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A great question for which there is not a direct answer. Rates are based on your credit profile and

the equity position of the loan and length of the loan. The higher your credit rating and down payment the lower your rates will be. Also, the model year of the vehicle plays an important role. In the case of an auto loan, the older the car, the higher the rate.

Credit Worthiness
An individual’s credit score measures the credit worthiness by credit bureaus. The risks of an individual debt may have a large standard difference of possibilities. The lender may want to cover his maximum risk. But lenders with portfolios of debt can lower the risk premium to cover just the most credible outcome.

Down Payments
One important reason to know how much money you have to put down on a new home is that it has a great effect on how you write your offer. When writing an offer, not only are you required to put your down payment information in the offer, but various mortgage programs also have different rules on how the offer can be written. This can become a vital step, especially when dealing with FHA and VA loans.
When shopping for interest rates, the amount of your down payment can often dictate your new home loan interest rate. Many car or home loan programs charge a higher interest rate for minimal down payments, while customers with larger down payments are allowed more flexibility in interest rates and more program choices.

Length of time has two effects on interest rates.

Shorter terms have less risk of default and inflation because the near future is easier to predict than events 30 years off. Which will result in lower interest rates for shorter terms.

Longer terms allow for investments in larger projects with higher eventual returns. Contrast this to the lender's preference for readily available cash for contingencies. This is why banks pay higher interest on non-redeemable GICs than on checking account balances. Long-term interest rates fell in much of the developed world in the second half of 2006.



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