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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here

Buckeye Dealership Consulting rebrands as Buckeye Risk Services

Peter Salinas, Correspondent
Buckeye Dealership Consulting has rebranded as Buckeye Risk Services, a move that reflects the company’s evolution into a full-spectrum risk assessment and solutions organization serving multiple verticals while staying rooted in the automotive and finance ecosystems. Buckeye’s rebrand brings together ... [Read More]

Tricolor executes second securitization so far this year

BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor is continuing to leverage securitizations to have the resources it needs to specialize in the Hispanic and other underserved markets and operate 65 retail centers within 22 cities in Texas, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Illinois. This week, ... [Read More]

DealerCenter partners with Modives for insurance verification & monitoring

BHPH Report Staff
Perhaps after their ability to maintain their monthly payments, the next most important characteristic independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers want to know about their customers is if they have valid car insurance. On Tuesday, Modives announced a partnership to embed ... [Read More]

Looking at May’s 7% rise in bankruptcies as opportunities for dealers

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BHPH Report Staff
A Midwestern franchised dealer who uses OnlineBKmanager.com shared this anecdote with president Robert Davies ahead of the latest data provided by Epiq AACER, which said total U.S. bankruptcy filings increased another 7% year-over-year in May. “We’re seeing buyers come in ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Why rising student loan defaults are a boost for buy-here, pay-here dealerships

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BHPH United
Recent data from PYMNTS.com reveals a troubling trend: borrower credit scores are plunging following a rise in student loan delinquencies. While many financial institutions may see this as a red flag, savvy buy-here, pay-here dealerships can recognize a golden opportunity: ... [Read More]

NIADA seeks clarification from Senate involving proposal of tax deduction for auto financing

BHPH Report Staff
Patrick O’Brien is getting straight to work as director of government affairs and compliance for the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Having just joined the association in recent days, O’Brien already sent a letter to leadership of the Senate Finance ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Compliance isn’t a fire drill; it’s a fire watch

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
Joe Allen, Ignite Consulting Partners
There’s a common mindset in our industry when it comes to compliance: Avoid it for as long as you can, then tackle it all at once, check the box, and move on. I get it. Compliance can feel overwhelming, like ... [Read More]

NIADA hires former important CFPB staffer

BHPH Report Staff
Many professionals with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have lost their jobs in recent weeks stemming from upheaval at the regulator. Well, at least one former higher-level staff member has secured a new position, as the National Independent Automobile Dealers ... [Read More]

4 benefits of BlytzPay-Ituran integration

BHPH Report Staff
This week, BlytzPay and Ituran USA announced a new integration that unifies payment communication and GPS command functionality into one seamless system. With this integration, the collections management platform and GPS tracking and vehicle recovery solutions provider said auto dealers ... [Read More]

Car-Mart reflects on successes of Community Fan Drive, which starts again on Memorial Day

BHPH Report Staff
With Memorial Day straight ahead, America’s Car-Mart is getting set for its annual Community Fan Drive, which is a philanthropy effort orchestrated by the buy-here, pay-here dealership chain for more than 25 years. The program encourages customers to go to ... [Read More]

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