Exhibit 4(b)




UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE  OR IN PART FOR ONE OR MORE NOTES IN
CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY  NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A  WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITORY  TRUST  COMPANY,  55   WATER  STREET,  NEW  YORK,  NEW   YORK  (THE
"DEPOSITORY"),  TO  A  NOMINEE  OF  THE DEPOSITORY  OR  BY  A  NOMINEE  OF THE
DEPOSITORY TO  THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER  NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY  OR BY THE
DEPOSITORY OR  ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.  UNLESS  THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY  AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO  THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT  FOR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR  PAYMENT, AND UNLESS ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED UPON SUCH
TRANSFER  OR EXCHANGE IS REGISTERED  IN THE NAME  OF CEDE & CO.  OR SUCH OTHER
NAME  AS REQUESTED BY  AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF  THE DEPOSITORY AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE  TO CEDE & CO.,  ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER  USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE  THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.   


REGISTERED                                                    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
No. 001                                                       $150,000,000    

CUSIP:  02635K  BS 2




                                GLOBAL SECURITY

                     AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
                      7% SENIOR NOTE DUE OCTOBER 1, 1997



     AMERICAN GENERAL  FINANCE CORPORATION,  a corporation duly  organized and
existing under  the laws of  the State of  Indiana (the "Company",  which term
includes any  successor corporation under  the Indenture referred  to herein),
for value  received, hereby  promises  to pay  to CEDE  &  CO., or  registered
assigns, the  principal sum of  $150 MILLION DOLLARS  on October 1,  1997 (the
"Maturity Date") and to pay interest thereon from October 1, 1994, or from the
most  recent Interest Payment Date (hereinafter defined) to which interest has
been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on April 1 and October
1 (each an  "Interest Payment Date") in each year commencing on April 1, 1995,
and on the  Maturity Date, at  the rate of 7%  per annum, until  the principal
hereof is paid or duly provided for.

     Interest payments on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year  consisting of  twelve 30-day  months.   If any date  for the  payment of
principal, premium, if any, or  interest on this Note (each a  "Payment Date")
falls on a day which is not  a Business Day (as defined below), the principal,




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premium, if any, or interest payable with respect to such Payment Date will be
paid on the  next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if
made on  such Payment  Date, and  no interest shall  accrue on  the amount  so
payable for the period from and after such Payment Date.  "Business Day" means
each Monday,  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday  and Friday which  is not a  day on
which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to close.

     The interest so payable and  punctually paid or duly provided for  on any
Interest Payment Date will  be paid to the Person in whose  name this Note (or
one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered in the  Security Register at
the close  of business on the  Regular Record Date for  such interest payment,
which shall  be the March 15 or September 15  (whether or not a Business Day),
as  the case  may be,  next preceding  such Interest  Payment Date.   Any such
interest not  so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to
be payable to  the registered Holder  on such Regular  Record Date and  may be
paid  to the  Person in  whose  name this  Note  (or one  or more  Predecessor
Securities) is registered in the Security Register at the close of business on
a Special Record Date for the  payment of such Defaulted Interest to be  fixed
by the Trustee,  notice whereof shall  be given to Holders  of Notes not  less
than ten (10) days  prior to such Special Record  Date, or may be paid  at any
time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the  requirements of any
securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and  upon such notice as
may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.


     Payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on this Note will
be made in immediately available funds at the office  or agency of the Company
maintained for such purpose in The City of New York, in such coin  or currency
of the United States  of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts.

     Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth
after the  Trustee's Certificate  of Authentication, which  further provisions
shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

     Unless the  Certificate of  Authentication  hereon has  been executed  by
Citibank,  N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture, or its successor thereunder,
by the  manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, this Note shall
not  be entitled to any benefit under  the Indenture or be valid or obligatory
for any purpose.  















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     IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the  Company has caused  this instrument to  be duly
executed, manually  or in  facsimile, and  its corporate seal  or a  facsimile
thereof to be imprinted hereon.  


                                        AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
[Seal]


                                        By: __________________________________
                                             Philip M. Hanley
                                             Senior Vice President and Chief
                                             Financial Officer



                                        By: __________________________________
                                             Bryan A. Binyon
                                             Treasurer




Date:     October 3, 1994


TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:
This is one of the Securities of the series
designated herein referred to in the within-
mentioned Indenture.  

CITIBANK, N.A., as Trustee



By:  ________________________________
          Authorized Signatory



















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                     AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
                      7% SENIOR NOTE DUE OCTOBER 1, 1997



     This 7% Senior  Note due October  1, 1997 (collectively, the  "Notes") is
one of a duly  authorized issue of senior debt  securities (hereinafter called
the  "Securities") of  the Company,  issued and to  be issued  in one  or more
series under a Senior Indenture  dated as of February, 1, 1993  (herein called
the  "Indenture") between the Company  and Citibank, N.A.,  as Trustee (herein
called  the "Trustee",  which term  includes any  successor trustee  under the
Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto and the
Officers' Certificate setting  forth the  terms of this  series of  Securities
reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations
of rights,  duties and immunities thereunder  of the Company, the  Trustee and
the  Holders,  and  the terms  upon  which  the  Notes  are,  and are  to  be,
authenticated and delivered.

