The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced that ELFA Women’s Leadership Forum LIVE! will take place on April 20, 2021. This one-day virtual event will be hosted by the ELFA Women’s Council and will focus on leadership development for women at all stages of an equipment finance career. read more

JAN 29, 2021 - 7:06 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation announced its 2021 board of directors, including those who will serve on the executive committee as officers. Nate Gibbons of Innovation Finance was named president and Jenny Wood of Orion First Financial was named vice president. read more

JAN 25, 2021 - 6:36 am

As the United States reckons with its long history of racial injustice against Black citizens, the overwhelmingly white equipment finance industry must take a look at its own shortcomings in creating opportunities for Black people. ... read more

Monitor 100 2020

Monitor checks in with four NextGen leaders about how their companies effectively engage emerging leaders. They talk about the innate value of younger talent, share strategies for effective inter-generational collaboration and share advice for tomorrow’s leaders. ... read more

May/June 2020

In Monitor’s most recent livestream, five African American leaders in the equipment finance industry provided insights and solutions to the lack of Black representation, inclusion and advancement in the industry. read more

AUG 5, 2020 - 7:26 am

BMO Harris Equipment Finance promoted Lance Rhodes to head of Equipment Finance Syndications. Rhodes will be based out of Denver and will report to Tom Sbordone, managing director and national sales manager. read more

JUN 18, 2019 - 7:00 am

Monitor has reported on six U.S. recessions during its 44 years in print. On the wings of the second-longest economic expansion in U.S. history, Dexter Van Dango asks the question lingering in the back of our minds: When will the next recession hit?... read more

Monitor 100 2018

The markets equipment finance companies serve are always in a state of flux, as are regulations and the state of the economy. Lisa Miller checks in with three asset managers on how they manage to provide accurate valuations in such a dynamic environment.... read more

January/February 2018

BMO Harris Equipment Finance hired Michael Viola as director and team lead for its Chicago office, with responsibility for the team’s Illinois, Indiana and Michigan markets. BMO also added to its Phoenix office. read more

NOV 7, 2017 - 7:03 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation announced that 25 individuals successfully passed the eight-hour online CLFP exam during the month of May. read more

MAY 31, 2017 - 7:30 am

BMO Harris Equipment Finance promoted Tom Sbordone to national sales manager and managing director and Bob Lehr to director and sales team lead for operations in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Arizona. read more

APR 24, 2017 - 7:21 am

BMO Harris Bank announced plans for a 360,000-square-foot new office tower in downtown Milwaukee, which will be called the BMO Harris Financial Center. read more

DEC 9, 2016 - 7:03 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

Monitor contributor Lisa A. Miller sits down with four asset management executives to discuss the essential role they play in the sales and decisioning process and their never-ending quest to balance risk and reward, manage regulatory compliance and achieve growth despite “fierce” competition.... read more

January/February 2016

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed overall new business volume for December was $12.5 billion, down 5% from new business volume in December 2014. read more

JAN 27, 2016 - 7:21 am