Wow, another year ended, and a new one has started. Grandma always said life is like a roll of toilet paper; closer to the end the faster it goes! These years are about down to eight months now it seems. ... [Read More]

While one specific case triggered a triple-digit spike in commercial filings, individual bankruptcy filings jumped 21% year-over-year in November, according to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy. Epiq reported total bankruptcy filings came in at 37,860 in November, up from 31,187 ... [Read More]

Byrider honored more than a dozen different operators when the buy-here, pay-here dealership chain presented annual awards to its franchise body during the company’s annual convention in Marco Island, Fla., last month. Byrider chief executive officer Craig Peters said, “These ... [Read More]

Advanced Business Computers of America (ABCoA) unveiled six enhancements for cyclCRM, the technology company’s fully integrated customer relationship management (CRM) and loan origination software (LOS) with an instant funding portal (Capsa) that initially launched nearly 10 years ago. ABCoA highlighted ... [Read More]

Just before revealing financial results from the second quarter of its 2024 fiscal year, America’s Car-Mart entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the ongoing dealership assets of Allied Union Group, an Arkansas corporation doing business as Central Auto Sales. ... [Read More]

Buy-here, pay-here dealers often want to know two pieces of information about customers in their portfolio. Are they current on their monthly payments, and do they have valid car insurance? If your dealership customers need to find a more affordable ... [Read More]

This year’s travels for dealer road warrior Gene Daughtry took him to Used Car Week, and the senior consultant for Auto Master Systems made another visit for the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Daughtry shared more anecdotes from his conversations with dealerships ... [Read More]

In our industry, we encounter situations like repos and collections calls that can bring us more heartburn than a turkey dinner. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we thought it would be good to approach this week’s topic with reflection ... [Read More]

This week, PassTime announced the launch of Encore 4, the newest version of the asset tracking solutions provider’s Encore platform. Now on its fourth generation, PassTime said Encore 4 marks one of the most substantial updates to the platform since ... [Read More]

Last week, BHPH United reinforced its stable of partners. The national organization dedicated to providing education and training of buy-here, pay-here dealers added Auto Master Systems (AMS) as a new partner. AMS comes as a replacement for Berkshire Risk Services, ... [Read More]