AmeriCredit had announced that it had priced a sale of its loans worth $1 billion at a 5.5 percent interest rate. The stock increased today as the company was able to find buyers for its loans, indicating that buyers for sub-prime loans were still present in the market.
Goldman Sachs downgraded AmeriCredit Corp. from ‘Hold’ to ‘Sell’, stating that the company will face difficulty due to the present liquidity crisis in the market. Further, the company has been borrowing money, which indicates that the company expects difficult market conditions.