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Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here
Robert Guerrero of ClaimBuyout on inventory opportunities for dealers via repairable vehicles
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, 07:19 PM
Robert Guerrero spent nearly 14 years as an executive with Insurance Auto Auctions, so he understands the complexities of damaged vehicles, distraught owners, auto insurers and repair shops. Now as the president and co-founder of ClaimBuyout, Guerrero explained how damaged ... Listen Here
Protecting yourself when it comes to vehicle transport with Autosled VP Sam Goldenberg
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 05:16 PM
Imagine being a dealer and the vehicle you expected to be transported to your store isn’t on the hauler behind your showroom. And no one knows where the vehicle is. To help avoid the unfortunate situation, Autosled vice president of ... Listen Here

Wells Fargo small business owner survey reflects optimism, confidence in economy

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Thursday, May. 9, 2019, 03:13 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Optimism among small business owners — which certainly can include independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships — is strong, according to the latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index based on a survey conducted during the first five days of April. ... [Read More]

Q2 opens with bankruptcy uptick

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Tuesday, May. 7, 2019, 02:14 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The second quarter began with a rise in bankruptcy filings. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported on Monday that total U.S. bankruptcy filings increased in April by 2% year-over-year. Officials tabulated that bankruptcy ... [Read More]

How ride-sharing programs can make dealers ‘look like heroes’

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Thursday, May. 2, 2019, 02:20 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
For years, independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships did business with customers who might work multiple jobs or use their income tax return as funds to put toward a down payment. New ways are arriving for those operators to still do ... [Read More]

Tricolor adds veteran Equifax executive to board of directors

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Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2019, 02:59 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor is looking to a high-level Equifax executive to provide guidance and leadership. The used-vehicle retailer focusing on the integrated sale and financing of vehicles to Hispanic consumers on Tuesday announced the addition of veteran Equifax and financial services executive ... [Read More]

AGORA adds 2 seasoned executives to management team

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Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2019, 03:26 PM
BHPH Report Staff
AGORA bolstered its executive team this week with a pair of new additions. The Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry announced Jim Bass has joined the management team as the senior vice president of finance and Zach ... [Read More]

Textmaxx Pro wins tech competition at Digital Dealer 26

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Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019, 02:32 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Textmaxx Pro chief executive officer Chris Leedom told Tech Tank competition audience members during the 2019 Digital Dealer 26 Conference and Expo that 88 percent of all business calls go unanswered on the first try. Evidently that circumstance was well ... [Read More]

Frazer and SpinCar partner to enhance vehicle advertising

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Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019, 02:30 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Partnerships continued to develop in the buy-here, pay-here dealership space on Tuesday; this time involving Frazer Computing and SpinCar. The providers of dealer management software (DMS) for independent stores and digital automotive merchandising software announced a partnership that brings the ... [Read More]

PassTime finalizes 3rd integration in 2 months

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Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019, 02:40 PM
BHPH Report Staff
For the third time already this year, PassTime is integrating with another technology provider to help buy-here, pay-here dealerships and subprime auto finance companies. This week, PassTime and BlytzPay announced an integration partnership. PassTime — a solutions company that provides ... [Read More]

ANALYSIS: Worried about your exposure due to extending credit in subprime?

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Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2019, 04:26 PM
Jim Bass, Center Street Finance
A large percentage of independent buy-here, pay-here dealerships are primarily funded by a line of credit from a bank. For the most part, these arrangements have worked out well for both parties, but there appears to be a growing problem ... [Read More]

J.D. Byrider partners with HomeNet Automotive to bolster online inventory presence

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Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019, 01:49 PM
BHPH Report Staff
One of the largest networks of buy-here, pay-here dealerships is leveraging a Cox Automotive division in an effort to showcase inventory more effectively online. This week, J.D. Byrider announced it has partnered with HomeNet Automotive to bring SnapLot 360 technology ... [Read More]
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