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Capital One Snags Underwriting Leaders from Key, Santander

Capital One appointed Todd Hammond to its Underwriting and Portfolio Management team and will welcome Brian Schwinn to the team on June 10. read more

MAY 14, 2019 - 6:00 am

Bristow Files for Chapter 11 Proceedings; Lenders Commit to $75MM DIP

Bristow Group has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Its lenders provided a commitment for $75 million in debtor-in-possession financing that would be available upon Court approval. read more

MAY 14, 2019 - 5:45 am

Northpoint Inks Program Agreement with Kandi Technologies

Northpoint Commercial Finance will provide financial services to Kandi EV dealerships in North America. read more

MAY 10, 2019 - 7:00 am

ECN Capital President Retires; Hudson Extends Contract to 2023

Steven Hudson, ECN Capital CEO, has agreed to extend his employment contract to 2023. ECN also announced the retirement of Jim Nikopoulos as President effective May 8, 2019. read more

MAY 10, 2019 - 6:50 am

CSI Promotes Rousseau to EVP, Global Business Development

CSI Leasing promoted Jeff Rousseau to executive vice president of global business development. read more

MAY 8, 2019 - 7:05 am

Rinaldi Provides Pleasant “Diversion” w/New Video on Heritage Distilling

Industry veteran Bob Rinaldi, president of Bob Rinaldi, added a new video entry on a craft distillery discovered during his latest business travel in the Seattle area to his “Diversions” blog. read more

MAY 8, 2019 - 6:55 am

Thirty-Seven Stearns Bank Pros Pass CLFP Exam

Thirty-seven individuals from Stearns Bank sat and passed the Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) exam following two private Academies for Lease & Finance Professionals hosted by Stearns. read more

MAY 6, 2019 - 7:00 am

Channel Partners Funds Over $13MM in April, Over $50MM YTD

Channel Partners Capital funded over 230 transactions totaling more than $13 million in the month of April. read more

MAY 6, 2019 - 6:38 am

Opus Bank Appoints Taylor as New CEO and President

Opus Bank appointed Paul W. Taylor chief executive officer and president of the bank. Taylor was also appointed to the board of directors. read more

MAY 3, 2019 - 7:05 am

Wintrust Arranges $90MM Term Loan for Transportation Firm

Wintrust Commercial Finance acted as lead arranger on a $90 million term loan facility for a national transportation and logistics services firm. read more

MAY 2, 2019 - 6:45 am

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Raising the Bar: Are You Prepared for a New Year of Risk?

Paul Bent and Joe Nachbin

January/February 2019

As we welcome in the new year of 2019, we are excited about new opportunities, new business prospects and a fresh look at how to achieve success in our business lives. But we would all be well advised to consider,... read more

Crunching the Numbers: 2019 — A Year of Expected Changes for the Leasing Industry

Joe Sebik, CPA

January/February 2019

Although ASC 842 and IFRS 16 were released several years ago, many lessees will only first notice how the changes affect financial reporting in the first reporting period for 2019. Many lessees will not be subject to the new standards... read more

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Another Reason Why Leasing Makes Sense

Tom Toton, Vice President of Sales, Capital Equipment Solutions, Corcentric

April 2019

Tom Toton from Corcentric explores some of the many reasons why leasing conforms to the matching principles of accounting and business better than other asset management approaches.

It’s Time to Consider Sale Lease-back

Patrick Gaskins, Vice President of Financial Services, Corcentric Capital Equipment Solutions

February 2019

Asset sale lease-backs are not a new idea. However, it is an idea that makes good sense today. Corcentric’s Patrick Gaskins and Mike Hamilton go over the basics to explain why this strategy might work to your advantage in current market conditions.

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