Because subprime borrowers present a higher risk for lenders,
subprime lenders charge interest rates above the prime lending rate.
Not exact matches
This is where online
lenders are valuable, offering a greater chance of securing loan approval, though interest rates
charged by
subprime lenders can be quite high.
For
subprime borrowers, personal loans may be available from some online
lenders, but the interest rate
charged for the duration of the loan is often high.
There are some
lenders, including First Premier's Gold MasterCard which will
charge upwards of 49.90 % APR for
subprime credit holders.
Borrowers with scores below 620 are sometimes characterized as «
subprime,» and because
lenders view them as risky, they frequently
charge them higher rates — if they'll lend to them at all.
Beware of predatory
lenders - Some
subprime lenders may try and take advantage of high risk borrowers by
charging excessive fees and unreasonable interest rates.
These in - house
lenders are known to take advantage of the desperation of their
subprime customers by jacking up interest rates and
charging ridiculously high down payments — all on top of potentially
charging as much as two - to - three times what the car is actually worth.
Beware of predatory
lenders - Some
subprime lenders take advantage of high risk borrowers by
charging excessive fees and unreasonable interest rates.
Subprime mortgage
lenders charged higher interest and additional fees to make up for this risk.
Mortgage
lenders charged higher interest rates for
subprime borrowers.
No,
subprime lenders who have such high risk tolerance do it because they can
charge desperate borrowers just about any amount of fees they like in exchange for those two little words, «You're approved.»