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Businesses are having a hard time getting credit. Home owners are being told they can't get a mortgage. And now it's becoming difficult to buy a car.
New car dealerships are having trouble selling their inventory because of tighter credit restraints and the falling U.S. economy.
So where does that leave consumers?
Action 4 News spoke to used car company owner Carlos Hinojosa.
He said consumers are coming to him.
Customer Ericka Valencia said times are tough and she's looking to buy a small economy car with cash.
Hinojosa said his business is booming because of consumers penny pinching.
"It's used car lots like his that offer in-house financing that consumers are now looking into," he said.
Hinojosa said dealerships that provide in-house financing offer no big credit checks and hassle free-payments.
Although consumers don't have to deal with loan companies, they get what they pay for and may be out shopping again for another car in a few years.
