Car-Mart steers observers away from ‘wrong conclusion’ about fiscal-year results & current status
Thursday, Jul. 16, 2026, 11:24 AM
Former Denny’s CEO joins Byrider’s board
Tuesday, Jul. 21, 2026, 12:17 PM
AutoRaptor generates positive gains for AI solutions following NIADA partnership & convention
Tuesday, Jul. 21, 2026, 12:18 PM
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Money matters: 3 major accounting changes to watch
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The most recent changes to the federal tax code certainly generated plenty of attention. But Steven Carstens — a partner at Shilson, Goldberg, Cheung & Associates, which is an accounting firm that specializes in the buy-here, pay-here industry — thinks the windfall ... [Read More]
UPDATED: Gabler resigns as NIADA president; Mullinax installed
BHPH Report Staff
NIADA’s executive committee dramatically changed to begin the second month of the year. Late on Friday afternoon, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association said it received an official notice of resignation from its president, Andy Gabler, dated Thursday, effective immediately. ... [Read More]
IRS opens on time, reiterates dates for refund disbursement
BHPH Report Staff
Now that the government shutdown has been halted until at least Feb. 15, the Internal Revenue Service announced on Monday that it successfully opened the 2019 tax-filing season as the agency started accepting and processing federal tax returns for tax ... [Read More]
NIADA brings on Home Loan Investment Bank as National Corporate Partner
BHPH Report Staff
A financial services organization already with a long-standing relationship with NIADA recently expanded the partnership. Home Loan Investment Bank, whose auto finance division offers a Preferred Dealer Referral Program to independent dealers throughout the country, has joined with the National ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital’s streamlined auditing process now nationwide
BHPH Report Staff
NextGear Capital has rolled out its new Self Reconciliation feature nationally, available through the Account Portal. The company says the Self Reconciliation functionality simplifies the necessary floorplan auditing process. In releasing the feature, NextGear noted it will help dealers who ... [Read More]
Total annual bankruptcy filings dip for 9th consecutive year
BHPH Report Staff
The American Bankruptcy Institute highlighted that total filings in 2018 represented a decrease for the ninth year in a row. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, total bankruptcy filings in 2018 dropped 2 percent year-over-year. Filings fell from 766,761 ... [Read More]
PODCAST: AFC president Jim Money
BHPH Report Staff
Automotive Finance Corp. president Jim Money shared a conversation with Nick during Used Car Week 2018 to discuss trends involving dealership floor planning and other commercial lending that helps stores thrive. Money also touched on how actions by the Federal ... [Read More]
IRS confirms tax refund plan despite government shutdown
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here dealers who already delivered vehicles based on expected federal tax refunds likely let out a collective sigh of relief stemming from an announcement the Internal Revenue Service made late on Monday. Despite the government shutdown, the IRS confirmed ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Three reasons individuals and organizations fail to achieve goals
Kenny Atcheson, Dealer Profit Pros
Gyms are packed in January; then half empty in February. Individuals struggle to achieve their goals, and so do organizations like buy-here, pay-here dealerships — sometimes for different reasons. For more than 30 years, Jim Jackson has worked as a ... [Read More]
NIADA adds 2 Member Benefit Partners
BHPH Report Staff
Just before the holiday rush climaxed, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association enhanced its roster of National Member Benefit Partners with two providers that can help dealerships make vehicles more attractive on their lots or to dispose of inventory that ... [Read More]
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