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How much longer until I should try to refinance?

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WallyxD
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How much longer until I should try to refinance?

My moms eligible to refinance her auto loan. She just bought her score from the site about a week ago and I forget which one, but she had a Fico of 600, which is up from her score of what the dealer said was around 500 (back in November 2011). Her interest rate was 21%. Monthly payment of $464 for 48 months. She only has one revolver (a secured Capone card with a $300 limit). Annual income ranging from $42,000 to $46,000. I suggested that she wait until the end of the year where she'll hopefully have a couple more revolvers and/or pay off her tiny collections so that she'll get an even better rate. What rate could she expect to get?
AE CC: $1,050 | AEO Visa: $1,890 | Cap1 QS: $2,100 | Chase Freedom: $1,000 | Citi Forward: $1,500 | Citi Double Cash: $1,000 | Discover iT: $500 | GameStop: $1,650 | Overstock: $1,700 | PayPal Smart Connect: $1,500 | Walmart $2,200

TU (Discover): 663 | EQ (Citi): 651
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SamsungHDTV
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Re: How much longer until I should try to refinance?

no idea what rate to expect, but I would suggest credit unions.

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Anonymous
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Re: How much longer until I should try to refinance?


@WallyxD wrote:
My moms eligible to refinance her auto loan. She just bought her score from the site about a week ago and I forget which one, but she had a Fico of 600, which is up from her score of what the dealer said was around 500 (back in November 2011). Her interest rate was 21%. Monthly payment of $464 for 48 months. She only has one revolver (a secured Capone card with a $300 limit). Annual income ranging from $42,000 to $46,000. I suggested that she wait until the end of the year where she'll hopefully have a couple more revolvers and/or pay off her tiny collections so that she'll get an even better rate. What rate could she expect to get?

She can check auto rates within her credit report (Tab 3 "How Lenders See You" in credit report, if bought from this website) as a baseline. I know it's just for info purposes, but it may help in a way. You can try Credit Unions for refinance.

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jetsfan2013
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Re: How much longer until I should try to refinance?

CU are the best bet to refi.

Ch 13 Filed - October 2023
Last Payment - September 2028
Discharge - November 2028?
FICO 8 Scores as of May 2024
EQ 650 EX 625 TU 613
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