Episodes

Sure, we've got our creditors-rights attorneys like Bassford Remele. What about someone who represents the other side...the consumer who wants to sue us? Pat talks with pro-consumer attorney Nathan DeLadurantey about ways we can avoid facing him in a...

Unity in the repossession business? Is that even possible? Or can we be one big happy family?  Bryanna interviews Pat Altes, winner of the Art Christensen Award, along with discussions with Kelly McGivern about family histories and friendships in...

What if you could speak with an industry expert who's area of expertise is opposing repossessors and creditors in a court of law? Couldn't you learn about areas where repossessors habitually screw up, and work to avoid those? How about suggestions in...

Tired of providing insured storage for free? Having weird, unknown locksmiths wandering around your secured lot? Tired of getting stiffed over handling AWD vehicles? Yeah, us too.  Pat talks with Jenny Liagre at the recent NARS event, the owner...

This is a short chat with Mike Peplinski from Harding Brooks about changes in the industry, how we might have a slight upper hand in negotiating prices and beating back adverse legislation, but continue to be thrown under the proverbial lawsuit bus...

We thought LPR technology would spell the end of old-school skip tracing, that cameras would find virtually all the cars wanted for repossession. Not so, as it turns out. Pat talks with the legendary Alex "SkipGuru" Price about the hybrid approach to...

There's A New Breed of Young, Smart Repossessors

Florida has a long history of having a state association for the repossession industry, sometimes marked with division and politics in the past. With a wave of new and restructured state organizations, the new FALR has another chance to really get it...

You've heard on previous podcasts about the tools required "back in the day" to repossess a car...a hot wire, or later on, a dent puller; a slim jim; a heavy duty chain; and most of all, nerves of steel. Nerves of steel are still a requirement, but...

Listen to this, and send to your drivers...the #1 area of legal exposure in the repossession industry isn't CFPB violations or even claims of damage to repossessed vehicles...its auto collisions involving your repo truck. What to do to best protect...

The North American Repo Summit (NARS) has always been a hot-button issue, in that all are invited to come. Your friends, your competitors, your favorite friend, or your most-hated enemy. Should "forwarders" be viewed as unwelcome interlopers, or is...

Association of Illinois Repossessors Keeps Pressing Their Point

Decimated Repo Industry Getting A Bit of A Break

Yeah, its going to be a little nerdy and technical, but the Patricks talk about CFPB slamming Credit Acceptance, Wells Fargo, and others, as well as self-repossessing cars, sloppy information handling, and and the need for repossessors to get along...

This is the audio from a hugely successful YouTube channel called ATI Auto Business that focuses on auto transportation, auto auction, and auto repossession agencies..the whole chain of custody in the repossession process.  The host is a Jay...

Bryanna Cox Speaks Repo Truths to the Used Car Industry

We hear everyone complain about fees at repo events, online, and at conventions. But now someone is doing something about it. Pat talks with David Johns of Done Rite Recovery Services, and Santino "Sonny" Datoli of Armor Recovery Solutions about their...

Former Auto Lending Executive Finds Himself in An Alternate Repo Universe

Pat Visits with Canadian Repo Personality Kevin Richards

Pat Hangs With Toronto's Kevin Richards

Pat Gets Interviewed by the Independent Dealer Podcast

Bryanna and Pat talk With Gerry Hall-Weir

Why We're Stupid for Insuring America's Auto Lenders Cars For Free

Pat talks with ARA's new director, Joel Kennedy, about the end of juvenile politics for the repossession industry....hopefully. Also the Wells Fargo Bonus, firebombs and insurance, and the need to change to survive in this struggling industry.