DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC) ("SC") today announced net income for fourth quarter 2015 of $68 million, or $0.19 per diluted common share, compared to third quarter 2015 net income of $224 million, or $0.62 per diluted common share, and fourth quarter 2014 of $247 million, or $0.69 per diluted common share. Fourth quarter 2015 earnings were negatively impacted by lower of cost or market ("LOCM") adjustments on the held for sale personal lending portfolio, driven by seasonal balance increases. Fourth quarter 2014 earnings were positively impacted by provision model adjustments.

Full year 2015 net income was $866 million, or $2.41 per diluted common share, up 13 percent from $766 million, or $2.15 per diluted common share in 2014, and up 3 percent from 2014 core net income(1) of $842 million, or $2.37 per diluted common share.

Fourth Quarter 2015 Highlights (All comparisons are 4Q15 versus 4Q14):


    --  Net finance and other interest income of $1.3 billion, up 17%
    --  Total originations of $6.2 billion, up 2%
    --  Serviced for others portfolio of $15.0 billion, up 47%
    --  Average managed assets of $52.5 billion, up 23%

Full Year 2015 Highlights (All comparisons are full year 2015 versus full year 2014):


    --  Net finance and other interest income of $4.9 billion, up 14%
    --  Total auto originations of $27.9 billion, up 6%
    --  Retail installment contract ("RIC") net charge-off ratio of 7.3%; after
        adjusting for LOCM impairments(1 )RIC net charge-off ratio of 7.0%, up
        10 basis points
    --  Total asset sales of $9.2 billion, up 31%
    --  Servicing fee income of $131 million, up 81%
    --  Expense ratio of 2.1%, down 10 basis points from core full year 2014
        expense ratio(1)

"Full year results remain strong with net income of $866 million, an increase of 3 percent over the prior year core net income. We continue to be strategic in our originations approach, maintaining disciplined underwriting practices and selectivity while growing auto originations six percent over the prior year. Recognizing our reported results for the quarter are challenging, there are several factors that are not a true reflection of the earnings power of our franchise. I would like to thank our employees, customers and dealers for being a large part of another successful year. SC's fundamentals remain robust and we remain committed to generating shareholder value," said Jason Kulas, Chief Executive Officer.

In the fourth quarter, total originations were more than $6.2 billion, including $2.9 billion in Chrysler Capital retail loans and $1.0 billion in Chrysler Capital leases. Other originations, including other auto and personal loans, totaled $2.3 billion for the fourth quarter 2015. New incentive programs in Chrysler Capital drove an increase in retail loan originations. Full year auto originations were $27.9 billion, up 6 percent compared to 2014.

Finance receivables, loans and leases held for investment, net, increased 4 percent to $30.0 billion at December 31, 2015, from $28.8 billion at December 31, 2014. Net finance and other interest income increased 17 percent to $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter 2015 from $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter 2014, driven by 15 percent growth in the average portfolio. SC's average APR as of the end of the fourth quarter 2015 for retail installment contracts held for investment was 16.8 percent, in line with 16.9 percent as of the end of the third quarter 2015 and up from 16.0 percent as of the end of the fourth quarter 2014. The year-over-year APR increase is driven by the opportunity to increase originations in a disciplined manner within lower FICO buckets at appropriate returns.

The provision for credit losses increased to $800 million in the fourth quarter 2015 from $560 million in the fourth quarter 2014. Fourth quarter 2014 was benefited by $149 million in model impacts, including seasonality and a reduction in months' coverage, neither of which impacted provision in fourth quarter 2015. Fourth quarter 2014 also was benefited by $58 million due to outperformance in net charge-offs. Additionally, effective in the fourth quarter 2015, SC recognized changes in value of the personal lending portfolio, including customer defaults, as LOCM adjustments in net investment gains (losses), rather than recognizing provisions and charge-offs on this portfolio.

