Interest-Only Subprime Auto Loans are Too Good to Be True

Low-income families can sometimes find themselves desperate to get financing for a new-to-them used vehicle. They may be swayed by low monthly payments or interest-only subprime auto loans. But these lending options come with big strings attached, and sometimes the lenders don’t lay everything on the table.

Subprime Auto Loan Delinquencies on the Rise, New York Fed Says

The U.S. economy is up. But so are unpaid subprime auto loan delinquencies, according to a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Tighter bank restrictions on auto loans and looser regulations on the subprime auto loan industry are delivering a one-two punch to low-income borrowers, burying them under mountains of debt.