The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association developed several programs to attract new talent and strengthen ties with up-and-coming employees at member companies, all as part of an effort to combat what it calls a “graying of the industry.” ELFA President and CEO Ralph Petta, along with members Scott Thacker and Nathan Gibbons, discuss their experiences with the programs and what the results have been.... read more

January/February 2017

The ELFA’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed overall new business volume for January was $6.2 billion, up 3% year-over-year from new business volume in January 2016. read more

FEB 24, 2017 - 7:47 am

According to the ELFA, 78% of U.S. businesses lease or finance their equipment. The association released an infographic outlining eight reasons why. read more

FEB 15, 2017 - 6:45 am

The ELFA’s monthly leasing and finance index showed that overall new business volume for December was $12.1 billion, down 3% year-over-year from new business volume in December 2015. read more

JAN 26, 2017 - 7:43 am

Among the ELFA’s top 10 trends to expect in 2017 are an increase in capital spending, a bolstering of business due to a more business-friendly federal policy and an end of the oil drag on the economy. read more

JAN 18, 2017 - 7:00 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed overall new business volume for November was $6.4 billion, up 5% year-over-year. read more

DEC 21, 2016 - 7:18 am

Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 3.0% in 2017, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's 2017 economic outlook. read more

DEC 12, 2016 - 7:26 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed overall new business volume for October was $8.2 billion, up 6% year-over-year from new business volume in October 2015. read more

NOV 22, 2016 - 7:31 am

At the annual meeting of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s board of trustees, officers and new trustees were announced for 2017. In addition, James Schallheim received the Steven R. LeBarron Award. read more

NOV 18, 2016 - 7:14 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association launched a fully redesigned website which provides access to information and resources concerning the $1 trillion equipment finance industry. read more

OCT 31, 2016 - 6:45 am

According to a study from the ELFF, 78% of businesses used at least one form of financing when acquiring equipment in 2015, up from the reading of 72% in the previous market study. read more

OCT 24, 2016 - 6:56 am

The ELFA named Sudhir P. Amembal, chairman and CEO of Amembal & Halladay, to the 2016 Class of the Equipment Finance Hall of Fame. read more

OCT 24, 2016 - 6:28 am

The ELFA launched an initiative to educate its membership about the business benefits of adopting electronic documents known as e-chattel paper. read more

OCT 24, 2016 - 5:54 am

The equipment finance industry has been growing, but a number of factors have slowed things down in 2016. ELFA President and CEO Ralph Petta and Bill Stephenson, chairman of the ELFA and CEO and chairman of the executive board of DLL, provide insights on the industry’s health, the coming elections and what the ELFA is focused on in a year of political and economic uncertainty.... read more

September/October 2016

Investment in equipment and software is expected to contract 0.5% in 2016, according to the Q4/16 update to the 2016 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook. read more

OCT 11, 2016 - 7:33 am