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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
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

PODCAST: Stories about resilient dealers from Ignite Consulting Partners

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Thursday, Apr. 30, 2020, 02:01 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Ignite Consulting Partners has dealership clients not only in its home state of Texas, but nationwide. And the firm has been communicating with those operators daily throughout the crisis, discussing disaster plans and more. Chief legal and compliance officer Steve ... [Read More]

Tricolor hires former Dealertrack and DealerSocket exec as chief product and strategy officer

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Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2020, 02:11 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor chose an executive who has past experience with companies such as Dealertrack and DealerSocket to be its chief product and strategy officer. On Monday, the used-vehicle retailer focused on the sale and financing to Hispanic consumers announced Jennifer Lee has ... [Read More]

Agora Data offers closer look at BHPH delinquency, recency during COVID-19

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2020, 03:24 PM
BHPH Report Staff
While the latest overall auto-finance default reading came in at the lowest point in the past 10 years, Agora Data tried to generate more clarity about delinquency specific to the buy-here, pay-here industry. Through which AgoraInsights shared exclusively with BHPH Report ... [Read More]

PODCAST: NIADA’s Petersen on independent dealer resiliency & association activities

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Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2020, 01:48 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The past six weeks have represented one of the busiest stretches ever experienced by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association because of the coronavirus pandemic. NIADA senior vice president of legal and government affairs Shaun Petersen returned to the podcast, ... [Read More]

NIADA COVID-19 Dealer Impact Survey offers ‘positive message’

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2020, 03:52 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As much disheartening data surfaces nowadays connected with the coronavirus pandemic, results from the newest National Independent Automobile Dealers Association member survey offered some upbeat information. According to the results released on Wednesday, NIADA highlighted independent dealers, for the most ... [Read More]

Equifax & NIADA hosting free webinar about credit reporting during pandemic

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Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2020, 04:50 PM
BHPH Report Staff
With millions of individuals losing their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, auto-finance companies and buy-here, pay-here dealers with related finance companies often have been working with their customers on deferments and other payment modifications, triggering a host of questions about ... [Read More]

NIADA wants BHPH operators’ related finance companies covered by CARES Act

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Monday, Apr. 13, 2020, 03:05 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is seeking clarity from federal officials to help one of the most crucial parts of a buy-here, pay-here operator’s business — their related finance company. According to a news release distributed on Monday, NIADA ... [Read More]

PrimaLend joins roster of NIADA partners

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Thursday, Apr. 9, 2020, 01:43 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Amid the crisis, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association reinforced its stable of partners this week. According to an announcement from NIADA, PrimaLend Capital Partners, a Dallas-based commercial lender, has teamed with the association as a new Bronze-level National Corporate ... [Read More]

Byrider names new chief marketing officer

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Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2020, 02:52 PM
BHPH Report Staff
According to a post on the company’s LinkedIn page, Byrider recently named a new chief marketing officer. The buy-here, pay-here franchise company with more than 160 locations recently welcomed Walter Scott, who most recently held an executive role at Advance ... [Read More]

Details about free access to AgoraInsights

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Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2020, 01:49 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Agora Data is trying to give buy-here, pay-here dealers every tool necessary to navigate through these challenging times. On Monday, the firm released its newest BHPH dealer focused feature — AgoraInsights — which is designed to provide contract originators with ... [Read More]
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