Many methods of common fraud can be prevented through training, vigilance and common sense. Paul Bent and Gary LoMonaco outline how to spot various types of fraud and stress, the importance of staying aware and sounding the alarm if something seems off.... read more

Nov/Dec 2023

We take a look into the future, to the year 2073, when Monitor (which has gone on to be known as Monitroid) celebrates its 100th anniversary and the leasing industry contemplates its most recent development — the fully autonomous equipment leasing system.... read more

Monitor 100 2023

Gary LoMonaco, a director at The Alta Group who has worked with the firm’s strategy and competitive alignment practice since 2021, will now lead the global consultancy’s business assessment practice. read more

JUN 20, 2023 - 7:08 am

When the equipment leasing industry was created, leasing was the go-to product. But as time went on, the industry morphed into a subset of secured lending. Paul Bent explores the cycles of the industry and says as market conditions shift, the old roots of yesteryear may be giving rise to a new generation of lessors.... read more

50th Anniversary 2023

Paul Bent and Patricia Voorhees of The Alta Group will share their expertise on legal issues impacting the equipment leasing industry at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 2023 Legal Forum, which will take place May 7 to May 9 in Fort Myers, FL. read more

APR 26, 2023 - 7:08 am

Paul Bent, senior managing director and head of legal services and business assessment at The Alta Group, and Patricia Voorhees, a director at The Alta Group, will be presenters at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 61st Annual Convention from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11. read more

SEP 27, 2022 - 7:42 am

Paul Bent is back with a history lesson on the “Internet of Things” as well as an update on protecting your firm from the liability of data collection, internet connectivity and potential threats to equipment assets in the ever-connected world of the internet. ... read more

Monitor 101 2022

Equipment finance industry legal experts will predict challenges that will last the next decade, while other sessions will explore circular economy and ESG financing opportunities, “as-a-service” financing models and the transition away from LIBOR at ELFA’s Annual Convention. read more

SEP 30, 2021 - 6:36 am

Paul Bent of The Alta Group provides a somewhat snarky explainer on new and expanding financial disclosure regulations in the state of California and what they’ll mean for the equipment finance and leasing industry at large. ... read more

Monitor 101 2021

Fraud can happen anywhere, from electronic leases to hand delivered documents signed in ink. Dominic Liberatore and Paul Bent explore fraud in the equipment finance industry and provide recommendations for identifying red flags and challenging suspicious activity. ... read more

May/June 2020

Paul Bent and Joe Nachbin of The Alta Group take a long view of the coming year, assessing the risks that the industry will have to address and giving some advice on how to do so.... read more

January/February 2019

The use of a stipulated loss value formula to measure a lessor’s damages resulting from lessee defaults will be debated during a session at the ELFA Legal Forum May 7 in Washington, D.C. read more

MAY 3, 2018 - 6:48 am