Rolling debt and seven-year loans are leaving households underwater on their car, making ownership unaffordable.

That does not mean the vehicles are submerged. In a sense, the drivers are. More than one in four trade-ins had negative equity in the third quarter of 2025, Edmunds reports. In auto industry parlance ...

Build positive equity in your car by using strategies such as making extra payments and refinancing your auto loan Written By Written by Staff Loan Writer, Buy Side Bob Haegele is a staff loan writer ...

A growing number of consumers are trading in cars and trucks that are worth much less than the amount of money they still owe on their auto loans — and what they owe is shattering records. Get a new ...

Compare auto lenders that work with low credit scores, and explore strategies to improve approval odds and reduce rates Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff ...