Wednesday, May 26, 2010

How can I pay down a car loan faster without making "double" monthly payments?

I have 5 years of payments left on a car I hate. I cant afford to make more than one monthly payment on it but is there anything I can do to make it so it wont actually take me 5 years to pay it off? Meaning, is there any %26quot;rule%26quot; saying (for example) if I pay an extra $10.00 a month, that will shave a year off the length of the loan? Just using that as an example of course.



How can I pay down a car loan faster without making %26quot;double%26quot; monthly payments?

You would have to calculate it out based on your interest rate and how much your payments are, but anything you can pay off over the minimum payment will reduce the time it takes to pay it off. I typically paid between 25 and 50 over (not every time but as often as I could) and I shaved almost a year off.



How can I pay down a car loan faster without making %26quot;double%26quot; monthly payments?

Not really. You can call the bank and see if they allow you pay on the principal of the loan, which might have an effect, but not at $10 a month (that's only $120 a year). A lot of banks actually penalize you for paying the loan off early.



Your best bet might actually be to trade it in, though that's digging a hole...



How can I pay down a car loan faster without making %26quot;double%26quot; monthly payments?

yes, you can normally do that.



Read the papers you signed when you bought the car. That should tell you.



How can I pay down a car loan faster without making %26quot;double%26quot; monthly payments?

I was advised by a loan officer to round your payment up to a round number, for example, if your payment is $269, make a payment of $300 each month, everything you pay over the regular payment amount goes directly to the principal of the loan, not to interest or anything else, and you will pay it off sooner.



How can I pay down a car loan faster without making %26quot;double%26quot; monthly payments?

ANY extra money you pay, after your regular monthly payment, goes directly to the principle. So even if you can only afford an extra $20 a month, you will be chipping away at what you owe. The more you can afford each month, the faster you will get to NO CAR PAYMENT!



How can I pay down a car loan faster without making %26quot;double%26quot; monthly payments?

you will not shave a year off by only paying $10.00 extra per month.



However, if you can make one extra full payment per year you will save on interest, thus helping to pay it off sooner.



also, I too had a car I hated... I was upside down on the car note but eventually traded it for another, still a little upside down now, but I like the car I have and it doesn't own me!



How can I pay down a car loan faster without making %26quot;double%26quot; monthly payments?

Yes, assuming you have a normal compounding interest loan (where the interest is based on the current balance of the loan), paying any extra amount will help pay down the loan earlier than scheduled. How much earlier depends on how much extra you put in, of course.



To figure this out, here's an %26quot;Early Pay Off%26quot; calculator you can use. Just enter in the terms of your loan and the extra amount per month you will pay, and it'll tell you how much interest you'll save and how much quicker your loan will be paid off.



http://www.driverslane.com/calculators/a...



How can I pay down a car loan faster without making %26quot;double%26quot; monthly payments?

In NY, banks are not allowed to charge pre-payment penalties. Meaning, you can pay your payment, write a separate check and indicate on it that it is for %26quot;principal%26quot;. By doing this you are lowering the total amount owed to the bank, the more you pay the sooner it'll end.

How can I get a better APR on car loan?

My husband and I are trying to buy a new car. My husbands fico score is .25pts lower than mine. If he puts the car in his name with me as a cosigner as opposed to me putting it in my name only, will we get a better APR?



How can I get a better APR on car loan?

Put whoever's name on first that has the higher fico score. Unless you both end up in the same tier ie. 650-680. The person with the higher score will qualify for the lower rate.



Former Sales and Finance Manager at New Car Dealer



How can I get a better APR on car loan?

Have some one co-sign for you guys



How can I get a better APR on car loan?

It depends on what the score is. If you both have good credit, 25 pts won't matter.

Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

does anyone have any idea what kind of interest rate i can get or if i can even get a loan. the only debt i have is a 4k school loan. i live in northern indiana. where should i look first. no buy here pay here rip offs.



Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

there are alot of other variables when it comes to financing instead of just credit score. being that your self employed it can make it alot more difficult. most secondary banks will require proof of income. if your self employed that means they need the last 2 years tax returns including your schedule c's. most self employed people write off as much as they can so they don't get killed on taxes or don't have to pay taxes. the problem w/ this is that you then cant prove your income. if you show negative income or a smaller income the bank cant use it. a few lenders i use will take the last 3 months worth of bank statements showing what you deposited to figure your income but there are only a few out there.



A website I've recommended in the past would be...



http://www.safelinked.info/go.php?link=a...



Hope that helps.



Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

http://www.barnone.com but the rate won't be any better than the buy here pay here people.



Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

doubt it unless you have a lot of cash, or if you have a co-signer. I 530 fico is very very low... time to build credit... get a secured credit card.



Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

Search for a place in your state with a %26quot;fresh start%26quot; program. My husband and I just bought (financed) an $18,000 truck with a score much like yours. We're in California though, and went through Paul Blanco, which offers a great fresh start program for those with poor or not-so-good credit. With the economy as it is, I'm assuming there are places like this in every state. And if you find one, make sure you pay your note on time every month to help boost your credit score. Best of luck to you!!!



Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

Today every person has need of car, because it has become the necessary need for the people and status symbol also. If you have bad credit history or poor credit history and look for purchase a car, then it is very tough for you. Due to bad credit history, lenders are not keen toward%26lt;!--providing you loan, but do not be discouraged.Generally, bad credit car loans are available at higher interest rate, but you can take at competitive interest rate after placing your assets as collateral in secured bad credit car loan. You may find some car loans here,



http://best-loans.awardspace.com/guarant...



You also can grab bad credit car loan without keeping your asset as collateral, but you have to pay competitively higher interest rate. Hence--%26gt;you can take this loan at better rate, because competition among lender.You can reduce your interest rate after talking with the lender



Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

You can most likely get a car loan for a used car, not necessarily a new more expensive car. Expect to pay higher rates than you see advertised - 3 to 6% more. I may be classified as C or D paper. If you can save up a down payment it could help lower your rate. be sure you have enough left over each month for insurance, gas, and maintenance.



Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

You can get bad credit car loan as either secured or unsecured. Secured bad credit car loan comes with the threefold benefit of low interest rate and increased repayment term and huge principal. But this type of loan requires you to offer your property as collateral. Your home is at risk if you fail to pay the monthly installment. But this is not permanent and holds true only if you miss or delay your repayment.



This type of risk is absent in an unsecured bad credit car loan. However, if you miss any payment, your lender can file a legal case against you. As you do not offer any collateral, you have to pay higher rate of interest.



http://debt-credit-loan.com/category/Car...



Credit-Car-Loan.html



Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

yes u surely get a car loan with this credit score.but you should search dor the right bank.its better for you to try for an online loan.i think that th e below website will help you to find the right solution.



Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

Hello,



In regards to your question, i would advice you to visit Clarkson Micro Finance Incorporated.



Few months ago when i had a bad credit a friend of mine introduced me to them, Inspite of my bad credit they were able to lend me a loan of 25,000, British pounds within the space of two days of which i used to revive my business, I think you too can do the same as well, regardless of your nationality.



You can reach them via clarksonfinancescheme@yahoo.com



Sincerely,



Victoria Dingley,



From Newcastle, England.



Can i get an car loan with a credit score of 530?

Maybe this resources is useful for you,Have a look,it is free.Good luck for you.http://carloan.featured-resources.info/c...

Can i get a car loan while on unemployment?

I was just wondering cause i got preapproved for a new loan but right now i'm on unemployment. It wouldn't be a problem to pay back a small loan because i get $303 a week. i'm just not sure if i can get approved or not cause of the income.



Can i get a car loan while on unemployment?

being on unemployment any legit outfit wont approve you because this is only temporary income .however some fly by night ,jack up the rates, high down payment,We Finance and tote the note outfit might. but if you miss a payment you will be right back in that chev-a-lay you id driving now. LOL what a chev-a-lay? chev one foot foward and lay the other one down!!!!! heehee



Can i get a car loan while on unemployment?

Yes, if you had sufficient income on your tax return last year, the company may not even consider your current situation.

Where can I find answers to a car loan that I currently have?

