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How To Refinance Your Car Loan And Save With Online Car Loans

Thursday 21 July 2016, 2:41PM

By Beckie Wright

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The Online Car Loans team recommend that people should from time to time consider refinancing, as this could reduce interest costs and save a considerable amount of money. They can review the customer’s situation and work out if it’s time to replace their existing car loan with a more cost effective alternative, and they recommend taking the time to phone the existing provider to ask them for the current balance on their car loan, and what date the car loan is paid in full. They should also ask what would be the cost to pay off the car loan today and what, if anything, they would have to pay in early repayment fees and what interest rate they are currently paying. They can then start to work out if it’s worthwhile making a change.

 

One of the most obvious reasons for refinancing is because the market interest rates have lowered, and if interest rates appear to have dropped then it’s worth exploring the options. Similarly, people’s financial situations can change, and they may want to pay off their loan faster than when they took it out, and refinancing is a great opportunity to review the term of the loan. On the other hand, people may need to reduce their payments if they are concerned about their ability to manage the payments today.

 

If people do decide to go ahead and refinance, there are a couple of important things to remember. Most car loan providers charge an early repayment fee if people decide to pay their balance in full before the loan is due to be settled. It’s important to take this fee into consideration in any calculations, as it may remove cost savings that would have made from a reduced interest rate. By refinancing with Online Car Loans the early repayment charge can be included as part of the total balance of the new car loan.

 

For further information on Online Car Loan and their services, please visit the website at http://www.onlinecarloans.co.nz .