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No evidence now of subprime auto lending bubble, Equifax says
September 2, 2014

No evidence now of subprime auto lending bubble, Equifax says

Subprime auto lending is not a bubble in danger of bursting like the subprime mortgage lending bubble that set off The Great Recession, despite predictions to the contrary, said a white paper by one of the Big Three credit bureaus….

Auto loans set record as Americans borrow to pay for new vehicles
July 30, 2014

Auto loans set record as Americans borrow to pay for new vehicles

More Americans owed more money on their vehicles than ever before – more than $902 billion almost midway through 2014 – but fewer are delinquent in making their payments, reports Equifax, the consumer data collection company. That total represents an…

How to buy a new car with bad credit
July 10, 2014

How to buy a new car with bad credit

Buying a new car with bad credit isn’t the easiest thing you’ll ever do. Then, again, it’s not impossible, either. “It’s possible to buy a new car with bad credit if you know where to look and how to prepare,” says Edmunds.com…

Few consumer complaints are about auto loans and leases
April 11, 2014

Few consumer complaints are about auto loans and leases

More than 40,000 consumer complaints were filed within the first two months of 2014, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), record numbers for any one or two-month period during the bureau’s almost three-year lifespan. But if last year’s…

J.D. Power: Long-term loans, leasing gaining popularity among car shoppers
March 11, 2014

J.D. Power: Long-term loans, leasing gaining popularity among car shoppers

Long-term auto loans and leasing hit record levels in February, according to a J.D. Power analysis of last month’s new-vehicle transactions. “Longer loan terms, coupled with the current low-interest-rate environment, increases the affordability of new vehicles for consumers,” said Thomas…