The top 20 lenders in the segment, in the aggregate, filed financing statements covering a total of 265 logging equipment related filings during the month of January 2018. read more

MAR 8, 2018 - 8:33 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed overall new business volume for December was $12.8 billion, up 6% year over year from new business volume in December 2016. read more

JAN 25, 2018 - 7:05 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s December index, confidence in the equipment finance market reached 69.4 in December, an increase from 67.0 in November and the highest level in nine months. read more

DEC 15, 2017 - 7:53 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s November 2017 Monthly Confidence Index, confidence in the equipment finance market is 67.0 in November, an increase from 63.7 in October. read more

NOV 16, 2017 - 7:03 am

According to the ELFF’s September 2017 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, confidence in the equipment finance market is 63.7, easing from the August index of 64.4. read more

SEP 19, 2017 - 7:22 am

According to the latest monthly confidence index from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, confidence in the equipment finance market is 64.4 in August, up from 63.5 in the previous two months. read more

AUG 17, 2017 - 7:16 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s July 2017 Monthly Confidence Index, confidence in the equipment finance market was relatively unchanged in July from the previous two months at 63.5. read more

JUL 20, 2017 - 6:44 am

According to the ELFF’s March 2017 Monthly Confidence Index, confidence in the equipment finance market is 71.1, easing from the February index of 72.2 but remaining among the highest levels of the last two years. read more

MAR 16, 2017 - 7:48 am

The ELFF’s monthly confidence index registered a 73.4 in December, the highest mark since the index was launched in May of 2009. read more

JAN 19, 2017 - 7:16 am

According to the ELFF’s monthly confidence index, due to customers’ concerns about the November election, confidence in the equipment finance market fell to 53.8 in September from the 54.8 reading in August. read more

SEP 22, 2016 - 6:47 am

BMO Harris EF, BB&T EF and CapitalSource were shown to be holding operating leases on vessels having SLVs of $24.7 million, $22.5 million and $22.1 million, respectively, for shipping firm ISH, which filed for Chapter 11. read more

AUG 5, 2016 - 7:25 am

According to the ELFF’s July 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, confidence in the equipment finance market is 52.5, remaining steady with the June index of 52.3.  read more

JUL 21, 2016 - 7:12 am

Though they don’t agree on the method, our buy desk roundtable participants do agree on one thing: the lending environment needs to change. Lisa Miller catches up with three capital markets executives who discuss the delicate balance between pricing, terms and valuation.... read more

March/April 2016