AP Equipment Financing set a new company record for funding volume in Q3/21, funding a total of $64 million compared with the $40.8 million it funded in Q3/20, representing 57% growth. read more

OCT 13, 2021 - 6:30 am

AP Equipment Financing is pursuing an initiative to provide finance programs for package and delivery customers looking to acquire electric vehicles. To begin this initiative, AP Equipment Financing will be providing finance solutions for SEA Electric's suite of electric vehicles. read more

SEP 29, 2021 - 6:04 am

Working from home has become the norm for a large portion of the U.S. population over the last 16 months. As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to (hopefully) subside, companies now need to determine what the future of the workplace looks like. ... read more

Monitor 100 2021

AP Equipment Financing hired Brian Smith as senior vice president of risk. With more than 25 years of experience in various credit and syndication roles in the equipment finance industry, Smith will be responsible for growing AP's funding channels and further nurturing those relationships. read more

AUG 19, 2021 - 6:15 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation announced that 17 individuals who recently sat through the eight-hour online CLFP exam passed and attained the CLFP designation.  read more

MAR 15, 2021 - 6:31 am

Tokyo Century (USA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo Century Corporation, appointed Chris Enbom, CLFP, to the role of CEO, effective April 1. Enbom is currently CEO of AP Equipment Financing, which was acquired by Tokyo Century (USA) in late 2019. read more

MAR 11, 2021 - 6:26 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2021, commemorating six decades of bringing equipment finance industry professionals together for networking, education, advocacy and industry information. read more

FEB 22, 2021 - 6:44 am

AP Equipment Financing funded $197.3 million worth of equipment in 2020, representing a 17% growth over 2019. Additionally, AP Equipment Financing promoted Chris Lerma, CLFP, to president and Fred Williams to chief sales officer. read more

JAN 6, 2021 - 7:01 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced the 2021 officers of its board of trustees, including Scott Thacker, CEO of Ivory Consulting, as chair; Nancy Pistorio, president of Madison Capital, as vice chair; Zack Marsh, CFO of Orion First Financial, as secretary/treasurer; and Ralph Petta, president and CEO of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, as president. read more

DEC 22, 2020 - 6:39 am

In a livestream held on Dec. 3, Kevin Truitt of LTi, Nick Fong of AP Equipment Financing, Frank Swann of ENGS Commercial Finance and Paul Vecker of Macrolease Corporation discussed emerging trends such as self-service portals, e-docs, AI, machine learning and more. read more

DEC 9, 2020 - 8:08 am

Registration is open for Monitor’s next Live+ event, “EF & Technology: Where Are We Now?” which will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. ET. read more

NOV 19, 2020 - 7:26 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation added 22 individuals as CLFPs after they recently sat through and passed the 8-hour online CLFP exam. read more

OCT 28, 2020 - 7:36 am

Most high growth equipment finance companies have one thing in common: leaders with the vision and drive to achieve great results. Guest Editor Chris Enbom shares the stories of three entrepreneurs who, respectively, led an independent, a captive and a bank affiliate to success in the inaugural Monitor 101+ ranking. ... read more

Sept/Oct 2020

Alfred Steinhaus joined AP Equipment Financing as a senior vice president of development and sales. Previously, Steinhaus worked in banking and equipment finance at The Associates/Citicapital, F&M Bank & Trust, GE Capital Solutions and Simmons Bank. read more

OCT 8, 2020 - 7:22 am

According to the ELFF’s September 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, confidence in the equipment finance market is 56.5, an increase from the August index of 48.4. read more

SEP 17, 2020 - 7:24 am