The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation is designating June 7 as a “Day of Giving,” a 24-hour fundraising campaign that will provide individuals and companies the opportunity to give back to the equipment finance industry. read more
JUN 6, 2022 - 7:42 am
As of this month, ECS Financial Services has been a member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association for 25 years. read more
APR 8, 2022 - 6:03 am
Rinaldi Advisory Services and ECS Financial Services have partnered on a CEO financial benchmarking service for small to medium-sized independent equipment finance companies. read more
MAR 1, 2021 - 6:58 am
Shari L. Lipski, CLFP, principal of ECS Financial Services, was appointed to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s 2021 board of trustees. read more
JAN 11, 2021 - 6:52 am
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced the 2021 officers of its board of trustees, including Scott Thacker, CEO of Ivory Consulting, as chair; Nancy Pistorio, president of Madison Capital, as vice chair; Zack Marsh, CFO of Orion First Financial, as secretary/treasurer; and Ralph Petta, president and CEO of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, as president. read more
DEC 22, 2020 - 6:39 am
The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation added 24 individuals as CLFPs after they recently sat through the 8-hour online CLFP exam. read more
SEP 28, 2020 - 7:16 am
The National Equipment Finance Association 2019 Funding Symposium set a record for attendance, with over 330 professionals attending the conference in Atlanta. read more
OCT 10, 2019 - 6:40 am
ECS Manager Anne Dalgaard, CPA, CLFP, was elected to the National Equipment Finance Association Board of Directors. read more
NOV 26, 2018 - 6:50 am
The National Equipment Finance Association’s 2018 Finance Summit set an attendance record. The summit was held from March 14-16 in Las Vegas. read more
MAR 27, 2018 - 6:33 am
Shari L. Lipski, principal of ECS Financial Services, will join the Commercial Finance Association’s Midwest Chapter as co-chair on the membership committee. read more
JUL 7, 2017 - 7:24 am
Shari L. Lipski, principal at ECS Financial Services, was elected to serve a two-year term on the ELFA’s service providers business council steering committee. read more
JUN 21, 2017 - 7:02 am
Over the past 10 years, social media and digital marketing have become necessary tools for businesses of all types. For leasing companies in particular, building a positive and pervasive presence on social media and the internet can have a significant... read more
June 2017
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
No one ever said that running an equipment leasing company is easy. Consider the challenge of collecting, reporting and remitting personal property taxes. Personal property tax is charged on tangible personal property (not real estate) and is levied by the... read more
April 2017