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, 2012

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, 2013
-------------------------  -------------------------  ------------------------
       [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:       3
                                         ------------------------

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:  156
                                         ------------------------

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:  1,140,143
                                         ------------------------
                                           (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
03                                        Ally Investment Management LLC

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   FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE



      COLUMN 1         COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3  COLUMN 4               COLUMN 5               COLUMN 6  COLUMN 7        COLUMN 8
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                                                                                                                   VOTING
                                                         AMOUNT & TYPE OF SECURITY                               AUTHORITY
                                           MARKET    ---------------------------------                     ---------------------
                       TITLE OF  CUSIP      VALUE                                      INVESTMENT  OTHER
   NAME OF ISSUER       CLASS    NUMBER   (X$1,000)  SHRS OR PRN AMNT  SH/PRN PUT/CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS  SOLE   SHARED  NONE
---------------------- -------- --------- ---------  ----------------  ------ -------- ---------- -------- ------- ------ ------
                                                                                         
3m Co                  COM      88579Y101     2,786            30,000    SH             DEFINED      1      30,000
Aetna Inc              COM      00817Y108     5,788           125,000    SH             DEFINED      1     125,000
Aetna Inc              OPTIONS  00817Y108      (143)           (1,250)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (1,250)
Air Products &
  Chemicals Inc        COM      009158106     5,461            65,000    SH             DEFINED      2      65,000
Allergan Inc/united
  States               COM      018490102     5,045            55,000    SH             DEFINED      1      55,000
Altria Group Inc       COM      02209S103    14,925           475,000    SH             DEFINED     1,2    475,000
Altria Group Inc       OPTIONS  02209S103      (102)           (1,600)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (1,600)
Amazon.com Inc         COM      023135106     8,036            32,000    SH             DEFINED      1      32,000
Amazon.com Inc         OPTIONS  023135106       (24)             (320)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (320)
American Capital
  Agency Corp          COM      02503X105     5,059           174,800    SH             DEFINED      1     174,800
American Capital
  Agency Corp          OPTIONS  02503X105      (178)           (1,748)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (1,748)
American Express Co    COM      025816109    10,634           185,000    SH             DEFINED      1     185,000
Analog Devices Inc     COM      032654105     5,384           128,000    SH             DEFINED      1     128,000
Analog Devices Inc     OPTIONS  032654105      (218)           (1,280)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (1,280)
Apache Corp            COM      037411105    18,055           230,000    SH             DEFINED      1     230,000
Apple Inc              COM      037833100    29,317            55,000    SH             DEFINED      1      55,000
At&t Inc               COM      00206R102     7,753           230,000    SH             DEFINED     1,2    230,000
At&t Inc               OPTIONS  00206R102      (122)           (1,500)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (1,500)
Autodesk Inc           COM      052769106     8,131           230,000    SH             DEFINED      1     230,000
Baidu Inc              ADR      056752108     5,115            51,000    SH             DEFINED      1      51,000
Baker Hughes Inc       COM      057224107    12,252           300,000    SH             DEFINED      1     300,000
Becton Dickinson And
  Co                   COM      075887109     7,819           100,000    SH             DEFINED      2     100,000
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc  COM      075896100     7,548           135,000    SH             DEFINED      2     135,000
Blackrock Inc          COM      09247X101    19,637            95,000    SH             DEFINED      1      95,000
Blackrock Inc          OPTIONS  09247X101      (798)             (500)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (500)
Blackrock Inc          OPTIONS  09247X101      (387)             (450)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (450)
Boeing Co/the          COM      097023105    14,695           195,000    SH             DEFINED      1     195,000
Broadcom Corp          COM      111320107    10,461           315,000    SH             DEFINED      1     315,000
Broadcom Corp          OPTIONS  111320107       (63)           (3,150)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (3,150)
Cardinal Health Inc    COM      14149Y108     2,677            65,000    SH             DEFINED      1      65,000
