Q1 closes with biggest surge in consumer bankruptcies since COVID-19 arrived
Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021, 03:58 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The first quarter closed with the largest amount of consumer bankruptcy filings registered during a single month since the pandemic began. According to filing statistics from Epiq’s AACER bankruptcy information services business, there were 41,150 new non-commercial consumer filings in ... [Read More]
Texas Capital taps experienced exec to be head of corporate banking
Thursday, Apr. 8, 2021, 02:54 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This week, Texas Capital Bank welcomed an executive who has served at institutions such as Truist Financial, Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank to serve in the newly created position of head of corporate banking. Appointed to this post effective ... [Read More]
Potential benefits of NextGear Capital’s new flex pricing program
Thursday, Apr. 8, 2021, 02:52 PM
BHPH Report Staff
In a move intended to improve cash flow for independent dealers, NextGear Capital on Thursday introduced a new program for its floorplan financing. The company highlighted its new flex pricing program can reduce the principal paydown rate to .01% per ... [Read More]
Top executives from GPS & LPR worlds discuss pandemic, industry future & more
Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2021, 02:31 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Two of the sharpest tools buy-here, pay-here operators can use to mitigate their risk are GPS devices and license-plate recognition technology. With the pandemic still significantly impacting just about every aspect of life nowadays, BHPH Report reconnected with two top executives ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Leveraging potential tax advantages triggered by pandemic & more
Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, 03:52 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The exciting part of tax season is retailing vehicles and filling the portfolio of paper to generate payments for many months to come. The complicated part of tax season is making sure your business made all of its necessary filings ... [Read More]
PPP loans now available until the end of May
Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, 03:49 PM
BHPH Report Staff
For buy-here, pay-here operators and other independent dealerships that haven’t gotten or used federal resources to aid their businesses, they now have more time to complete applications and secure funding. Earlier this week, President Joe Biden signed the PPP Extension ... [Read More]
Car-Mart unveils inaugural corporate responsibility report
Tuesday, Mar. 30, 2021, 02:50 PM
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart recently released its first corporate responsibility report as part of its ongoing efforts to increase disclosures and transparency as the network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships celebrates four decades of success. According to a news release, the report highlights ... [Read More]
How dealers could land $1K via Agora Lender Challenge
Tuesday, Mar. 30, 2021, 02:48 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Perhaps triggered by the college basketball tournaments near their climax and Major League Baseball getting set for its season, Agora Data has outlined a competition where buy-here, pay-here could land $1,000. According to a news release, Agora Data issued a ... [Read More]
PODCAST: NIADA’s Larry Dixon on wholesale prices, upcoming convention & more
Thursday, Mar. 25, 2021, 02:08 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Larry Dixon made his first appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast as an executive with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. The used-car market expert who now is NIADA’s vice president of industry insights and analysis not only discussed what’s ... [Read More]
Arizona lawmakers consider proposal to cut ‘last-resort tool’ for BHPH dealers
Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2021, 02:33 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The Arizona Independent Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) is continuing to ask state lawmakers to halt progress on a proposal that would eliminate what the organization said “is a last-resort tool important to every BHPH dealer in Arizona.” BHPH Report recently ... [Read More]
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