The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced the 2021 officers of its board of trustees, including Scott Thacker, CEO of Ivory Consulting, as chair; Nancy Pistorio, president of Madison Capital, as vice chair; Zack Marsh, CFO of Orion First Financial, as secretary/treasurer; and Ralph Petta, president and CEO of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, as president. read more

DEC 22, 2020 - 6:39 am

Annual equipment and software investment will grow 7.8% in 2021, while annual U.S. GDP will grow 4.7%, according to a report from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

DEC 17, 2020 - 7:09 am

Five asset finance businesses selected Ivory Consulting’s SuperTRUMP and Portfolio Intelligence products in 2020. SuperTRUMP, Ivory’s flagship product, is a solution for modeling and pricing complex leases and loans. Portfolio Intelligence is Ivory’s business intelligence tool. read more

DEC 16, 2020 - 6:15 am

Christian Ivory, the founder of Ivory Consulting, recently reflected on 30 years of membership in the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. read more

NOV 3, 2020 - 6:47 am

Although the outlook for the U.S. economy is among the most uncertain on record, equipment finance industry leaders expect moderate portfolio growth in 2021, but performance will be highly sector-dependent, according to a new study from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

OCT 28, 2020 - 7:41 am

After severe declines in equipment and software investment in Q1/20 and Q2/20 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, investment in equipment and software bounced back in Q3/20, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

OCT 7, 2020 - 7:10 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation awarded three students with the first The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Scholarships, a program inaugurated in 2020 for students interested in potentially pursuing a career in the equipment finance industry. read more

AUG 6, 2020 - 7:42 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, after severe declines in equipment and software investment in Q1/20 and Q2/20 due to COVID-19, investment in equipment and software is projected to improve relative to the first half of the year as businesses reopen. read more

JUL 15, 2020 - 6:49 am

Century Bank, serving New Mexico’s financial needs since 1887, selected Ivory Consulting's SuperTRUMP. read more

FEB 13, 2020 - 6:40 am

Ivory Consulting CEO Scott Thacker has been named founding chair of the steering committee for ELFA Equality, the ELFA’s new diversity and inclusion initiative. read more

DEC 10, 2019 - 6:20 am

The ELFF selected its 2020 slate of officers for its board of trustees, including Scott Thacker of Ivory Consulting as chair and Bonnie Michael of Volvo Financial Services as vice chair. read more

DEC 5, 2019 - 6:25 am

Monitor publisher Lisa Rafter was tapped as an inaugural member of ELFA's newly formed Equality Steering Committee, created to promote diversity and inclusion in the association and the equipment finance industry. read more

DEC 3, 2019 - 6:27 am

Specialty finance company Barrett Capital will begin using Ivory Consulting’s SuperTRUMP to evaluate energy efficiency opportunities presented by developers. read more

JUL 9, 2019 - 6:30 am

Modeling and pricing software provider Ivory Consulting released its new asset management solution (AMS) built in conjunction with the asset management department of a leading bank’s equipment finance division. read more

FEB 20, 2019 - 6:45 am

Ivory Consulting’s SuperTRUMP pricing software will support Bell Bank’s after-tax lease pricing and structuring needs. read more

DEC 12, 2018 - 6:50 am