Jan/Feb
Vol. 51, No. 1Monitor is proud to present the first annual Best Companies in Equipment Finance issue, which features 32 companies that exemplify best practices in Innovation, Culture, Leadership, DE&I and ESG. In addition to profiles of each winning company, this issue features articles that summarize what we can learn from their examples.
Nov/Dec
Vol. 50, No. 8In this issue, Monitor profiles 50 powerful women in the equipment finance industry in the fifth annual Top Women in Equipment Finance list. Also in this issue is the highly anticipated 2023 Monitor Bank 50.
September/October
Vol. 50, No. 7The centerpieces of this edition are five profiles celebrating the recipients of the 2023 Monitor Icon awards. Two other themes have emerged throughout the features within this issue: opportunities in the international market and technology.
November
Vol. 50, No. 7The 2024 Monitor Services Directory is your guide to funding sources, service providers and associations serving the equipment finance industry.
July/August
Vol. 50, No. 6As summer winds down and we enter the home stretch of 2023, we celebrate the up-and-coming companies in equipment finance with our annual Monitor 101+ issue. The Monitor 101+ companies expanded their ranks to 41 players and achieved a 49.2% gain in portfolio size and a 51.5% increase in new business volume while forecasting an optimistic outlook for year-end 2023.
May/June
Vol. 50, No. 4In our fourth annual Monitor NextGen Leaders list, we highlight some of the rising talent of equipment finance who are charting a new course for the industry.
50th Anniversary
Vol. 50, No. 3Monitor has covered equipment leasing and finance since 1974. We’ve followed the industry from its nascent roots as a new option for businesses to acquire equipment to its booming growth in the 1980s, consolidation in the 1990s, the financial crisis of 2008 and the recent industry trend towards digitization, online platforms and the emergence of fintech startups — 50 years of informing, inspiring and educating.
In this special 50th Anniversary commemorative issue, we look back at some of the most memorable moments and most impactful leaders over the past five decades. We’ve also invited some of our favorite contributors to share their thoughts and memories of this amazing industry!
Mar/Apr
Vol. 50, No. 2The 2023 Funding Source issue contains a special spotlight section to highlight the key Funding Sources in the equipment finance industry. When a customer needs to get a deal done, these are the companies our industry relies on to secure the necessary capital. Also in this issue, read about how Monitor’s Top 30 Private Independents continued their growth spurt in 2022, reporting a year-over-year gain of 30.8% in new business volume — the second highest percentage gain recorded in the history of the ranking.
Jan/Feb
Vol. 50, No. 1With constant transformation at the heart of this issue, we delve into innovation in the equipment finance industry to explore what works and what does not as well as who is making it happen in today’s ever-changing landscape. Highlighting key industry innovators in this issue, Monitor aims to champion those championing change while providing all of the features and columns you’ve come to know and expect from this essential industry publication.
Nov/Dec
Vol. 49, No. 7Change happens. But, sometimes it happens on a greater scale and at a greater pace than we expect.
We live in a world — and work in an industry — where the rate of change is accelerating and complexity is compounding. In times like these, leaning into change will serve us better than resisting it. The question for all of us right now is, how do we want to direct this exceptional change? Where do we want to go next?
This Monitor issue is filled with the voices of people who have some definite ideas about that — and some tools to help us get to a better place for all of us, in the industry and outside it. And when we say all, we mean everyone, in all our diversity and with all our unique points of view.