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More Auto Loans Are Going Bad. Why?

By John Rosevear – May 20, 2013 at 3:59AM

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A new report from a top credit agency shows that car-loan delinquencies and repossessions are rising. What's behind this trend?

New-car sales in the U.S. are up about 7% so far this year. That's a good thing -- but it may have come with some unintended consequences: More auto loans are going bad.

In this video, Fool.com contributor John Rosevear looks at a new report from credit bureau Experian that shows an increase in car loans going bad -- and at how that could be related to automakers' efforts to sell more new cars.

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