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

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

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

More than 260 equipment finance professionals and service providers from across the U.S., Australia and Canada attended the National Equipment Finance Association 2021 Virtual Finance Summit, which was held from March 16 to March 17. read more

MAR 23, 2021 - 7:08 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

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s February 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 64.4, an increase from the January index of 59.6. read more

FEB 18, 2021 - 6:46 am

Wintrust Specialty Finance hired Chris Fowler as vice president of business development. With more than 30 years of experience in finance and equipment sales, Fowler most recently worked at Key Equipment Finance as vice president of national sales and business development. read more

JAN 8, 2021 - 6:25 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

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

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association named its new board of directors, with Kristine A. Snow, president of Cisco System Capital, as the association’s new board chair and Michael DiCecco, president of Huntington Equipment Finance, as its new chair-elect. read more

OCT 28, 2020 - 7:48 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation added 22 individuals as CLFPs after they recently sat through and passed the 8-hour online CLFP exam. read more

OCT 28, 2020 - 7:36 am