SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C.  20549

                               FORM 10-Q



(Mark One)

[X]     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended              March 31, 2002

                                  OR

[ ]     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 1-6155


                 AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                 Indiana                            35-0416090
        (State of Incorporation)                 (I.R.S. Employer
                                                Identification No.)


 601 N.W. Second Street, Evansville, IN               47708
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


                            (812) 424-8031
         (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 (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  X .  No    .

The registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction
H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this Form 10-Q
with the reduced disclosure format.

At May 1, 2002, there were 10,160,012 shares of the registrant's common
stock, $.50 par value, outstanding.
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                      Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements



           AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                                (Unaudited)



                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                             March 31,
                                                        2002          2001
                                                      (dollars in thousands)

Revenues
  Finance charges                                     $413,682      $408,910
  Insurance                                             45,500        48,078
  Other                                                 30,193        30,855

Total revenues                                         489,375       487,843

Expenses
  Interest expense                                     135,952       167,238
  Operating expenses                                   140,824       131,907
  Provision for finance receivable losses               69,597        58,704
  Insurance losses and loss adjustment
    expenses                                            21,982        23,258

Total expenses                                         368,355       381,107

Income before provision for income taxes               121,020       106,736

Provision for Income Taxes                              43,067        38,561


Net Income                                            $ 77,953      $ 68,175





See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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           AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets



                                                   March 31,    December 31,
                                                     2002            2001
                                                  (Unaudited)
                                                    (dollars in thousands)
Assets

Net finance receivables:
  Real estate loans                               $ 7,503,364    $ 7,444,484
  Non-real estate loans                             2,747,746      2,865,985
  Retail sales finance                              1,335,891      1,408,111

Net finance receivables                            11,587,001     11,718,580
Allowance for finance receivable losses              (440,253)      (438,860)
Net finance receivables, less allowance
  for finance receivable losses                    11,146,748     11,279,720

Investment securities                               1,138,181      1,142,186
Cash and cash equivalents                             266,508        175,492
Notes receivable from parent                          275,295        267,656
Other assets                                          554,801        582,572

Total assets                                      $13,381,533    $13,447,626


Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity

Long-term debt                                    $ 6,700,305    $ 6,300,171
Commercial paper                                    4,049,008      4,578,637
Insurance claims and policyholder
  liabilities                                         478,271        495,588
Other liabilities                                     532,102        441,280
Accrued taxes                                          76,605         86,023

Total liabilities                                  11,836,291     11,901,699

Shareholder's equity:
  Common stock                                          5,080          5,080
  Additional paid-in capital                          877,097        877,526
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss                (49,976)       (61,687)
  Retained earnings                                   713,041        725,008

Total shareholder's equity                          1,545,242      1,545,927

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity        $13,381,533    $13,447,626





See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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            AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                 (Unaudited)



                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                       2002          2001
                                                     (dollars in thousands)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income                                          $   77,953    $   68,175
Reconciling adjustments:
  Provision for finance receivable losses               69,597        58,704
  Depreciation and amortization                         36,658        33,654
  Deferral of finance receivable origination
    costs                                              (14,124)      (12,626)
  Deferred income tax charge                             8,563         1,393
  Change in other assets and other liabilities         121,813        78,668
  Change in insurance claims and policyholder
    liabilities                                        (17,317)       (3,451)
  Change in taxes receivable and payable                (6,124)       41,448
  Other, net                                            10,966         8,468
  Net cash provided by operating activities            287,985       274,433

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
  Finance receivables originated or purchased       (1,519,024)   (1,463,278)
  Principal collections on finance receivables       1,565,518     1,406,714
  Investment securities purchased                     (217,928)     (387,365)
  Investment securities called, matured and sold       211,302       328,611
  Change in notes receivable from parent                (7,639)       (2,524)
  Change in premiums on finance receivables
    purchased and deferred charges                      (4,538)       (6,094)
  Other, net                                            (4,172)       (2,518)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing
  activities                                            23,519      (126,454)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt             698,518        81,389
  Repayment of long-term debt                         (299,457)     (112,530)
  Change in commercial paper                          (529,629)       (5,959)
  Dividends paid                                       (89,920)      (75,386)
Net cash used for financing activities                (220,488)     (112,486)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents                   91,016        35,493
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       175,492       134,539
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $  266,508    $  170,032

