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Protecting yourself when it comes to vehicle transport with Autosled VP Sam Goldenberg
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 05:16 PM
Imagine being a dealer and the vehicle you expected to be transported to your store isn’t on the hauler behind your showroom. And no one knows where the vehicle is. To help avoid the unfortunate situation, Autosled vice president of ... Listen Here
The hidden costs of getting paid with Dealer Pay CEO Julie Douglas
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 04:39 PM
As payment technologies evolve, so do the risks. Dealers are increasingly targeted by sophisticated fraud schemes, and compliance requirements are tightening. Dealer Pay CEO Julie Douglas recapped the current environment on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during ... Listen Here
A breakdown of real-world auto transportation fraud with Preowned Auto Logistics
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
Jeremy Louisos recapped three real-world examples of how fraud recently surfaced in the transportation space. The senior vice president of Preowned Auto Logistics also shared suggestions with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby on how firms can avoid similar situations. The ... Listen Here

FAIR & KISS highlight 8 parts of new asset protection program

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Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, 06:32 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Finance And Insurance Resources (FAIR) has partnered with KISS Concepts Group to release the Complete Asset Protection (CAP) program — what they believe is a first-of-its-kind, all-inclusive insurance program to protect the collateral of buy-here, pay-here dealers, lease-here, pay-here dealers, ... [Read More]

Peritus Portfolio Services surpasses $100M in bankruptcy loans

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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, 02:12 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Peritus Portfolio Services, which services auto-secured Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy loans, announced this week that its total outstanding balances currently under management now stands at more than $100 million. President Gary Perdue, who founded the company five years ... [Read More]

7 guarantees for upcoming NABD conference — or your money back

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Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, 06:57 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Ken Shilson is giving operators an offer perhaps most of their customers might want — a money-back guarantee. To reinforce what the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers is orchestrating for its upcoming East Coast Conference, Shilson indicated this week ... [Read More]

4 options to wind down BHPH business

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Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 07:33 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Continuing a series about creating a strategy either to retire or at least depart from the business, Julian Codding — a member of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers Hall of Fame — pinpointed four main options BHPH operators ... [Read More]

Equifax offering free webinar to help BHPH dealers with tradeline reporting

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Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, 02:02 PM
BHPH Report Staff
For operators who still have questions about credit reporting of customer payments and more, Equifax, in collaboration with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, is hosting a free webinar in support of ... [Read More]

Car-Mart, J.D. Byrider open new stores

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Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, 07:26 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Two of the largest buy-here, pay-here dealership chains — America’s Car-Mart and J.D. Byrider — recently opened new stores, each one expanding their footprints in the Southeast. Longtime franchisees Steve and Jeanne Locklear recently rolled out their fourth dealership, broadening ... [Read More]

Technology updates from PassTime & Frazer

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Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, 06:19 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Two major service providers for buy-here, pay-here dealers — PassTime and Frazer — each finalized enhancements to their technological offerings. First at PassTime, the company introduced the fourth version of its popular GPS tracking system TRAX 4, which boasts an ... [Read More]

2 people to include if considering exit from BHPH

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Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, 02:16 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Julian Codding, a member of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers Hall of Fame, recently decided to retire from a full-time commitment to his BHPH dealership, closing the lot and waiting for the remaining contracts to reach their terms. ... [Read More]

FTC penalizes Texas BHPH operation over credit reporting

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Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2015, 06:38 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Reporting consumer performance to a credit bureau certainly can boost a buy-here, pay-here dealership’s offerings to its customer base. But when the process isn’t completed properly, the mistakes can catch the attention of federal regulators, which happened to Texas-based Tricolor ... [Read More]

FTC: 7 deadly ad sins some BHPH dealers commit

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Monday, Sep. 14, 2015, 06:22 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Operators now have a clear guide on how to avoid getting into trouble with the Federal Trade Commission. Cindy Liebes, director of the FTC’s Southeast region, shared what she deemed to be the “seven deadly advertising sins” buy-here, pay-here dealers ... [Read More]
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