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Arvest Bank sees early successes with FICO Auto Score 10
Arvest Bank — a regional, full-service lender with more than 200 locations throughout Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri — recently upgraded to FICO Auto Score 10 in a move to give the institution a more precise view of borrower risk ... Read More
dealership employee COMMENTARY: The secret to accelerating funding in indirect auto lending
In the early 2000s, I sat at a dealership finance desk with a calculator, a stack of pay stubs, and a phone that wouldn’t stop ringing. I gathered stips by hand, calculated income line by line, and verified insurance, hoping ... Read More
Mercedes-Benz USA approves NETSOL as a digital retail provider for its dealerships
NETSOL Technologies recently highlighted Mercedes-Benz USA has approved NETSOL as a digital retail provider for Mercedes-Benz dealerships. This move opens the brand’s dealer network to Transcend Retail, NETSOL’s digital retail platform. The platform gives buyers a single, continuous purchase experience, ... Read More
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here

ABI spots bankruptcy slowdown in November, names new executive director

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BHPH Report Staff
Along with announcing its next executive director, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) this week also shared the November filing information that showed a slowing of cases after four months in a row of increases triggered by changes in federal laws. ... [Read More]

Agora Data and Ignite Consulting collaborate again to foster portfolio sales

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BHPH Report Staff
Agora Data and Ignite Consulting Partners took another step together in their working relationship on Monday to help buy-here, pay-here dealers and other operations that specialize in subprime auto financing. The companies have entered into an agreement whereby Ignite will ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Tricolor’s success in Hispanic market while preparing for possible recession

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BHPH Report Staff
This past fall, Nick Zulovich shared a conversation with Daniel Chu, who currently serves as founder and chief executive of Tricolor Auto Group and Ganas Holdings. The branded chain has 30 dealerships across 12 metropolitan markets in Texas and California. ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Daughtry’s tips to help dealers of all sizes

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BHPH Report Staff
When the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association hosted its Subprime BHPH Conference in Chicago earlier this fall, Nick Zulovich shared a conversation with veteran operator Gene Daughtry, who now is part of the team at Buckeye Dealership Consulting. Daughtry described ... [Read More]

PODCAST: NIADA recaps visit to Capitol Hill and other activities to help dealers

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BHPH Report Staff
Earlier this fall, Nick reconnected with NIADA senior vice president of legal and government affairs Shaun Petersen when the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association hosted its Subprime BHPH Conference in Chicago. Petersen not only recapped the association’s latest visit to ... [Read More]

Textmaxx Pro integrates with ComSoft

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BHPH Report Staff
Dealerships that use Textmaxx Pro now have additional capabilities with a particular DMS. The national text message communication platform recently integrated its services with Commercial Software (ComSoft), a dealership management and marketing software solution company based in Raleigh, N.C. Officials ... [Read More]

US Labor Department registers Byrider’s service technician apprenticeship program

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BHPH Report Staff
Another large dealer body is ramping up its efforts to address the industry-wide need for qualified service technicians. As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Byrider announced its service technician apprenticeship program received registration by the U.S. Department of Labor. The ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Dissecting NIADA’s Q3 business confidence survey

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Scott Lilja and Jennifer Reid, NIADA and Equifax
The economy has held up very well recently given the unemployment rate reaching 3.5% recently, but it’s getting difficult to determine which direction the economy is headed in the near future. According to a recent Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook ... [Read More]

Q4 begins with another notable bankruptcy rise

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The fourth quarter began with a double-digit climb in bankruptcies, again aided by changes in federal laws. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported this week that total U.S. bankruptcy filings came in at ... [Read More]

Details of DOWC’s partnership with PassTime

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BHPH Report Staff
Dealer Owned Warranty Co. (DOWC) finalized a partnership with PassTime on Tuesday. DOWC now serves as the warranty administrator for PassTime’s motorsports and RV GPS devices. The provider and administrator of F&I products and services and provider of GPS solutions ... [Read More]

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