More Car Buyers Are Struggling to Make Payments
The repo man is getting very busy as a growing number of car and truck owners are struggling to make their monthly auto loan payments, reported NBC News. Experian, which analyses millions of auto loans, said Wednesday that the percentage of those loans that were delinquent or ended up in default with the vehicle being ... Read More »
The repo man is getting very busy as a growing number of car and truck owners are struggling to make their monthly auto loan payments, reported NBC News.
Experian, which analyses millions of auto loans, said Wednesday that the percentage of those loans that were delinquent or ended up in default with the vehicle being repossessed surged in the second quarter of this year. The rate of repossessions jumped 70.2 percent in the second quarter, with much of that increase coming from finance companies not run by automakers, banks or credit unions. Even with that rise, the percentage of auto loans that end in default is just 0.62 percent of all auto loans.
Experian also reported that the 30-day delinquency rate was up 0.2 percent and the 60-day rate rose 7 percent in the quarter. “We’re starting to see a slight uptick in the number of consumers struggling to make their automotive payments on time; however, we have to keep in mind that these percentages are still extremely low,” said Melinda Zabritski, senior director of automotive finance for Experian Automotive.
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