Contributed by Annie Bauers
You can get a new car with a bank auto loan and you should be a wise consumer and shop these loans before you get a new car. Some auto dealers prefer that you get your loan through them but they aren't going to lose a sale because you found a bank auto loan. It's your money and you want to find the loan that will work best for you and give you the best interest rate. You should shop all of the different loans that are out there before you secure one.
An informed consumer is a wise consumer so be wise and don't take the first loan that is offered to you. It is not always true but for the most part you will be able to get a better interest rate with a bank auto loan than you will if you secure your loan through the car dealer. In some cases you might get a better deal at the car dealership but if you haven't taken the time to shop around you won't have anything to compare it to.
You will want to know that you are getting the best deal on your auto loan and the only way you will know that is to have something to compare it to.