“Embrace your natural curiosity. It will serve as significantly beneficial towards one’s career to be inquisitive and seek new knowledge and skills. Stay up to date on macroeconomic events and their influence on industry trends and impact on customers."... read more

Nov/Dec 2024

The PC market is set for a significant surge in 2025, driven by AI advancements, Windows 10’s sunset and the need for post-pandemic hardware upgrades. Experts, including Mike Hanzel of Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, highlight why businesses are turning to leasing strategies to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving tech landscape. read more

DEC 4, 2024 - 5:51 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association will host its 2023 Equipment Management Conference & Exhibition on Feb. 26-28 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, FL. The annual conference draws asset managers, equipment appraisers, remarketers and service providers to the equipment finance industry. read more

JAN 26, 2023 - 7:17 am

Wells Fargo appointed Amrita Patel to lead Wells Fargo Equipment Finance. Patel previously was head of process transformation for Wells Fargo Commercial Capital and will replace Bill Mayer, who will retire. read more

AUG 2, 2022 - 7:29 am

Peter Gregory

Each year brings new challenges in the construction industry, and 2022 is no different. COVID-19 has been with us for more than two years, and the decisions made by governments and businesses in the early stages of the pandemic are... read more

June 2022

According to Wells Fargo’s 2022 construction industry forecast, there is renewed optimism among nonresidential contractors and distributors for increasing profits and new equipment sales in the year ahead. read more

JAN 19, 2022 - 6:23 am

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Nov/Dec 2021

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association unveiled details about ELFA Credit & Collections Management LIVE!, an interactive virtual conference that will be held June 7 to June 8 and focus on "managing risk in a new world.” read more

MAY 18, 2021 - 6:17 am

Wells Fargo’s 45th annual construction industry forecast revealed an initial decline in sector sentiment on the tail end of a complicated 2020 and renewed optimism for the second half of 2021. read more

MAR 17, 2021 - 6:37 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance, a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, hired Peter Myhre as vice president of business development. In his new role, Myhre will focus on securing new health care equipment finance programs for the company. read more

FEB 19, 2021 - 6:54 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

Jim Kelly, Chris Lemone and Justin Tabone sat down with Monitor for this year’s roundtable, where they discussed how COVID-19 has affected their team and vendor relationships, as well as the changes and predictions they have for the future of the industry in a post-pandemic world.... read more

May/June 2020

Lease re-writes, strategic planning for marketplace facilitator laws and audit resolution were among the topics discussed during the ELFA’s webinar. read more

JUL 2, 2020 - 6:32 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

The participants in our Q&A represent some of the biggest banks in equipment finance, which fund everything from agriculture to healthcare services and anything in between. Bill Mayer, Joe Pucci, Mike Romanowski and Tom Rutherford offer their viewpoints on 2019 so far and their outlook on the months and years ahead.... read more

August 2019