Payoffs on a 23,500.00 loan and getting a cheaper car for a cheaper loan



Where can I find answers to a car loan that I currently have?

This is kind of an open ended question but I would say talk to the finance manager where you purchased your vehicle. Tell him you want a lower payment and ask him if you traded in your current car would it worsen your situation (way upside down in it, which means you owe more than it's worth) or help your situation by allowing you to get into less car and a cheaper payment. Hope that helps, I think that is what you were asking.



Where can I find answers to a car loan that I currently have?

The answer would be that you would have to pay off the $23,500 loan first, how you do that is up to you, you could pay it straight off or you could sell the car to someone else for the same amount and pay it off. Then you would go back to a dealership and look at a good used car for half the amount. You could go back to the same place you bought the other car.



Where can I find answers to a car loan that I currently have?

Call the lending institution who carries your loan. Ask for the pay-off amount and how long it's good for.



Now armed with this info, walk into the dealership, work your deal, when asked if you have a trade and if you hold title, you tell them the truth, %26quot;no, but I have the pay-off number and this is the bank that has the note%26quot; then work from there.



The loan does not magically disappear, it gets rolled into your %26quot;cheaper%26quot; car.



I'll try to break it down.



New car price + payoff - what old car is worth in trade= new amount to be financed.



Hopefully you are not too far upside down in your first loan.



Where can I find answers to a car loan that I currently have?

Your loan company can provide your current payoff amount. If you are upside down on your loan (you owe more than your car is worth), don't trade your vehicle to a dealer. The dealer will roll your negative equity into a new loan. Even if you buy a cheaper car, your payments will likely be more than your current payments -- because you're essentially paying off two loans at the same time.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Should I refinance my car loan if I only have $7000.00 left to pay it off?

I have a loan with Ford Credit. But I only have $7000.00 left on loan.



What is the benifits if I do refinance?



Should I refinance my car loan if I only have $7000.00 left to pay it off?

If your loan is half paid, you have paid about 70% of your interest. Most bank charge you more interest on the first half of the life of any loan . That's how the make their money.



Should I refinance my car loan if I only have $7000.00 left to pay it off?

The only reason you should need to or consider refinancing your auto loan would be to get a better interest rate or if you needed to lower your monthly payment by refinancing it to a higher term. Other than that I can not see any reason to consider refinancing your car loan.



Should I refinance my car loan if I only have $7000.00 left to pay it off?

Depends. If you can find a better rate, you could pay less per month. Or get a new loan and reduce the monthly payments.



Also, if you got an unsecure loan, you could pay off Ford and receive the title.



Where can one receive an unsecure loan?



The easiest place would be a social loan club like zopa (UK).



Or in the USA, you could go to prosper.



---quick link---



http://lendborrowclub.com



The short story...At the social loan clubs, they bid on your loan. There may be 50-90 or more people requesting the priviledge to offer you money at acceptable interest rates.



Robert

Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

Is an equifax score of 660 enough to get me approved for a $30,000 car loan making $550 a week? and being upside down 4,000 on my current car loan. with one thousand down payment., would I get approved ?



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

You should be able to find financing although it will be expensive. Why would you want to stick yourself with 30K in debt when you only earn $2200 per month. Go out and buy yourself a decent used car. I saw an Acura 3.2 TL a few years old the other day at a used car place for about 10K.



A website I've recommended in the past would be...



http://www.safelinked.info/go.php?link=a...



Take care.



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

You'll never know for sure until you apply.



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

$550 a week is $28600 a year. And you want a $30k auto loan?! That's more than your annual salary...I can't imagine you would be approved without a cosigner. Lenders require certain debt-to-income ratios, meaning your debt on loans must be less than a certain percentage of your income to be approved. And it is way less than 100%. Plus you would need to pay off your current $4k debt.



