Is Your Auto Loan Too Long?
When financing a new car, people seem to be willing to do anything for low monthly payments ... of that loan even more, and you might qualify for a zero-interest financing plan (provided your credit ... . Right now, the average auto financing plan lasts 70 months–that’s almost six years. That trend [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 19:19:03
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It's Time to Break up the Big Banks
Mike Whitney Timothy Geithner is putting the finishing touches on a plan that will dump $1 trillion of toxic assets onto the US taxpayer ... up to $1 trillion of financing for buyers of new securities backed by credit card, auto and small business loans ... , we are creating a new lending fund that represents the largest effort ever to help provide auto [more...]
Date: 2009-02-27 02:30:11
Big Three Bankruptcy: Not So Bad After All
Quietly, those in the know are starting to suggest that bankruptcy may be just what the auto industry needs: ... of finance at New York University, recommended that the automakers enter bankruptcy reorganization. Through ... reorganization could quickly lead to liquidation because car buyers might lose faith in the companies [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 18:15:32
Automotive Financing Depends Heavily On Credit
When buying a vehicle, you often have several opportunities to pursue to obtain a vehicle. However, in almost every case, purchasing a new car involves auto financing. Cars are expensive ... , among other things. These days, because of the weakened economy and the credit crunch, financing [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 16:00:17
IT vendors to offer 0% financing… Could IT be next in the economic hit parade?
All economic attention has been going to the Mortgage, Banking, Retail and Auto sectors but the IT sector is also getting slammed as well ... by offering 0% financing? Actually, the real question comes down to how many companies need to buy new ... out the Auto Industry play book – 0% financing for up to 36 months. Back in 2002 when GM had 0% financin [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 13:36:46
Working with Credit and Auto Loans
When buying a vehicle, you often have several opportunities to pursue to obtain a vehicle. However, in almost every case, purchasing a new car involves auto financing. Cars are expensive ... you have the possibility of obtaining a car after acquiring the assistance of an auto loan. But just like any other loan [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 04:15:04
How Big Government Almost Rescued Big Government-Hating 'Sun' [Freakoutnomics]
Gawker search New York, 8:12 PM Tue Sep 30 53 posts in the last 24 hours RSS Tip Your Editors: tips@gawker ... equity firm Cerberus, which in turn controls two auto financing firms, GMAC and Chrysler Financial. Auto financing firms are sitting on truckloads of car [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 22:53:34
GM, Ford Death Watch
Fortune is reporting GM plunges 31% as outlook dims Investors cast a shocking vote of no confidence in the future of U.S. automakers Thursday ... a new report by Global Insight that shows U.S. auto sales hitting recession levels this year ... million in 2009, compared with 16.1 million last year. It turns out that auto finance companies were [more...]
Date: 2008-10-11 05:40:52
GM woes worsen after Delphi warning
General Motors on Monday warned that Delphi, its biggest parts supplier, may be unable to emerge from bankruptcy protection ... , one of the US’s biggest mortgage lenders, controlled by GMAC, GM’s 49%-owned financing unit ... hope to the beleaguered US auto industry, saying it was willing to “listen” to any new proposals [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 09:14:00
Stocks back off 12-year lows as analysts debate significance
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:01:22 -0500 Stocks back off 12-year lows as analysts debate significance As U.S ... estate trade group says. TOYOTA REPORTED SEEKING $2 BILLION LOAN FROM JBIC Toyota's auto-financing ... market milestone or nothing much at all. THE FED: NEW LENDING PROGRAM LAUNCHED; CONSUMERS, BUSINESS [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 17:15:00
It’s A Car Nation For The Congressman With A Carnation
Yesterday’s hearing of the House Financial Services Committee prompted many complaints from the members about the auto industry, ... York a little bit and I drive a Cadillac. I just bought a new one. I bought it because financing companies are out of the financing of the car businesses. I bought this car a couple of weeks ago [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 02:59:59
Buying a New Car – Auto Loan Financing
Buying a car represents the second-largest purchase most people ever make. It's important that yo... [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 19:43:00
Chrysler shuts down all production for month
Hey Sen. Bob Corker ... do you and Sen. McConnell really want to be responsible for bringing down the auto industry? Then get off your ass and FIX IT! ... of those potential sales because of the lack of consumer financing for new car purchases ... with all the money we gave them, because they are certainly not extending credit to people who want to buy [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 04:02:00
The House Approves Auto Industry Financial Relief Bill
Vote on H.R. 7321, Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act, was 237-170 (Roll Call Vote No. 690) ... of the automakers would be catastrophic. As John Judis put it recently in the New Republic, without ... industry.’ That is the motive behind the $15 billion in emergency bridge loans for the car companies [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 13:15:06
Vyopta Announces Subscription Based Network Services
Who says you need the assistance of high-end and costly video equipment to make video communications work? Apparently that was all yesterday’s news ... offers a financing option to acquire video endpoints — such as conference room, desktop, PC and mobile ... made an appearance at the 2007 New York International Auto Sh... Nec N902iL Cell Phone [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 17:42:49
When TV Advertising Became Annoyingly Huge
New York State is home to Billy Fuccillo and his auto mall businesses ... reasonably and he could finance even those with bad credit. For a time the www.billycredit.com website ... a car from him but they were sure he had the best [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 15:10:37
Great Rebate - Big Savings!
