Personal Loans

The motor finance landscape is changing; fewer independent finance companies are a part of this change. The long term survival of these companies is vital to the dealer market. Dealers need to work in partnership with the finance companies to ensure mutual profitability and to positively change perceptions of dealer finance.

For many former finance companies the return on investment from motor finance had become unsustainable. Competition between the players meant that retailers were able to negotiate aggressively, pushing finance company margins ever lower; the balance of power has now shifted and in reality this is a good thing for the long term future of dealer finance.

Retailers need finance companies to be profitable and encouragingly Carlyle Finance which is reporting record profit levels has now committed itself to achieving significant profitable growth – with plans to more than double it’s lending in the UK motor sector.

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Recently, there has been a fall in real estate financing in the USA. Due to the economic turmoil and banks tightening their requirements, it has become harder to foreigners to obtain a loan.

In fact, while cash deals have always been the most common way for non residents to purchase US real estate, it increased even more this past year due to the credit crunch in the market. Fortunately, lenders are slowly beginning to relax their requirements in tandem with the slow recovery of the economy.

If you are considering getting a loan for US real estate, here’s what the current process involves.

Amount Financed

Unlike loans offered to US residents, foreign investors are usually only allowed to finance 70%, or less, of a homes value. In addition to a sizeable down payment, interest rates and fees are also generally a little higher.

Property Usage

You’ll get better terms (more …

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