Wintrust Specialty Finance, a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, originated nearly $185 million of new leases and loans in the first half of 2020, a growth rate of more than 300% from the same period in 2019. read more

AUG 5, 2020 - 7:08 am

According to the July 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, confidence in the equipment finance market is 45.3, steady with the June index of 45.8. read more

JUL 16, 2020 - 7:23 am

Confidence in the equipment finance market increased to 45.8, up from the May index of 25.8, according to the June 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

JUN 18, 2020 - 7:42 am

Monitor will host a free virtual event on May 20 featuring moderator Vince Belcastro and panelists David Normandin, Miles Herman and Tom Depping who will discuss what lies ahead for the equipment finance industry. read more

MAY 12, 2020 - 7:05 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance hired Matt Freeman as vice president of Business Development. Freeman will focus on expanding WSF’s technology lending business nationwide. read more

APR 23, 2020 - 7:00 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance completed the acquisition of an approximately $100 million portfolio of high quality small-ticket leases and loans. read more

FEB 18, 2020 - 7:00 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance completed its first year of originations in 2019 with more than $148 million in commercial equipment financing and leasing contracts. read more

FEB 10, 2020 - 7:00 am

The ELFF released the September 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 54.7, a decrease from the August index of 58.9. read more

SEP 19, 2019 - 6:30 am

The ELFA’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed overall new business volume for July was $9.4 billion, up 15% year-over-year from new business volume in July 2018. read more

AUG 23, 2019 - 6:35 am

The ELFF released the July 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market was 57.9, an increase from the June index of 52.8. read more

JUL 18, 2019 - 6:50 am

Cary Calkin joined Wintrust Specialty Finance as senior vice president and chief operating officer, based out of the Irvine office. Cary will join a national team led by David Normandin, CLFP, president and CEO. read more

JUN 25, 2019 - 6:55 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance’s team now consists 100% of CLFPs after Chelsea Wood, CLFP, WSF funding manager, and Jodie Masciola, CLFP, WSF credit officer, both successfully passed their CLFP exams last month. read more

JUN 13, 2019 - 6:55 am

“Consistency” could be the official motto of the equipment finance universe, as financers and lenders saw steady or even improved business over the last year. For this year’s Funding Sources Roundtable, reps from Dakota, Amur, Marlin, Global Financial & Leasing Services, Boston Financial & Equity and Wintrust discussed how they maintained such reliable standards in the past and how they aim to do it in the future.... read more

March/April 2019

David Normandin, president and CEO of Wintrust Specialty Finance, will speak on a panel alongside fellow industry leaders at the upcoming Investors’ Conference on Equipment Leasing in New York City on March 20. read more

MAR 15, 2019 - 6:45 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance hired Chris Maudlin as senior vice president and chief credit officer and Nick Gibbens as vice president of business development. Both join a national team led by David Normandin, president and CEO. read more

FEB 5, 2019 - 7:10 am