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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
Amendment No. 1
☒
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021
☐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: 001-36270
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) 
Delaware 32-0414408
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1601 Elm StreetSuite 800DallasTexas75201
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (214) 634-1110
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address, and formal fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol (s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Outstanding shares at April 26, 2021
Common Stock ($0.01 par value)SCNew York Stock Exchange306,035,735

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  ☒ No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐Emerging growth company ☐
Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes  ☐
No  ☒


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. ("SC" or the "Company") is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (the "Form 10-Q/A").

This Form 10-Q/A amends the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 29, 2021 (the "Original Filing"). This Form 10-Q/A is being filed to restate our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021, to make corrections to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in the Original Filing. The restatement of our financial statements in this Form 10-Q/A reflects the correction of errors for the classification of certain loan activities related to finance receivables held for sale and finance receivables held for investment within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Further explanation regarding the restatement is set forth in Note 1 to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q/A.

The following sections in the Original Filing have been corrected in this Form 10-Q/A to reflect this restatement:

•Part I - Item 1: Condensed Consolidated Financial Information
•Part I - Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
•Part I - Item 4: Controls and Procedures
•Part II - Item 6: Exhibits

Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have also provided new certifications as required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The certifications are included in this Form 10-Q/A as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2.

For the convenience of the reader, this Form 10-Q/A sets forth the information in the Original Filing in its entirety, as such information is modified and superseded where necessary to reflect the restatement. Except as provided above, this Amendment does not reflect events occurring subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing and does not amend or otherwise update any information in the Original Filing.




























INDEX

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (As Restated)
Note 1. Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Accounting Policies
Note 2. Finance Receivables
Note 3. Credit Loss Allowance and Credit Quality
Note 4. Leases
Note 5. Other Assets
Note 6. Variable Interest Entities
Note 7. Debt
Note 8. Shareholders' Equity
Note 9. Derivative Financial Instruments
Note 10. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Note 11. Investment Losses, Net
Note 12. Income Taxes
Note 13. Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share
Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies
Note 15. Related-Party Transactions
Note 16. Employee Benefit Plans
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3.Defaults upon Senior Securities
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5.Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
    
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Unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, the use herein of the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “SC,” and the “Company” refer to Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements about the Company’s 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,” “estimate,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “intends,” and similar words or phrases. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties which are subject to change based on various important factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. Among the factors that could cause the Company’s actual performance to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements are:

•the adverse impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations;
•our agreement with Stellantis N.V. may not result in currently anticipated levels of growth and is subject to certain conditions that could result in termination of the agreement;
•continually changing federal, state, and local laws and regulations could materially adversely affect our business, including changes to tax laws and regulations and the outcome of ongoing tax audits by federal, state and local income tax authorities that may require the Company to pay additional taxes or recover fewer overpayments compared to what has been accrued or paid as of period-end;
•adverse economic conditions in the United States and worldwide may negatively impact our results;
•our business could suffer if our access to funding is reduced;
•significant risks we face implementing our growth strategy including our ability to grow revenue, manage expenses, attract and retain highly-skilled people and raise capital necessary to achieve our business goals;
•unexpected costs and delays in connection with exiting our personal lending business;
•our business could suffer if we are unsuccessful in developing and maintaining relationships with automobile dealerships;
•our financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations depend on the credit performance of our loans;
•loss of our key management or other personnel, or an inability to attract such management and personnel;
•the effects of regulation, actions and/or policies of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the European Central Bank (ECB), whose oversight and regulation may limit certain of our activities, including share repurchase programs, the timing and amount of dividends and other limitations on our business;
•acts of God, including pandemics and other significant public health emergencies, and other natural or man-made disasters, and the Company’s ability to deal with disruptions caused by such acts, emergencies and disasters;
•inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations, including effects from the pending discontinuation of LIBOR as an interest rate benchmark, may, among other things, reduce net interest margins and impact funding sources, revenue and expenses, and the value of assets and obligations;
•adverse publicity, and negative public opinion, whether specific to the Company or regarding other industry participants or industry-wide factors, or other reputational harm;
•the ability of the Company and its third-party vendors to convert, maintain and upgrade, as necessary, the Company’s data processing and other IT infrastructure on a timely and acceptable basis, within projected cost estimates and without significant disruption to the Company’s business;
•the Company’s ability to control operational risks, data security breach risks and outsourcing risks, and the possibility of errors in quantitative models and software the Company uses in its business, including as a result of cyberattacks, technological failure, human error, fraud or malice by internal or external parties, and the possibility that the Company’s controls will prove insufficient, fail or be circumvented;
•future changes in our relationship with SHUSA and Banco Santander that could adversely affect our operations; and
•the other factors that are described in Part I, Item IA – Risk Factors of the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K).

If one or more of the factors affecting the Company’s forward-looking information and statements renders forward-looking information or statements incorrect, the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking information and statements. Therefore, the Company cautions the reader 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 the Company’s results, and the reader should not consider these factors to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties as new factors emerge from time to time. Management cannot assess the
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impact of any such factor on the Company’s 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. Forward-looking statements reflect the current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and only speak as of the date of this document, and the Company undertakes 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 the Company are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.



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Glossary

The following is a list of abbreviations, acronyms, and commonly used terms used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
ABSAsset-backed securities
ACL Allowance for credit loss
Advance RateThe maximum percentage of collateral that a lender is willing to lend.
AffiliatesA party that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with an entity.
AFS Available for sale
ALGAutomotive Lease Guide
Amortized costs Includes unpaid principal balance (UPB), net of discounts and premiums
APRAnnual Percentage Rate
ARRCAlternative Reference Rates Committee
ASCAccounting Standards Codification
ASUAccounting Standards Update
BluestemBluestem Brands, Inc., an online retailer for whose customers SC provides financing
BoardSC’s Board of Directors
CBPCitizens Bank of Pennsylvania
CCARComprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
CCAPChrysler Capital
CDOChief Diversity Officer
CECLCurrent Expected Credit Loss, Amendments based on ASU 2016-13, ASU 2019-04, and ASU 2019-11
CEOChief Executive Officer
CFPBConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFOChief Financial Officer
Clean-up CallThe early redemption of a debt instrument by the issuer, generally when the underlying portfolio has amortized to 5% or 10% of its original balance
COVID-19Coronavirus disease 2019
Credit EnhancementA method such as overcollateralization, insurance, or a third-party guarantee, whereby a borrower reduces default risk
DCFDiscounted Cash Flow Analysis
Dealer LoanA Floorplan Loan, real estate loan, working capital loan, or other credit extended to an automobile dealer
DOJU.S. Department of Justice
EIREffective interest rate
ECLExpected credit losses
Exchange ActSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FICO®A common credit score created by Fair Isaac Corporation that is used on the credit reports that lenders use to assess an applicant’s credit risk. FICO® is computed using mathematical models that take into account five factors: payment history, current level of indebtedness, types of credit used, length of credit history, and new credit
FIRREAFinancial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989
Floorplan LoanA revolving line of credit that finances dealer inventory until sold
Federal Reserve BoardBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
FRBBFederal Reserve Bank of Boston
FTCFederal Trade Commission
GAPGuaranteed Auto Protection
GAAPU.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
HPIHousing Price Index
HTMHeld to maturity
IPOSC’s Initial Public Offering
ISDAInternational Swaps and Derivative Association
Managed AssetsManaged assets included assets (a) owned and serviced by the Company; (b) owned by the Company and serviced by others; and (c) serviced for others
MPLFATen-year master private-label financing agreement with Stellantis N.V., signed in May 2013
OCCOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency
OvercollateralizationA credit enhancement method whereby more collateral is posted than is required to obtain financing
PDProbability of default
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Private-labelFinancing branded in the name of the product manufacturer rather than in the name of the finance provider
RCThe Risk Committee of the Board
RemarketingThe controlled disposal of vehicles at the end of the lease term or upon early termination or of financed vehicles obtained through repossession and their subsequent sale
Residual ValueThe future value of a leased asset at the end of its lease term
Retail installment contractsIncludes retail installment contracts individually acquired or originated by the Company and purchased non-credit deteriorated finance receivables
ROURight-of-use (related to operating leases)
RSURestricted stock unit
SAFSantander Auto Finance
SantanderBanco Santander, S.A.
SBNASantander Bank, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHUSA. Formerly Sovereign Bank, N.A.
SCSantander Consumer USA Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries
SCARTSantander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust, a securitization platform
SC IllinoisSantander Consumer USA Inc., an Illinois corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of SC
SCRAServicemembers Civil Relief Act
SDARTSantander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, a securitization platform
SECU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SHUSASantander Holdings USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Santander and the majority stockholder of SC
SPAINSantander Prime Auto Issuing Note Trust, a securitization platform
SRTSantander Retail Auto Lease Trust, a lease securitization platform
Stellantis N.V.
FCA US LLC, its parent Stellantis N.V., and/or any affiliates
SubventionReimbursement of the finance provider by a manufacturer for the difference between a market loan or lease rate and the below-market rate given to a customer
TDRTroubled Debt Restructuring
TrustsSpecial purpose entities utilized in SC’s financing transactions
VIEVariable Interest Entity
Warehouse LineA revolving line of credit generally used to fund finance receivable originations


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Part I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents - $356,911 and $32,490 held at affiliates, respectively
$415,969 $109,053 
Finance receivables held for sale, net— 1,567,527 
Finance receivables held for investment, at amortized cost32,090,201 33,114,638 
Allowance for credit loss (6,005,115)(6,110,633)
Finance receivables held for investment, at amortized cost, net26,085,086 27,004,005 
Restricted cash - $27 and $27 held at affiliates, respectively
2,623,565 2,221,094 
Accrued interest receivable345,769 415,765 
Leased vehicles, net16,478,224 16,391,107 
Furniture and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $106,292 and $104,452, respectively
58,081 62,032 
Goodwill74,056 74,056 
Intangible assets, net of amortization of $68,013 and $63,488, respectively
73,833 70,128 
Other assets - $5,886 and $14,451 held at affiliates, respectively
1,079,419 972,726 
TOTAL ASSETS$47,234,002 $48,887,493 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Borrowings and other debt obligations - $10,501,060 and $10,801,318 to/from affiliates, respectively
$38,541,624 $41,138,674 
Deferred tax liabilities, net1,497,829 1,263,796 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - $83,994 and $80,428 held at affiliates, respectively
567,474 531,369 
Other liabilities - $1,438 and $463 held at affiliates, respectively
395,222 331,693 
TOTAL LIABILITIES41,002,149 43,265,532 
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 7 and 14)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, $0.01 par value — 1,100,000,000 shares authorized;
363,459,117 and 363,159,613 shares issued and 306,033,735 and 306,091,978 shares outstanding, respectively
3,060 3,061 
Additional paid-in capital387,946 393,800 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes(41,818)(50,566)
Retained earnings5,882,665 5,275,666 
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY6,231,853 5,621,961 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$47,234,002 $48,887,493 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.







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SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20212020
Interest on finance receivables and loans$1,304,651 $1,273,819 
Leased vehicle income740,884 747,979 
Other finance and interest income1,426 7,551 
Total finance and other interest income2,046,961 2,029,349 
Interest expense — Including $85,904 and $62,770 to affiliates, respectively
253,537 328,834 
Leased vehicle expense423,795 552,912 
Net finance and other interest income1,369,629 1,147,603 
Credit loss expense136,209 907,887 
Net finance and other interest income after credit loss expense1,233,420 239,716 
Profit sharing67,326 14,295 
Net finance and other interest income after credit loss expense and profit sharing1,166,094 225,421 
Investment losses, net(14,712)(63,426)
Servicing fee income — Including $9,197 and $12,552 from affiliates, respectively
18,694 19,103 
Fees, commissions, and other — Including $3,330 and $3,306 from affiliates, respectively
100,528 95,130 
Total other income104,510 50,807 
Compensation and benefits153,895 133,326 
Repossession expense45,346 57,662 
Other expenses — Including $1,814 and $1,097 to affiliates, respectively
95,251 91,685 
Total operating expenses294,492 282,673 
Income (loss) before income taxes976,112 (6,445)
Income tax expense (benefit)234,457 (2,458)
Net income (loss)$741,655 $(3,987)
Net income (loss)$741,655 $(3,987)
Other comprehensive income (loss): 
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $2,949 and $(12,543) respectively
9,066 (39,019)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities net of tax of $(103) and $661, respectively
(318)2,057 
Comprehensive income (loss)$750,403 $(40,949)
Net income per common share (basic)$2.42 $(0.01)
Net income per common share (diluted)$2.42 $(0.01)
Dividend declared per common share$0.44 $0.22 
Weighted average common shares (basic)306,108,987 334,026,052 
Weighted average common shares (diluted)306,325,155 334,346,122 


See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(Unaudited) (In thousands except per share amounts)
Common StockAdditional
Paid-In Capital		Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Retained EarningsTotal Stockholders' Equity
SharesAmount
Balance — January 1, 2021306,092 $3,061 $393,800 $(50,566)$5,275,666 $5,621,961 
Stock issued in connection with employee incentive compensation plans300 3 (1,832)— — (1,829)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 5,448 — — 5,448 
Stock repurchase/Treasury stock(358)(4)(9,470)— — (9,474)
Dividends-Common stock, $0.44/share
— — — — (134,656)(134,656)
Net income (loss)— — — — 741,655 741,655 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes— — — 8,748 — 8,748 
Balance — March 31, 2021306,034 $3,060 $387,946 $(41,818)$5,882,665 $6,231,853 
Balance — January 1, 2020339,202 $3,392 $1,173,262 $(26,693)$6,168,659 $7,318,620 
Cumulative-effect adjustment upon adoption of ASU 2016-13— — — — (1,590,885)(1,590,885)
Stock issued in connection with employee incentive compensation plans277 3 (1,634)— — (1,631)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 4,038 — — 4,038 
Stock repurchase/Treasury stock(18,361)(184)(468,282)— — (468,466)
Dividends-Common stock, $0.22/share
— — — — (74,624)(74,624)
Net income (loss)— — — — (3,987)(3,987)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes— — — (36,962)— (36,962)
Balance — March 31, 2020321,118 $3,211 $707,384 $(63,655)$4,499,163 $5,146,103 



See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.






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SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands)
 For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
As Restated - Note 1
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)$741,655 $(3,987)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Derivative mark to market(503)8,923 
Credit loss expense136,209 907,887 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion477,423 564,878 
Proceeds from sales of and collections on retail installment contracts held for sale (a)1,333,954 24,263 
Investment losses, net14,712 63,426 
Stock-based compensation5,448 4,038 
Deferred tax expense/(benefit)231,187 (4,798)
Net change in:
Revolving personal loans34,246 19,012 
Other assets80,933 (43,309)
Other liabilities97,634 (145,217)
Net cash provided by operating activities3,152,898 1,395,116 
Cash flows from investing activities:  
Originations and purchases of portfolios on finance receivables held for investment(4,492,802)(3,939,255)
Collections on finance receivables held for investment3,610,444 3,294,442 
Proceeds from sales of retail installment contracts held for sale, originated as held for investment (b)1,812,552 — 
Leased vehicles purchased(2,172,167)(2,030,936)
Manufacturer and Dealer incentives15,354 170,800 
Proceeds from sale of leased vehicles1,497,995 941,551 
Change in revolving personal loans, net31,121 28,478 
Proceeds from repayments and maturities of held-to-maturity securities 6,318 — 
Purchases of furniture and equipment(3,496)(7,508)
Sales of furniture and equipment1,332 1 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities306,651 (1,542,427)
Cash flows from financing activities:  
Proceeds from borrowings and other debt obligations, net of debt issuance costs - $2,200,000 and $1,835,000 from affiliates, respectively
9,081,404 11,374,959 
Payments on borrowings and other debt obligations - $(2,500,000) and $(1,835,000) to affiliates, respectively
(11,687,888)(10,357,462)
Proceeds from stock option exercises, gross452 409 
Shares repurchased (9,474)(468,466)
Dividends paid(134,656)(74,624)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(2,750,162)474,816 

(a)Included in this balance is sales proceeds from Bluestem portfolio sale of $608 million for loans originated as held for sale.
(b)Included in this balance is sales proceeds from Bluestem portfolio sale of $188 million for loans originated as held for investment.


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SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands)
 For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
As Restated - Note 1
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash709,387 327,505 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash— Beginning of year2,330,147 2,161,087 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash— End of year$3,039,534 $2,488,592 
Supplemental cash flow information:
      Cash and cash equivalents415,969 501,588 
      Restricted cash2,623,565 1,987,004 
     Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$3,039,534 $2,488,592 



See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

1.Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Accounting Policies
The Company is the holding company for SC Illinois, and its subsidiaries, a specialized consumer finance company focused on vehicle finance and third-party servicing and delivering service to dealers and customers across the full credit spectrum. The Company’s primary business is the indirect origination and servicing of retail installment contracts and leases, principally, through manufacturer-franchised dealers in connection with their sale of new and used vehicles to retail consumers. Additionally, the Company sells consumer retail installment contracts through flow agreements and, when market conditions are favorable, it accesses the ABS market through securitizations of consumer retail installment contracts. SAF is our primary vehicle financing brand, and is available as a finance option for automotive dealers across the United States.

Since May 2013, under the MPLFA with Stellantis N.V., the Company has operated as Stellantis N.V.’s preferred provider for consumer loans, leases and dealer loans and provides services to Stellantis N.V. customers and dealers under the CCAP brand. These products and services include consumer retail installment contracts and leases, as well as dealer loans for inventory, construction, real estate, working capital and revolving lines of credit.
The Company also originates vehicle loans through a web-based direct lending program, purchases vehicle retail installment contracts from other lenders, and services automobile and recreational and marine vehicle portfolios for other lenders. Additionally, the Company has other relationships through which it provides other consumer finance products.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company was owned approximately 80.3% by SHUSA, a subsidiary of Santander, and approximately 19.7% by other shareholders.
Correction of Errors

Subsequent to the issuance of the Company's March 31, 2021, Consolidated Financial Statements, errors were identified in the historical Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Accordingly, the Company has restated the unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for three months ended March 31, 2021, to reflect the error corrections.

