with recourse and the write-off of internally developed software during the three months ended September 30, 2007.
 
Income tax expense decreased $200 million and $559 million during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2006. Nearly all significant domestic legal entities were converted to LLCs and elections were made to be treated as pass-through entities during the fourth quarter of 2006. As a result, the converted entities are no longer subject to federal and most state income taxes.
 
As a result of the significant mortgage and credit market dislocation and ResCap’s financial performance, management announced a major restructuring of ResCap’s business in order to streamline operations and significantly reduce structural costs. Specifically, ResCap will be reducing its workforce by about 25%, or approximately 3,000 associates, and closing certain facilities. Refer to Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. As a result of this restructuring, management intends for


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ResCap to maintain the flexibility to quickly modify its product offerings based on changing market conditions. Although ResCap has reduced its exposure to nonprime and nonconforming loans in 2007, ResCap will selectively originate higher margin nonconforming product as secondary market distribution becomes available. Additionally, ResCap will continue to avail itself of its relationship with GMAC Bank to support its current mortgage loan production. ResCap plans to remain committed to offering a broad and competitive menu of products to its customers.
 
Looking ahead, the persistence of the global dislocation of the mortgage and credit markets, referred to in the Funding and Liquidity section of this MD&A, may continue to negatively affect the value of our mortgage related assets. These markets continue to experience greater volatility, less liquidity, widening of credit spreads, repricing of credit risk, and a lack of price transparency. ResCap operates in these markets with exposure to its loans, trading securities, derivatives, and lending commitments. It is difficult to predict how long these conditions will exist and which markets, products, and businesses of ResCap will continue to be affected. Accordingly, these factors could adversely impact our results of operations through at least the remainder of 2007.
 
Mortgage Loan Production, Sales and Servicing
ResCap’s mortgage loan production for the three months ended September 30, 2007, was $29.3 billion, a decrease of 43% compared to $51.5 billion in the same period in 2006, and $101.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of 27% compared to $140.1 billion in the same period in 2006. ResCap’s domestic loan production decreased 54% in the three months ended September 30, 2007, and 35% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, while international loan production increased 20% and 18%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. ResCap’s domestic loan production decreased due to a decline in nonprime, prime-nonconforming, and prime second-lien products as a result of unfavorable market conditions. Domestic nonprime loan production totaled $185 million and $4.1 billion for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to $8.5 billion and $23.6 billion for the same periods in 2006. ResCap’s international production increased primarily due to growth in Continental Europe.
 
The following summarizes mortgage loan production for the periods shown.
 
                   
  Three months ended
 Nine months ended
  
  September 30, September 30,  
($ in millions) 2007 2006 2007 2006  
 
Consumer:
                  
Principal amount by product type:
                  
Prime conforming
  $12,174   $12,002   $34,425   $32,536   
Prime nonconforming
  4,606   16,411   26,771   42,776   
Government
  1,378   942   5,458   2,884   
Nonprime
  185   8,467   4,129   23,623   
Prime second-lien
  1,863   6,100   7,616   18,500   
 
 
Total U.S. production
  20,206   43,922   78,399   120,319   
International
  9,068   7,531   23,258   19,736   
 
 
Total
  $29,274   $51,453   $101,657   $140,055   
 
 
Principal amount by origination channel:
                  
Retail and direct channels
  $5,105   $7,012   $18,144   $21,114   
Correspondent and broker channels
  15,101   36,910   60,255   99,205   
 
 
Total U.S. production
  $20,206   $43,922   $78,399   $120,319   
 
 
                   
Number of loans (in units):
                  
Retail and direct channels
  39,020   60,693   140,711   186,592   
Correspondent and broker channels
  78,875   222,196   341,825   621,795   
 
 
Total U.S. production
  117,895   282,889   482,536   808,387   


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The following table summarizes the primary domestic mortgage loan-servicing portfolio for which we hold the corresponding mortgage servicing rights.
 
                   
  U.S. mortgage loan servicing portfolio
  September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006
  Number
 Dollar amount
 Number
 Dollar amount
  
($ in millions) of loans of loans of loans of loans  
 
 
Principal conforming
  1,638,783   $263,437   1,456,344   $203,927   
Prime nonconforming
  214,948   66,785   319,255   101,138   
Government
  178,348   18,975   181,563   18,843   
Nonprime
  330,128   44,190   409,516   55,750   
Prime second-lien
  787,524   34,053   784,170   32,726   
 
 
Total primary servicing portfolio (a)
  3,149,731   $427,440   3,150,848   $412,384   
  (a) Excludes loans for which we acted as a subservicer. Subserviced loans totaled 250,148 with an unpaid principal balance of
$52.3 billion at September 30, 2007, and 290,992 with an unpaid balance of $55.4 billion at December 31, 2006.
 
Our international servicing portfolio included $38.2 billion and $36.2 billion of mortgage loans as of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, respectively.
 
Allowance for Credit Losses
The following tables summarize the activity related to the allowance for loan losses.
 
                           
Three months ended September 30,
 2007 2006
($ in millions) Consumer Commercial Total Consumer Commercial Total  
 
 
Balance at July 1,
  $1,696   $274   $1,970   $1,042   $188   $1,230   
Provision for credit losses
  788   93   881   232   7   239   
Charge-offs
  (453)  (50)  (503)  (195)     (195)  
Reduction of allowance due to deconsolidation (a)
  (306)     (306)           
Recoveries
  9   9   18   9   1   10   
 
 
Balance at September 30,
  $1,734   $326   $2,060   $1,088   $196   $1,284   
 
 
Allowance as a percentage of total (b)
  2.85%  3.72%  2.96%  1.47%  1.36%  1.45%  
  (a) During the three months ended September 30, 2007, ResCap completed the sale of residual cash flows related to a number of on-balance sheet securitizations. ResCap completed the approved actions to cause the securitization trusts to satisfy the qualifying special-purpose entity requirement of SFAS No. 140,Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. The actions resulted in the deconsolidation of various securitization trusts.
  (b) Represents the related allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total on-balance sheet residential mortgage loans.
 
                           
Nine months ended September 30,
 2007 2006
($ in millions)  Consumer Commercial Total Consumer Commercial Total  
 
 
Balance at January 1,
  $1,508   $397   $1,905   $1,066   $187   $1,253   
Provision for credit losses
  1,436   313   1,749   470   14   484   
Charge-offs
  (944)  (393)  (1,337)  (482)  (6)  (488)  
Reduction of allowance due to deconsolidation (a)
  (306)     (306)           
Recoveries
  40   9   49   34   1   35   
 
 
Balance at September 30,
  $1,734   $326   $2,060   $1,088   $196   $1,284   
 
 
Allowance as a percentage of total (b)
  2.85%  3.72%  2.96%  1.47%  1.36%  1.45%  
  (a) During the three months ended September 30, 2007, ResCap completed the sale of residual cash flows related to a number of
on-balance sheet securitizations. ResCap completed the approved actions to cause the securitization trusts to satisfy the qualifying special-purpose entity requirement of SFAS No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and
Extinguishments of Liabilities
. The actions resulted in the deconsolidation of various securitization trusts.
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Nonperforming Assets
The following table summarizes the nonperforming assets in the on-balance sheet held for sale and held for investment residential mortgage loan portfolios. Nonperforming assets are nonaccrual loans, foreclosed assets, and restructured loans. Mortgage loans and lending receivables are generally placed on nonaccrual status when they are 60 and 90 days past due, respectively, or when the timely collection of the principal of the loan, in whole or in part, is doubtful.
 
