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Americans are underwater on car loans. They're buying new cars anyway.

More Americans are trading in underwater vehicles. 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 ...
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What to do if you’re underwater on your car loan

More car buyers are finding themselves in a tough spot financially. According to a recent report from Edmunds, more than 26% of new-vehicle trade-ins in the second quarter of 2025 had negative equity ...
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Underwater and Sinking Deeper: The Average Amount Owed on Upside-Down Auto Loans Climbed to an All-Time High of $6,905, According to Edmunds

Santa Monica, Calif., Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More Americans are finding themselves upside down on their car loans, according to the car shopping experts at Edmunds. Q3 2025 data from ...
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1 in 4 new car trade-ins are now ‘underwater’ — a 4-year high as more owners drag major debt into new buys. Here’s how to avoid drowning in auto loans

A growing share of car owners are underwater on their auto loans, reports the car-buying resource Edmunds. According to a second quarter report, 26.6% of trade-ins toward new-car purchases had ...
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Americans owe more than ever on their underwater car loans

(NewsNation) — Americans are drowning in car debt, and the water’s rising fast. Last quarter, 28% of trade-ins toward new car purchases were underwater, meaning the vehicles were worth less than what ...
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What to do if you're underwater on your car loan

FILE - Unsold 2025 Gladiator pickup trucks sit on display outside a Jeep dealership Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File ...