The News Media of the Pre-Owned Industry

Auto Remarketing AR Canada Subprime News BHPH Report Auto Fin Journal
EMAIL SIGNUP CMG PREMIUM LOGIN
X
SPONSORED EPISODE: Five questions to ask before choosing a transportation partner
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 09:15 PM
This sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features two experts from Central Dispatch who offer valuable guidance for choosing a transportation partner. Shanna Wise, who oversees business strategy execution, and Blake Bentley, who leads enterprise client account success, take ... Listen Here
Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here

February bankruptcy filings off by 10% year-over-year

bankruptcy 2
Monday, Mar. 6, 2017, 09:20 PM
BHPH Report Staff
After climbing for two consecutive months, the American Bankruptcy Institute noticed filing volume tapered off in February as total U.S. bankruptcy filings decreased 10 percent year-over-year. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, bankruptcy filings totaled 58,336 in February, down ... [Read More]

When bad news is good for buy-here, pay-here

car search magnifying glass
Monday, Mar. 6, 2017, 08:41 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD & Subprime Analytics
Recent press about subprime auto loan performance has highlighted concerns about this market segment. Some has said, “The Federal Reserve recently expressed concern that delinquencies among auto borrowers with weak credit has been rising.” A recent article in USA Today ... [Read More]

Va. dealership caught retailing salvage vehicles with tampered odometers

department of justice website
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, 03:40 PM
BHPH Report Staff
A Georgia man running a Virginia dealership retailing repaired salvage units pleaded guilty to operating an odometer fraud scheme involving more than 100 vehicles, according to an announcement from the Department of Justice.  Officials said last week that Paul Robinson, ... [Read More]

Interstate Title Solutions partners with NIADA

car lot 7
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, 04:52 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This week, Interstate Title Solutions (ITS) joined with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as its newest National Member Benefit partner, offering NIADA members discounted access to its out-of-state tax, title and registration tool. DMV Nationwide, a web-based tool paired ... [Read More]

Webb sees BHPH dealers ‘in better position’

tom webb for BHPH
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, 08:37 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb acknowledged the past few years probably constituted the most difficult span ever encountered by buy-here, pay-here dealers. Finance companies specializing in the subprime space took on contracts deeper down the credit spectrum, leaving operators ... [Read More]

5th J.D. Byrider store in Missouri opens

car lot 7
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, 09:12 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here franchise chain J.D. Byrider recently opened its fifth location in Missouri; the second one in the Show-Me State to join the network so far this year. The new location is in Rolla at 2603 N. Bishop Ave. This ... [Read More]

Bankruptcies rise in consecutive months for first time in 7 years

bankruptcy pic 3
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, 03:07 PM
BHPH Report Staff
It appears the chances a potential customer coming to your buy-here, pay-here dealership having recently filed for bankruptcy are on the rise. The American Bankruptcy Institute reported total U.S. filings increased 5 percent year-over-year in January, creating a trend not ... [Read More]

REPAY acquires Sigma Payment Solutions

money 2
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, 03:22 PM
BHPH Report Staff
In a move executives say will benefit buy-here, pay-here dealerships and other participants in the auto finance space, Realtime Electronic Payments (REPAY), a full-service provider of advanced payment technology products and electronic transaction processing services for the consumer lending industry, ... [Read More]

4 questions with Susan Perlmutter of Sigma Payment Solutions

Best of BHPH for web
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, 04:42 PM
BHPH Report Staff
In the latest installment of the annual Best of BHPH issue of BHPH Report, we go behind the scenes with some of the leading companies in the used-car space and their top executives with a few Q&A features. Next up ... [Read More]

4 questions with DealerSocket’s Peter Ord

Best of BHPH for web
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, 04:39 PM
BHPH Report Staff
In the latest installment of the annual Best of BHPH issue of BHPH Report, we go behind the scenes with some of the leading companies in the used-car space and their top executives with a few Q&A features. Next up ... [Read More]
X