This Month's Focus
Turbocharged Finance
Arvest Bank sees early successes with FICO Auto Score 10
COMMENTARY: The secret to accelerating funding in indirect auto lending
Mercedes-Benz USA approves NETSOL as a digital retail provider for its dealerships
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
eBay Motors becomes sixth member of NIADA member benefit program
BHPH Report Staff
This week, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association added eBay Motors as its newest member benefit partner. The move comes when the company is introducing Secure Purchase for Dealers by eBay Motors. Designed specifically for independent dealerships, Secure Purchase for ... [Read More]
Car-Mart nears next deadline as lenders provide $5M lifeline
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart hits another deadline on Monday; this time associated with a $5 million lifeline the troubled buy-here, pay-here dealership company has used to stay operational. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission posted last week, Car-Mart ... [Read More]
NIADA going to TikTok to close upcoming BHPH Forum
BHPH Report Staff
Young people make TikToks regularly. You could say the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is, too, for its next Buy Here, Pay Here (BHPH) Dealer Forum. NIADA announced on Thursday that TikTok Automotive principal Ryan Copacia will headline the closing ... [Read More]
Next Car-Mart credit deadline hits Friday amid ‘significant progress’
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart faces another deadline on Friday to gain more financial support to remain in the buy-here, pay-here dealership business. The company revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the nation marked the 25th anniversary of ... [Read More]
Car-Mart retails less than 3K vehicles in latest quarter, reflecting dire capital situation
BHPH Report Staff
To say the future of America’s Car-Mart is bleak might be an understatement based on results and explanations the company shared this week stemming from the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year. And the update included the acknowledgment that ... [Read More]
August bankruptcies prompt experts to project more increases for rest of 2026 & into 2027
BHPH Report Staff
August bankruptcies across the board rose year-over-year, according to data provided by Epiq AACER and highlighted by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), prompting experts to predict increased filings in the coming months. Here is the latest case breakdown: —52,007 total ... [Read More]
Ignite: Dealers face risk if privacy-notice practices are inconsistent
BHPH Report Staff
More than two decades ago, the Federal Trade Commission compiled common questions and answers to help dealerships adhere to its Privacy Rule. Ignite Dealer Compliance Group recently said it is getting more questions about privacy notices, which firm experts explained ... [Read More]
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