New-Car Buyers Stretch Loans as Payments Hit Record Highs
Car buyers are stretching their budgets to the limit as they take on record-long loans and record-high payments while putting less money down.... read more »
Adam West is a finance editor for BadCredit.org, where he has interviewed over 500 financial experts and industry movers and shakers to report the latest information, news, and advice on topics related to helping subprime borrowers achieve greater financial literacy and improved credit scores. Adam has more than a dozen years of editing, writing, and graphic design experience for award-winning print and online publications, and specializes in the areas of credit scores, subprime financial products and services, and financial education.
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