About 26.6% of trade-ins toward new car purchases had negative equity in the second quarter of 2025, according to Edmunds. That is up from 26.1% in the first quarter of the year. Being "underwater," ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...