Hey all, shopping for financing — dealer’s best offer is 5.64% (credit unions at 4.5%) but “Auto Approve” is quoting me 2.99%
Here are the details:
Origination Fee: 399 (assuming this is a referral fee?)
No late fees
Fixed APR
72 months
I found them through https://app.supermoney.com/
Is this legit, or should I just go with the dealer?
In all likelihood I’m going to sell the car within the next 1-2 years, just waiting for the market to cool off.
forbs
July 28, 2022, 9:27pm
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Site looks nice, been around for 4 years.
But they claim been around for 9 years?
But registered in FRANCE?
Site says ‘Americans’?
My sketchy radar is starting to ping. I would go somewhere else like LightStream.
Haha, i actually ran it through Lending Tree as well and they also showed Auto Approve (https://autoapprove.com/ ) as lowest financing option
Why don’t you check the credit union thread that @HersheySweet made, there are some nationwide CU’s on it .
Sometimes it can be better to finance a car rather than lease it! Some of the reasons this may be true include:
Federal EV credit - some lease originators may not pass the full Federal EV credit or state credits. Through financing or balloon loans (another type of financing, you can take advantage of these credits if you have the tax liability)
High Lease Money Factor - some lease originators have a very high money factor, higher than what it would cost to lend from another bank! Combined …
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forbs
July 28, 2022, 9:42pm
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oh you meant AutoApprove, not supermoney.
That’s Stifel Client Services, so they are legit, but only located in KS, so would they approve a CA loan?
isn’t autoapprove refinance only?
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max_g
July 28, 2022, 10:04pm
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Pretty sure you can do better from another CU if your credit is good.
AutoApprove isn’t really 2.99% if you’re paying an origination fee. Do the math when you add the $399 to your finance charges for 2 years and see what the effective APR is.
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trism
July 28, 2022, 10:26pm
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I’m under the impression from a previous transaction (double check me, though) that charging origination fees on an auto loan is only legal in two states, one of which is Ohio (I don’t recall the other one, but it wasn’t California ).
Definitely check more credit unions, Lightstream, banks, etc.
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system
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September 26, 2022, 10:27pm
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