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CG Commercial Finance Adds Hires in Originations and Fulfillment

Laurie Funston and Christina Manall joined CG Commercial Finance’s Affiliate originations team. Funston will develop broker/lessor relationships in the western U.S. and Manall will develop new vendor relationships. read more

SEP 18, 2017 - 7:31 am

Hitachi Business Finance Closes Summer with $28.75MM in New Deals

Hitachi Business Finance said it recently provided $28.75 million to six growing U.S. companies seeking working capital solutions. read more

SEP 15, 2017 - 7:36 am

Class Action Suit Filed Against Xerox for Excessive Leasing Fees

According to a class action complaint, a former customer of Xerox has filed a class action complaint seeking monetary damages and declaratory and injunctive relief arising from Xerox’s assessment of excessive fees for printing services, equipment and supplies. read more

SEP 15, 2017 - 7:26 am

DLL Whitepaper Explores Organizing Servitized Business Models

DLL researched the service-based trend and bundled its findings in a whitepaper to guide servitizing companies. read more

SEP 14, 2017 - 7:34 am

DLL Opens Dallas Office, Appoints Leader of U.S. Office Expansion

DLL opened a Dallas office and appointed company veteran Eileen Schoonmaker to lead U.S. office expansion efforts. read more

SEP 13, 2017 - 7:27 am

First American EF Named a Best Company to Sell For

Selling Power Magazine named First American Equipment Finance to its 50 Best Companies to Sell For list. read more

SEP 13, 2017 - 7:17 am

Top Five Printing Equipment Lenders Account for 44% of August Financings

According to data provided by EDA, the top five printing equipment lenders accounted for 28 units or 44% of the transactions that were evidenced by financing statements during the month of August 2017. read more

SEP 11, 2017 - 7:39 am

GE Sells Remaining Equity Stake in Penske Truck Leasing

GE sold its remaining 15.5% equity stake in Penske Truck Leasing to Penske Automotive Group and MBK USA Commercial Vehicles. Total proceeds are approximately $674 million. read more

SEP 8, 2017 - 6:30 am

Element Fleet Announces Non-Core Asset Sale

Element Fleet Management announced the sale of approximately 60% of its heavy-duty U.S. truck portfolio for cash proceeds of $113.2 million in excess of book value. read more

SEP 7, 2017 - 7:00 am

Marlin Names Rajappa SVP, Chief Marketing Officer

Marlin Business Services named Aswin Rajappa senior vice president and chief marketing officer. read more

SEP 6, 2017 - 7:00 am

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Editor's Picks

Carrying the Torch: Whitney Equipment Finance Continues Legacy of Serving the Gulf Coast

Sam Nickerson

Monitor 100 2017

Despite launching only a year and a half ago, it should come as no surprise that Whitney Equipment Finance made its debut in the Monitor 100 this year, placing at No. 70 and reaching No. 62 on the Volume 100.... read more

New Streams: Marlin Seeks to Parlay Small Business Expertise

Phil Neuffer

Monitor 100 2017

Marlin Business Services celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. For much of that time, the company has sailed along on sustained success from its work in the micro-ticket equipment finance space. In 2016, Marlin once again had a successful year... read more

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The Importance of Quality Assurance

Scott Thacker, CEO, Ivory Consulting

August 2017

Ivory Consulting’s CEO Scott Thacker provides advice and counsel to equipment lessors and lenders on the best ways to improve customer satisfaction and profitability using modeling and pricing techniques. His colleague David Holmgren contributed to this article.

How E-Procurement Can Bring Control to Equipment Financing

Sean Bliss, Vice President of Sales, Indirect Spend and Material Handling, Corcentric

July 2017

With online purchasing taking over consumer purchases, it’s time for businesses to prepare for those consumers to take online buying habits to work. Sean Bliss of Corcentric outlines the benefits of e-procurement.

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