UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2011 Check here if Amendment [_]; Amendment Number: ______ This Amendment (Check only one.): [_] is a restatement. [_] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Ally Financial Inc. Address: 200 Renaissance Center P.O. Box 200 Detroit, MI 48265-2000 Form 13F File Number: 28-14534 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Cathy L. Quenneville Title: Secretary Phone: 313-656-6301 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Cathy L. Quenneville Detroit, Michigan February 14, 2012 -------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [_] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [_] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 2 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 90 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 1,054,475 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name --- -------------------- ---------------------------- 01 28-14536 Ally Insurance Holdings Inc. 02 28-14535 Motors Insurance Corporation 2 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 -------- -------- ------------ --------- ------------------------- ---------- -------- ---------------- AMOUNT & TYPE OF SECURITY VOTING AUTHORITY MARKET ------------------------- ---------------- TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP NUMBER (X$1,000) PRN AMNT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS NONE ------------------------- -------- ------------ --------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---------------- Adobe Systems COM 00724F101 16,679 590,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 590,000 Affiliated Managers Group Inc COM 008252108 5,009 52,200 SH DEFINED 1 52,200 Aflac Inc COM 001055102 12,762 295,000 SH DEFINED 1 295,000 Air Products & Chemicals COM 009158106 9,797 115,000 SH DEFINED 1 115,000 Amazon Com Inc COM 0023135106 8,655 50,000 SH DEFINED 1 50,000 America Movil SA de CV COM 02364W105 2,034 90,000 SH DEFINED 1 90,000 Amphenol Corp COM 0032095101 12,709 280,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 280,000 Apache Corp COM 0037411105 20,833 230,000 SH DEFINED 1 230,000 Apple Computer COM 0037833100 11,745 29,000 SH DEFINED 1 29,000 Archer Daniels Midland Co COM 0039483102 4,862 170,000 SH DEFINED 1 170,000 AT&T Inc COM 00206R102 21,470 710,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 710,000 Avon Products Inc COM 0054303102 5,905 338,000 SH DEFINED 1 338,000 Baker Hughes COM 0057224107 12,403 255,000 SH DEFINED 1 255,000 Bank of America Corporation COM 060505104 7,506 1,350,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 1,350,000 Becton, Dickinson and Company COM 075887109 14,346 192,000 SH DEFINED 2 192,000 BlackRock Inc COM 09247X101 20,854 117,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 117,000 C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc COM 12541W209 9,420 135,000 SH DEFINED 1 135,000 Carnival Corp COM 143658300 15,830 485,000 SH DEFINED 1 485,000 Cisco Sys Inc COM 17275R102 18,261 1,010,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 1,010,000 ConocoPhillips COM 20825C104 25,505 350,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 350,000 Covidien PLC COM G2554F113 4,501 100,000 SH DEFINED 1 100,000 Danaher Corp COM 235851102 5,410 115,000 SH DEFINED 2 115,000 Darden Restaurants COM 237194105 5,242 115,000 SH DEFINED 1 115,000 Disney Walt Co COM 254687106 21,300 568,000 SH DEFINED 1 568,000 EMC Corp Mass COM 268648102 9,908 460,000 SH DEFINED 2 460,000 Emerson Elec Co COM 291011104 9,085 195,000 SH DEFINED 1 195,000 Entergy Corp COM 29364G103 5,114 70,000 SH DEFINED 1 70,000 EOG Resources Inc COM 26875P101 14,777 150,000 SH DEFINED 1 150,000 Exelon Corporation COM 30161N101 6,506 150,000 SH DEFINED 2 150,000 Expeditors Intl Wash Inc COM 302130109 4,301 105,000 SH DEFINED 1 105,000 Express Scripts COM 302182100 17,429 390,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 390,000 Exxon Mobill Corp COM 30231G102 20,342 240,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 240,000 Fedex Corp COM 31428X106 17,955 215,000 SH DEFINED 2 215,000 Franklin Resources Inc COM 354613101 12,488 130,000 SH DEFINED 1 130,000 General Dynamics Corp COM 369550108 14,610 220,000 SH