ELFA: Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Eases in August

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) today released its August 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market is 62.4, easing from the July index of 63.7, but within the elevated range of the past six months. The index provides a qualitative assessment from key executives in the $1.3 trillion equipment finance industry. August 2026 Survey Results Business Conditions: When assessing the next four months, 26.1% of responding executives believe business conditions will improve, up...

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Is Pay-Per-Use Failing? Exploring Value Proposition & Overcoming Implementation Challenges

Ralf Enders, Vice President at Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Has the pay-per-use excitement in equipment finance cooled down without the big wave ever materializing? Not too long ago, there was a lot of positive noise around pay-per-use and the attractive value proposition, where the lessee only pays for the actual usage of the equipment. But if one peruses finance offerings today,...

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