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  <element id="ahfc_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommitmentsMaximumLinesOfCredit" name="LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommitmentsMaximumLinesOfCredit" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="ahfc_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommitmentsAmountOutstanding" name="LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommitmentsAmountOutstanding" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
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  <element id="ahfc_SecuredDebtGrossIssuedInitialReceivableBalance" name="SecuredDebtGrossIssuedInitialReceivableBalance" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <element id="ahfc_UnamortizedCostAndSubsidyIncomeNet" name="UnamortizedCostAndSubsidyIncomeNet" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
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  <element id="ahfc_CashToBeRemittedToTrust" name="CashToBeRemittedToTrust" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <element id="ahfc_AccruedInterestAndFees" name="AccruedInterestAndFees" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
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  <element id="ahfc_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositions" name="LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositions" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
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  <element id="ahfc_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrentFairValueDisclosure" name="DueToRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrentFairValueDisclosure" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <element id="ahfc_LoansPayableToBankFairValueDisclosure" name="LoansPayableToBankFairValueDisclosure" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
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  <element id="ahfc_UnitedStatesSegmentMember" name="UnitedStatesSegmentMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <element id="ahfc_CanadaSegmentMember" name="CanadaSegmentMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
</schema>