Negative equity happens when the value of an asset, like a car or home, is less than the remaining balance on the loan used to buy it. This is also known as being “underwater” or “upside down” on a ...

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 ...

Along with more insight about how much negative equity is an industry hurdle, the latest auto finance data from Edmunds highlighted how affordability challenges triggered by stubbornly high interest ...

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 ...

A recent report indicates that an increasing number of car buyers have vehicle trade-ins with negative equity as rising monthly payments and total financing hit all-time high. The report states that ...

Cox Automotive spotted a steady start to the year on the credit front, despite some turbulence involving negative equity, down payments and contract terms. The January reading of the Dealertrack ...

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, ...