One of the first things experts advise consumer to do before shopping for a car is determine their credit scores. This is because your credit score will determine how much you will pay to borrow the money you’ll need to buy the car. This, in turn, will determine you will pay for that car altogether. Let’s look at how your credit score affects your car loan in more … [Read more...]
Does Your Credit Score Affect Your Insurance Rates?
Auto insurance is a thorny subject. It’s a necessary expense that helps you offset the much more expensive cost of a collision. But just because you can’t live without it doesn’t mean living with it is easy. Insurance rates have a nasty habit of rising each year — even if you don’t make any claims. Your credit score may have something to do with that. Plenty of insurance … [Read more...]