The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association released the agenda for its 2024 Legal Forum and recognized the members who are serving on its 2024 legal committee. The forum will be held from May 5 to May 7 and offered both in-person in Scottsdale, AZ and virtually at a discounted rate. read more

MAR 20, 2024 - 6:53 am

Alfa, a provider of technology for the equipment finance industry, released Sustainability, the third of six releases that make up Alfa Systems 6, the latest iteration of the company's Alfa Systems software platform. read more

MAR 20, 2024 - 6:53 am

Traction Capital and Leasing is expanding beyond the transportation industry, now extending its financing expertise to an array of sectors, including construction, industrial, agriculture, logging, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality/restaurant, vendor finance and IT. read more

MAR 20, 2024 - 6:53 am

James H. M. Sprayregen, a veteran of the restructuring, corporate reorganization and the M&A community, will join Hilco Global as a vice chairman. Sprayregen is joining Hilco Global from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was the founder of the Kirkland Restructuring Group.  read more

MAR 20, 2024 - 6:53 am

Hitachi America, Hitachi Energy and Penske Truck Leasing launched a large-scale, centralized electric truck charging solution to support Penske’s electric truck deployments for its customers in the Stockton, CA, area. read more

MAR 20, 2024 - 6:50 am

WebBank promoted Steve Stanford to executive vice president and CFO. During his nearly 17-year tenure at the bank, Stanford has held positions with increasing levels of responsibility, most recently serving as senior vice president and CFO. read more

MAR 20, 2024 - 6:48 am

Ellen Comeaux, who recently retired from her role as senior vice president and commercial division leader at EverBank, is the newest addition to Converge 2024’s panel. Other panelists include Bill Verhelle of QuickFi, Mike Jones of First Citizens Bank, Kelly Furia of DLL and Peter Hinssen, Converge 2024’s keynote speaker. read more

MAR 19, 2024 - 6:44 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation celebrated a milestone in its new partnership with the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in developing a first-of-its-kind equipment finance course curriculum. Twenty-four students are registered for the inaugural spring semester elective course focused on credit analysis and equipment leasing.  read more

MAR 19, 2024 - 6:44 am

Accord Financial entered into amendments to its primary credit facility with its banking syndicate, with the facility limit reduced from $375 million to $300 million. The facility will be reduced further to $260 million by January 2025. read more

MAR 19, 2024 - 6:44 am

Med One Group, a provider of medical equipment rental, leasing and sales solutions, entered a partnership with iMedical Equipment & Service, dba iMedical Healthcare Solutions, to provide hospitals with a single-source solution for all their equipment needs. read more

MAR 19, 2024 - 6:42 am

Many Canadian businesses are facing an uphill battle, as evidenced by a 41.4% surge in business insolvencies in 2023 when compared to 2022, according to the latest data from Equifax Canada’s Market Pulse Quarterly Business Credit Trends Report. read more

MAR 19, 2024 - 6:40 am

Ronald A. Hewitt, who formerly worked for Covington & Burling, joined Seward & Kissel’s New York office as a partner in the global banking and corporate trust group. read more

MAR 19, 2024 - 6:38 am

Tank container leasing company Trifleet Leasing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago-based GATX, promoted Robin Pol to managing director. Pol most recently served as director of commercial, global accounts and strategy for the company. read more

MAR 18, 2024 - 6:41 am

Comerica Bank named Tim Maiden senior vice president and group manager for its southern Dallas business banking team. Previously, Maiden was a senior vice president and director of market development for Simmons Bank. read more

MAR 18, 2024 - 6:39 am

The American Association of Commercial Finance Brokers announced the first place and runner-up recipients of the of the 2024 AACFB Scholarship. read more

MAR 18, 2024 - 6:37 am