Wintrust Specialty Finance, a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, has exceeded $1 billion in funded contracts in its first three years by earning market share with equipment vendor partners and supporting independent lessors’ liquidity needs through portfolio purchases. read more

JUL 28, 2022 - 7:25 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s July 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 46.1, a decrease from the June index of 50.9. read more

JUL 21, 2022 - 7:31 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s June 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 50.9, up from the May index of 49.6. read more

JUN 16, 2022 - 7:44 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s May 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 49.6, a decrease from the April index of 56.1. read more

MAY 19, 2022 - 7:14 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance hired Doug Nielsen as senior vice president and chief sales officer. Prior to joining Wintrust, Nielson held various senior leadership roles with Key Equipment Finance, Bank of America, El Camino Resources and Highline Capital Group. read more

MAY 5, 2022 - 7:31 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s February 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 61.8, easing from the January index of 63.9. read more

FEB 17, 2022 - 6:41 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s January 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 63.9, unchanged from the December 2021 index. read more

JAN 20, 2022 - 6:31 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance, a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, has exceeded $500 million dollars in assets and $750 million dollars in funding in its first three years by earning market share with equipment vendor partners and supporting independent lessors’ liquidity needs through portfolio purchases. read more

JAN 12, 2022 - 6:00 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s October 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 61.1, an increase from the September index of 60.5.   read more

OCT 21, 2021 - 6:48 am

Craig Shipley joined Wintrust Specialty Finance, a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, as senior vice president and chief sales officer. Shipley will be located in Chicago and will focus on the growth of Wintrust Specialty Finance’s wholesale and vendor channels. read more

OCT 19, 2021 - 6:10 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance, a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, promoted Chris Maudlin, CLFP, to serve the company as senior vice president and chief operating officer. read more

SEP 23, 2021 - 6:09 am

Eric McGriff joined Wintrust Specialty Finance as senior vice president and chief credit risk officer. McGriff will be located in Flanders, NJ, and will be focused on the strategic growth of Wintrust Specialty Finance’s portfolio as it nears $500 million. read more

SEP 21, 2021 - 6:46 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the results of its second quarterly COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Survey, which reveal equipment finance companies’ staffing performance, work-from-home expectations and portfolio metrics, including deferrals, defaults and originations. read more

SEP 8, 2021 - 6:40 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s August 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 66.6, a decrease from the July index of 72.9.    read more

AUG 19, 2021 - 6:18 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the July 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 72.9, an increase from the June index of 71.3.   read more

JUL 22, 2021 - 6:30 am