Ben Donnarumma
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Ben Donnarumma - Cash may be king in the car business but cash flow rules! It is the life blood for any business, especially for money vacuums like car dealerships. Just talk to a local banker today about getting a short-term loan for a car dealer; even with the Small Business Administration backing 90 percent of the principal, banks still consider such a loan to be a risky endeavor.
Read More →Ben Donnarumma - What do you do when your buy here pay here customer stops paying for their vehicle? The first thing to do is expect it to happen. BHPH is a high-risk business where we actually loan money (through financing a vehicle) to people with terrible credit.
Read More →Ben Donnarumma - To say the least, BHPH is in high demand today. More and more customers need alternative financing to replace the void left by several non-prime finance companies that have changed their programs over the past year. As the market continues to evolve, several dealers also are looking to BHPH or LHPH (lease here pay here) as a new source for sales and revenue. So, if you are a dealer who is thinking about financing subprime customers yourself, let me give you some words of advice
Read More →Ben Donnarumma - Buy here pay here is a very personal business. The moment you forget that simple notion is the moment you will start to lose your perspective on perhaps the single most important element of success in lending. People borrow money because they need it, and if you’re lending it, you better know what the money is for, why they need it and most importantly,...
Read More →Ben Donnarumma - The influx of calls and sudden popularity of BHPH reminds me of when I first made the decision to start financing customers myself. My family thought I was crazy ...
Read More →Ben Donnarumma - “Business at buy-here, pay-here dealerships is picking up as bigger, nationwide subprime lenders tighten credit, or quit the business. As other lenders raise their standards, buy-here, pay-here dealerships are the only option for...
Read More →Ben Donnarumma - Buy here pay here dealers need the Internet too. If you are a car dealer today and don’t have a presence on the Internet, you might as well be out of business. The Web and your Web site are too important to sales and marketing, and doing business today without being online would be like trying ...
Read More →Ben Donnarumma - By paying close attention to what is going on, especially when it comes to collections, you can minimize the mistakes being made inside and outside of your company and increase the money you collect...
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