According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 2021 Small and Medium Enterprise Compensation Survey, the five highest paid positions are CEO/president, head of sales, CFO, senior sales representative and manager of asset management remarketing. read more

DEC 14, 2021 - 6:31 am

Economic improvement in the United States will continue in 2022, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s December 2021 semiannual economic forecast. This expansion will continue a growth trend that began in June 2020. read more

DEC 14, 2021 - 6:26 am

Economic activity in the services sector grew in November for the 18th month in a row, with the Services PMI setting a record for the fifth time in 2021, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s Services Report on Business for November. read more

DEC 9, 2021 - 6:21 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, overall new business volume in the equipment finance industry for October was $10.7 billion, up 16% year over year from new business volume in October 2020. read more

NOV 23, 2021 - 6:08 am

According to a new study from Biz2Credit, businesses in the financial services and insurance industries have recovered the fastest from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with other industries. read more

NOV 19, 2021 - 6:42 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s November 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 64.6, an increase from the October index of 61.1.   read more

NOV 18, 2021 - 6:41 am

According to new research from Capital One and Morning Consult, 86% of middle market businesses have plans to grow their business by March 2022, with cybersecurity and employee experience among their top investment priorities. read more

NOV 10, 2021 - 6:28 am

Citizens reported that the Citizens Business Conditions Index fell slightly to a mark of 57.1 in Q3/21 from Q2/21’s reading of 57.4. Despite the decrease, Citizens said the third quarter’s reading reflects continued strength in the recovery since COVID-19 stunned the economy and markets in 2020. read more

OCT 29, 2021 - 7:00 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s October 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 61.1, an increase from the September index of 60.5.   read more

OCT 21, 2021 - 6:48 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released its Q4/21 Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Snapshot. In the snapshot, the ELFF projects a final growth rate of 5.3% for the U.S. economy this year while warning of fiscal policy uncertainty and concerns about high inflation. read more

OCT 19, 2021 - 6:05 am

According to a new market study from Global Industry Analysts, the global market size for healthcare equipment leasing was estimated at $40.3 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach a revised size of $57.2 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 5.8% over the analysis period. read more

OCT 14, 2021 - 6:05 am

Owing largely to the burst of business activity in the spring and early summer that came in part thanks to rising vaccination rates, equipment and software investment is expected to grow 13.2% this year, according to the Q4 update to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s 2021 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook. read more

OCT 13, 2021 - 6:31 am

Small business loan approval percentages at big banks (or those with $10 billion or more in assets) increased to 14% in September. Meanwhile, approval rates at small banks rose to 19.5% in September from 19.3% the month before, according to Biz2Credit.   read more

OCT 13, 2021 - 6:21 am

Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in September for the 16th consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management. However, an increase in COVID-19 cases, labor shortages and supply chain disruptions are taking a toll on the sector. read more

OCT 8, 2021 - 5:32 am

Economic activity in the services sector grew in September for the 16th month in a row, according to the Institute for Supply Management, although Anthony Nieves of the ISM noted that, “ongoing challenges with labor resources, logistics and materials are affecting the continuity of supply.” read more

OCT 7, 2021 - 6:08 am