Car Loans Alberta

📅 Last Updated: August 26, 2022

✏️ Written By Kale Havervold

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Car Loans Alberta - Compare Providers

		Loan Amount	Rate	Term (Months)	Rating
0	0	Up to $50,000	Prime – 35%	3 – 120	Up to $50,000
100	1741219200	Up to $1,000	0% interest (30.4% APR)	30 days (revolving)	Up to $1,000
100	1709683200	Up to $1,250	Up to 32%	90 – 150 days	Up to $1,250
23	1700524800	Up to $25,000	24.99% – 29.99%	30 or 60	Up to $25,000
18	1695254400	$500 – $5,000	Up to 32%	3 – 4	$500 – $5,000
9	1692748800	Up to $500	0%	Up to 65 days	Up to $500
100	1688083200	$150 – $1,600	10 – 35%	3 – 6	$150 – $1,600
100	1686182400	$300 – $3,000	18% + fees	6	$300 – $3,000
100	1686182400	$300 – $3,000	18% + fees	6	$300 – $3,000
100	1686182400	$300 – $3,000	18% + fees	6	$300 – $3,000
22	1683676800	$15,000	6.7%	Up to 60	$15,000
3	1670889600	$1,000 – $15,000	19.9% – 34.9%	–	$1,000 – $15,000
10	1666051200	$250	0%	–	$250
100	1643932800	$500 – $15,000	Starting at 18.9%	6 – 60	$500 – $15,000
100	1623369600	Varies	0%	6 or 8 weeks	Varies
1	1620777600	Up to $35,000	9.99% – 35%	6 – 60	Up to $35,000
24	1607558400	$500 – $50,000	Varies	6 – 60	$500 – $50,000
100	1598918400	Up to $15,000	–	–	Up to $15,000
100	1598832000	$500 – $15,000	Start at 10.99%	9 – 60	$500 – $15,000
19	1582243200	–	–	Up to 60	–
100	1580860800	$1,500 – $10,000	–	12 – 60	$1,500 – $10,000
17	1580774400	$1,000 – $25,000	8.99% – 34.99%	36 or 60	$1,000 – $25,000
100	1579478400	$100 – $1,500	$14 per $100	–	$100 – $1,500
14	1579478400	$850 – $1,600	19.8% – 34.99%	36 months	$850 – $1,600
100	1576713600	$500 – $100,000	Starting at 12.99%	Up to 60	$500 – $100,000
100	1562198400	$500 – $15,000	15.99 – 35%	6 – 60	$500 – $15,000
7	1552262400	$500 – $18,000	29.9% or 34.28%	6 – 60	$500 – $18,000
100	1551830400	$1,000 – $15,000	19% – 34.95%	12 – 60	$1,000 – $15,000
100	1551398400	Up to $1,500	$14 per $100	14 days	Up to $1,500
100	1551398400	$100 – $1,500	$14 per $100	14 – 31 days	$100 – $1,500
100	1551398400	Up to $1,500	$14 per $100	14 days	Up to $1,500
100	1546128000	Up to $5,000	19.9% – 35%	6 – 36	Up to $5,000
23	1551139200	Up to $15,000	34.99%	Open-end	Up to $15,000
100	1550534400	$100 – $1,500	$14 per $100	14 days	$100 – $1,500
2	1569974400	Up to $1,500	$14 per $100	Up to 62 days	Up to $1,500
100	1550534400	Up to $1,500	$14 per $100	14 days	Up to $1,500
100	1550534400	$500 – $1,000	23%	3 – 6	$500 – $1,000
100	1550534400	$300 – $1,000	Up to 38%	3 – 4	$300 – $1,000
100	1567555200	$300 – $3,000	18% + fees	6	$300 – $3,000
100	1549238400	$250 – $1,500	23.99% – 29.99%	3 – 4	$250 – $1,500
20	1548720000	$500 – $1,000,000	7.9%	12	$500 – $1,000,000
100	1548720000	Up to $5,000	–	12 - 60	Up to $5,000
100	1548720000	$500 – $50,000	Starting at 8.99%	3 – 120	$500 – $50,000
11	1545264000	$500 – $100,000	12.99% – 34.99%	9 – 60 months	$500 – $100,000
100	1545264000	$500 – $10,000	Starting at 9.90%	12 – 36	$500 – $10,000
5	1543622400	Up to $60,000	19.99% – 34.99%	6 – 120 months	Up to $60,000
100	1545350400	$300 – $1500	Starting at 18%	3 – 7	$300 – $1500
12	1545350400	Up to $7,000	35%	6 – 60	Up to $7,000
15	1545350400	$500 – $1000	Up to 32%	3	$500 – $1000
100	1545350400	$500 – $750	23%	3 – 4	$500 – $750
100	1545350400	$500 – $750	22%	90 – 120 days	$500 – $750
100	1545350400	$300 – $3,000	27% – 35%	90 – 120 days	$300 – $3,000
6	1545264000	$500 – $100,000	29.99% – 34.99%	9 – 84	$500 – $100,000
4	1545264000	Up to $5,000	34.37%	–	Up to $5,000
21	1545177600	Up to $35,000	Starting at 12.99%	Up to 60	Up to $35,000
13	1545177600	$100 – $20,000	Up to 35%	Up to 60	$100 – $20,000
100	1569974400	$200 – $1,500	$14 per $100	Next payday	$200 – $1,500

