The National Equipment Finance Association (NEFA) welcomed noted economist Dr. Elliot Eisenberg as the featured speaker for its Monthly Knowledge Exchange on Feb. 18, 2025. The virtual event, held via Zoom, provided members with an in-depth economic outlook, exploring key... read more
February 2025
TFS Financial has officially launched Dealer Direct Capital, a new captive finance platform designed to simplify and enhance financing solutions for heavy equipment dealers across North America. The platform offers a full range of white-label financing services, enabling dealers to... read more
February 14, 2025
Editor’s Note: In response to our recent Suite, by Monitor article, Challenge or Opportunity: The 10-Year Treasury and Fed Funds Divergence Leads Off the 6 Big Factors Facing Lenders in 2025, Dale R. Kluga provides a thought-provoking perspective on the... read more
January 2025
Rosenthal & Rosenthal, a family-owned commercial finance company, recently made a significant move to bolster its services by acquiring the U.S. assets of Accord Equipment Finance. In a conversation with Monitor’s’s Editor-in-Chief Rita Garwood, Paul Schuldiner, Chief Lending Officer, and... read more
October 25, 2025
Alerus Financial has embarked on an expansion with the recent launch of its new equipment finance vertical in June 2024. The addition of the full-service equipment finance division is aimed at bolstering its commercial and industrial banking segment. The Tip... read more
July 2024
What does the future of work after AI look like? What if the most valuable business asset over the coming decades will be the wisdom of our mid-lifers and elders? I predict a big Western culture shift in which we... read more
March 22, 2024
Banks have been steadily increasing their presence in equipment finance over the years via mergers and acquisitions and by hiring experienced leadership teams. When the Monitor 100 launched in 1992, U.S. bank affiliates contributed 17% of the ranking’s net assets.... read more
February 27, 2024
Interest rates are putting the squeeze on SMB owners. What you need to know heading into 2024. According to a recent survey from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), small and mid-sized business (SMB) owners are not feeling optimistic... read more
January 2024
Recently, United States health regulators proposed that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana. Since the cannabis equipment finance space has grown exponentially over the past years, this should come as welcome news to those who are a part of... read more
September 2023
First Financial Equipment Leasing announced its expansion into Canada in 2022 with the acquisition of NorFund, an independent leasing company specializing in capital equipment, solar and alternative energy and vendor finance programs. Having been acquired by JA Mitsui Leasing a... read more
December 2022
Economic uncertainty abounds. Recession, stagflation, inflation, labor shortages, supply chain constraints—not to mention the condition of 401(k)s. Should I go on? The good news is this storm shall pass, especially if your business and personal finance models anticipate credit cycle... read more
July 2022
The private aviation industry is on fire. The COVID 19 pandemic has caused a paradigm shift in how people with means approach air travel. Anyone who can afford to purchase a private jet is doing just that. The very thought... read more
March 2022
As a disrupted supply chain complicates day-to-day operations across a multitude of industries, issues of order fulfillment are a growing concern for those of us in the equipment finance industry. The manufacturers and distributors my team and I work with... read more
February 2022
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a multitude of changes across various industries – including restaurants adopting more mobile ordering and delivery than ever before and doctors pivoting to rely heavily on telehealth services – and the... read more
January 2022
In an exclusive Q&A with Monitor, John-Paul Smolenski of MMP Capital discusses how the company takes a hybrid-style approach to provide quick and efficient equipment leasing solutions for the medical device and aesthetic market and how it has maintained success... read more
September 2021
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