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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
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you’ll get ... Listen Here

COMMENTARY: Beyond the credit score & how holistic underwriting drives BHPH success

Title Twins gain more capability through West Virginia’s Clearinghouse
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 02:42 PM
Tiger Okeley, Oak Motors
Not long ago, the buy-here, pay-here industry had a reputation for selling cars to anyone with a pulse. In those days, high-volume and low-selectivity lending practices meant loan approvals were nearly automatic. But rising inventory and account-servicing costs have made ... [Read More]

Kinetic Advantage celebrates fifth anniversary

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 02:01 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Kinetic Advantage provided a dealer floorplan for the first time on Nov. 5, 2020; a point when the pandemic seemingly impacted every part of the car business and beyond. It’s five years later and Kinetic Advantage not only remains in ... [Read More]

BHPH United & PrimaLend ‘part on good terms’

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:15 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Another side effect of PrimaLend filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week surfaced soon afterward. Along with being a floorplan provider, PrimaLend was a founding member of BHPH United, which is comprised of seven service providers that organize an annual ... [Read More]

Details of tax season consulting groups specifically for BHPH & independent dealers

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:14 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Tax Max wants buy-here, pay-here and independent dealers to have clear strategy in place now through the close of federal and state filing seasons. So, the company announced new tax season consulting groups, which will gather each Tuesday via Zoom ... [Read More]

PrimaLend files Chapter 11 bankruptcy but ‘not going out of business’

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, 12:46 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Consumers aren’t the only ones seeking bankruptcy protection nowadays. PrimaLend Capital Partners and Good Floor Loans announced on Wednesday that they are pursuing what the floorplan provider called “a value-maximizing sale” through a voluntary Chapter 11 proceeding in the U.S. ... [Read More]

Carlyle makes multi-part commitment to Kinetic for growth in floorplan financing

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Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, 11:19 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Global investment firms continue to see opportunities in the automotive sector. A day after a move involving a lender that provides credit to consumers, another transaction came to light on Thursday involving a company that provides financial fuel for dealerships. ... [Read More]

Nearly 400K individuals have filed for bankruptcy so far this year

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, 11:47 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Here’s another notable sign about the struggles some consumers are experiencing this year. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings through the first three quarters of 2025 jumped 15% compared to the first nine months ... [Read More]
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