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Is there a way to not receive a credit score drop when paying off an auto loan by keeping the account active in another way?

I know the credit score drop is minimal if you have good credit and will recover eventually, but it just occurred to me that perhaps there is a work around like updating the account or restructuring ...
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Paying off a loan with a loan to get a better interest rate

I've never had credit or a loan till recently when I bought a new car. This has recently given me a much better credit rating after having the loan for a year with 5 years to go and 2 credit cards ...
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Why can I refinance my recent car loan at a lower rate than I had received originally?

I just purchased a new car a month ago at 3.2% APR. This was the best rate I could get at the time. I currently have an offer from a bank to refinance at 2.25% APR. For a $25k auto loan, this ...
James Jones's user avatar