If your car's current value is less than the amount you owe, you have negative equity. This is also known as being upside down on your auto loan. When the time comes to purchase a new car, having ...

Upside-down loans are becoming a big problem for new-car shoppers in the U.S. Research by shopping and editorial resource Edmunds found that more than 26 percent of all trade-ins on recent new-car ...

Negative equity is when you owe more on a car than the car is worth, leaving you "upside down" or "underwater" on your loan. This continues to be a growing problem, as is the amount of negative equity ...

Average negative equity tops $7,000, pushing buyers to used vehicles and requiring dealers to adapt strategy in 2026, according to Jessica Caldwell ...

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 ...