**FORM 10-K/A**

 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

 

**Washington,D.C. 20549**

 
| **ý** | **ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.** |
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**For the year ended December 31, 2002.**

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# **OR**

 
| **o** | **TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.** |
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**For the transition period from                                  to                                            .**

 

# **Commissionfile number: 333-44924**

 

**AMERICREDIT AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2001-A**

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

| **Delaware**                                                                                             |   | **88-0483850**                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|
| (State or other  jurisdiction of  incorporation or organization)                                         |   | (I.R.S. employer  identification no.) |
|                                                                                                     |   |                                  |
| **AmeriCredit  Financial Services, Inc. (as originator)  801 Cherry Street, Suite 3900  Fort Worth, TX** |   | **76102**                             |
| (Address of  principal executive offices)                                                                |   | (Zip Code)                            |

 

## Registrant’s telephonenumber, including area code **(817) 302-7000**

 

## Securities RegisteredPursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:  **None**

 

## Securities RegisteredPursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:  **None**

 

Indicate by check markwhether the Registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed bySection 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to filesuch reports), and  (2) have beensubject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes  ý    No o

 

Indicate by checkmarkwhether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of theAct).  Yes o  No ý

 

Indicate by check mark ifthe disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K isnot contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrants’knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated byreference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form10-K.   ý

 

### The aggregate marketvalue of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant:   **None**

 

 

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PART  I

 

ITEM1.                                                     BUSINESS

 

A response to Item 1 isomitted in reliance on guidance provided in the Bay View Auto Trusts No-ActionLetter (January 15, 1998).

 

ITEM2.                                                     PROPERTIES

 

None.

 

ITEM3.                                                     LEGALPROCEEDINGS

 

None.

 

ITEM4.                                                     SUBMISSIONOF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

None.

 

 

PART  II

 

ITEM5.                                                     MARKETFOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

As of January 29, 2003,there was one holder of record of the securities.  See also Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Ownersand Management.  There was no principalmarket in which the securities traded.

 

 

ITEM6.                                                     SELECTEDFINANCIAL DATA

 

A response to Item 6 isomitted in reliance on guidance provided in the Bay View Auto Trusts No-ActionLetter (January 15, 1998).

 

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ITEM7.                                                     MANAGEMENT’SDISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

A response to Item 7 isomitted in reliance on guidance provided in the Bay View Auto Trusts No-ActionLetter (January 15, 1998).

 

ITEM7A.                                           QUANTITATIVEAND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

On January 25, 2001,AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2001-A issued the followingsecurities:

 
| $ | 200,000,000 |   | 5.5325%       |   | Class A-1 Notes               |   |
|---|-------------|--------|---------------|--------|-------------------------------|--------|
| $ | 515,000,000 |   | 5.36%         |   | Class A-2 Notes               |   |
| $ | 214,000,000 |   | LIBOR + 0.20% |   | Floating Rate Class A-3 Notes |   |
| $ | 471,000,000 |   | LIBOR + 0.24% |   | Floating Rate Class A-4 Notes |   |

 

The Trust’s grossinterest rate spread, which is the difference between interest earned on itsfinance receivables and interest paid on its debt securities, is affected bychanges in interest rates.  The interestrate demanded by investors on the debt securities depends on prevailing marketinterest rates for comparable transactions and the general interest rateenvironment.  These debt securities canbear either fixed or variable interest rates. The Trust can utilize derivative financial instruments, interest rateswap and cap agreements, to minimize the impact of the interest ratefluctuations on the gross interest rate margin.

 

The finance receivablesheld by the Trust bear interest at a fixed rate, while the debt securities beareither a fixed or floating rate to the investors.  The fixed rates on the debt securities are indexed to marketinterest rate swap levels for transactions of similar duration or variousLondon Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”) and do not fluctuate during the termof the transaction.  The floating ratesissued are indexed to LIBOR and fluctuate periodically based on movements inLIBOR. As noted in the table above the Trust issued two classes of floatingrate debt securities indexed to LIBOR and two classes of fixed rate debtsecurities.  The Trust utilizes interestrate swap agreements to convert variable rate exposures on the debt securitiesto a fixed rate, thereby (i) locking in the gross interest rate spread to beearned over the life of a securitization transaction that would have beenaffected by changes in interest rates or (ii) hedging the variability in futureexcess cash flows to be received over the life of a securitizationtransaction.  The Trust is contractuallyrequired to provide protection from adverse changes in interest rates whenfloating rate debt securities are issued.

