As vehicle prices have risen, amid elevated interest rates and high living costs, so too have repossessions in recent years.

When you signed the financing agreement that enabled you to buy a car on payments, you made a legally binding promise to make those payments on time every month. If you miss a single payment by 30 ...

More than 1.2 million cars were repossessed in the United States in 2022, according to the Journal of Consumer Reports. 1 If your vehicle has been repossessed or you’re at risk of repossession, there ...

ATLANTA — More Americans are falling behind on their car payments as 2025 comes to a close, with auto repossessions nearing levels not seen since the Great Recession. WSB consumer expert Clark Howard ...

A repossession agent—commonly called “the repo man,” and hired by the creditor to recover the property—may enter your ...

As the economy continues to sour, debt-strapped vehicle owners are defaulting on automobile loans at record rates, providing repo men, auction wholesalers and dealers with loads of work. "Business is ...

In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder ...

Access to a car is access to the economy,” writes finance professor Mark Jansen in an op-ed. “We shouldn’t cut people off from credit in an effort to save them.” ...

From debt collection threats to estate planning for grandchildren, Texans often hear alarming or confusing advice that ...