GMAC's tier 1 loans now requiring 700 credit score

GMAC Leaders and NAO Team:

In light of the disruption in the credit markets, GMAC NAO is announcing a temporary, more conservative purchase policy for retail auto contracts in the United States. In the short term, we will limit auto contracts to those consumers who have a minimum 700 credit bureau score, with an advance rate equal to or less than dealer invoice. This means that consumers will be required to make a down payment. In addition, we will restrict approval of contract terms beyond 60 months, except for those customers qualifying for GM-supported 72-month incentives currently advertised.

These are extraordinary times, and we must take these prudent steps to focus our resources on high quality retail contracts and critical areas such as dealer wholesale financing, until the credit markets are stabilized. To assist dealers, GM has enhanced its retail incentive programs in October to utilize more cash incentives. GM and GMAC will continue to work collaboratively through these challenging financial market conditions.

Barbara Stokel

Executive Vice President, North American Operations

Huh. Guess my chances of getting a brand new car just got that much harder. Maybe I should go cry in a corner. Or maybe I should just laugh at the fact that with these types of terms that it's just going to hurt up front car sales. While I can understand in the time of credit "crunches" that taking on as little long-term risk as possible is an option, if the auto industry is looking to boost and capitalize its options and incentives, marginalizing once again the populous that can help them is nothing more than a crap shoot.

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