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What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here

Frazer finalizes integrations with AGORA and Textmaxx Pro

partnership
Monday, Jul. 23, 2018, 06:58 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Frazer Computing is making sure its dealer management system can help buy-here, pay-here dealerships with two critical functions — potentially selling parts of their portfolio as well as texting with their customers. Most recently, AGORA, a Texas-based provider of technology ... [Read More]

FLOCK Specialty Finance partners with Kennesaw State University to examine portfolio data and trends

Kennesaw state picture
Tuesday, Jul. 17, 2018, 02:41 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Specialty financing and associated portfolios certainly are far from elementary, which is why the topics are now going to be examined within the world of higher academics. FLOCK Specialty Finance has partnered with Kennesaw State University to create a new ... [Read More]

October BHPH conference set for Las Vegas

ken shilson for BHPH october show story
Thursday, Jul. 12, 2018, 03:14 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Operators can get some treats ahead of Halloween as the biggest buy-here, pay-here specific event of the year is headed back to Las Vegas. The NABD Buy-Here, Pay-Here Subprime Conference, powered by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, is set ... [Read More]

Halfway through 2018, bankruptcy filings down 3 percent

bankruptcy 1
Tuesday, Jul. 10, 2018, 01:32 PM
BHPH Report Staff
At the year’s halfway point, bankruptcy filings are down year-over-year, according to figures distributed by the American Bankruptcy Institute. Data provided by Epiq Systems showed total bankruptcy filings during the first six months of the year decreased 3 percent to ... [Read More]

4 store developments involving Car-Mart and DriveTime

drivetime in woodbridge for BHPH
Thursday, Jul. 5, 2018, 02:41 PM
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart and DriveTime combined to make four moves involving their dealership network in four different states during the past month. DriveTime shared developments in connection with three locations, including the opening of a new dealership in Woodbridge, Va. DriveTime’s ... [Read More]

AGORA brings in Barry to oversee sales and Hudson to join board

executive boardroom
Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2018, 02:46 PM
BHPH Report Staff
AGORA, a Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry, recently made two more moves to bolster its position as a platform for bulk portfolio transactions. Along with announcing that Chris Barry has become a part of the ... [Read More]

Tricolor names chief innovation officer

new hire
Thursday, Jun. 28, 2018, 03:08 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor, one of the nation’s largest used-vehicle retailers designed to serve Hispanic consumers, recently announced the addition of veteran financial services executive Jason Hutton as its chief innovation officer. Hutton, who will report directly to chief executive officer Daniel Chu, ... [Read More]

Alabama dealer receives NIADA and Cox Automotive Community Service Award

NIADA and Cox Automotive Community Service Award for website
Thursday, Jun. 21, 2018, 04:39 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association revamps its Certified Master Dealer program, an Alabama operator was honored for doing more than just helping customers secure a vehicle. A&D Motors Inc., whose philanthropy has made a difference throughout its small ... [Read More]

NextGear Capital to deploy new auditing tool for dealers

auto finance pic 2
Thursday, Jun. 14, 2018, 03:33 PM
BHPH Report Staff
More dealer assistance is set to arrive this summer, especially for buy-here, pay-here operators who have to juggle the end-to-end process of finding inventory, reconditioning vehicles and finalizing deliveries. Stemming from dealer feedback to make a challenging audit process easier, ... [Read More]

Confident Financial Solutions and WebBank launch loan platform for vehicle repairs

diagnostics
Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2018, 02:22 PM
BHPH Report Staff
When the phone rings at a buy-here, pay-here dealership, it’s not uncommon for customers to be calling the store about a vehicle mechanical problem. To help consumers who might not have the financial resources for major repairs, Confident Financial Solutions ... [Read More]
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