As reports continue to arrive stemming from the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast, Ignite Consulting Partners gave buy-here, pay-here dealers and other auto finance providers three reminders associated with credit reporting for ... [Read More]

Along with elaborating a bit about his upcoming retirement, America’s Car-Mart chief executive officer William “Hank” Henderson described how underwriting tightening in other areas of the auto-finance market is benefitting the chain of buy-here, pay-here dealerships. The market change is ... [Read More]

While sharing results from the first quarter of its 2018 fiscal year, America’s Car-Mart announced a major change in leadership will be coming at the end of the calendar year. Car-Mart said in a news release posted late on Thursday ... [Read More]

In the current issue of BHPH Report, we discussed what we classified as the “eight risk questions that might keep you up at night.” We spelled out each of those questions here. Well, now let’s try to provide you some ... [Read More]

It appears some consumers not only are struggling to maintain monthly payments, but they are also lacking the resources to file for bankruptcy. The American Bankruptcy Institute indicated total U.S. bankruptcy filings decreased 8 percent in July as compared to ... [Read More]

Potential problems with vehicle documentation and state tax collection could cost a Kentucky dealership more than $1.1 million in restitution. Kentucky attorney general Andy Beshear filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in Fayette Circuit Court against The United Group, which operates ... [Read More]

On Tuesday, FactorTrust released the most recent research findings in its series of underbanked indices, the Underbanked Index – Auto, which is designed to provide insights into the earning and living trends of credit-challenged consumers seeking a vehicle. Such insights ... [Read More]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new arbitration rule has gotten a lot of coverage lately and deservedly so.  If and when it goes into effect, it will ban class action waivers and bring about some other notable changes. The big ... [Read More]

Steve Burke spent more than three decades making bulk portfolio purchases during his career that includes leadership positions with Center Street Finance, SFG Finance, Regional Acceptance and FSB Financial. Burke highlighted how technology changed the auto finance business with solutions ... [Read More]

Here’s another way to generate revenue at your buy-here, pay-here operation with the units that might have some of the highest odometer readings in your inventory. First Choice Car Care recently announced its five-year, 100,000-mile vehicle service contract (VSC) plans ... [Read More]