•During three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company reported $1,173 million of Originations and purchases of receivables held for sale within Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities that should have been reported as Originations and purchases of portfolios on finance receivables held for investment within Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities.

•During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company reported $82 million as Proceeds from sales of and collections on retail installment contracts held for sale within Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities that should have been reported as Collections on finance receivables held for investment within Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities.
The impact of the above two errors on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows:





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Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
As Reported(1)
CorrectionsAs Restated
Originations and purchases of receivables held for sale$(1,173,287)$1,173,287$— 
Proceeds from sales of and collections on retail installment contracts held for sale1,415,460(81,506)1,333,954 
Net cash provided by operating activities$2,061,117$1,091,781$3,152,898 
Originations and purchases of portfolios on finance receivables held for investment$(3,319,515)$(1,173,287)$(4,492,802)
Collections on finance receivables held for investment3,528,93881,5063,610,444 
Net cash provided by investing activities$1,398,432$(1,091,781)$306,651 
(1) - Originally reported amounts included in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 filed on April 29, 2021.
Sale of the Personal Lending Portfolio

During the first quarter, the Company completed the sale of the Bluestem personal lending portfolio to a third party. In addition, the Company executed a forward flow sale agreement with a third party to purchase all personal lending receivables that the Company purchases from Bluestem through the term of the agreement with Bluestem.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, including certain Trusts that are considered VIEs. The Company also consolidates other VIEs for which it is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to SEC regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the Consolidated Balance Sheets, Statements of Operations, Statements of Comprehensive Income, Statements of Stockholder's Equity and Statement of Cash Flow for the interim periods indicated, and contain adequate disclosure to make the information presented not misleading. Results of operations for the periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for the entire year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the "2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K").
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences may be material. The most significant estimates include the determination of credit loss allowance, fair value measurements, expected end-of-term lease residual values, and income taxes. These estimates, although based on actual historical trends and modeling, may show significant variances over time.

Business Segment Information
The Company has one reportable segment, Consumer Finance, which includes the Company’s vehicle financial products and services, including retail installment contracts, vehicle leases, and financial products and services related to recreational vehicles and marine vehicles.

Accounting Policies
There have been no changes in the Company's accounting policies from those disclosed in Part II, Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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2.    Finance Receivables
Held for Investment
Finance receivables held for investment, net is comprised of the following at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Retail installment contracts, net (a)$26,056,708 $26,975,368 
Purchased receivables - credit deteriorated4,655 6,197 
Finance lease receivables (Note 4)23,723 22,440 
Finance receivables held for investment, net$26,085,086 $27,004,005 
(a) The Company has elected the fair value option for certain retail installment contracts reported in finance receivables held for investment, net.
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, $3,965 and $5,614 of loans were recorded at fair value, respectively (Note 10).
The Company’s held for investment portfolio of retail installment contracts is comprised of the following at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
March 31, 2021
Retail Installment Contracts
Non-TDRTDR
Unpaid principal balance$27,442,853$4,357,438
ACL(4,662,633)(1,338,708)
Discount (net of subvention and participation)166,786(6,839)
Capitalized origination costs and fees92,9544,857
Net carrying balance$23,039,960$3,016,748
ACL as a percentage of unpaid principal balance17.0 %30.7 %
ACL and discount as a percentage of unpaid principal balance16.4 %30.9 %
December 31, 2020
Retail Installment Contracts
Non-TDRTDR
Unpaid principal balance$28,977,299$3,945,040
ACL(4,792,464)(1,314,170)
Discount (net of subvention and participation)66,373(8,389)
Capitalized origination costs and fees97,6384,041
Net carrying balance$24,348,846$2,626,522
ACL as a percentage of unpaid principal balance16.5 %33.3 %
ACL and discount as a percentage of unpaid principal balance16.3 %33.5 %

Retail installment contracts
Retail installment contracts are collateralized by vehicle titles, and the Company has the right to repossess the vehicle in the event the consumer defaults on the payment terms of the contract. Most of the Company’s retail installment contracts held for investment are pledged against warehouse lines or securitization bonds (Note 7). Most of the borrowers on the Company’s retail installment contracts held for investment are retail consumers; however, $902,246 and $864,680 of the unpaid principal balance represented fleet contracts with commercial borrowers as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company originated (including through the SBNA originations program) $3,659,282 and $2,621,828, respectively, in CCAP loans which represented 57% and 53%, respectively, of the total retail installment contract originations (including the SBNA originations program).
As of March 31, 2021, borrowers on the Company’s retail installment contracts held for investment are located in Texas (16%), Florida (11%), California (8%), Georgia (6%) and other states each individually representing less than 5% of the Company’s total portfolio.
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Purchased receivables

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not acquire any vehicle loan portfolios from third party lenders.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized certain retail installment contracts with an unpaid principal balance of zero and $76,878, respectively, held by non-consolidated securitization Trusts, under optional clean-up calls (Note 6). Following the initial recognition of these loans at fair value, the performing loans in the portfolio are carried at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses. The Company elected the fair value option for all non-performing loans acquired (more than 60 days delinquent as of the re-recognition date), for which it was probable that not all contractually required payments would be collected (Note 10).
Held for Sale
The carrying value of the Company’s finance receivables held for sale, net is comprised of the following at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Retail installment contracts acquired individually$— $674,048 
Personal loans (a)— 893,479 
(a) On March 31, 2021, the Company sold the personal lending portfolio. Refer to Note 1 – “Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Accounting Principles” to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.
Sales of retail installment contracts, personal loans to third parties and proceeds from sales of charged-off assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Sales of retail installment contracts to third parties$2,380,785 $— 
Sales of Personal Loans to third parties$1,253,746 
Proceeds from sales of charged-off assets to third parties$— $20,875 

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3.    Allowance for Credit Loss and Credit Quality
Allowance for Credit Loss
The Company maintains an ACL on the retail installment contracts held for investment, excluding those loans measured at fair value in accordance with applicable accounting standards. The Company maintains an expected ACL for receivables from dealers based on risk ratings and individually evaluates loans for specific impairment as necessary. As of March 31, 2021, there is no ACL on receivables from dealers as the portfolio has a zero balance. As of March 31, 2020, the ACL for receivables from dealers was comprised entirely of general allowance as none of these receivables have been determined to be individually impaired. The Company estimates losses on the finance lease receivable portfolio based on delinquency status, loss experience to date, future expectation of losses as well as various economic factors.
Retail installment contracts
The activity in the ACL for the retail installment contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Retail Installment Contracts
Non-TDRTDRNon-TDRTDR
Balance — beginning of period$4,792,464 $1,314,170 $2,123,878 $914,718 
Day 1 - Adjustment to allowance for adoption of CECL standard— — 2,030,473 71,833 
Credit loss expense 40,059 98,722 757,193 150,850 
Charge-offs (a)(586,793)(202,461)(899,550)(289,567)
Recoveries416,903 128,277 470,669 125,402 
Balance — end of period$4,662,633 $1,338,708 $4,482,663 $973,236 
(a) Charge-offs for retail installment contracts includes partial write-down of loans to the collateral value less estimated costs to sell, for which a bankruptcy notice was received. There is no additional ACL on these loans.

The credit risk in the Company’s loan portfolios is driven by credit and collateral quality, and is affected by borrower-specific and economy-wide factors. In general, there is an inverse relationship between credit quality of loans and projections of impairment losses so that loans with better credit quality require a lower expected loss. The Company manages this risk through its underwriting, pricing strategies, credit policy standards, and servicing guidelines and practices, as well as the application of geographic and other concentration limits.

The Company estimates current expected credit losses based on prospective information as well as account level models based on historical data. Unemployment, HPI, and used vehicle index growth rates, along with loan level characteristics, are the key inputs used in the models for prediction of the likelihood that the borrower will default in the forecasted period (the probability of default). The used vehicle index is also used to estimate the loss in the event of default.

The Company has determined the reasonable and supportable period to be three years at which time economic forecasts generally tend to revert to historical averages. The Company utilizes qualitative factors to capture any additional risks that may not be captured in either the economic forecasts or in the historical data, including consideration of the current levels of delinquency and used vehicle prices.

The Company generally uses a third-party vendor's consensus baseline macroeconomic scenario for the quantitative estimate and additional positive and negative macroeconomic scenarios to make a qualitative adjustment for macroeconomic uncertainty, and considers adjustments to macroeconomic inputs and outputs based on market volatility. The scenarios used are periodically updated over a reasonable and supportable time horizon with weightings assigned by management and approved through established committee governance.

The Company’s ACL decreased $0.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the decrease was primarily due to volume and improved macroeconomic outlook.

Other portfolios

The ACL for the period end and its activity for the finance lease receivable portfolio and purchased receivable portfolio-credit deteriorated, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, was insignificant.
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Delinquencies

Retail installment contracts and personal amortizing term loans are generally classified as non-performing (or nonaccrual) when they are greater than 60 days past due as to contractual principal or interest payments. Dealer receivables are classified as non-performing when they are greater than 90 days past due. At the time a loan is placed in non-performing (nonaccrual) status, previously accrued and uncollected interest is reversed against interest income. If an account is returned to a performing (accrual) status, the Company returns to accruing interest on the loan. When an account is deferred, the loan is returned to accrual status during the deferral period and accrued interest related to the loan is evaluated for collectability.

The Company considers an account delinquent when an obligor fails to pay substantially all (defined as 90%) of the scheduled payment by the due date. In each case, the period of delinquency is based on the number of days payments are contractually past due.

A summary of delinquencies as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020 is as follows:
 March 31, 2021
 Finance Receivables Held for Investment
 Retail Installment Contract LoansPurchased Receivables Portfolios - credit deteriorated TotalPercent
Amortized cost, 30-59 days past due$1,409,974 $599 $1,410,573 4.4 %
Amortized cost over 59 days698,620 385 699,005 2.2 %
Total delinquent balance at amortized cost (a)$2,108,594 $984 $2,109,578 6.6 %
(a) The amount of accrued interest excluded from the disclosed amortized cost table is $49,165.
 December 31, 2020
 Finance Receivables Held for Investment
 Retail Installment Contract LoansPurchased Receivables Portfolios - credit impairedTotalPercent
Amortized cost, 30-59 days past due$1,971,766 $687 $1,972,453 6.0 %
Amortized cost over 59 days1,038,869 441 1,039,310 3.1 %
Total delinquent balance at amortized cost (a)$3,010,635 $1,128 $3,011,763 9.1 %
(a) The amount of accrued interest excluded from the disclosed amortized cost table is $73,794.

The unpaid principal balance on revolving personal loans 90 days past due and still accruing totaled zero and $78,880 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. On March 31, 2021, the Company sold the personal lending portfolio. Refer to Note 1 – “Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Accounting Principles” to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Non-Accrual Loans for Retail Installment Contracts

The amortized cost basis of financial instruments that are either non-accrual with related expected credit loss or non-accrual without related expected credit loss for retail installment contracts is as follows:
March 31, 2021
Non-accrual loansNon-accrual loans with no allowance (a)Interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans (YTD)Non-accrual loans as a percent of total amortized cost
Non-TDR $544,228 $133,628 $16,959 1.7 %
TDR260,408 41,774 9,212 0.8 %
Total non-accrual loans$804,636 $175,402 $26,171 2.5 %
(a) These represent loans for which a bankruptcy notice was received, and have been partially write-down to the collateral value less estimated costs to sell. Accordingly, there is no additional ACL on these loans.
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December 31, 2020
Non-accrual loansNon-accrual loans with no allowance (a)Interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans (YTD)Non-accrual loans as a percent of total amortized cost
Non-TDR$748,026 $145,287 $72,926 2.3 %
TDR385,021 46,498 35,620 1.2 %
Total nonaccrual loans$1,133,047 $191,785 $108,546 3.5 %
(a) These represent loans for which a bankruptcy notice was received and that have been partially written down to the collateral value less estimated costs to sell. Accordingly, there is no additional ACL on these loans.

Delinquent balances and nonaccrual balances are lower as of March 31, 2021 primarily due to government stimulus payments and tax refunds provided to customers.

Credit Quality Indicators
FICO® Distribution (determined at origination) — Amortized Cost Basis (in millions) by Origination Year for Retail Installment Contacts
Total
March 31, 2021202120202019201820172016Prior Amount%
No-FICO®s
568 1,564 997 458 411 191 107 4,296 13.4%
<540523 1,649 1,226 806 391 221 211 5,027 15.7%
540-5991,384 3,923 2,685 1,526 578 351 272 10,719 33.4%
600-639914 2,424 1,590 853 283 185 124 6,373 19.9%
>=640 (a)925 2,331 1,202 707 223 154 101 5,643 17.6%
Total (b)$4,314 $11,891 $7,700 $4,350 $1,886 $1,102 $815 $32,058 100.00%
(a) Beginning in 2021, loans with FICO score of 640 are disclosed in the >=640 category.
(b) The amount of accrued interest excluded from the disclosed amortized cost table is $346 million.
Total
December 31, 2020202020192018201720162015Prior Amount%
No-FICO®s
1,760 1,151 530 501 247 128 26 4,343 13.1%
<5401,789 1,370 913 454 263 186 90 5,065 15.3%
540-5994,269 3,005 1,736 673 423 264 96 10,466 31.7%
600-6392,759 1,838 990 335 230 126 47 6,325 19.1%
>640 (a)4,040 1,411 810 265 200 124 33 6,883 20.8%
Total (b)$14,617 $8,775 $4,979 $2,228 $1,363 $828 $292 $33,082 100.0%
(a) As of December 31, 2020, loans with FICO score of 640 were included in the 600-639 category.
(b) The amount of accrued interest excluded from the disclosed amortized cost table is $416 million.
Troubled Debt Restructurings
In certain circumstances, the Company modifies the terms of its finance receivables to troubled borrowers. Modifications may include a temporary reduction in monthly payment, reduction in interest rate, an extension of the maturity date, rescheduling of future cash flows, or a combination thereof. A modification of finance receivable terms is considered a TDR if the Company grants a concession to a borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the debtor’s financial difficulties that would not otherwise have been considered. The purchased receivables portfolio - credit deteriorated, operating and finance leases, and loans held for sale are excluded from the scope of the applicable guidance. The Company’s TDR balance as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 primarily consisted of loans that had been deferred or modified to receive a temporary reduction in monthly payment. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no receivables from dealers classified as a TDR.

For loans not classified as TDRs, the Company generally estimates an appropriate allowance for credit losses based on
delinquency status, the Company’s historical loss experience, estimated values of underlying collateral, and various
economic factors. Once a loan has been classified as a TDR, it is generally assessed for impairment based on the
present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate considering
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available evidence. For loans that are considered collateral-dependent, such as certain bankruptcy modifications,
impairment is measured based on the fair value of the collateral, less its estimated cost to sell.
A loan that has been classified as a TDR remains so until the loan is liquidated through payoff or charge-off. The recognition of interest income on TDR loans reflects management’s best estimate of the amount that is reasonably assured of collection and is consistent with the estimate of future cash flows used in the impairment measurement. Any accrued but unpaid interest is fully reserved for through the recognition of additional impairment, if not expected to be collected.
The table below presents the Company’s amortized cost of TDRs as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Retail Installment Contracts
Amortized Cost (including accrued interest) (a)$4,430,512 $4,011,780 
Impairment(1,338,708)(1,314,170)
Amortized cost including accrued interest, net of impairment$3,091,804 $2,697,610 
(a) As of March 31, 2021, this balance excludes $62.8 million of collateral-dependent bankruptcy TDRs that have been written down by $21.1 million to fair value less cost to sell. As of December 31, 2020, this balance excludes $67.9 million of collateral-dependent bankruptcy TDRs that have been written down by $21.4 million to fair value less cost to sell.
A summary of the amortized cost of the Company’s delinquent TDRs at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is as follows:
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Retail Installment Contracts
30-59 days past due $548,849 $637,560 
Delinquent balance over 59 days 247,638 344,776 
Total delinquent TDRs$796,487 $982,336 

Average amortized cost and interest income recognized on TDR loans are as follows:
Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
 Retail Installment Contracts
Average amortized cost (including accrued interest)$4,265,282 $3,687,797 
Interest income recognized209,281 156,238 
The following table summarizes the financial effects, excluding impacts related to credit loss allowance and impairment, of TDRs that occurred for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
 Retail Installment Contracts
Amortized cost (including accrued interest) before TDR$902,144 $177,215 
Amortized cost (including accrued interest) after TDR (a)907,907 177,604 
Number of contracts (not in thousands)44,191 9,826 
(a) excluding collateral-dependent bankruptcy TDRs
A TDR is considered to be in default at charge-off. For retail installment contracts, charge-off is at the earlier of the date of repossession or 120 days past due. Loan restructurings accounted for as TDRs within the previous twelve months that subsequently defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2021and 2020 are summarized in the following table:
 Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
 Retail Installment Contracts
Amortized cost (including accrued interest) in TDRs that subsequently defaulted (a)$110,179 $69,335 
Number of contracts (not in thousands)5,637 4,085 
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(a) For TDR modifications and TDR modifications that subsequently default, the allowance methodology remains unchanged; however, the transition rates of the TDR loans are adjusted to reflect the respective risks.

4.    Leases (SC as Lessor)
The Company originates operating and finance leases, which are separately accounted for and recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Operating leases are reported as leased vehicles, net, while finance leases are included in finance receivables held for investment, net.
Income continues to accrue during the extension period and remaining lease payments are recorded on a straight-line basis over the modified lease term.
Operating Leases
Leased vehicles, net, which is comprised of leases originated under the MPLFA, consisted of the following as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Leased vehicles$21,907,106 $22,056,063 
Less: accumulated depreciation(4,633,289)(4,796,595)
Depreciated net capitalized cost17,273,817 17,259,468 
Manufacturer subvention payments, net of accretion(867,231)(934,381)
Origination fees and other costs71,638 66,020 
Net book value$16,478,224 $16,391,107 

The following summarizes the maturity analysis of lease payments due to the Company as lessor under operating leases as of March 31, 2021:
 
Remainder of 2021$2,164,161 
20221,678,058 
2023878,677 
202472,105 
2025234 
Thereafter— 
Total$4,793,235 

Finance Leases

Certain leases originated by the Company are accounted for as direct financing leases, as the contractual residual values are nominal amounts. Finance lease receivables, net consisted of the following as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Gross investment in finance leases$35,745 $34,461 
Origination fees and other298 289 
Less: unearned income(8,546)(8,311)
Net investment in finance leases before allowance27,497 26,439 
Less: allowance for lease losses (a)(3,774)(3,999)
Net investment in finance leases$23,723 $22,440 
(a) The impact of day 1 - Adjustment to allowance for adoption of CECL standard was insignificant.

