An accelerated shift in government policy, corporate policy and capital deployment strategy are precipitating enormous investment that is driving global growth in climate finance to an estimated $9 trillion by 2030, according to a new study from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

MAR 26, 2024 - 6:44 am

What are the practical applications of AI in equipment finance? What can it do today and what can we train it to do tomorrow? Valerie Gerard and Denis Stypulkoski explore possibilities for streamlining sales, documentation, underwriting, asset valuation and more.... read more

Jan/Feb 2024

Incidents of fraud, including identity theft and first- and third-party borrower fraud, have increased by 10% or more among equipment finance companies over the last two years, according to a new study from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

JAN 29, 2024 - 6:56 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced the 2024 officers of its board of trustees, including Zack Marsh, CLFP, senior vice president of accounting and analysis at AP Equipment Financing as chair. read more

DEC 5, 2023 - 6:53 am

COVID-19 has forever shifted the equipment leasing business. Valerie Gerard and Patricia Voorhees explore how the pandemic has ushered in an “Age of Acceleration” and discuss how businesses will operate going forward. ... read more

October 2020

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced the 2021 officers of its board of trustees, including Scott Thacker, CEO of Ivory Consulting, as chair; Nancy Pistorio, president of Madison Capital, as vice chair; Zack Marsh, CFO of Orion First Financial, as secretary/treasurer; and Ralph Petta, president and CEO of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, as president. read more

DEC 22, 2020 - 6:39 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released a new podcast episode titled “Deep Dive Into the COVID-19 Impact Survey. The episode examines the ELFF’s newest research resource developed to assess the impact of the pandemic on the equipment finance industry. read more

JUN 17, 2020 - 7:23 am

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Nov/Dec 2019

Valerie Gerard

With all the hype about blockchain revolutionizing the way business gets done globally, have you ever stopped to think about whether the equipment leasing and finance industry is ready to dive into this potentially disruptive technology? There’s ample evidence of... read more

June 2019

Valerie L. Gerard, senior managing director at The Alta Group, believes continued future-focused research is critical to the prosperity of the equipment finance industry. read more

DEC 13, 2018 - 6:55 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced officers and new members of its Board of Trustees and presented Kelly Reale of Key Equipment Finance with the Steven R. LeBarron Award for Principled Research. read more

NOV 29, 2018 - 6:55 am

Designed to empower women to take an active role in the ELFA and their workplaces, the inaugural Women’s Leadership Forum provided leadership development sessions on effective networking, communication and persuasion and opportunities to build relationships with other women in the industry.... read more

Monitor 100 2018

Valerie Pagliaro was appointed director of The Alta Group consultancy. She most recently served as finance director for strategic pricing at GE Capital Americas. read more

OCT 23, 2017 - 7:54 am

When The Alta Group was launched in 1992, the internet was in its infancy. Over the last 24 years, the consultancy firm has grown and evolved alongside the equipment finance industry as the rapid pace of technological innovation has transformed all aspects of the business.... read more

September/October 2016