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What is Car Refinancing? Pros & Cons of Automotive Refinancing

Last Updated on February 11, 2021 By Lisa C. Townes Leave a Comment

Mid Class families living their lives within limited financial resources. These are families doing small businesses or medium-level jobs. They too desire to have a car but not everyone can afford. This is why these families avail bank financing, as vehicle get old they can use car refinancing for new one. This car loan bank service helps them to pay the amount in parts with predefined interest over the amount banks, credit unions or financial institutions pays to the car manufacturer, dealer, and owner on your behalf under different car financing options. Banks charge different interest rates in different territories depending upon the state’s financial condition & consumer’s credit score.

Credit score is bank’s internal rating system to help its evaluation in allowing consumers to avail or not to avail bank’s credit facility that includes mortgage loans, credit cards, personal financing, business financing, home loan, car loan, and car financing and other banking products.

Table of Contents

  • What is Car Refinancing?
  • How does Auto Refinancing work?
  • Pros & Cons of Refinancing Car
    • The Benefits
    • Lower Interest Rates
  • The Demerits
    • Higher Interests
  • How to Qualify Auto Refinancing?
    • How Auto Refinancing pre-qualification works?
    • When to Apply for Refinancing?
    • Taking the Right Decision

What is Car Refinancing?

Car refinancing is an auto loan replacement process to another bank within more favorable terms for the consumer.  According to consumer reports, 84.5% of cars on roads are bank financed. Usually, second chances are hard to arrive. If you are getting it, try to avail yourself.

Car refinancing is for you under the umbrella of your needs. It’s not for you too. Most of the people wish to lower their markup rates, monthly payment, and extending their payment tenor. It depends! This article will improve your knowledge by explaining Car Refinancing, How Refinancing works, What are Pros & Cons, Should you refinance your car, and when it should be

How does Auto Refinancing work?

Car owner connects to the new bank to pay parent bank for the car he/she has. Car owners (authorized to drive, maintain and keep the car for their personal or business usages. They are called as an owner but not owner by law. The owner is a financing institution because this person cannot sell the car without permission). This practice is adopted by consumers are not able to pay or willing to pay debt amount in longer period or smaller amounts per month. It also helps in lowering interest rates and amounts.

This way new bank or credit union pays debts to the current financing party on behalf of the consumer and make a new monthly payment plan with new terms and a different markup rate on your owed amount new bank paid to old ones.

auto loan amortization calculator

Pros & Cons of Refinancing Car

Advantages of Car Refinancing
• Extend Loan Payment
• More Competitive Pricing
• Many Refinancing Options
Disadvantages of Car Refinancing
• High Interest Rates
• Repay for Long Time

The Benefits

Extend your paying cycle: Yes. Life is uncertain. Nothing is permanent or for sure. God forbids, something bad can happen without informing. Such as unexpected illness, road accidents, theft, or stolen debit & credit cards are enough to disturb monetary management for both households and businesses. It would help in increasing repayments.

Example: If you are in agreement for Chase Auto Finance to pay in 36 months. There is the possibility of paying it in 48 or 60 months with another bank agreement.

Using for different options: If consumer financed car’s worth is more than the owed amount. It is possible to refinance and use the extra cash for other needs.

Example: Let say, your car’s worth and market price is 4000$ and you owe 2500$. A refinancing agreement with a different bank would give you 3000-3500$. The extra could be used for buying a new laptop, mobiles, or planning vacations.

Lower Interest Rates

The best part is, you can lower interest rates by good percentages. Auto Loans generally give at 3 to 5% APRs.

New auto loans4.74%
Used Auto Loans4.74%
Auto refinancing2.99%

The Demerits

In most cases, your application may be rejected for a bad credit score. Our guide will help you to get an auto refinancing loan with bad credit. Additionally, you can improve credit rating with basic practices.

Higher Interests

No bank or financial institution would finance without their business benefits. Refinancing can cause you to pay more interest compared to the interest you are paying with the current lender. You’re increasing your payment tenor; the longer payment tenor adds more interest on the same amount.

Example: Currently you are paying 4% interest on 5000$. If you extend your months for payment you are also increasing bank interest.

How to Qualify Auto Refinancing?

The application process is simple and the same with all financing institutions including banks, credit unions, and lenders. The process won’t take more than 30 minutes after having these documents.

  1. Income Proof / Source (Payslip, W-2, other documents)
  2. Your net worth (Assets that are estimated from your bank statements)
  3. Verification from the Employer. (for no.1 )
  4. Social security & Driving license.

How Auto Refinancing pre-qualification works?

Car dealers prefer financing by preferred lenders, this is because of their own interests with them. Relax, you have another option of qualifying car financing with the above-mentioned process. Afterward, Owner only needs to bargain the actual car price. Salesman’s focus would be on the monthly lowest payment schedule; in these discussions, you shall forget to discuss price.

With an excellent credit score above 750 in 60 months, payment will be near to 3.20-3.30% per annum. On a good credit score, 700-749 on a 60-month payment would be 3.490% per annum and on fair credit score, 640-699 would be 3.340% per annum.

When to Apply for Refinancing?

A refinanced car can also harm or benefit. You must think, rethink before applying. It only makes better if

  1. The Interest rates are lower than before. Paying more is not a good decision. Most banks consider refinanced loans as used car loans where interest percentages are higher than new ones.
  2. You should go for it if you are willing to lower your monthly payment amounts.
  3. Try it if you are willing to buy a new car.
  4. Credit scores play an important role in loan amount calculation. Increased or decreased credit score can make a difference in the amounts you are paying or you shall pay in the future. Dealing with a low credit score may

Taking the Right Decision

Being a lender, you must always evaluate your financial condition, credit score, needs & desires. With an improved credit score, auto refinancing is the best decision because a good credit score means lowering your markup rate.

Also, analyze the new bank’s terms with the old one to check the most favorable option for yourself. You may be stuck by missing TOC reading and understanding. Ask the salesman or call bank numbers to clear misconceptions.

Do not stay with one option. Try different banks & credit unions and make detailed paperwork by highlighting terms in your way or against you.

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Lisa C. Townes

Lisa is a passionate travelers. She spends 3 months every year visiting different places worldwide. She has visited almost every famous place in the world. She herself is an affiliate blogger

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