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The following summarizes the maturity analysis of lease payments due to the Company, as lessor, under finance leases as of March 31, 2021:
  
Remainder of 2021$8,338 
20229,957 
20238,188 
20245,839 
20253,153 
Thereafter270 
Total$35,745 

5.    Other Assets
Other assets were comprised as follows:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Vehicles (a)$371,110 $311,557 
Manufacturer subvention payments receivable (b)43,744 57,996 
Upfront fee (b)61,862 69,286 
Derivative assets at fair value (c)16,548 4,740 
Derivative - collateral84,002 92,132 
Operating leases (Right-of-use-assets)50,468 46,441 
Available-for-sale debt securities95,689 95,654 
Held-to-maturity debt securities (d)129,537 44,875 
Equity securities not held for trading3,725 1,380 
Prepaids54,282 45,667 
Accounts receivable26,167 34,607 
Federal and State tax receivable94,143 99,666 
Other48,142 68,725 
Other assets$1,079,419 $972,726 
 
(a)Includes vehicles recovered through repossession as well as vehicles recovered due to lease terminations.
(b)These amounts relate to the MPLFA. The Company paid a $150,000 upfront fee upon the May 2013 inception of the MPLFA. The fee is being amortized into finance and other interest income over a ten-year term. In addition, in June 2019, in connection with the execution of an amendment to the MPLFA, the Company paid a $60,000 upfront fee to Stellantis N.V.. This fee is being amortized into finance and other interest income over the remaining term of the MPLFA.
(c)Derivative assets at fair value represent the gross amount of derivatives presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 9 - "Derivative Financial Instruments" to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the detail of these amounts.
(d)Held-to-maturity debt securities includes accrued interest as of March 31, 2021.


Operating Leases (SC as Lessee)

The Company has entered into various operating leases, primarily for office space. Operating leases are included within other assets as operating lease ROU assets and other liabilities within our condensed consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.

Most of our real estate leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one year to 15 years or more. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. The Company does not include any of the renewal options in the lease term as it is not reasonably certain that these options will be exercised.

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Supplemental information relating to these operating leases is as follows:
March 31, 2021
Operating leases-right of use assets$50,468
Other liabilities68,187
Weighted average lease term4.9
Weighted average discount rate3.2 %

Lease expense incurred totaled $3,267 and $3,562 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is included within “other operating costs” in the income statement. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $4,372 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.    

The maturity of lease liabilities at March 31, 2021 are as follows:
March 31, 2021
2021$12,547 
202216,215 
202312,761 
202412,701 
202512,765 
Thereafter6,926 
Total$73,915 
Less: Interest(5,728)
Present value of lease liabilities$68,187 

Available-for-sale and Held-to-maturity debt securities

Debt securities expected to be held for an indefinite period of time are classified as AFS and are carried at fair value, with temporary unrealized gains and losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income within stockholder's equity, net of estimated income taxes. All of these securities are used to satisfy collateral requirements for our derivative financial instruments.

Debt securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity are classified as HTM securities. HTM securities are reported at cost and adjusted for payments, charge-offs, amortization of premium and accretion of discount.

Realized gains and losses on sales of investment securities are recognized on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method and are included in earnings within Investment gain (losses) on sale of securities. Unamortized premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income over the estimated life of the security using the interest method.

The following tables present the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and approximate fair values of debt securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities as of March 31, 2021:        
 March 31, 2021
Amortized cost (before unrealized gains / losses)Gross Unrealized gainGross Unrealized lossFair value
Available-for-sale debt securities (US Treasury securities)$93,535 $2,154 $— $95,689 
Held-to-maturity debt securities (Asset-Backed Notes)$129,484 $697 $— $130,181 





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Contractual Maturities
The contractual maturities of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt instruments are summarized in the following table:
March 31, 2021
Available-for-sale debt securitiesHeld-to-maturity debt securities
Amortized costFair valueAmortized costFair value
Due within one year$39,210 $39,836 $3,134 $3,134 
Due after one year but within 5 years54,325 55,853 53,703 53,967 
Due after 5 year but within 10 years— — 72,647 73,080 
Total
$93,535 $95,689 $129,484 $130,181 

There were no transfers of securities between available-for-sale and held-to-maturity for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

The Company did not record an allowance for credit-related losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities at March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020. As discussed in Part II, Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data (Note 1) in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, securities for which management has an expectation that nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is zero, do not have a reserve.

Other Investments

Other investments includes equity securities not held for trading as 5% of the certificate related to off-balance sheet securitizations. Equity securities are measured at fair value as of March 31, 2021 for $3,725, with changes in fair value recognized in net income.

6.    Variable Interest Entities

The Company transfers retail installment contracts and vehicle leases into newly formed Trusts that then issue one or more classes of notes payable backed by the collateral. The Company’s continuing involvement with these Trusts is in the form of servicing the assets and, generally, through holding residual interests in the Trusts. The Trusts are considered VIEs under GAAP and the Company may or may not consolidate these VIEs on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
For further description of the Company’s securitization activities, involvement with VIEs and accounting policies regarding consolidation of VIEs, see Part II, Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data (Note 7) in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

On-balance sheet variable interest entities

The assets of consolidated VIEs, presented based upon the legal transfer of the underlying assets in order to reflect legal ownership, that can be used only to settle obligations of the consolidated VIE and the liabilities of these entities for which creditors (or beneficial interest holders) do not have recourse to the Company’s general credit were as
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follows:
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Assets
Restricted cash$2,040,255 $1,737,021 
Finance receivables held for sale, net— 581,938 
Finance receivables held for investment, net22,335,539 22,572,549 
Leased vehicles, net16,478,224 16,391,107 
Various other assets842,105 791,306 
Total assets$41,696,123 $42,073,921 
Liabilities
Notes payable$29,670,906 $31,700,709 
Various other liabilities55,669 84,922 
Total liabilities$29,726,575 $31,785,631 

Certain amounts shown above are greater than the amounts shown in the corresponding line items in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets due to intercompany eliminations between the VIEs and other entities consolidated by the Company. For example, for most of its securitizations, the Company retains one or more of the lowest tranches of bonds. Rather than showing investment in bonds as an asset and the associated debt as a liability, these amounts are eliminated in consolidation as required by GAAP.

The Company retains servicing rights for receivables transferred to the Trusts and receives a monthly servicing fee on the outstanding principal balance. Supplemental fees, such as late charges, for servicing the receivables are reflected in fees, commissions and other income.

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company was servicing $27,284,782 and $27,658,182, respectively, of gross retail installment contracts that had been transferred to consolidated Trusts. The remainder of the Company’s retail installment contracts remain unpledged.
A summary of the cash flows received from consolidated securitization Trusts during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, is as follows:
 Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Assets securitized$4,123,051 $6,675,730 
Net proceeds from new securitizations (a)$3,586,124 $3,876,529 
Net proceeds from retained bonds63,781 54,467 
Cash received for servicing fees (b)228,188 246,743 
Net distributions from Trusts (b) 1,140,377 866,936 
Total cash received from Trusts$5,018,470 $5,044,675 
(a)Includes additional advances on existing securitizations.
(b)These amounts are not reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows because these cash flows are intra-company and eliminated in consolidation.
Off-balance sheet variable interest entities
During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company sold $1,891,278 and zero respectively, of gross retail installment contracts to third party investors in off-balance sheet securitizations for a gain of $7,233 and zero, respectively. The gains were recorded in investment gains, net, in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company was servicing $3,707,862 and $2,226,786, respectively, of gross retail installment contracts that have been sold in off-balance sheet securitizations and were subject to an
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optional clean-up call. The portfolio was comprised as follows:
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Related party SPAIN serviced securitizations$1,021,099 $1,214,644 
Third party SCART serviced securitizations2,623,575 929,429 
Third party CCAP serviced securitizations63,188 82,713 
Total serviced for others portfolio$3,707,862 $2,226,786 
Other than repurchases of sold assets due to standard representations and warranties, the Company has no exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with these VIEs.
A summary of the cash flows received from off-balance sheet securitization Trusts for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, is as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Receivables securitized (a)$1,891,278 $— 
Net proceeds from new securitizations1,779,532 — 
Cash received for servicing fees6,726 6,179 
Total cash received from securitization trusts$1,786,258 $6,179 
(a) Represents the unpaid principal balance at the time of original securitization.
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7.    Debt
Total borrowings and other debt obligations as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consists of:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Notes Payable — Facilities with Third Parties
$2,348,545 $4,159,955 
Notes Payable — Secured Structured Financings25,692,019 26,177,401 
Notes Payable — Facilities with Santander and Related Subsidiaries (a)10,501,060 10,801,318 
$38,541,624 $41,138,674 
Notes Payable - Credit Facilities
The following table presents information regarding the Company’s credit facilities as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
 March 31, 2021
Maturity Date(s)Utilized BalanceCommitted AmountEffective RateAssets PledgedRestricted Cash Pledged
Facilities with third parties:
Warehouse lineAugust 2022$167,000 $500,000 1.95%$592,553 $— 
Warehouse lineMarch 20221,072,345 1,250,000 0.63%1,719,708 1 
Warehouse lineOctober 2022— 1,500,000 2.59%159,339 — 
Warehouse lineOctober 2022— 3,500,000 3.22%1,378,224 — 
Warehouse lineOctober 2022— 500,000 3.96%118,970 570 
Warehouse lineOctober 2022658,500 2,100,000 3.32%968,850 103 
Warehouse lineJanuary 2023450,700 1,000,000 1.16%1,142,351 — 
Warehouse lineNovember 2022— 500,000 0.92%392,637 — 
Warehouse lineJuly 2022— 900,000 —%— 1,684 
Total facilities with third parties2,348,545 11,750,000 6,472,632 2,358 
Facilities with Santander and related subsidiaries:
Promissory NoteDecember 2021250,000 250,000 3.70%— — 
Promissory NoteDecember 2022250,000 250,000 3.95%— — 
Promissory NoteDecember 2023250,000 250,000 5.25%— — 
Promissory NoteDecember 2022250,000 250,000 5.00%— — 
Promissory NoteMay 2021250,000 250,000 2.25%— — 
Promissory NoteMay 2023350,000 350,000 3.80%— — 
Promissory NoteNovember 2022400,000 400,000 3.00%— — 
Promissory NoteApril 2023450,000 450,000 6.13%— — 
Promissory NoteJune 2022500,000 500,000 3.30%— — 
Promissory NoteJuly 2024500,000 500,000 3.90%— — 
Promissory NoteMarch 2022650,000 650,000 4.20%— — 
Promissory NoteAugust 2021650,000 650,000 3.44%— — 
Promissory Note September 2023750,000 750,000 3.27%— — 
Promissory NoteMay 20251,000,000 1,000,000 3.99%— — 
Promissory NoteJune 20222,000,000 2,000,000 1.34%— — 
Promissory NoteSeptember 20222,000,000 2,000,000 1.04%— — 
Line of creditJuly 2021— 500,000 2.14%— — 
Line of creditMarch 2023— 2,500,000 3.31%— — 
Total facilities with Santander and related subsidiaries10,500,000 13,500,000 — — 
Total revolving credit facilities$12,848,545 $25,250,000 $6,472,632 $2,358 

(a) In 2017, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to hedge the interest rate risk on this fixed rate debt. This derivative was designated as fair value hedge at inception. This derivative was later terminated and the unamortized fair value hedge adjustment as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $1.1 million and $1.3 million, respectively, the amortization of which will reduce interest expense over the remaining life of the fixed rate debt.
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 December 31, 2020
 Maturity Date(s)Utilized BalanceCommitted AmountEffective RateAssets PledgedRestricted Cash Pledged
Facilities with third parties:
Warehouse lineAugust 2022$— $500,000 1.50%$159,348 $— 
Warehouse lineMarch 2022942,845 1,250,000 1.34%1,621,206 1 
Warehouse lineOctober 20221,000,600 1,500,000 1.85%639,875 — 
Warehouse lineOctober 2022441,143 3,500,000 3.45%2,057,758 — 
Warehouse lineOctober 2022168,300 500,000 3.07%243,649 1,201 
Warehouse lineOctober 2022845,800 2,100,000 3.29%1,156,885 — 
Warehouse lineJanuary 2022415,700 1,000,000 1.81%595,518 — 
Warehouse lineNovember 2022177,600 500,000 1.18%371,959 — 
Warehouse lineJuly 2022— 900,000 1.46%— 1,684 
Repurchase facilityJanuary 2021167,967 167,967 1.64%217,200 — 
Total facilities with third parties4,159,955 11,917,967  7,063,398 2,886 
Facilities with Santander and related subsidiaries:      
Promissory NoteDecember 2021250,000 250,000 3.70%— — 
Promissory NoteDecember 2022250,000 250,000 3.95%— — 
Promissory NoteDecember 2023250,000 250,000 5.25%— — 
Promissory NoteDecember 2022250,000 250,000 5.00%— — 
Promissory NoteMay 2021250,000 250,000 2.25%— — 
Promissory NoteMarch 2021300,000 300,000 3.95%— — 
Promissory NoteMay 2023350,000 350,000 3.80%— — 
Promissory NoteNovember 2022400,000 400,000 3.00%— — 
Promissory NoteApril 2023450,000 450,000 6.13%— — 
Promissory NoteJune 2022500,000 500,000 3.30%— — 
Promissory NoteJuly 2024500,000 500,000 3.90%— — 
Promissory NoteMarch 2022650,000 650,000 4.20%— — 
Promissory NoteAugust 2021650,000 650,000 3.44%— — 
Promissory NoteSeptember 2023750,000 750,000 3.27%— — 
Promissory NoteMay 20251,000,000 1,000,000 3.99%— — 
Promissory NoteJune 20222,000,000 2,000,000 1.40%— — 
Promissory NoteSeptember 20222,000,000 2,000,000 1.04%— — 
Line of creditJuly 2021— 500,000 2.19%— — 
Line of creditMarch 2022— 2,500,000 3.34%— — 
Total facilities with Santander and related subsidiaries 10,800,000 13,800,000  — — 
Total revolving credit facilities 14,959,955 25,717,967  7,063,398 2,886 
Notes Payable - Facilities with Third Parties
The warehouse lines and repurchase facilities are fully collateralized by a designated portion of the Company’s retail installment contracts (Note 2), leased vehicles (Note 4), securitization notes payables and residuals retained by the Company.
Facilities with Santander and Related Subsidiaries
Lines of Credit
SHUSA provides the Company with $500,000 of committed revolving credit and $2,500,000 of contingent liquidity that can be drawn on an unsecured basis.

Promissory Notes
SHUSA provides the Company with $6,500,000 of unsecured promissory notes.
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Santander provides the Company with $4,000,000 of unsecured promissory notes.

Notes Payable - Secured Structured Financings
 
The following table presents information regarding secured structured financings as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
 March 31, 2021
 Estimated Maturity Date(s) at IssuanceBalanceInitial Note Amounts Issued (d)Initial Weighted Average Interest RateCollateral (b)Restricted Cash
2016 SecuritizationsMarch 2024$91,428 $1,250,000 
2.34%
$160,734 $46,666 
2017 SecuritizationsJuly 2022 - September 2024864,178 8,262,940 
1.35% - 2.52%
1,399,990 232,606 
2018 SecuritizationsFebruary 2024 - April 20262,250,155 11,000,280 
2.41% - 3.42%
3,435,529 372,049 
2019 SecuritizationsMay 2024 - February 20275,959,087 11,924,720 
2.08% - 3.34%
7,691,626 576,514 
2020 SecuritizationsNovember 2024 - May 20287,431,733 10,028,425 
0.60% - 2.73%
9,345,987 633,342 
2021 SecuritizationsNovember 2026 - March 20273,429,197 3,497,230 
0.50% - 0.51%
3,905,821 154,211 
Public Securitizations (a)20,025,778 45,963,595 25,939,687 2,015,388 
2013 Private issuancesJuly 2024 - September 2024521,397 1,537,025 
1.28%
1,521,220 751 
2018 Private issuancesJune 2022 - April 20241,837,240 4,186,002 
2.42% - 3.53%
2,774,962 6,561 
2019 Private issuanceSeptember 2022 - November 20262,335,820 3,524,536 
2.45% - 3.90%
3,287,079 10,294 
2020 Private issuanceApril 2024 - December 2027971,784 1,500,000 
1.29% - 2.68%
1,351,381 4,902 
Privately issued amortizing notes (c) 5,666,241 10,747,563 8,934,642 22,508 
Total secured structured financings $25,692,019 $56,711,158 $34,874,329 $2,037,896 
(a)Securitizations executed under Rule 144A of the Securities Act are included within this balance.
(b)Secured structured financings may be collateralized by the Company’s collateral overages of other issuances.
(c)All privately issued amortizing notes issued in 2014 through 2017 were paid in full.
(d)Excludes securitizations that no longer have outstanding debt and excludes any incremental borrowings.

