We securitize, transfer, and service consumer and commercial automotive loans and operating leases. Securitization transactions typically involve the use of variable interest entities (VIEs) and are accounted for either as sales or secured borrowings. We may retain economic interests in securitized and sold assets, which are generally in the form of senior or subordinated interests, other residual interests, and servicing rights.

As of December 31, 2016, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-09. The amendments in this update include changes tochanged several aspects of share-based payment accounting. The amendments allowallowed for an entity-wide accounting policy election to either account for forfeitures as they occur or estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest. We elected to account for forfeitures as they occur. The amendments modifymodified the tax withholding requirements to allow entities to withhold an amount up to the employee’s maximum individual statutory tax rates without resulting in a liability classification of the award as opposed to limiting the withholding to the minimum statutory tax rates as required under previous accounting guidance. The amendments requirerequired that all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies related to share-based payment awards should be recognized in income tax expense or benefit in the income statement in the period in which they occur. The adoption of these amendments did not have a material impact to the financial statements. The amendments also addressaddressed the classification and presentation of certain items on the cash flow statement. Specifically, cash flows related to excess tax benefits should be classified as an operating activity instead of a financing activity and cash flows related to cash paid to a tax authority by an employer when withholding shares from an employee’s award for tax withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity. The adoption of the amendment requiring excess tax benefits to be classified as an operating activitythese amendments did not have a material impact to our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The adoption of the amendment requiring amounts paid to a tax authority by an employer when withholding shares from an employee’s award for tax withholding purposes to be classified as a financing activity resulted in the reclassification of cash flows in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016, of $14 million from operating activities to financing activities.financial statements.

