Monitor sat down with four notable leaders to assess the state of the funding source space, as Paul Fogle, Dave Lyder, Deborah Monosson and Adam Peterson check in on current deal flow, challenges lenders are facing, concerns about credit quality and the rise of fraud, and how geopolitical and banking turmoil are impacting their businesses.... read more

Mar/Apr 2024

With banks pulling back from equipment finance, what does the landscape look like for independents? Brian Holland, Steve O’Leary and Bill Stephenson weigh in on the cost of capital and the rise of private credit and provide an outlook for the year ahead.... read more

Mar/Apr 24

“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

Developments both in the public and private sector have fueled optimism in the ever-positive equipment leasing industry. In this year’s Funding Sources roundtable, representatives from Stearns Bank, Financial Pacific Leasing and Ascentium Capital share their thoughts on the current equipment acquisition environment, fintech and more.... read more

March/April 2018

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

This year’s Funding Source roundtable participants offer their insights on deal flow, funding sources and credit quality, as well as provide some tips on how brokers can improve the odds of getting a deal done in today’s lending environment.... read more

March/April 2015