Sister can't pay on car, about to get repossessed. Can she just turn it in?

Keithikins

even volentarily reposession looks bad on the credit report. What will happen is they will auction the car off and your sister will STILL have to pay the remaining amount on the loan.

Lets say the loan is for 11,000$
If the loan company auction the car and gets 6,000 for it, your sister will STILL be responsible to pay the remaining 5,000.

Do whatever you can to pay the payments. Some loan companys will defer the car payment for 2 months a year. To do this you have to be up to date on your payments.

Rondo

Yes she can take it to the finacing company and tell them to repo it. She will still have to pay the balance of the loan. But, if the company can sell it she should only have to pay the difference between what the bank sold it for and what she owes.

crisis

even if she did that she'll still have to pay for it and it will still effect her credit...
although i dont sympathize with people who get themselves in this predicament (because im in a pickel with my auto now and i acknowledge it's all my fault...SO IM LYING IN THE BED I MADE)
...i do have a little bit of a heart and will agree on this...car dealers (just like mortgage banks) are predatory..matter of fact anybody willing to give you something on a credit basis is a monster. So many car dealerships pull bait and switch and so many shady practices and although i agree that you should read the print and take responsibility I also agree that lenders should bare SOME responsibility and something should be done to control it.
I'm only saying this because I have excellent credit and keeping that credit rating is really one of the most stressful things. I only have 2 good credit cards but whenever I use them i get this impending sense of doom because it has happened so many times now between both cards that they "get my payment late" when i sent it out 3 weeks ahead of time...this is the biggest thing done by all credit cards because they're hoping they can misplace your check and get away with it..or they'll send you your statement only a week before it's due because they want you to be late so your interest rate is no longer 5% but 25%...
and that's just one example, CAR DEALERS, insurance, mortgage lenders, health plans...everything is rigged against you and if you aren't careful or intelligent or both you can get rooked over badly
that's the biggest problem i have with capitalism because it teaches people and companies to value money and "credit" over human values of treating people compassionately and humanely...
It would be so great if we lived in an environment where people clearly explained things to you and sold you what you needed and not what they made you think you needed.
so on the other side of the coin tho ppl themselves are responsible for this because they always WANT MORE...when the vast reality is that not many people should be spending more than 20,000 on a car...they shouldn't be taking out huge home loans not at fixed rates...they shouldn't be purchasing a big screen tv if they can't afford to feed themselves...our priorities both as sellers and buyers are messed up.

The best thing she can do is send as much money as she can and to call the bank and let them know her situation and stay in contact with them. They will most likely work with her...after all they actually don't want to repo her car.
most of the time they auction off the car for less than it's resale value and loan so she'll owe way more than she would have even if she just paid it off with interest..
just don't let it happen...
work with the bank and insurance
good luck

It will be a voluntary repo. They will eventually sell it at auction for WAY less than she still owed. Then she will start getting notices for the difference.

If she is only one month behind, she should call the company right away. Most places are willing to work with you. Maybe even offer a deferment. They do not want to repo the car because they'll lose money.

Nutritional Counselor

you'd have to talk to the bank; either way they will still put this as a negative on her credit rating.

smartypants909

No, they don't want the car.

Terry

it will still show as repo... voluntary or not the car will show as failed to pay, ad the auction wholesaleprice will be met,the remainder goes against her... may even be iore than car is worth.. regardless, it will go on her credit, she should try to get someone to take over note, or sell outright and move on..

Shakwon

Why dont you just make the payments for her and drive the car. I'm sure there is a way to switch it on paper that won't make her look horrible. Just buy it from her.

floridaman39us

Tell her to call the bank where the loan for the car is and tell them she can no longer afford the car. Her credit will suffer for awhile....

alvarz

just to be on the safe side do not keep any personal items in the car any longer.

Renee

Nope

Kizzy

As for the repossession, which ever way it happens it's still a repossession.

If you want to take over the loan you would have to approach her finance company or apply for your own to pay hers off.

If you pay it off in time & quickly, it will help with her credit summary

PAPPY

YES, SHE NEEDS TO CONTACT THE FIANCE COMPANY.
BE SURE SHE GETS A COPY OF THE VOLUNTARY SURRENDER FORM. SHE CAN ALSO NEGOTIATE THE DEFFEST PAY OFF AT THAT TIME.

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