Carnival Corp          COM      143658300     6,986           190,000    SH             DEFINED      1     190,000
Ch Robinson Worldwide
  Inc                  COM      12541W209     9,926           157,000    SH             DEFINED      1     157,000
Chevron Corp           COM      166764100    10,814           100,000    SH             DEFINED      2     100,000
Chipotle Mexican
  Grill Inc            COM      169656105     2,677             9,000    SH             DEFINED      1       9,000
Cisco Systems Inc      COM      17275R102    14,934           760,000    SH             DEFINED     1,2    760,000
Cisco Systems Inc      OPTIONS  17275R102      (160)           (5,000)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (5,000)
Cliffs Natural
  Resources Inc        COM      18683K101     4,820           125,000    SH             DEFINED      1     125,000
Coach Inc              COM      189754104     5,551           100,000    SH             DEFINED      1     100,000
Coca-cola Co/the       COM      191216100    14,500           400,000    SH             DEFINED      1     400,000
Conocophillips         COM      20825C104    10,728           185,000    SH             DEFINED      1     185,000
Conocophillips         OPTIONS  20825C104      (239)           (1,850)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (1,850)
Costco Wholesale Corp  COM      22160K105     5,432            55,000    SH             DEFINED      1      55,000
Covidien Plc           COM      B68SQD2       5,197            90,000    SH             DEFINED      1      90,000
Csx Corp               COM      126408103     5,130           260,000    SH             DEFINED      1     260,000
Cvs Caremark Corp      COM      126650100     5,319           110,000    SH             DEFINED      1     110,000
Danaher Corp           COM      235851102     8,385           150,000    SH             DEFINED      1     150,000
Darden Restaurants Inc COM      237194105    11,042           245,000    SH             DEFINED      1     245,000
Darden Restaurants Inc OPTIONS  237194105      (101)           (1,900)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (1,900)
Dollar General Corp    COM      256677105     5,511           125,000    SH             DEFINED      1     125,000
Ecolab Inc             COM      278865100     2,876            40,000    SH             DEFINED      1      40,000
Electronic Arts Inc    COM      285512109     2,180           150,000    SH             DEFINED      1     150,000
Eli Lilly & Co         COM      532457108     6,412           130,000    SH             DEFINED      1     130,000
Eli Lilly & Co         OPTIONS  532457108      (507)           (1,300)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (1,300)
Emc Corp/ma            COM      268648102    14,295           565,000    SH             DEFINED      1     565,000
Emerson Electric Co    COM      291011104    15,623           295,000    SH             DEFINED      1     295,000
Emerson Electric Co    OPTIONS  291011104      (225)           (1,000)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (1,000)
Entergy Corp           COM      29364G103     4,443            69,700    SH             DEFINED      1      69,700
Entergy Corp           OPTIONS  29364G103       (10)             (697)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (697)
Exelon Corp            COM      30161N101     5,205           175,000    SH             DEFINED      2     175,000
Expeditors
  International Of
  Washington Inc       COM      302130109     8,108           205,000    SH             DEFINED      1     205,000
Express Scripts
  Holding Co           COM      30219G108     7,020           130,000    SH             DEFINED      1     130,000
Facebook Inc           COM      30303M102     6,391           240,000    SH             DEFINED      1     240,000
Facebook Inc           OPTIONS  30303M102       (91)           (2,400)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (2,400)
Fedex Corp             COM      31428X106     9,906           108,000    SH             DEFINED      2     108,000
Freeport- mcmoran
  Copper & Gold Inc    COM      35671D857    19,836           580,000    SH             DEFINED      1     580,000
Freeport- mcmoran
  Copper & Gold Inc    OPTIONS  35671D857      (348)           (3,050)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (3,050)
Freeport- mcmoran
  Copper & Gold Inc    OPTIONS  35671D857       (52)           (2,750)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (2,750)
General Dynamics Corp  COM      369550108     5,542            80,000    SH             DEFINED      2      80,000
General Electric Co    COM      369604103    18,068           860,800    SH             DEFINED     1,2    860,800
General Electric Co    OPTIONS  369604103      (179)           (2,358)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (2,358)
General Mills Inc      COM      370334104    10,507           260,000    SH             DEFINED      2     260,000
Glaxosmithkline Plc    ADR      37733W105     4,869           112,000    SH             DEFINED      1     112,000
Glaxosmithkline Plc    OPTIONS  37733W105      (129)           (1,120)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                    (1,120)
Goldman Sachs Group
  Inc/the              COM      38141G104    13,394           105,000    SH             DEFINED      1     105,000
Google Inc             COM      38259P508    14,187            20,000    SH             DEFINED      1      20,000
Google Inc             OPTIONS  38259P508      (156)             (200)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (200)