After adjusting for these impacts and net growth and mix of the portfolio, fourth quarter 2015 provision was impacted by $41 million related to deterioration of forward-looking loss expectations, consistent with the trends in net charge-off ratio and delinquencies. SC's net charge-off ratio and delinquency ratio on the individually acquired retail installment contract portfolio increased to 9.6 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively, for the fourth quarter 2015 from 8.1 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively, for the fourth quarter 2014. Full year 2015 net charge-off ratio on the individually acquired retail installment contract portfolio was 7.3 percent. After adjusting for LOCM impairments, the net charge-off ratio of 7.0 percent was up 10 basis points compared to 2014.

The fourth quarter 2015 provision of $800 million is up from $744 million in the third quarter 2015, despite the reclassification of personal lending impacts out of this line item, primarily due to the removal of modeled seasonality as of September 30, 2015. The increase is also attributable to normal seasonal trends, as the net charge-off ratio and delinquency ratio on individually acquired retail installment contracts increased from the third quarter 2015 ratios of 8.8 percent (7.9 percent adjusted(1)) and 3.8 percent, respectively.

Net investment gains (losses) were negative for the fourth quarter of 2015, due to the classification of $232 million in LOCM adjustments on the personal lending portfolio in this line. These adjustments are attributable to customer default activity, which no longer is recorded in provision for credit losses, as well as market discounts on seasonally higher balances.

"This quarter, seasonal balance increases and seasonally high customer default activity drove net investment losses on our personal lending portfolio, which was classified as held-for-sale as of the beginning of the quarter. Balances on this portfolio and customer defaults both generally decline throughout the first half of the year, so we expect smaller LOCM adjustments over the next couple of quarters," said Jennifer Davis, Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

During the quarter, SC incurred $239 million of operating expenses, up 4 percent from $230 million in the fourth quarter 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to SC's strong average managed asset growth of 23 percent. SC produced a 1.8 percent expense ratio for the quarter, down from a 2.2 percent expense ratio in the same period last year. Full year 2015 expense ratio of 2.1 percent, down from the 2014 expense ratio of 2.5 percent (2.2 percent adjusted(1)).

Although the ABS markets saw some volatility in the fourth quarter, SC continued to demonstrate access to liquidity, executing two securitizations totaling $1.9 billion, inclusive of $788 million sold through a CCART transaction. Additionally, SC advanced $1.8 billion on new and existing private term amortizing facilities.

In addition to the CCART transaction and in line with SC's strategy to leverage its scalable servicing platform and increase servicing fee income, SC executed asset sales of $1.1 billion through existing loan sale programs.

Servicing fee income totaled $42 million in the fourth quarter 2015, up from $20 million in the fourth quarter 2014, primarily due to the increase in the portfolio of loans and leases serviced for others to $15.0 billion as of December 31, 2015, up from $10.3 billion as of December 31, 2014.

(1 )For a reconciliation from GAAP to this non-GAAP measure, see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures in Table 8 of this release.

Conference Call Information

SC management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the fourth quarter results and other general matters at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The conference call will be accessible by dialing 877-397-0286 (U.S. domestic), or 719-325-4752 (international), conference ID 868223. Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The conference call will also be accessible via live audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the corporate website at http://investors.santanderconsumerusa.com. Choose "Events" and select the information pertaining to the Q4 2015 Earnings Call. Additionally there will be several slides accompanying the webcast. Please allow at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary software.

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the company's website or by dialing 877-870-5176 (U.S. domestic), or 858-384-5517 (international), conference ID 868223, approximately two hours after the event. The dial-in replay will be available for two weeks after the conference call, and the webcast replay will be available through January 27, 2017. An investor presentation will also be available by visiting the Investor Relations page of SC's website at http://investors.santanderconsumerusa.com.

Non-GAAP Disclosure

This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are required to be disclosed in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). SC believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides both management and investors a more complete understanding of the underlying operational results and trends and SC's marketplace performance. This additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the numbers prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other financial institutions.

