1. (n.) The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the vindication of opinions; his vindication is complete. 1  2. (n.) The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.
Almost identical to the size of the average student debt: $27,000. Over 10 years, a typical term for a student loan, the average debt of $28,200 will require a monthly payment of $284 a month at the current federal loan rate of 3.86% According to Experian, the average new car loan today has a monthly payment of $471. Getting into college is hard enough.
Car buyers borrow most ever, make record payments. Americans' average new-car loan payment hit a record $482 the fourth quarter, and car buyers were paying an average 4.56% for loans, according to researcher Experian Automotive.