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2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 09:42 PM
This episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast takes listeners back to the 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Hear Jerry Kroshus, Becky Igo and Kathy Ruble share their reaction to being the next three executives who were ... Listen Here
Perspectives from 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 03:08 PM
Episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2025 continue with this panel discussion of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services. The honorees discussed their career trajectories, the current state of the industry ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: How recent acquisitions & evolving strategy are key to future at RPM North America
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
This special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features RPM North America president John Perkovich and senior vice president of sales Sean Baltazar. Perkovich and Baltazar reiterated the value proposition that RPM North America offers its clients who need ... Listen Here

PassTime prevails in patent validity challenge

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Tuesday, Mar. 8, 2016, 09:46 PM
BHPH Report Staff
PassTime recently announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office invalidated the entirety of a patent owned by LunarEye that was the subject of a patent lawsuit claiming infringement by certain PassTime products. The patent, No. 6,484,035, had claimed ... [Read More]

Ace Motor Acceptance expands into Texas and Mississippi

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Thursday, Mar. 3, 2016, 05:44 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here dealership capital provider Ace Motor Acceptance Corp. recently announced the expansion of its footprint of where the company provides services. Ace Motor Acceptance now can work with operators in Texas and Mississippi. After experiencing growth of more than 50 ... [Read More]

7 key drivers for success during tax refund season

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Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2016, 07:44 PM
Mark Dubois, Dealer Performance and Consulting
By the time this article is published, buy-here, pay-here dealers will be well into the 2016 tax refund season. The good news is that tax refund advances are back for the first time since 2012.  The bad news is that refunds ... [Read More]

4 ways to navigate tough road to BHPH success

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Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, 07:05 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD
Operating successfully in the buy-here, pay-here industry has become more challenging due to increased regulatory pressures and competition. Independent BHPH dealers have lost approximately 33 percent of their market share during the last 24 months, and best operating practices are ... [Read More]

PassTime unveils new brand logo and website

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Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, 08:28 PM
BHPH Report Staff
On Wednesday, PassTime introduced the company’s new corporate brand, logo and redesigned website. The GPS tracking solutions provider explained the rebranding effort is designed to reflect the evolution of the company as well as its direction for the future.  The ... [Read More]

Skypatrol launches mobile payment capabilities

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Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, 08:04 PM
BHPH Report Staff
GPS tracking solutions provider Skypatrol rolled out what it dubbed Remote Auto Payment for vehicle finance companies and buy-here, pay-here dealers through the Skypatrol mobile app. The company highlighted borrowers will now be able to pay on their vehicle installment ... [Read More]

5 data-driven strategies to acquire more customers

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Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, 02:48 PM
BHPH Report Staff
With more tax refund money coming into potential buyers hands, DealerSocket unveiled a five-step customer acquisition plan for independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers on Tuesday. Backed by the company’s most recent internal data and a survey of dealerships nationwide, DealerSocket ... [Read More]

January bankruptcy filings drop 11 percent

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Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, 08:27 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Bankruptcy filing trends to begin 2016 mimicked the ones observers noticed as last year concluded. The American Bankruptcy Institute reported that total U.S. filings decreased 11 percent year-over-year in January. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, bankruptcy filings totaled ... [Read More]

IRS says return system back up & running

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Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, 07:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The latest update from the Internal Revenue Service should calm concerns from buy-here, pay-here dealers looking for potential buyers to have income tax refund monies available for possible down payments or for current customers to get their contract out of the ... [Read More]

Wisconsin clarifies policy on GPS & payment assurance technology

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Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, 02:38 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Here’s some good news for buy-here, pay-here operators who have interests in Wisconsin. PassTime, Hudson Cook and Minneapolis-based law firm Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren recently met with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) to discuss how GPS and payment ... [Read More]

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