As part of his Leasing Avenues video blog series, Bob Rinaldi, president of Rinaldi Advisory Services, sat down with leasing and finance entrepreneur David T. Schaefer, CEO of Orion First, for an exclusive interview. read more

MAY 3, 2022 - 7:05 am

Orion First has surpassed $2 billion in assets under management only 16 months after reaching its previous benchmark of $1 billion. read more

FEB 26, 2020 - 7:00 am

Founder and CEO of Orion First and Mintaka Financial and Chairman of the ELFA, David Schaefer is a panelist at the 2018 European Leasing & Consumer Credit Conventions. read more

OCT 5, 2018 - 6:40 am

Orion First surpassed $1 billion in assets under management. read more

SEP 26, 2018 - 7:17 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s July 2018 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 62.8 in July, easing from the June index of 66.2. read more

JUL 19, 2018 - 6:51 am

According to the ELFF, overall, confidence in the equipment finance market eased again in April to 68.3, down from the March index of 72.2. read more

APR 19, 2018 - 7:07 am

According to the ELFF’s latest index, confidence in the equipment finance market is 75.3 in January, an increase from 69.4 in December and the highest level since the index was launched in 2009. read more

JAN 18, 2018 - 7:09 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

During the 56th annual convention of the ELFA, the association named its new board of directors and officers, including Mintaka Financial’s David T. Schaefer as chairman and BMO Harris’ Jud Snyder as chairman-elect. read more

OCT 25, 2017 - 7:34 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 monthly index, confidence in the equipment finance market registered a reading of 65.8, easing from the March index of 71.1. read more

APR 20, 2017 - 7:12 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

Paul Marcoe, who was formerly vice president of Information Systems & Security at Financial Pacific Leasing, joined Orion First as chief technology officer. read more

FEB 24, 2016 - 7:11 am

According to the February 2016 Monthly Confidence Index from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, overall confidence in the market was 48.3, a rather sharp decrease from the January index of 54.0. read more

FEB 18, 2016 - 7:33 am