CIBC entered its 16th specialty banking area, adding an equipment finance team within its U.S. commercial banking group. Matthew Green, formerly of J.P. Morgan, will lead the new equipment finance team at CIBC. read more

JAN 6, 2022 - 6:34 am

Chad Owens joined CFBank as the leader of its equipment finance business, reporting directly to Brad Ringwald, chief commercial banking officer for CFBank. Owens has 25 years of experience in equipment finance and commercial banking. read more

JAN 6, 2022 - 6:31 am

First Business Bank added Marcus Messier to its equipment finance team as vice president of equipment finance. Messier, who is based in Virginia, joined First Business Bank’s equipment finance team with more than 25 years of sales and management experience in the towing and recovery industry. read more

JAN 6, 2022 - 6:29 am

First Business Bank named Bryan Swanson senior vice president and director of commercial and industrial lending. Swanson will lead commercial lending for the bank in the Greater Milwaukee region. read more

JAN 6, 2022 - 6:23 am

NFS Leasing appointed Dana Calumby CFO, effective Jan. 1, replacing Mark Blaisdell, who announced his retirement and will continue to serve as a senior advisor for the company. read more

JAN 5, 2022 - 6:28 am

Jim Blizzard, a founding member and former board member of the American Association of Commercial Finance Brokers, passed away in his home in Goldsboro, NC, on Dec. 31. read more

JAN 5, 2022 - 6:27 am

Eric Giroux, a veteran of product development for auto dealership businesses, joined DCR Technologies as its head of product. Giroux has more than 10 years of software development experience in the automotive retail industry. read more

JAN 5, 2022 - 6:24 am

AP Equipment Financing funded a company record $239 million in 2021, marking a 22% increase compared with 2020. read more

JAN 5, 2022 - 6:22 am

First Republic Bank named Mike Roffler acting co-CEO of the company and appointed him to the company’s board of directors. As previously announced, Roffler also began service as president for the company on Jan. 1. read more

JAN 4, 2022 - 6:29 am

ENGS Commercial Finance promoted Bryan Bellows to region director for the Great Plains region within its transportation sales division and Ronnie Griggs to regional manager within the transportation sales division. read more

JAN 3, 2022 - 6:47 am

Jeffrey P. Finck will assume the position of executive chairman of Cornerstone Community Bancorp and Matthew B. Moseley will assume the position of president and CEO and be appointed a director, effective July 1, 2022. read more

JAN 3, 2022 - 6:33 am

Simmons Bank created a new corporate banking division, consolidating its specialty lending verticals. Paul Lowe will lead the new unit as executive vice president of corporate banking. read more

DEC 28, 2021 - 6:36 am

Trinity Capital, a specialty lending company that provides debt, including loans and equipment financing, appointed Richard Hamada and Irma Lockridge to its board of directors. Hamada and Lockridge are filling vacancies created by the retirement of Richard Ward and Edmund Zito. read more

DEC 28, 2021 - 6:17 am

Republic First Bancorp, the parent company of Republic Bank, hired Kelly Trimble as vice president and relationship manager based in its office in Marlton, NJ. In this role, Trimble will be responsible for overseeing and growing Republic Bank’s customer portfolio in South Jersey. read more

DEC 27, 2021 - 6:48 am

The board of directors of Heritage Commerce, the holding company of Heritage Bank of Commerce, approved the appointment of Robertson Jones as president and chief operating officer of the bank. read more

DEC 27, 2021 - 6:45 am