• explodicle
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    3 hours ago

    I’m doing the same thing, but I still don’t understand it. Why are creditors offering 3.54% car loans instead of just getting 8% themselves?

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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      2 hours ago

      That loan was likely originated during a different intertest environment. So that commeneter is playing arbitrage

      • JayleneSlide@lemmy.world
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        11 minutes ago

        This is exactly the case. Also, I worked for a credit union at the time, and employees got a 1% discount on interest rates for loans over a 24 months.