equity
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High pandemic-era car prices and elevated interest rates caused negative equity, leading to longer loan terms for buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
About 30% of car buyers trading in vehicles in the first quarter had negative equity, owing an average of about $7,200 on their old loans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Borrowers with negative equity, however, can have a difficult time securing a loan for a new car, and it could put them at greater risk of falling behind on their payments, studies show.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
This just doesn’t work for my family,’” and end up trading in a car with thousands of dollars in negative equity — a more severe problem with EVs, which depreciate in value quickly.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
He had no doubts about the equity of the deal; his sanity, for serviceable legs.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Vocabulary lists containing equity
The Constitution of the United States
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - High School
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