The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association will host a free webinar on Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. EST to present the 2021 year-end findings of its Monthly Leasing and Finance Index, which reports economic activity from 25 member companies representing a cross-section of the equipment finance sector.

The webinar is being designed to help equipment finance leaders use the data in the index to benefit their organizations. Topics will include:

• Key findings about new business volume, aging of receivables, average losses, credit approval ratios and change in total number of employees
• Tips for using the data effectively
• First-hand experience utilizing the data
• A Q&A session

Ralph Petta, president and CEO of the ELFA, will moderate the webinar, with Richard Barry, president of Merchants Bank Equipment Finance, and Bill Choi, vice president for research and industry services at the ELFA, serving as presenters.