Although Monitor’s Top Private Independents faced many challenges in 2020, the group managed collective volume growth of 9.1% amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With Ascentium Capital out of the running, Stonebriar Commercial Finance seized the crown, while Trans Lease, First National Capital and Kingsbridge catapulted their way into the top five. ... read more

May 2021

Leaders of three top private independents share the biggest challenges their companies faced in 2020 and discuss how their cost and access to capital fared over the last year. As the economy emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic with pent-up demand and new infrastructure spending projects on the horizon, they agree 2021 looks bullish for the industry. ... read more

May 2021

Stonebriar Commercial Finance closed a $17.5 million sale and leaseback of certain manufacturing and distribution center related equipment for K&N Engineering, a branded automotive air filter and air intake systems manufacturer. read more

MAY 25, 2021 - 6:19 am

Ben Carapezzi joined Stonebriar Commercial Finance as director of originations. Based in Plano, TX, Carapezzi will cultivate new and existing relationships to source fixed asset-secured loan and lease opportunities. read more

MAY 18, 2021 - 6:22 am

Stonebriar Commercial Finance is celebrating its sixth anniversary this week after closing another company record year, with new funded volume of $1.43 billion in structured leases and loans and a 36% year-over-year increase in operating income. Stonebriar also completed its sixth consecutive year with zero credit losses. read more

MAR 17, 2021 - 6:29 am

Stonebriar Commercial Finance closed a $70 million sale and leaseback with an independent producer of specialty hydrocarbon and fuel products. read more

MAR 15, 2021 - 6:33 am

Stonebriar Commercial Finance closed a $50 million sale and leaseback of certain casting furnaces and metal fabrication equipment with an aerospace parts producer of structural castings and engine components. read more

MAR 9, 2021 - 6:22 am

Stonebriar Commercial Finance closed its eighth asset-backed securitization, SCFET 2021-1. The ABS issuance is secured by a portfolio of commercial equipment loans and leases with an aggregate discounted contract balance of more than $1 billion. read more

MAR 4, 2021 - 6:43 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s February 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 64.4, an increase from the January index of 59.6. read more

FEB 18, 2021 - 6:46 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigned preliminary ratings to eight classes of notes issued by SCF Equipment Leasing 2021-1 and SCF Equipment Leasing Canada 2021-1. The notes are newly issued asset-backed securities (ABS) backed by a portfolio of equipment leases and loans. read more

FEB 8, 2021 - 5:25 am

Stonebriar Commercial Finance added Cole Bennett as credit analyst and Kyle Holliman as director of originations. read more

FEB 5, 2021 - 6:41 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced that ELFA Women’s Leadership Forum LIVE! will take place on April 20, 2021. This one-day virtual event will be hosted by the ELFA Women’s Council and will focus on leadership development for women at all stages of an equipment finance career. read more

JAN 29, 2021 - 7:06 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association unveiled details about the 2021 ELFA Equipment Management Conference & Exhibition, which will be delivered as a virtual event on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24. read more

JAN 7, 2021 - 6:43 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association revealed the results of its business council steering committee elections, naming the members of the five committees representing key business sectors of the association membership. read more

NOV 24, 2020 - 7:14 am

Stonebriar Commercial Finance has funded year to date and is currently projected to fund through 2021 more than $355 million secured by Jones Act-compliant marine vessels, including tugs, barges, tankers and container ships. read more

NOV 24, 2020 - 7:06 am