The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation added seven new CLFPs who recently sat through the eight-hour online CLFP exam, including Katoh Hamadou Kone, head of retail and SME banking at BICICI, BNP Paribas Group, who became the first CLFP in Africa.  read more

FEB 1, 2021 - 6:58 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, named Mike Verploegh vice president and business development manager. Verploegh has more than 25 years of sales experience in equipment and commercial finance, with previous stops at GE Capital and CIT. read more

JAN 25, 2021 - 6:32 am

Wintrust Asset Finance was recently listed in the Monitor Bank 50 for 2020. WAF ranked No. 26 in total assets, rising from No. 29 in the 2019 report by recording more than $1.74 billion in net assets as well as new business volume of nearly $854 million in the 2020 report. read more

DEC 23, 2020 - 6:35 am

Bob Rinaldi, president of Rinaldi Advisory Services, added a video interview with Kirk Phillips, president and CEO of Wintrust Commercial Finance, to his Leasing Avenues blog. read more

DEC 8, 2020 - 7:10 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association revealed the results of its business council steering committee elections, naming the members of the five committees representing key business sectors of the association membership. read more

NOV 24, 2020 - 7:14 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s November 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 56.1, an increase from the October index of 55.0. read more

NOV 20, 2020 - 7:32 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance’s year-to-date funded volume has exceeded $500 million. Kirk Phillips and Thomas Forbes credit the company’s achievement not only to the team’s values and hard work, but also to the customers and business partners they work with. read more

SEP 22, 2020 - 5:55 am

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

Monitor revealed the lineup for the third and final installment in its Asking the C-Suite Live+ series, which will be hosted by Vince Belcastro with featured guests Dave Drury, Dave Fate, Kirk Phillips and Adam Warner. read more

MAY 27, 2020 - 7:00 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance celebrated five years in business in April 2020. WCF has originated more than $1.8 billion in new business volume for its customers. read more

MAY 12, 2020 - 6:55 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

Overseas Shipholding Group closed on a $33.15 million loan led by Wintrust Commercial Finance for a term of five years. read more

MAR 31, 2020 - 7:00 am