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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Tom Kontos, who now is analytics advisor for Auto Auction Holdings. Convinced to come out of retirement and get back in the business last fall with the growing wholesale ... Listen Here
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Clark Jr., operations manager of C& C Cars in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark is a third-generation dealer and helps run the family business ... Listen Here

NIADA’s Effort to Stop Oregon Bill Succeeds

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Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2015, 01:22 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The concentrated effort by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and its allies in Oregon paid immediate dividends. Less than a week after NIADA shared an update about a proposal in the Oregon legislature aimed at placing severe restrictions on ... [Read More]

Q1 Bankruptcy Filings Fall 15%

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Monday, Apr. 13, 2015, 07:12 PM
BHPH Report Staff
While also giving a projection of how many total filings there might be this year, the American Bankruptcy Institute reported total U.S. bankruptcy filings fell 15 percent in the first quarter compared to the same span last year. According to ... [Read More]

Oregon Bill Aims to Add 8 Requirements of BHPH Dealers

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Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2015, 01:31 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is organizing its own resources along with colleagues from Oregon’s independent dealer association in an effort to prevent a bill from becoming law in the Beaver State that could radically alter how buy-here, pay-here ... [Read More]

Industry Veteran Establishes Service Agency with Footprint Already Covering 12 States

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Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2015, 07:39 PM
BHPH Report Staff
A name familiar to the automotive industry, especially the buy-here, pay-here segment, resurfaced this week as Rod Heasley established a consulting agency to service independent agents specializing in both prime and subprime financing. Heasley, who has 37 years of industry ... [Read More]

Big Apple Regulator Out to Halt ‘Predatory’ Auto Loans

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Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2015, 06:17 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs didn’t come right out and say its new initiative is targeted against the plight of buy-here, pay-here dealers in the Big Apple, but the regulator’s descriptive words such as “predatory” in explaining ... [Read More]

Wayne Reaves Enhances BHPH Platform with CarStory Integration

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Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2015, 06:43 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here dealers who use Wayne Reaves software now can take advantage of what is offered by CarStory, a provider of crowdsourced data and analytics on used-vehicle pricing and preferences. This week, Wayne Reaves integrated CarStory Market Reports into its ... [Read More]

February Bankruptcy Filings Soften by 13%

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Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2015, 03:49 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here dealers might be seeing a smaller pool of potential customers who just filed for bankruptcy. The American Bankruptcy Institute cited data provided by Epiq Systems that showed total U.S. bankruptcy filings decreased 13 percent in February from the ... [Read More]

Accounting Experts Share Tax Time Strategies

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Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2015, 09:31 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
McGladrey tax director Scott Ruby understands many buy-here, pay-here dealerships are small family operations without a squadron of certified public accountants on staff that watches every move the IRS makes. However, Ruby suggested that BHPH operators spend a fair amount ... [Read More]

Car-Mart Continues To Finalize Major Operational Changes

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Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2015, 09:27 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
America’s Car-Mart not only shared athe financial results from the third quarter of its 2015 fiscal year, but the buy-here, pay-here dealership chain also offered an update on two significant operational changes the company is in the process of finalizing. ... [Read More]

DriveTime Uses Leasing to Boost Customer Base

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Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2015, 09:24 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
DriveTime Automotive Group is looking to fill basic transportation needs while capitalizing on the rising popularity of vehicle leasing. It can be a tricky proposition since the average person with a non-prime credit score won’t typically qualify for new-vehicle lease ... [Read More]

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