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Bankruptcy to Reduce Car Payments

Debtors can use bankruptcy to reduce a car payment in two different ways. One of the greatest benefits of bankruptcy protection is it provides debtors a way to cram down an auto loan. This means the principle of the loan is reduced to the fair market value of the car. This will reduce the monthly car payment amount significantly in most cases, while allowing the debtor to keep their car.

The other thing that bankruptcy will do, is reduce the interest rate on the car loan to make the repayment much quicker. Reducing the interest rate also lowers the monthly car payment, often by several hundred dollars.

Fast Facts

  • Large car payments are one of the main reasons people fall into financial trouble.
  • Many times, car salesmen will convince someone to lease a car that is out of the financial means.

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