The Alta Group launched a weekly podcast, produced and hosted by Jonathan L. Fales, which is the first series to focus on the equipment financing market. read more

SEP 28, 2017 - 7:13 am

The ELFA’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed new business volume for August was up 1% year over year and down 1% month to month. Year to date, cumulative new business volume was up 6% compared to 2016. read more

SEP 26, 2017 - 7:19 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association selected Joseph P. Sebik, director of tax at Siemens Financial Services, to receive the 2017 Michael J. Fleming Distinguished Service Award. read more

SEP 14, 2017 - 7:25 am

According to the ELFA, July new business volume was $7.9 million, up 13% on a year-over-year basis, but down 19% compared to June’s reading of $9.8 billion. read more

AUG 24, 2017 - 7:32 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association released Quick Quiz: Test Your Lease Accounting I.Q. to help lessees and lessors prepare for the new lease accounting standard. read more

AUG 22, 2017 - 7:09 am

CIT Direct Capital and Mintaka Financial were chosen as the recipients of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 2017 Operations and Technology Excellence Award. read more

JUL 25, 2017 - 7:35 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation revised its 2017 economic outlook for investment equipment and software, which is now expected to grow 3.6% in 2017, according to the Q3 update. read more

JUL 12, 2017 - 7:00 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s monthly leasing and finance index showed that overall new business volume for May was $7.7 billion, up 13% year over year from new business volume in May 2016. read more

JUN 23, 2017 - 7:28 am

The ELFA’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed overall new business volume for April was $7.9 billion, up 8% year over year and down 11% month to month from $8.9 billion in March. read more

MAY 25, 2017 - 7:48 am

The ELFA selected Robert Boyer, president of Susquehanna Commercial Finance, to receive its 2017 David H. Fenig Distinguished Service in Advocacy Award. read more

MAY 11, 2017 - 7:34 am

The ELFA released three informational resources designed to help lessors and lessees prepare for new lease accounting rules which take effect in 2019 for public companies and a year later for private firms. read more

MAY 9, 2017 - 6:04 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s monthly leasing and finance index, overall new business volume for March was $8.9 billion, up 10% year-over-year from new business volume in March 2016. read more

APR 26, 2017 - 7:00 am

Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 2.8% in 2017, according to the Q2/17 update to the 2017 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

APR 12, 2017 - 7:34 am

According to a new report from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, equipment finance companies will need to use "day-after-tomorrow" thinking to succeed in a rapidly changing world. read more

APR 3, 2017 - 7:58 am

The ELFA released its Monthly Leasing and Finance Index for February, which showed a 3% drop in new business volume year over year, a 5% drop in volume month-to-month and that the ELFF’s index remained high at 71.1. read more

MAR 23, 2017 - 7:20 am