As a result, there are fewer
subprime borrowers getting loans for new cars.
Nonprime borrowers qualified for 6.34 percent on average, and
subprime borrowers got 9.55 percent on average.
Not exact matches
Borrowers can
get a loan, use it to pay off their debt, then make payments on the
subprime loan on time.
Borrowers, even subprime borrowers, can get smaller loans, although the interest rate may
Borrowers, even
subprime borrowers, can get smaller loans, although the interest rate may
borrowers, can
get smaller loans, although the interest rate may be high.
Subprime borrowers can
get personal loans without a cosigner if they have a good job, a high income, or use collateral to secure the contract.
Many consumers are good
borrowers that do not fit into a perfect box so non-prime mortgage loans become very appealing when
subprime mortgage lenders
get the flexibility they need from the banks to loosen lending standards.
Because the risk is higher for lending companies to take a chance on
subprime borrowers, they are charged higher interest rates for the privilege of
getting a loan.
Over the last few years,
subprime borrowers would've had a hard time
getting an auto loan with bad credit.
However, lenders make bigger profits on
subprime loans, interest rates are higher on
subprime loans,
subprime loans with high rates have been commanding higher prices in the secondary market and
borrowers are dependent on loan officers to help them make financing choices — loan officers who
get bigger commissions by marketing
subprime loans.
Some loan officers may push
borrowers into a
subprime loan simply because they're easier to
get approved and there is often more profit for the loan officer.
Some
subprime mortgage
borrowers will
get a private lender loan, clean up their credit and then refinance later.
As a result of this
subprime mess, it's now a lot harder for
borrowers to
get loans.
Fratantoni adds that there has been a more growth in the
subprime market than in the prime market simply because prime
borrowers always have been able to
get loans.
Subprime borrowers have easier time
getting car loans — Unlike with credit cards, auto loans are becoming more available for
borrowers with blemished credit... (See Auto loans)
The
subprime mortgage crisis of 2007 — 10 stemmed from an earlier expansion of mortgage credit, including to
borrowers who previously would have had difficulty
getting mortgages, which both contributed to and was facilitated by rapidly rising home prices.
Many
subprime borrowers often feel so relieved to qualify for a loan — any loan — that they fail to compare companies or accept the first offer they
get.
Capital has backed away from lending to
subprime borrowers, and the concern is that Congress will make it even harder for capital to
get to
borrowers who'll need it to refinance over the next couple of years,» says George.