		Loan Amount	Rate	Term (Months)	Rating
0	0	Up to $50,000	Prime – 35%	3 – 120	Up to $50,000
9	1725321600	Up to $40,000	$0.75 per $1,000 per day	–	Up to $40,000
4	1714089600	$10,000 – $20,000,000	–	–	$10,000 – $20,000,000
3	1714089600	$10,000 – $2,000,000	10%+	Up to 36	$10,000 – $2,000,000
5	1669852800	$10,000 – $300,000	–	3 – 24	$10,000 – $300,000
100	1648512000	$1000 - $250,000	–	–	$1000 - $250,000
100	1620345600	–	–	12 – 60	–
100	1611878400	–	–	–	–
24	1607558400	$500 – $50,000	Varies	6 – 60	$500 – $50,000
100	1598918400	–	–	–	–
100	1592438400	–	–	–	–
100	1585612800	–	–	6 – 60	–
100	1580947200	$200,000 – $5,000,000	–	–	$200,000 – $5,000,000
100	1580860800	–	–	–	–
100	1580860800	–	–	–	–
100	1580860800	$5,000 – $1,000,000	–	–	$5,000 – $1,000,000
100	1580860800	–	–	–	–
100	1580860800	–	–	–	–
100	1580860800	–	–	–	–
100	1580860800	–	–	–	–
100	1580688000	Up to $10,000	Prime + 2.5%	Up to 60	Up to $10,000
2	1580256000	$5,000 – $800,000	–	6 – 24	$5,000 – $800,000
100	1579478400	$10,000 – $30,000,000	–	–	$10,000 – $30,000,000
100	1579478400	$50,000 – $5,000,000	–	3 – 36	$50,000 – $5,000,000
100	1579478400	–	–	24 – 60	–
100	1579478400	–	–	–	–
100	1579478400	Up to $1,200,000	–	12 – 84	Up to $1,200,000
100	1579046400	–	–	–	–
100	1577059200	–	–	–	–
100	1577059200	–	–	–	–
100	1577059200	–	–	–	–
100	1575849600	$5,000 – $150,000	Starting 15%	6 – 24	$5,000 – $150,000
100	1575849600	Up to $250,000	–	–	Up to $250,000
100	1575590400	–	–	–	–
100	1575590400	–	–	–	–
1	1545955200	$1,000 – $300,000	–	12 – 120	$1,000 – $300,000
100	1552262400	$500,000 - $10,000,000	–	–	$500,000 - $10,000,000
100	1548720000	Up to $5,000	–	36 – 60	Up to $5,000
100	1552262400	Up to $250,000	–	Up to 10 years	Up to $250,000
100	1552262400	Up to $1,000,000	–	–	Up to $1,000,000
100	1551830400	$10,000+	–	Up to 15 years	$10,000+
100	1551830400	Up to $1,000,000	–	Up to 15 years	Up to $1,000,000
100	1551830400	Up to $500,000	–	Up to 15 years	Up to $500,000
100	1551830400	Starting at $5,000	–	Up to 84	Starting at $5,000
100	1551398400	$3,500+	–	–	$3,500+
100	1551398400	$10,000 – $1,000,000	4% – 14%	12 – 84	$10,000 – $1,000,000
100	1551139200	Up to $250,000	–	Up to 48	Up to $250,000
100	1550534400	$500 – $50,000	2.75% – 8.25%	12 week cycles	$500 – $50,000
100	1550534400	$1,000 – $1,000,000	6% – 20%	–	$1,000 – $1,000,000
100	1550534400	Up to $5,000,000	–	24 – 72	Up to $5,000,000
100	1550534400	–	–	–	–
100	1550534400	$5,000 – $200,000	–	–	$5,000 – $200,000
100	1549411200	$50,000 – $12,000,000	–	24 – 96	$50,000 – $12,000,000
100	1548720000	Up to $100,000	–	–	Up to $100,000
100	1548720000	$10,000 – $300,000	–	–	$10,000 – $300,000
100	1545264000	Up to $250,000	–	3 – 24	Up to $250,000
8	1545350400	$15,000 – $1,500,000	–	6 – 36	$15,000 – $1,500,000
6	1545177600	$5,000 – $300,000	9% – 35%	Varies by product	$5,000 – $300,000
7	1545177600	$5,000 – $500,000	4.96% – 24.93%	1 – 60	$5,000 – $500,000

