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2007 Annual Report - AIG.com

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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries<br />

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Continued<br />

2. Segment Information<br />

include issuing standard and structured notes and other securities<br />

and entering into guaranteed investment agreements (GIAs).<br />

Consumer Finance operations include American General Fi-<br />

nance Inc. (AGF) as well as <strong>AIG</strong> Consumer Finance Group Inc.<br />

(<strong>AIG</strong>CFG). AGF and <strong>AIG</strong>CFG provide a wide variety of consumer<br />

finance products, including non-conforming real estate mortgages,<br />

consumer loans, retail sales finance and credit-related insurance<br />

to customers both domestically and overseas, particularly in<br />

emerging and developing markets.<br />

Asset Management: <strong>AIG</strong>’s Asset Management operations <strong>com</strong>-<br />

prise a wide variety of investment-related services and investment<br />

products. Such services and products are offered to individuals,<br />

pension funds and institutions globally through <strong>AIG</strong>’s Spread-<br />

Based Investment business, Institutional Asset Management, and<br />

Brokerage Services and Mutual Funds business. Revenues in the<br />

Asset Management segment represent investment in<strong>com</strong>e with<br />

respect to spread-based products and management, advisory and<br />

incentive fees.<br />

Continued<br />

capital markets, consumer finance and insurance premium<br />

finance.<br />

<strong>AIG</strong>’s Aircraft Leasing operations represent the operations of<br />

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), which generates<br />

its revenues primarily from leasing new and used <strong>com</strong>mercial jet<br />

aircraft to domestic and foreign airlines. Revenues also result<br />

from the remarketing of <strong>com</strong>mercial jets for its own account, and<br />

remarketing and fleet management services for airlines and for<br />

financial institutions.<br />

Capital Markets represents the operations of <strong>AIG</strong>FP, which<br />

engages as principal in a wide variety of financial transactions,<br />

including standard and customized financial products involving<br />

<strong>com</strong>modities, credit, currencies, energy, equities and rates and<br />

provides credit protection through credit default swaps on certain<br />

super senior tranches of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs).<br />

<strong>AIG</strong>FP also invests in a diversified portfolio of securities and<br />

principal investments and engages in borrowing activities that<br />

148 <strong>AIG</strong> <strong>2007</strong> Form 10-K

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