“We chose GE as our credit partner because of their excellent customer support and dealer service,” explained Robert Lauterbach, vice president of Corporate Sourcing for Lennox. “Other important factors are GE’s immediate credit decision process and robust promotional programs that will help generate sales. After our review and evaluation, GE’s experience in the home improvement industry was the final determining factor in our decision.”

Account service and contractor support will be provided from Retail Sales Finance’s St. Paul, Minn., and Rapid City, S.D., locations.

“Lennox is a very respected name in the HVAC industry, so we are delighted they selected us as their retail credit partner,” said Bruce Christensen, vice president of Home Improvement for GE Consumer Finance’s Retail Sales Finance unit. “Consumer financing should enhance business, and our goal is to provide Lennox dealers and customers with the very best credit service possible and make it easy to purchase innovative and energy efficient products.”

About Retail Sales Finance and GE Consumer Finance

Retail Sales Finance, based in Kettering, Ohio, is part of GE Consumer Finance and provides private label credit card programs, marketing, installment lending and financial services for national and regional retailers in key industries: home improvement, outdoor equipment, powersports, automotive/recreational vehicles, consumer electronics and appliances, furniture, floor covering, jewelry and health care. With $150 billion in assets, GE Consumer Finance, a unit of General Electric Company, is a leading provider of credit services to consumers, retailers and auto dealers in 47 countries around the world. GE Consumer Finance, based in Stamford, Conn. (USA), offers a range of financial products, including private label credit cards, personal loans, bank cards, auto loans and leases, mortgages, corporate travel and purchasing cards, debt consolidation and home equity loans and credit insurance. More information can be found online at www.geconsumerfinance.com.

GE (NYSE: GE) is imagination at work - a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and advanced materials, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com.