               
  September 30,
 December 31,
 September 30,
  
($ in millions) 2007 2006 2006  
 
Nonaccrual loans:
              
Mortgage loans:
              
Prime conforming
  $74   $11   $10   
Prime nonconforming
  669   419   371   
Government
  78         
Prime second-lien
  197   142   133   
Nonprime (a)
  7,539   6,736   6,275   
Lending receivables:
              
Warehouse (b)
  112   1,318   9   
Construction (c)
  324   69   21   
 
 
Total nonaccrual assets
  8,993   8,695   6,819   
Restructured loans
  60   8   12   
Foreclosed assets
  1,601   1,141   922   
 
 
Total nonperforming assets
  $10,654   $9,844   $7,753   
 
 
Total nonperforming assets as a percentage of total ResCap assets
  10.1%  7.5%  5.8%  
  (a) Includes loans that were purchased distressed and already in nonaccrual status of $3 billion as of September 30, 2007;
$415 million as of December 31, 2006; and $340 million as of September 30, 2006. In addition, includes nonaccrual loans that are
not included in Restructured loans in the amount of $24 million as of September 30, 2007, and $3 million as of December 31, 2006, respectively.
  (b) Includes nonaccrual Restructured loans that are not included in Restructured loans of $406 million as of
September 30, 2007, and $10 million as of September 30, 2006.
  (c) Includes $24 million as of September 30, 2007; $19 million as of December 31, 2006; and $21 million as of September 30, 2006, of nonaccrual loans that are not included in Restructured loans.
 
The classification of a loan as nonperforming does not necessarily indicate that the principal amount of the loan is ultimately uncollectible in whole or in part. In certain cases, borrowers make payments to bring their loans contractually current and, in all cases, our mortgage loans are collateralized by residential real estate. As a result, ResCap’s experience has been that any amount of ultimate loss is substantially less than the unpaid principal balance of a nonperforming loan.


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Insurance Operations
 
Results of Operations
The following table summarizes the operating results of our Insurance operations for the periods shown. The amounts presented are before the elimination of balances and transactions with our other operating segments.
 
                                                             
   Three months ended
  Nine months ended
   September 30,  September 30,
         2007-2006
        2007-2006
($ in millions)  2007  2006  % change  2007  2006  % change
 
Revenue
                              
Insurance premiums and service
revenue earned
   $1,133    $1,037    9    $3,206    $3,082    4 
Investment income
   96    172    (44)   272    361    (25)
Other income
   54    49    10    143    113    27 
                               
Total insurance premiums and
other income
   1,283    1,258    2    3,621    3,556    2 
Insurance losses and loss
adjustment expenses
   (659)   (580)   14    (1,795)   (1,830)   (2)
Acquisition and underwriting expense
   (440)   (380)   16    (1,222)   (1,074)   14 
Premium tax and other expense
   (26)   (17)   53    (67)   (68)   (1)
                               
Income before income taxes
   158    281    (44)   537    584    (8)
Income tax expense
   (41)   (98)   (58)   (146)   (192)   (24)
                               
Net income
   $117    $183    (36)   $391    $392     
                               
Total assets
   $14,511    $13,919    4                
                               
Insurance premiums and service revenue written
   $1,063    $1,037    3    $3,097    $3,168    (2)
                               
Combined ratio (a)
   95.3%   89.4%        92.3%   92.3%     
  (a) Management uses the combined ratio as a primary measure of underwriting profitability with its components measured using GAAP. Underwriting profitability is indicated by a combined ratio under 100% and is calculated as the sum of all incurred losses and expenses (excluding interest and income tax expense) divided by the total of premiums and service revenues earned and other income.
 
Net income from Insurance operations totaled $117 million and $391 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to $183 million and $392 million for the same periods in 2006. Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2007, decreased in comparison with the same period in 2006 primarily due to a lower level of realized capital gains.
 
Insurance premiums and service revenue written totaled $1.1 billion and $3.1 billion for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to $1.0 billion and $3.2 billion for the same periods in 2006. Insurance premiums and service revenues written increased slightly for the three months ended September 30, 2007, primarily due to growth in international operations, both organically and through the second quarter acquisition of Provident Insurance, and growth in the U.S. reinsurance business. The increase was partially offset by challenging conditions in the domestic personal insurance and extended service contract businesses.
 
The combination of investment and other income decreased 32% and 12% in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the same 2006 periods. Investment income decreased due to an $83 million decrease in realized capital gains during the three months ended September 30, 2007, in comparison with the same period in 2006. The decrease was offset by an increase in assets and yield in the taxable bonds portfolio and continued growth in other income due to higher service fees obtained from our international operations through organic growth.


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Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses totaled $659 million and $1.8 billion for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to $580 million and $1.8 billion for the same periods in 2006. Loss and loss adjustment expense for the three months ended September 30, 2007, increased in comparison with the same period in 2006 primarily due to international operations, including Provident Insurance, and weather-related losses. The increase was partially offset by lower loss experience in our U.S. extended service contract and personal insurance businesses driven by lower volumes. In addition, acquisition and underwriting expenses increased due to continued growth in international business and increases in both the U.S. personal insurance and extended service contract businesses.
 
Other Operations
 
Net income for Other operations was $29 million and $127 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to a loss of $759 million for both the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2006, our Commercial Finance Group recognized a noncash charge of $695 million (after-tax) for impairment of goodwill and other intangibles. Excluding these impairment charges, the increases in net income for both these periods primarily reflect improved profitability of our Commercial Finance Group and certain other corporate activities.
 
Excluding the impairment charges of $695 million during the three months ended September 30, 2006, net income of our Commercial Finance Group increased to $16 million and $46 million in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to a loss of $73 million and $62 million in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. Compared with 2006, net income increased in both these periods because of decreased interest expense and a lower provision for credit losses. The Commercial Finance Group achieved lower interest expense due to lower asset levels and decreasing its cost of borrowing through a greater use of secured funding. The lower provision for credit losses resulted from generally favorable credit experience. Improved results for the first nine months of 2007 also reflect the $12 million favorable net income impact recognized during February 2007 relating to the sale of certain loans.
 
Funding and Liquidity
 
Funding Strategy
Our liquidity and our ongoing profitability are largely dependent upon our timely access to capital and the costs associated with raising funds in different segments of the capital markets. The goal of liquidity management is to provide adequate funds to meet changes in loan and lease demand, debt maturities, and unexpected deposit withdrawals. Our primary funding objective is to ensure that we have adequate, reliable access to liquidity throughout all market cycles, including periods of financial distress. We actively manage our liquidity and mitigate our funding risk using the following practices:
 
  •    Maintaining diversified sources of funding — Over the past several years, our strategy has focused on diversification of our funding. We have developed diversified funding sources across a global investor base, both public and private and, as appropriate, extended debt maturities. This diversification has been achieved in a variety of ways and in a variety of markets, includingwhole-loansales, the public and private debt capital markets, and asset-backed facilities, as well as through deposit-gathering and other financing activities. The diversity of our funding sources enhances funding flexibility, limits dependence on any one source of funds, and results in a more cost effective strategy over the long term. In developing diverse funding sources, management considers market conditions, prevailing interest rates, liquidity needs, and the desired maturity profile of our liabilities. This strategy has helped us maintain liquidity during periods of weakness in the capital markets, changes in our business, or changes in our credit ratings.


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  •    Obtaining sufficient short- and long-term financing — We have significant short- and long-term financing needs. We monitor the duration profile of our assets and then establish an appropriate liability maturity ladder.
 
  –    Short-term financing — We require short-term funding to finance our short-duration assets, such as mortgage loans held for sale, dealer floor plan receivables, and factoring receivables. We regularly forecast our cash position and our potential funding needs, taking into account debt maturities and potential peak balance sheet levels over a medium-term time horizon.
 
  –    Long-term financing — Our long-term unsecured financings are generated to fund long-term assets (such as mortgages held for investment, retail auto contracts and leases, and equity interests in securitizations), over-collateralization required to support our conduits, and the continued growth of our loan portfolios. We regularly assess the term structure of our assets and liabilities and interest rate risk. In addition, we manage our long-term debt maturities and credit facility expirations to minimize refinancing risk and maturity concentrations. We consider the available capacity and relative cost given market constraints, as well as the potential impact on our credit ratings. We meet our long-term financing needs from a variety of sources including public corporate debt, credit facilities, secured financings, and off-balance sheet securitizations.
 
