We discussed several types of Finance Companies, choose one type and describe its business operations. Major...

We discussed several types of Finance Companies, choose one type and describe its business operations.

Major Types of Finance Companies

Sales finance institutions:
Ford Motor Credit and Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp.

Personal credit institutions:
HSBC Finance and AIG American General

Business credit institutions:
CIT Group and U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance
Equipment leasing and factoring

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Finance Companies

?Activities similar to banks, but no depository function

?May specialize in installment loans (e.g. automobile loans) or may be diversified, providing consumer loans and financing to corporations, especially through factoring

?Commercial paper is key source of funds

Captive Finance Companies: e.g., Ford Motor Credit Corp.

?Highly concentrated–Largest 20 firms: 65 percent of assets

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CHAPTER 3Financial Services: Finance Companies
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Overview ?This chapter discusses finance companies–Activities of finance companies–Competitive environment–Size, structure, and composition–Regulation –Global issuesCh 3-2
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Historical Perspective?Finance companies originated during the Great Depression–Installment credit–General Electric Capital Corporation–Competition from banks increased during 1950s?Expansion of product lines–GMACCh 3-3
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GMAC?Controversial approval by the Fed of GMAC as a bank holding company–Allowed access to $6 billion in government bailout money–Fed required GM to reduce its holdings in GMAC to less than10 percent, from 49 percentCh 3-4
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Finance Companies?Activities similar to banks, but no depository function?May specialize in installment loans (e.g. automobile loans) or may be diversified, providing consumer loans and financing to corporations, especially through factoring?Commercial paper is key source of fundsCh 3-5
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Finance Companies (continued)?Captive Finance Companies: e.g., Ford Motor Credit Corp. ?Highly concentrated–Largest 20 firms: 65 percent of assetsCh 3-6

Major Types of Finance Companies

?Sales finance institutions:–Ford Motor Credit and Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp.

?Personal credit institutions:–HSBC Finance and AIG American General

?Business credit institutions:–CIT Group and U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance–Equipment leasing and factoring.

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