In the fourth quarter of 2025, 20.3% of new‑car shoppers agreed to monthly payments topping $1,000 — the highest share ever recorded.

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When you have some extra cash, it can be tempting to knock out debt — especially if it would put an end to a large monthly obligation, like a car payment. But is it the right move? See Next: I Asked a ...

When your car payment outlasts who was in office when you bought it, you know we’ve entered a troubling era of automotive financing. Remember the time when a four-year car loan felt like forever? In ...

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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 ...

Auto refinance rates start below 4% for qualified borrowers Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Edited By ...

Consider strategies like refinancing, selling your car and asking your lender for flexibility when trying to reduce your car payment Written By Written by Staff Loans Writer, Buy Side Emily Sherman is ...

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