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SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here

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]

Q1 bankruptcies soften year-over-year

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Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019, 02:01 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The American Bankruptcy Institute reported that the first quarter closed with a decline in bankruptcy filings. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, total bankruptcy filings in March decreased 3% year-over-year. The 73,476 total filings in March were down from the ... [Read More]

Auction123 becomes newest NIADA National Member Benefit Partner

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Tuesday, Apr. 2, 2019, 02:33 PM
BHPH Report Staff
More tools to help members of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association arrived last week. Auction123, powered by ARI Network Services and a provider of responsive website software, inventory management and automated inventory listings solutions, joined with the association as ... [Read More]

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