     COLUMN 1        COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3  COLUMN 4               COLUMN 5               COLUMN 6  COLUMN 7         COLUMN 8
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                                                                                                                  VOTING
                                                       AMOUNT & TYPE OF SECURITY                                AUTHORITY
                                         MARKET    ---------------------------------                     -----------------------
                     TITLE OF  CUSIP      VALUE                                      INVESTMENT  OTHER
  NAME OF ISSUER      CLASS    NUMBER   (X$1,000)  SHRS OR PRN AMNT  SH/PRN PUT/CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS   SOLE    SHARED  NONE
-------------------- -------- --------- ---------  ----------------  ------ -------- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ------
                                                                                         
Hess Corp            COM      42809H107    19,330           365,000    SH             DEFINED      1       365,000
Intel Corp           COM      458140100    16,401           795,000    SH             DEFINED      1       795,000
International
  Business Machines
  Corp               COM      459200101    12,451            65,000    SH             DEFINED      2        65,000
Ishares Msci Brazil
  Index Fund         ETF      464286400     5,045            90,000    SH             DEFINED      1        90,000
Ishares Msci Chile
  Investable Market
  Index Fund         ETF      464286640     1,455            23,000    SH             DEFINED      1        23,000
Ishares Msci
  Emerging Markets
  Index Fund         ETF      464287234    61,425         1,385,000    SH             DEFINED      1     1,385,000
Ishares Msci Taiwan
  Index Fund         ETF      464286731     4,563           335,000    SH             DEFINED      1       335,000
Johnson & Johnson    COM      478160104    16,123           230,000    SH             DEFINED      2       230,000
Johnson Controls Inc COM      478366107     4,145           135,000    SH             DEFINED      1       135,000
Jpmorgan Chase & Co  COM      46625H100    26,382           600,000    SH             DEFINED     1,2      600,000
Jpmorgan Chase & Co  OPTIONS  46625H100      (810)           (1,350)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (1,350)
Kimberly-clark Corp  COM      494368103     2,533            30,000    SH             DEFINED      2        30,000
Kinder Morgan
  Inc/delaware       COM      49456B101    10,599           300,000    SH             DEFINED      1       300,000
Kinder Morgan
  Inc/delaware       OPTIONS  49456B101      (231)           (3,000)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (3,000)
Kraft Foods Group
  Inc                COM      50076Q106     5,229           115,000    SH             DEFINED      2       115,000
Mcdonald's Corp      COM      580135101    10,585           120,000    SH             DEFINED      2       120,000
Medtronic Inc        COM      585055106     5,333           130,000    SH             DEFINED      1       130,000
Merck & Co Inc       COM      58933Y105    10,440           255,000    SH             DEFINED     1,2      255,000
Merck & Co Inc       OPTIONS  58933Y105       (68)           (1,350)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (1,350)
Metlife Inc          COM      59156R108    13,670           415,000    SH             DEFINED      1       415,000
Microsoft Corp       COM      594918104    25,126           940,000    SH             DEFINED     1,2      940,000
Microsoft Corp       OPTIONS  594918104        (7)             (800)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                        (800)
Microsoft Corp       OPTIONS  594918104      (150)           (1,850)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (1,850)
Molson Coors
  Brewing Co         COM      60871R209    10,911           255,000    SH             DEFINED      1       255,000
Molson Coors
  Brewing Co         OPTIONS  60871R209      (727)           (2,550)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (2,550)
Mondelez
  International Inc  COM      609207105     5,094           200,000    SH             DEFINED      2       200,000
Morgan Stanley       COM      617446448    16,730           875,000    SH             DEFINED     1,2      875,000
Murphy Oil Corp      COM      626717102     9,826           165,000    SH             DEFINED      1       165,000
Newmont Mining Corp  COM      651639106    18,344           395,000    SH             DEFINED      1       395,000
Newmont Mining Corp  OPTIONS  651639106      (139)           (2,200)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (2,200)
Nike Inc             COM      654106103     3,096            60,000    SH             DEFINED      1        60,000
Nordstrom Inc        COM      655664100     3,210            60,000    SH             DEFINED      1        60,000
Northern Trust Corp  COM      665859104    16,302           325,000    SH             DEFINED      1       325,000
Occidental
  Petroleum Corp     COM      674599105     4,980            65,000    SH             DEFINED      1        65,000
Oracle Corp          COM      68389X105    10,496           315,000    SH             DEFINED      1       315,000
Paychex Inc          COM      704326107    14,792           475,000    SH             DEFINED     1,2      475,000
