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Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here

SecureClose integrates with Auto Master Systems

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

BHPH benchmark sneak peek: allowance for bad debts

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Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When compiling the 19th version of the buy-here, pay-here industry benchmarks, Ken Shilson noticed a metric climb to a level never seen previously — the allowance for bad debts. On one hand, the president of Subprime Analytics and the National ... [Read More]

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