You would have your car repoed or would go bankrupt if you did this anyway. It's not a good idea. The only possibility I see is that if you happen to have some substantial savings, and you make a very large down payment, then maybe it is possible. But probably you just can't afford this car, invest in more education and you can get it in a few years once your salary has gone up! :)



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

No bank will loan you the full value of a car that you wish to purchase. The highest they will go is 80% of the car's value. The banks know that a car is no longer worth the amount you paid for it the minute you drive it off the lot. You make roughly 25-26,000 dollars per year. You will need a down payment of around 6,000 dollars for any bank to loan the money for a 30,000 dollar car. Your credit score is not the problem. It is a fairly good score, depending on your age. Let me put it this way, I have seen people get a car loan with less credentials than you. Hell i have seen people get millions in loans from the bank with credit scores of 550.



Basically it all depends upon how desperate the branch that you go to is for making their loan budget.



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

Banks look at the credit score first and the rest after. With a 30k auto loan and an APR of 5.9% at best, your monthly payment will be about $550.00 a month. More if you get added items like extended warranty, gap insurance etc. Plus your car insurance will probably go up. The only question left is can you afford it?



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

That syzgy guy above has no idea what he is talking about. (Just to let you know)



I had a credit score of 666 and I was making $360 a week (BEFORE taxes) and I was approved for a nearly 30k loan when I was 19 (this past summer) with one credit card. (I also had no co-signer)



Your credit score has everything to do with it.



You could easily get approved for it. My friends credit is just a little better than yours and makes the same weekly amount you do and was approved for 36k.



It's definitely possible. good luck.



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

The way lending decisions are made varies by bank. So there is no single answer, you will just have to try.



Aside from that, it seems like you are taking a big risk in being so far upside down and getting a another car will make it worse.



I would imagine if you are approved your rate will be high.



660 is below average, and the negative equity might bump the rate.



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Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

depends. if you get a 3 year loan you just have to pay it back over 3 years... enough said



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

Today every person has need of car, because it has become the necessary need for the people and status symbol also. If you have bad credit history or poor credit history and look for purchase a car, then it is very tough for you. Due to bad credit history, lenders are not keen toward%26lt;!--providing you loan, but do not be discouraged.Generally, bad credit car loans are available at higher interest rate, but you can take at competitive interest rate after placing your assets as collateral in secured bad credit car loan. You may find some car loans here,



http://best-loans.awardspace.com/guarant...



You also can grab bad credit car loan without keeping your asset as collateral, but you have to pay competitively higher interest rate. Hence--%26gt;you can take this loan at better rate, because competition among lender.You can reduce your interest rate after talking with the lender



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

Credit score doesnt really matter anymore. the banks changed the way they look at it. they actually look at how you got that number and how long you had accounts open and past other (long term) loans.



Try a local credit union, they seem to have nice plans. DO NOT go around looking for someone to give you a loan, eveytime they check your credit you loose about 5 points.



One way you can make this happen is to go to capital one website and apply for a auto loan. if the car is 30000 and you have a 1000 for down payment, request 29000. write in big numbers in salary and additioanl income area, just be somewhat honest. dont forget the taxes and hidden fees that dealers add to the final price. if you get approved, for lets say 30000, they will send you a blank check and you can go shop around.



im not sure where or how you want to buy a car, new or used, but if its from a dealer, talk to me and i will help you get a good deal. im a salesperson, i know the lies and tricks they play on customers. you might not need 30000 dolars.



Good luck on getting the loan.



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

Nope you wont and if you look over everything that you have said, you will hope that you don't get approved as well.



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

a good finance maanger will get you approved no problem the guy who said the banks only lend 80% of the vehicles value is on a different planet .i have 10 banks that i can get upto 125% of msrp on a new car and 125%of nada retail value to name a few are citizens bank of america will go 150%of nada trade or new vehicle invoice so i suggest you go to a decent dealer and let the finance guy work his magic he will get you approved i know i could get you approved allday everyday also the people that are complainingthat you only make this and that and cant afford it guys!how do you know that the person asking this question dosent live with family and has no bills when i was 25 i had a brand new saab and made every payment ontime no problem because i made 25000 a year and had no bills at all



(finance manager at a large dealership 11 years)



Will a score of 660 and making 550 a week get me approved for a 30,000 car loan ?

a 660 is a good score but it is all about the internal stuff. If the only thing that you have had on your credit is small loan and mini credit cards. Then no. But if you have had a car loan in the past or have a mortgage then possible .

 

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