The phrase
"deep subprime" refers to a specific category of borrowers who have very low credit scores or a history of delinquency. These individuals are considered to be at a high risk of defaulting on loans, such as car loans or mortgages.
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If they accept credit from
deep subprime credit lenders, they are receiving a card that costs them hundreds of dollars in fees.
The reason that information is promising is because people with subprime and
deep subprime credit ratings don't generally land the lowest auto loan rate s.
According to the Experian study, the average loan term for
deep subprime borrowers buying new cars was 72 months long — or six full years.
About a third of those with scores between 351 and 500 —
considered deep subprime by VantageScore — will see a change in their score.
About a third of those with scores between 351 and 500 — considered
deep subprime by VantageScore — will see a change in their score.
«Performance of
recent deep subprime vintages is awful,» Equifax said in a slide show on second - quarter credit trends.
For LendUp loans, the most obvious pattern: people
with deep subprime credit scores had a higher likelihood of increased scores the longer they've been LendUp customers.
Data from the credit bureau also indicates that borrowers with
deep subprime credit (lower than a 550 FICO score) are offered an average 12.42 % interest rate.
Prime and super-prime loans now account for 60 percent of the outstanding balance, while subprime and
deep subprime loans account for 22 percent.
Moreover, Experian reported that in the fourth quarter of 2012, lenders increased auto loans to borrowers identified
as deep subprime, with credit scores below 550, by 31 % year over year.
Many of these firms dipped into «
deep subprime,» a decision that's becoming costly.
Most of
the deep subprime consumers will remain deep subprime.
A consumer who has «
deep subprime credit» is someone with a credit score equal to 600 or below.
Deep subprime had the largest decrease of any category — nearly a full point, to 12.47 % — since the fourth quarter of 2010.
CarHop sells vehicles primarily to customers with nonexistent or poor credit histories in need of subprime or
deep subprime credit.
Most of
the deep subprime consumers will remain deep subprime.
The average rate for a used car for a «
deep subprime» borrower — those with credit scores 500 and under — is 19.73 %.
The deep subprime borrower will pay $ 694.32 per month while the super prime borrower will have a cost of $ 541.33.
A closer look shows a more startling statistic: 47.9 percent of the debt is carried by 393,000 residents with subprime and
deep subprime credit.
Jeff Ball, the CEO of Econohomes, sees his company filling a void: providing homes and financing for «
deep subprime» borrowers.
According to Experian, 1 out of every 5 individuals have very bad credit, poor credit, or «
deep subprime scores.»
Everyone on this chart began 2015 with a score below 500 (
deep subprime).
We're seeing credit scores that are increasing against control groups, we're saving customers millions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of customers have taken over one million of our financial literacy courses, and, with our growing credit card platform, we're continuing to meet the needs of borrowers with subprime and
deep subprime credit scores.
A majority of people who turn to LendUp have subprime, or
deep subprime, credit scores [3], as evidenced by our VantageScore distribution graph.
First, some background on credit score ranges: VantageScore divides consumers with credit scores into five groups: Super prime, commonly called excellent credit (781 to 850); prime, or good credit (661 to 780); near prime, or fair credit (601 to 660); subprime, or poor credit (500 to 600); and
deep subprime, or bad credit (300 to 499).
Data from the credit bureau also indicates that borrowers with
deep subprime credit (lower than a 550 FICO score) are offered an average 12.42 % interest rate.
More Americans fall on the higher end of the credit score spectrum, with 22 percent having «super-high» credit scores between 781 to 850 and 21 percent having «
deep subprime» or very low credit scores below 600.