According to a study from Umpqua Bank, despite the heavy toll businesses faced last year, optimism has now surged past pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels and many companies report being well positioned for growth in the year ahead. read more

JUL 30, 2021 - 6:15 am

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

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Q3 2021 Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Snapshot, equipment and software investment is projected to expand by 13.3% in 2021, the strongest year in a decade. read more

JUL 21, 2021 - 6:46 am

Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in June for the 13th consecutive month, according to the latest Hospital ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

JUL 19, 2021 - 6:43 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

Economic activity in the services sector grew in June for the 13th month in a row, according to the June 2021 Services ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

JUL 8, 2021 - 6:03 am

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index reported a seasonally adjusted increase of 0.34% for June. In addition, 30% of companies in the index expanded employment, 53% made no change to their headcounts and 17% cut back on staffing. read more

JUL 7, 2021 - 6:28 am

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in June, with the overall economy notching a 13th consecutive month of growth, according to the June 2021 Manufacturing ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

JUL 7, 2021 - 6:19 am

The National Association of Credit Management’s Credit Manager’s Index for June continued to lose some ground, with a total combined score of 57.5, which was down 2.3 points compared with May’s CMI and 3.1 points lower than April’s CMI. read more

JUL 6, 2021 - 6:34 am

Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in May for the 12th consecutive month, according to the latest Hospital ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

JUN 11, 2021 - 6:15 am

Small business loan approval percentages at big banks (or those with more than $10 billion in assets) climbed slightly from 13.4% in April to 13.5% in May, according to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. In addition, approvals at small banks jumped from 18.2% in April to 18.7% in May. read more

JUN 9, 2021 - 6:48 am

Economic activity in the services sector grew in May for the 12th month in a row, according to the latest Services ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

JUN 8, 2021 - 6:41 am

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in May, with the overall economy notching a 12th consecutive month of growth, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

JUN 7, 2021 - 6:40 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s May 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 72.1, easing from April’s all-time high of 76.1. read more

MAY 20, 2021 - 6:46 am

Economic recovery in the U.S. will continue for the rest of 2021, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Expectations for the remainder of 2021 have strengthened somewhat compared with December 2020, with both the manufacturing and services sectors signaling expansion. read more

MAY 20, 2021 - 6:34 am