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SPONSORED EPISODE: The Buy Online Shift & What Dealers Need to Know Now
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cox Automotive’s Jeri Reichel joins us to speak to the evolving Buy Online experience. She shares more about how shopper expectations are changing and what dealers should understand and do as ... Listen Here
The Spark Between EVs & CPO
In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here
Vincenzo Ciampi of iA Financial Group
Next up on the Canada’s Used Car Week Live Stage is Vincenzo Ciampi . who is senior vice president, of auto finance and dealer services for Canada at iA Financial Group. Ciampi talks with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby about ... Listen Here

DriveTime hosting 48 races to raise funds for struggling families

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BHPH Report Staff
On Sunday, DriveTime is hosting 48 running events across the country during its first DriveTime Kids in Need 5K Fun Run. Officials shared recent estimates that indicate nearly 20 percent of Americans face the burden of unpaid medical bills. Recognizing ... [Read More]

FAIR & KISS highlight 8 parts of new asset protection program

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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]

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