		Loan Amount	Rate	Term (Months)	Rating
0	0	Up to $50,000	Prime – 35%	3 – 120	Up to $50,000
3	1632960000	Min. $10,000	6.93% – 19.99%	18 – 96	Min. $10,000
8	1624233600	$5,000 – $75,000	–	12 – 96	$5,000 – $75,000
24	1607558400	$500 – $50,000	Varies	6 – 60	$500 – $50,000
100	1582761600	–	–	36 – 96	–
6	1582761600	–	–	–	–
100	1581033600	–	–	–	–
100	1580688000	–	Starting at 12.9%	–	–
100	1579478400	–	–	–	–
100	1579478400	–	–	–	–
100	1579478400	–	–	–	–
100	1578873600	–	Starting at 10.99%	–	–
100	1578873600	–	–	–	–
100	1551830400	Starting at $5,000	–	–	Starting at $5,000
100	1552262400	Up to $1,000,000	–	up to 96	Up to $1,000,000
100	1551830400	–	–	6 – 96	–
100	1551830400	$10,000+	–	12 – 96	$10,000+
100	1551830400	Up to $1,000,000	–	Up to 15 years	Up to $1,000,000
100	1577059200	–	–	–	–
100	1577059200	–	–	–	–
100	1575849600	–	–	–	–
100	1575849600	$5,000 – $45,000	4.90 % – 29.95%	–	$5,000 – $45,000
100	1575849600	–	–	–	–
100	1575590400	–	–	–	–
6	1569974400	–	Up to 29.99%	12 – 96	–
100	1561507200	–	–	–	–
1	1560124800	Up to $100,000	3.99% - 19.9%	24 -96	Up to $100,000
100	1551830400	–	–	–	–
100	1548633600	–	Starting at 4.2%	–	–
100	1545177600	–	–	12 – 84	–

		Loan Amount	Rate	Term (Months)	Rating
0	0	Up to $50,000	Prime – 35%	3 – 120	Up to $50,000
100	1578873600	Up to $50,000	–	24 – 60	Up to $50,000
100	1545264000	Up to $50,000	–	–	Up to $50,000