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 December 31, 2020
 Estimated Maturity Date(s) at IssuanceBalanceInitial Note Amounts IssuedInitial Weighted Average Interest RateCollateral Restricted Cash
2016 SecuritizationsAugust 2022 - March 2024$259,078 $2,519,810 
1.63% - 2.34%
$354,985 $85,041 
2017 SecuritizationsJuly 2022 - September 20241,049,867 8,262,940 
1.35% - 2.52%
1,661,845 211,606 
2018 SecuritizationsMay 2022 - April 20262,723,099 12,039,840 
2.41% - 3.42%
4,130,936 376,246 
2019 SecuritizationsMay 2024 - February 20276,653,226 11,924,720 
2.08% - 3.34%
8,582,241 488,546 
2020 SecuritizationsNovember 2024 - May 20288,256,890 10,028,425 
0.60% - 2.73%
10,292,570 548,912 
Public Securitizations  18,942,160 44,775,735 25,022,577 1,710,351 
2013 Private issuancesJuly 2024 - September 2024777,210 1,537,025 
1.28%
1,843,443 751 
2018 Private issuancesJune 2022 - April 20242,768,145 4,186,002 
2.42%- 3.53%
4,223,567 7,675 
2019 Private issuanceSeptember 2022 - November 20262,584,974 3,524,536 
2.45% - 3.90%
3,632,833 10,457 
2020 Private issuanceApril 2024 - December 20271,104,912 1,500,000 
1.29% - 2.68%
1,532,280 4,902 
Privately issued amortizing notes 7,235,241 10,747,563  11,232,123 23,785 
Total secured structured financings $26,177,401 $55,523,298  $36,254,700 $1,734,136 

Most of the Company’s secured structured financings are in the form of public, SEC-registered securitizations. The Company also executes private securitizations under Rule 144A of the Securities Act and periodically issues private term amortizing notes, which are structured similarly to securitizations but are acquired by banks and conduits. The Company’s securitizations and private issuances are collateralized by vehicle retail installment contracts and loans or leases. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had private issuances of notes backed by vehicle leases totaling $8.7 billion and $8.7 billion, respectively.

Unamortized debt issuance costs are amortized as interest expense over the terms of the related notes payable using the effective interest method and are classified as a discount to the related recorded debt balance. Amortized debt issuance costs were $10,599 and $9,352 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. For securitizations, the term takes into consideration the expected execution of the contractual call option, if applicable. Amortization of premium or accretion of discount on notes payable is also included in interest expense using the effective interest method over the estimated remaining life of the notes. Total interest expense on secured structured financings for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $122,514 and $198,463, respectively.

8.    Shareholders’ Equity
Share Repurchases
In June 2019, the Company announced that the Board had authorized purchases by the Company of up to $1.1 billion, excluding commissions, of its outstanding common stock effective from the third quarter of 2019 through the end of the second quarter of 2020. The Company extended the share repurchase program through the end of the third quarter of 2020. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company purchased shares of its common stock through a modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer, and then extended the share repurchase program through the end of the third quarter of 2020.
On July 31, 2020, the Company announced that SHUSA’s request for certain exceptions to the Federal Reserve Board’s interim policy (the “Interim Policy”), prohibiting share repurchases (other than repurchases relating to issuances of common stock under employee stock ownership plans) and limiting dividends paid by certain CCAR institutions to the average trailing four quarters of net income, had been approved. Such exception approval permitted the Company to continue its share repurchase program through the end of the third quarter of 2020. On August 10, 2020, the Company announced that it had substantially exhausted the amount of shares the Company was permitted to repurchase under the exception approval and that the Company expected to repurchase an immaterial number of shares remaining under the exception approval.
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Subsequently, the Federal Reserve Board extended the Interim Policy through the second quarter of 2021. As a result of the extension of the Interim Policy, the Company may continue, consistent with the Interim Policy, to repurchase only a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the amount of share issuances related to the Company’s expensed employee compensation through the second quarter of 2021.

Please find below the details of the Company's tender offer and other share repurchase programs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Tender offer (a):
Number of shares purchased— 17,514,707 
Average price per share$— $26.00 
Cost of shares purchased (b)$— $455,382 
Other share repurchases:
Number of shares purchased357,747 846,461 
Average price per share$26.46 $13.82 
Cost of shares purchased (b)$9,468 $11,700 
Total number of shares purchased357,747 18,361,168 
Average price per share$26.46 $25.44 
Total cost of shares purchased (b)$9,468 $467,082 
(a) During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company purchased shares of its common stock through a modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer.
(b) Cost of shares exclude commissions

Refer to Part II Item 2 - "Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds" below section for additional details on share repurchases.

Treasury Stock

The Company had 57,425,382 and 57,067,635 shares of treasury stock outstanding, with a cost of $1,311,339 and $1,301,864 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. No shares were withheld to cover income taxes related to stock issued in connection with employee incentive compensation plans for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The value of the treasury stock is included within the additional paid-in-capital.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
A summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:
Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Beginning balance, unrealized gains (losses) $(50,566)$(26,693)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (gross)2,970 (37,585)
Amounts (gross) reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 5,778 623 
Ending balance, unrealized gains (losses) $(41,818)$(63,655)

Amounts (gross) reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 consist of the following:
Three Months EndedIncome statement line item
ReclassificationMarch 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Cash flow hedges$7,657 $824 Interest expense
Tax benefit(1,879)(201)
Net of tax$5,778 $623 

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Dividends
On March 31, 2021, the Company paid a cash dividend of $0.22 per share and a special dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock for a total of $0.44 per share to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 29, 2021.
On April 27, 2021, the Company received written notification from the FRB that the FRB has approved SHUSA’s request for an exception from the prohibition in the Interim Policy restricting the payment of certain dividends in the second quarter of 2021. The Company’s Board of Directors will determine whether a dividend will be declared and the timing and amount of any such dividend.

9.    Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company uses derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and the corresponding options written in order to offset the interest rate caps to manage the Company’s exposure to changing interest rates. The Company uses both derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting treatment and economic hedges.
The underlying notional amounts of these derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, are as follows:
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
 NotionalAssetLiabilityNotionalAssetLiability
Interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges$2,150,000 $765 $(59,147)$2,450,000 $123 $(70,589)
Interest rate swap agreements not designated as hedges250,000 — (11,119)250,000 — (12,934)
Interest rate cap agreements9,338,393 15,783 — 10,199,134 4,617 — 
Options for interest rate cap agreements9,338,393 — (15,783)10,199,134 — (4,617)

The aggregate fair value of the interest rate swap agreements is included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets in other assets and other liabilities, as appropriate. The aggregate fair value of interest rate cap agreements are included in other assets and the related options in other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. See Note 10 - “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure of fair value and balance sheet location of the Company’s derivative financial instruments.
The Company enters into legally enforceable master netting agreements that reduce risk by permitting netting of transactions, such as derivatives and collateral posting, with the same counterparty on the occurrence of certain events. A master netting agreement allows two counterparties the ability to net-settle amounts under all contracts, including any related collateral posted, through a single payment. The right to offset and certain terms regarding the collateral process, such as valuation, credit events and settlement, are contained in ISDA master agreements. The Company has elected to present derivative balances on a gross basis even if the derivative is subject to a legally enforceable master netting (ISDA) agreement. Collateral that is received or pledged for these transactions is disclosed within the “Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet” section of the tables below. Information on the offsetting of derivative assets and derivative liabilities due to the right of offset was as follows, as of March 31, 2021 and December
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31, 2020:
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Assets Presented in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet		Collateral
Received (a)		Net
Amount
March 31, 2021
Interest rate swaps - third party (b)$765 $(765)$— 
Interest rate caps - Santander and affiliates$1,438 $(1,390)$48 
Interest rate caps - third party14,345 (14,345)— 
Total derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement16,548 (16,500)48 
Total derivatives not subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement— — — 
Total derivative assets$16,548 $(16,500)$48 
Total financial assets$16,548 $(16,500)$48 
December 31, 2020
Interest rate swaps - third party (b)$123 $(123)$— 
Interest rate caps - Santander and affiliates463 (463)— 
Interest rate caps - third party4,154 (4,154)— 
Total derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement4,740 (4,740)— 
Total derivatives not subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement— — — 
Total derivative assets$4,740 $(4,740)$— 
Total financial assets$4,740 $(4,740)$— 
(a) Collateral received includes cash, cash equivalents, initial margin and other financial instruments. Cash collateral received is reported in Other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. Financial instruments that are pledged to the Company are not reflected in the accompanying balance sheet since the Company does not control or have the ability of rehypothecation of these instruments. In certain instances, the counter party is over-collateralized since the actual amount of collateral received exceeds the associated financial asset. As a result, the actual amount of collateral received that is reported may be greater than the amount shown in the table above.
(b) Includes derivative instruments originally transacted with Santander and affiliates and subsequently amended to reflect clearing with central clearing counterparties.
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Liabilities Presented in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet		Collateral
Pledged (a)		Net
Amount
March 31, 2021
Interest rate swaps - third party (b)$70,266 $(70,266)$— 
Interest rate caps - Santander and affiliates1,438 (1,250)188 
Interest rate caps - third party14,345 (6,323)8,022 
Total derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement86,049 (77,839)8,210 
Total derivatives not subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement— — — 
Total derivative liabilities$86,049 $(77,839)$8,210 
Total financial liabilities$86,049 $(77,839)$8,210 
December 31, 2020
Interest rate swaps - third party$83,523 $(83,523)$— 
Interest rate caps - Santander and affiliates463 (463)— 
Interest rate caps - third party4,154 (4,154)— 
Total derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement88,140 (88,140)— 
Total derivatives not subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement— — — 
Total derivative liabilities$88,140 $(88,140)$— 
Total financial liabilities$88,140 $(88,140)$— 
(a) Collateral pledged includes cash, cash equivalents, initial margin and other financial instruments. These balances are reported in Other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. In certain instances, the Company is over-collateralized since the actual amount of collateral pledged exceeds the associated financial liability. As a result, the actual amount of collateral pledged that is reported in Other assets may be greater than the amount shown in the table above.
(b) Includes derivative instruments originally transacted with Santander and affiliates and subsequently amended to reflect clearing with central clearing counterparties.

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The gross gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to net income, are included as components of interest expense. The impacts on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Recognized in EarningsGross Gains (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Gross amount Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive 
Income to Interest Expense
Interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges$— $4,358 $(7,657)
Derivative instruments not designated as hedges
Losses (Gains) recognized in interest expenses$(244)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Recognized in EarningsGross Gains (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Gross amount Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive 
Income to Interest Expense
Interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges$— $(52,386)$(824)
Derivative instruments not designated as hedges
Losses (Gains) recognized in interest expenses$9,171 

The Company estimates that approximately $29,585 of unrealized gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be reclassified to interest expense within the next twelve months.

10.    Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value measurement requires that valuation techniques maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and also establishes a fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels as follows:
Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that can be accessed as of the measurement date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2 inputs are those other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3 inputs are those that are unobservable or not readily observable for the asset or liability and are used to measure fair value to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available.
Financial Instruments Measured At Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
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The following tables present the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the level within the fair value hierarchy:
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Balance at March 31, 2021
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Balance at December 31, 2020
Other assets:
Trading interest rate caps (a)$— $15,783 $— $15,783 $— $4,617 $— $4,617 
Cash flow hedging interest rate swaps (a)— 765 — $765 — 123 — $123 
Available-for-sale-debt securities (b)— 95,689 — $95,689 — 95,654 — $95,654 
Retail installment contracts (c)(d)— — 3,965 $3,965 — — 5,614 $5,614 
Other liabilities:
Trading options for interest rate caps (a)— 15,783 — $15,783 — 4,617 — $4,617 
Cash flow hedging interest rate swaps (a)— 59,147 — $59,147 — 70,589 — $70,589 
Trading interest rate swaps (a)— 11,119 — $11,119 — 12,934 — $12,934 

(a)The valuation is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including a DCF on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivative, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs. The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurement of its derivatives. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings and guarantees. The Company utilizes the exception in ASC 820-10-35-18D (commonly referred to as the “portfolio exception”) with respect to measuring counterparty credit risk for instruments (Note 9).
(b)The Company's AFS debt securities includes U.S. Treasury securities that are valued utilizing observable market quotes. The Company obtains vendor trading platform data (actual prices) from a number of live data sources, including active market makers and interdealer brokers and its securities are therefore, classified as Level 2.
(c)The fair values of the retail installment contracts are estimated using a DCF model are classified as Level 3. Changes in the fair value are recorded in investment gains (losses), net in the consolidated statement of income.
(d)The aggregate fair value of retail installment contracts in non-accrual status, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, is $656 and $1,129, respectively.
Level 3 Rollforward for Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table presents the changes in retail installment contracts held for investment balances classified as Level 3 balances for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Balance — beginning of year$5,614 $4,719 
Additions / issuances— 2,512 
Transfer from level 2 (a)— 17,634 
Net collection activities(1,649)(9,680)
Gains recognized in earnings— 122 
Balance — end of year$3,965 $15,307 
(a) The Company transferred retail installment contracts from Level 2 to Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2020 because the fair value for these assets could not be determined by using readily observable inputs at March 31, 2020. There were no other material transfers in or out of Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
Financial Instruments Measured At Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
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The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021Year Ended December 31, 2020
TotalLower of cost or fair value expense TotalLower of cost or fair value expense
Other assets — vehicles (a)$371,110 $— $311,557 $— 
Personal loans held for sale (b)— — 893,479 355,136 
Retail installment contracts held for sale — — 674,048 $7,385 
Auto loans impaired due to bankruptcy (c)175,401 — 191,785 — 
(a) The Company estimates the fair value of its vehicles, which are obtained either through repossession or lease termination, using historical auction rates and current market levels of used car prices.
(b) The estimated fair value for personal loans held for sale is calculated based on the lower of market participant view and a DCF analysis in which the Company uses significant unobservable inputs on key assumptions. The lower of cost or fair value adjustment for personal loans held for sale includes customer default activity and adjustments related to the net change in the portfolio balance during the reporting period. On March 31, 2021, the Company sold the personal lending portfolio. Refer to Note 1 – “ Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Accounting Principles” to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.
(c) For loans that are considered collateral-dependent, such as certain bankruptcy loans, impairment is measured based on the fair value of the collateral, less its estimated cost to sell. For the underlying collateral, the estimated fair value is obtained using historical auction rates and current market levels of used car prices. No additional lower of cost or fair value expense was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively:
Financial Instruments
Fair Value at March 31, 2021
Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputsRange (weighted average) (a)
Financial Assets:
Retail installment contracts held for investment$3,965 Discounted Cash FlowDiscount Rate
7%-13% (8%)
Default Rate
4%-20% (6%)
Prepayment Rate
4%-15% (15%)
Loss Severity Rate
50%-60% (55%)
(a) Weighted average was developed by weighting the associated relative unpaid principal balances.
Financial Instruments
Fair Value at December 31, 2020
Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputsRange
Financial Assets:
Retail installment contracts held for investment$5,614 Discounted Cash FlowDiscount Rate
7%-11%
Default Rate
4%-20%
Prepayment Rate
15%-25%
Loss Severity Rate
50%-60%
Personal loans held for sale$893,479 Lower of Market or Income ApproachMarket Approach
Market Participant View
60%-70%
Income Approach
Discount Rate
20%-30%
Default Rate
35%-45%
Net Principal & Interest Payment Rate
65%-75%
Loss Severity Rate
90%-95%
Retail installment contracts held for sale$674,048 Discounted Cash FlowDiscount Rate
1.5% - 2.5%
Default Rate
2% - 4%
Prepayment Rate
10% - 20%
Loss Severity Rate
50% - 60%

Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Carried, At Fair Value
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The following tables present the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the level within the fair value hierarchy:
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Carrying
Value		Estimated
Fair Value		Level 1Level 2Level 3Carrying
Value		Estimated
Fair Value		Level 1Level 2Level 3
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (a)$415,969 $415,969 $415,969 $— $— $109,053 $109,053 $109,053 $— $— 
Finance receivables held for investment, net (b)25,905,719 28,546,529 — — 28,546,529 26,806,606 29,464,066 — — 29,464,066 
Restricted cash (a)2,623,565 2,623,565 2,623,565 — — 2,221,094 2,221,094 2,221,094 — — 
Investments in debt securities held to maturity (c)129,484 130,181 — 130,181 — 44,841 45,606 — 45,606 — 
Total$29,074,737 $31,716,244 $3,039,534 $130,181 $28,546,529 $29,181,594 $31,839,819 $2,330,147 $45,606 $29,464,066 
Liabilities:
Notes Payable:
Facilities with third parties (d)$2,348,545 $2,348,545 $— $— $2,348,545 $4,159,955 $4,159,955 $— $— $4,159,955 
Secured structured financings (e)25,692,019 26,122,220 — 20,154,566 5,967,654 26,177,401 26,673,970 — 18,291,898 8,382,072 
Facilities with Santander and related subsidiaries (f)10,501,060 10,707,931 — — 10,707,931 10,801,318 11,333,823 — — 11,333,823 
Total$38,541,624 $39,178,696 $— $20,154,566 $19,024,130 $41,138,674 $42,167,748 $— $18,291,898 $23,875,850 

(a)Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash — The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, is at an approximated fair value as the instruments mature within 90 days or less and bear interest at market rates.
(b)Finance receivables held for investment, net — Finance receivables held for investment, net are carried at amortized cost, net of an allowance. These receivables exclude retail installment contracts that are measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis. The estimated fair value for the underlying financial instruments is determined as follows:
•Retail installment contracts held for investment and purchased receivables - credit deteriorated — The estimated fair value of all finance receivables at March 31, 2021 is estimated using a DCF model, and such receivables are classified as Level 3.
•Finance lease receivables — Finance lease receivables are carried at gross investments, net of unearned income and allowance for lease losses. Management believes that the terms of these credit agreements approximate market terms for similar credit agreements.
(c)Investments in debt securities held to maturity - Investments in debt securities held to maturity are recorded at amortized cost and are priced by third-party pricing vendors. The third-party vendors use a variety of methods when pricing these securities that incorporate relevant observable market data to arrive at an estimate of what a buyer in the marketplace would pay for a security under current market conditions. These investment securities are, therefore, considered Level 2.
(d)Notes payable — facilities with third parties — The carrying amount of notes payable related to revolving credit facilities is estimated to approximate fair value. Management believes that the terms of these credit agreements approximate market terms for similar credit agreements as the facilities are subject to short-term floating interest rates that approximate rates available to the Company.
(e)Notes payable — secured structured financings — The estimated fair value of notes payable related to secured structured financings is calculated based on market observable prices and spreads for the Company’s publicly traded debt and market observed prices of similar notes issued by the Company, or recent market transactions involving similar debt with similar credit risks, which are considered Level 2 inputs. The estimated fair value of notes payable related to privately issued amortizing notes is calculated based on a
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combination of credit enhancement review, discounted cash flow analysis and review of market observable spreads for similar liabilities. In conducting this analysis, the Company uses significant unobservable inputs on key assumptions, which are considered Level 3 inputs.
(f)Notes payable — facilities with Santander and related subsidiaries — The carrying amount of floating rate notes payable to a related party is estimated to approximate fair value as the facilities are subject to short-term floating interest rates that approximate rates available to the Company. The fair value premium/discount of the fixed rate promissory notes are derived from changes in the Company’s unsecured cost of funds since the time of issuance and weighted average life of these notes.

