Today’s News

Element Fleet Appoints Denison New Chairman

Element Fleet Management announced that David Denison joined its Board of Directors and will assume the role of chairman on January 1, 2019. read more

DEC 14, 2018 - 7:00 am

LeaseQuery Hires EY Alum Booth as VP of Accounting

LeaseQuery announced that EY alum Jennifer Booth has joined the company as vice president of accounting. read more

DEC 14, 2018 - 6:55 am

Preliminary Used Class 8 Volumes Continue Wave-Like Pattern in November

Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) reversed course again in November, falling month-over-month and more than offsetting October’s gain, according to ACT Research. read more

DEC 14, 2018 - 6:50 am

Univest Corporation to be Renamed Univest Financial Corporation

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania announced it will change its name to Univest Financial Corporation, effective January 1, 2019. read more

DEC 14, 2018 - 6:45 am

BBVA Compass Names Goff Corpus Christi City President

BBVA Compass has appointed banking veteran and experienced industry leader Che Goff as its Corpus Christi City president, where he will lead all commercial, small business and Global Wealth operations in the area. read more

DEC 14, 2018 - 6:40 am

Mediaplanet and NYSE President Empower Women in Financial Services

Mediaplanet’s “Women in Finance” campaign found within USA TODAY and online, helps shed light on a male-dominated profession and why women need more options. read more

DEC 14, 2018 - 6:35 am

Siemens Mobility Awarded €650MM Contract from VIA Rail Canada

Siemens was awarded a €650 million contract in Canada to design and build the next generation of VIA Rail Canada’s trainsets. read more

DEC 14, 2018 - 6:30 am

CIT Completes Financing for Three Medical Office Buildings in Tennessee

CIT Group announced that its Healthcare Finance business served as sole lead arranger of $21.4 million in senior secured credit facilities for Virtus Real Estate Capital. read more

DEC 14, 2018 - 6:25 am

Verdant Hires GE Vet to Support Construction & Industrial Vendor Partners

Verdant Commercial Capital hired Josh Snider as VP, relationship manager, to support vendor relationships in the Construction and Industrial verticals. read more

DEC 13, 2018 - 7:00 am

Alta’s Gerard Appointed to ELFF, Says Research Vital to Industry Growth

Valerie L. Gerard, senior managing director at The Alta Group, believes continued future-focused research is critical to the prosperity of the equipment finance industry. read more

DEC 13, 2018 - 6:55 am

Editor's Picks

Increasing Vendor Approvals: Veteran Team Launches a Multi-Funder Model at Verdant

Rita E. Garwood

September/October 2018

When most people think of the word verdant, rolling hills covered with lush, deep green grass might come to mind. To this seasoned team of vendor finance experts, verdant is also the color of prosperity in the form of growing wealth... read more

Leveraging Elements of Orderly Process and Traditional Auction: Blended Sales in Commercial & Industrial Dispositions

Jeff Tanenbaum

September/October 2018

Commercial and industrial equipment is generally sold at auction in distressed situations, yet lenders typically rely on appraisals that assume an orderly liquidation with time to spare. How to square this circle? For starters, lenders must be clear on what... read more

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Recent Opinion

2019 Equipment Financing Predictions

Tom Toton, Vice President, Financial Services, AmeriQuest Transportation Services

November 2018

With 2019 fast approaching, Corcentric’s Tom Toton looks toward the new year and makes some predictions for the the equipment financing and leasing industry.

Did Dr. Sabato’s Mid-Term Election Crystal Ball Predictions Hold Up?

David Wiener, Managing Director, The Alta Group

November 7, 2018

In the final installment of a two-part series, David Wiener reports on the ELFA Convention. Keynote speaker Dr. Larry J. Sabato, professor of politics at the University of Virginia, is a leader in the field of political predictions. Did he accurately predict the results of the mid-term elections?

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