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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

Inilex Enjoys Growth During Company’s Award-Winning Year

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Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, 08:19 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
— Its been an award-winning year for Inilex, a provider of intelligent telemetry solutions for vehicles. Inilex was recently named a finalist in the prestigious Arizona Governor’s Celebration of Innovation award, in which companies are selected for propelling Arizona to ... [Read More]

Spireon Leverages Campaign into Unique Marketing Pitch

Ron-Colorado for BHPH
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, 08:15 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Ron DuBord possesses a unique marketing hook when he pulls into a buy-here, pay-here dealership during his travels as a field sales representative for Spireon, one of the industry’s GPS tracking providers. DuBord has been the centerpiece of the “Where’s ... [Read More]

Franchised Dealer Recipe for BHPH Success

Sam Swope for BHPH
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, 08:02 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The Sam Swope Automotive Group is the largest dealer group in Kentucky with 17 franchises in Louisville and another seven dealerships in Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Richmond and Lexington. While it might not seem like it at first glance with so much ... [Read More]

NABD Details Next Boot Camp & Best Practices Conference

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Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, 07:53 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Just before Thanksgiving arrives and the holiday season cranks up in earnest, the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers is giving veteran operators as well as professionals who want to close 2014 by learning more about the industry the chance ... [Read More]

PassTime Refutes Shut-Off Allegations Made in New York Times Story

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Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2014, 04:39 PM
BHPH Report Staff
A recent New York Times story painted an unflattering picture of technology so critical to buy-here, pay-here operators nowadays — GPS and starter interrupt devices. The feature also described pending litigation involving devices manufactured by one of the industry’s top ... [Read More]

SecureClose Shares 10 Habits of Compliant Dealers

SecureClose for BHPH
Thursday, Sep. 25, 2014, 03:20 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Compliance technology provider SecureClose wrapped up AutoStar Solutions’ seventh annual Innovate conference on Wednesday with a list of 10 recommendations for how to significantly decrease risk from lawsuits and government actions pertaining to the F&I closing process. Brent Chavez and ... [Read More]

CFPB Forecast: 4 Dealer Areas Where Bureau Might Focus

Rick Hackett at Innovate for BHPH
Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2014, 05:00 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Rick Hackett, former assistant director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and current partner at Hudson Cook, told the crowd of more than 600 attendees at AutoStar Solutions’ seventh annual Innovate conference the four areas of auto lending he believes ... [Read More]

Dobbins Opens Innovate Conference with Advice on Avoiding BHPH ‘Landmines’

Allen Dobbins for BHPH
Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2014, 02:17 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As AutoStar Solutions opened its seventh annual Innovate conference on Monday by highlighting six of the top new capabilities of its new DMS — Fusion 2 or F2 — president and chief executive officer Allen Dobbins explained how buy-here, pay-here ... [Read More]

Suggestions to Keep Complaints From Creating Problems

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Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2014, 02:10 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Thanks to the power of the Internet and regulatory zeal for them, consumer complaints boast a shelf life that’s more on par with red wine than red roses. Disagree? Consider this story Terry O’Loughlin shared earlier this year. O’Loughlin, now ... [Read More]

AutoTrader.com Highlights Latest Enhancement to Tool

AutoTrader art for bhph
Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2014, 02:07 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
AutoTrader.com’s Buy-Here, Pay-Here Center rolled out to the market a little more than three months ago. In that span, site officials highlighted four significant improvements that already have been unveiled as now more than 500 BHPH dealers nationwide are leveraging ... [Read More]
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