• Caribou analysis of its 2026 Car Loan Sentiment Survey flags a gender gap in auto-loan strain and refinancing behavior among 2,000 U.S. borrowers.
• Payment affordability stress ran higher for women, with 26% reporting difficulty vs. 17% for men.
• Refinancing engagement skewed to men, with 39% checking for a better rate vs. 20% for women.
• Refinancing intent also diverged, with 63% of men likely to consider it within 12 months vs. 48% of women.
• Study links the gap to confidence, with men about 1.6 times more likely to report being very confident in personal finance.

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