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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

Roundup: Car-Mart exec extensions & J.D. Byrider expansion

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Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2015, 05:58 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Two of the buy-here, pay-here industry’s largest dealership chains — America’s Car-Mart and J.D. Byrider — each released company updates on Tuesday as one extended the contracts of two top executives while the other expanded its footprint into a new ... [Read More]

Equifax removes reporting minimums for NIADA & NABD members

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Monday, Jun. 22, 2015, 02:11 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
With new survey reports showing independent dealers are fearing a significant decline in customer traffic, Equifax is offering new tools for members of the National Independent Automotive Dealership Association and National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers to create what company ... [Read More]

PassTime Raises More Than $10K to Help Employee’s Care

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Thursday, Jun. 11, 2015, 05:32 PM
BHPH Report Staff
PassTime, a provider of GPS and payment assurance technology solutions, announced the company raised more than $10,000 during this year’s National Alliance of Buy-Here-Pay-Here Dealers Conference in Las Vegas. Through its “mustache campaign,” PassTime – a key sponsor and exhibitor ... [Read More]

Total Bankruptcy Filings Drop Again Despite Commercial Uptick

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Thursday, Jun. 11, 2015, 02:30 PM
BHPH Report Staff
While a portion of the commercial segment made a jump, the American Bankruptcy Institute reported total filings in the United States decreased 19 percent year-over-year in May. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, bankruptcy filings totaled 69,286 last month, ... [Read More]

9 Trends from 2014 BHPH Benchmarks

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Wednesday, May. 20, 2015, 10:00 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The 2014 Buy-Here, Pay-Here Industry Benchmarks didn’t exactly paint the rosiest picture — especially with softening unit sales, which for some operators dropped by as much as 33 percent. The nine general trends Ken Shilson spotted when sharing the latest benchmarks ... [Read More]

April Bankruptcy Filings Drop 12%

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Tuesday, May. 12, 2015, 01:32 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Impacted in part by the legal costs, the American Bankruptcy Institute indicated total bankruptcy filings in the United States decreased 12 percent in April compared to the same month last years. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, bankruptcy filings ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Enhances Platform for BHPH Dealers

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Thursday, May. 7, 2015, 04:02 PM
BHPH Report Staff
In an attempt to serve buy-here, pay-here operators, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services released an update to its AppOne platform, including the ability to accommodate multiple payment frequencies. Previously, the software only accommodated a monthly payment frequency. Now, officials highlighted the ... [Read More]

DealerSocket Buys AutoStar Solutions

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Tuesday, May. 5, 2015, 05:14 PM
BHPH Report staff
DealerSocket announced this afternoon it has bought AutoStar Solutions, a popular dealer management system for buy-here, pay-here and used-car dealers. This news comes after AutoStar Solutions first announced at the end of December that its AutoStar Fusion dealer management system ... [Read More]

70% of Autotrader BHPH Shoppers Use Mobile

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Tuesday, May. 5, 2015, 02:35 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Autotrader discovered 70 percent of the consumer traffic arriving at its Buy-Here, Pay-Here Center came through mobile devices. That figure, along with many enhancements Autotrader has made to the platform designed specifically for BHPH operators, will be on the agenda ... [Read More]

AutoStar Taps KISS Concepts Group to Promote Latest Software Package

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Friday, May. 1, 2015, 01:35 PM
BHPH Report Staff
A well-established service provider in the buy-here, pay-here market formed a new strategic alliance with a start-up consulting agency with the aim of helping operators nationwide. Dealership software provider AutoStar Solutions forged a relationship this week with KISS Concepts Group ... [Read More]
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