“Credit union loans for vehicles are much cheaper, much cheaper than you get from the dealer normally unless there's a factory subsidized deal. And significantly lower than you're going to get from a bank on a vehicle loan.”
Clark Howard · The Clark Howard Podcast · 11.04.26 Mindful Shopping / RECALL: Vehicular Spontaneous Combustion
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recommend getting the lowest vehicle loan rate from a credit union unless a manufacturer offers a special factory financing deal
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“If you go and use a portfolio loan from a credit union or a small bank or from a private lender, there's no cap. So you can actually go out and get them to buy $20,000.”
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