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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

Bankruptcies spike again in April with more filings predicted

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Tuesday, May. 14, 2024, 09:54 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Like heat and humidity often fuel thunderstorms, high inflation and interest rates are pushing consumers and businesses into bankruptcy. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, total U.S. bankruptcy filings in April increased 28% year-over-year, rising from 35,497 to 45,592. ... [Read More]

Car-Mart set to grow Texas footprint

Campbell to succeed Williams as Car-Mart CEO
Thursday, May. 9, 2024, 11:52 AM
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart is poised to surge past a baker’s dozen of locations in the Lone Star State. The company announced last week that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the dealership assets of Texas Auto Center (TAC). ... [Read More]

Dealers gain valuable knowledge through record-setting BHPH United Summit

BHPH Summit breaks records, educates dealers
Tuesday, May. 7, 2024, 11:39 AM
BHPH Report Staff
In what organizers said was their “best yet,” more than 400 attendees consisting of buy-here, pay-here dealers from across the country gathered at the Bellagio in Las Vegas for the third annual BHPH United Summit. After three days of dealer-to-dealer ... [Read More]

Ignite warns dealerships about ‘bet the business’ lawsuit filed by Minnesota AG

Minnesota AG sues dealer, Ignite warns of legal risk
Thursday, May. 2, 2024, 11:43 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Ignite Consulting Partners ended up with a great way to promote its upcoming compliance conference courtesy of the latest action by the Minnesota attorney general. The firm recapped in its Tip of the Week about Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison ... [Read More]

Glenview Finance continues aggressive service launch with bulk portfolio program

Glenview expands services with bulk loan buying
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2024, 10:32 AM
BHPH Report Staff
April has been a busy month for Glenview Finance. The company began the second quarter by rolling out five services for tasks such as underwriting and data analytics. Then last week, the company launched its program for bulk portfolios. Glenview ... [Read More]

Latest look at tax season data & other trends

Latest look at tax season data & other trends
Thursday, Apr. 18, 2024, 11:18 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Another state and federal tax filing season closed this week unless consumers asked for an extension. According to the latest data from the IRS, the average refund came in at just above $3,000, which could be great for buy-here, pay-here ... [Read More]

Kinetic Advantage finalizes first securitization

Kinetic Advantage finalizes first securitization
Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2024, 03:06 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Kinetic Advantage began the week by a revealing a major accomplishment for the 4-year-old company. The national provider of floorplan services for independent dealers announced that it completed its inaugural securitization of floorplan receivables, finalizing the move on Friday. According ... [Read More]

Top 10 locations for vehicle theft

Top 10 locations for vehicle theft
Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024, 03:38 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here dealerships often will highlight the positives of having a GPS device attached to a vehicle when they’re completing delivery. A new report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) this week likely gave operators even more evidence ... [Read More]

Q1 bankruptcies jump 14%

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Thursday, Apr. 4, 2024, 11:37 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Pretty much any way you want to examine the data, new bankruptcy filings are increasing. According to data provided this week by Epiq Bankruptcy, the 120,094 total bankruptcy filings registered during the first quarter represented a 14% increase from the ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: BHPH dealers need to continue adapting as auto industry returns to normalcy

BHPH evolution: Key to success in a recovering auto industry
Thursday, Mar. 28, 2024, 11:50 AM
Louis Ochoa, Xperisource
Chaos. I can’t think of a better word to describe what occurred in the automotive industry between 2020-2023. From increased costs and severe inventory shortages as unfortunate consequences of COVID, to finding ourselves in a historically high inflationary period with ... [Read More]
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