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rebuildernewbie
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Just refinanced my car loan

I got into pretty serious credit card trouble in 2009-2010.  I ended up with way too much debt and when I had my son, I couldn't afford to keep paying on my credit cards.  I could barely swing the minimums and I was getting depressed seeing the statements saying "If you keep paying the minimum payment, you will pay this off in 26 years."  I got serious about taking control of my finances and got on a debt management program at the end of 2011.  Since then, I have been paying down all I can on my debt.  I bought a new car in Feb 2012.  When the dealership pulled my credit score, it was 601.  I negotiated a 9.1% interest rate.  Now, about 13 months later, I decided it was time to refinance the car loan.  I have been paying more than the minimum on my car loan and my credit cards and I have been paying on time every month.  I applied for a refinance through a local credit union and when they pulled my credit score it was a 718!!  I have been approved for my refinanced car loan with a 3.4% interest rate.  I'm going to continue making the same payments I have been making and I will be able to pay off my car about 1.5 years early.  I'm so glad I found these forums and got serious about fixing my credit!  And I'm so excited that I am saving so much money in interest on my car.


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Robertwd82
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Re: Just refinanced my car loan

Cool, but with that score you can do betther than that rate. DCU will do 1.9% with those scores for sure.
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coreyb80
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Re: Just refinanced my car loan

Congrats on the rate as well as the progress!

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Epcot
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Re: Just refinanced my car loan

Nice job so far with your debt/scores. Congrats on the refinance. Smiley Happy

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ImprovingYouth
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Re: Just refinanced my car loan


@rebuildernewbie wrote:

I got into pretty serious credit card trouble in 2009-2010.  I ended up with way too much debt and when I had my son, I couldn't afford to keep paying on my credit cards.  I could barely swing the minimums and I was getting depressed seeing the statements saying "If you keep paying the minimum payment, you will pay this off in 26 years."  I got serious about taking control of my finances and got on a debt management program at the end of 2011.  Since then, I have been paying down all I can on my debt.  I bought a new car in Feb 2012.  When the dealership pulled my credit score, it was 601.  I negotiated a 9.1% interest rate.  Now, about 13 months later, I decided it was time to refinance the car loan.  I have been paying more than the minimum on my car loan and my credit cards and I have been paying on time every month.  I applied for a refinance through a local credit union and when they pulled my credit score it was a 718!!  I have been approved for my refinanced car loan with a 3.4% interest rate.  I'm going to continue making the same payments I have been making and I will be able to pay off my car about 1.5 years early.  I'm so glad I found these forums and got serious about fixing my credit!  And I'm so excited that I am saving so much money in interest on my car.


Congratz!!!! Also good job on the first loan you received, 9.1% is pretty darn good for a 601, but 3.4 suits you much better Cat Wink

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