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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
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

What CFPB electronic closings study means for auto finance

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Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, 08:00 PM
Steve Levine, SecureClose
Transparency. Education. Information. Repeat. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s pretty clear that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau expects consumers to receive these things from their financial service providers. Earlier this month, the CFPB once again demonstrated this ... [Read More]

J.D. Byrider opens 2nd Richmond franchise

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Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, 01:22 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here dealership group J.D. Byrider announced this week it has opened its second franchise in Virginia’s capital of Richmond. This marks the sixth J.D. Byrider store in Virginia, and it is the second Virginia dealership for franchisee Craig Baker, ... [Read More]

Spots filling quickly for upcoming NABD Boot Camp

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Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, 07:00 PM
BHPH Report Staff
If you’re a relatively new operator who has never participated in a 20-group style meeting or a veteran dealer who is looking for a fresh collection of professionals to gather ideas, the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers is hosting ... [Read More]

Car-Mart adjusts dealership addition plans by opening Georgia store

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Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2015, 06:48 PM
BHPH Report Staff
When America's Car-Mart closed its fiscal year back at the end of April, the buy-here, pay-here dealership chain initially expected to expand its footprint in Missouri. Instead, Car-Mart broadened its presence elsewhere in the Southeast this week with its seventh ... [Read More]

3 steps to solidify customer complaint response strategy

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Thursday, Jul. 23, 2015, 03:51 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Especially in these times of intensive regulator oversite, Automotive Compliance Consultants president Terry Dortch insisted that how your buy-here, pay-here dealership responds to customer complaints often determines whether the store’s good name gets blemished or a lawsuit results. Viewed proactively, ... [Read More]

DealerSocket sets time to unveil merged DMS solution

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Friday, Jul. 17, 2015, 02:45 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Buy-here, pay-here dealers who use FEX DMS or AutoStar Solutions and have questions about their store software platforms now that they're both owned by DealerSocket have the opportunity to see how the company’s future single dealer management system is going ... [Read More]

Skypatrol enhances DMS integration to automate messages to defaulted contract holders

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Monday, Jul. 13, 2015, 06:08 PM
BHPH Report Staff
GPS tracking solutions provider Skypatrol released what it’s calling a time-saving solution for batch communications to customers in your related finance company portfolio who are behind on making their installment payments. Skypatrol highlighted its AutoBatch for DMS can give buy-here, ... [Read More]

Yearly bankruptcy total still on track to hit 800K

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Thursday, Jul. 9, 2015, 01:52 PM
BHPH Report Staff
There might be less potential buyers coming to your buy-here, pay-here dealership — or current customers in your related finance company’s portfolio — who filed bankruptcy at some point since January. The American Bankruptcy Institute said that total bankruptcy filings ... [Read More]

10 questions BHPH dealers should ask in light of CFPB’s latest rule

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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2015, 07:35 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issuance of the larger participant rule last month came as little surprise to much of the industry. But SecureClose chief legal officer Steve Levine said many buy-here, pay-here dealers and other finance companies may not ... [Read More]

3 questions to ask when assessing first half of 2015 in BHPH

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2015, 08:21 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD & Subprime Analytics
The first half of 2015 is now complete, and for most buy-here, pay-here dealers it has been extremely challenging. Competition from credit unions and franchised dealers, together with large subprime asset-backed auto finance securitizations, have reduced the market share of ... [Read More]
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