Forward-Looking Statements

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

About Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SC) ("SC") is a full-service, technology-driven consumer finance company focused on vehicle finance, third-party servicing and delivering superior service to our more than 2.5 million customers across the full credit spectrum. The company, which began originating retail installment contracts in 1997, has a managed assets portfolio of $53 billion (as of December 31, 2015), and is headquartered in Dallas. (www.santanderconsumerusa.com)





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     Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.

             Financial Supplement

              Fourth Quarter 2015


    Table of Contents


    Table 1: Condensed Consolidated
     Balance Sheets                               6

    Table 2: Condensed Consolidated
     Statements of Income                         7

    Table 3: Other Financial Information          8

    Table 4: Credit Quality                      10

    Table 5: Originations                        11

    Table 6: Asset Sales                         12

    Table 7: Ending Portfolio                    13

    Table 8: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
     Measures                                    14




    Table 1: Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                   December 31,                  December 31,
                                                           2015                           2014
                                                           ----                           ----

    Assets                                           (Unaudited, Dollars in thousands)

    Cash and
     cash
     equivalents                                                       $18,893                     $33,157

    Finance
     receivables
     held for
     sale, net                                        2,868,603                         46,585

    Finance
     receivables
     held for
     investment,
     net                                             23,464,147                     23,915,551

    Restricted
     cash                                             2,236,329                      1,920,857

    Accrued
     interest
     receivable                                         405,464                        364,676

    Leased
     vehicles,
     net                                              6,516,030                      4,862,783

    Furniture
     and
     equipment,
     net                                                 58,007                         41,218

    Federal,
     state and
     other
     income
     taxes
     receivable                                         274,238                        502,035

    Related
     party taxes
     receivable                                               -                           459

    Deferred tax
     asset                                                    -                        21,244

    Goodwill                                             74,056                         74,056

    Intangible
     assets, net                                         53,316                         53,682

    Due from
     affiliates                                          42,665                        102,457

    Other assets                                        549,644                        403,416

    Total assets                                                   $36,561,392                 $32,342,176
                                                                   ===========                 ===========

    Liabilities and Equity

    Liabilities:

    Notes
     payable -
     credit
     facilities                                                     $6,902,779                  $6,402,327

    Notes
     payable -
     secured
     structured
     financings                                      20,872,900                     17,718,974

    Notes
     payable -
     related
     party                                            2,600,000                      3,690,000

    Accrued
     interest
     payable                                             22,544                         17,432

    Accounts
     payable and
     accrued
     expenses                                           413,269                        315,130

    Federal,
     state and
     other
     income
     taxes
     payable                                              2,462                            319

    Deferred tax
     liabilities,
     net                                                882,110                        492,303

    Related
     party taxes
     payable                                                342                              -

    Due to
     affiliates                                         145,013                         48,688

    Other
     liabilities                                        277,862                         98,654
                                                        -------                         ------

    Total
     liabilities                                     32,119,281                     28,783,827
                                                     ----------                     ----------


    Equity:

    Common
     stock,
     $0.01 par
     value                                                3,579                          3,490

    Additional
     paid-in
     capital                                          1,579,263                      1,560,519

    Accumulated
     other
     comprehensive
     income, net                                          2,125                          3,553

    Retained
     earnings                                         2,857,144                      1,990,787
                                                      ---------                      ---------

    Total
     stockholders'
     equity                                           4,442,111                      3,558,349

    Total
     liabilities
     and equity                                                    $36,561,392                 $32,342,176
                                                                   ===========                 ===========




    Table 2: Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income


                                                   For the Three Months Ended                              For the Year Ended
                                                          December 31,                                        December 31,
                                                          ------------                                        ------------

                                                     2015                         2014                        2015                   2014
                                                     ----                         ----                        ----                   ----

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

    Interest on finance
     receivables and loans                                   $1,319,359                                $1,150,242                         $5,205,261 $4,631,847

    Leased vehicle income                         425,266                      300,536                   1,502,886                929,745

