The American Association of Commercial Finance Brokers completed its first virtual conference last Friday. The AACFB Annual Conference was originally scheduled to be held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in May but was forced to relocate virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more

SEP 30, 2020 - 7:10 am

The ELFA’s MLFI-25 showed overall new business volume for August was $7.0 billion, down 24% year-over-year from new business volume in August 2019. Volume was down 23% month-to-month from $9.1 billion in July. Year-to-date, cumulative new business volume was down 4%. read more

SEP 24, 2020 - 6:20 am

BIMCO, an international shipping association, has adopted a new term sheet which will facilitate the negotiation of sale and leaseback deals and make the process cheaper for parties involved. read more

SEP 23, 2020 - 5:35 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association will host three new webinars scheduled for this fall. The webinars are designed to provide critical information to equipment finance professionals on essential hot topics. read more

SEP 18, 2020 - 7:08 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation granted the 2020 Cindy Spurdle Award to Andrew Eller, CLFP, of First American Equipment Finance. The award acknowledges the CLFP who contributed the most to the industry. read more

SEP 14, 2020 - 7:25 am

The ELFA unveiled the schedule of educational sessions for ELFA 2020 Business LIVE!, the virtual learning and networking conference for the equipment finance industry, which will be held Oct. 27 to Oct. 28. There will be a total of 20 interactive breakout sessions.  read more

SEP 3, 2020 - 7:18 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation gathered nearly 250 CFLPs and associates for a 15-minute virtual celebration of their designation. Due to COVID-19, the event was changed from several local gatherings to one 15-minute Zoom call. read more

AUG 31, 2020 - 7:00 am

Volvo Financial Services won the ELFA Operations and Technology Excellence Award COVID-19 Project and TIAA Commercial Finance won the ELFA Operations & Technology Excellence Award. read more

AUG 25, 2020 - 7:01 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation awarded three students with the first The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Scholarships, a program inaugurated in 2020 for students interested in potentially pursuing a career in the equipment finance industry. read more

AUG 6, 2020 - 7:42 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association opened registration for ELFA 2020 Business LIVE!, which is a virtual learning and networking conference hosted by the ELFA that will take place Oct. 27-28. read more

AUG 5, 2020 - 7:11 am

The ELFA encouraged association members to participate in a survey from the CFPB that will examine the potential one-time costs associated with complying with Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Act. read more

JUL 29, 2020 - 7:11 am

The National Equipment Finance Association cancelled its 2020 Funding Symposium due to recently released group meeting limitations/guidelines and will launch a series of online education sessions in October. read more

JUL 23, 2020 - 7:39 am

The American Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (AACFB) will hold its 2020 annual conference virtually rather than as an in-person event in September as previously announced. read more

JUL 23, 2020 - 7:31 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association launched new networking tools within its ELFA Engage mobile app that allow industry professionals to easily connect with each other. read more

JUN 30, 2020 - 6:10 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation added 30 new CLFPs through two online Academies for Lease & Finance Professionals, which were originally scheduled to be in-person events but were moved to a digital format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more

JUN 22, 2020 - 7:02 am