The headlines say inflation is easing and jobs remain strong, but consumers are skipping car payments. The Fed claims to be data driven. But if you’re watching behavior, not just backward-looking ...

Monthly car payments have quietly climbed into luxury-rent territory, with typical borrowers now sending in checks that would have seemed unthinkable a decade ago. At the same time, lenders are ...

Car payments can eat up a huge chunk of your monthly budget. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Market report in late 2024, the average new car payment has ballooned to $737. Read Next: 4 ...

A car is one of the largest purchases you'll ever make. It's easily a five- (and sometimes a six-digit) purchase that could take you days, weeks, even months to properly research to ensure you get the ...

The share of new-car buyers who pay $1,000 or more per month for their auto loans rose to a record 20.3% of all new vehicles financed in the fourth quarter, according to new data from car website ...

About one in five new-car buyers paid $1,000 or more per month for auto loans in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to data from the car website Edmunds. If your car payment is too high, it can ...