As we prepare for upcoming political elections, the media buzzes with animated discussion about the state of the U.S. economy. Suddenly, the price of food and fuel are conversational hot buttons, and economic pundits are expressing fear about reduced consumer spending. If consumers continue to feel their pocketbooks pinched, will their slowed buying habits have a ripple effect across business sectors?... read more

June 2008

M&I Equipment Finance and President Tim Bruckner cater to customers’ needs for the long haul.... read more

June 2008

In February of this year, BB&T announced that Tom Jaschik would succeed Joel Rutledge as president of BB&T Equipment Finance. In the following, Jaschik shares his vision for the future.... read more

June 2008

Two years after his company was picked up by Capital One as part of its North Fork acquisition, All Point Capital’s president, Walter Rabin, discusses how things have changed.... read more

June 2008

With Marubeni’s acquisition of Partners Equity Capital, longtime partners Steve Grosso and Don Campbell find themselves at the helm of a leasing powerhouse — CoActiv Capital Partners.... read more

June 2008

1st Source Specialty Finance’s President Allen Qualey sees specialization as the key to weathering the ups & downs.... read more

June 2008

Alter Moneta’s CEO Alain Savard & General Manager Mark Lempko discuss the company’s continued expansion as it celebrates its tenth anniversary.... read more

June 2008

Marc Cootjans, Group COO of De Lage Landen Financial Services reflects on his first year in the United States.... read more

June 2008

William G. Farrell Jr., President and CEO of AIG Commercial Equipment Finance, is no stranger to launching equipment leasing companies from the ground up.... read more

June 2008

As a villain called greed has taken over the marketplace, inserting itself into our daily lives and creating havoc among all industries, it’s time to seek support from other countries to help fix the problem. According to Dale Kluga, in this global economy, looking toward worldwide help may be the only thing to do to keep our heads above water.... read more

May/June 2008

Seventy years ago, a Polish immigrant named Leon Murstein bought a single taxicab and started the company that would become Medallion Financial. Today, with nearly $1 billion worth of loans under its belt, this family business is still about making dreams come true one taxicab at a time.... read more

May/June 2008

After he spoke at the ELFA-IMN investor conference, the Monitor sat down with Rick Wolfert of Aquiline Capital Partners in New York, a private equity firm with $1.1 billion in capital commitments. Although he emphasizes the dislocation of the credit markets, Wolfert remains positive, saying that opportunities are just as attractive as they always were for companies with capital and liquidity.... read more

May/June 2008

At the recent ELFA-IMN investor conference, many leasing and finance industry professionals talked about the market’s current status while those now operating on the investor side noted they’ve never seen anything like what the industry is now facing. All that anyone can do is consider new scenarios as they present themselves.... read more

May/June 2008

Insurance in the leasing and financing industry isn’t only for safeguarding assets. So how do you know you’re protecting what needs to be covered in your company? Swandel and Associates’ Murray Derraugh provides an overview of insurance and then delves deeper into what is absolutely necessary for a lessor.... read more

May/June 2008

President Bush and Congress have now forged the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act (ESA) to aid both individuals and companies through the current credit crisis. In this issue, Bill Bosco discusses the effects of the ESA on the leasing and financing industry.... read more

May/June 2008