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow
  Information
    Income taxes paid (received)                    $   44,931    $   (2,987)
    Interest paid                                   $  116,221    $  186,537





See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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           AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
                                (Unaudited)



                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                             March 31,
                                                        2002          2001
                                                      (dollars in thousands)


Net income                                            $ 77,953      $ 68,175

Other comprehensive gain (loss):

  Net unrealized (losses) gains:
    Investment securities                              (10,242)       10,415
    Interest rate swaps:
      Transition adjustment                               -          (42,103)
      Current period                                     1,136       (50,834)
    Minimum pension liability                             -             (535)

  Income tax effect:
    Investment securities                                3,584        (3,645)
    Interest rate swaps:
      Transition adjustment                               -           14,736
      Current period                                      (397)       17,793
    Minimum pension liability                             -              187

  Net unrealized losses, net of tax                     (5,919)      (53,986)

  Reclassification adjustments for
    realized losses (gains) included
    in net income:
      Investment securities                             (1,268)       (1,517)
      Interest rate swaps                               28,391         4,396

  Income tax effect:
    Investment securities                                  444           531
    Interest rate swaps                                 (9,937)       (1,539)

  Realized losses included in net income,
    net of tax                                          17,630         1,871

Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax             11,711       (52,115)


Comprehensive income                                  $ 89,664      $ 16,060





See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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           AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
           Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
                              March 31, 2002


Note 1.  Principles of Consolidation

American General Finance Corporation will be referred to as "AGFC" or
collectively with its subsidiaries, whether directly or indirectly
owned, as the "Company" or "we".  We prepared our condensed
consolidated financial statements using accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States for interim periods.  The statements
include the accounts of AGFC and its subsidiaries, all of which are
wholly owned.  We eliminated all intercompany items.  AGFC is a wholly
owned subsidiary of American General Finance, Inc. (AGFI).  AGFI is a
wholly owned subsidiary of American General Corporation (American
General).  American General is a wholly owned subsidiary of American
International Group, Inc. (AIG).


Note 2.  Adjustments and Reclassifications

Our condensed consolidated financial statements include all
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, that we
considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's
consolidated financial position at March 31, 2002 and December 31,
2001, our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended
March 31, 2002 and 2001, our consolidated cash flows for the three
months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, and our consolidated
comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and
2001.  Our condensed consolidated financial statements should be read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related
notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001.

To conform to the 2002 presentation, we reclassified certain items in
the prior period.


Note 3.  Accounting Change

On January 1, 2002, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets."  SFAS
142 provides that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite
lives are no longer to be amortized.  These assets are to be reviewed
for impairment annually, or more frequently if impairment indicators
are present.  Separable intangible assets that have finite lives will
continue to be amortized over their useful lives.  The amortization
provisions of SFAS 142 apply to goodwill and intangible assets acquired
after June 30, 2001.  Amortization of goodwill and intangible assets
acquired prior to July 1, 2001 continued through December 31, 2001.
During first quarter 2002, we determined that the required impairment
testing related to the Company's goodwill and other intangible assets
did not require a write-down of any such assets.
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Note 4.  Derivative Financial Instruments

To protect against interest rate fluctuations, AGFC uses derivative
financial instruments in managing the cost of its debt.  AGFC has
generally limited its use of derivative financial instruments to
interest rate swap agreements to reduce its exposure to market interest
rate increases by synthetically converting certain short-term or
floating-rate debt to a long-term fixed-rate.

We recognize the fair values of interest rate swap agreements in the
consolidated balance sheet.  Our interest rate swap agreements are
designated and qualify as cash flow hedges.  We report the effective
portion of the gain or loss on the instruments as a component of
comprehensive income.  We do not have any ineffectiveness to report in
the consolidated income statement.

As an alternative to fixed-rate term debt, our interest rate swap
agreements did not have a material effect on other revenues, interest
expense, or net income during the three months ended March 31, 2002 or
2001.


Note 5.  Segment Information

We have two business segments: consumer finance and insurance.  Our
segments are defined by the type of financial service product offered.
The consumer finance segment makes home equity loans, originates
secured and unsecured consumer loans, extends lines of credit, and
purchases retail sales contracts from, and provides revolving retail
services for, retail merchants.  We also purchase private label
receivables originated by an affiliate of ours under a participation
agreement.  To supplement our lending and retail sales financing
activities, we purchase portfolios of real estate loans, non-real
estate loans, and retail sales finance receivables.  We also offer
credit and non-credit insurance to our consumer finance customers.  The
insurance segment writes and assumes credit and non-credit insurance
through products that are offered principally by the consumer finance
segment.