11.    Investment Losses, Net
When the Company sells retail installment contracts, personal loans or leases to unrelated third parties or to VIEs and determines that such sale meets the applicable criteria for sale accounting, the Company recognizes a gain or loss for the difference between the cash proceeds and carrying value of the assets sold. The gain or loss is recorded in investment gains (losses), net. Lower of cost or market adjustments on the amortized cost of finance receivables held for sale are also recorded in investment gains (losses), net.

Investment gains (losses), net was comprised of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
 Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Gain (loss) on sale of loans and leases$16,357 $— 
Lower of cost or market adjustments(31,848)(62,958)
Other gains, (losses and impairments), net779 (468)
$(14,712)$(63,426)

The lower of cost or market adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 included $65,047 and $110,199, respectively, in customer default activity, and favorable adjustments of $33,199 and $47,241 respectively, primarily related to net changes in the unpaid principal balance on the personal lending portfolio.

On March 31, 2021, the Company sold the personal lending portfolio. Refer to Note 1 - “Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Accounting Principles” to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

12.    Income Taxes
The Company recorded income tax expense of $234,457 (24.0% effective tax rate) and $(2,458) (38.1% effective tax rate) during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The effective tax rate decreased primarily
due to pre-tax income in the first quarter of 2021 compared to discrete tax adjustments that increased the tax benefit recorded on the pre-tax loss in the first quarter of 2020.
The Company is a party to a tax sharing agreement requiring that the unitary state tax liability among affiliates included in unitary state tax returns be allocated using the hypothetical separate company tax calculation method. The Company had a net receivable from affiliates under the tax sharing agreement of $648 and $11,191 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, which was included in related party taxes receivable in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The Company provides U.S. income taxes on earnings of foreign subsidiaries unless the subsidiaries’ earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has no earnings that are considered indefinitely reinvested.

The Company applies an aggregate portfolio approach whereby disproportionate income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income are released only when an entire portfolio (i.e., all related units of account) of a particular type is liquidated, sold or extinguished. 
Significant judgment is required in evaluating and reserving for uncertain tax positions. Although management believes adequate reserves have been established for all uncertain tax positions, the final outcomes of these matters may differ. Management does not believe the outcome of any uncertain tax position, individually or combined, will
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have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial position or results of operations. The reserve for uncertain tax positions, as well as associated penalties and interest, is a component of the income tax provision.

13.    Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share

Earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed using the two-class method required for participating securities. Restricted stock awards are considered to be participating securities because holders of such awards have non-forfeitable dividend rights in the event of a declaration of a dividend on the Company’s common shares.

The calculation of diluted EPS excludes the effect of exercise or settlement that would be anti-dilutive for employee stock options of zero and 34,554 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The following table represents EPS numbers for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Three Months Ended 
 
March 31,
 20212020
Earnings per common share 
Net income (loss)$741,655 $(3,987)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding before restricted participating shares (in thousands)306,109 334,026 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in thousands)306,109 334,026 
Earnings per common share$2.42 $(0.01)
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution
Net income (loss)$741,655 $(3,987)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in thousands)306,109 334,026 
Effect of employee stock-based awards (in thousands)216 320 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - assuming dilution (in thousands)306,325 334,346 
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution$2.42 $(0.01)


14.    Commitments and Contingencies

The following table summarizes liabilities recorded for commitments and contingencies as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, all of which are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets:
Agreement or Legal MatterCommitment or ContingencyMarch 31, 2021December 31, 2020
MPLFARevenue-sharing and gain/(loss), net-sharing payments$65,446 $43,778 
Agreement with Bank of AmericaServicer performance fee182 1,200 
Agreement with CBPLoss-sharing payments26 181 
Other ContingenciesConsumer arrangements17,186 22,155 
Legal and regulatory proceedingsAggregate legal and regulatory liabilities28,812 31,936 
Total commitments and contingencies$111,652 $99,250 

Following is a description of the agreements and legal matters pursuant to which the liabilities in the preceding table were recorded.

MPLFA

Under terms of the MPLFA, the Company must make revenue sharing payments to Stellantis N.V. and also must share with Stellantis N.V. when residual gains/(losses) on leased vehicles exceed a specified threshold. The Company had accrued $65,446 and $43,778 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, related to these obligations. The MPLFA also requires that the Company maintain at least $5.0 billion in funding available for Floorplan Loans and $4.5 billion of financing dedicated to Stellantis N.V. retail financing. In turn, Stellantis N.V. must provide designated minimum threshold percentages of its subvention business to the Company.

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Agreement with Bank of America
Until January 2017, the Company had a flow agreement with Bank of America whereby the Company was committed to selling up to $300,000 of eligible loans to the bank each month. The Company retains servicing on all sold loans and may receive or pay a servicer performance payment based on an agreed-upon formula if performance on the sold loans is better or worse, respectively, than expected performance at time of sale. Servicer performance payments are due six years from the cut-off date of each loan sale. The Company had accrued $182 and $1,200 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, related to this obligation.
Agreement with CBP
Until May 2017, the Company sold loans to CBP under terms of a flow agreement and predecessor sale agreements. The Company retained servicing on the sold loans and owes CBP a loss-sharing payment capped at 0.5% of the original pool balance if losses exceed a specified threshold, established on a pool-by-pool basis. Loss-sharing payments are due the month in which net losses exceed the established threshold of each loan sale. The Company had accrued $26 and $181 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, related to the loss-sharing obligation.
Other Contingencies
The Company is or may be subject to potential liability under various other contingent exposures. The Company had accrued $17,186 and $22,155 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, for other miscellaneous contingencies.
Legal and regulatory proceedings

Periodically, the Company, including its subsidiaries, is and in the future expects to be party to, or otherwise involved in, various claims, disputes, lawsuits, investigations, regulatory matters and other legal matters and proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of any such claims, disputes, lawsuit, investigations, regulatory matter or legal proceeding, particularly where the claimants seek very large or indeterminate damages or where the matters present novel legal theories or involve a large number of parties, the Company generally cannot predict the eventual outcome of the pending matters, the timing of the ultimate resolution of the matters, or the eventual loss, fines or penalties related to the matter, if any. Accordingly, except as provided below, the company is unable to reasonably estimate a range of its potential exposure, if any, to these claims, disputes, lawsuits, investigations, regulatory matters, and other legal proceedings at this time. Further, it is reasonably possible that actual outcomes or losses may differ materially from the Company’s current assessments and estimates and any adverse resolution of any of these matters against it could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial position, liquidity, and results of operation.

In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the Company establishes an accrued liability for legal and, regulatory proceedings when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability. As a legal or regulatory proceeding develops, the Company, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, evaluates on an ongoing basis whether the matter presents a loss contingency that is probable and estimable. If a determination is made during a given quarter that a loss contingency is probable and estimable, an accrued liability is established during such quarter with respect to such loss contingency and the Company continues to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the accrued liability previously established.

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company accrued aggregate legal and regulatory liabilities of $29 million and $32 million, respectively. Further, the Company estimates the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses for legal and regulatory proceedings, in excess of reserves established, is zero as of March 31, 2021. Set forth below are descriptions of the material lawsuits, regulatory matters and other legal proceedings to which the Company is subject.

Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit


•Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System v. Santander Holdings USA, Inc., et al.: In November 2020, a shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned Seattle
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City v. Santander Holdings USA, Inc., C.A. No. 2020-0977-AGB. The plaintiff seeks unspecified monetary damages and other injunctive relief in the complaint. The complaint alleges, among other things, that SHUSA and the current director breached their fiduciary duties by causing the Company to engage in share repurchases for the purpose of increasing SHUSA’s ownership of the company above 80%, which the complaint alleges would allow SHUSA to obtain tax and other benefits not available to the rest of the Company’s shareholders.

Consumer Lending Cases
The Company is also party to various lawsuits pending in federal and state courts alleging violations of state and federal consumer lending laws, including, without limitation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Truth in Lending Act, wrongful repossession laws, usury laws and laws related to unfair and deceptive acts or practices. In general, these cases seek damages and equitable and/or other relief.

Regulatory Investigations and Proceedings
The Company is party to, or is periodically otherwise involved in, reviews, investigations, examinations and proceedings (both formal and informal), and information-gathering requests, by government and self-regulatory agencies, including the FRBB, the CFPB, the DOJ, the SEC, the FTC and various state regulatory and enforcement agencies.

Currently, such matters include, but are not limited to, the following:

•Mississippi Attorney General Lawsuit: In January 2017, the Attorney General of Mississippi filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, captioned State of Mississippi ex rel. Jim Hood, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., C.A. # G-2017-28. The complaint alleges that the Company engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices to induce Mississippi consumers to apply for loans that they could not afford. The complaint asserts claims under the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act (the MCPA) and seeks unspecified civil penalties, equitable relief and other relief.

Agreements
•Bluestem

The Company is party to agreements with Bluestem whereby the Company is committed to purchase certain new advances on personal revolving financings receivables, along with existing balances on account with new advances originated by Bluestem through April 2022.

During the first quarter, the Company completed the sale of the Bluestem personal lending portfolio to a third party. In addition, the Company executed a forward flow sale agreement with a third party to purchase all personal lending receivables that the Company purchases from Bluestem through the term of the agreement with Bluestem.

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the total unused credit available to customers was zero and $2.7 billion, respectively. In 2021, the Company purchased $0.3 billion of receivables, out of the $2.7 billion unused credit available to customers as of December 31, 2020. In 2020, the Company purchased $1.2 billion of receivables, out of the $3.0 billion unused credit available to customers as of December 31, 2019. In addition, the Company purchased $24,865 and $20,943 of receivables related to newly opened customer accounts during three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Each customer account generated under the agreements, generally, is approved with a credit limit higher than the amount of the initial purchase, with each subsequent purchase automatically approved as long as it does not cause the account to exceed its limit and the customer is in good standing. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company was obligated to purchase zero and $14,222, respectively, in receivables that had been originated by Bluestem but not yet purchased by the Company.

•Others

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Under terms of an application transfer agreement with Nissan, the Company has the first opportunity to review for its own portfolio any credit applications turned down by the Nissan’s captive finance company. The agreement does not require the Company to originate any loans, but for each loan originated by the Company, it will pay Nissan a referral fee.

In connection with the sale of retail installment contracts through securitizations and other sales, the Company has made standard representations and warranties customary to the consumer finance industry. Violations of these representations and warranties may require the Company to repurchase loans previously sold to on- or off-balance sheet Trusts or other third parties. As of March 31, 2021, there were no loans that were the subject of a demand to repurchase or replace for breach of representations and warranties for the Company’s asset-backed securities or other sales. In the opinion of management, the potential exposure of other recourse obligations related to the Company’s retail installment contract sales agreements is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Santander has provided guarantees on the covenants, agreements, and obligations of the Company under the governing documents of its warehouse lines and privately issued amortizing notes. These guarantees are limited to the obligations of the Company as servicer.

In November 2015, the Company executed a forward flow asset sale agreement with a third party under terms of which the Company committed to sell $350,000 in charged off loan receivables in bankruptcy status on a quarterly basis. However, any sale more than $275,000 is subject to a market price check. The remaining aggregate commitment as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, not subject to market price check was $15,318.

These matters are ongoing and could in the future result in the imposition of damages, fines or other penalties. No assurance can be given that the ultimate outcome of these matters or any resulting proceedings would not materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

    
15.    Related-Party Transactions
Related-party transactions not otherwise disclosed in these footnotes to the condensed consolidated financial statements include the following:
Credit Facilities

Interest expense, including unused fees, for lines of credit from SHUSA (Note 7) totaled $74,019 and $63,018 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Accrued interest for lines of credit from SHUSA at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $38,314 and $40,234, respectively.

Interest expense, including unused fees, for lines of credit from Santander (Note 7) totaled $11,885 and zero for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Accrued interest for lines of credit from Santander at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $1,609 and $1,603, respectively.

Derivatives
The Company has derivative financial instruments with Santander and affiliates with outstanding notional amounts of
$2,984,250 and $3,148,850 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively (Note 9). The Company had a collateral overage on derivative liabilities with Santander and affiliates of zero and $907 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Retail Installment Contracts and RV Marine
The Company also has agreements with SBNA to service auto retail installment contracts and recreational and marine vehicle portfolios.
Servicing fee income recognized under these agreements totaled $402 and $553 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Other information on the serviced auto loan and retail installment contract portfolios for
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SBNA as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is as follows:
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Total serviced portfolio$171,450 $190,504 
Cash collections due to owner24,281 19,650 
Servicing fees receivable2,788 1,769 
Dealer Lending
Under the Company’s agreement with SBNA, the Company is required to permit SBNA a first right to review and assess CCAP dealer lending opportunities, and SBNA is required to pay the Company an origination fee for each loan originated under the agreement. The agreement also transferred the servicing of all CCAP receivables from dealers, including receivables held by SBNA to the Company and from the Company to SBNA. The Company may provide advance funding for dealer loans originated by SBNA, which is reimbursed to the Company by SBNA. The Company had no outstanding receivable from SBNA as of March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020 for such advances.
Other information related to the above transactions with SBNA is as follows:
Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Origination and renewal fee income from SBNA$— $1,509 
Servicing fees expenses charged by SBNA 90 74 

Under the agreement with SBNA, the Company may originate retail consumer loans in connection with sales of vehicles that are collateral held against floorplan loans by SBNA. Upon origination, the Company remits payment to SBNA, which settles the transaction with the dealer. The Company owed SBNA $9,073 and $7,548 related to such originations as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
The Company received a $9,000 referral fee in connection with a sourcing and servicing arrangement and is amortizing the fee into income over the ten-year term of the agreement through July 1, 2022, the termination date of the agreement. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the unamortized fee balance was $2,025 and $2,250, respectively. The Company recognized $225 of income related to the referral fee for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Origination Support Services

Beginning in 2018, the Company agreed to provide SBNA with origination support services in connection with the processing, underwriting and purchase of retail loans, primarily from Stellantis N.V. dealers. In addition, the Company agreed to perform the servicing for any loans originated on SBNA’s behalf. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company facilitated the purchase of $2.0 billion and $1.1 billion of retail installment contacts, respectively. The Company recognized origination fee and servicing fee income of $11,566 and $10,488 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, of which $4,120 is receivable as of March 31, 2021 and $970 was payable as of March 31, 2020.
Securitizations
The Company had a Master Securities Purchase Agreement (MSPA) with Santander, whereby the Company had the option to sell a contractually determined amount of eligible prime loans to Santander, through the SPAIN securitization platform, for a term that ended in December 2018. The Company provides servicing on all loans originated under this arrangement. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company received the servicing fee income of $2,889 and $5,973, respectively, for the servicing of these loans.
Servicing fee receivable, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, was $914 and $1,070, respectively. The Company had $6,147 and $6,203 of collections due to Santander, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Santander Investment Securities Inc. (SIS), an affiliated entity, serves as joint book runner and co-manager on certain of the Company’s securitizations. Amounts paid to SIS for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, totaled $1,192 and $808, respectively, and are included in debt issuance costs in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Employee compensation

Sandra Broderick is Head of Operations and Executive Vice President of the Company and Head of Operations and Senior Executive Vice President of SHUSA. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, SHUSA owed the Company $48 for the share of compensation expense based on time allocation between her services to the Company and SHUSA.

In addition, certain employees of the Company and SHUSA provide services to each other. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company owed SHUSA approximately $4,896 and $4,479 and SHUSA owed the Company approximately $2,303 and $1,518 for such services, respectively.

Other related-party transactions

•The Company subleases approximately 13,000 square feet of its corporate office space to SBNA. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded $44 in sublease revenue on this property.

•The Company has certain deposit and checking accounts with SBNA. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had a balance of $356,911 and $32,490, respectively, in these accounts.

•The Company and SBNA have a Credit Card Agreement (Card Agreement) whereby SBNA provides credit card services for travel and related business expenses for vendor payments. This service is at zero cost but generates rebates based on purchases made. As of March 31, 2021, the activities associated with the program were insignificant.

•The Company pays SBNA a market rate-based fee expense for payments made at SBNA retail branch locations for accounts originated or serviced by the Company and the costs associated with modifying the Advanced Teller platform to the payments. The Company incurred expenses $33 and $58 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

•The Company has contracted Aquanima, a Santander affiliate, to provide procurement services. Expenses incurred totaled $787 and $510 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

•Santander Global Tech (formerly known as Produban Servicios Informaticos Generales S.L.), a Santander affiliate, provides professional services, telecommunications, and internal and/or external applications to the Company. Expenses incurred, which are included as a component of other operating costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of income, totaled zero and $179 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

•The Company partners with SHUSA to place Cyber Liability Insurance in which participating worldwide Santander entities share €270 million aggregate limits. The Company repays SHUSA for the Company’s equitably allocated portion of insurance premiums and fees. Expenses incurred totaled $188 and $108 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In addition, the Company partners with SHUSA for various other insurance products. Expenses incurred totaled $513 and $183 and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.


