For example, if you owe money on a credit card, then you are probably better off paying down that credit card's balance before making
an unscheduled car loan payment.
Not exact matches
When you make
unscheduled payments, you are engaging in an accelerated
car loan payoff which will reduce the total amount of interest charges you pay over the course of your
loan and may help you pay back your
loan faster than originally planned.
For example, if you are up to date on your
car payments but behind on paying down a credit card balance, you may be better of paying your credit card bill over making
unscheduled payments on your
car loan.
Making
unscheduled payments to pay down your
loan faster than required is known as an accelerated
car loan payoff.