After penning articles for Monitor for 14 years, Dexter Van Dango has decided to retire his plume. He reflects back on the evolution of equipment finance since the 1980s and gives thanks to everyone who has followed his journalistic journey.... read more

Sept/Oct 2022

The drive toward consumption or pay-for-use models in equipment finance is well underway and to keep up, independent and bank lenders need to determine how to fit such offerings into their arsenals. Dexter Van Dango explores just how realistic such an endeavor can be. ... read more

Vol. 48 No. 3 2021

The effects of COVID-19 continue to unfold as virus cases spike throughout the U.S. How does the current economic climate compare with the crises of the past? Dexter Van Dango compares our current plight to the influenza pandemic of 1918, the Great Depression and the Great Recession. ... read more

Monitor 100 2020

Dexter Van Dango explores the equipment finance ecosystem and discusses the valuable roles that independent lessors play by bringing market-creating innovations to bear.... read more

Mar/Apr 2020

In an attempt to discover the new breed of leaders who will carry our industry forward in the coming years, Dexter sat down with five current industry leaders under the age of 50. In a brief Q&A, this article provides insight into their leadership style, how they see themselves differently from traditional business leaders, and what advice influenced them most over their careers. ... read more

October 2019

2019 marks the tenth year I have contributed to the Monitor 100 publication. Indulge me, if you will, by allowing me to look back over the past decade to reminisce over what I have written about for the past ten Monitor 100 issues, taking another look at the road we traveled together.... read more

June 2019

Vendor finance has seen cycles of both innovation and stagnation, and Dexter Van Dango has worked and written about the industry long enough to see it all. While he views the current landscape as stale, he also sees the most exciting advancements occurring within the independent space, rather than with banks.... read more

May/June 2019

Dexter Van Dango sees the future as a synthesis of the past and present as companies develop new technology to adapt some old-fashioned teamwork. He believes equipment finance and leasing companies should take advantage of not only collaborative work models but the agility fintechs and artificial intelligence will continue to offer them.... read more

January/February 2019

Customer service departments were originally designed to serve traditionalists and baby boomers. But the service-with-a-smile via a toll-free number that satisfied these customers just won’t cut it for millennials and Generation Z. Dexter Van Dango explores this digital disruption and offers practical steps toward anticipating the needs of every customer.... read more

September/October 2018

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

Long gone are the days when asset managers relied on Green Guides and paper documents were stored in fireproof filing cabinets. Dexter Van Dango examines data-driven processes, blockchain technology and the demise of traditionally documented transactions. He urges equipment finance companies to challenge their thinking about all aspects of the business before they are left behind.... read more

January/February 2018

The culture of a company — the invisible force that determines vision and values — will ultimately determine its success or failure. Dexter Van Dango embarks on an expedition to uncover the power of culture. He examines recent cultural breakdowns that made headlines and shares insights from equipment finance leaders on the impact of corporate culture on their organizations.... read more

September/October 2017

As the industry evolves from providing standard equipment leases and loans to more managed solution transactions, standard vendor program agreements may no longer be up to the job. Dexter Van Dango examines this trend, which may relegate the hell-or-high-water clause to the history books.... read more

May/June 2017

In his annual TOP Picks article, Dexter Van Dango looks back at his “foolish” predictions for 2016 and lays out his trends, observations and predictions for the year ahead. He anticipates several interest rate hikes, a rush for big banks to acquire rising fintechs and decisive political action from a Republicancontrolled Federal government.... read more

January/February 2017

Dexter Van Dango looks at the evolving role of bank-owned equipment finance companies in the vendor channel. While banks have traditionally dominated vendor finance, many independents have entered the space by offering greater flexibility. Banks still have the advantage of lower cost of funds. Will that be enough to keep up with the competition?... read more

May/June 2016