From now through September 8, CEFCU is offering a rebate of 1 percent of your entire auto loan amount (up to a cash-back limit of $450) on any new or used vehicle you finance or refinance from another institution at CEFCU.Plus, save even more with our great low rates. Get pre-approved and take advantage of the big summer auto sales [more...]
Date: 2008-08-25 08:00:00
Labor Day Car Sales
If you are interested in purchasing a new or used car during the Labor Day Weekend, now is a pretty good time to do so. Many car dealerships are offering really excellent prices and auto financing options ... . If you are looking for a great deal on a used car and also would like to know what the value of your existing car [more...]
Date: 2008-08-30 21:54:03
GORDON BROWN: BUYING SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR WITH YOUR MONEY
From the Times: Customers buying new cars will get loans from the taxpayer under a controversial plan to rescue the beleaguered motor industry. Finance companies linked to the auto industry could be given access to the Bank of England’ ... that that there are millions of credit-starved Britons queuing up for loans that they cannot get by hook or by [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 19:09:00
Can you bail out a ship with more water?
Treasury Secretary Geithner is expected to unveil the new and improved federal bailout package, ... , auto and credit card loans. These markets are frozen because consumers are overleveraged and losing ... is discussion of using FDIC insurance and low financing terms as incentives for the private sector to buy [more...]
Date: 2009-02-10 14:30:00
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
New acronym on the block... The government unveiled its newest initiative, called TALF, or Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility. The $200B facility will support consumer finance, including student, auto and credit card loans ... Mac (FRE) and the Federal Home Loan Banks. According to the statement released by the Fed [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 12:14:47
Politician: it's not your money
So says Michigan Republican Congressman Joe Knollenberg chastising opposition to the auto bailout. Apparently it's not taxpayers money, it's not your money -- it's his. I should note, my mom just bought a new car and qualified for financing. So he's wrong again about a "credit crunch." Oh [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 14:46:02
Peugeot signals interest in investing in Turkey
Jean-Philippe Collin, the CEO of French automotive giant Peugeot, ... at the Geneva Auto Fair on Wednesday, Collin said they were planning to manufacture a new car model ... for a new compact sedan model. There are some problems in financing the project, and we will accelerate [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 07:37:08
Auto Loan
Automobile is becoming one of the most important necessities in people’s life in the modern society. Comparatively speaking, automobile can be one of the expensive items you’ve got in your daily life. Finding the best way to finance the purchase or refinancing a new or leased car [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 11:12:45
How long before auto bailout costs $100 billion?
So far the auto industry -- General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM ) and Chrysler -- have received $17.4 billion in U.S ... are broken, they can't get the financing to buy a new one and they certainly can't pay cash for a car -- too expensive. GM's sales fell 53%, Ford Motor Co.'s (NYSE: F ) sales declined 43 [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 13:40:00
Best Warranty for Me
I am really glad that I decided to look into the different types of auto extended warranties. I was able to walk into the dealership with cash in my hand and I got the best deal on a new car ... choices out there for financing your car and your warranty but if one works better then another [more...]
Date: 2009-02-28 02:10:16
HubPages Blocked From MySpace MyAds As Too Competitive
MySpace has an embarrassing situation today involving their new MyAds self service advertising product - they’ve repeatedly rejected ads from a ... as good as Facebook (I couln’t even target Finance or Autos topics) 2. The platform is very Flash [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 00:46:20
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Consumers to get new loan program. The Treasury and Federal Reserve are working on a new facility to boost consumer financing, ... program. The facility, which will be operated by the Fed, aims to increase the availability of auto [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 12:15:23
Senate approves tax break for new car shoppers
Filed under: Government/Legal The economic stimulus bill just got a whole lot more interesting for automakers and car buyers alike, ... their car loan interest. It's likely that automakers will shy away from 0% financing in the future ... will be able to write off auto loan interest on their taxes, saving about $1,500 on a $25,000 car purchase [more...]
Date: 2009-02-04 11:29:00
Department Of Energy Establishes Auto Loan Rules
Recently, the US Department of Energy announced a set of temporary regulations that would help it manage its $25 billion auto loan program. This plan would allow automakers and supplies to obtain financing before the end of 2008. Yet ... out the restrictive nature of the new regulations. Essentially, the carmakers must use the loan funds only [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 15:38:27
Economy & Finance
Economy & Finance 18-Aug-08 Wall Street pulls back as financials fall NEW YORK - Wall Street pulled back sharply Monday following more reports ... rose in July at a slightly better pace than expected as a further rebound in the auto industry ... be broken up in order to survive. Using credit cards to pay loans, bills attracts interest WASHINGTON — [more...]
Date: 2008-08-18 18:37:40
Club Statement on the Auto Bailout
Club for Growth Pleased with Rejection of Auto Bailout, ... , the auto companies are not “too big to fail.” America is lucky to have a thriving car manufacturing ... , bankruptcy will give them a new lease on life so that they will not need government financing. Finally [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 17:47:31
Honda’s hybrid Insight sells briskly Japan (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Orders for the hybrid Insight have totaled 18,000 since it hit the Japanese auto market about a month ago, outpacing Honda's target and underlining the success of the new affordable and ecological [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 04:12:54
Healthcare: Out With the Old, In With the New
Because if it bleeds, it leads... Sarah van Schagen rates the environmental impact of feminine hygiene products for Grist ... that the Canadian auto industry stays competitive because the government takes care of health care, unlike ... of thought: delivery system reform and financing reform. Delivery reformers hope to make the system [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 00:49:28
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