Orion First has begun servicing contracts for Conserv Capital, a lender to contractors and haulers for heavy equipment in the Southeast with more than 1,500 pieces of equipment and more than 750 customers in 30 states. read more

JUN 15, 2022 - 7:32 am

Orion First named Jaimie Haver, CLFP, its new senior vice president and director of contract operations. A veteran of the equipment finance industry, Haver has been responsible for building back offices for scaling companies, including banks and independent lessors. read more

JUN 1, 2022 - 7:45 am

Orion First has begun servicing contracts for Massachusetts-based Universal Finance, a lender to the construction, transportation, restaurant and medical equipment supply industries with 40 years of experience. read more

MAR 29, 2022 - 6:41 am

Orion First promoted Jenny Dubinsky from director of accounting to senior vice president and director of contract operations and Quentin Cote from executive vice president to president and chief operating officer. read more

FEB 1, 2022 - 6:23 am

Orion First, a commercial loan and lease portfolio servicer, has surpassed $3 billion in assets under management since its founding in 2001. This milestone comes after the company reached its previous benchmark of $2 billion in 2020. read more

JAN 19, 2022 - 6:17 am

Although it was held virtually, the ELFA/IMN Investors’ Conference focused on a theme of the slow but steady emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic. Equipment-backed ABS has experienced a “bright start” in early 2021 and volume is expected to return to near-normal levels. ... read more

May 2021

CF Bankshares and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, CFBank, selected Orion First, a commercial loan and lease portfolio servicer, as its exclusive provider of primary management services for its equipment finance and leasing line of business. read more

MAR 10, 2021 - 6:19 am

Orion First has begun servicing contracts for ApplePie Capital, a lender dedicated to the franchise industry that provides transaction sizes ranging from $100,000 to $5 million. read more

FEB 17, 2021 - 6:33 am

Orion First has begun servicing contracts for Paradigm Equipment Finance, a Salt Lake City-based nationwide lender providing asset-based financing programs. read more

JAN 20, 2021 - 6:56 am

Orion First has begun servicing contracts for TEAM Funding Solutions, an independently owned direct capital source dedicated to financing equipment leases exclusively for the broker community. read more

JAN 7, 2021 - 6:54 am

Orion First, a commercial loan and lease servicer, released its latest product: a customer portal, which was designed to enhance the customer experience for borrowers. read more

OCT 15, 2020 - 7:04 am

According to the July 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, confidence in the equipment finance market is 45.3, steady with the June index of 45.8. read more

JUL 16, 2020 - 7:23 am

Confidence in the equipment finance market increased to 45.8, up from the May index of 25.8, according to the June 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

JUN 18, 2020 - 7:42 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released its latest Confidence Index. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 54.9, an increase from the October index of 51.4. read more

NOV 14, 2019 - 6:45 am

Mintaka Financial has acquired Phoenix, AZ-based Summit Commercial Finance. read more

OCT 15, 2019 - 6:55 am