Tips on Getting Auto Financing
Ways to Improve Your Credit Rating
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012If you’ve been denied credit, can’t buy a house, or know you have a low credit score, there are ways to improve your credit rating so you don’t have to remain in this dubious financial position. Your credit rating is actually a score, and only those with really good credit get the best interest rates [...]
Top 10 Auto Loan Mistakes
Friday, July 22nd, 2011When it’s time to buy a car and you need to finance, be sure you’re aware of the top 10 auto loan mistakes – so you can avoid them. 1. Not shopping around. There’s simply no excuse to not do your homework. If you want to lose hundreds and even thousands of dollars over the [...]
Car Loan Refinancing: Is Now the Time?
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010If you’re currently paying a high interest rate, car loan refinancing: is now the time is a question you should ask yourself. Don’t think it’s worth the trouble or don’t know how to go about it? You may be surprise how much you can save and it’s easier than you think. Car loan refinancing – [...]
Best Car Loan Rates
Saturday, November 6th, 2010The best car loan rates require that you do a little digging. It’s not a lot of effort, but it will take a bit of time. When you’re looking for the best car loan rates, here are some tips on where to go to find rates that can save you money. 1. Check your credit [...]
How Do Car Loans Work?
Friday, October 29th, 2010If you’ve never bought a car before, or have but just went along with whatever someone else told you, you may not know the answer to the question: How do car loanswork? It’s in your best interest to learn a bit about the process. Actually, car loans work pretty much like any other type of [...]
Car Loan Interest Rates: How to Shop for the Best?
Friday, October 15th, 2010When it’s time to buy that new vehicle and you know you’re going to finance, one of the first questions to consider is car loan interest rates – how to shop for the best? It’s actually not that difficult, but it does involve doing your homework. Here are some tips. Leverage Existing Relationships Who’s more [...]
How to Get a Car Loan for a Private Seller
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010If you’re trying to pay for a vehicle you buy from a person and not a dealership, you want to know how to get a car loan for a private seller. This is also known as a private party car loan. Here are some tips to make the process go smoother. Get a copy of [...]
How to Get a Car Loan for a Used Car
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010Interested in how to get a car loan for a used car? The process is really pretty painless, but it does involve following a few simple steps. Before you cruise the dealer’s used car lot, do your legwork on how to get a car loan for a used car first. Get your credit report and [...]
Best Auto Loan Companies
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010If you’re in the market to buy or lease a new or used car, you’ll likely be looking for the best auto loan companies. There’s no short-cut to this process: you’ll simply have to do the legwork. The best auto loan companies aren’t always the ones with the splashiest advertising. You need to do some [...]
How to Refinance a Car Loan
Monday, October 4th, 2010If you’re worried about the high interest rate you’re currently paying on an existing auto loan, you may be interested in learning how to refinance a car loan. It isn’t as difficult as you may think, but it does require that you take some proactive steps. No Appraisal Needed Unlike a home, which often does [...]
How to Buy a Car with Bad Credit
Monday, October 4th, 2010It’s not all that uncommon today for people to have problems getting a car loan, and you may be among those who wonder how to buy a car with bad credit. While it may be a bit more difficult finding a lender willing to take you on, there are some things you can do to [...]
Best Car Payment Calculators on the Web
Monday, October 4th, 2010When you’re in the market to buy a new or used car, you want to make sure you use the best car payment calculators on the Web in order to figure out what you’re in store for. This includes how much your monthly payment will be, amount of down payment, the interest rate you’ll be [...]
The Basics and Benefits of Car Loan Refinancing
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010By: MoneyAisle.com Imagine dropping $1,000 dollars onto your driveway, leaving it there, and walking away without realizing the money has been lost. You may be one of over 150 million people in the continental U.S. who has had this experience. How you ask? By paying too much per month on your car loan. Car loans [...]
How to Get a Car Loan
Thursday, September 16th, 2010There are some great deals on cars today, but before you set your mind on your next set of wheels, be sure you know how to get a car loan to finance your purchase. Some dealers, eager to close the deal, will even show you how to get a car loan by doing most of [...]
5 Steps To Getting Financing In A Credit Crunch
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009There are lots of great vehicles available today – if you’ve got the money. Even though the deals are very attractive as dealers scramble for customers, the painful truth is that money is hard to come by. You’ll need funds for your down payment and enough income to make the monthly payments, whether you purchase [...]
Free Credit Reports Courtesy of the U.S. Government
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009Did you know that the US government (well using our tax money) requires nationwide consumer reporting agencies like Experian, TransUnion and Equifax to provide every consumer with a free credit report every year? Well that’s true. So what’s the big deal about credit reports? As you may already know, your credit history determines whether or [...]
Financing Tips for All Credit Scores
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009By Ali Koomen, who spent over a dozen years in the car dealership busines, provides her expert insights So what is good credit? Most lenders consider a Fair Isaac Score of 700 or better as good, but some of the too-good-to-be-true finance offers (no payments for 6 months, 2.9% financing, etc) require scores of even [...]
Tips on Shopping for Car Financing
Monday, December 1st, 2008By: Sarah E. Sanuth, is an insider in the automotive industry with many years of experience in the car dealership and repair business, is guest contributing an article sharing her insider’s perspective on car financing. When many of us purchase a used vehicle, we look for financing. However, we don’t always consider all our options [...]