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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

7 Questions Dealers Should Ask Capital Providers

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Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, 03:21 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
When Advantage Funding co-founder Ed Kaye makes a presentation to buy-here, pay-here dealers, he often begins with a list of seven questions for them to consider. Before going any further, Kaye recommends that operators stop finance companies from going any ... [Read More]

Credit Report Training Among Highlights of New NABD Conference

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Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, 03:16 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Recently an operator came to Ken Shilson and told the founder of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here dealers that he found an easy way to save money on every sale he made at his dealership. Immediately after Shilson applauded ... [Read More]

EXCLUSIVE: DriveTime Responds to $8M Fine From CFPB

DT Lease Fleet for BHPH
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, 03:33 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made its first enforcement action in the buy-here, pay-here space and handed out an $8 million penalty against one of the largest operations in the business — DriveTime Automotive Group. CFPB officials said late Wednesday ... [Read More]

PassTime Device Helps Authorities Arrest Suspect in High-Profile Abduction

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Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, 02:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
PassTime now has a stronger argument about the potential benefits of its GPS devices beyond the payment-increasing potential for buy-here, pay-here dealers and finance companies. A Philadelphia woman, whose abduction was caught on tape, has been rescued — and her ... [Read More]

DriveTime Enters Washington DC Market with Newest Store

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Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, 01:39 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As the company continues to ramp up its Cancel Anytime lease program that allows a vehicle return without consequence should personal financial problems arise, DriveTime ventured near Capitol Hill for its next store opening, unveiling a first location in the ... [Read More]

Tax Max Offers Calm Response as IRS Warns of Refund Delays

John Koskinen for BHPH Report
Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, 04:38 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a strong warning to Congress about the potential for tax refund delays unless lawmakers make decisions in an orderly fashion. Despite the dire tone the IRS took, Chip Wiley — the corporate trainer and ... [Read More]

AutoTrader.com Brings Compliance Guidance Into Buy-Here, Pay-Here Center

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Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, 08:55 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Get compliant and stay compliant. It’s the regulatory chorus buy-here, pay-here operators have seen and heard if they’ve read any previous issues of BHPH Report, attended an industry event or traded war stories with fellow dealers. The managers of AutoTrader.com’s ... [Read More]

DriveTime Gaining Momentum With Leasing Program

DT Lease Fleet for BHPH
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, 08:49 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
New-vehicle leasing is rising to record levels. Experian Automotive pegged it at 25.6 percent of all new-model transactions in the second quarter. Granted, the typical customer who comes to a DriveTime Automotive dealership — or many buy-here, pay-here stores for ... [Read More]

J.D. Byrider Store Network Stands At 161 With 77 More Prospects In The Pipeline

JD Byrider for BHPH
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, 08:45 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Pick a positive area for growth, and J.D. Byrider vice president of franchise sales Jack Humbert will tell you it’s on an upward trajectory. Late this summer, the company added three executives to its franchising team at its corporate headquarters. ... [Read More]

Sims: Royal Flush — 5 Lessons Learned From The ACE Cash Express Consent Order

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Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, 08:40 PM
H. Blake Sims, Hudson Cook
In the song, “The Gambler,” Kenny Rogers sang these words:  “So if you don’t mind me sayin’ I can see you’re out of aces. For a taste of your whiskey, I’ll give you some advice.”  Now I don’t know much ... [Read More]
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