Tax season roundup: Refunds up almost 11%, while nearly 1 in 3 Gen Z adults report not filing a return
Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, 10:37 AM
COMMENTARY: Dealers left to their own devices
Thursday, Apr. 2, 2026, 10:28 AM
Expert says ‘it’s clear why’ bankruptcies jumped in February
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 11:38 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions reviews Q1, pinpoints signals of loan health
John Elias and Peter Krall of Allied Solutions returned for another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias and Krall recapped some of the most notable developments in auto finance from the first quarter of 2026. The Allied ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026, 07:55 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Path to stable inventory & price transparency as potential car buyers see uncertain world
James Virgoe, senior vice president and managing director of GWC Warranty, appeared on another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast at a time when domestic and foreign turbulences have added even more complexities to the car business. Virgoe ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 6, 2026, 01:13 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
100 potential resolutions for dealers in 2026
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, 09:57 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Big Time Advertising founder and CEO Terry MacCauley shared 100 potential resolutions dealers could implement this year. Before operators who might already have felt overwhelmed to start 2026, MacCauley explained that he doesn’t expect dealers to put all 100 in ... [Read More]
PassTime unveils ‘boldest upgrade yet’ to Encore tracking platform
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, 01:09 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Set for purchase and shipping to users this month, PassTime on Monday announced the launch of Encore 5, the fifth generation of the company’s platform for location solutions specializing in asset tracking. PassTime described Encore 5 as its “boldest upgrade ... [Read More]
Bankruptcy filings & consumer financial stress keep intensifying in November
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 02:21 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Data and perspectives from Epiq AACER, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and LegalShield highlighted climbing filings and rising stress from consumers. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, total bankruptcy filings came in at 43,661 in November, an 8% increase ... [Read More]
Byrider honors operators for best overall performance & most improved
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, 11:58 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Byrider honored more than a dozen buy-here, pay-here franchise dealership operators in Scottsdale, Ariz., earlier this month during its annual convention; an event that drew praise from an attorney at Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. “Each year we take a ... [Read More]
BHPH United Summit bringing lease-here, pay-here into 2026 event
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, 11:55 AM
BHPH Report Staff
A year ago, BHPH United and Compliance Unleashed merged into a single training event to help buy-here, pay-here operators improve their businesses in a variety of ways, all within the confines of state and federal regulations. Last week, a third ... [Read More]
NIADA recaps another successful BHPH Dealer Forum
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, 12:06 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Michele Somich certainly made the most of her time with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association in the Music City this week. Somich, of The Car Store in Piney Flats, Tenn., received accolades from her dealer peers and won the ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Beyond the credit score & how holistic underwriting drives BHPH success
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 02:42 PM
Tiger Okeley, Oak Motors
Not long ago, the buy-here, pay-here industry had a reputation for selling cars to anyone with a pulse. In those days, high-volume and low-selectivity lending practices meant loan approvals were nearly automatic. But rising inventory and account-servicing costs have made ... [Read More]
Kinetic Advantage celebrates fifth anniversary
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 02:01 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Kinetic Advantage provided a dealer floorplan for the first time on Nov. 5, 2020; a point when the pandemic seemingly impacted every part of the car business and beyond. It’s five years later and Kinetic Advantage not only remains in ... [Read More]
Car-Mart explains how $300M loan enhances capital structure ‘at a time of uncertainty in the market’
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 11:47 AM
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart closed the month with an important deal to solidify its long-term finances. On Thursday, the buy-here, pay-here dealership chain announced the closing of a new five-year, $300 million funded term loan facility provided by funds managed by Silver ... [Read More]
BHPH United & PrimaLend ‘part on good terms’
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:15 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Another side effect of PrimaLend filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week surfaced soon afterward. Along with being a floorplan provider, PrimaLend was a founding member of BHPH United, which is comprised of seven service providers that organize an annual ... [Read More]
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