    Other finance and
     interest income                                5,264                        4,432                      28,677                  8,068


    Total finance and other
     interest income                            1,749,889                    1,455,210                   6,736,824              5,569,660

    Interest expense                              157,893                      141,308                     628,791                523,203

    Leased vehicle expense                        336,449                      240,635                   1,186,983                740,236


    Net finance and other
     interest income                            1,255,547                    1,073,267                   4,921,050              4,306,221

    Provision for credit
     losses                                       799,978                      559,524                   2,888,834              2,616,943
                                                  -------                      -------                   ---------              ---------

    Net finance and other
     interest income after
     provision for credit
     losses                                       455,569                      513,743                   2,032,216              1,689,278

    Profit sharing                                 10,649                        8,152                      57,484                 74,925
                                                   ------                        -----                      ------                 ------

    Net finance and other
     interest income after
     provision for credit
     losses and profit
     sharing                                      444,920                      505,591                   1,974,732              1,614,353

    Investment gains
     (losses), net                              (225,608)                      21,334                   (116,127)               116,765

    Servicing fee income                           42,357                       19,576                     131,113                 72,627

    Fees, commissions, and
     other                                         86,602                       92,546                     375,079                368,279
                                                   ------                       ------                     -------                -------

    Total other income
     (loss)                                      (96,649)                     133,456                     390,065                557,671

    Compensation expense                           95,408                       98,093                     443,212                482,637

    Repossession expense                           66,456                       56,200                     241,522                201,017

    Other operating costs                          77,432                       76,163                     340,712                278,382
                                                   ------                       ------                     -------                -------

    Total operating
     expenses                                     239,296                      230,456                   1,025,446                962,036
                                                  -------                      -------                   ---------                -------

    Income before income
     taxes                                        108,975                      408,591                   1,339,351              1,209,988

    Income tax expense                             41,232                      161,558                     472,994                443,639

    Net income                                                  $67,743                                  $247,033                           $866,357   $766,349
                                                                =======                                  ========                           ========   ========


    Net income per common
     share (basic)                                                $0.19                                     $0.71                              $2.44      $2.20
                                                                  =====                                     =====                              =====      =====

    Net income per common
     share (diluted)                                              $0.19                                     $0.69                              $2.41      $2.15
                                                                  =====                                     =====                              =====      =====

    Dividends declared per
     common share                                       $             -                          $             -                     $           -     $0.15
                                                      ===           ===                        ===           ===                   ===         ===     =====

    Weighted average common
     shares (basic)                           357,927,012                  348,998,644                 355,102,742            348,723,472
                                              ===========                  ===========                 ===========            ===========

    Weighted average common
     shares (diluted)                         361,956,163                  355,856,631                 358,883,643            355,722,363
                                              ===========                  ===========                 ===========            ===========




    Table 3: Other Financial Information


                                                             For the Three Months Ended                                    For the Year Ended
                                                                    December 31,                                              December 31,
                                                                    ------------                                              ------------

                                                             2015                           2014                          2015                      2014
                                                           ----                           ----                          ----                      ----

    Ratios                                                                      (Unaudited, Dollars in thousands)

                    Yield on individually acquired
                    retail installment contracts            17.1%                         16.7%                        17.4%                    17.3%

                    Yield on purchased receivables
                    portfolios                              25.7%                         14.7%                        15.8%                    15.1%

                   Yield on receivables from dealers         5.3%                          5.3%                         5.0%                     4.1%

                   Yield on personal loans (1)              20.0%                         20.5%                        20.3%                    23.1%

                   Yield on earning assets (2)              15.1%                         14.9%                        15.4%                    15.7%

                   Cost of debt (3)                          2.1%                          2.1%                         2.1%                     2.0%

                   Net interest margin (4)                  13.4%                         13.1%                        13.6%                    14.1%

                   Expense ratio (5)                         1.8%                          2.2%                         2.1%                     2.5%

