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Any chance of refinancing these cars?

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vertekal
Regular Contributor

Any chance of refinancing these cars?

I have 2 cars, both purchased in 9/2013 that are in mine and my g/f's name. 

 

2013 Mazda 3 SV

16000ish miles

$460/mo

16.5%APR for 72 months (Exeter Finance)

balance is roughly $18,000, and it's about $6000 upside down

 

2010 Ford Taurus SEL

115000 miles

$400/mo

19.9% APR for 60 months (CIG Financial)

balance is roughly $12,500

I found out a few months ago that the car had prior rear-end damage, which makes trading it in almost impossible. It wasn't disclosed when I bought it. I didn't get a CarFax Smiley Sad

 

Every payment has been made on time, no lates.

 

I have 3 repo's on my CR (yeah, I know):

 

Santander, DOFD 1/2014, $4000 balance, shows as a charge off

Drivetime, DOFD 10/2011, $5500 balance, shows as an involuntary repo

Capital One Auto, DOFD 9/2008, $14,800 balance, shows as a charge off

 

My current FICO is in my sig.

 

My g/f has no repo's, and limited credit history. Her scores are in the low 600's, and she has both of the current cars on her CR (which show 18 months of on time payments since the loans originated). She just got approved for a $3000 Cap One and a $300 QS1 card, so her scores should be going up eventually.

 

What is my best course of action here? We'd like to lower the APR& monthly payments on both current cars.

 

 

FICO 8:
EQ: 1/2018: 494 | 4/2021: 652 (+158)
TU: 1/2018: 536 | 4/2021: 657 (+121)
EX: 1/2018: 499 | 4/2021: 641 (+142)

Mortgage Scores:
EQ: 9/2020: 560 | 4/2021: 648 (+88)
TU: 9/2020: 564 | 4/2021: 649 (+85)
EX: 9/2020: 576 | 4/2021: 672 (+96)

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TRC_WA
Senior Contributor

Re: Any chance of refinancing these cars?

With your scores and prior repos I would say you have no chance at refi... just being honest.

 

That and you'll have difficulty with any lender wanting to get involved with a 2010 vehicle with 115k miles that has previously been damaged/wrecked.

 

Your g/f may have better luck with the 2013 vehicle.  She may have to wait 3-6 months for her scores to improve.  She should also see about getting set up with a local CU... they are much friendlier than banks when it comes to refinancing.

FICO8 current as of : 4-17-24 EQ: 724 TU: 707 EX: 706
Hard INQs last 12 months: EQ: 5 | TU: 8 | EX: 9
Verizon Visa $8500 Amex Delta Reserve $10,000 Care Credit $18,000
NFCU CashRewards $7500 Apple Card $7000 Best Buy $8000 Amazon $5000
NFCU auto loan (2022 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands - Cactus Gray) 6.95%
NFCU motorcycle loan (2024 Harley Davidson Road Glide - Alpine Green & Chrome) 9.45%
Total CL: $64,000 --- Total CC UTI: 27% --- AAoA: 5.5 years --- Income: $200k
Last app: 4-6-24
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