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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

Long enters BHPH space as executive with National Lenders

Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2025, 12:55 PM
BHPH Report Staff
A previous leader of multiple industry associations now is an executive with the National Lenders General Agency, a licensed risk manager and provider of insurance solutions for the buy-here, pay-here market. Last week, the company welcomed Tony Long as regional ... [Read More]

Bankruptcy filings & consumer worries about finances keep rising

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Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025, 01:59 PM
BHPH Report Staff
While a pair of bankruptcy experts chose to focus on the commercial side of the segment after looking at March filings, overall and individual filings rose again last month, potentially reinforcing what a Prosper Marketplace consumer survey highlighted. According to ... [Read More]

Buckeye Dealership Consulting hires former Black Book, Spartan Financial exec

Thursday, Mar. 27, 2025, 02:40 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buckeye Dealership Consulting reinforced its national sales staff this week, as the provider of reinsurance products for automobile dealers and finance companies announced the hiring of Timothy Gault as a new business development manager. The company highlighted that Gault joins ... [Read More]

PassTime & PayNearMe enhance partnership with integrated text payments

Thursday, Mar. 27, 2025, 02:40 PM
BHPH Report Staff
PassTime and PayNearMe announced this week that they have expanded their integration, resulting in their mutual auto-finance customers now being able to incorporate text payment options for consumers. PassTime and PayNearMe have provided integrated solutions in payment processing and asset ... [Read More]

6 perspectives on what 2025 could be like in BHPH

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2025, 10:32 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Dealer Profit Pros president Kenny Atcheson again asked a variety of industry leaders to share their expectations for what this year could be like for buy-here, pay-here and independent dealerships. Along with Atcheson offering his thoughts on advertising and marketing, ... [Read More]

Tricolor details 16th securitization since 2013

Kinetic Advantage finalizes first securitization
Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025, 12:15 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor has now completed 16 ABS transactions since the company, which focuses on providing auto financing to Hispanics, issued its first securitization in July 2013. The latest securitization unfolded this week, as Tricolor announced a $328 million issuance. According to ... [Read More]

Total bankruptcy filings increase 3% in February

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Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025, 12:14 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Multiple experts expect bankruptcy filings to continue to rise, especially after another upward drift in February. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, total bankruptcy filings came in at 40,260 in February, marking a 3% increase year-over-year. Filings last February ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Steve Levine previews second book, combined events of BHPH United & Compliance Unleashed

Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025, 10:00 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Steve Levine of Ignite Consulting Partners made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast for two reasons. Levine shared how his second book came together to help dealerships with their compliance responsibilities. He also previewed the combined training conferences next ... [Read More]

ABCoA unveils AI Sales in cyclCRM to transform BHPH & LHPH lead engagement

6 enhancements of cyclCRM from ABCoA
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2025, 11:51 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Advanced Business Computers of America (ABCoA) recently rolled its newest software solution powered by artificial intelligence for buy-here, pay-here and lease-here, pay-here dealerships. Following the launch of AI Collections in Deal Pack DMS, ABCoA introduced AI Sales in cyclCRM, a ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Why retail dealers should consider adding BHPH to their operation

Monday, Mar. 3, 2025, 01:22 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
When customers want to buy a car but you can’t get them financed, what do you do? Most retail dealers let them walk out the door to spend their money somewhere else. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, ... [Read More]
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