                   Adjusted expense ratio (5)a               1.8%                          2.2%                         2.1%                     2.2%

                   Return on average assets (6)              0.8%                          3.1%                         2.5%                     2.6%

                    Adjusted return on average assets
                    (6)a                                     0.8%                          3.1%                         2.5%                     2.8%

                   Return on average equity (7)              6.1%                         29.1%                        21.1%                    24.7%

                    Adjusted return on average equity
                    (7)a                                     6.1%                         29.1%                        21.1%                    27.2%

                    Net charge-off ratio on
                    individually acquired retail
                    installment contracts (8)                9.6%                          8.1%                         7.3%                     6.9%

                    Adjusted net charge-off ratio on
                    individually acquired retail
                    installment contracts (8)a               9.6%                          8.1%                         7.0%                     6.9%

                    Net charge-off ratio on purchased
                    receivables portfolios (8)               3.5%                          5.2%                       (0.5)%                     4.5%

                    Net charge-off ratio on personal
                    loans (8) (9)                               -                         18.3%                        40.8%                    17.6%

                    Adjusted net charge-off ratio on
                    personal loans (8) (9)a                     -                         18.3%                        17.9%                    17.6%

                   Net charge-off ratio (8) (9)              9.5%                          8.6%                         9.0%                     7.3%

                    Adjusted net charge-off ratio (8)
                    (9)a                                     9.5%                          8.6%                         7.5%                     7.3%

                    Delinquency ratio on individually
                    acquired retail installment
                    contracts held for investment,
                    end of period (10)                       4.4%                          4.2%                         4.4%                     4.2%

                    Delinquency ratio on personal
                    loans, end of period (10)                6.9%                          6.5%                         6.9%                     6.5%

                    Delinquency ratio, end of period
                    (10)                                     4.6%                          4.5%                         4.6%                     4.5%

                    Common stock dividend payout ratio
                    (11)                                        -                             -                            -                     6.8%

                   Allowance ratio (12)                     12.2%                         11.5%                        12.2%                    11.5%

                    Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio
                    (13)                                    11.2%                           n/a                        11.2%                      n/a


    Other Financial Information

                    Charge-offs, net of recoveries,
                    on individually acquired retail
                    installment contracts                                $658,432                                    $492,434                             $1,959,635  $1,617,351

                    Charge-offs, net of recoveries,
                    on purchased receivables
                    portfolios                              3,383                         12,086                       (2,720)                   59,657

                    Charge-offs, net of recoveries,
                    on personal loans                           -                        86,045                       673,294                   264,720

                    Charge-offs, net of recoveries,
                    on capital leases                       6,857                            402                        17,905                       402
                                                          -----

                    Total charge-offs, net of
                    recoveries                                           $668,672                                    $590,967                             $2,648,114  $1,942,130

                    End of period Individually
                    acquired retail installment
                    contracts Delinquent principal
                    over 60 days                                       $1,191,567                                  $1,030,580                             $1,191,567  $1,030,580

                    End of period Personal loans
                    Delinquent principal over 60 days     168,906                        138,400                       168,906                   138,400

                    End of period Delinquent principal
                    over 60 days                                       $1,377,770                                  $1,241,453                             $1,377,770  $1,241,453

                    End of period assets covered by
                    allowance for credit losses                       $27,031,332                                 $26,875,389                            $27,031,332 $26,875,389

                    End of period Gross finance
                    receivables and loans held for
                    investment                                        $27,392,095                                 $27,721,744                            $27,392,095 $27,721,744

                    End of period Gross finance
                    receivables, loans, and leases
                    held for investment                34,737,111                     33,226,211                    34,737,111                33,226,211

                    Average Gross individually
                    acquired retail installment
                    contracts                                         $27,560,674                                 $24,399,879                            $26,818,625 $23,556,137

                    Average Gross purchased
                    receivables portfolios                385,420                        935,734                       562,512                 1,321,281

                    Average Gross receivables from
                    dealers                                76,598                         99,363                        89,867                   118,358

