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 ...

Paying off your car early can potentially save money on interest and reduces your debt, but it could strain your budget or result in other drawbacks Written By Written by Staff Loans Writer, Buy Side ...

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 ...