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May bankruptcy cases continue to deepen pool of potential BHPH customers
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SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
3 indicators for improved BHPH opportunities
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, 05:57 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD
Recent developments in the subprime auto finance market indicate that better days are ahead for the buy-here, pay-here industry. The last 24 months have seen fierce competition for deep subprime customers from credit unions, finance companies and franchised dealers. Much ... [Read More]
Employment and bankruptcies improve in July
Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, 07:23 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Two economic trends important for buy-here, pay-here operators to watch — employment and bankruptcy filings — both improved in July. According to the latest U.S. Economic Update produced by Comerica Bank, the nation’s economy added a strong 255,000 net new ... [Read More]
NABD outlines agenda for 13th annual fall conference
Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, 07:28 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Geared toward operators who are looking to close 2016 strong, the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers released details of its upcoming BHPH Conference set for the first days of November. The conference, whose theme is “Best Practices to Succeed Now,” ... [Read More]
Spireon posts 20th consecutive quarter of revenue growth
Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, 07:21 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Spireon highlighted on Monday that it has achieved its 20th consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth. The record revenue growth arises as the company added more than 1 million new connected devices in the past year across all major vehicle telematics ... [Read More]
Arkansas operator secures $3.5M from Westlake ALPS
Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2016, 07:10 PM
BHPH Report Staff
An operator who tries to sell used vehicles to credit-challenged consumers throughout Arkansas received a financial shot in the arm on Tuesday from Westlake Advanced Lending & Portfolio Services (ALPS). Westlake ALPS, a division of Westlake Financial Services, finalized the ... [Read More]
DealerSocket making rounds to 7 states for dealer shows
Thursday, Jul. 21, 2016, 07:35 PM
BHPH Report Staff
For dealers who couldn’t make it to Las Vegas for the national events orchestrated by the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers or the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association earlier this year, DealerSocket is going on a road trip to ... [Read More]
16 tips to combat theft by dealership employees
Thursday, Jul. 14, 2016, 06:40 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Automotive Compliance Consultants president Terry Dortch recapped what he described as “sad and unfortunate” news about employee crimes against dealers. Before going into a few tips for protecting the dealership against such activities, Dortch highlighted a few recent headlines about ... [Read More]
Bankruptcy filings at year’s midpoint down 6%
Thursday, Jul. 7, 2016, 07:27 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Bankruptcy figures from the first half of the year that might impact buy-here, pay-here dealers the most showed a notable year-over-year decline in the amount of consumers who might arrive at stores having filed since January. According to data provided ... [Read More]
Wayne Reaves Software finalizes integration with F&I Express
Tuesday, Jul. 5, 2016, 03:53 PM
BHPH Report Staff
A little more than a month after Wayne Reaves Software rolled out an enhancement to its current platform that can provide the capability for buy-here, pay-here dealers to furnish credit data to Equifax, the DMS provider completed an integration with ... [Read More]
With record attedance, 91.5% of NIADA Convention goers satisfied
Thursday, Jun. 30, 2016, 07:27 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Before the 2016 NIADA Convention and Expo had begun, it was already a record-breaker. Now that the final numbers are in, the extent by which that record was broken is clear – and the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association says ... [Read More]
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