The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced the five student recipients of The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Scholarship. Each student will receive a scholarship of $5,000 for the 2023-2024 academic year. read more

JUL 25, 2023 - 6:53 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Engage app — a mobile hub for events, news and networking in the equipment finance community — has reached a new milestone of 2,000 users. read more

JUL 24, 2023 - 6:40 am

According to the latest edition of American Trucking Associations’ American Trucking Trends 2023 report, trucks moved more than 11.4 billion tons of freight in 2022, generating more than $940 billion, which were both increases from 2021. read more

JUL 21, 2023 - 6:33 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation‘s July 2023 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) , overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 46.4, an increase from the June index of 44.1. read more

JUL 20, 2023 - 7:07 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association held a webinar on July 12 to educate members on new commercial financing disclosure laws taking effect in New York on Aug. 1 and their impact on the commercial equipment leasing and finance sector. read more

JUL 20, 2023 - 7:03 am

The equipment industry increased new business volume by 6.3% in 2022, according to the 2023 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA) from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. This result is a modest decrease from the industry’s growth of 7.4% in 2021. read more

JUL 18, 2023 - 6:48 am

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association added Aviation Partners, Enstrom Helicopter Corporation, HCL America and SmartSky Networks as member companies and Siemens Smart Infrastructure as an associate member. read more

JUL 14, 2023 - 7:05 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association recently held a webinar titled, “Section 1071: It WILL Affect Your Operation – Here’s How, and What You Can Do to Prepare,” covering how to prepare for compliance with the rules and reporting requirements of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. read more

JUL 13, 2023 - 7:11 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association opened registration for its 62nd ELFA Annual Convention, which will be held Oct. 22 to Oct. 24 at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge in Phoenix. The early-bird registration deadline for the event is Aug. 11. read more

JUL 11, 2023 - 7:05 am

In accordance with the bylaws of the National Equipment Finance Association, Jim Jackson of The Alta Group, the association's immediate past president and board chairperson, appointed a nominating committee consisting of both regular and services members. read more

JUL 11, 2023 - 7:02 am

The National Equipment Finance Association is holding a summer membership drive as it seeks independent equipment finance companies looking to build their balance sheets. The NEFA's goal is to add at least 50 new broker/lessor companies by the end of the year.  read more

JUL 7, 2023 - 7:09 am

According to the results of a new survey from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, the equipment finance industry is experiencing a negative impact on business conditions due to recent bank failures and their attendant liquidity issues. read more

JUN 28, 2023 - 7:03 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association will host a webinar titled “The NY Disclosure Laws Are Effective on August 1, 2023 – Will You Be Ready? Let Us Help!” to help equipment finance professionals prepare for New York’s commercial finance disclosure laws set to take effect on Aug. 1. read more

JUN 28, 2023 - 6:52 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association will host a free webinar, “ELFA’s Climate Finance Working Group Presents: A Briefing of the Inflation Reduction Act,” on June 22 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. EDT. read more

JUN 20, 2023 - 7:07 am

The Canadian Finance and Leasing Association released a report that revealed vehicle theft has reached a critical point in Canada, costing the country $1 billion dollars annually. read more

JUN 16, 2023 - 5:57 am