Tamarack, a provider of independent software solutions in the equipment and commercial lending industry, launched Salesforce.com for Hitachi Capital America’s Transportation Finance division. read more
MAR 14, 2018 - 6:38 am
Hitachi Capital America’s Donald Link, vice president and general manager of the company’s Medium and Small Ticket Finance Division, was appointed to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s board of trustees. read more
DEC 8, 2017 - 5:40 am
Hitachi Business Finance, a division of Hitachi Capital America, expanded its financing solutions to include syndicated lending and, in the past quarter, provided $65 million to three U.S. companies. read more
MAY 19, 2017 - 6:53 am
Kirk Mann was hired as the senior vice president and general manager of Hitachi Capital America’s transportation finance division, replacing the retiring Bob Otto. read more
MAY 5, 2017 - 7:35 am
William H. Besgen, senior advisor/vice chairman emeritus and former vice chairman, president and board director of Hitachi Capital America, will retire on March 31, 2017. read more
MAR 23, 2017 - 7:30 am
Hitachi Capital America reported $3.8 billion in funded volume in 2016, an increase of 65% from 2015. In addition, the company recorded $2.8 billion in total assets, up 44% from 2015. read more
FEB 8, 2017 - 7:41 am
According to the ELFF’s monthly index, confidence in the equipment finance industry has shot up, with 71% of executives believing that U.S. economic conditions will improve in the next six months. read more
DEC 15, 2016 - 6:50 am
Robert C. Otto, president and GM of Automotive Finance for Hitachi Capital America, will be retiring from the company in 2017. read more
DEC 6, 2016 - 7:05 am
Hitachi Capital America and FastPay entered into a partner-finance program to provide liquidity to enterprise-segment clients within the digital economy. read more
NOV 8, 2016 - 7:20 am
As economic growth continues to crawl forward, equipment finance executives face many challenges. While some are familiar, other challenges, such as technological evolution and creating a culture that appeals to all generations in the workforce, are not. Lisa Miller sits down with four equipment finance executives who discuss the state of the industry and their outlook for the future.... read more
September/October 2016
According to the ELFF’s monthly confidence index, due to customers’ concerns about the November election, confidence in the equipment finance market fell to 53.8 in September from the 54.8 reading in August. read more
SEP 22, 2016 - 6:47 am
According to the August 2016 monthly confidence index from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation, confidence in the equipment finance market is 54.8, an increase from the July index of 52.5. read more
AUG 18, 2016 - 7:59 am
According to the ELFF’s July 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, confidence in the equipment finance market is 52.5, remaining steady with the June index of 52.3. read more
JUL 21, 2016 - 7:12 am
In April, Bill Besgen stepped down as vice chair of Hitachi Capital America’s board of directors. Besgen started at HCA in 1990 when the Japanese company initiated its U.S. finance efforts. He looks back at his years building the company into a strong player in the U.S. equipment finance business — without speaking a word of Japanese.... read more
Monitor 100 2016
Creekridge Capital, which was acquired by Hitachi Capital America earlier this year, will now operate as Hitachi Capital America Vendor Services and continue to provide vendor financing programs, products and services. read more
JUN 9, 2016 - 7:24 am