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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

BHPH United & PrimaLend ‘part on good terms’

BHPH Report Staff
Another side effect of PrimaLend filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week surfaced soon afterward. Along with being a floorplan provider, PrimaLend was a founding member of BHPH United, which is comprised of seven service providers that organize an annual ... [Read More]

Ignite & NIADA warn dealers about recent CFPB phishing scam

defi SOLUTIONS calls out ‘bluff’ of recent hacker threats
BHPH Report Staff
Both Ignite Consulting Partners and the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association warned dealerships about what they believe to be a phishing scam with fraudsters pretending to be from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In an industry message, Ignite Consulting Partners ... [Read More]

Details of tax season consulting groups specifically for BHPH & independent dealers

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
BHPH Report Staff
Tax Max wants buy-here, pay-here and independent dealers to have clear strategy in place now through the close of federal and state filing seasons. So, the company announced new tax season consulting groups, which will gather each Tuesday via Zoom ... [Read More]

Following capital injection, Kinetic Advantage issues second securitization

BHPH Report Staff
Kinetic Advantage is finding ways to achieve its goals amid a business scene that’s becoming more challenging as evident by bankruptcies being filed by consumers as well as automotive operations. About a week after the independent automotive floorplan financing company ... [Read More]

PrimaLend files Chapter 11 bankruptcy but ‘not going out of business’

BHPH Report Staff
Consumers aren’t the only ones seeking bankruptcy protection nowadays. PrimaLend Capital Partners and Good Floor Loans announced on Wednesday that they are pursuing what the floorplan provider called “a value-maximizing sale” through a voluntary Chapter 11 proceeding in the U.S. ... [Read More]

Carlyle makes multi-part commitment to Kinetic for growth in floorplan financing

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BHPH Report Staff
Global investment firms continue to see opportunities in the automotive sector. A day after a move involving a lender that provides credit to consumers, another transaction came to light on Thursday involving a company that provides financial fuel for dealerships. ... [Read More]

Nearly 400K individuals have filed for bankruptcy so far this year

BHPH Report Staff
Here’s another notable sign about the struggles some consumers are experiencing this year. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings through the first three quarters of 2025 jumped 15% compared to the first nine months ... [Read More]

NIADA gives CFPB two recommendations for defining ‘risks to consumers’

BHPH Report Staff
Regulators often gravitate toward consumer risk when constructing and enforcing rules on businesses such as dealerships. The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association recently asked for some clarity from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on that subject. NIADA submitted comments to ... [Read More]

Why dealers need clear social media posting policy for employees

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BHPH Report Staff
Big Time Advertising founder and CEO Terry MacCauley recently discussed two of the most sensitive topics dealers can ever tackle. Politics and social media. “In today’s digital-first world, your social media presence is part of your brand, whether you like ... [Read More]

Kentucky dealer ready to moderate at NIADA BHPH Dealer Forum

BHPH Report Staff
In just a year, Elisabeth Taylor will go from conference attendee to event roundtable moderator. The owner/operator of iGo Motors in Columbia, Ky., will be one of the featured dealer roundtable moderators for the NIADA BHPH Dealer Forum, which is ... [Read More]

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