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Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you’ll get ... Listen Here

7 key drivers for success during tax refund season

Tax refund stock image
Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2016, 07:44 PM
Mark Dubois, Dealer Performance and Consulting
By the time this article is published, buy-here, pay-here dealers will be well into the 2016 tax refund season. The good news is that tax refund advances are back for the first time since 2012.  The bad news is that refunds ... [Read More]

4 ways to navigate tough road to BHPH success

Iowa highway
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, 07:05 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD
Operating successfully in the buy-here, pay-here industry has become more challenging due to increased regulatory pressures and competition. Independent BHPH dealers have lost approximately 33 percent of their market share during the last 24 months, and best operating practices are ... [Read More]

PassTime unveils new brand logo and website

new passtime for BHPH
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, 08:28 PM
BHPH Report Staff
On Wednesday, PassTime introduced the company’s new corporate brand, logo and redesigned website. The GPS tracking solutions provider explained the rebranding effort is designed to reflect the evolution of the company as well as its direction for the future.  The ... [Read More]

Skypatrol launches mobile payment capabilities

evaluating car with cell phone
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, 08:04 PM
BHPH Report Staff
GPS tracking solutions provider Skypatrol rolled out what it dubbed Remote Auto Payment for vehicle finance companies and buy-here, pay-here dealers through the Skypatrol mobile app. The company highlighted borrowers will now be able to pay on their vehicle installment ... [Read More]

5 data-driven strategies to acquire more customers

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Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, 02:48 PM
BHPH Report Staff
With more tax refund money coming into potential buyers hands, DealerSocket unveiled a five-step customer acquisition plan for independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers on Tuesday. Backed by the company’s most recent internal data and a survey of dealerships nationwide, DealerSocket ... [Read More]

January bankruptcy filings drop 11 percent

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Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, 08:27 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Bankruptcy filing trends to begin 2016 mimicked the ones observers noticed as last year concluded. The American Bankruptcy Institute reported that total U.S. filings decreased 11 percent year-over-year in January. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, bankruptcy filings totaled ... [Read More]

IRS says return system back up & running

Tax refund stock image
Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, 07:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The latest update from the Internal Revenue Service should calm concerns from buy-here, pay-here dealers looking for potential buyers to have income tax refund monies available for possible down payments or for current customers to get their contract out of the ... [Read More]

Wisconsin clarifies policy on GPS & payment assurance technology

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Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, 02:38 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Here’s some good news for buy-here, pay-here operators who have interests in Wisconsin. PassTime, Hudson Cook and Minneapolis-based law firm Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren recently met with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) to discuss how GPS and payment ... [Read More]

CFPB takes aim at BHPH, misses mark on providing clear guidance

gavel and documents
Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, 08:08 PM
Allen Denson and Joel Winston, Hudson Cook
On Jan. 21, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a law enforcement settlement that should cause dealers to take notice. The settlement, involving Herbies Auto Sales, a single-lot BHPH dealership in Colorado, is noteworthy for its attack on pricing and ... [Read More]

New kiosk technology out to eliminate cash management pain

kiosk for BHPH
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, 09:49 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Quotepro, a provider of sales and payment technology for buy-here, pay-here dealers across the country, unveiled a payment kiosk that can accept cash, check, money order, debit card and credit card transactions. The company highlighted the kiosk can be used ... [Read More]
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