                   Average Gross personal loans         2,309,474                      1,878,501                     2,229,080                 1,505,387

                   Average Gross capital leases           100,549                         71,555                       116,414                    30,648
                                                        -------

                    Average Gross finance receivables,
                    loans and capital leases                          $30,432,715                                 $27,385,032                            $29,816,498 $26,531,811

                    Average Gross finance receivables,
                    loans, and leases                                 $37,546,370                                 $32,650,643                            $36,148,709 $30,642,923

                   Average Managed assets                             $52,485,567                                 $42,676,247                            $48,919,418 $38,296,610

                   Average Total assets                               $36,056,323                                 $31,491,655                            $35,066,836 $29,780,754

                   Average Debt                                       $30,137,927                                 $27,429,389                            $29,699,885 $26,158,708

                   Average Total equity                                $4,427,061                                  $3,399,942                             $4,098,287  $3,097,915


    a Non-GAAP measure; see reconciliation in Table 8



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


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


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


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


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


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


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


    (8)                 "Net charge-off ratio" is
                        defined as the ratio of
                        annualized Charge-offs, net of
                        recoveries, to average balance
                        of the respective portfolio.


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


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


    (11)                "Common stock dividend payout
                        ratio" is defined as the ratio
                        of Dividends declared per share
                        of common stock to Earnings per
                        share


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


    (13)                "Common Equity Tier 1 Capital
                        ratio" is a non-GAAP ratio
                        defined as the ratio of Total
                        common equity tier 1 capital to
                        Total risk-weighted assets. The
                        ratio was not reported in 2014
                        as it was implemented with the
                        Basel III regulatory framework
                        in 2015.




    Table 4: Credit Quality


    Amounts as of and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

    (Unaudited, Dollars in thousands)


                                            Three Months Ended December 31,

    Retail Installment
     Contracts
     Acquired
     Individually                                2015                          2014
                                                 ----                          ----

    Credit loss
     allowance -
     beginning of
     period                                               $3,159,102                                   $2,793,199

    Provision for
     credit losses                            781,514                       425,573

    Charge-offs                           (1,190,632)                    (955,372)

    Recoveries                                532,200                       462,938

    Credit loss
     allowance -end
     of period                                            $3,282,184                                   $2,726,338
                                                          ==========                                   ==========


    Net charge-offs                                         $658,432                                     $492,434

    Average unpaid
     principal balance
     (UPB)                                 27,560,674                    24,399,879

    Charge-off ratio                             9.6%                         8.1%


                                                Year Ended December 31,

    Retail Installment
     Contracts
     Acquired
     Individually                                2015                          2014
                                                 ----                          ----

    Credit loss
     allowance -
     beginning of year                                    $2,726,338                                   $2,132,634

    Provision for
     credit losses                          2,542,598                     2,211,055

    Charge-offs                           (4,061,343)                  (3,341,047)

    Recoveries                              2,101,708                     1,723,696

    Impact of loans
     transferred to
     held for sale                           (27,117)                            -

    Credit loss
     allowance -end
     of year                                              $3,282,184                                   $2,726,338
                                                          ==========                                   ==========


    Net charge-offs                                       $1,959,635                                   $1,617,351

    Average unpaid
     principal balance
     (UPB)                                 26,818,625                    23,556,137

    Charge-off
     ratio(1)                                    7.3%                         6.9%



                                     December 31,

     Retail
     Installment
     Contracts
     Acquired
     Individually            2015(2)                        2014(2)
                              ------                         ------

     Principal,
     31-60
     days
     past
     due                    $2,454,986                 9.1%             $2,319,203   9.4%

     Delinquent
     principal
     over
     60
     days         1,191,567                      4.4%         1,030,580        4.2%
                  ---------                                   ---------

     Total
     delinquent
     principal              $3,646,553                13.6%             $3,349,783  13.6%
                            ==========                 ====              ==========   ====



    (1)          Net charge-off performance was
                 impacted by lower of cost or
                 market adjustments on loans
                 sold and designated as held for
                 sale.


