The National Equipment Finance Association said it will rename its Member of the Year Award to honor the late Chris Walker, last year’s recipient of the award. In addition, an education fund has been established in Walker’s name. read more

AUG 7, 2012 - 7:25 am

The ELFA's Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed overall new business volume for June was $8 billion, up 9.5% from the same period in 2011. Volume was up 29% from the previous month. Year-to-date cumulative new business volume increased 14.5%. read more

JUL 25, 2012 - 7:20 am

The ELFA said that it recognized Lesley Sterling, vice president of Business and Professional Development, for her 30 years of service to the association. read more

JUL 25, 2012 - 7:05 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the July 2012 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 51.5, up from the June index of 48.5, and reflects continuing concern over external economic factors and regulatory and political uncertainty. read more

JUL 23, 2012 - 4:34 pm

LEAF Commercial Capital announced it was selected as the winner of the ELFA's 2012 Operations & Technology Excellence Award. The award is presented annually to companies that demonstrate innovation and best practices in using technology to deliver operational solutions to the industry. read more

JUL 19, 2012 - 7:25 am

New business volume grew 16.5% in the equipment finance industry in 2011, according to the 2012 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity released by the ELFA. read more

JUL 19, 2012 - 7:10 am

The ELFA said its 2012 Operations & Technology Excellence Award will go to LEAF Commercial Capital, for the state-of-the-art redesign of its originations portal, and AIG Commercial Asset Finance, for its innovative approach to leveraging the salesforce.com platform. read more

JUL 17, 2012 - 7:25 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's Q3/12 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook indicated equipment investment continued to lose momentum in Q2/12, but forward-looking indicators suggest growth will stabilize and potentially improve in the second half of the year. read more

JUL 11, 2012 - 7:10 am

The ELFA's Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed overall new business volume for May was $6.2 billion, up 10.7% from volume of $5.6 billion in the same period in 2011. Volume was up 1.6% from the previous month. Year-to-date cumulative new business volume is up 16%. read more

JUN 26, 2012 - 7:35 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's June 2012 Monthly Confidence Index indicated that overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is down from May, reflecting growing concern over the European debt crisis, U.S. unemployment and regulatory and political uncertainty. read more

JUN 25, 2012 - 7:05 am

NEFA announced that early, discount registration is open for its 2012 Funding Symposium, September 13-15, in Washington, DC. read more

JUN 11, 2012 - 6:50 am

The Commercial Finance Association announced that it has named Robert Trojan as chief executive officer. Prior to joining the CFA, Trojan was the president and CEO of Financial Services Insights. read more

JUN 8, 2012 - 7:30 am

Volvo Financial Services announced that Teresa Davidson, vice president, legal and general counsel for its North America and Latin America regions, has received the ELFA's 2012 Edward A. Groobert Award for Legal Excellence. read more

MAY 30, 2012 - 7:10 am

The ELFA announced the new David H. Fenig Distinguished Service in Advocacy Award, which will be presented annually to an ELFA member volunteer who has made an extraordinary contribution to the association’s federal or state advocacy programs. read more

MAY 24, 2012 - 1:10 pm

The ELFA's Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) showed overall new business volume for April was $6.1 billion, up 20% from volume of $5.1 billion in the same period in 2011. Volume was down 10% from the previous month. read more

MAY 23, 2012 - 7:30 am