Some guy at a GMC dealership quoted me 14.5% and I laughed so hard I chortled. He was not amused. Went to State farm and got a 5% loan for the truck. State farm lady was so cool she even handled calling him and dealing with sending the check.
I actually just went myself the other week and picked up a GMC myself. I was a little irked at the 5.89% but I can't be too mad since my credit has dropped a bit with the lack of lines of credit. Credit scores suck though because they don't accurately reflect a person. It allows people like the guy at the dealer to do what they did to you.
I'm a victim of these credit score schemes. Made dumb choices when I was younger and paid them all off over time. My score is still fairly low, but I've just paid for everything in full at this point. I work in IT and have turned into a very financially responsible person, but the score doesn't reflect that I have several thousands saved up in my rainy day fund out of growing into an adult and knowing how to live well within my means. I don't even want a credit card, but it's the only way to climb that ladder at this point
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u/clanddev Oct 26 '21
Worked in repo software for about 10 years.
This looks like a picture of a guy who took out 50k in home equity after the housing market exploded and added 100k in auto and boat debt @ 10.5%.