		Loan Amount	Rate	Term (Months)	Rating
0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
3	1726531200	$5,000 +	6% – 16%	12 – 60	$5,000 +
7	1708473600	–	–	–	–
5	1700524800	–	-	-	–
100	1695945600	–	–	–	–
4	1690934400	–	–	–	–
2	1688601600	Min $110,000	4.14% – 6.29%	24– 120	Min $110,000
3	1679616000	$100,000 – $2,000,000	Varies	12 – 60	$100,000 – $2,000,000
100	1627344000	–	4.50% – 5.97%	12 – 60	–
100	1581033600	–	4.19% – 6.04%	12 – 120	–
100	1580860800	–	–	–	–
100	1580860800	–	2.99% – 5.49%	6 – 60	–
100	1580860800	$50,000+	–	12 – 120	$50,000+
100	1580860800	–	–	–	–
100	1580860800	–	–	–	–
100	1580860800	–	–	–	–
100	1580688000	–	–	6 – 60	–
100	1579478400	–	4.54% – 7.49%	6 – 120	–
100	1578873600	–	–	–	–
100	1577059200	–	Varies	–	–
100	1577059200	–	–	–	–
100	1577059200	–	–	–	–
100	1577059200	–	4.49% – 6.63%	1 – 10 years	–
100	1574985600	$10,000 – $1,000,000	4.99% – 7.29%	12 – 120	$10,000 – $1,000,000
100	1574899200	–	–	12 – 60	–
100	1574899200	–	4.24% – 6.30%	–	–
100	1560124800	–	4.64% – 5.80%	1 – 10 years	–
100	1548806400	$10,000 – $3,000,000	Varies	12 – 24	$10,000 – $3,000,000
100	1548720000	–	–	12 – 60	–
1	1517097600	$10,000 – $500,000	Starting at 10%	–	$10,000 – $500,000

		Services	Rating
0	0	Debt Consolidation Program, Debt Settlement Program, Consumer Proposal, Bankruptcy Consultation	N/A (Referrer)
100	1732233600	Credit Counselling, Orderly Payment of Debts (OPD) Program
100	1576540800	Credit Counselling, Bankruptcy, Consumer Proposal
100	1576540800	Credit Counselling, Debt Management Program
100	1576368000	Credit Counselling, Debt Management Program
100	1576454400	Debt Restructuring, After Care - Credit Rebuilding Program, Corporate Debt Restructuring

For most Alberta residents, having a car is a requirement for everything from going to work to getting groceries. However, many of us in Alberta simply don’t have enough cash to straight-up purchase a vehicle. Thankfully, while maintaining a car and keeping it full of gas can sometimes be time consuming and annoying, buying a car doesn’t have to be. This is thanks to the availability of car loans.

Want to know more about loans in Alberta? Click here.

Just like a standard loan, a car loan makes it easier to purchase large items using many smaller monthly payments, spread out over several years, instead of paying for the item in one lump sum. Furthermore, there are a variety of different types of lenders available for you to work with in Alberta, including:

Bad credit lenders
Private lenders
Dealerships
Banks
Online lenders

All lenders in Alberta have their own benefits and drawbacks, depending on your wants and needs. While it can be tempting to choose a lender that offers you the largest loan, get a car loan that you can’t afford is never a good idea. Whatever you borrow, you will eventually have to pay back, plus interest. So unless you want to spend a few years paying back a huge loan, you are better off just getting something practical.

Check out this infographic for a comparison of new vs, used vehicles.

How to Find the Best Car Loan in Alberta?

