Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. valentinrussanov/ Getty Images Dealer financing involves retailers originating loans to ...

Dealer financing is where the car dealer helps you get a loan from a lender and then sells your contract to them. So, instead of walking into a bank and applying for a car loan, you can walk away with ...

Consumers who have done their homework in advance of buying a car know that if they need to finance the new or used vehicle, it is best to arrive at the dealership with a loan arranged in advance of ...

I have addressed this issue on the air and in print before, but I have had a ton of people complain about dealership finance offices over the years. The most common complaints are high- pressure ...

Invoice pricing rarely represents the price the dealer paid for the car due to various incentives and bonuses. Here's what ...

A Chicago-area car dealership is facing a lawsuit after a legally blind customer accused the store of dramatically increasing both the purchase price and financing rate on a new SUV after verbally ...

Dealers looking to lenders to assist in closing deals Dealers increasingly view lenders as collaborative partners 64% of dealers working with the top-ranked captive lender and 56% of dealers working ...

Since everyone's situation is different, the answer depends on what's available to you. Before you decide, do a little legwork. Cross-shopping loans isn't as fun as cross-shopping new vehicles, but it ...

Adaptability and resilience during the pandemic drove dealership satisfaction with consumer lenders this year, according to J.D. Power. As constraints prompted by the coronavirus pushed more buyer ...

Auto finance is a major profit center for U.S. auto dealerships. Dealers say they make much more on products like service contracts, and not so much on their share of the customer's interest rate.

WeAuto dealership is making vehicle financing more convenient and accessible with its online pre-approval financing service for drivers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Customers can now begin the financing ...