GMAC will go bankrupt. The U.S lending giant is cut off from all lending sources. Smart depositors will flee its small bank (relative to GMAC itself). And its majority owner, Cerberus, won’t save it. It’s a pure liquidation play now– with the bank going into FDIC receivership, maybe as soon as this Friday. Whether or not all Hell will break loose is an open question, with many answers…
Let’s start with this: GM’s dealers have been hoodwinked by GM execs. The corporate mothership failed to provide their franchisees with fair warning that GMAC was going to pull the plug on all retail lending– never mind removing itself from the leasing business. Yes, GMAC says it will fund prime customers– with a 700+ FICO. And rates now 75 basis points higher (unless subsidized by GM).
Uh, wait a second – GMAC’s regular lending rates were already non-competitive. Now they’re just stratospheric. And again. that’s for good customers. Non-prime customers– those who buy Aveos, Cobalts, HHRs, G5, G6, entry-level Malibus, Saturns and, well ,mostly everything else GM offers other than Cadillacs, Saabs, and high end big SUVs and Hummers– are now mostly shut out of financing altogether, from any source. If you wonder why car sales are tanking, look no further than the lack of credit availability for this group of buyers.
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