Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Sponsor Auto Finance Holdings Series LP
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/22/2014		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. [SC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC., 8585 NORTH STEMMONS FREEWAY SUITE 1100-N		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75247		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 86,496,266
D (1)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sponsor Auto Finance Holdings Series LP
C/O SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC.
8585 NORTH STEMMONS FREEWAY SUITE 1100-N
DALLAS, TX 75247		     X    
Sponsor Auto Finance GP LLC
C/O SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC.
8585 NORTH STEMMONS FREEWAY SUITE 1100-N
DALLAS, TX 75247		     X    

Signatures

SPONSOR AUTO FINANCE HOLDINGS SERIES LP;, by: Sponsor Auto Finance GP LLC;, by: /s/ Matthew Kabaker, Name: Matthew Kabaker, Title: Co-President 01/22/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
SPONSOR AUTO FINANCE GP LLC;, by: /s/ Matthew Kabaker, Name: Matthew Kabaker, Title: Co-President 01/22/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Sponsor Auto Finance Holdings Series LP ("Sponsor Holdings LP") holds 86,496,266 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), of Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc (the "Issuer"). Sponsor Auto Finance GP LLC ("Sponsor GP") is the general partner of Sponsor Holdings LP. A private investor group, including (i) affiliates of each of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and Warburg Pincus LLC, (ii) DFS Sponsor Investments LLC, an entity affiliated with the Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer; and (iii) the President and Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer hold interests in the Issuer through Sponsor Holdings LP. Sponsor GP and each holder of interests in Sponsor Holdings LP and/or Sponsor GP disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by Sponsor Holdings LP except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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