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16.    Employee Benefit Plans
The Company has granted stock options to certain executives, other employees, and independent directors under the Company’s 2011 Management Equity Plan (the MEP), which enabled the Company to grant stock option awards up to a total of approximately 29 million common shares (net of shares canceled and forfeited). The MEP expired in January 2015, and the Company will not grant any further awards under the MEP. The Company has granted stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Omnibus Incentive Plan (the Plan), which was established in 2013 and enables the Company to grant awards of cash and of non-qualified and incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, RSUs, and other awards that may be settled in or based upon the value of the Company’s common stock up to a total of 5,192,641 shares of common stock. The Plan was amended and restated as of June 16, 2016.
Stock options granted under the MEP and the Plan have an exercise price based on the estimated fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The stock options expire ten years after grant date and include both time vesting options and performance vesting options. The fair value of the stock options is amortized into expense over the vesting period as time and performance vesting conditions are met.
In connection with compensation restrictions imposed on certain executive officers and other employees by the European Central Bank under the Capital Requirements Directive IV prudential rules, which require a portion of such officers’ and employees’ variable compensation to be paid in the form of equity, the Company periodically grants RSUs. Under the Plan, a portion of these RSUs vest immediately upon grant, and a portion vest annually over the following three or five years. Awards granted to certain participants may also be subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions. After the shares subject to the RSUs vest and are settled, they are subject to transfer and sale restrictions for one year. In addition, the Company grants RSUs to certain officers and employees as part of variable compensation, and these RSUs typically vest over three years. The Company also has granted certain independent directors RSUs that vest upon the earlier of the first anniversary of grant date or the first annual stockholder meeting following the grant date. RSUs are valued based upon the fair market value on the date of the grant.
Compensation expense related to the 583,890 shares of restricted stock that the Company has issued to certain executives is recognized over a five-year vesting period, with zero recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company recognized $5,448 and $4,038 related to stock options and restricted stock units within compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In addition, the Company recognizes forfeitures of awards as they occur.
A summary of the Company’s stock options and related activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows:
SharesWeighted
Average
Exercise
Price		Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)		Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Options outstanding at January 1, 2021169,369 $13.01 1.9$1,543 
Granted— — — — 
Exercised(47,359)9.22 — 775 
Expired— — — — 
Forfeited— — — — 
Other (a)— — — — 
Options outstanding at March 31, 2021122,010 14.49 2.11,534 
Options exercisable at March 31, 2021122,010 $14.49 2.1$1,534 
Options expected to vest at March 31, 2021— $— 0$— 
(a) Represents stock options that were reinstated.


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A summary of the Company’s Restricted Stock Units and performance stock units and related activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows:
SharesWeighted
Average
Grant Date Fair Value		Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)		Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding as of January 1, 2021367,012 $19.78 0.8$8,082 
Granted324,295 25.38 — — 
Vested(340,511)22.27 — 8,638 
Forfeited/canceled(7,362)14.32 — — 
Non-vested at March 31, 2021343,434 $22.66 1.5$9,293 

ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this report. Additional information, not part of this filing, about the Company is available on the Company’s website at www.santanderconsumerusa.com. The Company’s recent Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, as well as other filings with the SEC, are available free of charge through the Company’s website by clicking on the “Investors” page and selecting “SEC Filings.” The Company’s filings with the SEC and other information may also be accessed at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Background and Overview

The Company was formed in 2013 as a corporation in the state of Delaware and is the holding company for SC Illinois, a full-service, technology-driven consumer finance company focused on vehicle finance and third-party servicing. The Company is majority-owned (as of April 26, 2021, approximately 80.2%) by SHUSA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Santander.
The Company is managed through a single reporting segment, Consumer Finance, which includes vehicle financial products and services, including retail installment contracts, vehicle leases, and financial products and services related to recreational and marine vehicles, and other consumer finance products.
CCAP continues to be a focal point of the Company’s strategy. Since May 2013, under the MPLFA with FCA, the Company has operated as Stellantis N.V.'s preferred provider for consumer loans, leases and dealer loans and provides services to Stellantis N.V. customers and dealers under the CCAP brand. The Company’s average penetration rate under the MPLFA for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was 36%, decrease from 39% for the same period in 2020.

The Company has dedicated financing facilities in place for its CCAP business and has worked strategically and collaboratively with Stellantis N.V. to continue to strengthen its relationship and create value within the CCAP program. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company originated $3.7 billion in CCAP loans which represented 57% of total retail installment contract originations (unpaid principal balance), as well as $2.2 billion in CCAP leases. Additionally, substantially all of the leases originated by the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2021 were under the MPLFA.
Economic and Business Environment

Unemployment rates are 6.0% as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for March 31, 2021, and the federal funds rate was in the range of 0.00% to 0.25% on March 31, 2021.

Additionally, the Company is exposed to geographic customer concentration risk, which could have an adverse effect on the
Company’s business, financial position, results of operations or cash flow. Refer to Note 2 - "Finance Receivables" to the
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the details on the Company’s retail installment contracts by state
concentration.
Regulatory Matters
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The U.S. lending industry is highly regulated under various U.S. federal laws, including the Truth-in-Lending, Equal Credit Opportunity, Fair Credit Reporting, Fair Debt Collection Practices, SCRA, and Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices, Credit CARD, Bank Secrecy Act, Telephone Consumer Protection, FIRREA, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Acts, as well as various state laws. The Company is subject to inspections, examinations, supervision, and regulation by the SEC, the CFPB, the FTC, and the DOJ and by regulatory agencies in each state in which the Company is licensed. In addition, the Company is directly and indirectly, through its relationship with SHUSA, subject to certain bank regulations, including oversight by the OCC, the European Central Bank, and the Federal Reserve, which have the ability to limit certain of the Company’s activities, such as share repurchase program, the timing and amount of dividends and certain transactions that the Company might otherwise desire to enter into, such as merger and acquisition opportunities, or to impose other limitations on the Company’s growth.
The March 5, 2021, announcement by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed unavailability of USD LIBOR rates beyond June 30, 2023 and cessation of one-week and two-month USD LIBOR by December 31, 2021. ISDA announced these statements are an “Index Cessation Event” under the IBOR Fallbacks Supplement and the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol, which in turn triggers a “Spread Adjustment Fixing Date” under the Bloomberg IBOR Fallback Rate Adjustments Rule Book. As a result, when USD LIBOR tenors cease and the fallback rates apply, fallbacks for derivatives under ISDA’s documentation shift to forms of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus the fixed spread adjustment.

The regulatory agencies also confirmed that the March 5, 2021 announcements constitute a “Benchmark Transition Event” with respect to all LIBOR settings.

The Company holds debt, derivatives, and other financial instruments that use USD LIBOR as a reference rate and that will be impacted by the demise of LIBOR. Transition away from LIBOR to new reference rates presents legal, financial, reputational, and operational risks to the Company as well as to other participants in the market. As of March 31, 2021, the Company has approximately $5 billion of liabilities with LIBOR exposure. The Company also had approximately $21 billion in notional amounts of derivative contracts with LIBOR exposure.
Additional legal and regulatory matters affecting the Company’s activities are further discussed in Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors of the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
How the Company Assesses its Business Performance

Net income and the associated return on assets and equity, are the primary metrics by which the Company judges the performance of its business. Accordingly, the Company closely monitors the primary drivers of net income:

•Net financing income — The Company tracks the spread between the interest and finance charge income earned on assets and the interest expense incurred on liabilities, and continually monitors the components of its yield and cost of funds. The Company’s effective interest rate on borrowing is driven by various items including, but not limited to, credit quality of the collateral assigned, used/unused portion of facilities, and reference rate for the credit spread. These drivers, as well as external rate trends, including the swap curve, spot and forward rates are monitored.

•Net credit losses — The Company performs net credit loss analysis at the vintage level for retail installment contracts, loans and leases, and at the pool level for purchased portfolios-credit deteriorated, enabling it to pinpoint drivers of any unusual or unexpected trends. The Company also monitors its and industry-wide recovery rates. Additionally, because delinquencies are an early indicator of future net credit losses, the Company analyzes delinquency trends, adjusting for seasonality, to determine if the Company’s loans are performing in line with original estimations. The net credit loss analysis does not include considerations of the Company’s estimated ACL.

•Other income — The Company’s flow agreements and third-party servicing agreements have resulted in a large portfolio of assets serviced for others. These assets provide a steady stream of servicing income and may provide a gain or loss on sale. The Company monitors the size of the portfolio and average servicing fee rate and gain.

•Operating expenses — The Company assesses its operational efficiency using the cost-to-managed assets ratio. The Company performs extensive analysis to determine whether observed fluctuations in operating expense levels indicate a trend or are the nonrecurring impact of large projects. The operating expense analysis also includes a loan- and portfolio-level review of origination and servicing costs to assist the Company in assessing profitability by pool and vintage.

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Because volume and portfolio size determine the magnitude of the impact of each of the above factors on the Company’s earnings, the Company also closely monitors origination and sales volume along with APR and discounts (including subvention and net of dealer participation).

Recent Developments and Other Factors Affecting The Company’s Results of Operations
COVID-19 Summary
Beginning in March 2020, the novel strain of coronavirus, or COVID-19, had materially impacted our business. Similar to many other financial institutions, we took measures to mitigate our customers’ COVID-19 related economic challenges. We experienced an increase in requests for extensions and modifications related to COVID-19 nationwide and a significant number of such extensions and modifications have been granted as detailed in Part I, Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Credit Quality.
Please refer to Part II, Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details regarding COVID-19.


Volume

The Company’s originations of retail installment contracts and leases, including revolving loans, average APR, and dealer discount (net of dealer participation) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Retained Originations
Retail installment contracts$4,383,146$3,846,226
Average APR15.0 %15.3 %
Average FICO® (a)606607
Discount/(premium)(1.6)%(0.8)%
Personal loans (b)$—$270,835
Average APR— %29.8 %
Leased vehicles$2,154,506$2,020,721
Finance lease $2,796$3,002
Total originations retained$6,540,448$6,140,784
Sold Originations
Retail installment contracts$95,738$—
Average APR9.5 %— %
Average FICO® (c)688— 
Personal Loans (d)$292,709$— 
Average APR29.7 %— %
Total Originations Sold$388,447$— 
Total originations (excluding SBNA Originations Program) $6,928,895$6,140,784
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(a)Unpaid principal balance excluded from the weighted average FICO score is $450 million and $432 million as the borrowers on these loans did not have FICO scores at origination and of these amounts, $154 million and $139 million, respectively, were commercial loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(b)    Included in the total origination volume is $21 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 related to newly opened accounts.
(c)    Unpaid principal balance excluded from the weighted average FICO score is $2 million and zero for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as the borrowers on these loans did not have FICO scores at origination. Of these amounts, zero were commercial loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(d)    Included in the total origination volume is $25 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 related to newly opened accounts.


Total auto originations (excluding SBNA Origination Program) increased $1.1 billion, or 18.0%, from the three months ended March 31, 2020 to three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company's initiatives to improve our pricing, as well as, our dealer and customer experience have increased our competitive position in the market. The Company continues to focus on optimizing the loan quality of its portfolio with an appropriate balance of volume and risk. CCAP volume and penetration rates are influenced by strategies implemented by Stellantis N.V. and the Company, including product mix and incentives.

Beginning in 2018, the Company agreed to provide SBNA with origination support services in connection with the processing, underwriting and purchase of retail auto loans, primarily from Stellantis N.V. dealers. In addition, the Company agreed to perform the servicing for any loans originated on SBNA’s behalf. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company facilitated the purchase of $2.0 billion and $1.1 billion of retail installment contacts, respectively.

The Company’s originations of retail installment contracts and leases by vehicle type during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Retail installment contracts
Car$1,475,739 32.9 %$1,229,615 32.0 %
Truck and utility2,847,447 63.6 %2,425,512 63.0 %
Van and other (a)155,698 3.5 %191,099 5.0 %
$4,478,884 100.0 %$3,846,226 100.0 %
Leased vehicles
Car$35,391 1.6 %$70,152 3.5 %
Truck and utility2,069,909 96.1 %1,899,568 94.0 %
Van and other (a)49,206 2.3 %51,001 2.5 %
$2,154,506 100.0 %$2,020,721 100.0 %
Total originations by vehicle type
Car$1,511,130 22.8 %$1,299,767 22.2 %
Truck and utility4,917,356 74.1 %4,325,080 73.7 %
Van and other (a)204,904 3.1 %242,100 4.1 %
$6,633,390 100.0 %$5,866,947 100.0 %
(a) Other primarily consists of commercial vehicles.










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The Company’s portfolio of retail installment contracts held for investment and leases by vehicle type as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Retail installment contracts
Car$11,578,356 36.4 %$11,727,343 35.6 %
Truck and utility19,026,521 59.8 %19,939,215 60.5 %
Van and other (a)1,208,883 3.8 %1,270,478 3.9 %
$31,813,760 100.0 %$32,937,036 100.0 %
Leased vehicles
Car$668,821 3.9 %$766,451 4.4 %
Truck and utility16,188,643 93.7 %16,052,162 93.0 %
Van and other (a)416,353 2.4 %440,855 2.6 %
$17,273,817 100.0 %$17,259,468 100.0 %
Total by vehicle type
Car$12,247,177 24.9 %$12,493,794 24.9 %
Truck and utility35,215,164 71.8 %35,991,377 71.7 %
Van and other (a)1,625,236 3.3 %1,711,333 3.4 %
$49,087,577 100.0 %$50,196,504 100.0 %
(a) Other primarily consists of commercial vehicles.

The Company's asset sales for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Retail installment contracts$2,380,785$—
Average APR4.0 %— %
Average FICO®740 — 
Personal Loans$1,253,476$— 
Average APR29.7 %—
Total Asset Sales$3,634,261—
The unpaid principal balance, average APR, and remaining unaccreted net discount of the Company’s held for investment portfolio as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Retail installment contracts$31,813,760$32,937,036
Average APR15.9 %15.2 %
Discount/(premium)(0.48)%(0.15)%
Leased vehicles $17,273,817$17,259,468
Finance leases$27,199$26,150

The Company records interest income from retail installment contracts and receivables from dealers in accordance with the terms of the loans, generally discontinuing and reversing accrued income once a loan becomes more than 60 days past due, except in the case of revolving personal loans, for which the Company continues to accrue interest until charge-off, in the month in which the loan becomes 180 days past due, and receivables from dealers, for which the Company continues to accrue interest until the loan becomes more than 90 days past due.

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The Company generally does not acquire receivables from dealers at a discount. The Company amortizes discounts, subvention payments from manufacturers, and origination costs as adjustments to income from retail installment contracts using the effective yield method. The Company estimates future principal prepayments specific to pools of homogeneous loans based on the vintage, credit quality at origination and term of the loan. Prepayments in our portfolio are sensitive to credit quality, with higher credit quality loans generally experiencing higher voluntary prepayment rates than lower credit quality loans. The impact of defaults is not considered in the prepayment rate, and the prepayment rate only considers voluntary prepayments. The resulting prepayment rate specific to each pool is based on historical experience, and is used as an input in the calculation of the constant effective yield. Our estimated weighted average prepayment rates ranged from 9.9% to 16.1% as of March 31, 2021, and 5.0% to 11.0% as of March 31, 2020.

Historically, the Company’s primary means of acquiring retail installment contracts has been through individual acquisitions immediately after origination by a dealer. The Company also periodically purchases pools of receivables and had significant volumes of these purchases during the credit crisis.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company recognized certain retail installment contracts with an unpaid principal balance of zero and $76,878, respectively, held by non-consolidated securitization Trusts under optional clean-up calls. Following the initial recognition of these loans at fair value, the performing loans in the portfolio will be carried at amortized cost, net of ACL. The Company elected the fair value option for all non-performing loans acquired (more than 60 days delinquent as of re-recognition date), for which it was probable that not all contractually required payments would be collected. For the Company’s existing purchased receivables portfolios - credit deteriorated, which were acquired at a discount partially attributable to credit deterioration since origination, the Company estimates the expected yield on each portfolio at acquisition and records monthly accretion income based on this expectation. The Company periodically re-evaluates performance expectations and may increase the accretion rate if a pool is performing better than expected. If a pool is performing worse than expected, the Company is required to continue to record accretion income at the previously established rate and to record impairment to account for the worsening performance.

The Company classifies most of its vehicle leases as operating leases. The Company records the net capitalized cost of each lease as an asset, which is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the contractual term of the lease to the expected residual value. The Company records lease payments due from customers as income until and unless a customer becomes more than 60 days delinquent, at which time the accrual of revenue is discontinued and reversed. The Company resumes and reinstates the accrual of revenue if a delinquent account subsequently becomes 60 days or less past due. The Company amortizes subvention payments from the manufacturer, down payments from the customer, and initial direct costs incurred in connection with originating the lease on a straight-line basis over the contractual term of the lease.

Three Months March 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Interest on Finance Receivables and Loans
Three Months Ended
March 31,Increase (Decrease)
20212020AmountPercent
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Income from retail installment contracts$1,215,905 $1,179,436 $36,469 3 %
Income from purchased receivables portfolios - credit deteriorated486 788 (302)(38)%
Income from receivables from dealers— 54 (54)(100)%
Income from personal loans88,260 93,541 (5,281)(6)%
Total interest on finance receivables and loans$1,304,651 $1,273,819 $30,832 2 %

Income from retail installment contracts increased $36 million or 3% from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2020 primarily due to increase in average outstanding balance of the Company's portfolio, offset by sale of gross retail installment contracts to third party investors in off-balance sheet securitizations.
Income from personal loans decreased $5 million or 6%, from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2020 primarily due to 28% decrease in average outstanding balance of the Company's portfolio. On March 31, 2021, the Company completed the sale of the $1.3 billion Bluestem personal lending portfolio BB Allium LLC. Refer to Note 1 – “Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Accounting Principles” to the condensed consolidated financial statements, for additional information regarding the sale.
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Leased Vehicle Income and Expense
Three Months Ended
March 31,Increase (Decrease)
20212020AmountPercent
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Leased vehicle income$740,884 $747,979 $(7,095)(1)%
Leased vehicle expense423,795 552,912 (129,117)(23)%
Leased vehicle income, net$317,089 $195,067 $122,022 63 %

Leased vehicle income, net increased $122 million or 63% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020 primarily driven by an increase in liquidated units. Through the MPLFA, the Company receives manufacturer incentives on new leases originated under the program in the form of lease subvention payments, which are amortized over the term of the lease and reduce depreciation expense within leased vehicle expense.
Interest Expense
Three Months Ended
March 31,Increase (Decrease)
20212020AmountPercent
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Interest expense on notes payable$246,426 $318,714 $(72,288)(23)%
Interest expense on derivatives7,111 10,120 (3,009)(30)%
Total interest expense$253,537 $328,834 $(75,297)(23)%
Total interest expense decreased $75 million or 23% from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to a lower interest rate environment and lower debt balances.
Credit Loss Expense
Three Months Ended
March 31,Increase (Decrease)
20212020AmountPercent
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Credit loss expense$136,209 $907,888 $(771,679)(85)%
Credit loss expense decreased $772 million or 85% in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the first quarter of 2020, primarily driven by the additional reserve to address credit risk associated with the COVID-19 outbreak and associated economic recession during the first quarter of 2020, and decrease in charge-offs in 2021.
Profit Sharing
Three Months Ended
March 31,Increase (Decrease)
20212020AmountPercent
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Profit sharing$67,326 $14,295 $53,031 371 %

Profit sharing expense consists of revenue sharing related to the MPLFA and profit sharing on personal loans originated pursuant to the agreements with Bluestem. Profit sharing expense increased in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to an increase in the lease portfolio, and an improvement in Bluestem results during the first quarter of 2021, prior to sale of the personal lending portfolio on March 31, 2021. Refer to Note 1 – “Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, and Accounting Principles” to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements , for additional information regarding the sale.





