Owing largely to the burst of business activity in the spring and early summer that came in part thanks to rising vaccination rates, equipment and software investment is expected to grow 13.2% this year, according to the Q4 update to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s 2021 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook. read more

OCT 13, 2021 - 6:31 am

According to the Q3/21 update to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation’s 2021 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, annual equipment and software investment will grow 13.3% in 2021 and annual U.S. GDP growth for 2021 will increase by 6.1%. read more

JUL 14, 2021 - 6:27 am

Annual equipment and software investment is expected to grow 11.2% in 2021 and U.S. GDP is expected to grow 5.7% in 2021, according to the Q2 update to the 2021 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

APR 14, 2021 - 6:39 am

COVID-19 put a halt to the 2020 ELFA Convention, but that didn’t stop the industry from coming together to learn, network and laugh. ELFA Business LIVE! was an industry meetup for the record books.... read more

Nov/Dec 2020

Scott Thacker presents some of the key findings of recent studies that have explored the relationship between improved diversity and inclusion and business success. ... read more

Nov/Dec 2020

The ELFA has been working to bring the issues of diversity, equity and inclusion into the awareness of its members. Over the last four years, the association has created its Women’s Council and Equality Committee, which were designed to increase DE&I in equipment finance. ... read more

Nov/Dec 2020

Shari L. Lipski, CLFP, principal of ECS Financial Services, was appointed to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s 2021 board of trustees. read more

JAN 11, 2021 - 6:52 am

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