    (2)          Percent of unpaid principal
                 balance.




    Table 5: Originations


                                                   Three Months Ended                                            Year Ended
                                                   ------------------                                            ----------

                             December 31,              September 30,                  December 31,   December 31,                  December 31,
                                     2015                        2015                           2014            2015                           2014
                                     ----                        ----                           ----            ----                           ----

    Retained Originations                                    (Unaudited, Dollars in thousands)
    ---------------------

    Retail installment
     contracts                            $3,830,337                                     $4,650,381                     $3,220,019                    $16,692,229  $13,531,801

    Average APR                     13.9%                      16.1%                         14.2%          16.9%                         15.6%

    Discount                         1.5%                       1.7%                          1.0%           2.5%                          3.4%


    Personal loans                          $304,748                                       $158,328                       $562,178                       $887,483   $1,182,171

    Average APR                     24.4%                      21.0%                         20.5%          21.2%                         20.1%

    Discount                            -                          -                             -              -                             -


    Receivables from
     dealers                            $          -                              $              -              $              -                    $        -     $25,515

    Average APR                         -                          -                             -              -                          4.1%

    Discount                            -                          -                             -              -                             -


    Leased vehicles                       $1,009,526                                     $1,568,104                       $721,932                     $5,132,053   $4,111,146


    Capital leases                            $2,338                                         $1,103                        $42,368                        $67,244      $93,444

    Total originations
     retained                             $5,146,949                                     $6,377,916                     $4,546,497                    $22,779,009  $18,944,077


    Sold Originations(1)
    -------------------

    Retail installment
     contracts                            $1,098,674                                     $1,243,456                     $1,016,165                     $5,419,730   $6,049,653

    Average APR                      2.6%                       2.4%                          4.1%           4.2%                          4.8%


    Receivables from
     dealers                            $          -                              $              -              $              -                    $        -      $8,724

    Average APR                         -                          -                             -              -                          5.3%


    Leased vehicles                     $          -                              $              -              $              -                    $        -    $369,114

    Total originations
     sold                                 $1,098,674                                     $1,243,456                     $1,016,165                     $5,419,730   $6,427,491


    Total SC originations                 $6,245,623                                     $7,621,372                     $5,562,662                    $28,198,739  $25,371,568


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

    Receivables from
     dealers                            $          -                              $              -              $              -                    $        -    $392,920

    Leased vehicles                     -                          -                       564,875         632,471                      1,761,512


    Total originations
     facilitated for
     affiliates                         $          -                              $              -                      $564,875                       $632,471   $2,154,432


    Total Originations                    $6,245,623                                     $7,621,372                     $6,127,537                    $28,831,210  $27,526,000
                                          ==========                                     ==========                     ==========                    ===========  ===========



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




    Table 6: Asset Sales


    Asset sales may include assets originated in prior periods.


                                                                 Three Months Ended                                            Year Ended
                                                                 ------------------                                            ----------

                                       December 31,                  September 30,                  December 31,   December 31,                  December 31,
                                               2015                            2015                           2014            2015                           2014
                                               ----                            ----                           ----            ----                           ----

    Asset Sales                                                            (Unaudited, Dollars in thousands)
    -----------

    Retail
     installment
     contracts                                          $1,869,113                                     $3,057,654                     $1,137,471                       $7,862,520   $6,620,620

    Average APR                                4.5%                          10.7%                          4.1%           7.2%                          4.8%


    Receivables from
     dealers                                      $              -                              $              -              $              -                    $          -     $18,227

    Average APR                                   -                              -                             -              -                          4.7%


    Leased vehicles                               $              -                              $              -              $              -                      $1,316,958     $369,114
                                                ---            ---                            ---            ---            ---            ---                                    --------