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Other Income
Three Months Ended
March 31,Increase (Decrease)
20212020AmountPercent
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Investment losses, net$(14,712)$(63,426)$48,714 (77)%
Servicing fee income18,694 19,103 (409)(2)%
Fees, commissions, and other100,528 95,130 5,398 6 %
Total other income$104,510 $50,807 $53,703 106 %
Average serviced for others portfolio$12,584,573 $10,227,948 $2,356,625 23 %
Investment losses, net decreased in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to the sale of the personal lending portfolio.
Servicing fee income remained flat in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the first quarter of 2020. The Company records servicing fee income on loans that it services but does not own and does not report on its balance sheet. The serviced for others portfolio as of March 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
March 31,
20212020
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
SBNA and Santander retail installment contracts$10,586,778 $8,760,998 
SBNA leases— 131 
Total serviced for related parties$10,586,778 $8,761,129 
CCAP securitizations63,188 152,950 
SCART securitizations2,623,575 — 
Other third parties942,918 1,417,358 
Total serviced for third parties$3,629,681 $1,570,308 
Total serviced for others portfolio$14,216,459 $10,331,437 

Fees, commissions, and other primarily includes late fees, miscellaneous, and other income and increased primarily due to growth in lease portfolio and increase in customer payments of late fees in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the first quarter of 2020.
Total Operating Expenses
Three Months Ended
March 31,Increase (Decrease)
20212020AmountPercent
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Compensation expense$153,895 $133,326 $20,569 15 %
Repossession expense45,346 57,662 (12,316)(21)%
Other operating costs95,251 91,685 3,566 4 %
Total operating expenses$294,492 $282,673 $11,819 4 %
Compensation expenses increased $21 million or 15% in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to an increase of 227 employees and an increase in medical claims reserve.
Repossession expense decreased $12 million or 21% in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to continued lower volume of involuntary repossessions nationwide as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.



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Income Tax Expense
Three Months Ended
March 31,Increase (Decrease)
20212020AmountPercent
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Income tax expense$234,457 $(2,458)$236,915 (9,639)%
Income before income taxes976,112 (6,445)982,557 (15,245)%
Effective tax rate24.0 %38.1 %

The effective tax rate decreased from 38.1% in the first quarter of 2020 to 24.0% in the first quarter of 2021, primarily
due to pre-tax income in the first quarter of 2021 compared to discrete tax adjustments that increased the tax benefit recorded on the pre-tax loss in the first quarter of 2020.

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended
March 31,Increase (Decrease)
20212020AmountPercent
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges and available-for-sale securities, net of tax$8,748 $(36,962)$45,710 (124)%

The change in unrealized gains (losses) in the first quarter of 2020 as compared to the first quarter of 2021, was primarily driven by an increase in cash flow hedge portfolio related to mark-to-market valuation, as shown in Note 9 “Derivative Financial Instruments” to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Credit Quality
Loans and Other Finance Receivables
Allowance for Credit losses
Non-prime loans comprise 79% of the Company’s portfolio as of March 31, 2021. The Company records an ACL at a level considered adequate to cover current expected credit losses in the Company’s retail installment contracts and other loans and receivables held for investment, based upon a holistic assessment including both quantitative and qualitative considerations. Refer to Note 2 - "Finance Receivables" and Note 3 - "Credit Loss Allowance and Credit Quality" to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the details on the Company’s held for investment portfolio of retail installment contracts as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Credit risk profile

A summary of the credit risk profile of the Company’s retail installment contracts held for investment, by FICO® score, number of trade lines (represents number of approved credit accounts reported to credit reporting agencies), and length of credit history, each as determined at origination, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was as follows (dollar amounts in
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billions, totals may not foot due to rounding):
March 31, 2021
Trade Lines 1234+Total
FICOMonths History$%$%$%$%$%
No-FICO (a)<36$3.197 %$0.13 %$0.0— %$0.0— %$3.210 %
36+0.338 %0.225 %0.113 %0.225 %0.82 %
<540<360.133 %0.133 %0.0— %0.133 %0.31 %
36+0.12 %0.24 %0.24 %4.390 %4.815 %
540-599<360.333 %0.222 %0.111 %0.333 %0.94 %
36+0.22 %0.33 %0.33 %9.293 %9.930 %
600-639<360.444 %0.222 %0.111 %0.222 %0.93 %
36+0.12 %0.12 %0.12 %5.194 %5.417 %
>=640 (b)<360.964 %0.214 %0.17 %0.214 %1.44 %
36+0.12 %0.12 %0.12 %4.293 %4.514 %
Total (c)$5.617 %$1.75 %$1.13 %$23.874 %$32.1100 %
December 31, 2020
Trade Lines 1234+Total
FICOMonths History$%$%$%$%$%
No-FICO (a)<36$3.097 %$0.1 3 %$0.0 — %$0.0 — %$3.1 9 %
36+0.338 %0.2 25 %0.1 13 %0.2 25 %0.8 2 %
<540<360.0— %— — %0.1 50 %0.1 50 %0.2 1 %
36+0.12 %0.2 4 %0.2 4 %4.3 90 %4.8 15 %
540-599<360.338 %0.2 25 %0.1 13 %0.2 25 %0.8 3 %
36+0.22 %0.2 2 %0.3 3 %9.0 93 %9.7 28 %
600-639<360.444 %0.2 22 %0.1 11 %0.2 22 %0.9 3 %
36+0.12 %0.1 2 %0.1 2 %5.0 94 %5.3 16 %
>640 (b)<361.059 %0.3 18 %0.2 12 %0.2 12 %1.7 5 %
36+0.12 %0.1 2 %0.1 2 %5.5 95 %5.8 18 %
Total (c)$5.5 17 %$1.6 5 %$1.3 4 %$24.7 75 %$33.1 100 %
(a) Includes commercial loans
(b)Beginning in 2021, loans with FICO score of 640 are disclosed in the >=640 category. As of December 31, 2020, loans with FICO score of 640 were included in the 600-639 category.
(c) The amount of accrued interest excluded from the disclosed amortized cost as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is $346 million and $416 million, respectively.

Delinquencies

The Company considers an account delinquent when an obligor fails to pay substantially all (defined as 90%) of the scheduled payment by the due date.

In each case, the period of delinquency is based on the number of days payments are contractually past due. Delinquencies may vary from period to period based upon the average age or seasoning of the portfolio, seasonality within the calendar year, and economic factors. Historically, the Company’s delinquencies have been highest in the period from November through January due to consumers’ holiday spending. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, delinquency rates have been positively impacted (lower) due to the benefits of government stimulus payments and tax refunds provided to customers.

Refer to Note 3 - "Credit Loss Allowance and Credit Quality" to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the details on the retail installment contracts held for investment that were placed on nonaccrual status, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Credit Loss Experience
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The following is a summary of net losses and repossession activity on retail installment contracts held for investment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
 Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
 (Dollar amounts in thousands)
Principal outstanding at period end$31,813,760$30,741,144
Average principal outstanding during the period$32,569,618$30,718,119
Number of receivables outstanding at period end1,891,1361,921,789
Average number of receivables outstanding during the period1,920,4591,839,800
Number of repossessions (a)47,52365,710
Number of repossessions as a percent of average number of receivables outstanding 9.9 %14.3 %
Net losses$244,075$593,046
Net losses as a percent of average principal amount outstanding (b)3.0 %7.7 %
(a) Repossessions are net of redemptions. The number of repossessions includes repossessions from the outstanding portfolio and from accounts already charged off. The Company temporarily suspended involuntary repossession activities nationwide during the onset of COVID-19 and restarted these activities during Q3 2020.
(b) Decrease is due to reduction in number of repossessions (refer to note (a) above), and increase in number of deferrals (explained in detail under "Deferrals and Troubled Debt Restructurings" below) as it relates to COVID-19.
There were no charge-offs on the Company’s receivables from dealers for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. Net charge-offs on the finance lease receivables portfolio, totaled $(1,101) and $569 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Deferrals and Troubled Debt Restructurings

In accordance with the Company’s policies and guidelines, the Company may offer extensions (deferrals) to customers on its retail installment contracts, whereby the customer is allowed to defer a maximum of three payments per event to the end of the loan. The Company’s policies and guidelines limit the frequency of each new deferral to one deferral every six months, regardless of the length of any prior deferral. Further, the maximum number of lifetime months extended for all automobile retail installment contracts is eight, while some marine and recreational vehicle contracts have a maximum of twelve months extended to reflect their longer term. Additionally, the Company generally limits the granting of deferrals on new accounts until a requisite number of months have passed since origination. During the deferral period, the Company continues to accrue and collect interest on the loan in accordance with the terms of the deferral agreement.
In March 2020, the Company began actively working with its borrowers impacted by COVID-19 and provided loan modification programs to mitigate the adverse effects of COVID-19. These programs temporarily revised the practices noted above during 2020. As of March 31, 2021 the Company has generally returned to these servicing practices, with the exception of an increased limit on total months of extensions allowed. The Company's predominant program offering is a two-month deferral of payments to the end of the loan term and waiver of late charges.

At the implementation of the COVID-19 programs in March 2020, we experienced an increase in requests for extensions related to COVID-19 and over 1 million COVID-19 loan extensions have been granted. As of March 31, 2021, over one third (or $12 billion in balances) of our customers have received a COVID-19 deferral. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $184 million and $1.1 billion of loans in active deferral, representing 0.6% and 3.2% of the portfolio, respectively. In the first quarter of 2021 the number of COVID-19 deferrals has moderated and as of March 2021, the overall extension volumes are consistent with volumes experienced before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Company has generally returned to its historic servicing practices with the exception of an increased limit on the total months of extensions allowed.
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The following is a summary of all deferrals (amortized cost) on the Company’s retail installment contracts held for investment as of the dates indicated:
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
 (Dollar amounts in thousands)
Never deferred$20,997,437 65.5 %$20,824,336 63.0 %
Deferred once4,504,374 14.0 %5,245,471 15.8 %
Deferred twice2,698,556 8.4 %3,083,542 9.3 %
Deferred 3 - 4 times2,693,759 8.4 %2,842,870 8.6 %
Deferred greater than 4 times1,177,502 3.7 %1,104,369 3.3 %
Total (a)$32,071,628 $33,100,588 
(a) The amount of accrued interest excluded from the disclosed amortized cost as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is $346 million and $416 million, respectively.

At the time a deferral is granted, all delinquent amounts may be deferred or paid. This may result in the classification of the loan as current and therefore not considered a delinquent account. However, there are other instances when a deferral is granted but the loan is not brought completely current, such as when the account days past due is greater than the deferment period granted. Such accounts are aged based on the timely payment of future installments in the same manner as any other account. Historically, the majority of deferrals are approved for borrowers who are either 31-60 or 61-90 days delinquent and these borrowers are typically reported as current after deferral. If a customer receives two or more deferrals over the life of the loan, the loan would generally advance to a TDR designation.

In March 2020, the federal bank regulatory agencies issued an “Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus.” This guidance encouraged financial institutions to work prudently with borrowers that may be unable to meet their contractual obligations because of the effects of COVID-19 and concludes that short-term modifications (e.g. six months) made on a good faith basis to borrowers who were impacted by COVID-19 and who were less than 30 days past due as of the implementation date of a relief program are not TDRs. The Company applied this guidance to deferrals executed in response to COVID-19 and did not designate borrowers who were less than 30 days past due at the time of the COVID-19 extension program as TDRs, even if they would have otherwise qualified. Upon exceeding six months of COVID-19 extensions, borrowers are designated as a TDR. The Company ceased to apply this guidance effective January 1, 2021 and reverted back to our pre-COVID-19 method, as described above, of determining whether or not a modification qualifies as a TDR.
The Company evaluates the results of deferral strategies based upon the amount of cash installments that are collected on accounts after they have been deferred versus the extent to which the collateral underlying the deferred accounts has depreciated over the same period of time. Based on this evaluation, the Company believes that payment deferrals granted according to its policies and guidelines are an effective portfolio management technique and result in higher ultimate cash collections from the portfolio.

Changes in deferral levels do not have a direct impact on the ultimate amount of consumer finance receivables charged off. However, the timing of a charge-off may be affected if the previously deferred account ultimately results in a charge-off. To the extent that deferrals impact the ultimate timing of when an account is charged off, historical charge-off ratios, expected life of the loan and cash flow forecasts for loans classified as TDRs used in the determination of the adequacy of the Company’s ACL are also impacted.

The Company also may agree, or be required by operation of law or by a bankruptcy court, to grant a modification involving one or a combination of the following: a reduction in interest rate, a reduction in loan principal balance, a temporary reduction of monthly payment, or an extension of the maturity date. The servicer of the Company’s revolving personal loans also may grant modifications in the form of principal or interest rate reductions or payment plans. Similar to deferrals, the Company believes modifications are an effective portfolio management technique. Not all modifications are classified as TDRs as the loan may not meet the scope of the applicable guidance or the modification may have been granted for a reason other than the borrower’s financial difficulties.
A loan that has been classified as a TDR remains so until the loan is liquidated through payoff or charge-off. TDRs are generally placed on nonaccrual status when the account becomes past due more than 60 days. For loans on nonaccrual status, interest income is recognized on a cash basis and the accrual of interest is resumed and reinstated if a delinquent account subsequently becomes 60 days or less past due.
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The following is a summary of the amortized cost (including accrued interest) balance as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 of loans that have received these modifications and concessions;
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
 Retail Installment Contracts
 (Dollar amounts in thousands)
Temporary reduction of monthly payment (a)$443,709 $579,187 
Bankruptcy-related accounts19,543 23,865 
Extension of maturity date84,515 69,613 
Interest rate reduction77,773 76,786 
Max buy rate and fair lending (b)7,718,368 7,459,761 
Other (c)436,745 391,424 
Total modified loans$8,780,653 $8,600,636 
(a) Reduces a customer’s payment for a temporary time period (no more than six months)
(b) Max buy rate modifications comprise loans modified by the Company to adjust the interest rate quoted in a dealer-arranged financing. The Company reassesses the contracted APR when changes in the deal structure are made (e.g., higher down payment and lower vehicle price). If any of the changes result in a lower APR, the contracted rate is reduced. Substantially all deal structure changes occur within seven days of the date the contract is signed. These deal structure changes are made primarily to give the consumer the benefit of a lower rate due to an improved contracted deal structure compared to the deal structure that was approved during the underwriting process. Fair Lending modifications comprises loans modified by the Company related to possible “disparate impact” credit discrimination in indirect vehicle finance. These modifications are not considered a TDR event because they do not relate to a concession provided to a customer experiencing financial difficulty.
(c) Includes various other types of modifications and concessions, such as hardship modifications that are considered a TDR event.

Refer to Note 3 - "Credit Loss Allowance and Credit Quality" to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the details on the Company’s amortized cost (including accrued interest) in TDRs and a summary of delinquent TDRs, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

The following table shows the components of the changes in the amortized cost (including accrued interest) in retail installment contract TDRs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Balance — beginning of period$4,011,780 $3,828,892 
New TDRs1,022,154 185,767 
Charge-offs(202,461)(289,567)
Paydowns (a)(351,405)(288,339)
Others(49,556)— 
Balance — end of period (b)$4,430,512 $3,436,753 
(a) Includes net discount accreted in interest income for the period.
(b) excluding collateral-dependent bankruptcy TDRs

Liquidity Management, Funding and Capital Resources
Source of Funding
The Company requires a significant amount of liquidity to originate and acquire loans and leases and to service debt. The Company funds its operations through its lending relationships with 13 third-party banks, Santander and SHUSA, and through securitizations in the ABS market and flow agreements. The Company seeks to issue debt that appropriately matches the cash flows of the assets that it originates. The Company has more than $6.2 billion of stockholders’ equity that supports its access to the securitization markets, credit facilities, and flow agreements.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company completed on-balance sheet funding transactions totaling approximately $3.5 billion, including:
•securitization on the Company’s SDART platform for approximately $1.9 billion;
•lease securitization on our SRT platform for approximately $1.6 billion;

The Company also completed approximately $2.4 billion in asset sales to third parties.
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Refer to Note 7 - "Debt" to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the details on the Company’s total debt.

Credit Facilities
Third-party Revolving Credit Facilities
Warehouse Lines
The Company has one credit facility with eight banks providing an aggregate commitment of $3.5 billion for the exclusive use of providing short-term liquidity needs to support Chrysler Finance lease financing. The facility requires reduced Advance Rates in the event of delinquency, credit loss, or residual loss ratios, as well as other metrics exceeding specified thresholds.

The Company has eight credit facilities with eleven banks providing an aggregate commitment of $8.3 billion for the exclusive use of providing short-term liquidity needs to support Core and CCAP Loan financing. As of March 31, 2021 there was an outstanding balance of approximately $2.3 billion on these facilities in aggregate. These facilities reduced Advance Rates in the event of delinquency, credit loss, as well as various other metrics exceeding specific thresholds.

