Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC) announced its Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) business reached 10 years of service in providing loan and lease options to clients seeking equipment financing to support their business objectives.

Wintrust Commercial Finance, based in Frisco, Texas, formed in 2015 and today has 65 employees with teams focused on the East, West and Central regions of the United States.

“Wintrust Commercial Finance clients benefit from an incredibly experienced team of equipment finance and leasing specialists, and their unwavering commitment to excellence,” said Paul Hallauer, WCF President and CEO. “Our team spends time ensuring we understand each client’s unique needs so that we structure the right banking solutions to help them meet their goals.”

WCF provides financing for an array of business needs including:

• Equipment purchase
• Acquisition
• Capital expenditure
• Leases
• Sales/leaseback

The team works with clients across a focused group of industries including transportation, construction, manufacturing, renewable energy services, aviation, marine, commercial dealer services, environmental and waste, packaging, and equipment.

“Wintrust Commercial Finance is a key part of the overall suite of commercial banking lending solutions we provide to our clients,” said Rich Murphy, Vice Chair and Head of Lending, Wintrust Financial Corp. “Our different approach means we can bring the powerful banking services of a big bank delivered by professionals like our WCF team who are experts in providing sophisticated loan and lease options to their clients.”