Auto Finance

What you will need to know about financing a vehicle purchase

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March 10, 2021

How to set up a monthly budget to finance a new vehicle

Know how much vehicle you can afford. Learning how to set up a monthly budget is the key to buying a new vehicle while ensuring you don’t overextend your finances, according to experts. But even using a car affordability calculator…

How and where to find end-of-year new and used car deals
November 6, 2020

How and where to find end-of-year new and used car deals

The end of the year is the best time to get a deal on a vehicle. That’s the common wisdom, anyway. COVID-19 and its ripple effects have changed the calculation this year for many shoppers, but one thing that hasn’t…

Interest rate calculator: How your credit score affects car financing
June 19, 2020

Interest rate calculator: How your credit score affects car financing

Thousands of dollars. That could be the difference between lower and higher credit scores when financing a vehicle, based on an interest-rate calculator at nerdwallet.com and data reported by Experian. Here’s what we mean: The average nonprime borrower, with a…

Tax refund car purchase
March 24, 2020

Tax deadline, car shopping delayed by Coronavirus?

Tax refunds are arriving. And that means many Americans may be looking for a new or used vehicle on which to spend the money they get back from Uncle Sam. Of course, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the tax deadline…

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November 13, 2019

7 ways to keep your vehicle financing on the right track

It’s not always easy. As you work to make your monthly car payments, usually thousands of dollars over several years, our series, Discover Santander, offers seven ways to keep your vehicle financing on the right track. The series, published earlier…