Because segment information is not calculated separately for the
Company, the remaining information is for AGFI and its subsidiaries.

The following tables display information about AGFI and its
subsidiaries' segments as well as a reconciliation of their total
segment pretax income to their condensed consolidated financial
statement amounts.

For the three months ended March 31, 2002:

                              Consumer                       Total
                              Finance      Insurance       Segments
                                     (dollars in thousands)
Revenues:
  External:
    Finance charges          $447,483       $   -          $447,483
    Insurance                     265         45,235         45,500
    Other                      (4,261)        21,899         17,638
  Intercompany                 18,729        (17,978)           751
Pretax income                 118,764         18,716        137,480
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For the three months ended March 31, 2001:

                              Consumer                       Total
                              Finance      Insurance       Segments
                                     (dollars in thousands)
Revenues:
  External:
    Finance charges          $439,659       $   -          $439,659
    Insurance                     281         47,797         48,078
    Other                      (2,455)        22,907         20,452
  Intercompany                 19,802        (19,032)           770
Pretax income                 107,990         20,301        128,291


Reconciliations of total segment pretax income to the condensed
consolidated financial statement amounts were as follows:

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                              2002            2001
                                             (dollars in thousands)
Pretax income:
  Segments                                   $137,480      $128,291
  Corporate                                   (16,704)      (25,350)
  Adjustments                                  (2,160)         (694)

Consolidated pretax income                   $118,616      $102,247


Note 6.  Legal Contingencies

AGFC and certain of its subsidiaries are parties to various lawsuits
and proceedings, including certain class action claims, arising in the
ordinary course of business.  In addition, many of these proceedings
are pending in jurisdictions that permit damage awards disproportionate
to the actual economic damages alleged to have been incurred.  Based
upon information presently available, we believe that the total amounts
that will ultimately be paid arising from these lawsuits and
proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated
results of operations or financial position.  However, the frequency of
large damage awards, including large punitive damage awards that bear
little or no relation to actual economic damages incurred by plaintiffs
in some jurisdictions, continues to create the potential for an
unpredictable judgment in any given suit.
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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
         and Results of Operations.


                      FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other publicly available
documents may include, and the Company's officers and representatives
may from time to time make, statements which may constitute "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements are not historical
facts but instead represent only our belief regarding future events,
many of which are inherently uncertain and outside of our control.
These statements may address, among other things, the Company's
strategy for growth, product development, regulatory approvals, market
position, financial results and reserves.  It is possible that the
Company's actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly
materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition
indicated in these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited
to, the following:

     *  changes in general economic conditions, including the
        performance of financial markets, interest rates, and the
        level of personal bankruptcies;
     *  customer responsiveness to both products and distribution
        channels or changes in contractual delinquencies, collateral
        values, or credit losses;
     *  competitive, regulatory, accounting, or tax changes that
        affect the cost of, or demand for, our products or the manner
        in which we conduct business;
     *  adverse litigation results or resolution of litigation or any
        governmental inquiries or investigations;
     *  the formation of strategic alliances or business combinations
        among our competitors or our business partners;
     *  changes in our ability to attract and retain employees or key
        executives; and
     *  natural events affecting Company facilities.

Readers are also directed to other risks and uncertainties discussed in
other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We are under no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such
obligation to) update or alter any forward-looking statement, whether
written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.


                    LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity

Our sources of funds include operations, issuances of long-term debt,
short-term borrowings in the commercial paper market, and borrowings
from banks under credit facilities.  AGFC has also historically
received capital contributions from its parent to support finance
receivable growth and maintain targeted leverage.
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Principal sources and uses of cash were as follows:

                                            Three Months Ended
                                                 March 31,
                                            2002           2001
                                           (dollars in millions)
Principal sources of cash:
  Operations                               $288.0         $274.4
  Net collections on finance
    receivables                              46.5             -

  Total                                    $334.5         $274.4


Principal uses of cash:
  Net originations and purchases
    of finance receivables                 $   -          $ 56.6
  Net repayment of debt                     130.6           37.1
  Dividends paid                             89.9           75.4

  Total                                    $220.5         $169.1


We believe that our overall sources of liquidity will continue to be
sufficient to satisfy our foreseeable financial obligations and
operational requirements.  The principal risk factors that could
decrease our sources of liquidity are delinquent payments from our
customers and our inability to access capital markets.  The principal
factors that could increase our cash needs are significant increases in
net originations and purchases of finance receivables.  We intend to
mitigate liquidity risk factors by continuing to operate the Company
within the following strategies:

     *  maintain a finance receivable portfolio comprised mostly of
        real estate loans, which generally represent a lower risk of
        customer non-payment;
     *  originate and monitor finance receivables with our proprietary
        credit risk management system;
     *  maintain an investment securities portfolio of predominantly
        investment grade, liquid securities; and
     *  maintain a capital structure appropriate to our asset base.

