Exhibit 12
SPRINGLEAF FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Successor Company | Predecessor Company | Successor Company | Predecessor Company | |||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 | Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before benefit from income taxes | $ | (57,041 | ) | $ | (112,344 | ) | $ | (243,740 | ) | $ | (160,756 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense | 273,345 | 277,577 | 967,788 | 800,956 | ||||||||||||||||
Implicit interest in rents | 3,075 | 3,607 | 9,550 | 11,353 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total earnings | $ | 219,379 | $ | 168,840 | $ | 733,598 | $ | 651,553 | ||||||||||||
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Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 273,345 | $ | 277,577 | $ | 967,788 | $ | 800,956 | ||||||||||||
Implicit interest in rents | 3,075 | 3,607 | 9,550 | 11,353 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total fixed charges | $ | 276,420 | $ | 281,184 | $ | 977,338 | $ | 812,309 | ||||||||||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges* | 0.79 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||
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* | Earnings did not cover total fixed charges by $57.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and $243.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Earnings did not cover total fixed charges by $112.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and $160.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. |
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