Ignite: Dealers face risk if privacy-notice practices are inconsistent
Thursday, Sep. 3, 2026, 11:36 AM
COMMENTARY: Explaining the difference between a consultation versus a sales pitch
Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026, 12:28 PM
August bankruptcies prompt experts to project more increases for rest of 2026 & into 2027
Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2026, 11:58 AM
This Month's Focus
Turbocharged Finance
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
TransUnion and Bankrate collaborate to broaden credit offers
COMMENTARY: The LLM compliance paradox & separating conversational AI from quantitative underwriting
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here
SPONSORED PODCAST: Securing the Vehicle Handoff with Secure Vehicle Transfer
In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits speaks with Lainey Sibble and Eric Schwartz from Central Dispatch about the newest technology impacting vehicle transport: Secure Vehicle Transfer. Learn more about this impactful technology and how it’s helping ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: High-quality used inventory via the service drive with AutoHub’s Dan Gaughan
Some of the best used-car inventory a dealer could want is sitting right in their own service lane every day. In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, AutoHub general manager Dan Gaughan took dealers through a proven ... Listen Here
Agora Data finalizes fourth private term financing
BHPH Report Staff
Agora Data announced last week that it closed a $160 million private term financing on Aug. 11, marking the fourth privately placed term financing for the company that offers low-cost capital along with performance data and analytics for independent and ... [Read More]
NIADA gearing up for annual Capitol Hill event
BHPH Report Staff
In about a month, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association will host its National Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. Along with meetings on Capitol Hill with lawmakers and their staffs, NIADA will host regulators and other experts for conversations and ... [Read More]
Buckeye Dealership Consulting acquires Berkshire Risk Services
BHPH Report Staff
Consolidation appeared in the buy-here, pay-here industry on Tuesday. Buckeye Dealership Consulting announced the acquisition of Berkshire Risk Services in a merger bringing together two industry service providers committed to empowering dealers and finance companies with innovative risk management tools ... [Read More]
Bankruptcies dip sequentially in July but rise year-over-year
BHPH Report Staff
While softening sequentially, bankruptcy filings rose notably in July. According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, total bankruptcy filings came in at 35,716 in July, representing a 15% increase from last July’s total of 30,862. Epiq reported individual bankruptcy filings ... [Read More]
PassTime & ABCoA collaborate again with Encore integration into Deal Pack
BHPH Report Staff
As long-time integration partners, PassTime and Advanced Business Computers of America, Inc. (ABCoA) have worked together for decades to provide integrated solutions to their mutual customers in the buy-here, pay-here industry and other part of auto financing. On Wednesday, they ... [Read More]
CFPB files lawsuit against US Auto Sales servicer
BHPH Report Staff
U.S. Auto Sales closed its 31 dealerships in the Southeast in April, but the buy-here, pay-here operation is now facing a lawsuit in federal court brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On Wednesday, the CFPB filed a lawsuit ... [Read More]
Expert advice on handling the e-OSCAR 4.0 transition period
BHPH Report Staff
A recent tip of the week from Ignite Consulting Partners involved one of the potentially complicated parts of the buy-here, pay-here business: handling matters when consumers raise concerns about their credit history. The recommendations originated from the recently launched e-OSCAR ... [Read More]
SVR Tracking unveils ‘no frills’ GPS tracking tailored for BHPH dealers
BHPH Report Staff
Some operators consider their buy-here, pay-here dealerships to be “no-frills” businesses. That happens to be the moniker SVR Tracking gave its latest GPS tracking device. This week, the provider of asset management solutions for the automotive industry released SVR Repo, ... [Read More]
Bankruptcy filings rise 17% at 2023 midpoint
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here dealers might be seeing vehicle shoppers fresh off a bankruptcy filing if they haven’t already. According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, there were 217,420 total bankruptcy filings during the first six months of 2023, representing a 17% ... [Read More]
Byrider broadens footprint in Kentucky
BHPH Report Staff
One of Byrider’s franchisees started the second half of the year by expanding its footprint in Kentucky. Byrider announced this week that franchise ownership group Garber Ventures opened a location in Elizabethtown, Ky., representing Byrider’s seventh location in the Blue ... [Read More]
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