 

The following tableprovides information about the Trust’s interest rate sensitive financialinstruments by expected maturity date as of December 31, 2002 (dollars inthousands):

 

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| **Years  Ending December 31,**            |   | **2003** |    | **2004** |   | **2005** |   | **2006** |    | **Fair Value** |   |
|-------------------------------------------|--------|----------|---------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|---------|----------------|--------|
|                                      |   |     |    |     |   |     |   |     |    |           |   |
| Assets:                                   |   |     |    |     |   |     |   |     |    |           |   |
| Finance  receivables                      |   | $        | 292,311 |     | $      | 198,020  |   | $        | 192,147 |           | — |   | $ | 738,037 |   |
|                                      |   |     |    |     |   |     |   |     |    |           |   |
| Liabilities:                              |   |     |    |     |   |     |   |     |    |           |   |
| Debt securities  issued                   |   |     |    |     |   |     |   |     |    |           |   |
| Principal  amounts                        |   | $        | 266,003 |     | $      | 180,198  |   | $        | 174,854 |           | — |   | $ | 621,054 |   |
| Weighted average  effective interest rate |   | 1.69     | %       | 2.53     | %      | 3.28     | %      | —   |    |           |   |
|                                      |   |     |    |     |   |     |   |     |    |           |   |
| Interest rate  swaps                      |   |     |    |     |   |     |   |     |    |           |   |
| Notional amounts                          |   | $        | 479,047 |     | $      | 236,034  |   | $        | 77,898  |           | $      | 9,532 |   | $ | 32,702 |   |
| Average pay rate                          |   | 5.85     | %       | 5.87     | %      | 5.87     | %      | 5.87     | %       |           |   |
| Average receive  rate                     |   | 1.68     | %       | 2.54     | %      | 3.60     | %      | 4.07     | %       |           |   |
|                                           |        |          |         |          |        |          |        |          |         |                |        |  |  |  |  |  |

 

As of December 31, 2002,finance receivables are estimated to be realized in future periods usingdiscount rates, prepayment and credit loss assumptions based on historicalexperience.  Notional amounts on interestrate swap agreements are based on contractual terms.  Debt securities issued principal amounts have been classifiedbased on expected payoff.

 

Notional amounts, whichare used to calculate the contractual payments to be exchanged under thecontracts, represent average amounts that will be outstanding for each of theyears included in the table. Notional amounts do not represent amountsexchanged by parties and, thus, are not a measure of the Trust’s exposure toloss through its use of these agreements. Hedging activities are monitored to ensure that the value of the hedges,their correlation to the contracts being hedged and the amounts being hedgedcontinue to provide effective protection against interest rate risk.  However, there can be no assurance that thestrategies will be effective in minimizing interest rate risk or that increasesin interest rates will not have an adverse effect on profitability.  All transactions are entered into forpurposes other than trading.

 

ITEM8.                                                     FINANCIALSTATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

A response to Item 8 isomitted in reliance on guidance provided in the Bay View Auto Trusts No-ActionLetter (January 15, 1998).

 

ITEM9.                                                     CHANGEIN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM9A.                                           CONTROLSAND PROCEDURES

 

A response to Item 9A is omitted pursuant to 17 C.F.R.§§ 240.13a-14(g) and 240.13a-15(a).

 

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PART  III

 

ITEM10.                                               DIRECTORSAND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

 

A response to Item 10 isomitted in reliance on guidance provided in the Bay View Auto Trusts No-ActionLetter (January 15, 1998).

 

ITEM11.                                               EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION

 

A response to Item 11 isomitted in reliance on guidance provided in the Bay View Auto Trusts No-ActionLetter (January 15, 1998).

 

ITEM12.                                               SECURITYOWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

AFS Funding Corp. was theonly holder of record which beneficially owns more than 5% of theCertificates.  The dollar and percentageamounts reflected in the table below are based upon the face amount of theCertificates as of the Closing Date, and do not reflect amortization, if any,since that date.

 

| **Name and  Address of Participant** |   | **Amount of  Certificates  Beneficially Owned** |   | **Percentage  of Certificates  Beneficially Owned** |   |
|--------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|
| AFS Funding  Corp.                   |   | no face amount                                  |   | 100                                                 | %      |
| 639 Isbell Road,  Suite 390          |   | (residual value)                                |   |                                                |   |
| Reno, NV  89509                 |   |                                            |   |                                                |   |

 

ITEM13.                                               CERTAINRELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

(a)   Transactions with Management and Others.

