According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for June was $10.4 billion, up 17% year over year from new business volume in June 2020. read more
JUL 26, 2021 - 7:01 am
The American Trucking Associations praised the introduction of the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2021. The bipartisan legislation would repeal the 12% federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks, which currently adds approximately $22,000 to the cost of a new tractor-trailer. read more
JUL 23, 2021 - 6:15 am
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the July 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 72.9, an increase from the June index of 71.3. read more
JUL 22, 2021 - 6:30 am
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation awarded scholarships through the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Scholarship program to three students for the 2021-2022 academic year. read more
JUL 20, 2021 - 6:52 am
According to Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 2021 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity, new business volume in the equipment finance industry decreased 7% year over year in 2020, marking the first time in a decade that businesses decreased their overall spending on capital equipment. read more
JUL 19, 2021 - 6:50 am
C2 Management, an asset disposition and recovery company, joined the National Equipment Finance Association. read more
JUL 16, 2021 - 5:52 am
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association released the 2021 ELFA Software Guide, showcasing leading software solutions for the equipment finance industry. read more
JUL 15, 2021 - 6:30 am
According to the Q3/21 update to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation’s 2021 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, annual equipment and software investment will grow 13.3% in 2021 and annual U.S. GDP growth for 2021 will increase by 6.1%. read more
JUL 14, 2021 - 6:27 am
Last month, the Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation partnered with TomorrowZone on a session to shape the future CLFP candidate experience. The session yielded several ideas for the foundation to implement, including the reimagining of the Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals. read more
JUL 12, 2021 - 6:37 am
The American Society of Appraisers named David Crick, managing director of DavAir Group, international president. Crick, who began his one-year term in the role on July 1, is the first ASA member from outside the United States to be named international president. read more
JUL 12, 2021 - 6:14 am
Registration is now open for the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 60th ELFA Annual Convention, which is scheduled to be held from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26 in San Antonio. For the first time, convention attendees will have the option to attend in-person or virtually. read more
JUL 6, 2021 - 6:33 am
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association released a detailed agenda for Emergence2021 LIVE!, a virtual leadership program to be held on July 14 for emerging talent in the equipment finance industry. read more
JUL 1, 2021 - 6:48 am
The Financial Accounting Standards Board appointed Jack Ciesielski and Brandon Coleman to its emerging issues task force. Ciesielski is a CPA and a CFA and the founder of R.G. Associates. Coleman is a partner in national office accounting and reporting services at Deloitte. read more
JUL 1, 2021 - 6:39 am
According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s June 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 71.3, which is steady with the May index of 72.1. read more
JUN 17, 2021 - 6:27 am
The National Equipment Finance Association’s Baltimore Crab Feat returned this year as one of the first in-person gatherings of the trade association in 2021. read more
JUN 9, 2021 - 6:44 am