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Couple saving in piggy bank
June 26, 2020

How to set up a monthly budget to finance a new vehicle

Know how much vehicle you can afford. Learning how to set up a monthly budget is the key to buying a new vehicle while ensuring you don’t overextend your finances, according to experts including Consumer Reports and Edmunds.com. Even using…

What is a simple-interest contract in auto financing?
February 17, 2020

What is a simple-interest contract in auto financing?

Just because auto financing involves simple-interest contracts doesn’t mean everyone understands them. Asking the question “What is a simple-interest contract?” is not unusual. And as a large auto lender with several million customers, Santander Consumer USA knows that many borrowers…

Why your credit score is important
January 24, 2020

Why your credit score is important when financing a vehicle

Why is your credit score important? It may be one of the most important numbers in your life – besides your blood pressure reading – because it helps determine the availability and cost of credit for vehicle and other purchases….

The Road Ahead should be smoother on redesigned SC website
January 8, 2018

The Road Ahead should be smoother on redesigned SC website

Am I in the right place? Visitors to the Santander Consumer USA (SC) website could be forgiven for wondering when they arrive the first time at the redesigned homepage. “The Road Ahead | Your Journey to Car Ownership” aims to…

Technology that helps keep drivers from straying into accidents
February 10, 2017

Technology that helps keep drivers from straying into accidents

New vehicle technology meant to improve driving safety and ease is changing fast, making it a challenge for drivers to keep up. How much of a challenge was revealed by a recent study. It showed a “really surprising” level of…