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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

Bankruptcy filings trend lower through three quarters of 2017

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Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, 01:39 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Through the first three quarters of 2017, total bankruptcy filings have dipped a bit year-over-year. The American Bankruptcy Institute reported this week that total U.S. bankruptcy filings fell one percent during the nine-month span that concluded on Sept. 30. According to ... [Read More]

NIADA celebrates accomplishments during Capitol Hill visit

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Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, 04:18 PM
BHPH Report Staff
NIADA members left an opportunity to meet with a variety of federal lawmakers and their staffs with a sense of accomplishment in relaying what it’s like to be an independent dealerships nowadays. The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association's National Policy ... [Read More]

J.D. Byrider hit with lawsuit from Massachusetts attorney general

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Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, 04:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
J.D. Byrider is facing a lawsuit from the Massachusetts attorney general filled with allegations about its business practices and the quality of its vehicles. Attorney General Maura Healey has sued J.D. Byrider, which has four buy-here, pay-here franchises in Massachusetts, for ... [Read More]

House member and dealer chosen as NIADA Legislator of the Year

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Thursday, Sep. 28, 2017, 02:01 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This week, Rep. Roger Williams was been selected by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as the winner of the first NIADA Legislator of the Year award. The award will be presented annually to recognize a member of Congress for ... [Read More]

NABD offers 3 conference sessions to enhance operators’ customer base

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Tuesday, Sep. 19, 2017, 03:22 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Of the 21 different training sessions the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers (NABD) is organizing for its next conference, there are a trio of segments that might be most beneficial to operators looking to build a larger and stronger ... [Read More]

August bankruptcies rise 11 percent versus previous month

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Thursday, Sep. 7, 2017, 04:32 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As summer has gone along, bankruptcy filings are on the rise. The American Bankruptcy Institute highlighted a double-digit sequential rise in total filings during August as compared to the previous month. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, total U.S. ... [Read More]

10 elements that will factor in your BHPH rebound

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Tuesday, Sep. 5, 2017, 03:50 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD
The past 24-month period has seen the highest level of subprime and deep subprime competition in history. Fueled by “cheap money” raised with Wall Street syndicated auto bond securitizations, the subprime auto finance market has grown to an estimated $200 ... [Read More]

Actions to define the right risks and rewards

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Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, 07:44 PM
Greg Shelton and Maria Singson, Contributors
Our series continues now that we’ve identified “eight risk questions that might keep you up at night,” as well as how can we better identify risk as a buy-here, pay-here dealership. An important aspect of lending is not only which ... [Read More]

3 tips for credit reporting during natural disasters

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Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, 02:42 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]

2 ways tighter credit helped Car-Mart

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Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, 02:33 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
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]
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