The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the April 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Confidence in the equipment finance market is 56.1, a decrease from the March index of 58.2. read more

APR 21, 2022 - 7:39 am

According to the Q2/22 Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Snapshot from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, the U.S. economy will grow by 2.8% in 2022, with growth driven by a gradually unraveling supply chain, business investment and continued consumer spending. read more

APR 19, 2022 - 7:22 am

According to the Q2/22 update to the 2022 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, equipment and software investment is expected to grow by 4.2% and U.S. GDP is expected to grow by 2.8% in 2022. read more

APR 15, 2022 - 7:27 am

Small business loan approval rates at big banks (more than $10 million in assets) rose from 14.7% in February to 14.9% in March, and approval rates at small banks (under $10 billion in assets) increased from 20.5% in February to 20.6% in March, according to Biz2Credit. read more

APR 13, 2022 - 7:09 am

According to Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s March 2022 equipment loan and lease indices, March remittance reports showed solid credit performance across securitized equipment loan and lease pools during the month. read more

APR 4, 2022 - 6:22 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for February was $7.1 billion, down 4% year over year from new business volume in February 2021. read more

MAR 23, 2022 - 6:35 am

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve unveiled its plan to increase the federal funds rate to 0.25% to 0.5%. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Fed last increased interest rates in 2018. read more

MAR 17, 2022 - 6:08 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 58.2 this month, easing from the February reading of 61.8. The ELFF’s confidence metric has now declined in four straight months. read more

MAR 17, 2022 - 6:07 am

Small business loan approval rates at big banks (more than $10 billion in assets) rose from 14.5% in January to 14.7% in February, and approval rates at small banks (under $10 billion in assets) rose from 20.3% in January to 20.5% in February, according to Biz2Credit. read more

MAR 16, 2022 - 6:26 am

According to the Institute for Supply Management, economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in February for the 21st consecutive month despite a 7.2% drop in the Hospital PMI, putting February’s reading at its lowest mark in more than a year. read more

MAR 14, 2022 - 6:32 am

Biz2Credit’s annual women-owned business study found that profits for women-owned businesses dropped 26% in 2021 from 2020, while average annual revenues dipped 4%. Additionally, the study found that operating expenses increased, which was the primary reason profits fell in 2021. read more

MAR 9, 2022 - 6:50 am

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in February, with the overall economy achieving a 21st consecutive month of growth, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

MAR 7, 2022 - 6:07 am

According to the Institute for Supply Management, economic activity in the services sector grew in February for the 21st month in a row despite what Anthony Nieves, chair of the ISM’s services business survey committee, called a “pullback” in some indexes. read more

MAR 4, 2022 - 6:26 am

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s January durable goods report, new orders for manufactured durable goods in January increased $4.3 billion, or 1.6%, to $277.5 billion. read more

FEB 28, 2022 - 6:37 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for January was $8.3 billion, up 2% year over year from new business volume in January 2021. read more

FEB 24, 2022 - 6:21 am