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Speaking of insurance, State Farm will refinance vehicles and I have seen them give pretty competitive rates for people with less than perfect scores so you may actually try with them. Aside from them, many CU's offer refinancing and you may have some luck using many of the preferred CU's mentioned here on this site. You may build a little payment history with the current loan to boost scores for both you and your mother before trying though.