  •    Optimizing our use of secured funding programs — Secured funding sources are generally unaffected by ratings on corporate unsecured debt. In addition, depending on the structure, secured funding may reduce our risk exposure to the underlying assets. Given these benefits, we have developed meaningful sources of funding in the asset-backed securities markets. We rely heavily on whole-loan sales and securitizations to fund our mortgage originations. Our North American Automotive Finance operations is moving to an “originate and sell” model. Under these types of secured funding programs we reduce our retained risk position. In our International Automotive Finance operations, we are continuing to expand our access to securitization, which is becoming a more significant component of our funding strategy for these operations.
 
  •    Balancing access to liquidity and cost of funding — Maintaining sufficient access to liquidity is vital to our business. Given our current credit ratings, we have conservatively maintained large and varied sources of liquidity. We have established a number of committed liquidity facilities that provide further protection against market volatility or disruptions. In addition, in September 2007, we entered into an agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Citi), pursuant to which Citi has committed to provide up to $21.4 billion in various asset-backed facilities. Our management regularly evaluates the cost of the cash portfolio and committed facilities compared to the potential risks and adjusts capacity levels according to market conditions and our credit profile.
 
  •    Maintaining an active dialogue with the rating agencies — The cost and availability of most funding are influenced by credit ratings, which are intended to be an indicator of the creditworthiness of a particular company, security, or obligation. Lower ratings generally result in higher unsecured borrowing costs, as well as reduced access to unsecured capital markets. This is particularly true for certain institutional investors, such as money market investors, whose investment guidelines require investment-grade ratings in the two highest rating categories for short-term debt. Substantially all our debt has been rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. We maintain an active dialogue with each rating agency throughout the year.
 
Recent Funding Developments
During the three months ended September 30, 2007, the mortgage and capital markets continued to experience significant stress due to numerous mortgage-related market and counterparty events. The markets for mortgage assets and for asset-backed commercial paper experienced the most severe distress. Our access to liquidity and the cost of new funding have negatively affected our Automotive Finance, Mortgage, and Commercial Finance operations. As a result, we significantly increased our cash balances during the period to maintain flexibility despite the market disruptions. We continue to exercise prudent liquidity management oversight and seek to maintain sufficient reserve liquidity, including unused committed facilities.


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Our Automotive Finance and Commercial Finance operations issued new asset-backed securities and renewed committed secured and unsecured funding facilities throughout the quarter, but at an increased cost. Despite the challenges in the asset-backed commercial paper market, our Automotive Finance conduit, New Center Asset Trust (NCAT), continued to sell new securities and meet all maturities.
 
The global dislocation in the mortgage and credit markets has persisted into the fourth quarter of 2007, with the reduction of liquidity remaining most acute across the credit spectrum of mortgage products. Additionally, the credit ratings of GMAC and ResCap were further downgraded on November 1, 2007, by various credit rating agencies, which will increase our cost of funding. Accordingly, we expect our results of operations to continue to be negatively impacted, especially at ResCap, in the near term.
 
ResCap continues to investigate strategic alternatives that will improve its liquidity, including potential alliances and joint ventures with third parties involving portions of its business, dispositions of one or more of its businesses, and strategic acquisitions. There can be no assurances, however, that ResCap will undertake any of these transactions or that even if they do, that they will provide any benefit to ResCap’s liquidity.
 
Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to a net use of cash of $12.5 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Cash used by operating activities primarily includes cash used for the origination and purchase of certain mortgage and automotive loans held for sale and the cash proceeds from the sales of, and principal repayments on, such loans. Our ability to originate and sell mortgage loans at previously experienced volumes has been hindered by the deterioration of the nonprime and nonconforming mortgage market and a challenging interest rate environment. As a result, net cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months ended September 30, 2007, has increased compared to the same period in 2006 as the level of loan sales and principal repayments has outpaced the amount of new loans purchased with the intent to resell.
 
Net cash provided by investing activities was $11.5 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $13.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease in net cash provided by investing activities was attributable to proceeds from the sales of business units of approximately $8.6 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This was primarily related to the sale of our Commercial Mortgage business, which occurred during the first quarter of 2006. There were no similar transactions in the first nine months of 2007. Additionally, cash used for the purchase of operating lease assets, less proceeds from disposal, increased approximately $1.2 billion. This activity was largely offset by an increase in cash proceeds from the sales of, and principal repayments on, finance receivables and mortgage loans held for investment as the size of our on-balance sheet loan portfolio declined due to a reduction in new mortgage loan originations and as a result of the continued use of securitization transactions in our Automotive Finance operations.
 
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, totaled $8.3 billion, compared to $7.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, debt repayments increased relative to the prior period as a result of a decrease in the size of our on-balance sheet loan portfolio. This increase was partially offset by a $1.0 billion capital contribution from GM during the first quarter of 2007 and a reduction in dividend payments of approximately $1.8 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the same period during 2006.
 
We believe existing cash and investment balances, funding activities, as well as cash flows from operations, will be adequate to meet our capital and liquidity needs during the next twelve months.


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Funding Sources
The following table summarizes debt and other sources of funding by source and the amount outstanding under each category for the periods shown.
 
         
  Outstanding
   September 30,
 December 31,
($ in millions) 2007 2006
 
 
Commercial paper
  $1,749   $1,523 
Institutional term debt
  67,236   70,266 
Retail debt programs
  26,873   29,308 
Secured financings
  114,272   123,485 
Bank loans, and other
  10,956   12,512 
 
 
Total debt (a)
  221,086   237,094 
Bank deposits (b)
  13,740   10,488 
Off-balance sheet securitizations
        
Retail finance receivables
  11,282   7,928 
Wholesale loans
  15,326   19,227 
Mortgage loans
  137,470   118,918 
 
 
Total funding
  398,904   393,655 
Less: cash balance (c)
  (28,755)  (18,252)
 
 
Net funding
  $370,149   $375,403 
Leverage ratio covenant (d)
  8.5:1   10.8:1 
  (a) Excludes fair value adjustment as described in Note 7 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
  (b) Includes consumer and commercial bank deposits and dealer wholesale deposits.
  (c) Includes $23.9 billion in cash and cash equivalents and $4.8 billion invested in certain marketable securities at September 30, 2007, and $15.5 billion in cash and cash equivalents and $2.8 billion invested in certain marketable securities at December 31, 2006.
  (d) Our credit facilities include a leverage covenant that restricts the ratio of consolidated borrowed funds (excluding certain obligations of bankruptcy-remote, special-purpose entities) to consolidated net worth (including the existing preferred membership interests) to be no greater than 11.0:1 under certain conditions.
 
Short-term Debt
We obtain short-term funding from the sale of floating-rate demand notes under a program referred to as GMAC LLC Demand Notes. These notes can be redeemed at any time at the option of the holder thereof without restriction. Our domestic and international unsecured and secured commercial paper programs also provide short-term funding, as do short-term bank loans. While we attempt to stagger the maturities of our short-term funding sources to reduce refinancing risk, this has become more difficult given recent market disruptions.
 
As of September 30, 2007, we had $35 billion in short-term debt outstanding. Refer to Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our outstanding short-term debt.
 
Long-term Unsecured Debt
We meet our long-term financing needs from a variety of sources, including public corporate debt and credit facilities. The public corporate debt markets are a key source of financing for us. We generally access these markets by issuing senior unsecured notes but are pursuing other structures that will provide efficient sources of liquidity. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we raised approximately $4.5 billion in unsecured debt in different markets and currencies that was used to finance our Automotive Finance operations, both domestically and internationally, while ResCap raised $4 billion in several unsecured markets. In addition, we have various liquidity facilities with a number of different lenders in multiple jurisdictions.


