If you're considering taking over a car loan or buying a car with outstanding payments, it's important to understand both the benefits and the risks. One of the first things to consider is the ...

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 ...

A trade-in is ideal for getting a different vehicle, while refinancing might save you money Written By Written by Staff Loan Writer, Buy Side Bob Haegele is a staff loan writer at Buy Side covering ...