To assist equipment finance companies in tracking financial disclosure regulations that will impact their businesses, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association developed a new interactive state-by-state disclosure map of legislative activity. read more

FEB 6, 2024 - 6:26 am

The National Equipment Finance Association named William "Skip" Wehner its new manager of education. Wehner has more than 30 years of small business lending experience. read more

FEB 6, 2024 - 6:25 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation is accepting applications for its scholarship program for the 2024-2025 academic year. The foundation will award up to 10 scholarships of $5,000 each to students interested in pursuing a career in the equipment finance. read more

FEB 5, 2024 - 6:37 am

The board of trustees of the National Equipment Finance Association’s Chris Walker Education Fund extended the deadline to submit grant applications to Feb. 29. The fund, which is actively raising funds, will award a total of $30,000 grants by the end of March. read more

FEB 2, 2024 - 6:44 am

Incidents of fraud, including identity theft and first- and third-party borrower fraud, have increased by 10% or more among equipment finance companies over the last two years, according to a new study from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

JAN 29, 2024 - 6:56 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation certified 12 individuals in Australia who recently passed the eight-hour online proctored CLFP exam. read more

JAN 29, 2024 - 6:52 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association will launch a new series of webinars focused on diversity, equity and inclusion. The first webinar will take place Feb. 14 and focus on “Empowering Tomorrow, Black History Month and the Future of Inclusion in Equipment Finance.” read more

JAN 26, 2024 - 6:42 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for December was $12.5 billion, up 2% year over year, while cumulative new business volume for 2023 was up 3.9% compared to 2022. read more

JAN 24, 2024 - 6:50 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the January 2024 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), finding that, overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 48.6, an increase from the December index of 42.5. read more

JAN 18, 2024 - 6:53 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2024, including projections of 1.7% growth in real U.S. GDP and 2.2% growth in real equipment finance software investment. read more

JAN 17, 2024 - 6:42 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association released the agenda for the 2024 Equipment Management Conference & Exhibition, which will be held March 10-12 in New Orleans, including sessions evaluating current market conditions, networking opportunities and more. read more

JAN 12, 2024 - 6:47 am

The board of trustees of the National Equipment Finance Association’s Chris Walker Education Fund is actively raising funds and will continue to accept grant applications until Feb. 1. The fund will award a total of $30,000 grants by the end of February. read more

JAN 11, 2024 - 6:54 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced the results of the association’s business council steering committee elections, including the bank, captive and vendor finance, independent, service providers and small-ticket business council steering committees. read more

JAN 10, 2024 - 6:50 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association released its 2024 calendar of events, which includes multiple in-person conferences and workshops as well as virtual learning opportunities. Continuing education credits are available for many of the offerings. read more

JAN 8, 2024 - 6:59 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for November was $8.3 billion, unchanged from new business volume in November 2022 but down 19% from October. read more

DEC 21, 2023 - 6:32 am