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Equipment Finance Advisor dives into expert perspectives on prevailing economic dynamics in the equipment finance sector, spanning tightened credit standards to sector-specific growth projections. Read Full Article

Industry Insights
May 20, 2024 @ 07:00 AM

EverBank Vendor Equipment Finance credits consistent customer focus, agility and other essentials for 20 years in the business. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
May 16, 2024 @ 07:00 AM

Leigh Lytle, President and CEO of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association discusses the recently released What’s Hot/What’s Not: Equipment Market Forecast 2024 report. Read Full Article

Equipment Leasing & Finance Association
March 12, 2024 @ 07:00 AM

In this third installment in a series of quarterly articles, Equipment Finance Advisor discusses the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Q4 update to the 2023 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook with three industry leaders. Read Full Article

Industry Insights
October 24, 2023 @ 06:00 AM

In the second installment in a series of quarterly articles, Equipment Finance Advisor discusses the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Q3 update to the 2023 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook with three industry leaders. Read Full Article

Industry Insights
August 10, 2023 @ 07:00 AM

In the first of a series of quarterly articles, Equipment Finance Advisor discusses the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s most recent economic outlook with three industry leaders. Read Full Article

Equipment Leasing & Finance Association
May 04, 2023 @ 07:00 AM

Competing in the vendor equipment finance segment requires a strong and consistently evolving investment in digital transformation, according to Justin Tabone and Nareen Gurnani of TIAA Bank. Read Full Article

Industry Trends
April 06, 2023 @ 05:00 AM

Equify Financial recently named Dan Krajewski to lead a newly launched small-ticket vendor/dealer channel equipment finance business. In this interview, Krajewski and Patrick Hoiby, President of Equify Financial provide their insights into this new and exciting expansion. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
October 03, 2022 @ 07:00 AM

In early December 2021, First Financial Bank announced the acquisition of Summit Funding Group. Equipment Finance Advisor met with Archie Brown, President & CEO, First Financial Bank, and Rick Ross, President & CEO, Summit Funding Group, to learn more about this strategic acquisition. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
April 04, 2022 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor sits with Jule Kreyling, President of newly launched Atlantic Union Equipment Finance, to learn about the group’s go-to-market strategy as a bank-owned equipment finance company. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
December 12, 2019 @ 05:00 AM

In April, Neumann Finance and Beneficial Equipment Finance Corporation combined to form NewLane Finance. Equipment Finance Advisor sits with NewLane Finance’s President, George Pelose, to learn about the company’s new brand and strategy. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
May 14, 2019 @ 08:00 AM

In January, CAN Capital announced the appointment of equipment finance veteran Edward J. Siciliano as its new CEO. Equipment Finance Advisor sits with Siciliano to learn about this 20-year old fintech’s plans for market expansion. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
March 07, 2019 @ 10:00 AM

OnDeck recently announced the launch of its direct origination platform in the small-ticket equipment finance market. Equipment Finance Advisor speaks with OnDeck’s Mark Erickson and Noah Breslow to learn more about this unique entrant into the equipment finance market. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
January 23, 2019 @ 07:00 AM

As 2018 comes to a close, the editorial staff of Equipment Finance Advisor takes a moment to reflect and present this year’s articles that captured our readers’ interest the most. Read Full Article

Best of Equipment Finance Advisor
December 19, 2018 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor met with Mike Janse, DLL’s newly appointed COO, and Bill Stephenson, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, to gain their insights into the future of the equipment finance industry from a domestic and global perspective. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
July 18, 2018 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Advisor sits down with John Martella to hear his vision for the recently launched middle-market equipment leasing venture - Navitas Capital. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
June 06, 2018 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor takes a first look at Innovation Finance USA, the newly launched financial services firm formed by long-time equipment leasing veteran Bill Verhelle. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
April 18, 2018 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor sits down with industry veterans Daniel Dyer and George Pelose, the leadership team of Beneficial Bank’s newly launched equipment finance company, Neumann Finance. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
December 14, 2017 @ 07:00 AM

PNC’s Chief Economist Gus Faucher talks to Equipment Finance Advisor about the prospects of a pro-business administration, and the limits of federal policy to reinvigorate business investment. Read Full Article

Economy
November 09, 2017 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor sits down with some of the team at newly formed Encina Equipment Finance for a lesson on why building a stable, enduring institution starts with a strong foundation. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
October 06, 2017 @ 07:00 AM

In an exclusive interview with Equipment Finance Advisor, Jack Barnes of People’s United Bank, and Crit DeMent, of LEAF Commercial Capital, discuss their recent decision to join forces and add "strength to strength" Read Full Article

Mergers and Acquisitions
July 26, 2017 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor sits down with Craig Weinewuth and James Freund, of ENGS Commercial Finance, to talk about the company’s expansion into new markets. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
June 28, 2017 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor talks with Vince Belcastro, Managing Director and Group Head, Santander Corporate Equipment Finance, about his recipe for middle-market success. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
April 20, 2017 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor catches up with John Crum, National Sales Manager for Wells Fargo’s Construction Group to discuss the positive outlook for the construction industry in 2017 and beyond. Read Full Article

