Wintrust Specialty Finance hired Doug Nielsen as senior vice president and chief sales officer. Prior to joining Wintrust, Nielson held various senior leadership roles with Key Equipment Finance, Bank of America, El Camino Resources and Highline Capital Group. read more

MAY 5, 2022 - 7:31 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s February 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 61.8, easing from the January index of 63.9. read more

FEB 17, 2022 - 6:41 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s January 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 63.9, unchanged from the December 2021 index. read more

JAN 20, 2022 - 6:31 am

Ellen Comeaux of TIAA Bank, Chris Craft of 1st Source Bank, David A. Normandin of Wintrust Specialty Finance and John Wolfe of M&T Bank sifted through the challenges and opportunities of 2021 to provide the bank perspective on the equipment finance industry. ... read more

Vol. 48 No. 7 2021

Wintrust Specialty Finance, a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, has exceeded $500 million dollars in assets and $750 million dollars in funding in its first three years by earning market share with equipment vendor partners and supporting independent lessors’ liquidity needs through portfolio purchases. read more

JAN 12, 2022 - 6:00 am

STRIPES Leadership Program created a new Master Workshop in which renowned leaders of the equipment finance industry will share their deep knowledge of the industry, their unique leadership journeys and strategies, and how they honed the tools and skills required for leadership throughout their careers. read more

JAN 6, 2022 - 6:33 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s October 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 61.1, an increase from the September index of 60.5.   read more

OCT 21, 2021 - 6:48 am

Craig Shipley joined Wintrust Specialty Finance, a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, as senior vice president and chief sales officer. Shipley will be located in Chicago and will focus on the growth of Wintrust Specialty Finance’s wholesale and vendor channels. read more

OCT 19, 2021 - 6:10 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance, a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, promoted Chris Maudlin, CLFP, to serve the company as senior vice president and chief operating officer. read more

SEP 23, 2021 - 6:09 am

Eric McGriff joined Wintrust Specialty Finance as senior vice president and chief credit risk officer. McGriff will be located in Flanders, NJ, and will be focused on the strategic growth of Wintrust Specialty Finance’s portfolio as it nears $500 million. read more

SEP 21, 2021 - 6:46 am

What can a credit manager do when reliable methods to measure risk fall short in an anomaly economy? Monitor checks in with three credit leaders who underscore the importance of tried-and-true fundamentals such as truly knowing a customer, diversifying equipment types and effectively managing the credit quality of your portfolio. ... read more

Monitor 100 2021

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s August 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 66.6, a decrease from the July index of 72.9.    read more

AUG 19, 2021 - 6:18 am

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

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s June 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 71.3, which is steady with the May index of 72.1.   read more

JUN 17, 2021 - 6:27 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the results of its first quarterly COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Survey, revealing a 1% decline in originations in 2020 among respondents as well as data on work-from-home practices and other factors influenced by the pandemic. read more

MAY 27, 2021 - 6:16 am