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The following table presents the scheduled maturity of unsecured long-term debt at September 30, 2007, assuming that no early redemptions occur:
               
  Automotive Finance
      
($ in millions) operations (a) ResCap Total  
 
2007
  $3,864   $84   $3,948   
2008
  14,586   4,502   19,088   
2009
  11,011   2,983   13,994   
2010
  6,335   3,325   9,660   
2011
  12,283   1,512   13,795   
2012 and thereafter
  23,887   6,605   30,492   
 
 
Unsecured long-term debt (b)
  71,966   19,011   90,977   
Unamortized discount
  (297)     (297)  
 
 
Total unsecured long-term debt
  $71,669   $19,011   $90,680   
  (a) Consists of debt we or our subsidiaries incur to finance our Automotive Finance operations.
  (b) Debt issues totaling $13.9 billion are redeemable at or above par, at our option anytime prior to the scheduled maturity dates, the latest of which is November 2049.
 
Secured Financings and Off-balance Sheet Securitizations
As part of our ongoing funding and risk management practices, we have established secondary market trading and securitization arrangements that provide long-term financing primarily for our automotive and mortgage loans. We have had consistent and reliable access to these markets through our securitization activities in the past and expect to continue to access the securitization markets.
 
For the first nine months of 2007, more than 80% of our North American Automotive Finance operations volume was funded through secured funding arrangements or automotive whole-loan sales. The increased use of whole-loan sales is part of the migration to an “originate and sell” model for our North American Automotive Finance operations. In the three months ended September 30, 2007, our North American Automotive Finance operations executed approximately $11.3 billion in automotive whole-loan sales and off-balance sheet securitizations. In addition, our North American Automotive Finance operations executed approximately $14.9 billion in secured funding during the quarter. Our International Automotive Finance operations funds approximately 30% of its automotive operations through securitizations and other forms of secured funding.
 
The following table summarizes assets that are restricted as collateral for the payment of related debt obligations. These restrictions primarily arise from securitization transactions accounted for as secured borrowings and repurchase agreements.
                 
  September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006
    Related secured
   Related secured
($ in millions) Assets debt (a) Assets debt (a)
 
Mortgage loans held for sale
  $13,270   $9,725   $22,834   $20,525 
Mortgage assets held for investment and lending receivables
  64,775   52,268   80,343   68,333 
Retail automotive finance receivables
  34,433   27,253   20,944   18,858 
Wholesale automotive finance receivables
  210   74   376   240 
Investment securities
  2,633   2,202   3,662   4,523 
Investment in operating leases, net
  18,717   16,674   6,851   6,456 
Real estate investments and other assets
  16,197   6,076   8,025   4,550 
 
 
Total
  $150,235   $114,272   $143,035   $123,485 
  (a) Included as part of secured debt are repurchase agreements of $6.5 billion and $11.5 billion where we have pledged assets as collateral for approximately the same amount of debt at September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, respectively.


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Bank Deposits
We accept commercial and consumer deposits through GMAC Bank in the United States. The main sources of deposits for GMAC Bank are certificates of deposits and brokered deposits.
 
Cash Balance
We maintain a large cash balance, including certain marketable securities, that can be utilized to meet our obligations in the event of a market disruption. Cash and cash equivalents and certain marketable securities totaled $28.8 billion as of September 30, 2007, up from $18.3 billion on December 31, 2006.
 
Funding Facilities
The following table highlights committed, uncommitted, and total capacity under our secured and unsecured funding facilities as of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006. The financial institutions providing the uncommitted facilities are not legally obligated to advance funds under them.
 
                           
Total liquidity facilities
  September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006
($ in billions) Committed Uncommitted Total Committed Uncommitted Total  
 
Unsecured funding facilities
  $13.0   $11.0   $24.0   $14.5   $10.3   $24.8   
Secured funding facilities
  147.3   98.1   245.4   134.6   73.3   207.9   
 
 
Total funding facilities
  $160.3   $109.1   $269.4   $149.1   $83.6   $232.7   


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     Unsecured Funding Facilities
The following table summarizes our unsecured committed capacity as of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006.
 
                           
Unsecured committed facilities
  September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  
     
    Unused
 Total
   Unused
 Total
  
($ in billions) Outstanding capacity capacity Outstanding capacity capacity  
 
Automotive Finance operations:
                          
Revolving credit facility – 364 day
  $—   $3.0   $3.0   $—   $3.3   $3.3   
Revolving credit facility –
multi-year
     3.0   3.0      4.4   4.4   
International bank lines
  1.0   1.8   2.8   1.1   1.4   2.5   
 
 
Total Automotive Finance operations
  1.0   7.8   8.8   1.1   9.1   10.2   
 
 
ResCap:
                          
Revolving credit facility – 364 day
     0.9   0.9      0.9   0.9   
Revolving credit facility –
multi-year
     0.9   0.9      0.9   0.9   
Bank term loans
  1.8      1.8   1.8      1.8   
International bank lines
  0.4      0.4   0.2   0.2   0.4   
 
 
Total ResCap
  2.2   1.8   4.0   2.0   2.0   4.0   
 
 
Other:
                          
Insurance operations
     0.1   0.1      0.1   0.1   
Commercial Finance operations
     0.1   0.1      0.2   0.2   
 
 
Total Other
     0.2   0.2      0.3   0.3   
 
 
Total
  $3.2   $9.8   $13.0   $3.1   $11.4   $14.5   
 
Revolving credit facilities — As of September 30, 2007, we had four unsecured syndicated bank facilities totaling approximately $8.0 billion. These committed drawable credit facilities are an important source of liquidity and provide additional flexibility in the cash management strategies of GMAC and ResCap. We maintain $6.0 billion of unsecured revolving credit facilities, including a $3.0 billion364-dayfacility that matures in June 2008 and a $3.0 billion5-year term facility that matures in June 2012. ResCap also maintains $1.75 billion of unsecured revolving credit facilities, including an $875 million364-dayfacility that matures in June 2008 and an $875 million3-year term facility that matures in June 2010. The364-dayfacilities for both GMAC and ResCap include a term-out option, which, if exercised by us prior to expiration, carries a one-year term.
 
Our credit facilities include a leverage covenant that restricts the ratio of consolidated borrowed funds (excluding certain obligations of bankruptcy-remote, special-purpose entities) to consolidated net worth (including the existing preferred membership interests) to be no greater than 11.0:1, under certain conditions. More specifically, the covenant is only applicable on the last day of any fiscal quarter (other than the fiscal quarter during which a change in rating occurs) during such times that we have senior, unsecured, long-term debt outstanding without third-party enhancement, which is rated BBB+ or less (by Standard & Poor’s) or Baa1 or less (by Moody’s).
 
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ResCap maintains $3.9 billion of unsecured syndicated bank facilities, consisting of a $1.75 billion bank term loan committed through July 2008, an $875 million line of credit committed through June 2010, and $875 million364-dayrevolver committed through June 2008, and a $410.0 million (US dollar) Canadian syndicated bank line committed through December 2007. These credit facilities each contain a financial covenant, among other covenants, requiring ResCap to maintain a minimum consolidated tangible net worth (as defined in each respective agreement) as of the end of each fiscal quarter. Under the agreements, ResCap’s tangible net worth cannot fall below a base amount plus an amount equal to 25% of ResCap net income (if positive) for the fiscal year since the closing date of the applicable agreement. As of September 30, 2007, the most restrictive provision requires a minimum tangible net worth of $5.4 billion. ResCap’s reported tangible net worth as of September 30, 2007 was $6.2 billion.
 
