Consumer Portfolio. Receivables in this portfolio include products offered to individuals and businesses that finance the acquisition of Ford and Lincoln vehicles from dealers for personal or commercial use. Retail financing includes retail installment contracts for new and used vehicles and finance leases with retail customers, government entities, daily rental companies, and fleet customers.

•Dealer financing – includes wholesale loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory, also known as floorplan financing, as well as loans to dealers to finance working capital and improvements to dealership facilities, finance the purchase of dealership real estate, and finance other dealer programs. Wholesale financing is approximately 97% of our dealer financing.

•Other financing – includes purchased receivables from Ford and its affiliates, primarily related to the sale of parts and accessories to dealers and certain used vehicles from daily rental fleet companies. In addition, we provide financing to Ford for vehicles that Ford leases to its employees. These receivables are excluded from our credit quality reporting since the performance of this group of receivables is generally guaranteed by Ford.

Revenue from finance receivables is recognized using the interest method and includes the accretion of certain direct origination costs that are deferred and interest supplements received from Ford and affiliated companies. The unearned interest supplements on finance receivables are included in Total finance receivables, net on the balance sheets, and the earned interest supplements are included in Total financing revenue on the income statements.

We measure finance receivables at fair value using internal valuation models. These models project future cash flows of financing contracts based on scheduled contract payments (including principal and interest) and assumptions regarding expected credit losses and pre-payment speed. The projected cash flows are discounted to present value at current rates that incorporate present yield curve and credit spread assumptions. The fair value of finance receivables is categorized within Level 3 of the hierarchy.

On a nonrecurring basis, we also measure at fair value retail contracts 120 days past due or deemed to be uncollectible, and individual dealer loans probable of foreclosure. We use the fair value of collateral, adjusted for estimated costs to sell, to determine the fair value of these receivables. The collateral for a retail financing or wholesale receivable is the vehicle financed, and for dealer loans is real estate or other property.

The fair value of collateral for retail financing receivables is calculated as the outstanding receivable balances multiplied by the average recovery value percentage. The fair value of collateral for wholesale receivables is based on the wholesale market value or liquidation value for new and used vehicles. The fair value of collateral for dealer loans is determined by reviewing various appraisals, which include total adjusted appraised value of land and improvements, alternate use appraised value, broker’s opinion of value, and purchase offers.

Notes and accounts receivable from affiliated companies are presented separately on the balance sheets. These receivables are based on intercompany relationships and the balances are settled regularly. We do not assess these receivables for potential credit losses, nor are they subjected to aging analysis, credit quality reviews, or other formal assessments. As a result, Notes and accounts receivable from affiliated companies are not subject to the following disclosures contained herein.

Finance receivables are accounted for as held for investment (“HFI”) if we have the intent and ability to hold the receivables for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff. The determination of intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future is highly judgmental and requires us to make good faith estimates based on all information available at the time of origination or purchase. If we do not have the intent and ability to hold the receivables, then the receivables are classified as held for sale (“HFS”).

Each quarter, we make a determination of whether it is probable that finance receivables originated or purchased during the quarter will be held for the foreseeable future based on historical receivables sale experience, internal forecasts and budgets, as well as other relevant, reliable information available through the date of evaluation. For purposes of this determination, probable means at least 70% likely and, consistent with our budgeting and forecasting period, we define foreseeable future to mean twelve months. We classify receivables as HFI or HFS on a receivable-by-receivable basis. Specific receivables included in off-balance sheet sale transactions are generally not identified until the month in which the sale occurs.

Held-for-Investment. Finance receivables classified as HFI are recorded at the time of origination or purchase at fair value and are subsequently reported at amortized cost, net of any allowance for credit losses. Cash flows from finance receivables that were originally classified as HFI are recorded as an investing activity since GAAP requires the statement of cash flows presentation to be based on the original classification of the receivables.

Held-for-Sale. Finance receivables classified as HFS are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. Cash flows resulting from the origination or purchase and sale of HFS receivables are recorded as an operating activity. Once a decision has been made to sell receivables that were originally classified as HFI, the receivables are reclassified as HFS and carried at the lower of cost or fair value. The valuation adjustment, if applicable, is recorded in Other income/(loss), net to recognize the receivables at the lower of cost or fair value.


