NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Jan. 21, 2011--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that General Electric Capital Corp.'s (GECC; AA+/Stable/A-1+) fourth-quarter results will not affect the rating. We continue to view GECC's stand-alone credit profile as 'A'. GE Capital completed the strategic sale of BAC Credomatic GECF Inc., which helped generate a consolidated net profit of $1.6 billion at General Electric Capital Services Inc. (GECS). GECS–-GECC's direct parent--reported consolidated net earnings from continuing operations of $1.06 billion in the fourth-quarter versus $21 million in the year-earlier period. For 2010, net earnings from continuing operations more than doubled to $3.1 billion from $1.3 billion in 2009. Improved results from continuing operations in the fourth quarter reflect materially lower credit provisions
