Letter from the Editor

We're About To Close The Chapter On Another Year — But Not Without Highlighting Women Leadership In The Equipment Finance Industry.... read more

Nov/Dec 2024

The 2023 Bank 50 Continues to Expand Portfolios and Originations

Monitor’s Bank 50 remained resilient in 2022, reporting an 8.6% increase in net assets and a 10.2% upswing in originations. Most banks anticipated a continued trajectory of growth to year-end 2023 — whether they can accomplish this feat remains to be seen.... read more

Nov/Dec 2023

Monitor Bank 50 Volume Bounces Back While Portfolios Stay Steady

After experiencing a deep pandemic-related drop in new business volume in 2020, the Bank 50 rebounded to achieve a 6% year-over-year increase in new business volume in 2021. Although the group’s collective portfolio declined slightly, the banks anticipated a trajectory of net asset growth by year end.... read more

Nov/Dec 2022

The Long View: A Q&A with the Top Banks in Equipment Finance

The participants in our Q&A represent some of the biggest banks in equipment finance, which fund everything from agriculture to healthcare services and anything in between. Bill Mayer, Joe Pucci, Mike Romanowski and Tom Rutherford offer their viewpoints on 2019 so far and their outlook on the months and years ahead.... read more

August 2019

Monitor Bank 50 Discovers Shifting Focus to Major IT Spending

Steve Byrnes, Melisa Carter

IT spending is surging in our industry, but with lowered expectations regarding transforming organization cost structures. Business executives now believe that broader business strategies must be key components of major initiative business cases. They have also discovered that the cost... read more

Nov 2014