UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________________ to ______________________

Commission file number of the issuing entity: 333-229068-10

CIK number of issuing entity: 0001901711

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1

(Exact name of issuing entity as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number of depositor: 333-229068

CIK number of depositor: 0001631055

GMF LEASING LLC

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number of sponsor: 001-13329

CIK number of sponsor: 0001002761

AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)


Delaware						87-6900916
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. (as originator)
801 Cherry Street, Suite 3500
Fort Worth, TX						76102
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (817) 302-7000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer ☐						Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒						Smaller reporting company ☐
						Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

Not applicable to this registrant.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the part of the Form 10-K (e.g. Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

None.

PART I

The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:


ITEM 1.			BUSINESS
ITEM 1A.			RISK FACTORS
ITEM 1C.			CYBERSECURITY
ITEM 2.			PROPERTIES
ITEM 3.			LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II

The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:


ITEM 5.			MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
ITEM 6.			[RESERVED]
ITEM 7.			MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ITEM 7A.			QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 8.			FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
ITEM 9.			CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
ITEM 9A.			CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

None.

PART III

The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:


ITEM 10.			DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 11.			EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 12.			SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
ITEM 13.			CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
ITEM 14.			PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBIT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES


(a)	(1)	Not applicable
	(2)	Not applicable
	(3)	As reported under clause (b)

(b)


Exhibit Number						Description

Exhibit 3.2						Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated March 1, 2023, among GMF Leasing LLC and AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Member.
Exhibit 4.1						Indenture, dated as of January 3, 2022, among GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a/ GM Financial, as Servicer, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Indenture Trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on March 1, 2022), as amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment, dated as of October 3, 2022, among GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial, GMF Leasing LLC, ACAR Leasing Ltd., APGO Trust, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wilmington Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on October 4, 2022).

Exhibit 4.3						Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2022, between GMF Leasing LLC, as Depositor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on March 1, 2022), as amended by that Omnibus Amendment, dated as of October 3, 2022, among GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial, GMF Leasing LLC, ACAR Leasing Ltd., APGO Trust, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wilmington Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on October 4, 2022).

Exhibit 4.5						2022-1 Exchange Note Supplement, dated as of January 3, 2022, among ACAR Leasing Ltd., as Borrower, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial, as Lender and Servicer, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Administrative Agent and, as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.5 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on March 1, 2022), as amended by that Omnibus Amendment, dated as of October 3, 2022, among GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial, GMF Leasing LLC, ACAR Leasing Ltd., APGO Trust, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wilmington Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on October 4, 2022).


Exhibit 4.5.1						Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2022, among ACAR Leasing Ltd., as Borrower, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial, as Lender and Servicer, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.5 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ACAR Leasing Ltd. (File No. 333-261801-01) with the SEC on October 4, 2022).

Exhibit 10.1						2022-1 Exchange Note Sale Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2022, between AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial and GMF Leasing LLC, as Depositor (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on March 1, 2022).

Exhibit 10.2						2022-1 Exchange Note Transfer Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2022, between GMF Leasing LLC., as Transferor and GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1, as Transferee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on March 1, 2022).

Exhibit 10.3						Fourth Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2022, among ACAR Leasing Ltd., as Titling Trust, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial, as Servicer, APGO Trust, as Settlor, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ACAR Leasing Ltd. (File No. 333-261801-01) with the SEC on October 4, 2022).

Exhibit 10.4						2022-1 Servicing Supplement, dated as of January 3, 2022, among ACAR Leasing Ltd, as Titling Trust, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial, as Servicer, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Indenture Trustee and, as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on March 1, 2022).


Exhibit 10.5						Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2022, among GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as Asset Representation Reviewer (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on March 1, 2022).

Exhibit 31.1						Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Section 302 Certification).

Exhibit 33.1						Management’s Assertion Regarding Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria concerning servicing activities of AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Exhibit 33.2						Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria (Computershare Trust Company, N.A.)

Exhibit 34.1						Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP).
Exhibit 34.2						Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

Exhibit 35.1						Servicer Compliance Statement of AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.

Exhibit 99.1						Administration Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2022, among GMF Leasing LLC, as Depositor, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial, as Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Indenture Trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on March 1, 2022), as amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment, dated as of October 3, 2022, among GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a GM Financial, GMF Leasing LLC, ACAR Leasing Ltd., APGO Trust, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wilmington Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 with the SEC on October 4, 2022).

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

SUBSTITUTE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J TO FORM 10-K:

ITEM 1112(b) OF REGULATION AB. SIGNIFICANT OBLIGORS OF POOL ASSETS (FINANCIAL INFORMATION)

There is no single obligor that represents more than 10% of the pool assets.

ITEM 1114(b)(2) OF REGULATION AB. CREDIT ENHANCEMENT AND OTHER SUPPORT, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (FINANCIAL INFORMATION)

There is no external credit enhancement or other support provider that is liable to provide payments supporting any notes or certificates issued by the Issuing Entity.

ITEM 1115(b) OF REGULATION AB. CERTAIN DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (FINANCIAL INFORMATION)

No entity provides any derivative instruments that are used to alter the payment characteristics of the cash flows from the Issuing Entity.

ITEM 1117 OF REGULATION AB. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The sponsor is subject to various pending and potential legal and regulatory proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including litigation, arbitration, claims, investigations, examinations, subpoenas and enforcement proceedings. Some litigation against the sponsor could take the form of class actions. The outcome of these proceedings is inherently uncertain, and thus the sponsor cannot confidently predict how or when proceedings will be resolved. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in substantial damages, settlements, fines, penalties, diminished income or reputational harm to the sponsor, and could materially and adversely affect the interests of the noteholders or the servicer’s ability to perform its duties under the Transaction Documents.

ITEM 1119 OF REGULATION AB. AFFILIATIONS AND CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Information required by Item 1119 of Regulation AB has been omitted from this report on Form 10-K in reliance on the Instruction to Item 1119.

ITEM 1122 OF REGULATION AB. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA.

The following documents are filed as part of this report.


Exhibit Number						Description
Exhibit 33.1						Management’s Assertion Regarding Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria concerning servicing activities of AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Exhibit 33.2						Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria (Computershare Trust Company, N.A.)

Exhibit 34.1						Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP).

Exhibit 34.2						Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

The Servicer has complied, in all material respects, with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

ITEM 1123 OF REGULATION AB. SERVICER COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

The following documents are filed as part of this report.


Exhibit Number						Description
Exhibit 35.1						Servicer Compliance Statement of AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, GMF Leasing LLC has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

By:

GMF LEASING LLC,

as Depositor

By:

/s/ Susan B. Sheffield

Name:

Susan B. Sheffield

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated:

March 4, 2024

Supplemental Information to be Furnished With Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act by Registrants Which Have Not Registered Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Act.

No annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material has been sent to certificateholders, and the registrant does not presently contemplate sending any such materials subsequent to the filing of this report.

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 10-K