GMAC becomes bank?
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GMAC becomes bank?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/25/bu...25gmac.html?em
I wonder if GMAC will be now be required to offer financing other vehicles, non-GM?
Bob Wilson
Federal regulators will permit the financing arm of General Motors to become a bank and gain access to billions of dollars in government aid, a crucial step that will help ensure the survival of the company. . . .
The move will allow GMAC to tap as much as $6 billion in government bailout money. The approval came as GMAC bondholders were facing a Friday deadline to vote to approve a complex transaction that would significantly reduce the company’s outstanding debt.
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GMAC has been hit with huge losses in both its mortgage and auto loan businesses. The approval from federal regulators may help persuade remaining bondholders and should make it easier for the company to raise money. It should also help General Motors, which owns a minority stake in GMAC and depends on the firm to finance some of its cars.
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The move will allow GMAC to tap as much as $6 billion in government bailout money. The approval came as GMAC bondholders were facing a Friday deadline to vote to approve a complex transaction that would significantly reduce the company’s outstanding debt.
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GMAC has been hit with huge losses in both its mortgage and auto loan businesses. The approval from federal regulators may help persuade remaining bondholders and should make it easier for the company to raise money. It should also help General Motors, which owns a minority stake in GMAC and depends on the firm to finance some of its cars.
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Re: GMAC becomes bank?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/25/bu...25gmac.html?em
I wonder if GMAC will be now be required to offer financing other vehicles, non-GM?
Bob Wilson
I wonder if GMAC will be now be required to offer financing other vehicles, non-GM?
Bob Wilson
And, if you haven't heard, American Express is also now a bank holding co. This makes even less sense to me.
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