Repurchase Agreements
The Company obtains financing through investment management or repurchase agreements whereby the Company pledges retained subordinate bonds on its own securitizations as collateral for repurchase agreements with various borrowers and at renewable terms ranging up to one year. As of March 31, 2021 there is no outstanding balance under any repurchase agreements.
Lines of Credit with Santander and Related Subsidiaries
Santander and certain of its subsidiaries, such as SHUSA, historically have provided, and continue to provide, the Company with significant funding support in the form of committed credit facilities. The Company’s debt with these affiliated entities consisted of the following:
As of March 31, 2021 (amounts in thousands)
CounterpartyUtilized BalanceCommitted AmountAverage Outstanding BalanceMaximum Outstanding Balance
Promissory NoteSHUSA$250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 
Promissory NoteSHUSA250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 
Promissory NoteSHUSA250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA350,000 350,000 350,000 350,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA450,000 450,000 450,000 450,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000 
Promissory Note SHUSA1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 
Promissory Note Santander2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 
Promissory Note Santander2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 
Line of CreditSHUSA— 500,000 96,444 450,000 
Line of CreditSHUSA— 2,500,000 — — 
$10,500,000 $13,500,000 

SHUSA provides the Company with $0.5 billion of committed revolving credit and $2.5 billion of contingent liquidity that can be drawn on an unsecured basis. SHUSA also provides the Company with $6.5 billion of term promissory notes with maturities
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ranging from May 2021 to May 2025. Santander provides the Company with $4 billion of unsecured promissory notes with maturities ranging from June 2022 and September 2022.
Secured Structured Financings
The Company’s secured structured financings primarily consist of public, SEC-registered securitizations. The Company also executes private securitizations under Rule 144A of the Securities Act and privately issues amortizing notes. The Company has on-balance sheet securitizations outstanding in the market with a cumulative ABS balance of approximately $26 billion. 
Deficiency and Debt Forward Flow Agreement

In addition to the Company’s credit facilities and secured structured financings, the Company has a flow agreement in place with a third party for charged off assets. Loans and leases sold under these flow agreements are not on the Company’s balance sheet but provide a stable stream of servicing fee income and may also provide a gain or loss on sale.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing

Beginning in 2017, the Company had the option to sell a contractually determined amount of eligible prime loans to Santander, through securitization platforms. As all of the notes and residual interests in the securitizations were issued to Santander, the Company recorded these transactions as true sales of the retail installment contracts securitized, and removed the sold assets from the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Beginning in 2018, this program has been replaced with a new program with SBNA, whereby the Company has agreed to provide SBNA with origination support services in connection with the processing, underwriting and purchasing of retail loans, primarily from Stellantis N.V. dealers, all of which are serviced by the Company.

The Company also continues to periodically execute securitizations under Rule 144A of the Securities Act. After retaining the required credit risk retention via a 5% vertical interest, the Company transfers all remaining notes and residual interests in these securitizations to third parties. The Company subsequently records these transactions as true sales of the retail installment contracts securitized, and removes the sold assets from the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
Cash Flow Comparison
The Company has historically produced positive net cash from operating activities. The Company’s investing activities primarily consist of originations, acquisitions, and collections from retail installment contracts. SC’s financing activities primarily consist of borrowing, repayments of debt, share repurchases, and payment of dividends.
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
 (Dollar amounts in thousands)
As Restated - Note 1
Net cash provided by operating activities$3,152,898 $1,395,116 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities306,651 (1,542,427)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(2,750,162)474,816 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $1.8 billion from the three months ended March 31, 2020 to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to the sale of the personal loan portfolio and an increase in proceeds
on receivables held for sale.
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities increased by $1.8 billion from the three months ended March 31, 2020 to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to $1.8 billion increase in proceeds from sales of retail installment contracts held for sale, originated as held for investment.
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities increased by $3.2 billion from the three months ended March 31, 2020 to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to decrease in payments for notes payable of $3.6 billion; offset by $0.5 billion increase of shares repurchased primarily due to tender offer program, which expired on February 27, 2020.
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Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
For information regarding the Company’s contingencies and off-balance sheet arrangements, refer to Note 6 - "Variable Interest Entities" and Note 14 - "Commitments and Contingencies" in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Contractual Obligations
The Company leases its headquarters in Dallas, Texas, its servicing centers in Texas, Colorado, Arizona, and Puerto Rico, and operations facilities in California, Texas and Colorado under non-cancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through 2027. The Company also has various debt obligations entered into in the normal course of business as a source of funds.
The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations as of March 31, 2021:
Less than 1 year1-3
years		3-5
years		More than
5 years		Total
(In thousands)
Operating lease obligations$12,547 $28,976 $25,466 $6,926 $73,915 
Notes payable - credit facilities and related party 2,872,345 8,476,200 1,500,000 — 12,848,545 
Notes payable - secured structured financings (a)307,580 9,300,314 11,484,335 4,676,250 25,768,479 
Contractual interest on debt756,255 735,698 182,934 58,002 1,732,889 
Total$3,948,727 $18,541,188 $13,192,735 $4,741,178 $40,423,828 
(a)Adjusted for unamortized costs of $76 million.
Risk Management Framework

The Company’s risk management framework is overseen by its Board, the RC, its management committees, its executive management team, an independent risk management function, an internal audit function and all of its associates. The RC, along with the Company’s full Board, is responsible for establishing the governance over the risk management process, providing oversight in managing the aggregate risk position and reporting on the comprehensive portfolio of risk categories and the potential impact these risks can have on the Company’s risk profile. The Company’s primary risks include, but are not limited to, credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, operational risk and model risk. For more information regarding the Company’s risk management framework, please refer to the Risk Management Framework section of the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Credit Risk

The Company applies a qualitative framework to exercise judgment about matters that are inherently uncertain and that are not considered by the quantitative framework. These adjustments are documented and reviewed through the Company’s risk management processes. Furthermore, management reviews, updates, and validates its process and loss assumptions on a periodic basis. This process involves an analysis of data integrity, review of loss and credit trends, a retrospective evaluation of actual loss information to loss forecasts, and other analyses.

ACL levels are collectively reviewed for adequacy and approved quarterly. Required actions resulting from the Company's analysis, if necessary, are governed by its Allowance for Credit Losses Committee. The ACL levels are approved by the Board level committees quarterly.

Part II, Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data (Note 1) in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K described the methodology used to determine the ACL and reserve for unfunded lending commitments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

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The Company measures and monitors interest rate risk on at least a monthly basis. The Company borrows money from a variety of market participants to provide loans and leases to the Company’s customers. The Company’s gross interest rate spread, which is the difference between the income earned through the interest and finance charges on the Company’s finance receivables and lease contracts and the interest paid on the Company’s funding, will be negatively affected if the expense incurred on the Company’s borrowings increases at a faster pace than the income generated by the Company’s assets.

The Company has policies in place designed to measure, monitor and manage the potential volatility in earnings stemming from changes in interest rates. The Company generates finance receivables which are predominantly fixed rate and borrow with a mix of fixed and variable rate funding. To the extent that the Company’s asset and liability re-pricing characteristics are not effectively matched, the Company may utilize interest rate derivatives, such as interest rate swap agreements, to mitigate against interest rate risk. As of March 31, 2021, the notional value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements was $2.4 billion. The Company also enters into Interest Rate Cap agreements as required under certain lending agreements. In order to mitigate any interest rate risk assumed in the Cap agreement required under the lending agreement, the Company may enter into a second interest rate cap (Back-to-Back). As of March 31, 2021 the notional value of the Company’s interest rate cap agreements was $18.7 billion, under which, all notional was executed Back-to-Back.

The Company monitors its interest rate exposure by conducting interest rate sensitivity analysis. For purposes of reflecting a possible impact to earnings, the twelve-month net interest income impact of an instantaneous 100 basis point parallel shift in prevailing interest rates is measured. As of March 31, 2021, the twelve-month impact of a 100 basis point parallel increase in the interest rate curve would decrease the Company’s net interest income by $2 million. In addition to the sensitivity analysis on net interest income, the Company also measures Market Value of Equity (MVE) to view the interest rate risk position. MVE measures the change in value of Balance Sheet instruments in response to an instantaneous 100 basis point parallel increase, including and beyond the net interest income twelve-month horizon. As of March 31, 2021, the impact of a 100 basis point parallel increase in the interest rate curve would decrease the Company’s MVE by $64 million.

Collateral Risk

The Company’s lease portfolio presents an inherent risk that residual values recognized upon lease termination will be lower than those used to price the contracts at inception. Although the Company has elected not to purchase residual value insurance at the present time, the Company’s residual risk is somewhat mitigated by the residual risk-sharing agreement with Stellantis N.V.. Under the agreement, the Company is responsible for incurring the first portion of any residual value gains or losses up to the first 8%. The Company and Stellantis N.V. then equally share the next 4% of any residual value gains or losses (i.e., those gains or losses that exceed 8% but are less than 12%). Finally, Stellantis N.V. is responsible for residual value gains or losses over 12%, capped at a certain limit, after which the Company incurs any remaining gains or losses. From the inception of the agreement with Stellantis N.V. through the first quarter of 2021, approximately 90% of full-term leases have not exceeded the first and second portions of any residual losses under the agreement. The Company also utilizes industry data, including the ALG benchmark for residual values, and employs a team of individuals experienced in forecasting residual values.

Similarly, lower used vehicle prices also reduce the amount that can be recovered when remarketing repossessed vehicles that serve as collateral underlying loans. The Company manages this risk through loan-to-value limits on originations, monitoring of new and used vehicle values using standard industry guides, and active, targeted management of the repossession process.

Liquidity Risk

The Company views liquidity as integral to other key elements such as capital adequacy, asset quality and profitability. The Company’s primary liquidity risk relates to the ability to finance new originations through the Bank and ABS securitization markets. The Company has a robust liquidity policy that is intended to manage this risk. The liquidity risk policy establishes the following guidelines:

•that the Company maintain at least eight external credit providers (as of March 31, 2021, it had thirteen);
•that the Company relies on Santander and affiliates for no more than 30% of its funding (as of March 31, 2021, Santander and affiliates provided 27% of its funding);
•that no single lender’s commitment should comprise more than 33% of the overall committed external lines (as of March 31, 2021, the highest single lender’s commitment was 15% (not including repo)); and
•that no more than 35% and 65% of the Company’s warehouse facilities mature in the next six months and twelve months respectively (as of March 31, 2021, one of the Company’s warehouse facilities are scheduled to mature in the next six or twelve months).

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The Company’s liquidity risk policy also requires that the Company’s Asset Liability Committee monitor many indicators, both market-wide and company-specific, to determine if action may be necessary to maintain the Company’s liquidity position. The Company’s liquidity management tools include daily, monthly and twelve-month rolling cash requirements forecasts, long term strategic planning forecasts, monthly funding usage and availability reports, daily sources and uses reporting, structural liquidity risk exercises, key risk indicators, and the establishment of liquidity contingency plans. The Company also performs monthly stress tests in which it forecasts the impact of various negative scenarios (alone and in combination), including reduced credit availability, higher funding costs, lower Advance Rates, lending covenant breaches, lower dealer discount rates, and higher credit losses.

The Company generally seeks funding from the most efficient and cost-effective source of liquidity from the ABS markets, third-party facilities, and Santander and SHUSA. Additionally, the Company can reduce originations to significantly lower levels, if necessary, during times of limited liquidity.

The Company had established a qualified like-kind exchange program to defer tax liability on gains on sale of vehicle assets at lease termination. If the Company does not meet the safe harbor requirements of IRS Revenue Procedure 2003-39, the Company may be subject to large, unexpected tax liabilities, thereby generating immediate liquidity needs. The Company believes that its compliance monitoring policies and procedures are adequate to enable the Company to remain in compliance with the program requirements. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanently eliminated the ability to exchange personal property after January 1, 2018, which resulted in the like-kind exchange program being discontinued in 2018.

Operational Risk

The Company is exposed to operational risk loss arising from failures in the execution of our business activities. These relate to failures arising from inadequate or failed processes, failures in its people or systems, or from external events. The Company’s operational risk management program includes Third Party Risk Management, Business Continuity Management, Information Risk Management, Fraud Risk Management, and Operational Risk Management, with key program elements covering Loss Event, Issue Management, Risk Reporting and Monitoring, and Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA).
To mitigate operational risk, the Company maintains an extensive compliance, internal control, and monitoring framework, which includes the gathering of corporate control performance threshold indicators, Sarbanes-Oxley testing, monthly quality control tests, ongoing compliance monitoring with applicable regulations, internal control documentation and review of processes, and internal audits. The Company also utilizes internal and external legal counsel for expertise when needed. Upon hire and annually, all associates receive comprehensive mandatory regulatory compliance training. In addition, the Board receives annual regulatory and compliance training. The Company uses industry-leading call mining that assists the Company in analyzing potential breaches of regulatory requirements and customer service.
Model Risk

The Company mitigates model risk through a robust model validation process, which includes committee governance and a series of tests and controls. The Company utilizes SHUSA’s Model Risk Management group for all model validation to verify models are performing as expected and in line with their design objectives and business uses.


ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Incorporated by reference from Part I, Item 2 – “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations —Risk Management Framework” above.


ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of March 31, 2021 (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, due to the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described below, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective
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to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In light of this material weakness, management completed additional procedures and analysis to validate the accuracy and completeness of the reported financial results within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (“SCF”). In addition, management engaged the Audit Committee directly, in detail, to discuss the procedures and analysis performed to ensure the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting. Based on the additional analysis and other procedures performed, management concluded that the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A present fairly, in all material respects our financial position, results of operations, capital position, and cash flows for the periods presented, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement in our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Management identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the lack of designing and maintaining effective controls to verify the proper classification of loan activities related to finance receivables held for sale and finance receivables held for investment within the SCF. This material weakness resulted in material misstatements to the classification of cash flows associated with finance receivables held for sale and finance receivables held for investment within the SCF, which resulted in the restatement of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the period ending March 31, 2021. Additionally, this material weakness could result in further misstatements of the classification of cash flows for finance receivables held for sale and finance receivables held for investment that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

Remediation Plan

Our remediation plan includes enhancing the documentation and review process around identification and tracking of the classification of loans at origination; and enhancing the review controls, and supporting documentation related to the nature and classification of finance receivables held for sale and finance receivables held for investment cash flows between operating activities and investing activities in the SCF.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings

Reference should be made to Note 14 – “Commitments and Contingencies” to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated herein by reference, for information regarding legal proceedings in which the Company is involved, which supplements the discussion of legal proceedings set forth in Note 15 – “Related-Party Transactions” to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

The Company is subject to a number of risks potentially impacting its business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. There have been no material changes from the risk factors set forth under Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors, in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
There were no unregistered sales of the Company’s common stock during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The following table presents information regarding repurchases of the Company’s common stock as part of publicly announced plans or programs during the quarter ended March 31, 2021: 
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or Programs		Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
$547,825 
January 1 - January 31— $— — 547,825 
February 1 - February 28— — — 547,825 
March 1 - March 31357,747 $26.46 357,747 538,359 
Total357,747 $26.46 357,747 

Refer to Note 8 of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for additional details on share repurchases.

Item 3.Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

Item 5.Other Information

Disclosure Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
(Amounts presented as actuals)

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which added Section 13(r) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), an issuer is required to disclose in its annual or quarterly reports, as applicable, whether it or any of its affiliates knowingly engaged in certain activities, transactions or dealings relating to Iran or with individuals or entities designated pursuant to certain Executive Orders. Disclosure is generally required even where the activities, transactions or dealings were conducted in compliance with applicable law.

The following activities are disclosed in response to Section 13(r) with respect to the Group and its affiliates. During the period covered by this report:
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•Santander UK holds five blocked accounts for three customers, with the first customer holding one GBP savings account and one GBP current account, the second customer holding one GBP savings account and the third customer holding two GBP current accounts. All three customers, who are resident in the UK, are currently designated by the US under the Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) sanctions programme. Revenues and profits generated by Santander UK on these accounts in the first quarter of 2021 were negligible relative to the overall profits of Banco Santander S.A.

•Santander UK holds two frozen current accounts for two UK nationals who are designated by the US under the SDGT sanctions programme. The accounts held by one customer were fully inaccessible at the time of the US designation and were blocked at the time of the account going into a debit balance. The accounts held by the second customer were blocked immediately following the US designation and have remained frozen throughout the first quarter of 2021. These accounts are frozen in order to comply with Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaeda network, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1815. The accounts are in arrears (£1,844.73 in debit combined) and are currently being managed by Santander UK Collections & Recoveries department. No revenues or profits were generated by Santander UK on these accounts in the first quarter of 2021.

•Santander Consumer Finance, S.A. holds through its Belgian branch seven blocked correspondent accounts for Bank Melli. Three USD accounts and four EUR accounts. The accounts have been blocked since 2008. Bank Melli is currently designated by the US under the Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) sanctions programme. No revenues or profits were generated by Santander Consumer Bank, S.A. on these accounts in the first quarter of 2021

•The Group also has certain legacy performance guarantees for the benefit of Bank Mellat (stand-by letters of credit to guarantee the obligations – either under tender documents or under contracting agreements – of contractors who participated in public bids in Iran) that were in place prior to April 27, 2007.

In the aggregate, all of the transactions described above resulted in gross revenues and net profits in the first quarter of 2021 which were negligible relative to the overall revenues and profits of Banco Santander, S.A. The Group has undertaken significant steps to withdraw from the Iranian market such as closing its representative office in Iran and ceasing all banking activities therein, including correspondent relationships, deposit taking from Iranian entities and issuing export letters of credit, except for the legacy transactions described above. The Group is not contractually permitted to cancel these arrangements without either (i) paying the guaranteed amount (in the case of the performance guarantees), or (ii) forfeiting the outstanding amounts due to it (in the case of the export credits). As such, the Group intends to continue to provide the guarantees and hold these assets in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.

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Item 6.Exhibits
The following exhibits are included herein:
Exhibit
Number		Description
31.1*
31.2*
32.1*
32.2*
101.INS* 
Inline XBRL Instance Document - this instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document
101.SCH* 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL* 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF* 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB* 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE* 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
104*Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101
*Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
 
  
Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.
(Registrant)
   
By: /s/ Mahesh Aditya
  Name:  Mahesh Aditya
  Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

SignatureTitleDate
/s/Mahesh AdityaPresident and Chief Executive OfficerMarch 3, 2022
Mahesh Aditya(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Fahmi KaramChief Financial OfficerMarch 3, 2022
Fahmi Karam(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)




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