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DigniFi names chief product officer
DigniFi announced the appointment of Jefim Piekarz as chief product officer on Tuesday. The fintech company specializing in access to automobile, powersports and RV repair financing said Piekarz will lead DigniFi’s product and engineering teams, advancing product strategy, technology development, ... Read More
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
PCMI continued to revamp its executive team on Tuesday. The provider of lender compliance technology and F&I administration software added Alex Maritczak as senior director of business development, bringing more than 30 years of automotive finance and financial services experience ... Read More
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
U.S. Bank made a pair of moves last week geared to boost its position in automotive with dealerships and OEMs. First, U.S. Bank said it is launching redesigned BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad Mastercard credit card products that offer cardholders ... Read More
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
We begin our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a conversation about her career journey, the value of ... Listen Here
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here

10 advantages of upcoming DealerSocket iDMS

puzzle pieces coming together
BHPH Report Staff
After more than a year of dedicated development and collaboration with dealers, DealerSocket will officially release iDMS at the company’s User Summit next week in San Antonio. DealerSocket highlighted that iDMS marks the first of several upcoming product launches for ... [Read More]

14 NIADA dealer teams set to visit Capitol Hill

capitol hill for spn story
BHPH Report Staff
Independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers from across the U.S. are arriving in the nation's capital today for one of their association's most significant events of the year. The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association's National Leadership Conference and Legislative Summit convenes ... [Read More]

August consumer bankruptcy filings inch higher

bankruptcy
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
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
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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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
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
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
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
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]

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