DEFINED 2 220,000 General Elec Co COM 369604103 20,149 1,125,000 SH DEFINED 1 1,125,000 Goldman Sachs Group COM 38141G104 5,878 65,000 SH DEFINED 1 65,000 Grupo Televisa SA-SPON COM 40049J206 2,211 105,000 SH DEFINED 1 105,000 Hess Corp COM 42809H107 20,732 365,000 SH DEFINED 1 365,000 Hewlett- Packard Co COM 428236103 14,168 550,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 550,000 Illinois Tool Works Inc COM 452308109 12,845 275,000 SH DEFINED 1 275,000 Ishares MSCII Taiwan Index FD ETF 464286400 2,238 39,000 SH DEFINED 1 39,000 Ishares MSCII Taiwan Index FD ETF 464286640 1,327 23,000 SH DEFINED 1 23,000 Ishares MSCII Taiwan Index FD ETF 464286731 3,923 335,000 SH DEFINED 1 335,000 Ishares MSCII Taiwan Index FD ETF 464286772 2,352 45,000 SH DEFINED 1 45,000 Ishares MSCII Taiwan Index FD ETF 464286830 1,474 110,000 SH DEFINED 1 110,000 Ishares Lehman 1- 3YR Trs Bd ETF 464287184 3,836 110,000 SH DEFINED 1 110,000 Ishares Lehman 1- 3YR Trs Bd ETF 464287234 38,319 1,010,000 SH DEFINED 1 1,010,000 Ivans Inc COM 465991933 349 18,980 SH DEFINED 2 18,980 J P Morgan Chase & Co COM 46625H100 16,459 495,000 SH DEFINED 2 495,000 Johnson Ctls Inc COM 478366107 7,502 240,000 SH DEFINED 1 240,000 Linear Technology Corp COM 535678106 9,910 330,000 SH DEFINED 1 330,000 Lockheed Martin Corp COM 539830109 24,270 300,000 SH DEFINED 1 300,000 Lowes Cos Inc COM 548661107 10,913 430,000 SH DEFINED 1 430,000 Marriott International CL A COM 571903202 8,022 275,000 SH DEFINED 1 275,000 Medtronic Inc COM 585055106 4,973 130,000 SH DEFINED 1 130,000 Merck & Co. Inc. COM 58933Y105 10,556 280,000 SH DEFINED 1 280,000 Metlife Inc ETF 59156R108 10,757 345,000 SH DEFINED 1 345,000 Microsoft Corp COM 594918104 23,234 895,000 SH DEFINED 1,2. 895,000 Morgan Stanley COM 617446448 13,239 875,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 875,000 Murphy Oil Corp COM 626717102 17,001 305,000 SH DEFINED 1 305,000 Northern Trust Corp COM 665859104 12,890 325,000 SH DEFINED 1 325,000 Oracle Corporation COM 68389X105 15,775 615,000 SH DEFINED 1 615,000 Peabody Energy Corp COM 704549104 8,609 260,000 SH DEFINED 1 260,000 Pepsico Inc COM 713448108 20,569 310,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 310,000 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.-- ADR ADR 71654V408 14,662 590,000 SH DEFINED 1 590,000 Pfizer COM 717081103 17,312 800,000 SH DEFINED 1 800,000 Qualcomm Inc COM 747525103 10,393 190,000 SH DEFINED 1 190,000 Raytheon Co COM 755111507 19,836 410,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 410,000 Rockwell Collins Inc COM 774341101 13,843 250,000 SH DEFINED 1 250,000 Schlumberger Ltd COM 806857108 16,736 245,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 245,000 Staples Inc COM 855030102 13,057 940,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 940,000 State Street Corp COM 857477103 12,496 310,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 310,000 Stryker Corp COM 863667101 12,428 250,000 SH DEFINED 1 250,000 Sysco Corp COM 871829107 15,545 530,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 530,000 Target Corp COM 87612E106 18,695 365,000 SH DEFINED 1 365,000 Telekomunik Indonesia- SP ADR ADR 715684106 2,213 72,000 SH DEFINED 1 72,000 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries COM 881624209 12,512 310,000 SH DEFINED 1 310,000 Thermo Electron Corp COM 883556102 8,994 200,000 SH DEFINED 2 200,000 Time Warner Cable Inc COM 88732J207 10,298 162,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 162,000 Total Sa-Spon Adr ADR 89151E109 13,800 270,000 SH DEFINED 1 270,000 Transocean Ltd COM H8817H100 3,071 80,000 SH DEFINED 1 80,000 United Parcel Service Inc COM 911312106 10,247 140,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 140,000 United Technologies Corp COM 913017109 5,482 75,000 SH DEFINED 2 75,000 Vale SA-SP ADR ADR 91912E105 1,609 75,000 SH DEFINED 1 75,000 Verisk Analytics Inc-Class A COM 92345Y106 12,240 305,000 SH DEFINED 2 305,000 Vodafone Group Plc COM 92857W209 5,115 182,500 SH DEFINED 1 182,500 Waste Mgmt Inc COM 94106L109 5,561 170,000 SH DEFINED 1 170,000 Wells Fargo & Co COM 949746101 14,607 530,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 530,000 WESTERN UNTION CO COM 959802109 13,696 750,000 SH DEFINED 1 750,000