Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, hired W. Keith Moore to lead WCF’s capital markets organization. Moore brings 33 years of experience to this role, most recently with BB&T (now Truist Financial) as senior vice president, head of structuring. read more

SEP 14, 2020 - 7:34 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, named Shane Butler and Charlie Fox direct originators for its newly formed East region division. Butler and Fox will be responsible for direct originations in Wintrust Commercial Finance’s direct lease and loan activities in the East region. read more

AUG 31, 2020 - 7:06 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, named Keith Tornichia vice president and manager for its newly-formed east region division. Tornichia previously worked for Spectacular Solar and GE Capital. read more

JUL 22, 2020 - 7:20 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance promoted Thomas G. Forbes to executive vice president and chief sales officer. In this role, Forbes will be responsible for all originations for WCF, as well as the continued buildout of the direct sales teams in the east, central and west regions. read more

JUN 16, 2020 - 8:11 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance hired Jeffrey Almond as assistant vice president of direct originations and Jeremy Phillips as a financial analyst. read more

APR 1, 2020 - 6:50 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, hired Mark Swearingen as a financial analyst. read more

DEC 10, 2018 - 6:45 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance announced that Andre Crompton joined the company’s Capital Markets group, serving as senior vice president of Indirect Originations. read more

DEC 3, 2018 - 7:00 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance closed a $27.5 million financing for Overseas Shipholding Group, a provider of energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in the U.S. Flag markets. read more

NOV 28, 2018 - 6:45 am

Industry veteran David Normandin joined Wintrust Asset Finance as president and CEO of Wintrust Specialty Finance, which will focus on equipment finance for small and mid-sized businesses nationwide. read more

OCT 15, 2018 - 7:15 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, appointed Bruce Follese as assistant vice president of direct originations. read more

JUL 26, 2018 - 7:48 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, hired Ignacio Solares, Ed Parker and Garrett Wilkins as account managers on its direct originations team located in its Frisco, TX headquarters. read more

JUL 17, 2018 - 3:56 pm

Wintrust Commercial Finance hired Vicki Braches as senior transaction analyst. Before joining WCF, she spent 22 years at GE Capital in positions of increasing responsibility. read more

APR 10, 2018 - 7:17 am

Wintrust Asset Finance achieved the $1 billion milestone in total assets and booked more than $500 million in new loans and lease assets during 2017. read more

JAN 25, 2018 - 6:42 am

As a new entrant to the Monitor 100, Wintrust Asset Finance is now in the company of the heavy-hitters in the equipment finance industry, even if it’s not organized the same way as its new peers. President and CEO Mike Knowles explains how Wintrust’s unique structure and entrepreneurial culture have powered its ascent.... read more

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