The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation announced that Carol Virgin, syndication manager at CHG-Meridian, became the 500th CLFP. read more

NOV 13, 2017 - 7:51 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation announced that 22 individuals who sat for the eight-hour web-based exam have passed. read more

OCT 20, 2017 - 6:15 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s monthly index, confidence in the equipment finance market is 63.7 in October, unchanged from the September index. read more

OCT 19, 2017 - 6:57 am

LeaseQ is offering equipment financing with no payments for 90 days for business owners needing to quickly replace equipment in the wake of recent natural disasters. read more

OCT 11, 2017 - 7:20 am

According to the latest release of the ELFF’s monthly confidence index, confidence in the equipment finance market remained steady in June at 63.5, relatively unchanged from the May index of 63.2. read more

JUN 15, 2017 - 7:09 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

As confidence in the equipment finance industry reaches new heights to start 2017, funding sources face a number of challenges as well as opportunities. Paul Menzel of Financial Pacific Leasing, Bob Fisher of Ascentium Capital and Brian Griffin of MB Financial Bank discuss ways to remain competitive, how the new presidential administration will impact business and how liquidity and credit quality have fared.... read more

March/April 2017

Garrett Reetz joined First Foundation Bank as credit officer in the equipment finance department. Reetz formerly worked at Financial Pacific Leasing. read more

SEP 23, 2016 - 6:48 am

Vernon Tirey

Are you old school or new school? I’m not talking about whether you prefer the Commodore 64 or the Sony PlayStation 4. I’m talking about the philosophy and approach you employ to finance equipment deals. Old school methods evolved from... read more

The release of the June 2016 Monthly Confidence Index from the ELFF revealed that confidence in the industry eased for the second consecutive month, falling to 52.3 from the 55.1 mark recorded in May. read more

JUN 21, 2016 - 7:26 am

Financial Pacific Leasing President and CEO Paul Menzel shares his insights into current industry trends. While the days of abundant liquidity are behind us, Menzel says the industry has only begun to feel the effects of regulation. Although the industry will always be in flux, Menzel says adopting a mantra of trust and integrity will always be the best way to get a deal done.... read more

March/April 2016

El Dorado, Arkansas-based waste disposal company J&J Disposal filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The company shows secured claims of $636,000 of which approximately $463,000 is owed to Susquehanna Commercial Finance. read more

MAR 25, 2016 - 7:37 am

According to the March 2016 Monthly Confidence Index from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation, confidence in the equipment finance industry rose to 51.6 in March from a reading of 48.3 in February. read more

MAR 17, 2016 - 7:37 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

DocuSign and eOriginal announced that Financial Pacific Leasing has fully digitized its end-to-end transaction lifecycle with the companies’ joint Digital Transaction Management solution. read more

MAY 12, 2015 - 7:10 am