Consistent execution of our business strategies should result in
continued profitability, strong credit ratings, and investor
confidence.  These results should allow continued access to capital
markets for issuances of our commercial paper and term debt.  We
maintain committed bank credit facilities to provide an additional
source of liquidity for needs potentially not met through capital
markets.
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Capital Resources
                                                  March 31,
                                            2002             2001
                                            (dollars in millions)

Long-term debt                             $ 6,700.3     $ 5,637.2
Commercial paper                             4,049.0       4,840.5

Total debt                                  10,749.3      10,477.7
Equity                                       1,545.3       1,727.0

Total capital                              $12,294.6     $12,204.7

Net finance receivables                    $11,587.0     $11,416.3
Debt to tangible equity ratio                  7.48x         6.49x


Our capital varies with the level of net finance receivables.  The
capital mix of debt and equity is based primarily upon maintaining
leverage that supports cost-effective funding.

We issue a combination of fixed-rate debt, principally long-term, and
floating-rate debt, principally short-term.  AGFC obtains our fixed-
rate funding through public issuances of long-term debt with maturities
generally ranging from two to ten years. AGFC obtains most of our
floating-rate funding effectively through sales and refinancing of
commercial paper.  Commercial paper, with maturities ranging from 1 to
270 days, is sold to banks, insurance companies, corporations, and
other accredited investors.  AGFC also sells extendible commercial
notes with initial maturities of up to 90 days, which may be extended
by AGFC to 390 days.  At March 31, 2002, commercial paper included
$94.9 million of extendible commercial notes.

Until fourth quarter 2001, AGFC paid dividends to (or received capital
contributions from) AGFI to manage our leverage of debt to tangible
equity (equity less goodwill and accumulated other comprehensive
income) to 6.5 to 1.  At the end of fourth quarter 2001, following
discussions with credit rating agencies, we increased our leverage
target to 7.5 to 1.  This increase was based on our success with
managing credit risk and maintaining a lower risk finance receivable
portfolio.  We intend to continue these practices.  An AGFC financing
agreement limits the amount of dividends AGFC may pay.  This agreement
has not prevented us from managing our capital to targeted leverage.


Credit Facilities

We participate in credit facilities to support the issuance of
commercial paper and to provide an additional source of funds for
operating requirements.  AGFC is an eligible borrower under committed
credit facilities extended to American General and certain of its
subsidiaries (the "shared committed facilities").  At March 31, 2002,
the annual commitment fees for the shared committed facilities ranged
from .04% to .06%.  We pay only an allocated portion of the commitment
fees for the shared committed facilities.  AGFC and certain
subsidiaries also have uncommitted credit facilities.  In addition,
AGFC is an eligible borrower under uncommitted credit facilities
extended to American General and certain of its subsidiaries (the
"shared uncommitted facilities").  Available borrowings under all
facilities are reduced by any outstanding borrowings.
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Information concerning the credit facilities was as follows:

                                                  March 31,
                                             2002          2001
                                            (dollars in millions)
Committed credit facilities:
  Shared committed facilities              $5,225.0      $6,200.0
  Borrowings                                     -             -

  Remaining availability                   $5,225.0      $6,200.0

Uncommitted credit facilities:
  Company uncommitted facilities           $    1.0      $    1.0
  Shared uncommitted facilities                50.0         100.0
  Borrowings                                     -             -

  Remaining availability                   $   51.0      $  101.0



         ANALYSIS OF OPERATING RESULTS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


Net Income
                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001
                                              (dollars in millions)

Net income                                    $ 78.0         $ 68.2
Return on average assets (annualized)          2.32%          2.06%
Return on average equity (annualized)         19.84%         15.40%
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges             1.86x          1.62x


Net income increased $9.8 million, or 14%, for the three months ended
March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001.  Net income
for 2002 did not include goodwill amortization due to the adoption of
SFAS 142 on January 1, 2002.  Net income for 2001 included goodwill
amortization of $1.6 million.  See Note 5. of the Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements for information on the results of the
Company's business segments.

