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More drivers under 30 are falling behind on car payments, Fed says

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Last updated: 2023/06/12 at 7:22 AM
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Younger Americans are struggling with car loans, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. A new report from the New York Fed shows that more Americans under 30 are behind on their car payments than at any point since the 2007-09 recession.

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4.6% at least 90 days latePrices, borrowing costs have gone upAffordability improving slowly

4.6% at least 90 days late

Nearly 5% of borrowers under 30 transitioned into serious delinquency last quarter — meaning they haven’t made a payment in at least 90 days.

Across all ages, 2.6% of buyers are 90 days or more overdue.

Prices, borrowing costs have gone up

Several factors have combined to push monthly car payments near record highs. New car buyers, in April, signed up for an average monthly payment of $766. The average monthly payment peaked in December, reaching $792.

New car prices soared over the last two years as pandemic-related factory shutdowns and supply chain problems left automakers unable to build as many new cars as they’d like. They focused on building vehicles with the highest profit margins—meaning more cars with prices over $60,000 entered the market, and cars with prices under $25,000 almost disappeared.

Read: Are we witnessing the demise of the affordable car? Automobile makers have all but abandoned the budget market.

In an attempt to rein in inflation, the Fed then raised interest rates 10 consecutive times. That has driven borrowing costs higher.

Affordability improving slowly

Prices have begun to come down in recent months, but borrowing costs remain high.

Auto affordability is slowly improving—new cars grew easier to afford in April. But, at the current pace, it could be years before prices return to a normal prepandemic relationship to income.

The used car market provides some relief, but prices remain near historic highs. That may be the case for years, as pandemic-era manufacturing levels will restrict the number of cars entering the used car market.

Related: Why getting a car loan is becoming more complicated

Those conditions are hardest on early-career earners, who haven’t accumulated the savings necessary to endure market shocks.

Younger Americans are also more likely to carry student loan debt — a third of Americans under 34 have student loans, the Fed says. The Biden administration is expected to end a pause in student loan payments this summer, increasing expenses for many of the drivers already behind on payments.

This story originally ran on KBB.com. 

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