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2014-09. The purpose of this guidance is to streamline and consolidate existing revenue recognition principles in GAAP and to converge revenue recognition principles with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The core principle of the amendments is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments include a five step process for consideration of the maincore principle, guidance on the accounting treatment for costs associated with a contract, and disclosure requirements related to the revenue process. As originally issued, the amendments in ASU 2014-09 were to be effective beginning on January 1, 2017. However, in August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, which deferred the effective date of the guidance until January 1, 2018, and permitted early adoption as of the original effective date in ASU 2014-09. The FASB created a transition resource group to work with stakeholders and clarify the new guidance as necessary. The FASB has issued several additional ASUs to clarify guidance and provide implementation support for ASU 2014-09. The clarifying guidance elaborates on the key concepts within ASU 2014-09 and clarifies how those concepts interact with other GAAP requirements. Management has considered these additional ASUs when assessing the overall impact of ASU 2014-09. The amendments to the revenue recognition principles can be applied onupon adoption either through a full retrospective application or on a modified retrospective basis with a cumulative effect adjustment on the date of initial adoption with certain practical expedients. Our implementation efforts to date related to this standard have included identifying revenue streams that are within the scope of this guidance, the evaluation of associated contracts and accounting policies, the evaluation of processes and systems of internal control, and the assessment of disclosure requirements of the standard. A majority of our revenue streams are not within the scope of this ASU as they are governed by other accounting standards. Management has determined that certain revenue streams and contractual arrangements are in scope of this guidance, including deposit fees, premiumsrevenue on certain noninsurance contracts, brokering commissions through our insurance operations, sales of off-lease vehicles, remarketing fee income through SmartAuction, and investment advisorycommission and fee income generated through TradeKing.Ally Invest. Management does not expect these amendments to impact current revenue recognition patterns for a majority of the in scope revenue streams and contracts. However, we expect that the application of this guidance to noninsurance contracts within our insurance business will result in the deferral of certain amounts we currently recognize as revenue and expense upon the origination of the contract. Wecontract and the immediate recognition of certain expenses upon the origination of the contract that are currently deferred. Additionally, upon implementation we expect to expand our financial statement disclosures as required by the standard. Our assessment is not final; however, we do not expect the impact of the new guidance to these specific contracts to be material to the financial statements. Management continues to evaluate whether we will adopt this guidance using the full retrospective approach or the modified retrospective approach.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01. The amendments in this update modify the requirements related to the measurement of certain financial instruments in the statement of financial condition and results of operations. For equity investments (other than investments accounted for using the equity method), entities must measure such instruments at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Changes in fair value for available-for-sale equity securities will no longer be recognized through other comprehensive income. Reporting entities may continue to elect to measure equity investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value at cost with adjustments for impairment and observable changes in price. In addition, for a liability (other than a derivative liability) that an entity measures at fair value, any change in fair value related to the instrument-specific credit risk, that is the entity’s own-credit, should be presented separately in other comprehensive income and not as a component of net income. The amendments are effective on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted solely for the provisions pertaining to instrument-specific credit risk for liabilities measured at fair value. The amendments must be applied on a modified retrospective basis with a cumulative effect adjustment as of the beginning of the fiscal year of initial adoption. TheWhile the amendment requiring equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income will create additional volatility in our consolidated resultsCondensed Consolidated Statement of operations since changes in fair value for available-for-sale securities will be recognized in net income as opposed to other comprehensive income as required under existing accounting guidance. Management continues to evaluate the impact of the other amendments. However,Comprehensive Income, we do not anticipate the other amendments towill have a material impact to our financial statements. ManagementWe currently plansplan to adopt these amendments on January 1, 2018, and expectsexpect to use the modified retrospective approach as required.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02. The amendments in this update primarily replace the existing accounting requirements for operating leases for lessees. Lessee accounting requirements for finance leases and lessor accounting requirements for both operating leases and sales type and direct financing leases (both of which(sales type and direct financing leases were both previously referred to as capital leases) are largely unchanged. The amendments require the lessee of an operating lease to record a balance sheet gross-up upon lease commencement by recognizing a right-of-use asset and lease liability equal to the present value of the lease payments. The right-of-use asset and lease liability should be derecognized in a manner that effectively yields a straight line lease expense over the lease term. In addition to the changes to the lessee operating lease accounting requirements, the amendments also change the types of costs that can be capitalized related to a lease agreement for both lessees and lessors for all types of leases. The amendments also require additional disclosures for all lease types for both lessees and lessors. The amendments are effective on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The amendments must be applied on a modified retrospective basis with a cumulative adjustment to the beginning of the earliest fiscal year presented in the financial statements in the period of adoption. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments. Upon adoption, we expect to record a balance sheet gross up,gross-up, reflecting our right-of-use asset and lease liability for our operating leases where we are the lessee (for example, our facility leases). We are currently reviewing our operating lease contracts where we are the lessee to determine the impact of the gross upgross-up and the changes to capitalizable costs. We are also reviewing our leases where we are the lessor to determine the impact of the changes to capitalizable costs. ManagementWe currently plansplan to adopt these amendments on January 1, 2019, and expectsexpect to use the modified retrospective approach as required.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13. The amendments in this update introduce a new accounting model to measure credit losses for financial assets measured at amortized cost. Credit losses for financial assets measured at amortized cost should be determined based on the total current expected credit losses over the life of the financial asset or group of financial assets. In effect, the financial asset or group of financial assets should be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. Credit losses will no longer be measured as they are incurred for financial assets measured at amortized cost. The amendments also modify the accounting for available-for-sale debt securities whereby credit losses will be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather than a write-down to the security’s cost basis, which allows for reversals of credit losses when estimated credit losses decline. Credit losses for available-for-sale debt securities should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP. The amendments are effective on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted as of January 1, 2019. The amendments must be applied using a modified retrospective approach with a cumulative-effect adjustment through retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year upon adoption. The new accounting model for credit losses represents a significant departure from existing GAAP, and will likely materially increase the allowance for credit losses with a resulting negative adjustment to retained earnings. Management created a formal working group to govern the implementation of these amendments consisting of key stakeholders from finance, risk, and accounting and is currently evaluating the impact of the amendments. ManagementWe are in the process of designing and building the models and procedures that will be used to calculate the credit loss reserves in accordance with these amendments. We currently plansplan to adopt these amendments on January 1, 2020, and expectsexpect to use the modified retrospective approach as required.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18. The amendments in this update require that amounts classified as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included within the beginning-of-period and end-of-period amounts along with cash and cash equivalents on the statement of cash flows. Prior to this ASU, specific guidance on the presentation of changes in restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents within the statement of cash flows did not exist. The amendments are effective on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The amendments must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented within the statement of cash flows upon adoption. Management is currently evaluatingThe amendments will not impact financial results, but will result in a change in the impactpresentation of these amendments.restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents within the

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08. The amendments in this update require premiums on purchased callable debt securities to be amortized to the security’s earliest call date. Prior to this ASU, premiums and discounts on purchased callable debt securities were generally required to be amortized to the security’s maturity date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount. The amendments are effective on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The amendments must be applied using a modified retrospective approach with a cumulative-effect adjustment through retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year upon adoption. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments. We currently plan to adopt these amendments on January 1, 2019, and expect to use the modified retrospective approach as required.