	2023		2024
Consumer
Retail installment contracts, gross	$	73,943	$	79,573
Finance leases, gross	7,793		8,357
Retail financing, gross	81,736		87,930
Unearned interest supplements from Ford and affiliated companies	(3,344)		(4,598)
Consumer finance receivables	78,392		83,332

Non-Consumer
Dealer financing (a)	33,377		37,384
Other financing (b)	1,936		2,098
Non-Consumer finance receivables	35,313		39,482
Total recorded investment (c)	$	113,705	$	122,814

Recorded investment in finance receivables	$	113,705	$	122,814
Allowance for credit losses	(882)		(864)
Total finance receivables, net	$	112,823	$	121,950

Net finance receivables subject to fair value (d)	$	105,476	$	114,069
Fair value	103,937		113,545

(a)Includes $7.9 billion and $7.1 billion at December 31, 2023 and 2024, respectively, of receivables generated by divisions and affiliates of Ford in connection with vehicle inventories released from Ford and in transit to the destination dealers. Interest earned from Ford and affiliated companies associated with receivables from gate-released vehicles in transit to dealers for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024 was $333 million, $640 million, and $716 million, respectively. Balances at December 31, 2023 and 2024, also include $792 million and $988 million, respectively, of dealer financing receivables with entities (primarily dealers) that are reported as consolidated subsidiaries of Ford. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024, the interest earned on receivables from consolidated subsidiaries of Ford to which we provide dealer financing was $6 million, $19 million, and $16 million, respectively.

(c)Earned interest supplements on consumer and non-consumer receivables from Ford and affiliated companies totaled $2.1 billion, $2.3 billion, and $2.9 billion for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively. Cash received from interest supplements totaled $1.4 billion, $3.0 billion, and $4.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively. Interest supplements due from Ford included in Notes and accounts receivable from affiliated companies totaled $130 million, $318 million, and $269 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively, and is a non-cash investing transaction in our consolidated statement of cash flows.

Finance leases are comprised of sales-type and direct financing leases. These financings include primarily lease plans for terms of 24 to 60 months. In limited cases, a customer may extend the lease term. Early terminations of leases may also occur at the customer’s request subject to approval. We offer financing products in which the customer may be required to pay any shortfall, or may receive as payment any excess amount between the fair market value and the contractual vehicle value at the end of the term, which are classified as finance leases. In some markets, we finance a vehicle with a series of monthly payments followed by a single balloon payment or the option for the customer to return the vehicle to Ford Credit; these arrangements containing a purchase option are classified as finance leases.

Consumer Portfolio. When originating consumer receivables, we use a proprietary scoring system that measures credit quality using information in the credit application, proposed contract terms, credit bureau data, and other information. After a proprietary risk score is generated, we decide whether to purchase a contract using a decision process based on a judgmental evaluation of the applicant, the credit application, the proposed contract terms, credit bureau information (e.g., FICO score), proprietary risk score, and other information. Our evaluation emphasizes the applicant’s ability to pay and creditworthiness focusing on payment, affordability, applicant credit history, and stability as key considerations.

After origination, we review the credit quality of retail financing based on customer payment activity. As each customer develops a payment history, we use an internally developed behavioral scoring model to assist in determining the best collection strategies, which allows us to focus collection activity on higher-risk accounts. These models are used to refine our risk-based staffing model to ensure collection resources are aligned with portfolio risk. Based on data from this scoring model, contracts are categorized by collection risk. Our collection models evaluate several factors, including origination characteristics, updated credit bureau data, and payment patterns.


	Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
	Prior to 2019		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		Total		Percent
Consumer
31-60 days past due	$	40	$	49	$	130	$	125	$	187	$	159	$	690	0.9	%
61-120 days past due	9		11		30		37		58		50		195		0.2
Greater than 120 days past due	7		4		7		10		10		5		43		0.1
Total past due	56		64		167		172		255		214		928		1.2
Current	891		2,360		7,395		11,325		20,281		35,212		77,464		98.8
Total	$	947	$	2,424	$	7,562	$	11,497	$	20,536	$	35,426	$	78,392	100.0	%
Gross charge-offs	$	47	$	40	$	75	$	85	$	117	$	37	$	401


	Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
	Prior to 2020		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Total		Percent
Consumer
31-60 days past due	$	43	$	93	$	104	$	187	$	242	$	203	$	872	1.0	%
61-120 days past due	8		20		27		46		70		54		225		0.3
Greater than 120 days past due	7		7		8		11		12		5		50		0.1
Total past due	58		120		139		244		324		262		1,147		1.4
Current	788		3,162		5,465		12,298		24,189		36,283		82,185		98.6
Total	$	846	$	3,282	$	5,604	$	12,542	$	24,513	$	36,545	$	83,332	100.0	%
Gross charge-offs	$	46	$	58	$	71	$	152	$	191	$	50	$	568

