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 & QuotePro Kiosk finish software project
BHPH Report Staff
GPS-based technology provider PassTime recently completed a software integration project with QuotePro Kiosk, a payment solution for independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers The companies highlighted that customers utilizing both QuotePro Kiosks and PassTime GPS solutions will now be able to ... [Read More]
SecureClose integrates with Auto Master Systems
BHPH Report Staff
SecureClose, a digital transaction management platform that can help dealers bring consistency to the F&I office through compliant e-closings, recently announced its integration with Auto Master Systems, a dealer management system (DMS) serving 500 buy-here, pay-here dealers and independent finance ... [Read More]
More than 12 tech launches expected for NABD 2017
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Service and technology providers are coming to this year’s annual gathering hosted by the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers armed with products that Ken Shilson insisted are brand new and can help operators of all sizes immediately. Shilson highlighted more ... [Read More]
NABD’s Shilson discusses succession plan
BHPH Report Staff
Ken Shilson and the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers have been included in the same breath for decades. In a letter to NABD members obtained by BHPH Report on Monday, Shilson acknowledged that change is coming. Ahead of NABD’s ... [Read More]
BHPH benchmark sneak peek: the rise & appeal of leasing
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Thanks to more data and information from NCM Associates, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and Subprime Analytics, Ken Shilson has more evidence showing the performance of the lease-here, pay-here model that more operators are leveraging as a way to ... [Read More]
FactorTrust tool offers real-time reporting on underbanked consumers
BHPH Report Staff
As part of its continued commitment to the needs of buy-here, pay-here dealers, short-term lenders and the alternative financial services industry, FactorTrust recently announced a tool called FlexFormat; what the company contends is the first industry standard in reporting short-term ... [Read More]
Reviewing 2017 tax season
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With the deadline to file federal income tax forms passing on April 18, Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb reflected back on what’s known as tax season but likely isn’t the resounding retail period for buy-here, pay-here dealers it once ... [Read More]
Top 3 bankruptcy trends from past 2 quarters
BHPH Report Staff
Three noteworthy trends associated with bankruptcies surfaced during the past two quarters. The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported that total U.S. filings fell slightly during the first quarter but ticked higher in March compared to the same month a year ... [Read More]
BHPH benchmark sneak peek: income insights
BHPH Report Staff
In another preview of the annual industry benchmarks compiled by the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, Ken Shilson touched on three more highlights from the “most comprehensive report we have ever published on subprime auto finance,” covering activity through ... [Read More]
NADA Values now integrated into Wayne Reaves DMS
BHPH Report Staff
Wayne Reaves, one of the leading providers of dealer management software to independent dealers since 1987, will soon enhance its flagship product with NADA Values from J.D. Power Valuation Services. According to Jason Reaves, president of Wayne Reaves, “Our integration ... [Read More]
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