A group of this year’s Monitor NextGen Leaders share their ideas for improving the equipment finance industry. They believe that by embracing creativity over tradition and coming together to learn from each other’s digital transformation experiences, members of the equipment finance industry can create a customer-obsessed space that attracts the innovative young talent needed for the industry’s next chapter.... read more

Vol. 48 No. 3 2021

Justin Tabone

Last spring, when the coronavirus first hit, dentists throughout the U.S. saw their practices devastated. Amid the lockdowns, 76% of dental offices shuttered for all but emergencies, while 19% halted patient visits altogether, according to a survey by the American Dental... read more

February 2021

Ellen Comeaux was promoted to senior vice president of the commercial division of TIAA Bank. Before joining TIAA in 2015, Comeaux served at GE Capital for 24 years. Comeaux will lead teams in commercial real estate and vendor equipment finance. read more

JAN 29, 2021 - 7:14 am

After working in credit, risk, operations and asset management, Eric McGriff has learned to take a holistic approach to running a business. He believes that equipment finance is a people business, and says authenticity and communication are essential to keeping a team engaged. ... read more

October 2020

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

Megan Sundmaker accepted the role of capital markets relationship manager for TIAA Bank. Sundmaker will oversee the platform’s participation in acquisitions for both small and large equipment portfolios and develop relationships with specialty and captive lessors and bank-owned finance companies. read more

DEC 4, 2020 - 7:33 am

In Monitor’s most recent livestream, five African American leaders in the equipment finance industry provided insights and solutions to the lack of Black representation, inclusion and advancement in the industry. read more

AUG 5, 2020 - 7:26 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association released information on two new webinars scheduled for June and July, including topics on managing sales tax and addressing unconscious bias.  read more

JUN 17, 2020 - 7:26 am

Monitor revealed the lineup of speakers for the next stop in its Disrupted+ conference series in Newport Beach, CA, including Currency Capital CEO Charles Anderson, Steve Riggs from DLL Advanced Solutions, TIAA CIO Denis Stypulkoski and more. read more

JAN 15, 2020 - 7:00 am

Kimberly Montgomery took over as the new VP/Healthcare Originations leader for TIAA Commercial Finance. She will report to SVP and Originations Group Leader Justin Tabone, who formerly oversaw the same division. read more

JUN 25, 2019 - 7:00 am

TIAA Bank promoted Michael Sweeney to senior vice president, strategic vendor programs for the Commercial Finance Division, and Justin Tabone to senior vice president, originations group leader, also in the Commercial Finance Division. read more

APR 25, 2019 - 6:57 am

TIAA recently entered a two-part deal with GE Capital Healthcare Equipment Finance, which involved the acquisition of a $1.5 billion portfolio of healthcare equipment leases and loans as well as a five-year vendor financing agreement that will enable TIAA to serve U.S. customers of GE Healthcare. Leaders from TIAA and GE Capital HEF sat down with Monitor to discuss the details. ... read more

December 2018

TIAA Bank announced the acquisition of a $1.5 billion portfolio of healthcare equipment leases and loans from GE Capital’s Healthcare Equipment Finance business. read more

NOV 19, 2018 - 7:00 am