The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association is accepting member nominations for its 2024 Operations & Technology Excellence Award. The deadline to apply is June 17. The winner(s) will be recognized at the 2024 Operations & Technology Conference on Sept. 9 – 11 in Nashville. read more

MAY 9, 2024 - 7:06 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume in the equipment finance industry for March was $9.3 billion, down 7% year over year but up 18% from $7.9 billion in February. read more

APR 23, 2024 - 6:50 am

Driven by strong consumer spending and a resilient labor market, the U.S. economy continues to expand at a healthy clip, according to the Q2/24 update of the 2024 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Real equipment and software investment growth is projected to be 2.2% in 2024, with activity expected to pick up in the latter half of the year. read more

APR 17, 2024 - 6:28 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed that the equipment finance industry recorded $7.9 billion in overall new business volume in February, up 4% year over year from new business volume in February 2023. However, volume was down 15% from $9.3 billion in January. read more

MAR 25, 2024 - 6:23 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's “What’s Hot/What’s Not” report, which reveals industry perceptions of 15 equipment markets based on a survey of ELFA members, construction, machine tools, medical, technology and marine/intercoastal are the leading sectors for the year ahead, based on portfolio preference. read more

MAR 12, 2024 - 6:50 am

The ELFA’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed overall equipment finance new business volume for January was $9.3 billion, up 6% year-over-year from January 2023. read more

FEB 26, 2024 - 5:59 am

As the first woman to lead the ELFA, Leigh Lytle brings a new voice and outlook to the industry. In an interview with Monitor, she identifies seven opportunities and challenges the equipment finance industry faces today and outlines the association’s goals to address them. ... read more

Jan/Feb 2024

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for December was $12.5 billion, up 2% year over year, while cumulative new business volume for 2023 was up 3.9% compared to 2022. read more

JAN 24, 2024 - 6:50 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2024, including projections of 1.7% growth in real U.S. GDP and 2.2% growth in real equipment finance software investment. read more

JAN 17, 2024 - 6:42 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for November was $8.3 billion, unchanged from new business volume in November 2022 but down 19% from October. read more

DEC 21, 2023 - 6:32 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association appointed Leigh Lytle president and CEO, effective Dec. 4. Lytle previously served as head of North American policy at financial technology services firm Plaid and as chair of the board of directors of the Financial Technology Association. read more

OCT 24, 2023 - 7:20 am