In August, new business volume was down 10% year over year and 17% month over month, according to the ELFA’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index. Though, NBV was up 3.5% compared to 2023. read more

SEP 25, 2024 - 6:12 am

Equipment Finance Cares held its fifth event of 2023 last week in Scottsdale, AZ, with more than 40 equipment finance professionals representing 24 different organizations in attendance. read more

NOV 22, 2023 - 6:37 am

Equipment Finance Cares will hold its next event on Nov. 15 from 1:30 to 7 p.m. PT in Scottsdale, AZ. Ascentium Capital is serving as host for the event. read more

NOV 2, 2023 - 6:45 am

BankFinancial promoted Kimberly King, CLFP, to vice president of sales for its equipment finance small-ticket division. King has more than 15 years of experience in the equipment finance industry and previously served as the small-ticket sales manager at BankFinancial. read more

SEP 20, 2023 - 6:55 am

BankFinancial joins the Monitor 100 at No. 79 under the leadership of Marci Slagle, who has unbreakable optimism despite the pandemic, a tumultuous economy and geopolitical events. Slagle discusses the challenges she has overcome and shares her plans to build a team that can withstand any event’s impact.... read more

Monitor 100 2022

In an exclusive Q&A, Adrian Hebig of Channel Partners, Eric Renaud of NFS Leasing, Marci Slagle of BankFinancial Equipment Finance and James Truran of Amur Equipment Finance give the lay of the land for funding sources, discussing deal flow, marketplace challenges and the effect of factors like the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical tension on the cost of funds. ... read more

Mar/Apr 2022

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the results of its second quarterly COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Survey, which reveal equipment finance companies’ staffing performance, work-from-home expectations and portfolio metrics, including deferrals, defaults and originations. read more

SEP 8, 2021 - 6:40 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for March was $9.3 billion, up 4% year over year from new business volume in March 2020. Volume was up 26% month to month from $7.4 billion in February. read more

APR 23, 2021 - 7:32 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2021, commemorating six decades of bringing equipment finance industry professionals together for networking, education, advocacy and industry information. read more

FEB 22, 2021 - 6:44 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced that ELFA Women’s Leadership Forum LIVE! will take place on April 20, 2021. This one-day virtual event will be hosted by the ELFA Women’s Council and will focus on leadership development for women at all stages of an equipment finance career. read more

JAN 29, 2021 - 7:06 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association revealed the results of its business council steering committee elections, naming the members of the five committees representing key business sectors of the association membership. read more

NOV 24, 2020 - 7:14 am

BankFinancial Equipment Finance expanded its capabilities to include leasing to governmental, middle market and small business lessees. Marci Slagle, Stephanie Hall and Robert Grabner will lead the expansion. read more

FEB 14, 2020 - 7:00 am

36th Street Capital Partners appointed Marci Slagle vice president of Originations effective immediately. read more

MAR 13, 2018 - 6:30 am