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
NIADA offers ‘honest pitch’ to promote 12th annual National Policy Conference
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 11:59 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Justice Department & CFPB repeat SCRA stipulations for auto finance
BHPH Report Staff
Attention buy-here, pay-here dealerships with related finance companies as well as lease-here, pay-here operators. If your book of business contains individuals who are actively serving in the military, a stern letter from the Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial ... [Read More]
National Lenders unveils cloud-based insurance tracking software
BHPH Report Staff
National Lenders General Agency made its sixth significant move since March, as the company looks to provide innovative tech solutions for independent dealers and special finance companies. This week, National Lenders added to its offerings by rolling out cloud-based insurance ... [Read More]
XpressCredit enhances underwriting capability with Lokyata’s BankAnalyze
BHPH Report Staff
XpressCredit, a fintech that focuses on the small independent auto dealer market, recently selected Lokyata’s BankAnalyze solution to help support contract decisioning for XpressCredit’s network of thousands of independent dealers nationwide. XpressCredit is designed to provide users with one point ... [Read More]
Various parts of latest bankruptcy data ‘tell a different story’
BHPH Report Staff
Overall bankruptcy filings dropped by double digits year-over-year at the halfway point of 2022. But experts said after looking deeper at two specific trends that these data points “tell a different story.” According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy Analytics, ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Recommendations for BHPH operators about CECL standards
BHPH Report Staff
Subprime Analytics president Ken Shilson appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss what he thinks is one of the most important operational challenges buy-here, pay-here dealers are going to face before the end of the year. It’s implementation ... [Read More]
DriveItAway unveils Bolt EV subscription to ownership program
BHPH Report Staff
The newest developments connected with DriveItAway have distinct Michigan connections. First, the provider subscription-to-purchase technology announced on Wednesday that it has launched its electric vehicle program with General Motors to offer the Chevrolet Bolt and Chevrolet Bolt EUV. And the ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Can Great Recession lessons help dealers in 2022?
David Meyer, Advantage Automotive Analytics
Signed into law in June 2009, the $3 billion Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) law, commonly called “Cash for Clunkers,” by President Barack Obama had numerous, had many long-lasting, effects on the automotive retail industry. The similarities — and differences ... [Read More]
Auction of pristine BMW raises $33,500 for NIADA Foundation
BHPH Report Staff
Dare Saul wanted to raise money for the NIADA Foundation. And the Arkansas operator wanted a highline model he could immediately list online, too. Saul accomplished both goals last week during the final day of the NIADA Convention at the ... [Read More]
Texas operator named 2022 NIADA National Quality Dealer
BHPH Report Staff
Everything is bigger in Texas evidently, including the amount of top independent dealerships. Tommy Gregory, owner of Abilene Used Car Sales in Abilene, Texas, was named the 2022 National Quality Dealer of the Year by the National Independent Automobile Dealers ... [Read More]
New NIADA president seeks to execute association’s strategic plan
BHPH Report Staff
A plan is in place, and the organization has a new leader charged with executing it. Scott Allen, owner of Auto Land in Haltom City, Texas, began his term as president of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association for 2022-23 ... [Read More]
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