Factors that specifically affected the Company's operating results were
as follows:


Finance Charges
                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001
                                              (dollars in millions)

Finance charges                               $   413.7   $   408.9
Average net receivables                       $11,666.3   $11,404.6
Yield                                            14.33%      14.49%


Finance charges increased $4.8 million, or 1%, for the three months
ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001
reflecting higher average net receivables.
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Average net receivables by type were as follows:

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001
                                              (dollars in millions)

Real estate loans                             $ 7,478.4   $ 7,079.5
Non-real estate loans                           2,804.6     2,923.0
Retail sales finance                            1,383.3     1,402.1

  Total                                       $11,666.3   $11,404.6


Average net receivables increased $261.7 million, or 2%, for the three
months ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001
reflecting real estate loan growth.

Yield by type of finance receivable was as follows:

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001

Real estate loans                             11.38%         11.75%
Non-real estate loans                         21.92          21.53
Retail sales finance                          14.91          13.67
  Total                                       14.33          14.49


Yield decreased 16 basis points for the three months ended March 31,
2002 when compared to the same period in 2001 reflecting a lower real
estate loan yield.


Insurance Revenues
                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001
                                              (dollars in millions)

Insurance revenues                            $45.5           $48.1
Premiums earned                               $45.0           $47.6
Insurance revenues (annualized)
  as a percentage of average net
  receivables                                 1.56%           1.69%


Insurance revenues decreased $2.6 million, or 5%, for the three months
ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001 primarily
due to lower earned premiums.  Earned premiums decreased due to lower
premium volume.

Insurance revenues as a percentage of average net receivables decreased
for the three months ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the same
period in 2001 reflecting a higher proportion of average net
receivables that are real estate loans.  Our experience is that
customers purchase fewer insurance products on real estate loans than
on non-real estate loans.
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Other Revenues
                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001
                                              (dollars in millions)

Other revenues                                $30.2           $30.9
Investment revenue                            $22.9           $24.2
Interest revenue - notes receivable
  from AGFI                                   $ 4.2           $ 6.3


Other revenues decreased $.7 million, or 2%, for the three months ended
March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001 primarily due
to lower interest revenue on notes receivable from AGFI and lower
investment revenue.  The decrease in investment revenue reflected lower
realized gains and adjusted portfolio yield.  Average invested assets
were essentially flat for the three months ended March 31, 2002 when
compared to the same period in 2001.


Interest Expense
                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001
                                              (dollars in millions)

Interest expense                              $   136.0   $   167.2
Average borrowings                            $10,752.3   $10,411.3
Borrowing cost                                    5.06%       6.45%


Interest expense decreased $31.2 million, or 19%, for the three months
ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001 primarily
due to lower borrowing cost, partially offset by higher average
borrowings.  Borrowing cost decreased 139 basis points for the three
months ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001
reflecting lower rates on short-term and long-term debt.  Average
borrowings increased $341.0 million, or 3%, for the three months ended
March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001 primarily to
support real estate loan growth and our increase in leverage.


Operating Expenses
                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001
                                              (dollars in millions)

Operating expenses                            $140.8         $131.9
Operating expenses (annualized)
  as a percentage of average
  net receivables                              4.83%          4.63%


Operating expenses increased $8.9 million, or 7%, for the three months
ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001 primarily
due to higher salaries and litigation expenses.  The increase in
salaries reflected higher competitive compensation.  The increase in
operating expenses as a percentage of average net receivables for the
three months ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in
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2001 reflected higher operating expenses compared to moderate finance
receivable growth.


Provision for Finance Receivable Losses
                                                  At or for the
                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001
                                              (dollars in millions)

Provision for finance receivable
  losses                                      $ 69.6         $ 58.7
Net charge-offs                               $ 69.4         $ 58.7
60 day+ delinquency                           $449.7         $395.3
Allowance for finance receivable
  losses                                      $440.3         $375.6


Provision for finance receivable losses increased $10.9 million, or
19%, for the three months ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the
same period in 2001 primarily due to higher net charge-offs.