Non-Consumer Portfolio. We extend credit to dealers primarily in the form of lines of credit to purchase new Ford and Lincoln vehicles as well as used vehicles. Payment is typically required when the dealer has sold the vehicle. Each non-consumer lending request is evaluated by considering the borrower’s financial condition and the underlying collateral securing the loan. We use a proprietary model to assign each dealer a risk rating. This model uses historical dealer performance data to identify key factors about a dealer that we consider most significant in predicting a dealer’s ability to meet its financial obligations. We also consider numerous other financial and qualitative factors of the dealer’s operations, including capitalization and leverage, liquidity and cash flow, profitability, and credit history with ourselves and other creditors.

We regularly review our model to confirm the continued business significance and statistical predictability of the model and may make updates to improve the performance of the model. In addition, we regularly audit dealer inventory and dealer sales records to verify that the dealer is in possession of the financed vehicles and is promptly paying each receivable following the sale of the financed vehicle. The frequency of on-site vehicle inventory audits depends primarily on the dealer’s risk rating. Under our policies, on-site vehicle inventory audits of low-risk dealers are conducted only as circumstances warrant. On-site vehicle inventory audits of higher-risk dealers are conducted with increased frequency based primarily on the dealer’s risk rating, but also considering the results of our electronic monitoring of the dealer’s performance, including daily payment verifications and monthly analyses of the dealer’s financial statements, payoffs, aged inventory, over credit line, and delinquency reports. We typically perform a credit review of each dealer annually and more frequently review certain dealers based on the dealer’s risk rating and total exposure. We adjust the dealer’s risk rating, if necessary. The credit quality of dealer financing receivables is evaluated based on our internal dealer risk rating analysis. A dealer has the same risk rating for its entire dealer financing regardless of the type of financing.


	Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
	Dealer Loans
	Prior to 2019		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		Total		Wholesale Loans		Total		Percent
Group I	$	383	$	30	$	58	$	156	$	61	$	349	$	1,037	$	29,095	$	30,132	90.3	%
Group II	16		—		1		3		2		44		66		2,834		2,900		8.7
Group III	—		—		—		—		1		8		9		292		301		0.9
Group IV	—		1		—		—		—		2		3		41		44		0.1
Total (a)	$	399	$	31	$	59	$	159	$	64	$	403	$	1,115	$	32,262	$	33,377	100.0	%
Gross charge-offs	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	3	$	4


	Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
	Dealer Loans
	Prior to 2020		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Total		Wholesale Loans		Total		Percent
Group I	$	270	$	63	$	97	$	47	$	231	$	245	$	953	$	33,345	$	34,298	91.7	%
Group II	13		—		3		1		28		31		76		2,494		2,570		6.9
Group III	—		—		2		—		1		4		7		462		469		1.3
Group IV	—		—		—		—		—		1		1		46		47		0.1
Total (a)	$	283	$	63	$	102	$	48	$	260	$	281	$	1,037	$	36,347	$	37,384	100.0	%
Gross charge-offs	$	1	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	6	$	7

Non-Accrual of Revenue. The accrual of financing revenue is discontinued at the time a receivable is determined to be uncollectible or when it is 90 days past due. Accounts may be restored to accrual status only when a customer settles all past-due deficiency balances and future payments are reasonably assured. For receivables in non-accrual status, subsequent financing revenue is recognized only to the extent a payment is received. Payments are generally applied first to outstanding interest and then to the unpaid principal balance.

Loan Modifications. Consumer and non-consumer receivables that have a modified interest rate and/or a term extension (including receivables that were modified in reorganization proceedings pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) are typically considered to be loan modifications. We do not grant modifications to the principal balance of our receivables. If a receivable is modified in a reorganization proceeding, all payment requirements of the reorganization plan need to be met before remaining balances are forgiven.

