| |
Helpful facts for understanding
auto loans for bankruptcy
Auto Loan After Bankruptcy - Beware Of Shady Lenders
If you have a recent bankruptcy but need an auto loan, you may be surprised at how easy it still can be to get approved for an auto loan. Because the bank can protect themselves by using the vehicle as collateral for the loan, it's much easier to get vehicle financing with past credit problems than it is to get a new credit card or another kind of unsecured loan.
There are many finance companies online competing for your business, to finance your vehicle. Just beware of unethical lending practices. People with bad credit are often prey to lending scams. Bad credit borrowers have fewer lending options than other borrowers and some finance companies take advantage of that fact. Here are 3 things to do to protect yourself from an unethical auto finance company.
1. Compare Rates Among at Least 3 Different Lenders Online - If you have 3 or more loan offers to compare, you are much less likely to take an offer from a lender who is charging excessive interest rates. If you have 3 or more interest rates to compare, you will have a good idea of what the average interest rate is that is being offered to people with credit problems for auto financing.
2. Get Financing Before You Visit a Dealer - If you are going to buy your car from a dealer, make sure you get your financing before you actually visit the an auto dealership. Dealers and lenders often make agreements to work together to charge the borrower a much higher interest rate than they could otherwise get by shopping around. If you have your financing ahead of time, you won't have to accept the financing they offer you there.
3. Apply With Reputable Lenders - If you are applying with lenders who are established and reputable, you minimize your chances of being taken advantage of.
About the author:
View our recommended Car Loan After Bankruptcy lenders. Carrie Reeder is the owner of ABC Loan Guide, an informational website about various types of loans.
More Useful Resource and Updates on auto loans for bankruptcy
- Car buyers looking for loans It's not as easy to get financing for vehicles in the current financial crisis, but it's ... (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Yakima Valley residents who want to purchase a new or used car will be able finance their purchase if they have a decent credit record. Make that a great credit record and a decent down payment.
- A Nightmare for Sales of Dream Cars (Washington Post)
Robert Bassam, used-car magnate, isn't driving his $415,000 Lamborghini these days, or his Porsche, and he has even warehoused his usual get-around-town car, a BMW 750. Instead, he's puttering along in a four-cylinder Hyundai Accent hatchback. It's more politically correct, he said. And economically correct: He doesn't feel like riding in luxury when the economy is tanking.
- Car buyers, dealers feel pinch (The Florida Times-Union)
Tightening bank credit, sagging sales and high gasoline prices are making new and used car sales more difficult, dealers say.
- Auto dealers take a blow as Wall Street loses footing (The Nashua Telegraph)
In his 24 years in the car business, finance manager Cheikh Dieng has never worked this hard. Getting loan approvals for customers with good credit used to be so easy, Dieng barely had to call the bank before drafting the paperwork. ... - By ASHLEY SMITH and KAREN LOVETT Staff Writers
- Need an auto loan? Expect closer scrutiny (The State Journal-Register)
Despite reports of financing problems in larger markets across the country, local car buyers with good credit should have no problem getting auto loans, Springfield automobile dealers and banks say.
- Carmakers Ask EU for $55 Billion Loan - BusinessWeek (BusinessWeek)
- Car loans hard to come by, forcing used car salesman to make adjustments (49 ABC News Topeka)
The credit crunch is halting loans, putting a dent in U.S. car sales. Last month, sales dropped nearly 27%. 49 News Reporter Marshanna Hester explains what one used car salesman is doing to fight the financial crisis and what you can do if you're in the market for a car loan.
- EU carmakers call for 40-billion-euro loan package (EARTHtimes.org)
Brussels - Europe's carmakers Monday asked governments to provide them with a 40-billion-euro (54-billion-dollar) loan and to approve an incentives scheme for the scrapping of old vehicles to help them develop more environmentally-friendly vehicles a...
|
|
|