ResCap’s consolidated tangible net worth fluctuates based on a number of factors, principally its operating results. ResCap monitors its compliance with the minimum consolidated tangible net worth covenant and maintains contingency plans to enable it to meet these terms should corrective action become necessary. Those plans include a potential capital infusion (cash or other) from GMAC, asset sales, and debt reduction activities, among other alternatives. If any of these actions or alternative actions are undertaken, there is also no assurance that they will be successful or that, absent undertaking any such activities, an amendment or waiver of the covenants could be obtained from the lenders.
 
Bank term loan — ResCap has a $1.8 billion syndicated term loan committed through July 2008.
 
International bank lines — We maintain unsecured bilateral bank facilities in various countries to finance our Automotive Finance operations. A majority of these facilities have a tenor of 364 days while there are other facilities with longer tenors. ResCap also has a $0.4 billion Canadian syndicated bank line committed through December 2007.
 
Other — Our Commercial Finance and Insurance operations utilize letters of credit for certain aspects of their respective businesses.
 
The following table summarizes our unsecured uncommitted capacity as of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006.
 
                           
Unsecured uncommitted facilities
  September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006
     
    Unused
 Total
   Unused
 Total
  
($ in billions) Outstanding capacity capacity Outstanding capacity capacity  
 
Automotive Finance operations:
                          
Lines of credit – Europe
  $5.2   $0.6   $5.8   $4.6   $0.7   $5.3   
Lines of credit – Latin America
  2.0   0.8   2.8   1.9   0.4   2.3   
Lines of credit – Asia Pacific
  1.3   0.4   1.7   0.8   0.3   1.1   
 
 
Total Automotive Finance operations
  8.5   1.8   10.3   7.3   1.4   8.7   
 
 
ResCap:
                          
Lines of credit
  0.3      0.3   0.2   0.1   0.3   
GMAC Bank: Fed Funds
  0.1   0.1   0.2      0.5   0.5   
Other
  0.1      0.1   0.6   0.1   0.7   
 
 
Total ResCap
  0.5   0.1   0.6   0.8   0.7   1.5   
 
 
Other:
                          
Commercial Finance operations
  0.1      0.1   0.1      0.1   
 
 
Total Other
  0.1      0.1   0.1      0.1   
 
 
Total
  $9.1   $1.9   $11.0   $8.2   $2.1   $10.3   


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Lines of credit — Our Automotive Finance and Commercial Finance operations utilize uncommitted bank lines as a funding source for their international businesses. The outstanding amounts are a mix of short- and long-term loans. ResCap’s lines of credit are used for general working capital purposes and have short-term maturities.
 
     Secured Funding Facilities
The following table shows the amount outstanding, unused, and total capacity under our secured committed facilities as of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006.
 
                           
Secured committed facilities
  September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006  
     
    Unused
 Total
   Unused
 Total
  
($ in billions) Outstanding capacity capacity Outstanding capacity capacity  
 
Automotive Finance operations:
                          
Whole-loan forward flow agreements
  $—   $38.5   $38.5   $—   $45.5   $45.5   
New Center Asset Trust (NCAT)
     12.0   12.0      18.3   18.3   
U.S. facilities
  9.7   0.3   10.0   8.3   1.2   9.5   
Variable note funding facility
     6.0   6.0            
International facilities
  21.5   2.2   23.7   17.0   0.9   17.9   
 
 
Total Automotive Finance operations
  31.2   59.0   90.2   25.3   65.9   91.2   
 
 
ResCap:
                          
Repurchase agreements
  5.2   4.7   9.9   5.0   1.7   6.7   
Receivables Lending Agreement (RLA)
  0.8   3.5   4.3   5.3   0.3   5.6   
Mortgage Asset Lending Agreement (MALA)
  0.6   3.8   4.4   1.1   1.9   3.0   
Facilities for construction lending receivables
  1.9      1.9   1.7      1.7   
Facilities for mortgage servicing rights
  1.9   0.4   2.3   1.3      1.3   
Other
  6.9   4.5   11.4   7.2   4.0   11.2   
 
 
Total ResCap
  17.3   16.9   34.2   21.6   7.9   29.5   
 
 
Other:
                          
Bilateral secured
  11.8   9.6   21.4   2.2   7.8   10.0   
Commercial Finance operations
  0.9   0.6   1.5   1.6   2.3   3.9   
 
 
Total other
  12.7   10.2   22.9   3.8   10.1   13.9   
 
 
Total
  $61.2   $86.1   $147.3   $50.7   $83.9   $134.6   
 
Whole-loan forward flow agreements — Commitments to purchase U.S. automotive retail assets. One of our long-term strategic financing agreements includes a commitment from a financial institution to purchase up to $10.0 billion of U.S. retail auto finance contracts every year through June 2010. There is $30.0 billion of capacity under this funding arrangement as of September 30, 2007. Our other long-term strategic financing agreement is in the form of a $6.0 billion revolving facility, which provides funding of up to $8.5 billion through October 2010.
 
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commercial paper outstanding of $5.4 billion, which is not included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 
Automotive Finance operations secured facilities (United States and International) — These are primarily bank conduit facilities that permanently fund a specific pool of assets. Certain facilities are revolving and, therefore, allow for the funding of additional assets during the commitment period, usually 364 days. Internationally, there are also secured bank lines that provided $0.9 billion of total capacity at September 30, 2007.
 
Variable note funding facility — This facility is available to fund U.S. dealer floor plan receivables in certain circumstances, including in the event of GM filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
 
Repurchase agreements — ResCap has developed numerous relationships with banks and securities firms to provide funding for mortgage loans and securities through repurchase agreements and other similar arrangements on a domestic and international basis. Borrowings under these agreements are provided on either a committed or an uncommitted basis.
 
MALA and RLA — The Mortgage Asset Lending Agreement, or MALA, is a secured aggregation facility that funds residential mortgage loans during the aggregation period. The facility receives funding from a syndicate of asset-backed commercial paper vehicles. MALA shares a funding commitment with Receivables Lending Agreement, or RLA, a facility that funds our warehouse lending receivables via a syndicate of asset-backed commercial paper vehicles. The MALA and RLA facilities have both short- and long-term commitments. The two facilities had aggregate liquidity commitments of $8.7 billion as of September 30, 2007, composed of a one-year commitment of $2.2 billion and a three-year commitment of $6.5 billion.
 
Other — Other secured facilities include certain facilities to fund mortgage loans prior to their sale or securitization. As of September 30, 2007, in addition to MINT, MINT I, MINT II, MALA, and RLA, we had $8.3 billion of liquidity commitments to fund loans in the United Kingdom, $1.7 billion of liquidity commitments to fund loans originated in The Netherlands and Germany, $441.0 million liquidity commitments to fund loans in Australia and a $65.1 million liquidity commitment to fund loans in Mexico.
 
Bilateral secured facility — In August 2006, Citi provided a $10 billion asset-backed facility to fund certain automotive assets. This facility was replaced effective September 6, 2007, when we entered into an agreement with Citi, pursuant to which we have access to up to $21.4 billion in various asset-backed funding facilities (the Facilities) through at least September 2008. A total of $14.4 billion is available for immediate funding with the additional $7.0 billion becoming available to the extent the Facilities are syndicated to other lenders. Up to $11.1 billion is available to fund automotive assets, up to $8.0 billion can be used by ResCap, and up to $2.3 billion can be used for Commercial Finance. As of September 30, 2007, $8.8 billion was utilized to fund automotive assets while ResCap, and Commercial Finance had $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion outstanding, respectively.
 
