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Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here

August consumer bankruptcy filings inch higher

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Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2016, 01:37 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As U.S. commercial bankruptcy filings continue to surge higher, the American Bankruptcy Institute noticed an uptick in consumer filings in August, too. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, total bankruptcy filings increased 1 percent to 68,495 in August, slightly ... [Read More]

PassTime partners with CDFS to enhance BHPH underwriting

partnership puzzle
Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2016, 03:14 PM
BHPH Report Staff
GPS tracking solutions provider PassTime finalized a strategic partnership on Tuesday with Customized Dealer Financial Solutions (CDFS), which can provide underwriting predictive modeling and analytics to buy-here, pay-here dealerships to help reduce their repossessions and improve their profitability and cash ... [Read More]

DriveTime now gives buyers 3-month SiriusXM subscription

SiriusXM in-dash radio for BHPH
Thursday, Sep. 15, 2016, 02:30 PM
BHPH Report Staff
SiriusXM and DriveTime Automotive Group, which operates 140 dealerships across the country and turns more than 145,000 vehicles annually, announced on Thursday that its customers will now receive a three-month subscription to the SiriusXM All Access package when purchasing any ... [Read More]

Westlake ALPS hauls in $5.9M bulk portfolio

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Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2016, 06:51 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Advanced Lending & Portfolio Services (ALPS), a division of Westlake Financial Services, announced the acquisition of a $5.9 million bulk auto-loan portfolio from a financial institution in Tyler, Texas. Officials highlighted the portfolio consists of more than 750 contracts from ... [Read More]

Frazer now part of NIADA National Member Benefit Program

digital integration
Thursday, Sep. 8, 2016, 06:57 PM
BHPH Report Staff
In an effort to boost its commitment to buy-here, pay-here operators, dealer management software provider Frazer Computing became the newest member of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association's National Member Benefit Program this week. While it is new to the ... [Read More]

Frazer DMS now integrated with F&I Express

digital sales
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, 07:37 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Independent dealers and buy-here, pay-here operators who use Frazer Software to handle their DMS needs now have more options to serve their customers thanks to a strategic partnership the company finalized with F&I Express. Officials highlighted the integration of F&I ... [Read More]

Nominations needed to highlight BHPH Movers & Shakers

bhph movers & shakers for website
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, 07:53 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here might be one of the most intimate parts of the automotive industry. Participants take some of the biggest risks and help to provide transportation to individuals who have little financial means but need a vehicle the most. For ... [Read More]

HBO show lambastes BHPH, but thankful customers remain

John oliver for BHPH
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, 08:03 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
If any buy-here, pay-here operators were fans of the HBO comedy program “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” they might not be any longer after the host’s unflattering portrayal of subprime auto financing, and in particular BHPH dealerships. The nearly ... [Read More]

3 indicators for improved BHPH opportunities

arrows converging - used for acquisition
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, 05:57 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD
Recent developments in the subprime auto finance market indicate that better days are ahead for the buy-here, pay-here industry. The last 24 months have seen fierce competition for deep subprime customers from credit unions, finance companies and franchised dealers. Much ... [Read More]

Employment and bankruptcies improve in July

employment pic
Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, 07:23 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Two economic trends important for buy-here, pay-here operators to watch — employment and bankruptcy filings — both improved in July. According to the latest U.S. Economic Update produced by Comerica Bank, the nation’s economy added a strong 255,000 net new ... [Read More]

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