Ally Financial Inc. (Form: 8-K, Received: 01/15/2019 09:03:14)

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Washington, D.C. 20549

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 15, 2019, Ally Financial Inc. issued a press release with respect to a dividend on common stock. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release issued January 15, 2019

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



		Ally Financial Inc. (Registrant)


Dated:	January 15, 2019	/s/ David J. DeBrunner
		David J. DeBrunner
		Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

Ally Financial Declares Dividend on Common Stock

DETROIT, Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share of the company's common stock, a $0.02 per share increase relative to Ally’s prior quarterly cash dividend, payable on February 15, 2019 to stockholders of record on February 1, 2019.

About Ally Financial Inc.

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a leading digital financial services company with assets of $173.1 billion as of September 30, 2018. As a client-centric company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions, Ally is relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial partner for its consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. Ally's award-winning online bank (Ally Bank, Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender) offers mortgage-lending services and a variety of deposit and other banking products, including CDs, online savings, money market and checking accounts, and IRA products. Ally also promotes the Ally CashBack Credit Card. Additionally, Ally offers securities brokerage and investment advisory services through Ally Invest. Ally remains one of the largest full-service auto finance operations in the country with a complementary auto-focused insurance business, which together serve approximately 18,000 dealer customers and millions of auto consumers. Ally's robust corporate finance business offers capital for equity sponsors and middle-market companies.

For more information and disclosures about Ally, visit https://www.ally.com/#disclosures.

Contacts:

Daniel Eller

Ally Investor Relations

704-444-5216

daniel.eller@ally.com

Sari Jensen

Ally Communications (Media)

646-781-2539

sari.jensen@ally.com