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Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Talking about the car business in the US & Canada with Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership
Monday, Apr. 13, 2026, 03:50 PM
As Cherokee Media Group was getting ready to host the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami, Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership spent some time with Nick Zulovich for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Smith recapped some of ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions reviews Q1, pinpoints signals of loan health
Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026, 07:55 PM
John Elias and Peter Krall of Allied Solutions returned for another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias and Krall recapped some of the most notable developments in auto finance from the first quarter of 2026. The Allied ... Listen Here

10 elements that will factor in your BHPH rebound

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Tuesday, Sep. 5, 2017, 03:50 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD
The past 24-month period has seen the highest level of subprime and deep subprime competition in history. Fueled by “cheap money” raised with Wall Street syndicated auto bond securitizations, the subprime auto finance market has grown to an estimated $200 ... [Read More]

Actions to define the right risks and rewards

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Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, 07:44 PM
Greg Shelton and Maria Singson, Contributors
Our series continues now that we’ve identified “eight risk questions that might keep you up at night,” as well as how can we better identify risk as a buy-here, pay-here dealership. An important aspect of lending is not only which ... [Read More]

3 tips for credit reporting during natural disasters

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Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, 02:42 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As reports continue to arrive stemming from the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast, Ignite Consulting Partners gave buy-here, pay-here dealers and other auto finance providers three reminders associated with credit reporting for ... [Read More]

2 ways tighter credit helped Car-Mart

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Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, 02:33 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Along with elaborating a bit about his upcoming retirement, America’s Car-Mart chief executive officer William “Hank” Henderson described how underwriting tightening in other areas of the auto-finance market is benefitting the chain of buy-here, pay-here dealerships. The market change is ... [Read More]

Henderson stepping away as Car-Mart’s CEO at year’s end

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Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, 03:47 PM
BHPH Report Staff
While sharing results from the first quarter of its 2018 fiscal year, America’s Car-Mart announced a major change in leadership will be coming at the end of the calendar year. Car-Mart said in a news release posted late on Thursday ... [Read More]

Advice for identifying risk as you build your portfolio

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Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, 06:45 PM
Greg Shelton and Maria Singson, Contributors
In the current issue of BHPH Report, we discussed what we classified as the “eight risk questions that might keep you up at night.” We spelled out each of those questions here. Well, now let’s try to provide you some ... [Read More]

Costs trigger 8% drop in July bankruptcy filings

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Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, 02:04 PM
BHPH Report Staff
It appears some consumers not only are struggling to maintain monthly payments, but they are also lacking the resources to file for bankruptcy. The American Bankruptcy Institute indicated total U.S. bankruptcy filings decreased 8 percent in July as compared to ... [Read More]

Kentucky AG outlines $1.1M dealer lawsuit

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Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, 02:15 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Potential problems with vehicle documentation and state tax collection could cost a Kentucky dealership more than $1.1 million in restitution. Kentucky attorney general Andy Beshear filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in Fayette Circuit Court against The United Group, which operates ... [Read More]

5 findings from FactorTrust’s latest auto index

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Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, 03:11 PM
BHPH Report Staff
On Tuesday, FactorTrust released the most recent research findings in its series of underbanked indices, the Underbanked Index – Auto, which is designed to provide insights into the earning and living trends of credit-challenged consumers seeking a vehicle. Such insights ... [Read More]

Levine: What’s all this fuss about arbitration?

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Thursday, Jul. 27, 2017, 05:59 PM
Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new arbitration rule has gotten a lot of coverage lately and deservedly so.  If and when it goes into effect, it will ban class action waivers and bring about some other notable changes. The big ... [Read More]

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