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Finance (Or Refinance!) Your Car At A Lower Rate

You can often save hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars by financing your car at the lowest rate possible.  The car dealership will always pressure you to use their financing, or they'll suggest a bank that will give them a commission for the favor.  Don't fall for it!  You can almost always find a better deal online.  If you've already gone with dealer financing for your current car, remember that you can very likely refinance at a lower rate online.

Capital One Auto Finance (which used to be called "PeopleFirst.com" before Capital One bought the company for $150 million in 2001) gives you a $100 service satisfaction guarantee: if you're not satisfied with your experience with their services, fill out a questionnaire and get $100 back.  You apply online and within 15 minutes, they contact you with a car loan decision.  There is no application fee, no down payment, and no prepayment penalty.  They then give you what they call a "blank check", which you can present to nearly any new or used car dealer.  The "blank check" isn't redeemable for money, but it does show the dealer that you're pre-approved and already financed for whatever car you're going to buy.  This gives you an edge in negotiations.

     
 
 
Finance (Or Refinance!) Your Car At A Lower Rate
 
Time to complete:  10 minutes
Money you'll spend:  $0
What you'll get:  Hundreds of dollars in savings on the interest you pay, in most cases.

Step-by-step instructions: 

  1. Click here: Capital One Auto Finance .  A new window will open with this page.

  2. Follow the online instructions.

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