 

None.

 

(b)   Certain Business Relationships.

 

None.

 

(c)   Indebtedness of Management.

 

None.

 

ITEM14.                                               PRINCIPALACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

A response to Item 14 isomitted pursuant to the Instruction to Item 14.

 

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PART  IV

 

ITEM15.                                               EXHIBITS,FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a)                    Exhibits

 
| **Exhibit Number** |   | **Description**                                                                                                                          |   | **Method of filing**   |
|--------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------|
|               |   |                                                                                                                                     |   |                   |
| Exhibit 31.1       |   | Chief Financial Officer  and Treasurer Certification Pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 Relating to Reporting |   | Filed with this report |
|               |   |                                                                                                                                     |   |                   |
| Exhibit 99.1       |   | Annual Servicer  Statement of Compliance                                                                                                 |   | Filed with this report |
|               |   |                                                                                                                                     |   |                   |
| Exhibit 99.2       |   | Report of Independent  Auditors                                                                                                          |   | Filed with this report |

 

(b)                   Reportson Form 8-K

 

The current report onForm 8-K attaching the related transaction documents was filed by AmeriCreditFinancial Services, Inc. on February 15, 2001.

 

The current reports onForm 8-K attaching the related Monthly Servicer’s Report were filed byAmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2001-A on March 14, 2001 for the monthending February 28, 2001 and April 11, 2001 for the month ending March 31, 2001and May 15, 2001 for the month ending April 30, 2001 and June 12, 2001 for themonth ending May 31, 2001 and July 13, 2001 for the month ending June 30, 2001and August 15, 2001 for the month ending July 31, 2001 and September 14, 2001for the month ending August 31, 2001 and October 12, 2001 for the month endingSeptember 30, 2001 and November 15, 2001 for the month ending October 31, 2001and December 11, 2001 for the month ending November 30, 2001 and January 14,2002 for the month ending December 31, 2001 and March 15, 2002 for the monthending February 28, 2002 and April 16, 2002 for the month ending March 31, 2002and May 14, 2002 for the month ending April 30, 2002 and June 13, 2002 for themonth ending May 31, 2002 and July 15, 2002 for the month ending June 30, 2002and August 12, 2002 for the month ending July 31, 2002 and September 13, 2002for the month ending August 31, 2002 and October 16, 2002 for the month endingSeptember 30, 2002 and November 14, 2002 for the month ending October 31, 2002and December 16, 2002 for the month ending November 30, 2002.  The Monthly Servicer Report for the monthending December 31, 2002 was filed with the Annual report on Form 10-K onJanuary 29, 2003.  AmeriCredit FinancialServices, Inc. filed a Form 15-15D on January 30, 2003 on behalf of the Issuer,thereby suspending the Issuer's ongoing reporting obligations under Section 13and Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(c)                    Exhibitsto this report are listed in Item 15(a) above.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

                Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d)of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, AmeriCredit Automobile ReceivablesTrust 2001-A has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by theundersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
|   | AMERICREDIT AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2001-A |
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|   |                                            |
|   | By:                                             | AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL  SERVICES, INC., |
|   | as sponsor and as  servicer                     |
|   |                                            |
|   | By:                                             | /s/ Preston A. Miller |   |
|   | Name:                                           | Preston A. Miller |
|   | Title:                                          | Chief Financial Officer  and Treasurer |
|   | Dated:                                          | April 21, 2004 |
|        |                                                 |  |  |  |

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

AMERICREDITAUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2001-A

 

 
| **Exhibit Number** |   | **Description**                                                                                                                          |   | **Method of filing**   |
|--------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------|
|               |   |                                                                                                                                     |   |                   |
| Exhibit 31.1       |   | Chief Financial Officer  and Treasurer Certification Pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 Relating to Reporting |   | Filed with this report |
|               |   |                                                                                                                                     |   |                   |
| Exhibit 99.1       |   | Annual Servicer Statement  of Compliance                                                                                                 |   | Filed with this report |
|               |   |                                                                                                                                     |   |                   |
| Exhibit 99.2       |   | Report of Independent  Auditors                                                                                                          |   | Filed with this report |

 

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