Flushing Financial, the parent holding company for Flushing Bank, hired Michael C. Nedder to lead the bank’s newly formed equipment financing business unit. read more

FEB 7, 2017 - 7:09 am

Michael Fosmark will head Celtic Bank’s new Specialty Commercial Finance division, which will combine several departments including Leasing & Equipment Finance and Asset-Based Lending. read more

JAN 31, 2017 - 7:28 am

Fifth Third Capital Holdings partnered with fintech venture capital firm QED Investors, which will advise Fifth Third on the continued development of its fintech strategy. read more

JAN 23, 2017 - 8:10 am

Texas Capital Bank hired Scott Kuhn, David Roeder and James Sult to launch its national public finance practice. read more

JAN 20, 2017 - 6:58 am

Tania Daniel joined ENGS Commercial Finance as the managing director of its newly launched factoring division. Daniel was previously COO for Porter Capital. read more

JAN 5, 2017 - 6:17 am

PacLease added 10 new locations in response to an increase in demand for rental and leasing services. The company now has 454 locations in the U.S. and Canada. read more

DEC 29, 2016 - 7:03 am

Chorus Aviation will establish a new regional aircraft leasing subsidiary, Chorus Aviation Capital. Steven Ridolfi was named president of the new leasing company. read more

DEC 20, 2016 - 7:24 am

Ray Sisson and Ed Wegel launched AVi8 Air Capital, a commercial aircraft leasing company to be headquartered in Dublin with a commercial office in Miami. read more

NOV 28, 2016 - 7:35 am

PNC Equipment Finance announced the completion of its railcar solutions for corporate customers with the addition of full-service operating railcar leases. read more

NOV 15, 2016 - 7:20 am

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is starting an aviation finance business in the Americas. Olivier Trauchessec has been hired as a managing director to lead the effort. read more

OCT 27, 2016 - 6:44 am

Wells Fargo will consolidate a number of its business units, including its equipment finance division, into a single entity called Wells Fargo Commercial Capital. read more

OCT 25, 2016 - 7:05 am

Merchant Advance Capital, a Canadian online lender, will expand into the equipment leasing industry. read more

OCT 24, 2016 - 6:22 am

Plasma Air, a manufacturer of air purification products, launched a nationwide equipment leasing program. The new program will deal primarily with casino owners and operators. read more

SEP 30, 2016 - 7:20 am

Element Financial’s plan to split into two separate entities received nearly unanimous approval (99.52%) in a special meeting of shareholders. read more

SEP 21, 2016 - 7:33 am

Financial Technology company GreenSky entered into strategic agreement partnership with Fifth Third Bank that includes a $50 million investment. read more

SEP 15, 2016 - 7:34 am