While winter in the Northeastern United States was milder this year than in 2018, it still brought with it the requisite cold, gray skies, and snow. Spring’s arrival may have been just as mild, but at least served as an... read more
May/June 2019
In the early 20th century, a self-contained business philosophy — epitomized by Henry Ford’s development of the River Rouge Complex — was common practice. But as the years passed, business leaders began to realize the importance of being open to... read more
August 2019
Being a broker is a lot like being a juggler in a circus, but instead of juggling rings, we juggle relationships. As brokers, we are the point of contact for everyone involved in the transaction, including the funder, the customer,... read more
April 2019
Introduction As I glanced through the recent Monitor 100, I noticed that one third were independents with more than $11 billion in collective volume, or 6% of the entire group, (up from 4.8% in 2018). That $11 billion market share... read more
October 2019
The annual ELFA Lease and Finance Accounting Conference was held recently in Chicago, September 16-18. While it is well over three years since the new U.S. and international lease accounting standards, ASC 842 and IFRS 16, were issued, it is... read more
October 2019
The terms clean, near-zero emissions and zero emissions are cropping up more and more in conversations about the future of the trucking industry. While California was one of the first to declare zero emissions zones, it is no longer alone... read more
2020
I heard this time and time again back in the late ‘90s when I was envisioning the idea for a new company to be called PayNet (Payment Information Network). At that time, I was CEO of Connor Capital and was... read more
June 2019
As the financial crisis and recession of 2008-2009 faded and the economic recovery lengthened, commercial banks and other financial institution “rediscovered” the equipment finance and leasing sector. This led to a flurry of M&A activity, and several independent players in... read more
October 2019
The annual ELFA Lease and Finance Accounting Conference was held recently in Chicago, September 16-18. While it is well over three years since the new U.S. and international lease accounting standards, ASC 842 and IFRS 16, were issued, it is... read more
October 2019
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code remains the go-to for businesses (and certain individuals) seeking to reorganize while retaining control of their assets and operations as “debtors-in-possession.” But consistently low percentages of Chapter 11 cases result in successful reorganization. Critics... read more
October 2019
Industry behemoths are losing market share and some have even declared bankruptcy as they’ve been reluctant to accept technological change. According to the 2017 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends Report, only 12% of fortune 500 companies present in 1955 are... read more
January/February 2019
What a difference a decade makes. Perhaps now just a fading memory, 2008 was a painful turning point within the financial industry landscape as the U.S. entered its deepest recession in 80 years commencing in December 2007. This intensified with... read more
June 2019
Two years ago, if you had told me that Monitor would soon publish its very first Women’s Issue, I probably would’ve laughed. It’s not that women were absent from the equipment finance industry; it was just rare to see us... read more
Nov/Dec 2019
Up until I spotted the iceberg looming ahead, it had been a perfectly nice voyage. The CEO and I were both excited to launch a new product in a growing field. However, after my repeated requests to find more beta... read more
March/April 2019
In magazine articles and summits, such as the upcoming ELFA Operations and Technology Conference, the equipment leasing and finance industry has begun to move beyond a discussion of emerging technologies — such as blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) — toward... read more
August 2019
Terry Mulreany
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