GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2018-1 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 9, 2018

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust2018-1

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

AFS SenSub Corp.

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-220233-01	82-6735871
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

c/o AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. Attention: Frank E. Brown III, Esq. 801 Cherry Street, Suite 3500 Fort Worth, Texas	76102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code - (817)302-7000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

AFS SenSub Corp. (“AFS SenSub”), as depositor, and AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. d/b/a GM Financial (“GM Financial”), as sponsor, will cause a newly formed issuing entity, GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust2018-1 (the “Issuing Entity”), to issue $261,000,000Class A-1 1.70000% Asset Backed Notes (the “ClassA-1 Notes”), $364,000,000Class A-2-A 2.08% Asset Backed Notes (the “ClassA-2-A Notes”), $75,000,000Class A-2-B Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes (the “ClassA-2-B Notes” and together with theClass A-2-A Notes, the “ClassA-2 Notes”), $384,000,000Class A-3 2.32% Asset Backed Notes (the “ClassA-3 Notes”), $104,150,000Class A-4 2.46% Asset Backed Notes (the “ClassA-4 Notes”), $20,190,000 Class B 2.57% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class B Notes”), $18,930,000 Class C 2.77% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class C Notes” and together with theClass A-1 Notes, theClass A-2 Notes, theClass A-3 Notes, theClass A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes, the “Publicly Offered Notes”), $15,780,000 Class D 0.00% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class D Notes”), and an Asset Backed Certificate (the “Certificate”), on January 18, 2018 (the “Closing Date”). The Publicly Offered Notes will be registered under the Registration Statement. This Current Report on Form8-K is being filed to satisfy an undertaking to file copies of certain agreements to be executed in connection with the issuance of the Publicly Offered Notes, the forms of which were filed as Exhibits to the Registration Statement.

The Publicly Offered Notes evidence indebtedness of the Issuing Entity, the assets of which consist primarily of “prime” automobile loan contracts (the “Receivables”) secured by new and used automobiles, light duty trucks and utility vehicles. The Publicly Offered Notes will be sold to Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays” or the “Representative”), Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Lloyds Securities Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement attached hereto asExhibit 1.1, dated as of January 9, 2018 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among GM Financial, AFS SenSub and the Representative.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

The Issuing Entity was formed, and the Certificate will be issued, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, attached hereto asExhibit 4.2, dated as of November 28, 2017, as amended and restated as of January 18, 2018 (the “Trust Agreement”), between AFS SenSub and Wilmington Trust Company (“WTC”), as Owner Trustee. The Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture, attached hereto asExhibit 4.1, dated as of January 18, 2018 (the “Indenture”), between the Issuing Entity and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), as Trustee and Trust Collateral Agent.

AFS SenSub will purchase the Receivables from GM Financial pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, attached hereto asExhibit 10.1, dated as of January 18, 2018 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between GM Financial and AFS SenSub. The Issuing Entity will purchase the Receivables from AFS SenSub pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, attached hereto asExhibit 4.3, dated as of January 18, 2018 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), among the Issuing Entity, AFS SenSub, GM Financial and Wells Fargo, as Trust Collateral Agent.

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GM Financial, as Servicer, will agree to perform servicing duties with regard to the Receivables pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and will also agree to serve as custodian of the Receivables pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Issuing Entity will engage Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC (“Clayton”) as Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement, attached hereto asExhibit 10.6, dated as of January 18, 2018 (the “Asset Representations Review Agreement”), among the Issuing Entity, GM Financial, as Servicer, and Clayton, as Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer will agree to perform reviews of certain Receivables for compliance with the representations and warranties made by GM Financial and AFS SenSub about the Receivables.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits:

1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2018, among GM Financial, as Sponsor, AFS SenSub, as Seller, and the Representative.
4.1	Indenture, dated as of January 18, 2018, between the Issuing Entity and Wells Fargo, as Trustee and Trust Collateral Agent.
4.2	Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2018, between AFS SenSub and WTC, as Owner Trustee.
4.3	Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2018, among the Issuing Entity, GM Financial, as Servicer, AFS SenSub and Wells Fargo, as Trust Collateral Agent.
10.1	Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2018, between GM Financial, as Seller, and AFS SenSub, as Purchaser.
10.6	Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated January 18, 2018, among the Issuing Entity, GM Financial, as Servicer, and Clayton, as Asset Representations Reviewer.
10.7	Second Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of January  1, 2006, between AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. and General Motors Financial of Canada, Ltd. (see Exhibit 10.3 to FormSF-3/A filed on October 16, 2017, in connection with Registration StatementNo. 333-220233, which is incorporated by reference herein).
36.1	Depositor certification for shelf offerings of asset-backed securities.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

GM FINANCIAL CONSUMER AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST2018-1
By:	AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. d/b/a GMF Financial, as Servicer
By:	/s/ Frank E. Brown III
Name:	Frank E. Brown III
Title:	Senior Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Secretary

Dated: January 11, 2018

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