Construction
April 05, 2017 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor catches up with David Normandin and C.G. Kum to learn about Hanmi Financial’s strategic entry into the equipment finance industry. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
January 17, 2017 @ 07:00 AM

As 2016 comes to a close, the staff of Equipment Finance Advisor takes a moment to reflect and present this year’s articles that captured our readers’ interest the most. Read Full Article

Best of Equipment Finance Advisor
December 21, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

DLL’s Ken Whitelaw describes the growth opportunities developing in the agricultural equipment sector, and the influencers of this growth. Read Full Article

Agriculture
September 13, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor spends time with David Drury, president of MB Equipment Finance, to learn more about the company’s rapid growth... Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
May 12, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor speaks with Mark Mooney of BMO Transportation Finance about current pricing dynamics in the equipment finance market. Read Full Article

Industry Trends
April 04, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

As the year draws rapidly toward its close, the staff of Equipment Finance Advisor takes this occasion to present the articles offered in 2015 that captured our readers’ interest the most. Read Full Article

Best of Equipment Finance Advisor
December 22, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

As working capital demand from millions of small businesses continues to grow, Marlin enters the FinTech arena capitalizing on its equipment finance core competencies. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
December 02, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

In July, the industry learned that Joseph Upson was named managing director of Heritage Global Capital, the fixed asset financing services division of Heritage Global. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
September 30, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

To understand the current dynamics of municipal leasing activity, Equipment Finance Advisor spoke with Dan Wong, SVP at PNC Equipment Finance. Read Full Article

Municipal Leasing/Finance
July 21, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

Kirk Phillips, President and CEO of newly launched Wintrust Commercial Finance describes how experience and an entrepreneurial spirit will ignite this newest entrant to the equipment finance space. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
June 16, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor brings together a panel of four industry leaders to share their impressions as to how the industry is faring thus far. Read Full Article

Executive Roundtable
June 04, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor recently spoke with Michael Gay, Group Head of NXT Capital Equipment Finance, about market trends and opportunities in 2015. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
March 17, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor recently spoke with Neil Wessan of CIT’s Capital Markets Group, who shares his perspective on the current dynamics experienced within the marketplace. Read Full Article

Industry Trends
March 03, 2015 @ 07:00 AM

Since this is the time of year in which each of us historically looks back and reflects on the happenings of the last twelve months, the staff of Equipment Finance Advisor takes this occasion to do the same. Read Full Article

December 17, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor catches up with four industry leaders who weigh in on how the industry fared in 2014 and share their thoughts on 2015. Read Full Article

Executive Roundtable
December 03, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor spends time with Bob Rinaldi and Scott Hawkins of Commercial Industrial Finance’s to learn about the company’s business strategy. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
October 13, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

The question is a familiar one: how does the equipment leasing and finance industry effectively attract and retain the best and the brightest to join its ranks? Read Full Article

Executive Roundtable
September 03, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

Hank Abbott, president of Commonwealth Capital, discusses the opportunities that this income fund is able to leverage in today’s environment. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
August 19, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor speaks with CIT Energy’s Mike Lorusso in a discussion on the complexities of financing fracking equipment. Read Full Article

Energy
March 04, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

As National Machine Tool Financial’s Rick Lang sees it, the machine tool sector lies at the heart of the manufacturing world. Read Full Article

Manufacturing
January 28, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

Equipment Finance Advisor recently spent time with Tom Meredith, President of the Global Food and Ag Business Unit at De Lage Landen. Read Full Article

Food & Agriculture
January 16, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

Since this is the time of year during which we glance back and reflect on the happenings of the last twelve months, Equipment Finance Advisor takes this occasion to do the same. Read Full Article

Best of Equipment Finance Advisor
December 18, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

Earlier this month, Equipment Finance Advisor caught up with PayNet’s President and Founder William Phelan to gain his insight on a variety of issues facing small business lenders and borrowers. Read Full Article

Economy
June 13, 2013 @ 08:00 AM

For its first ever roundtable discussion, Equipment Finance Advisor assembled four notable executives who give us their take on how equipment finance is faring in 2013. Here Adam Warner, Tom Jaschik, Rick Remiker and Jim McGrane speak to the issues and opportunities as they see them at the close of the first quarter. Read Full Article

Executive Roundtable
April 09, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

EquipmentEngine’s Richard Henderson believes technology can do amazing things. But striking a balance between automation and customer relationships still matters. Read Full Article

Asset Management
February 05, 2013 @ 07:00 AM

To close the year, Equipment Finance Advisor catches up with Crit DeMent to discuss what equipment finance professionals need to consider when it comes to financing the cloud. DeMent stresses three things: the cloud is here to stay, the opportunities are immense and the time is now. Read Full Article

Technology Finance
December 11, 2012 @ 07:00 AM

For twenty-one years, Merrimak Capital has been a leading independent leasing company, focusing on evolving its suite of financing solutions to meet the needs of growing public and private companies worldwide. Read Full Article

Company / Executive Profiles
April 10, 2012 @ 07:00 AM