Car-Mart steers observers away from ‘wrong conclusion’ about fiscal-year results & current status
Thursday, Jul. 16, 2026, 11:24 AM
Former Denny’s CEO joins Byrider’s board
Tuesday, Jul. 21, 2026, 12:17 PM
AutoRaptor generates positive gains for AI solutions following NIADA partnership & convention
Tuesday, Jul. 21, 2026, 12:18 PM
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
Government intervention staves off initial bankruptcy surge
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
Tricolor releases whitepaper about CDFI success as securitizations get upgraded
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor recently released a whitepaper about its success as a subprime auto-finance provider that specializes in working with Hispanic consumers, receiving designation as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) by the U.S. Treasury Department last year. Not only does the ... [Read More]
CarHop closes 2 Pennsylvania stores because of COVID-19 pandemic
BHPH Report Staff
Economic impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic forced CarHop to diminish its dealership footprint. The chain of buy-here, pay-here dealerships recently announced the closure of its two Pennsylvania locations in Carnegie and Pittsburgh. CarHop, which has offered special financing through ... [Read More]
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