NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Oct. 15, 2010--Standard and Poor's Ratings Services said today that General Electric Capital Corp.'s (GECC; AA+/Stable/A-1+) third-quarter results will not affect the ratings on the company. We continue to assess GECC's stand-alone credit profile as 'A'. General Electric Capital Services Inc. (GECS), GECC's direct parent, reported consolidated net earnings from continuing operations of $855 million--up 6x from the year-earlier period. Although results from continuing operations generally met our expectations, a $1.1 billion increase to reserves held for consumer claims related to its discontinued GE Money Japan business drove a consolidated net loss of $249 million at GECS. Improved results from continuing operations reflect a materially lower credit provision ($1.7 billion from $2.9 billion), but a
