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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
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here

Car-Mart faces Friday deadline to secure new credit

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
America’s Car-Mart has already closed 60 dealerships since November in three separate moves that leadership said was, “because they are the right thing to do for the long-term health of this business.” But if the buy-here, pay-here operation doesn’t secure ... [Read More]

May bankruptcy cases continue to deepen pool of potential BHPH customers

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BHPH Report Staff
The pool of potential car buyers who recently filed for bankruptcy and could be served by buy-here, pay-here dealerships continues to deepen, at least based on a year-ago comparison. According to data provided by Epiq AACER through the American Bankruptcy ... [Read More]

From the editor: Fed’s in-depth examination into BHPH shows how much Tricolor downfall alarmed banking world

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Last year’s bankruptcy filing by Tricolor Holdings and subsequent federal fraud charges levied against former chief executive officer Daniel Chu prompted five financial experts at the Federal Reserve to do extensive research to learn about how the buy-here, pay-here dealership ... [Read More]

Byrider seeking more knowledgeable franchisees as footprint grows

BHPH Report Staff
Byrider recently said its buy-here, pay-here dealership network is gaining momentum this year with a franchisee-led ownership structure, a major investment in its homegrown dealership management software and franchise growth plans. According to a news release, there currently are 36 ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: The dealership video problem nobody is talking about

Terry MacCauley, Big Time Advertising + Marketing
Scroll through any dealer’s social feed right now, and you will find it. A salesperson sitting at a desk. A trending audio clip is playing in the background. An overlay that reads something like “POV: When a customer asks about ... [Read More]

Half of the 48 education sessions at NIADA Convention to be led by dealers

Nick Zulovich
Dealers often want to hear from other operators about what works and what doesn’t when selling cars and maintaining revenue. The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association certainly took that approach when assembling the education agenda for its annual convention, which ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: ‘This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around’

Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
Regular readers of my content know I often turn to classic rock lyrics to make an important point. This tip title is taken from the Talking Heads song “Life During Wartime,” which examines survival in a post-apocalyptic, high surveillance environment. ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year

BHPH Report Staff
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... [Read More]

National Lenders hires director of client success, regional VP of sales

BHPH Report Staff
National Lenders General Agency expanded its leadership team again this week. The provider of collateral protection insurance (CPI) and F&I insurance solutions as well as risk management for automotive dealers and lenders appointed Hess Nur as director of client success ... [Read More]

Dealers cheer how valuable 2026 BHPH United Summit was

BHPH Report Staff
Organizers of the fifth annual BHPH United Summit highlighted positive feedback from five dealers who attended the three-day conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas late last month. A defining element of this year’s event was the continued evolution of ... [Read More]

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