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The following table shows the amount outstanding, unused, and total capacity under our secured uncommitted facilities as of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006:
 
                           
Secured uncommitted facilities
  September 30, 2007 December 31, 2006
    Unused
 Total
   Unused
 Total
  
($ in billions) Outstanding capacity capacity Outstanding capacity capacity  
 
ResCap
                          
Mortgage Interest
Networking Trust (MINT)
  $—   $25.0   $25.0   $1.4   $23.6   $25.0   
MINT I, LLC
     25.0   25.0            
MINT II, LLC
     25.0   25.0   5.8   19.2   25.0   
Repurchase agreements
  1.6   7.6   9.2   6.6   6.1   12.7   
FHLB advances
  10.0   2.2   12.2   7.3   2.3   9.6   
Other
  0.7   1.0   1.7   0.3   0.7   1.0   
 
 
Total
  $12.3   $85.8   $98.1   $21.4   $51.9   $73.3   
 
MINT — MINT is a secured aggregation vehicle that provides ResCap with financing for mortgage loans during the aggregation period and for warehouse lending receivables. MINT obtains financing through the issuance of asset-backed commercial paper and similar discounted notes (MITTENs), both of which were secured by the mortgage loans and warehouse lending receivables. On September 7, 2007, the remaining $50 million par value of Variable Rate Medium TermNote Series 2003-2outstanding were defeased. As of September 30, 2007, there was no undefeased debt outstanding in MINT. During the fourth quarter of 2007, ResCap intends to terminate the MINT program, causing a reduction of liquidity to prior levels.
 
MINT I, LLC — MINT I, LLC was created during the second quarter of 2007. MINT I is an on-balance sheet secured aggregation vehicle that provides us with financing for mortgage loans during the aggregation period and for warehouse lending receivables. MINT I obtains financing through the issuance of extendable notes, which are secured by the mortgage loans and warehouse lending receivables. As of September 30, 2007, MINT I had uncommitted liquidity of approximately $25.0 billion with no extendable notes outstanding. Due to lack of investor appetite for mortgage-backed commercial paper and extendable notes in particular, MINT I stopped issuing extendable notes during the third quarter and it is unclear whether we will be able to use this program in the future. The underlying collateral has either been moved to other existing sources of liquidity (e.g. whole-loan repurchase agreements and secured aggregation facilities) or sold to third-party investors.
 
MINT II, LLC — MINT II, LLC was created during the third quarter of 2006. MINT II is a secured aggregation vehicle that provides us with financing for mortgage loans during the aggregation period and for warehouse lending receivables. MINT II obtains financing through the issuance of extendable notes that are secured by the mortgage loans and warehouse lending receivables. As of September 30, 2007, MINT II had uncommitted liquidity of $25.0 billion with no extendable notes outstanding. Due to lack of investor appetite for mortgage-backed commercial paper and extendable notes in particular, MINT II stopped issuing extendable notes during the third quarter, and it is unclear whether ResCap will be able to use this program in the future. The underlying collateral to satisfy terms of the agreement has either been moved to other existing sources of liquidity (e.g. whole-loan repurchase agreements and secured aggregation facilities) or sold to third party investors.
 
FHLB Advances — GMAC Bank has entered into an advances agreement with Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB). Under the agreement, as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, GMAC Bank had assets pledged and restricted as collateral totaling $28.1 billion and $19.8 billion under the FHLB’s existing blanket lien on all GMAC Bank assets. However, the FHLB will allow GMAC Bank to encumber any assets restricted as collateral not needed to collateralize existing FHLB advances. As of September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, GMAC Bank had $14.5 and $10.1 billion of assets restricted as collateral that were available to be encumbered elsewhere.


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Credit Ratings
Substantially all our debt has been rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. The following table summarizes our current ratings and outlook by the respective nationally recognized rating agencies.
 
           
Rating
  Commercial
 Senior
   Date of
  
agency paper debt Outlook Last Action  
 
Fitch
 B BB+ Positive March 13, 2007(a)  
Moody’s
 Not-Prime Ba2 Negative November 1, 2007(b)  
S&P
 B BB+ Negative November 1, 2007(c)  
DBRS
 R-3 BBB (low) Watch-Negative October 17, 2007(d)  
  (a) Fitch affirmed the senior debt rating of BB+ and commercial paper rating of B on March 13, 2007. The outlook remained Positive.
  (b) Moody’s downgraded our senior debt to Ba2 from Ba1, affirmed the commercial paper rating of Not-Prime, and maintained the
outlook at Negative on November 1, 2007.
  (c) Standard & Poor’s affirmed the senior debt rating of BB+ and commercial paper rating of B, and removed the rating from Watch-Negative on November 1, 2007.
  (d) DBRS affirmed the senior debt rating of BBB (low) and commercial paper rating of R3, and placed the rating on Watch-Negative
on October 17, 2007.
 
In addition, ResCap, our indirect wholly owned subsidiary, has ratings (separate from GMAC) from the nationally recognized rating agencies. The following table summarizes ResCap’s current ratings and outlook by the respective agency.
 
           
Rating
  Commercial
 Senior
   Date of
  
agency paper debt Outlook Last Action  
 
Fitch
 B BB+ Under Review-Down August 16, 2007(a)  
Moody’s
 Not-Prime Ba3 Negative November 1, 2007(b)  
S&P
 B BB+ Negative November 1, 2007(c)  
DBRS
 R-4 BB Watch-Negative October 17, 2007(d)  
  (a) Fitch downgraded ResCap’s senior debt to BB+ from BBB, downgraded the commercial paper rating to B from F2, and changed
the outlook to Under Review-Down from Negative on August 16, 2007.
  (b) Moody’s downgraded ResCap’s senior debt to Ba3 from Ba1, affirmed the commercial paper rating of Not-Prime, and maintained
the outlook of Negative on November 1, 2007.
  (c) Standard & Poor’s downgraded ResCap’s senior debt to BB+ from BBB-, downgraded the commercial paper rating to B fromA-3,
and removed the rating from Watch-Negative and maintained the outlook at Negative on November 1, 2007.
  (d) DBRS downgraded ResCap’s senior debt to BB from BB (high), affirmed the commercial paper rating of R-4, and maintained the outlook at Watch-Negative
on October 17, 2007.
 
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We use off-balance sheet entities as an integral part of our operating and funding activities. For further discussion of our use of off-balance sheet entities, refer to the Off-balance Sheet Arrangements section in our 2006 Annual Report onForm 10-K.
 
The following table summarizes assets carried off-balance sheet in these entities.
 
           
   September 30,
 December 31,
  
($ in billions) 2007 2006  
 
Securitization (a) 
          
Retail finance receivables
  $12.2   $8.2   
Wholesale loans
  16.9   19.9   
Mortgage loans
  138.5   121.7   
 
 
Total securitization
  167.6   149.8   
Other off-balance sheet activities
          
Mortgage warehouse
  0.4   0.3   
Other mortgage
  0.1   0.1   
 
 
Total off-balance sheet activities
  $168.1   $150.2   
  (a) Includes only securitizations accounted for as sales under SFAS 140, as further described in Note 7 to the Consolidated
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Critical Accounting Estimates
 
We have identified critical accounting estimates that, as a result of judgments, uncertainties, uniqueness, and complexities of the underlying accounting standards and operations involved, could result in material changes to our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows under different conditions or using different assumptions.
 
Our most critical accounting estimates are:
 
  • Determination of the allowance for credit losses
 
  • Valuation of automotive lease residuals
 
  • Valuation of mortgage servicing rights
 
  • Valuation of interests in securitized assets
 
  • Determination of reserves for insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses
 
There have been no significant changes in the methodologies and processes used in developing these estimates from what was described in our 2006 Annual Report onForm 10-K.
 
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 
Refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Forward Looking Statements
 
The foregoing Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other portions of thisForm 10-Qcontains various forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are based upon our current expectations and assumptions concerning future events, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
 
The words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “future” and “should” and any similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including (but not limited to) the Risk Factors described in Item 1A of our 2006 Annual Report onForm 10-K,as updated in subsequent reports on SECForms 10-Qand 8-K.Such factors include, among others, the following:
 
  • Rating agencies have recently downgraded their ratings for GMAC and ResCap, and there could be further downgrades in the future. Future downgrades would further adversely affect our ability to raise capital in the debt markets at attractive rates and increase the interest that we pay on our outstanding publicly traded notes, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
 
  • Our business requires substantial capital, and if we are unable to maintain adequate financing sources, our profitability and financial condition will suffer and jeopardize our ability to continue operations.
 
