Considering Online Payments?
By Amir Dabiri - October 31, 2017

Paying bills has never been more convenient thanks to a British scientist creating the World Wide Web in 1989. 56% of Americans pay their bills online according to a study that tracked bill pay habits of consumers. Online payments offer the flexibility to pay anywhere, anytime. Whether stuck in a....

Location Matters
By Amir Dabiri - October 17, 2017

Is your dealership in a rural or urban location?  What types of vehicles are your customers looking for?  What are your best-selling units?  What is your areas best-selling units?   These questions can make or break a dealership in this industry.  Without knowing who your customers are or what they....

Data Mining and your CRM
By Jennifer Margettes - September 30, 2017

Over the years, the way that dealers communicate with their customers has changed. In the past, dealers would generate a list of customers’ that they would mail letters to for prospecting, service reminders and even to wish the customer happy birthday. As technology has developed, these letters have become obsolete....

What’s the risk of lending to consumers with poor credit?
By Amir Dabiri - September 15, 2017

Poor credit is a major factor in Underwriting but what are the risks for the Subprime Lending Industry? Some may think that there isn’t any. While statistics may have proven that there is a direct correlation between repossessions and customers with “poor credit”, there are other factors that must be....

Equal Credit Opportunity Act
By Jennifer Margettes - August 31, 2017

All dealers must follow The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). This law protects the consumer and is a United States law, enacted 28 October 1974, that makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction, based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital....

Recovery Database Network
By Amir Dabiri - August 4, 2017

Are your repossession processes consuming too much of your time? Would you like to make your recovery process as seamless as possible? Are you interested in getting connected with professionals that specialize in recovery and re-marketing? Well, the Recovery Database Network will do just that. The Recovery Database Network (RDN)....

Opt Out of Compliance Issues
By Amir Dabiri - July 21, 2017

Mindlessly sending unwanted and unknown calls to voicemail with the touch of a button is anything but uncommon. An email can easily get lost in waves of spam mail that floods inboxes everywhere. However, with an average of 93% of texts getting opened within 3 minutes of being received, texting....

New FASB Lease Accounting Standards
By Amir Dabiri - July 11, 2017

Starting in 2020 the new FASB Lease Accounting Standards will go into effect. These Standards overall are not expected to have any major changes for the LHPH and Financing Companies, but will have a change in how their customers, the Lessees, will report them on their books. A couple of....

Integrating your DMS with GPS
By Amir Dabiri - June 27, 2017

BHPH (Buy Here Pay Here) and LHPH (Lease Here Pay Here) dealers need every advantage possible when they are trying to maximize their profits in the sub-prime market.  Installing integrated GPS tracking devices in each of their sold vehicles is a great way for dealers to minimize their losses, as....

Collections Practices
By Amir Dabiri - May 30, 2017

Your collections practices are easily one of the most important aspects of any buy here pay here or related finance company's day to day business.  Not only do you need to collect payments from customers who don't necessarily have the best history paying on time, you must stay within state....