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Ally Financial Inc.

CIK: 407291 Annual ReportLatest: 2026-02-25

10-K / February 25, 2026

Ally Financial Inc.

Company overview

  • Ally Financial Inc. is a financial-services company with $196.0 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.
  • It operates the nation’s largest all-digital bank and an automotive financing and insurance business.
  • Services include deposits, securities brokerage and investment advisory services, automotive financing and insurance, and a corporate finance business.

Corporate structure and scope

  • Ally is a Delaware corporation, registered as a bank holding company (BHC) under the BHC Act and a financial holding company (FHC) under the GLB Act.
  • Primary business lines:
    • Dealer Financial Services (composed of Automotive Finance and Automotive Insurance)
    • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate and Other includes centralized corporate treasury activities (including deposit operations), management of the consumer mortgage portfolio, Ally Invest, Ally Lending, Ally Credit Card, and reclassifications/eliminations between reportable segments.

Key corporate actions and portfolio changes

  • Ally Lending was sold on March 1, 2024.
  • Ally Credit Card was sold on April 1, 2025.
  • Consumer mortgage originations ceased in Q2 2025, initiating a gradual run-off of the consumer mortgage loan portfolio.
  • Ally Bank’s assets and operating results are included within the Automotive Finance, Corporate Finance, and Corporate and Other segments based on underlying activities.
  • As of December 31, 2025, Ally Bank had total assets of $184.6 billion and total nonaffiliate deposits of $151.6 billion.

Strategic objectives

  • Invest in market-leading franchises and deliver a differentiated value proposition across Dealer Financial Services, Corporate Finance, and Ally Bank.
  • Maintain a culture focused on customers, communities, employees, and shareholders.
  • Accept risks that can be understood and effectively managed.
  • Maintain a relevant and disruptive brand in banking.
  • Advance technology that powers dealer and consumer products and services, using data and AI.
  • Improve financial results and shareholder returns.

Focus areas by segment

  • Automotive Finance: strengthen dealer engagement, deepen strategic partnerships, expand originations, manage risk, and broaden expansion strategies.
  • Insurance: grow written premiums, drive accretive returns via the dealer network, improve processes and claims management, manage risk, and use strategic reinsurance.
  • Corporate Finance: expand the portfolio with private equity sponsors and asset managers; develop new relationships and explore opportunities in other markets and industries.
  • Ally Bank: grow the base of customers who consider Ally their primary bank; improve customer experiences and services.
  • Ally Invest: provide investment solutions for deposit customers to grow and diversify portfolios and strengthen overall deposit relationships.
  • Cross-organizational initiative: pursue operating efficiencies through AI and automation.

Definitions

  • Loans: consumer and commercial products related to direct or indirect financing activities (loans, retail installment contracts, lines of credit, and other financing products excluding operating leases).
  • Operating leases: vehicle lease arrangements where Ally is the lessor and the lessee is generally not obligated to acquire ownership at lease-end or compensate for residual value.
  • “Lend,” “finance,” and “originate”: direct extension or origination of loans, purchase of loans, or purchase of operating leases, as applicable.
  • “Consumer” vs “Commercial”: distinguishes consumer products from commercial products (excluding commercial retail installment sales contracts).
  • “Partnerships”: business arrangements, not legal partnerships.