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March 29, 2010 at 7:53 pm

FICO Score Car Loan



Inexperienced car buyers often go to car shopping without being fully prepared. Every buyer should have some idea of about how much car they can afford and what their FICO score is. Attempting to purchase a car without being armed with this knowledge is a huge mistake.

Your FICO score will essentially determine what interest rates you are offered as well as the terms of your vehicle purchase. If your FICO credit score is high, you will be able to benefit from the best rebates and lower interest rates, perhaps even at 0%. If your FICO score is low, you can expect to pay very high interest rates and to get less advantageous terms. If you don’t know what your score is, you might accept a higher interest rate then you have to.

Your FICO score is your credit score. It reported from three main agencies, they are Trans Union, Equifax, and Experien. It only costs you around a $10 (from each agency) to get your credit report. However, every person is allowed to get one free credit report each year. Your credit report will include every loan that you have taken out. It will also include your payment history. If you’ve paid bills late or haven’t paid them at all, your credit report will have this information listed. Your FICO score will give creditors an idea how they likely they will be to get their money back if they lend you money. If your credit score is low, you’ll be deemed a high credit risk. You either won’t be able to get a loan or you will only qualify for loans with very high interest rates. They may also require that you make a down payment. This is because theyl want to recoup as much money as they can from you because they are not fully confident that you will repay the loan in full.

If you have a FICO score, you have a couple of different options. You can wait to purchase a car until you improve it. This will require you paying your lenders on time, every time. You will also need to lower the amount of money that you owe to lenders and creditors. Also, be sure to do business with companies that report to the credit agencies, so that you can build up the amount of positive information that is reported to the credit reporting agencies. Overtime, this will increase your score.

You may also want to go ahead, bite the bullet and purchase a car even with a higher interest rate while continuing to work to improve your credit. You may be able to refinance at another time, at a lower rate.

There are lenders who specialize in working with individuals that have bad credit. Again, you can expect to pay a much higher interest rate then you would if your FICO score was high. If it is at all possible, it is best to wait until you improve your credit score before purchasing a car. Often, individuals with bad credit end up with their car being upside down. This simply means that they owe more than the car is actually worth. As a result, it is very hard to sell the car if they have to. Therefore, if you can, keep your current car, until you can put yourself in a position to demand lower interest rates and better terms.

By: Paul J. Marshall

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December 21, 2009 at 6:07 pm

Car Loans- Trade in your Wheels

If you are thinking of buying a new car or trading your old one for a new set of wheels, having a look at different car loans might make sense. You can opt for a car loan that suits your needs. In today’s loan market, the borrower is spoiled for choice. You have the option of going in for a secured or unsecured car loan, personal car loan or adverse credit car loan. If that’s not enough, you also have cheap car loans, low rate car loans, used car loans and refinance car loans. Your loan approval is dependent upon your financial circumstances and loan requirements. If you are a tenant and don’t have a property, you can go in for unsecured car loan. Homeowners also show preference for this type of loan, as it is practically risk-free for lenders.

If you have an adverse credit history then you may search for bad credit car loans. The first step in the process of applying for a bad credit auto loan is to determine your FICO score, also known as credit score. Credit bureaus such as Equifax, Trans Union, and Bradstreet can determine your credit score. Borrowers with poor credit are generally charged a higher interest rate.

There are a number of benefits associated with car loans. You can get manageable interest rates and convenient repayment time. In case you opt for a secured loan, you have the advantage of paying less interest.

The final step in this entire procedure is to compare and evaluate the annual percentage rate(APR) and fees charged by various lenders. Scan the auto loan quotes from multiple lenders and select one that is most suitable for you.



By: Jake Nathan

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December 10, 2009 at 5:28 am

Opting For the Benefits of a Refinance Car Loan

If the car loan you’ve got now is too high for your liking, it might be possible for you to find a refinance car loan. With consumers getting hit with rates as high as 21% to 24% or even higher, it’s no secret that you’d like a lower rate, and would save yourself a bundle if you can do this.

To do this, you are first going to have to do some homework and gain a little knowledge so that you have the proper tools it takes to talk to a salesperson or lender and get your car loan refinanced. This might take a little effort, but it’s worth the money savings in the end.

First, take a look at your own credit report and make sure everything on it is really yours. Credit bureaus are notorious for making mistakes, and this could be negatively affecting your credit score when it shouldn’t be. Challenge anything on your credit report that you don’t think is yours; by law, credit bureaus have to contact the creditor in question have them verify the entry. If the creditor does not or cannot verify it, or if the debt is found not to be yours, the credit bureau in question has to remove it, usually within 60 days. You will want to get a copy of your credit report separately from each of the big three credit reporting bureaus; i.e., Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.

Once your credit report is cleaned up and everything on it is really yours, your credit score should go up if anything erroneous was removed. Now, you’re armed with the knowledge you need to get a better rate when you apply for a refinance car loan.

What you are going to do is to pay off your current car loan with a new loan that comes to you at a lower interest rate, and sometimes with better terms. This can literally save you thousands of dollars over the term of the loan.

You may want to talk with your current lender and see if they are willing to refinance your car loan. If they realize that you are looking to refinance at more favorable terms, chances are good that they will want to retain you as a customer and may be able to offer you a very aggressive refinance package. But the key here is that you want to get a lower interest rate and better terms of possible, so don’t just look at your current lender. Shop around.

It is easy to research lenders you’re looking at to make sure they have a good track record. One place to go to is the Better Business Bureau, to their website; type in the company name for information on it. Another thing to do is simply go to the search engine you favor and type in the company’s name plus the word “complaint” or “review.” This should bring up any complaints the company has had posted online about it.

With a little bit of elbow grease and some research, doing a car loan refinance isn’t that difficult and can save you some decent cash. That’s a good thing, with today’s gas prices and the current economy.

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