     The  Notes are not subject to  redemption, as a whole or  in part, at the
option  of the Company or  repayment at the option of  the Holder prior to the
Maturity Date.

     If an  Event of Default  with respect  to the  Notes shall  occur and  be
continuing, the  principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in
the manner and with  the effect and subject to the  conditions provided in the
Indenture.  

     Subject  to certain exceptions, the Indenture permits the Company and the
Trustee to enter into one or more supplemental indentures, with the consent of
the Holders  of not less than  66-2/3% in principal amount  of the Outstanding
Securities of each series to be  affected by such supplemental indentures, for
the  purpose  of  adding any  provisions  to  or  changing  in any  manner  or
eliminating any  of the provisions  of the  Indenture or of  modifying in  any
manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series.  The  Indenture
also  permits the Holders of  not less than a  majority in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of any series, on behalf of the  Holders of all the
Securities of  such series, to  waive compliance  by the Company  with certain
provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults  under the Indenture and
their  consequences.  Any  such consent or  waiver by the  Holder of this Note
shall  be conclusive and binding upon such  Holder and upon all future Holders
of this Note and of any  Note issued upon the registration of  transfer hereof
or  in exchange herefor  or in  lieu hereof, whether  or not  notation of such
consent or waiver is made upon this Note.  

     No reference herein  to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of
the Indenture  shall alter or impair  the obligation of the  Company, which is
absolute and  unconditional, to  pay the  principal of,  premium, if any,  and
interest  on this  Note at  the times,  places and  rate, and  in the  coin or
currency, herein prescribed.  

     As  provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations therein
set  forth,  the transfer  of  this Note  may  be registered  on  the Security
Register  of the  Company  upon surrender  of this  Note  for registration  of
transfer at the office or  agency of the Company maintained for  such purpose,


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duly  endorsed by, or accompanied by a  written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and  the Security Registrar duly executed  by, the
Holder hereof or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one
or  more  new  Notes  having  the  same  terms  as  this  Note, of  authorized
denominations and for the same  aggregate principal amount, will be issued  to
the designated transferee or transferees.  

     The  Notes  are  issuable only  in  registered  form  without coupons  in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.  As provided in the
Indenture, and subject  to certain  limitations therein or  herein set  forth,
this Note  is exchangeable for a  like aggregate principal amount  of Notes of
different authorized denominations, having the same terms as this Note.

     No service charge  will be made for any such  registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.  

     Prior to due presentment  of this Note for registration  of transfer, the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name this  Note is registered in the Security  Register as the
owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not any payment with respect to this
Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall
be affected by notice to the contrary.  

     All  capitalized terms  used in this  Note but  not defined  in this Note
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the   Indenture;  and  all  references  in  the  Indenture  to  "Security"  or
"Securities" shall be deemed to include the Notes.  

     THIS  NOTE, INCLUDING  THE VALIDITY  HEREOF, AND  THE INDENTURE  SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA,
EXCEPT  THAT  THE  RIGHTS,  LIMITATIONS  OF  RIGHTS,  OBLIGATIONS, DUTIES  AND
IMMUNITIES  OF THE TRUSTEE SHALL BE  GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF  THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.  
 





















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                                 ABBREVIATIONS



     The  following abbreviations, when used  in the inscription  on the first
page of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in
full according to applicable laws or regulations. 



          UNIF GIFT MIN ACT --  ______________________________________________
                                                  (Cust)

                     Custodian  ______________________________________________
                                                  (Minor)

                                Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act


                                ______________________________________________
                                                  (State)


          TEN COM -- as tenants in common
          TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties
          JT TEN  -- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
                     tenants in common

          Additional  abbreviations may also be  used though not  in the above
list.



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                                  ASSIGNMENT




     FOR  VALUE  RECEIVED  the   undersigned  hereby  sell(s),  assign(s)  and
transfer(s) unto



PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
    IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE




______________________________________________________________________________
Please  print or  typewrite name  and address  including postal  zip code  and
telephone number of assignee 

______________________________________________________________________________

the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing ________________________________________________________attorney to
transfer  said  Note  on  the  books  of  the  Company,  with  full  power  of
substitution in the premises. 



Dated:  ________________________             _________________________________

                                             NOTICE:    The signature  on this
                                             assignment  must correspond  with
                                             the name as written upon the face
                                             of the within instrument in every
                                             particular, without alteration or
                                             enlargement    or    any   change
                                             whatever.  


















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