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Rise in auto loans not another bubble

The NY Fed's latest data on household debt help to alleviate concerns that a bubble in sub-prime auto loans is forming. Relative to households incomes, auto loan debt is still at comparatively low levels and the value of loans begin taken out by those with low credit scores is still well below pre-recession levels.

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