Kickbacks for Secret APR Increases

Among the automobile industry’s dirty small secrets may be the practice of lenders giving kickbacks to dealers for charging their buyers increased rates of interest. For instance, if a lender’s present rate on a specific loan is 8%, but the dealer charges the buyer 10%, the dealer normally gets to help keep most (if not all) with the extra finance charges. (On a standard 5-year loan for $20,000 that added 2% adds about $20 for the monthly payment.) This can be performed on each loans and leases, and since it is completed devoid of any disclosure for the consumer, it really is a deceptive practice.

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