  • The profitability and financial condition of our operations are dependent upon the operations of GM, and we have substantial credit exposure to GM.
 
  • Recent developments in the residential mortgage market, especially in the nonprime sector, may adversely affect our revenues, profitability, and financial condition.
 
  • The worldwide financial services industry is highly competitive. If we are unable to compete successfully or if there is increased competition in the automotive financing, mortgage,and/orinsurance markets, or generally in the markets for securitizations or asset sales, our margins could be materially adversely affected.


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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
Our automotive financing, mortgage, and insurance activities give rise to market risk, representing the potential loss in the fair value of assets or liabilities caused by movements in market variables, such as interest rates, foreign-exchange rates, and equity prices. We are primarily exposed to interest rate risk arising from changes in interest rates related to financing, investing, and cash management activities. More specifically, we have entered into contracts to provide financing, to retain mortgage-servicing rights, and to retain various assets related to securitization activities all of which are exposed in varying degrees to changes in value due to movements in interest rates. Interest rate risk arises from the mismatch between assets and the related liabilities used for funding. We enter into various financial instruments, including derivatives, to maintain the desired level of exposure to the risk of interest rate fluctuations. Refer to Note 8 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
 
We are exposed to foreign-currency risk arising from the possibility that fluctuations in foreign-exchange rates will affect future earnings or asset and liability values related to our global operations. Our most significant foreign-currency exposures relate to the Euro, the Canadian dollar, the British pound sterling, Brazilian real, Mexican peso, and the Australian dollar.
 
We are also exposed to equity price risk, primarily in our Insurance operations, which invests in equity securities that are subject to price risk influenced by capital market movements. Our equity securities are considered investments and we do not enter into derivatives to modify the risks associated with our Insurance investment portfolio.
 
While the diversity of our activities from our complementary lines of business may partially mitigate market risk, we also actively manage this risk. We maintain risk management control systems to monitor interest rate, foreign-currency exchange rate, and equity price risks, and any of their related hedge positions. Positions are monitored using a variety of analytical techniques including market value, sensitivity analysis, and value at risk models.
 
Since December 31, 2006, there have been no material changes in these market risks. Refer to our Annual Report onForm 10-Kfor the year ended December 31, 2006, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for further discussion on value at risk and sensitivity analysis.
 
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
 
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined inRule 13a-15(e)under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the specified time periods. As of the end of the period covered by this report, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer evaluated, with the participation of our management, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on our evaluation and solely because of the previously disclosed material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to our controls over the adherence to our formal change management control process and the preparation, review, and monitoring of the account reconciliation for a specific clearing account, GMAC’s Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers each concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2007.
 
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal controls over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
 
In order to remediate this material weakness, we have implemented new controls and procedures to improve compliance with our formal change management process and increase the effectiveness of our managerial review over account reconciliations. Specifically, we have completed reconciliation training for employees, implemented an independent review of reconciliations, and enhanced monitoring and reporting controls over aged reconciling items. We have also required specific change management awareness training


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for corporate employees. A detailed program is in place to monitor, evaluate, and confirm the operating effectiveness of these enhanced controls during the remainder of 2007.
 
At December 31, 2006, management identified a material weakness related to our controls over our application of SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended and interpreted (SFAS 133). Subsequently, during 2007, management implemented enhancements to our internal controls over financial reporting with respect to the application of SFAS 133, including a number of enhancements to the hedge accounting policy and hedge documentation controls, to ensure that the application of hedge accounting for similar transactions satisfy the initial and periodic documentation as well as the hedge effectiveness assessment requirements of SFAS 133. Management has assessed the operating effectiveness of these enhanced internal controls and believes this material weakness has been remediated.
 
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting other than those discussed above (as defined inRule 13a-15(f)of the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
 
Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal controls will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within GMAC have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with associated policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.


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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
 
We are subject to potential liability under laws and government regulations and various claims and legal actions that are pending or may be asserted against us. Please refer to the Legal Proceedings section in our 2006 Annual Report onForm 10-K,as supplemented by our March 31, 2007, and June 30, 2007,Forms 10-Qfor additional information regarding pending legal proceedings.
 
Item 1A.  Risk Factors
 
Other than with respect to the risk factors provided below, there have been no material changes to the Risk Factors described in our 2006 Annual Report onForm 10-Kand our June 30, 2007,Form 10-Q.
 
Risks Related to Our Business
Rating agencies have recently downgraded their ratings for GMAC and ResCap, and there could be further downgrades in the future. Future downgrades would further adversely affect our ability to raise capital in the debt markets at attractive rates and increase the interest that we pay on our outstanding publicly traded notes, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
 
Substantially all of our unsecured debt has been rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. Commencing late in 2001, concerns over the competitive and financial strength of our 49% owner GM resulted in a series of credit rating actions on our unsecured debt concurrent with a series of credit actions that downgraded the credit rating on GM’s debt. More recently, there have been a series of negative credit rating actions that have resulted from the impact of the current difficulties in the residential mortgage market on ResCap’s business. As a result of these actions, our unsecured borrowing spreads widened significantly over the past several years substantially reducing our access to the unsecured debt markets and impacting our overall cost of borrowing.
 
Future downgrades of our credit ratings would further increase borrowing costs and constrain our access to unsecured debt markets, including capital markets for retail debt, and as a result, would negatively affect our business. In addition, future downgrades of our credit ratings could increase the possibility of additional terms and conditions being added to any new or replacement financing arrangements, as well as impact elements of certain existing secured borrowing arrangements.
 
Our business requires substantial capital, and if we are unable to maintain adequate financing sources, our profitability and financial condition will suffer and jeopardize our ability to continue operations.
 
Our liquidity and ongoing profitability are, in large part, dependent upon our timely access to capital and the costs associated with raising funds in different segments of the capital markets. Currently, our primary sources of financing include public and private securitizations and whole-loan sales. To a lesser extent, we also use institutional unsecured term debt, commercial paper, and retail debt offerings. Reliance on any one source can change going forward.
 
We depend and will continue to depend on our ability to access diversified funding alternatives to meet future cash flow requirements and to continue to fund our operations. Negative credit events specific to us or our 49% owner, GM, or other events affecting the overall debt markets have adversely impacted our funding sources, and continued or additional negative events could further adversely impact our funding sources, especially over the long term. As an example, an insolvency event for GM would curtail our ability to utilize certain of our automotive wholesale loan securitization structures as a source of funding in the future. Furthermore, ResCap’s access to capital can be impacted by changes in the market value of its mortgage products and the willingness of market participants to provide liquidity for such products.
 
ResCap’s liquidity may also be adversely affected by margin calls under certain of its secured credit facilities that are dependent in part on the lenders’ valuation of the collateral securing the financing. Each of these credit facilities allows the lender, to varying degrees, to revalue the collateral to values that the lender considers to reflect market. If a lender determines that the value of the collateral has decreased, it may initiate a margin call requiring ResCap to post additional collateral to cover the decrease. When ResCap is subject to


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such a margin call, it must provide the lender with additional collateral or repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings with minimal notice. Any such margin call could harm ResCap’s liquidity, results of operation, financial condition, and business prospects. Additionally, in order to obtain cash to satisfy a margin call, ResCap may be required to liquidate assets at a disadvantageous time, which could cause it to incur further losses and adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition.
 
