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

The Alta Group and Reimagine Advisors entered a partnership that will enable them to bring technology solutions to clients seeking a competitive advantage in the digital-first economy. read more

DEC 21, 2020 - 6:49 am

Monitor, the leading source of information for the equipment finance industry, announced the members of its 2021 Editorial Board. Ten new members will join the board and four members will continue from Monitor’s inaugural editorial board.  read more

DEC 15, 2020 - 6:49 am

The Alta Group appointed John Bober to the role of director. Bober assumed his role on Dec. 5. He joined Alta from IXL Lease Advisory Services and previously worked for 23 years at GE Capital. read more

DEC 8, 2020 - 7:24 am

John C. Deane, CEO, chairman and a co-founder of The Alta Group, will retire at the end of 2020. Valerie L. Gerard and James R. Jackson Jr. were appointed co-CEOs, and Thomas C. Wajnert will serve as chairman of the international consultancy dedicated to the equipment finance industry. read more

NOV 24, 2020 - 7:16 am

Studies suggest that COVID-19 has accelerated digital adoption by seven to 10 years and propelled use of business models with advanced technology by up to six years, according to a session presented at ELFA 2020 Business LIVE! on Oct. 27. read more

NOV 19, 2020 - 7:30 am

Invigors, part of The Alta Group, appointed Tim Pearce senior consultant, as a service, to support the group’s European activities. Pearce previously worked for Xerox, Logitech and an intellectual property startup after starting his career at HP. read more

OCT 27, 2020 - 7:12 am

The Alta Group appointed Rick Remiker and Paul Menzel vice chairmen. Remiker previously served as senior executive vice president and lead commercial banking executive of Huntington National Bank. Menzel was president and CEO of Umpqua Bank Equipment Leasing & Finance. read more

OCT 13, 2020 - 7:23 am

Monitor outlined five takeaways from its Live+ “EF Companies: Adopting & Accelerating Technology,” which featured Tina Cartwright, John Hurt, Steve Siler and Chris Thorpe. read more

SEP 22, 2020 - 5:50 am

Registration is open for part of one Monitor’s next two-part Live+ event. Part one, “Charting the EF Course Through the Pandemic & Beyond,” will be held on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET featuring Diane Croessmann, Vince Belcastro and Will Perry. read more

AUG 28, 2020 - 7:02 am

Fraud can happen anywhere, from electronic leases to hand delivered documents signed in ink. Dominic Liberatore and Paul Bent explore fraud in the equipment finance industry and provide recommendations for identifying red flags and challenging suspicious activity. ... read more

May/June 2020

Registration is open for Monitor’s next Live+ event, “Post COVID-19: Risk Management & Business Resiliency,” which will be held on Tuesday, June 30 at 1:30 p.m. ET. read more

JUN 24, 2020 - 6:48 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released a new podcast episode titled “Deep Dive Into the COVID-19 Impact Survey. The episode examines the ELFF’s newest research resource developed to assess the impact of the pandemic on the equipment finance industry. read more

JUN 17, 2020 - 7:23 am

Monitor will host the second installment of its a free virtual event on May 26 featuring moderator Vince Belcastro and panelists John Deane, Robert Boyer, Terey Jennings and Tom Ware who will focus on current portfolios, credit and the future. read more

MAY 20, 2020 - 7:00 am

The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has shown us how rapidly pandemics can alter public health and global markets. How quickly we recover from these events depends in large part on collaboration from every sector, including the equipment leasing and finance industry. ... read more

May/Jun 2020