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Credit Building Strategies
IF you are attempting to build your credit there are many strategies we can look at to help you get started. If you have no credit, bad credit or good credit, building credit is important since regardless of your situation, you do not want to go...
Credit Cards
When applying for a credit card it is always a good idea to know
your personal credit score, since this will affect your ability
to negotiate beneficial terms for your credit. If your credit
score is poor - e.g. due to unpaid bills, a habit of...
Extending Credit in Your Home Based Business
Whether or not you will be extending credit to your customers in your home based business is a decision you will eventually have to make. Every business owner will have to write off between 3 and 5 percent of debt as bad, as long as debt is managed...
Five Tips To Build Your Credit Today
If you’ve recently paid off a lot of debt, you may be wondering where to go from here. Maybe you went through a divorce and got stuck with a lot of high interest credit card debt, or got behind on your payments after a job layoff. Whatever the...
Understanding Credit Scores and Repairs
If you are applying for a mortgage, you're going to have to deal with credit scores. Here's a primer on credit scores and methods for improving them.
Credit Report
Step one in the process is making sure that you have a current copy of your...
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Auto Loans with Bad Credit
Certain types of loans are very hard to get approved for if you
have bad credit. For example, if you have poor credit, getting
approved for an unsecured loan or unsecured line of credit is
out of the question.
However, there are also types of loans that are not difficult
for poor credit applicants to get approved for. For example,
auto loans are fairly easy for people with bad credit to get
approved for. In fact, there are many companies that will grant
financing to individuals with the worst credit. People that have
experienced bankruptcy, repossession, divorce, foreclosure can
get the car loan they need!
You may ask, 'How is it possible to get approved for a bad
credit auto loan if I have such bad credit?!'. It's easy! A car
loan is a secured loan. This means that you are guaranteeing the
loan provider that you are going to make the auto financing
payments. If you do not make the payments, your new car is going
to be repossessed from you by the lending institution. When you
lose your automobile to repossession, you also lose any money
that you already paid for financing, as well as any add-ons that
you invested into your car like a new stereo, wheels, etc..
The interest rates for bad credit auto loans are obviously going
to be higher than the interest rates associated with a good
credit car loan. However, if you show a positive payment history
for your auto loan, you can refinance this loan with the same,
or
another company after one year. When you refinance an auto
loan with bad credit, you can obtain rates that are considerably
lower than the loan you first received. The fees associated when
you refinance are minimal. Typically, all you will have to pay
is a transfer fee and a state fee. The fee ranges between $5 -
$10. The state fee can be between $5-75. The transfer fee is
usually $5-$10 and the state fee is usually $5-$75. Refinancing
your existing car loan is definitely something you want to
consider if your interest rate is anything over 10%.
In conclusion, auto loans are a great way to turn your credit
history around. However, if you do not make your payments on
time, your credit will be adversely affected. If your car
becomes repossessed because of non-payment, your credit will be
severely hurt. So, if you take advantage of the second chance
offered to you by utilizing an auto loan on a new car, make sure
you buy a car that is in your budget so that you don't have to
worry about making payments. Be practical. Don't buy something
that you can no afford.
About the author:
Jacob Andrews is the webmaster/marketer of Premier Auto
Financing. Premier Auto Financing provides auto loans for
people with good and bad credit. You can use your loan to buy
from a private seller or from a dealer.
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