How Quickly Can One Get an Auto Loan?

Spooner

Lifer
Jan 16, 2000
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purchasing my lease and would like to get a loan of $13k

i don't think this process takes long, does it?

also, best place to go?
 

Ausm

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Took me ten minutes to do a trade in and have the banks appoval on my most recent Car.


Ausm
 

RossMAN

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Feb 24, 2000
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Try your local bank or credit union. CU rates and low (or no) fees are very competitive.

Approval - anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes depends if they have to verify any info.
Whole process - about 1 to 2 hours depending on the car, dealership, private party, etc.
 

Spooner

Lifer
Jan 16, 2000
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Originally posted by: RossMAN
Try your local bank or credit union. CU rates and low (or no) fees are very competitive.

Approval - anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes depends if they have to verify any info.
Whole process - about 1 to 2 hours depending on the car, dealership, private party, etc.

I'm buying my lease, so does that count as off a dealership? I know rates are much different depending on where you're buying it from.
 

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Feb 24, 2000
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Originally posted by: Spooner
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Try your local bank or credit union. CU rates and low (or no) fees are very competitive.

Approval - anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes depends if they have to verify any info.
Whole process - about 1 to 2 hours depending on the car, dealership, private party, etc.

I'm buying my lease, so does that count as off a dealership? I know rates are much different depending on where you're buying it from.

I've never bought a lease and am not sure if it's considered a standard used auto loan? I'd ask the dealership first then ask local CU's as well.

Find a local CU
 

Spooner

Lifer
Jan 16, 2000
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I got a quote from a local CU of 5.25%

doesn't sound that bad. i heard that you pay mostly interest in the first year of an auto loan. is this true?

i plan on taking a 48 month loan, but will most likely sell my car before making all the payments.
 

Hammer

Lifer
Oct 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: Ausm
Took me ten minutes to do a trade in and have the banks appoval on my most recent Car.


Ausm

same here, got the car in about an hour
 

cruzer

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Go to Bankrate.com. Do a search of today's auto loan rates, in my case Capitol One was the lowest. I followed the link to Capitol One's site, filled out a one page application, and a human called me within 15 minutes to tell me they will overnight a check via Fedex.