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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

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]

Following capital injection, Kinetic Advantage issues second securitization

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, 08:09 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Kinetic Advantage is finding ways to achieve its goals amid a business scene that’s becoming more challenging as evident by bankruptcies being filed by consumers as well as automotive operations. About a week after the independent automotive floorplan financing company ... [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]

NIADA gives CFPB two recommendations for defining ‘risks to consumers’

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, 11:36 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Regulators often gravitate toward consumer risk when constructing and enforcing rules on businesses such as dealerships. The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association recently asked for some clarity from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on that subject. NIADA submitted comments to ... [Read More]

Why dealers need clear social media posting policy for employees

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Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, 11:23 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Big Time Advertising founder and CEO Terry MacCauley recently discussed two of the most sensitive topics dealers can ever tackle. Politics and social media. “In today’s digital-first world, your social media presence is part of your brand, whether you like ... [Read More]

Kentucky dealer ready to moderate at NIADA BHPH Dealer Forum

Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2025, 10:12 AM
BHPH Report Staff
In just a year, Elisabeth Taylor will go from conference attendee to event roundtable moderator. The owner/operator of iGo Motors in Columbia, Ky., will be one of the featured dealer roundtable moderators for the NIADA BHPH Dealer Forum, which is ... [Read More]

Byrider investing in 3 franchisee software enhancements

Thursday, Sep. 25, 2025, 02:56 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This week, Byrider Franchising Partners announced a significant investment to modernize its proprietary Discover software platform. The buy-here, pay-here dealership franchise company said the initiative reflects Byrider’s 36-year commitment to advancing franchisee success through “resilient, efficient, and future-ready technology solutions.” ... [Read More]

NIADA recaps annual member visit to Capitol Hill

Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:47 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Along with its political action committee raising more than $100,000 during the event, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association had nearly 150 dealers and industry members go to Capitol Hill on Tuesday during the NIADA Policy Conference to meet with ... [Read More]
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