Charge-off ratios by type of finance receivable were as follows:

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001

Real estate loans                             0.65%           0.62%
Non-real estate loans                         6.60            5.36
Retail sales finance                          3.06            2.38
  Total                                       2.37            2.06


The increase in the charge-off ratio for the three months ended March
31, 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001 was primarily due to
higher net charge-offs on all finance receivable types reflecting
slowing economic conditions.

Delinquency ratios by type of finance receivable were as follows:

                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001

Real estate loans                             3.36%           3.21%
Non-real estate loans                         5.16            4.19
Retail sales finance                          2.59            1.89
  Total                                       3.72            3.30


The increase in the delinquency ratio at March 31, 2002 when compared
to March 31, 2001 also reflected slowing economic conditions.
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Statistics relating to the allowance for finance receivable losses were
as follows:

                                                  At or for the
                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001

Allowance ratio                               3.80%           3.29%
Charge-off coverage                           1.59x           1.60x


We periodically evaluate our finance receivable portfolio to determine
the appropriate level of the allowance for finance receivable losses.
We believe the amount of the allowance for finance receivable losses is
the most significant estimate we make.  In our opinion, the allowance
is adequate to absorb losses inherent in our existing portfolio.  The
increase in the allowance as a percentage of net finance receivables at
March 31, 2002 when compared to March 31, 2001 was primarily due to:

     *  increases to the allowance for finance receivable losses
        through the provision for finance receivable losses during the
        last twelve months totaling $26.2 million (these increases
        were necessary in response to our increased delinquency and
        net charge-offs and the higher levels of both unemployment and
        personal bankruptcies in the United States);
     *  an increase to the allowance for finance receivable losses
        through other charges in third quarter 2001 totaling $25.0
        million; and
     *  increases to the allowance for finance receivable losses
        during the last twelve months totaling $13.4 million resulting
        from applying purchase accounting to net portfolio
        acquisitions.

Charge-off coverage, which compares the allowance for finance
receivable losses to net charge-offs (annualized), was essentially flat
for the three months ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the same
period in 2001 reflecting higher net charge-offs, offset by increases
to allowance for finance receivable losses.


Insurance Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001
                                              (dollars in millions)

Claims incurred                               $24.0           $24.0
Change in benefit reserves                     (2.0)           (0.7)

Insurance losses and loss
  adjustment expenses                         $22.0           $23.3


Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses decreased $1.3 million,
or 5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the
same period in 2001 due to a decrease in provision for future benefits.
Provision for future benefits decreased $1.3 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2002 due to decreased sales of non-credit
insurance products.
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Provision for Income Taxes
                                               Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                               2002           2001
                                              (dollars in millions)

Provision for income taxes                    $ 43.1         $ 38.6
Pretax income                                 $121.0         $106.7
Effective income tax rate                     35.59%         36.13%


The provision for income taxes increased $4.5 million, or 12%, for the
three months ended March 31, 2002 when compared to the same period in
2001 primarily due to higher taxable income, partially offset by a
lower effective tax rate.


Asset/Liability Management

We manage anticipated cash flows of our assets and liabilities,
principally our finance receivables and debt, in an effort to reduce
the risk associated with unfavorable changes in interest rates.
Management determines the mix of fixed-rate and floating-rate debt
based, in part, on the nature of the finance receivables being
supported.  We limit our exposure to market interest rate increases by
fixing interest rates that we pay for term periods.  The primary way we
accomplish this is by issuing fixed-rate debt.  To supplement fixed-
rate debt issuances, AGFC also uses interest rate swap agreements to
synthetically create fixed-rate, long-term debt by altering the nature
of certain floating-rate funding, thereby limiting our exposure to
market interest rate increases.  Floating-rate debt (principally
commercial paper) represented 33% of our average borrowings for the
three months ended March 31, 2002 compared to 34% for the same period
in 2001.  These percentages include the effect of interest rate swap
agreements that effectively converted short-term or floating-rate debt
to a long-term fixed rate.



                      PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

See Note 6. of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
in Part I of this Form 10-Q.


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a)  Exhibits.

     (12)  Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K.

     Current report on Form 8-K dated April 22, 2002, with respect to
     the Company changing independent auditors.
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                              Signature


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.


                                 AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
                                             (Registrant)


Date:  May 1, 2002               By  /s/ Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.
                                         Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.
                                     Senior Vice President and Chief
                                       Financial Officer
                                     (Duly Authorized Officer and
                                       Principal Financial Officer)
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                             Exhibit Index


Exhibit

 (12)      Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.