Trade in a car with negative equity and you may also face pressure to buy a more expensive car, leaving you with loan ...

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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 ...

Edmunds reports that negative equity occurs when car loans exceed vehicle value, impacting many buyers; strategies exist to address this issue.

Transitional guidance released by the IRS on Oct. 21 gives auto lenders room for avoiding penalties when it comes to reporting requirements.