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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here

Former Exeter exec becomes chief compliance officer at Tricolor

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Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2020, 02:21 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor is looking to shore up its endeavors to meet state and federal regulatory standards by hiring a chief compliance officer. On Tuesday, the used-vehicle retailer with locations in California and Texas focusing on the sale and financing of vehicles ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Advice for running the business within your business

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2020, 03:34 PM
Gene Daughtry, Contributor
One of the hardest parts of running a business is finding good help. I imagine most dealers agree with that statement. I think that is part of the difficulty, you are looking for help. A warm body to fill a ... [Read More]

Government intervention staves off initial bankruptcy surge

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Monday, Jun. 22, 2020, 03:04 PM
BHPH Report Staff
At least initially, federal government intervention to help individuals and business hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic have made a positive impact in terms of bankruptcy filings. But experts suspect conditions will deteriorate in this part of the financial world ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Ken Shilson of Subprime Analytics on BHPH benchmarks, more

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Tuesday, Jun. 16, 2020, 02:36 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Ken Shilson of Subprime Analytics made his podcast debut to discuss one of his favorite industry endeavors — the annual buy-here, pay-here benchmarks that can give dealers of all sizes a barometer about a host of operational segments. Shilson also ... [Read More]

First Business Financial Services launches dealer floorplanning

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Thursday, Jun. 11, 2020, 03:24 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Independent dealerships now have another option to secure a floorplan. First Business Financial Services, a Wisconsin-based bank holding company, recently launched its newest product — aptly named Floorplan Financing — and brought in a trio of veteran automotive executives to ... [Read More]

Byrider Wausau moves into new dealership location

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Thursday, Jun. 11, 2020, 03:18 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The coronavirus pandemic didn’t stop Byrider Wausau from relocating to a renovated location in the Wisconsin city it has served for the past seven years. This week, the dealership that’s part of the Byrider network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships moved into ... [Read More]

Agora partners with DealerSocket to boost portfolio visibility

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Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2020, 04:11 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here operators who use DealerSocket now have a streamlined path to tools from Agora Data. On Tuesday, Agora, a Texas-based provider of data, analytics and liquidity solutions for the BHPH industry, announced an integration with DealerSocket’s IDMS web-based dealer ... [Read More]

CliftonLarsonAllen ramps up PPP forgiveness assistance solutions

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Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020, 03:03 PM
BHPH Report Staff
CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) understands operators’ accounting activities became much more complicated this year if they participated in the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). To provide crucial assistance, CLA recently announced new solutions to help borrowers tackle loan forgiveness. PPP guidance is ... [Read More]

NIADA adds Textmaxx Pro as National Member Benefit Partner

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Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020, 02:58 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Especially now during the coronavirus pandemic, operators need other ways of reaching their customers other than a face-to-face conversation. Textmaxx Pro, a national text message communication platform with special expertise in the automotive retail marketplace and part of the Leedom ... [Read More]

NIADA highlights modifications, new virtual options for annual convention

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Thursday, Jun. 4, 2020, 03:07 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is making a host of modifications for its 74th annual NIADA|NABD Convention and Expo because of the coronavirus pandemic. First, NIADA said the event has been rescheduled for Sept. 21-24 at the Wynn Las ... [Read More]
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