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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

AutoZone finishes three-year migration with Google Cloud

BHPH Report Staff
A retailer some buy-here, pay-here operators sometimes use to acquire parts for the service drive and reconditioning efforts is now in the cloud. AutoZone and Google Cloud recently announced a strategic expansion of their partnership. AutoZone recently completed a full-stack ... [Read More]

NIADA highlights board candidates, expo hall for upcoming convention

BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association recently revealed candidates for its 2026-2027 board of directors. The group originated from an open call seeking applications from interested members. Then a nominating committee, led by the board chairman, used specific criteria outlined ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Why reconditioning is the most important investment BHPH dealers can make

Omnique & Reaves: Simpler Recon for Independents
Tiger Okeley, Oak Motors
The current Middle East conflict is creating ripples that are already squeezing the average buy-here, pay-here customer. Fuel prices nationwide have jumped dramatically over the last several weeks, and most customers don’t have extra room in their budgets to absorb ... [Read More]

Car-Mart reiterates 3 priorities after closing 42 more stores

BHPH Report Staff
Last Tuesday marked the end of the road at another 42 buy-here, pay-here dealerships operated by America’s Car-Mart. Car-Mart president and chief executive officer Doug Campbell explained in a letter to shareholders that the company shuttered 31% of its store ... [Read More]

LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index highlights likelihood of escalating bankruptcies

BHPH Report Staff
First-quarter data provided this week by Epiq AACER showed bankruptcy filings jumped 14% year-over-year with total cases surpassing 150,000. Well, the Bankruptcy Index that’s part of the LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) indicated automotive and other industries ought to ... [Read More]

150K bankruptcies filed in Q1, up 14% year-over-year

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BHPH Report Staff
There could be more than 150,000 new potential customers who might be seeking auto financing from a buy-here, pay-here dealership soon. That’s because there were 150,009 total bankruptcy filings registered during the first quarter of 2026, according to data provided ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Dealers left to their own devices

Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
We’ve experienced a run on issues related to GPS and starter interrupt devices lately, so we thought we’d give this subject some attention. Is a device disclosure being provided? If so, who wrote it? The existence of the installation of ... [Read More]

Tax season roundup: Refunds up almost 11%, while nearly 1 in 3 Gen Z adults report not filing a return

BHPH Report Staff
The latest update from the Internal Revenue Service indicated the average federal tax refund is almost 11% higher this year versus 2024. But a consumer survey orchestrated by ACI Worldwide also highlighted the volume of young consumers who might not ... [Read More]

Byrider Dealer Board rolls out Project Excellence fueled by RockED to standardize employee training

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BHPH Report Staff
The Byrider Dealer Board is looking to have potential buyers have the same experience no matter if the buy-here, pay-here store franchisee operates in Indiana, Wisconsin, Florida or Texas. So, the board recently partnered with RockED to launch Project Excellence, ... [Read More]

Expert says ‘it’s clear why’ bankruptcies jumped in February

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BHPH Report Staff
Upward year-over-year movements in February of every bankruptcy classification certainly caught experts’ attention. According to data from Epiq AACER, total bankruptcy filings in February jumped 14% year-over-year to 45,891. That’s up from 40,304 filings in February 2025. The February update ... [Read More]

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