Yes! You Can Get a Car Loan Even With Bad Credit!

Having bad credit makes you realize just how difficult it can be to get a car loan, especially in these recessionary times. Purchasing a new car, or even a used car, can be a stressful process. Use the pointers below to help you get a car you can afford, at decent interest rates and terms of repayment you can afford, even if you do have a bad credit history.First PointerKnow your credit scores. If you do not know where you stand as far as your credit history is concerned, you need to have that in hand before you go car or car loan shopping. By law, you are allowed a free credit report once a year from all three credit reporting agencies. You can get this at creditreport.com. Knowing your credit score will help you negotiate the best interest rate.Second PointerOnce you know where you stand credit-wise, you need to start looking for a lender who is willing to help you get the set of wheels you need. Online is the best place to start your search. Driving all over town, stopping at different car dealers, is not a good thing. In the first place, dealers are not all that anxious to accommodate folks with bad credit. If they are willing to help, they are usually in cahoots with a usurious lender who will not give your good rates or terms. You can find many firms online who are willing to work with folks with poor credit histories.Third PointerPunch bad credit car loans into your browser and you will awarded with a number of lenders willing to help you with a bad credit car loan. Scrutinize their web site to be sure that they have loans catering to folks such as yourself. Shop around for the best rates and terms. Check the website security provisions.Fourth PointerOnce you have found four or five online lenders who look promising, check their backgrounds. Go to the Better Business Bureau website and see if the lenders are listed there. You will find all the necessary contact information there as well as ratings showing how they have treated customers in the past. Be sure you follow this advice. There are unscrupulous operators who will take upfront fees or harvest identity theft information and then disappear from the Web.You Are On Your WayOnce you have settled on a lender you feel you can trust and has rates and terms that fit your financial needs and goals, make an application. The lender will be back to you in no time to tell you the sort of documentation you will need and to answer any questions you may have. Documentation will take the form of a bona fide ID, proof of residency, proof of bank account, proof of employment. Having a pre-approved loan will make getting the lowest price possible from a car dealer that much more easy.Before you know it you will be jetting around in a nice car that you got with a good deal, at favorable interest rates, with monthly payments you can afford, and sprucing up your credit rating as well. Is there a better way to start with a new-to-you car?