{"id":134,"date":"2017-09-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/how-your-credit-affects-vehicle-financing\/"},"modified":"2023-03-27T12:13:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T16:13:40","slug":"how-your-credit-affects-vehicle-financing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/how-your-credit-affects-vehicle-financing\/","title":{"rendered":"How Your Credit Affects Vehicle Financing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3088 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Couple-reviewing-finances-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Couple-reviewing-finances-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Couple-reviewing-finances-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Couple-reviewing-finances-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Couple-reviewing-finances-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Couple-reviewing-finances-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/>Before applying for any new line of credit, it\u2019s good practice to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/practice-areas\/credit-reports\/how-can-i-get-free-credit-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check your credit report<\/a> and credit score. Auto loans are no exception. A credit check will give you a good idea of where you stand and what type of interest rates you can expect. It\u2019s also important that you verify that all of your information is correct and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/practice-areas\/credit-reports\/how-do-i-dispute-credit-report-errors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dispute any inaccuracies<\/a> that may be bringing down your score.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Credit-Score-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Credit-Score-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Credit-Score-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Credit-Score-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Image-Credit-Score.jpg 1322w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>However, credit scores that fall in the non-prime (620-679) and subprime (550-619) ranges may not necessarily indicate that you aren\u2019t eligible for a reasonable interest rate. Lenders often use different tiers according to their own business needs to assess creditworthiness.<\/p>\n<p>Lenders also frequently place more weight on credit history that is specific to auto loans. Timely auto loan payments in your credit history are more important than whether or not you make credit card payments on time. Always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/8-things-do-you-buy-car\/\">shop around to compare rates<\/a> before signing an auto loan agreement.<\/p>\n<h2>Seek Legal Advice<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Firm-shot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/>Flitter Milz is a consumer protection law firm that pursues matters against lenders, debt collectors and the credit bureaus.\u00a0 If a lender wrongfully repossesses a vehicle, a debt collector is abusive or the credit bureaus report information inaccurately, the consumer may have a lawsuit to pursue. For a no cost legal evaluation, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/strong> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before applying for any new line of credit, it\u2019s good practice to check your credit report and credit score. Auto loans are no exception. A credit check will give you a good idea of where you stand and what type of interest rates you can expect. It\u2019s also important that you verify that all of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/how-your-credit-affects-vehicle-financing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How Your Credit Affects Vehicle Financing<\/span> &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,3],"tags":[38,44],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3090,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions\/3090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumerslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}