Ignite: Dealers face risk if privacy-notice practices are inconsistent
Thursday, Sep. 3, 2026, 11:36 AM
COMMENTARY: Explaining the difference between a consultation versus a sales pitch
Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026, 12:28 PM
August bankruptcies prompt experts to project more increases for rest of 2026 & into 2027
Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2026, 11:58 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
PassTime highlights LTE Category M GPS device
BHPH Report Staff
If lately you’ve noticed faster performance by your smartphone on Verizon’s mobile network, you might also be encouraged if your collateral is monitored by PassTime. GPS solutions provider PassTime recently highlighted its all-new TRAX 6 device, what the company said ... [Read More]
4 parts of Dealership Advantage Program from Vero and Allied Solutions
BHPH Report Staff
Here is another example of service providers collaborating to provide independent dealerships with tools their competitors backed by automakers might have. Fidelis PPM announced on Thursday that its sister company Vero has partnered with financial services provider Allied Solutions to ... [Read More]
AGORA leverages Ignite Consulting Partners to create ‘Certified Seller Program’
BHPH Report Staff
AGORA, a Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry including a platform for bulk portfolio transactions, recently finalized a partnership with Ignite Consulting Partners. The purpose of the collaboration is to provide increased transparency and security to ... [Read More]
IRS details 4 steps involving revamped refund scam
BHPH Report Staff
Refunds associated with federal income tax returns remain a crucial potential revenue stream to buy-here, pay-here dealers either as a pathway to deferred down payments or a method customers can use to become current again on their accounts. Well, the ... [Read More]
REPAY acquires PayMaxx Pro, partners with PassTime
BHPH Report Staff
REPAY – Realtime Electronic Payments made two significant moves this week. First, REPAY expanded its footprint in the automotive industry and deepened integration capabilities with the acquisition of PayMaxx Pro. Then, REPAY announced a new partnership with PassTime. REPAY chief ... [Read More]
DriveTime seeks to challenge ‘outdated’ ad model with new campaign
BHPH Report Staff
Now that DriveTime has its new top executive in place, the retailer that caters to buyers with damaged credit histories unveiled its news marketing initiative. This week, DriveTime launched what the company called its “The Genius Way to Buy a ... [Read More]
TIADA to help market NIADA CPO Program
BHPH Report Staff
The Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association and the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association are both located in the Lone Star State and already have a close relationship. That connection became even stronger on Tuesday in a development that could help Texas ... [Read More]
DriveTime selects new CEO
BHPH Report Staff
DriveTime chose a leader with plenty of experience in the franchised dealer group world to be its new chief executive officer. According to an announcement distributed on Monday, Don Reese will join DriveTime as its new CEO beginning in late ... [Read More]
NIADA and Subprime Analytics confirm data agreement to aid dealers
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) finalized its acquisition of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers (NABD) this past December, the last thing Ken Shilson wanted to do was just power down his computer and never look spreadsheets ... [Read More]
3 advantages of automated billing within BHPH
Thomas Aronica, SkyBank Financial and Biller Genie
There is, perhaps, no better illustration of the “with great risk, comes great reward” concept than buy-here, pay-here. However, the advent of automated billing systems has decreased the risks associated with this market while improving cash flow and profits for ... [Read More]
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