So you know what a car loan is now and how they can help you out, but how do you go about getting the best car loan possible? Well, there are many things you can do to find the best car loan in Alberta, such as:

Shopping around to different lenders and dealerships. Each provider in Alberta will have different interest rates, fees, and options. If you only visit one lender, you are doing yourself a disservice
Make sure your credit report and score are in check before applying. The better your credit, the better your interest rate will be and the more money you will save
Keep an eye on the total cost of the loan. The interest rate is only one thing to look at. You also need to be aware of the term length as well as any other fees that the lender might charge you
Have a budget in mind beforehand and stick to it. Car salesmen are notorious for being very convincing, so make sure to stick to your guns

I Want To…

Trading in Your Old Car

Unless you are using this car loan to get your very first car, there is a good chance you are in possession of an old vehicle that you will need to get rid of once you get a new one. While you can sell it privately or just keep it to have two cars, there is also the option to trade it in. Trading in your car basically involves you giving your old car to a dealership, and in return, the dealership will provide you with a discount.

Here are some cars that typically have high trade-in values.

Many dealerships in Alberta have the option to trade in your old vehicle, and it can be a fantastic way to bring down the cost of your new vehicle. While you shouldn’t expect to get a ton, anything is better than nothing.

Wondering if you can trade in a vehicle that isn’t fully paid off? Check this out.

Bad Credit Car Loans in Alberta

While getting any sort of loan is fairly simple when you have good credit, it can sometimes be more difficult when you have bad credit. However, getting a car loan with bad credit isn’t impossible.

Bad credit in Canada generally means you have a credit score under 600. The most common causes of bad credit in Alberta are…

Multiple missed payments
Maxed out credit cards
Defaulting on loans
Past financial mistakes
Loss of job or income

While bad credit car loans can come with higher interest rates, they are also a great way for consumers in Alberta to get back in the game and start to improve their credit while also benefiting from the convenience of having a reliable vehicle.

Look here for some information about regular bad credit loans in Alberta.

Want to Improve Your Credit First?

Of course, if owning a car right away isn’t absolutely necessary, you can always opt to improve your bad credit before applying. This can be done by:

Paying off any active debt you have
Using your credit card responsibly
Don’t open too many new cards or seek out new credit too frequently

To find out how applying for new credit affects your credit score, read this.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I still qualify for a car loan in Alberta with a bad credit score?

It is possible, but you must meet some bare minimum requirements and should expect higher interest rates. In order to be considered for a car loan, you should be employed for 3 or more months, earn at least $1600 to $2000 per month, hold a valid Alberta driver’s license, and have a valid bank account. Of course, these minimum requirements can vary. With bad credit (a score of less than 650), you can expect to pay interest rates of between 8.99% and 29.99%. Where you fall in that range can be influenced by several factors. For example, opting for a newer car might actually get you a better rate versus an older one. Taking a shorter loan length sometimes decreases the interest rate as well, but make sure you budget for the higher monthly payments. Lastly, a larger down payment might also incentivize your lender to give you a better rate.

Is it worth paying off a car loan early?

Car loans with early payment penalties or precalculated interest are categorized as “closed-end” or “ fixed-term” loans. These types of car loans ensure the lender that they’ll get their full interest payment or are partially compensated for the loss in interest. In the case of prepayment penalties, the borrower might have the option to make early payments, but only up to a certain amount. This is known as a “prepayment privilege”. The alternative to this type of strict contract is called an “open-end” loan contract. In this case, the loan can be repaid at any time and is recalculated to save you interest. While possible, it’s rare to find car loans that are structured this way, especially for non-prime car loans. Consult with your loan provider and ask them about how they structure their car loans.

Can I refinance my car to save money?

There are many reasons why refinancing your car could be a great idea. For example, if you need emergency funds, you can refinance your car loan to transform the car’s equity into useable cash. Typically, the cash amount will be equal to or less than the amount of the original car loan you’ve already paid off. Another use for car refinancing is to lower your monthly payments. While you might be increasing the overall interest paid, it can still be worthwhile to do so if you need to lower your monthly payments for budgeting purposes. Lastly, if you want to save money in the long run, you can refinance into a shorter-term loan and potentially score a lower interest rate too.

The Right Car Loan For You in Alberta

There are a lot of Alberta car loan options out there and it can be intimidating. Thankfully, you don’t have to go at it alone. Loans Canada is here and we truly believe we can help you find the car loan that works best for you.

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