Recent developments in the market for many types of mortgage products (including mortgage-backed securities) have resulted in reduced liquidity for these assets. Although this reduction in liquidity has been most acute with regard to nonprime assets, there has been an overall reduction in liquidity across the credit spectrum of mortgage products. As a result, ResCap’s liquidity will continue to be negatively impacted by margin calls, changes to advance rates on its secured facilities, and loss of further asset-backed commercial paper conduit financing capacity. One consequence of this funding reduction is that ResCap may decide to retain interests in securitized mortgage pools that in other circumstances it would sell to investors, and ResCap will have to secure additional financing for these retained interests. If ResCap is unable to secure sufficient financing for them, or if there is further general deterioration of liquidity for mortgage products, it will adversely impact ResCap’s business. If ResCap is unable to maintain adequate financing or if other sources of capital are not available, it could be forced to suspend, curtail, or reduce certain aspects of its operations, which could harm ResCap’s revenues, profitability, financial condition, and business prospects.
 
Furthermore, we utilize asset and mortgage securitizations and sales as a critical component of our diversified funding strategy. Several factors could affect our ability to complete securitizations and sales, including conditions in the securities markets generally, conditions in the asset- or mortgage-backed securities markets, the credit quality and performance of our contracts and loans, our ability to service our contracts and loans, and a decline in the ratings given to securities previously issued in our securitizations. Any of these factors could negatively affect the pricing of our securitizations and sales, resulting in lower proceeds from these activities.
 
Recent developments in the residential mortgage market may adversely affect our revenues, profitability, and financial condition.
 
Recently, the residential mortgage market in the United States and Europe has experienced a variety of difficulties and changed economic conditions that adversely affected our earnings and financial condition in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first nine months of 2007. Delinquencies and losses with respect to ResCap’s nonprime mortgage loans increased significantly and may continue to increase. Housing prices in many U.S. states have also declined or stopped appreciating, after extended periods of significant appreciation. In addition, the liquidity provided to the nonprime sector has recently been significantly reduced, which has caused ResCap’s nonprime mortgage production to decline, and such declines may continue. Similar trends are emerging beyond the nonprime sector, especially at the lower end of the prime credit quality scale, and may have a similar effect on ResCap’s related liquidity needs and businesses in the United States and Europe. These trends have resulted in significant write-downs to ResCap’s mortgage loans held for sale portfolio and additions to allowance for loan losses for its mortgage loans held for investment and warehouse lending receivables portfolios. The lack of liquidity may also have the effect of reducing the margin available to ResCap in its sales and securitizations of nonprime mortgage loans.
 
Another factor that may result in higher delinquency rates on mortgage loans is the scheduled increase in monthly payments on adjustable rate mortgage loans. This increase in borrowers’ monthly payments, together with any increase in prevailing market interest rates, may result in significantly increased monthly payments for borrowers with adjustable rate mortgage loans. Borrowers seeking to avoid these increased monthly payments by refinancing their mortgage loans may no longer be able to fund available replacement loans at comparably low interest rates. A decline in housing prices may also leave borrowers with insufficient equity in their homes to permit them to refinance their loans or sell their homes. In addition, these mortgage loans may have prepayment premiums that inhibit refinancing.
 
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our profitability from nonprime mortgage loans could be negatively impacted. Such activity could also negatively impact our Warehouse Lending volumes and profitability.
 
The events surrounding the nonprime segment have forced certain originators to exit the market. Such activities may limit the volume of nonprime mortgage loans available for us to acquireand/or our Warehouse Lending volumes, which could negatively impact our profitability.
 
These events, alone or in combination, may contribute to higher delinquency rates, reduce origination volumes, or reduce Warehouse Lending volumes at ResCap. These events could adversely affect our revenues, profitability, and financial condition.
 
We have concluded that material weaknesses exist in the design and operation of our internal controls as of September 30, 2007, which, if our remediation efforts fail, could result in material misstatements in our financial statements in future periods.
 
We have concluded that material weaknesses exist in the design and operation of our internal controls as of September 30, 2007. A material weakness is defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board as a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal controls over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses are described above under Part I. Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
 
As described above, we are in the process of designing and implementing enhanced controls to remediate the material weaknesses. If we are unable to design and implement enhanced controls or if they are insufficient to address the identified material weaknesses, or if additional material weaknesses in our internal controls are identified in the future, we may fail to meet our future reporting obligations and our financial statements may contain material misstatements. Any such failure could also adversely affect the results of the periodic management evaluations and annual auditor attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
Effective November 1, 2007, FIM Holdings and GM Finance Co. Holdings LLC (GM Finance) executed an amendment to the GMAC Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (the Amendment) that resulted in certain modifications to GMAC’s capital structure.
 
Prior to the Amendment, GMAC had authorized and outstanding 51,000 Class A Membership Interests (Class A Interests), all held by FIM Holdings, and 49,000 Class B Membership Interests (Class B Interests), all held by GM Finance. The Class A Interests and Class B Interests are collectively referred to as our “Common Equity Interests”, and each has equal rights and preferences in GMAC assets. GMAC further had authorized and outstanding 2,110,000 Preferred Membership Interests, 555,000 of which were held by FIM Holdings (the FIM Preferred Interests), and 1,555,000 of which were held by GM Preferred Finance Co. Holdings Inc. (the GM Preferred Interests). The Amendment resulted in the conversion of 100% of the FIM Preferred Interests into 4,072 additional Class A Membership Interests and the conversion of 533,236 of the GM Preferred Interests into 3,912 additional Class B Membership Interests (collectively, the Conversions). Following the Conversions, FIM Holdings continues to hold 51% of GMAC’s Common Equity Interests, and GM Finance and GM Preferred Finance Co. Holdings Inc. collectively hold 49% of GMAC’s Common Equity Interests. The converted Preferred Interests have been cancelled and are no longer available for issuance. All other terms and conditions related to the Common Equity Interests and the remaining GM Preferred Interests remain unchanged. The Amendment is included as Exhibit 3.2 to thisForm 10-Q.


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Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities
 
Not applicable
 
Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
The following matters were submitted to a vote of GMAC security holders:
 
  • Effective August 9, 2007, FIM Holdings LLC and GM Finance Co. Holdings LLC, the holders of 100% of GMAC Class A Membership Interests and Class B Membership Interests, respectively (collectively, the GMAC Common Holders) approved by joint unanimous written consent the nonpayment of the Distributable Amount to the Common Holders (as those terms are defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of GMAC LLC (the Operating Agreement));
 
  • Effective August 23, 2007, the GMAC Common Holders approved by joint unanimous written consent (i) the retroactive and prospective waiver of the notice requirements in Section 14.3 of the Operating Agreement with respect to financial reports, business plans and budgets to be provided by GMAC pursuant to Section 4.5 and Section 4.7 of the Operating Agreement (the Reports); and (ii) the electronic transmission as an acceptable means of delivery of the Reports;
 
  • Effective September 17, 2007, the GMAC Common Holders approved by joint unanimous written consent (i) Amendment No. 2 to the Operating Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to thisForm 10-Q;and (ii) the delegation of certain matters to the Special Executive Committee of the GMAC Board; and
 
  • Effective November 1, 2007, the GMAC Common Holders approved by joint unanimous written consent Amendment No. 3 to the Operating Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to thisForm 10-Q.
 
Item 5.  Other Information
 
None
 
Item 6.  Exhibits
 
The exhibits listed on the accompanying Index of Exhibits are filed as a part of this report. This Index is incorporated herein by reference.


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Signatures
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, this 7th day of November 2007.
 
GMAC LLC
(Registrant)
 
/s/  Sanjiv Khattri
Sanjiv Khattri
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
/s/  David J. DeBrunner
David J. DeBrunner
Vice President and Corporate Controller


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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
 
       
Exhibit Description Method of Filing
 
 
3.1
  Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of GMAC LLC dated September 17, 2007 Filed herewith.
 
3.2
  Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of GMAC LLC dated November 1, 2007 Filed herewith.
 
12
  Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges Filed herewith.
 
31.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant toRule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Filed herewith.
 
31.2
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant toRule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Filed herewith.
 
The following exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. In addition, Exhibit No. 32 shall not be deemed incorporated into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
      
 
32
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Filed herewith.


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