Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, is celebrating nine years of business this month. Since its inception in 2015 with four founding employees, WCF has grown to a staff of more than 55 and originated more than $4.7 billion in new business volume for its customers. read more

APR 24, 2024 - 6:40 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, is celebrating eight years in business this month. WCF has originated more than $3.78 billion in new business volume for its customers since its inception in 2015. read more

APR 18, 2023 - 6:54 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance is celebrating seven years in business this month. Since its inception with four founding employees, WCF has grown to a staff of 50, including new personnel hired in the WCF Aviation Group. read more

APR 21, 2022 - 7:36 am

Richard L. Dunbar will retire as president and CEO of Wintrust Equipment Finance today after a 42-year career in the banking and equipment finance industry. Jeff Wolinski, the current president of Wintrust Capital, will succeed Dunbar. read more

APR 15, 2022 - 7:33 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, is marking its sixth year in business this month. Since its inception in 2015 with four founding employees, Wintrust Commercial Finance has grown to a staff of 48 people, including the new east region team developed in 2020. read more

APR 15, 2021 - 6:12 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance celebrated five years in business in April 2020. WCF has originated more than $1.8 billion in new business volume for its customers. read more

MAY 12, 2020 - 6:55 am

Industry veteran David Normandin joined Wintrust Asset Finance as president and CEO of Wintrust Specialty Finance, which will focus on equipment finance for small and mid-sized businesses nationwide. read more

OCT 15, 2018 - 7:15 am

Wintrust Asset Finance achieved the $1 billion milestone in total assets and booked more than $500 million in new loans and lease assets during 2017. read more

JAN 25, 2018 - 6:42 am

As a new entrant to the Monitor 100, Wintrust Asset Finance is now in the company of the heavy-hitters in the equipment finance industry, even if it’s not organized the same way as its new peers. President and CEO Mike Knowles explains how Wintrust’s unique structure and entrepreneurial culture have powered its ascent.... read more

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