    Total asset
     sales                                              $1,869,113                                     $3,057,654                     $1,137,471                       $9,179,478   $7,007,961
                                                        ==========                                     ==========                     ==========                       ==========   ==========




    Table 7: Ending Portfolio


    Ending outstanding balance, average APR and remaining unaccreted discount as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:


                                              December 31, 2015                         December 31, 2014
                                              -----------------                         -----------------

                                            (Unaudited, Dollars in thousands)

    Retail
     installment
     contracts                                                            $27,223,768                                         $25,401,461

    Average APR                                                 16.8%                               16.0%

    Discount                                                     2.0%                                2.1%


    Personal loans                                                               $941                                          $2,128,769

    Average APR                                                 20.9%                               23.1%

    Discount                                                        -                                0.1%


    Receivables from
     dealers                                                                  $76,941                                            $100,164

    Average APR                                                  4.6%                                4.3%

    Discount                                                        -                                   -


    Leased vehicles                                                        $7,345,016                                          $5,504,467


    Capital leases                                                            $90,445                                             $91,350




    Table 8: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures


    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


                                            For the Year Ended
                                            December 31, 2015
                                            -----------------

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

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

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


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

    Net charge-off ratio on
     personal loans                                      40.8%

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


    Charge-offs, net of
     recoveries on retail
     installment contracts
     acquired individually                                          $1,959,635

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

    Adjusted Net charge-offs
     on retail installment
     contracts acquired
     individually                                                   $1,886,247
                                                                    ==========


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

    Net charge-off ratio on
     retail installment
     contracts acquired
     individually                                         7.3%
                                                           ---

    Adjusted Net charge-off
     ratio on retail
     installment contracts
     acquired individually                                7.0%
                                                           ===


    Total charge-offs, net of
     recoveries                                                     $2,648,114

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

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

    Adjusted Net charge-offs
     total                                                          $2,197,128
                                                                    ==========


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

    Net charge-off ratio                                  9.0%
                                                           ---

    Adjusted Net charge-off
     ratio total                                          7.5%
                                                           ===


                                            Three Months Ended
                                            September 30, 2015
                                            ------------------

    Charge-offs, net of
     recoveries on retail
     installment contracts
     acquired individually                                            $610,657

      Deduct: LOCM adjustment on
       retail installment
       contracts acquired
       individually                                   (64,140)

    Adjusted Net charge-offs
     on retail installment
     contracts acquired
     individually                                                     $546,517
                                                                      ========


    Average Gross retail
     installment contracts
     acquired individually                                         $27,687,564

    Net charge-off ratio on
     retail installment
     contracts acquired
     individually                                         8.8%
                                                           ---

    Adjusted Net charge-off
     ratio on retail
     installment contracts
     acquired individually                                7.9%
                                                           ===


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


                                            For the Year Ended
                                            December 31, 2014
                                            -----------------

    Net income                                                        $766,349

    Add back:

    Stock compensation
     recognized upon initial
     public offering ("IPO"),
     net of tax                                         74,428

    Other IPO-related
     expenses, net of tax                                1,409
                                                         -----

    Core net income                                                   $842,186
                                                                      ========


    Weighted average common
     shares (diluted)                              355,722,363

    Net income per common
     share (diluted)                                                     $2.15

    Core net income per common
     share (diluted)                                                     $2.37
                                                                         =====



    Average total assets                                           $29,780,754

    Return on average assets                              2.6%

    Core return on average
     assets                                               2.8%
                                                           ===


    Average total equity                                            $3,097,915

    Return on average equity                             24.7%

    Core return on average
     equity                                              27.2%
                                                          ====


    Operating expenses                                                $962,036

    Deduct:

    Stock compensation
     recognized upon IPO, net
     of tax                                          (117,654)

    Other IPO-related
     expenses, net of tax                              (2,175)

    Core operating expenses                                           $842,207
                                                                      ========


    Average managed assets                          38,296,610

    Expense ratio                                         2.5%

    Core expense ratio                                    2.2%
                                                           ===

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