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Is refinancing your car ever the wrong move to make?
"I'm thinking about refinancing my car, as I currently have an interest rate of 10%. I think I can get a rate closer to 5% or less.
However, I've read on the Internet that refinancing can hurt your credit or actually make your payments higher. Is refinancing ever the wrong move to make?"
Eric Schad · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
“I’m not sure where you’ve read that refinancing will make your payments higher, but that’s not true. You wouldn’t refinance if your offered interest rate was higher than your current interest rate.
As far as your credit score goes, it might take a small initial hit due to the hard inquiry made by a prospective lender, but it’s nothing to worry about.
If you can refinance at a lower rate, you absolutely, positively should. And don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.”
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- Gregory R.
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