Paychex Inc          OPTIONS  704326107       (16)           (1,600)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (1,600)
Pepsico Inc          COM      713448108    15,055           220,000    SH             DEFINED      2       220,000
Petroleo Brasileiro
  Sa                 ADR      71654V408     1,168            60,000    SH             DEFINED      1        60,000
PFIZER               COM      717081103     5,267           210,000    SH             DEFINED      2       210,000
Philip Morris
  International Inc  COM      718172109     2,509            30,000    SH             DEFINED      2        30,000
Praxair Inc          COM      74005P104     4,925            45,000    SH             DEFINED      1        45,000
Prudential
  Financial Inc      COM      744320102    15,199           285,000    SH             DEFINED      1       285,000
Prudential
  Financial Inc      OPTIONS  744320102      (602)           (1,900)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (1,900)
Qualcomm Inc         COM      747525103    16,745           270,000    SH             DEFINED      1       270,000
Rockwell Collins Inc COM      774341101    14,543           250,000    SH             DEFINED      1       250,000
Royal Dutch Shell
  Plc                ADR      780259206     4,745            68,825    SH             DEFINED      1        68,825
Royal Dutch Shell
  Plc                OPTIONS  780259206       (15)             (688)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                        (688)
S&P 500 Index        OPTIONS  SPX000009      (404)             (850)   SH     PUT     DEFINED      3                        (850)
S&P 500 Index        OPTIONS  SPX000009     1,067               850    SH     PUT     DEFINED      3                         850
Schlumberger Ltd     COM      806857108    12,472           180,000    SH             DEFINED      1       180,000
Staples Inc          COM      855030102     5,073           445,000    SH             DEFINED      1       445,000
Starbucks Corp       COM      855244109     4,826            90,000    SH             DEFINED      1        90,000
Starbucks Corp       OPTIONS  855244109       (56)             (900)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                        (900)
State Street Corp    COM      857477103     9,872           210,000    SH             DEFINED      2       210,000
Stryker Corp         COM      863667101     9,868           180,000    SH             DEFINED      1       180,000
T Rowe Price Group
  Inc                COM      74144T108     2,605            40,000    SH             DEFINED      1        40,000
Teva Pharmaceutical
  Industries Ltd     ADR      881624209    11,575           310,000    SH             DEFINED      1       310,000
Texas Instruments
  Inc                COM      882508104     5,105           165,000    SH             DEFINED      1       165,000
Tiffany & Co         COM      886547108     9,174           160,000    SH             DEFINED      2       160,000
Time Warner Cable
  Inc                COM      88732J207     2,721            28,000    SH             DEFINED      1        28,000
Total Sa             ADR      89151E109    19,244           370,000    SH             DEFINED      1       370,000
Total Sa             OPTIONS  89151E109      (118)           (1,000)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (1,000)
Transocean Ltd       COM      B3KFWW1       5,135           115,000    SH             DEFINED      1       115,000
United Parcel
  Service Inc        COM      911312106     9,216           125,000    SH             DEFINED      1       125,000
United Parcel
  Service Inc        OPTIONS  911312106       (83)             (700)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                        (700)
United Technologies
  Corp               COM      913017109    13,532           165,000    SH             DEFINED      1       165,000
Us Bancorp           COM      902973304     9,901           310,000    SH             DEFINED      1       310,000
Vale Sa              ADR      91912E105     1,572            75,000    SH             DEFINED      1        75,000
Verizon
  Communications Inc COM      92343V104     7,572           175,000    SH             DEFINED     1,2      175,000
Verizon
  Communications Inc OPTIONS  92343V104      (117)           (1,150)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (1,150)
Walgreen Co          COM      931422109    10,918           295,000    SH             DEFINED      1       295,000
Walgreen Co          OPTIONS  931422109      (230)           (1,400)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (1,400)
Wal-mart Stores Inc  COM      931142103     5,117            75,000    SH             DEFINED      2        75,000
Walt Disney Co/the   COM      254687106     5,228           105,000    SH             DEFINED      1       105,000
Waters Corp          COM      941848103     1,307            15,000    SH             DEFINED      1        15,000
Wells Fargo & Co     COM      949746101    20,508           600,000    SH             DEFINED     1,2      600,000
Wells Fargo & Co     OPTIONS  949746101      (144)           (1,450)   SH     CALL    DEFINED      3                      (1,450)
Western Union Co/the COM      959802109    10,208           750,000    SH             DEFINED      1       750,000
Wynn Resorts Ltd     COM      983134107     7,312            65,000    SH             DEFINED      1        65,000