Negative equity happens when the value of an asset, like a car or home, is less than the remaining balance on the loan used ...

With home prices slipping in some areas and mortgage rates still elevated, more homeowners are finding themselves in a tough spot—owing more on their mortgage than their home is currently worth.

A growing share of car owners are underwater on their auto loans, reports the car-buying resource Edmunds. According to a second quarter report, 26.6% of trade-ins toward new-car purchases had ...

In How to Trade In Your Car, I talked about a young couple who traded in their old car for something newer and bigger. In that scenario, their car was paid off, so it wasn’t a problem. The value of ...

You might be able to trade in a car with negative equity, but it doesn’t always make sense Written By Written by Staff Loans Writer, Buy Side Emily Sherman is a staff loans writer for Buy Side, ...

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 ...

Negative equity in old cars being traded in for new cars is at an all-time high. According to a new study from Edmunds, 24.2 percent of trade-ins have negative equity, and the average amount of the ...