Letter from the Editor – The 2026 Most Influential Issue
Rita Garwood, Editor in Chief, Monitor Every conversation in this issue — whether the subject is credit underwriting, bank deposits, ...
Archives: Articles
From Experimentation to Execution: Rethinking AI, Risk & Talent in Equipment Finance
Four tech and operations leaders discuss why the real competitive edge lies in targeted workflows, proprietary data and empowering teams ...
EXECUTIVE LENS: Who Gets in the Room? Four Equipment Finance Executives on Becoming True Allies to Women’s Advancement
Eric MillerPresident & CEOAnsley Park Capital Dominic JanneyPresident & CEOCanon Financial Services Adam WarnerRetired CEOKey Equipment Finance Mark McGovernGlobal BusinessUnit ...
Midyear 2026 Scorecard: What Alta Got Right — and Where Reality Got Complicated
Valerie L.GerardCo-CEO and Strategy & Competitive Alignment Practice LeaderThe Alta Group JimJacksonCo-CEO and M&A Practice LeaderThe Alta Group GaryLoMonacoSenior Managing ...
Digital by Design: Forbright Bank’s Vision for the Future of Banking
John DelaneyFounder & CEO Forbright Bank William PerryPresident Forbright Bank Asset Finance For the sixth consecutive year, more American bank ...
AI is Changing the Work. Leadership is Changing With It.
Jenny Jarose, VP of Human Resources & Admin, LTi Technology Solutions Jake Nguyen, VP and Credit Manager, Wintrust Specialty Finance ...
The Science and the Art: What AI Should — and Shouldn’t — Decide in Underwriting
An underwriter spends about as long on a $50,000 equipment finance deal as on a $5 million one. Revenue does ...
AI Moats in Equipment Finance: Why Software Stopped Being the Advantage
As AI makes building technology faster and cheaper than ever, having a better tech stack is no longer a lasting ...
Beyond Rip and Replace: A Smarter Path to Equipment Finance Modernization
Campbell Clout, Managing Director, GTM, North America and APMEA, Odessa For many equipment finance organizations, modernizing technology still conjures images ...
Collections Metrics That Actually Matter: Why Traditional KPI’s Can Be Misleading And Which Measures Better Reflect Real Portfolio Health
Collections departments love numbers: calls made, emails sent, accounts worked, promises to pay, dollars collected, delinquency percentage and charge-offs. Put ...
