Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 12:18pm

BHPH Report Staff

The second half of the year started with an upturn in bankruptcy filings, and an industry leader discussed a possible reason for the movement.  According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute reported total U.S. filings increased 1 percent year-over-year in July. Officials tallied up... Read More

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 12:12pm

BHPH Report Staff

Here are more numbers that might please independent dealerships. The 2018 NIADA Convention and Expo might have been the 72nd such event in the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s long history, but it is No. 1 in all sorts of categories. NIADA’s first combined Mega-Conference since its... Read More

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 11:37am

Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners

This one cuts close to home because the dealer in question is local to us at Ignite Consulting Partners, and I fear that a significant number of BHPH dealers are similarly vulnerable. And now, there is yet another case on the books that casts BHPH dealers in a negative light. Without losing a lot of you by going into... Read More

Monday, July 23, 2018 - 3:00pm

BHPH Report Staff

Frazer Computing is making sure its dealer management system can help buy-here, pay-here dealerships with two critical functions — potentially selling parts of their portfolio as well as texting with their customers. Most recently, AGORA, a Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services... Read More

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 10:47am

BHPH Report Staff

Specialty financing and associated portfolios certainly are far from elementary, which is why the topics are now going to be examined within the world of higher academics. FLOCK Specialty Finance has partnered with Kennesaw State University to create a new research lab that will analyze and interpret traditional and... Read More

Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 11:27am

BHPH Report Staff

Operators can get some treats ahead of Halloween as the biggest buy-here, pay-here specific event of the year is headed back to Las Vegas. The NABD Buy-Here, Pay-Here Subprime Conference, powered by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, is set for Oct. 8-10 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, offering the... Read More

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 9:38am

BHPH Report Staff

At the year’s halfway point, bankruptcy filings are down year-over-year, according to figures distributed by the American Bankruptcy Institute. Data provided by Epiq Systems showed total bankruptcy filings during the first six months of the year decreased 3 percent to 388,199 cases, down from the 399,522 total... Read More

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 10:45am

BHPH Report Staff

America’s Car-Mart and DriveTime combined to make four moves involving their dealership network in four different states during the past month. DriveTime shared developments in connection with three locations, including the opening of a new dealership in Woodbridge, Va. DriveTime’s newest dealership sits... Read More