Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 76.1, an all-time high and an increase from the March index of 67.7, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s April 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). read more

APR 22, 2021 - 6:59 am

Monitor’s staff is excited to introduce the 2021 Editorial Board. 10 new members join four 2019 inaugural board members that have agreed to stay on for an additional year.... read more

Vol. 48 No. 1 2021

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s March 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 67.7, an increase from the February index of 64.4 and the highest level since April 2018. read more

MAR 18, 2021 - 6:25 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s December 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 59.7, an increase from the November index of 56.1. read more

DEC 18, 2020 - 7:04 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

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

Monitor will host a free virtual event on May 20 featuring moderator Vince Belcastro and panelists David Normandin, Miles Herman and Tom Depping who will discuss what lies ahead for the equipment finance industry. read more

MAY 12, 2020 - 7:05 am

Monitor, the leading source of news for the equipment finance industry, announced the members of its very first Editorial Board. read more

DEC 4, 2018 - 7:00 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced board of trustees’ officers to serve in 2018 and presented Ivory Consulting CEO Scott Thacker with the Steven R. LeBarron Award for Principled Research. read more

NOV 30, 2017 - 7:34 am

At the annual meeting of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s board of trustees, officers and new trustees were announced for 2017. In addition, James Schallheim received the Steven R. LeBarron Award. read more

NOV 18, 2016 - 7:14 am

Santander Bank has entered the corporate equipment finance arena with a #84 ranking in the Monitor 100. This is only the beginning for newly appointed Group Head Vincent Belcastro, who plans to build a best-in-class equipment finance operation that will stand the test of time.... read more

Monitor 100 2015

Santander Bank announced that Vincent Belcastro has been appointed as the group head of equipment finance. The team will employ a direct calling approach, establish a buy-side strategy and service its corporate and middle market banking clients. read more

MAR 19, 2015 - 7:09 am