Wintrust Asset Finance achieved the $1 billion milestone in total assets and booked more than $500 million in new loans and lease assets during 2017.
Headquartered in Chicago, WAF is an equipment-focused financing group that offers sophisticated loan and lease products to commercial companies throughout the U.S. Its focus industries include transportation, construction, manufacturing, energy services, aviation and turnkey property, plant and equipment, among others. WAF is a business unit of Wintrust Financial.
WAF is comprised of the following three business divisions:
“2017 was a tremendous year for the entire WAF team and the achievement of these milestones positions us for continued growth and profitability,” said WAF President Mike Knowles. “I couldn’t be more thrilled with the quality, experienced people we have across the organization and look forward to a strong 2018. We want to thank all of our customers and partners for entrusting their business to us.”
“This year was another solid time of growth and performance for the entire team,” said Kirk Phillips, president and CEO of WCF. “We are pleased with the direction of the business and look forward to achieving future milestones as we build out a best-in-class bank-owned equipment finance and leasing company.”
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