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Auto-Loan Delinquencies Surge

December 7th, 2007 by Stephen Roman

Maybe Bush can propose an auto bailout to match the housing one. WSJ has the story about increasing delinquencies here:

First came housing loans and the subprime-mortgage crisis.

Now, signs of stress are creeping into another key consumer area: auto loans.

Delinquencies in the auto-loan market are ticking up to their highest level in several years. Lenders are tightening terms in some cases, and interest rates have risen from the rock-bottom levels of a few years ago. About $575 billion in loans for new and used cars are made annually, according to the National Automotive Finance Association.

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