During the collection process, we may offer a term extension to a customer experiencing financial difficulty. During the extension period, finance charges continue to accrue. If the customer's financial difficulty is not temporary, but we believe the customer is willing and able to repay their loan at a lower payment amount, we may offer to modify the interest rate and/or extend the term in order to lower the scheduled monthly payment. In those cases, the outstanding balance generally remains unchanged. The use of interest rate modifications and term extensions helps us mitigate financial loss. Term extensions may assist in cases where we believe the customer will recover from short-term financial difficulty and resume regularly scheduled payments. Before offering an interest rate modification or term extension, we evaluate and take into account the capacity of the customer to meet the revised payment terms. Although the granting of an extension could delay the eventual charge-off of a receivable, we are typically able to repossess and sell the related collateral, thereby mitigating the loss. The effect of most loan modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty is included in the historical trends used to measure the allowance for credit losses. A loan modification that improves the delinquency status of a borrower reduces the probability of default, which results in a lower allowance for credit losses. At December 31, 2024, an insignificant portion of our total finance receivables portfolio had been granted a loan modification and these modifications are generally treated as a continuation of the existing loan.

Adjustments to the allowance for credit losses are made by recording charges to Provision for credit losses on our consolidated income statements. The uncollectible portion of a finance receivable is charged to the allowance for credit losses at the earlier of when an account is deemed to be uncollectible or when an account is 120 days delinquent, taking into consideration the financial condition of the customer or borrower, the value of the collateral, recourse to guarantors, and other factors.

Charge-offs on finance receivables include uncollected amounts related to principal, interest, late fees, and other allowable charges. Recoveries on finance receivables previously charged off as uncollectible are credited to the allowance for credit losses. In the event we repossess the collateral, the receivable is charged off and the collateral is recorded at its estimated fair value less costs to sell and reported in Other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.

For consumer receivables that share similar risk characteristics such as product type, initial credit risk, term, vintage, geography, and other relevant factors, we estimate the lifetime expected credit loss allowance based on a collective assessment using measurement models and management judgment. The lifetime expected credit losses for the receivables is determined by applying probability of default and loss given default assumptions to monthly expected exposures, then discounting these cash flows to present value using the receivable’s original effective interest rate or the current effective interest rate for a variable rate receivable. Probability of default models are developed from internal risk scoring models taking into account the expected probability of payment and time to default, adjusted for macroeconomic outlook and recent performance. The models consider factors such as risk evaluation at the time of origination, historical trends in credit losses, and the composition and recent performance of the present portfolio (including vehicle brand, term, risk evaluation, and new/used vehicles). The loss given default is the percentage of the expected balance due at default that is not recoverable, taking into account the expected collateral value and trends in recoveries (including key metrics such as delinquencies, repossessions, and bankruptcies). Monthly exposures are equal to the receivables’ expected outstanding principal and interest balance.

The allowance for credit losses incorporates forward-looking macroeconomic conditions for baseline, upturn, and downturn scenarios. Three separate credit loss allowances are calculated from these scenarios. They are then probability-weighted to determine the quantitative estimate of the credit loss allowance recognized in the financial statements. We use forecasts from a third party that revert to a long-term historical average after a reasonable and supportable forecasting period, which is specific to the particular macroeconomic variable and which varies by market. We update the forward-looking macroeconomic forecasts quarterly.

Dealer financing is evaluated on an individual dealer basis by segmenting dealers by risk characteristics (such as the amount of the loans, the nature of the collateral, and the financial status of the dealer) to determine if an individual dealer requires a specific allowance for credit loss. If required, the allowance is based on the present value of the expected future cash flows of the dealer’s receivables discounted at the loans’ original effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral adjusted for estimated costs to sell.

Wholesale Loans. We estimate the allowance for credit losses for wholesale loans based on historical LTR ratios, expected future cash flows, and the fair value of collateral. The LTR model is based on the most recent years of history. An LTR ratio is calculated by dividing credit losses (i.e., charge-offs net of recoveries) by average net finance receivables, excluding allowance for credit losses. The average LTR ratio is multiplied by the end-of-period balances, representing the lifetime expected credit loss reserve.

Dealer Loans. We use a weighted-average remaining maturity method to estimate the lifetime expected credit loss reserve for dealer loans. The loss model is based on the industrywide commercial real estate credit losses, adjusted to factor in the historical credit losses for our dealer loans portfolio. The expected credit loss is calculated under different macroeconomic scenarios that are weighted to provide the total lifetime expected credit loss.


	2023						2024
	Consumer		Non-Consumer		Total		Consumer		Non-Consumer		Total
Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance	$	838	$	7	$	845	$	879	$	3	$	882
Charge-offs	(401)		(4)		(405)		(568)		(7)		(575)
Recoveries	151		2		153		160		3		163
Provision for credit losses	280		(2)		278		412		5		417
Other (a)	11		—		11		(23)		—		(23)
Ending balance	$	879	$	3	$	882	$	860	$	4	$	864