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Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here

Charity auctions raise nearly $34K for NIADA Foundation

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BHPH Report Staff
Jeff Baker came away from the auction at the recent National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Expo in Las Vegas as the owner of a beautiful truck. And what did he plan to do with it? “I haven't got ... [Read More]

Tale of the tape: Q1 deep subprime originations at independent versus franchised stores

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BHPH Report Staff
It’s not news that independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers more often will complete vehicle deliveries with consumers with softer credit than their franchised store contemporaries. What is noteworthy is how Experian Automotive detailed the extra risk being facilitated through franchised ... [Read More]

May bankruptcy filings rise 5 percent

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BHPH Report Staff
Thanks to “mounting financial pressures,” the American Bankruptcy Institute reported that total U.S. filings in May increased 5 percent year-over-year. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, bankruptcy filings totaled 69,668 in May, up from 66,138 cases registered in May ... [Read More]

NIADA Q2 survey shows dealer optimism wanes

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BHPH Report Staff
As temperatures rise nationwide, independent dealership confidence is cooling a bit. Independent dealers backed off from their unprecedented high levels of optimism early in the year, but their outlook remains positive, according to the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association's Business ... [Read More]

NIADA Convention marks next stop in DealerSocket’s 4-show itinerary

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BHPH Report Staff
After participating in this year’s National BHPH Conference hosted by the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, technology provider DealerSocket is continuing to hit the trade show circuit with its comprehensive independent dealer platform. The company said its team has ... [Read More]

J.D. Byrider names new CEO

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BHPH Report Staff
J.D. Byrider announced a major change in leadership on Tuesday as the franchise network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships recently appointed Craig Peters as chief executive officer, replacing Steve Wedding, who served the company for 25 years. The company indicated Wedding ... [Read More]

Attendees cheer NABD for latest conference

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BHPH Report Staff
Stemming from some of the feedback organizers shared, the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers completed its mission during the 19th annual National BHPH Conference last month in Las Vegas. John Baughman of Lake Erie Auto Credit said, “I wanted ... [Read More]

5 elements of IMETRIK’s latest GPS update

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BHPH Report Staff
GPS tracking solution provider IMETRIK recently released its newest offering — 3.5G COLLECT — a GPS device the company indicated is designed specifically to track vehicles when the unit loses power. The company explained that one of the key features ... [Read More]

6 enhanced features of Spireon’s GoldStar GPS solution

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BHPH Report Staff
During this week’s National Conference hosted by the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, Spireon mingled with hundreds of dealers and rolled out the latest version of its GoldStar GPS solution, offering dealers and finance companies that specialize in deep ... [Read More]

PassTime appoints new CEO & president

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BHPH Report Staff
A little more than two months following the passing of co-founder and chief executive officer Stan Schwarz, PassTime on Monday announced it has named Jeffrey “Jake” Frank as chairman and CEO of the GPS device company. Additionally, the company has ... [Read More]

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