North Mill Equipment Finance LLC (NMEF), an independent commercial equipment lessor headquartered in Norwalk, CT, announced that first quarter loan and lease originations reached an all-time high of $109 million, up 99 percent from the same period last year. Originations for the month of March represent a new pinnacle as funded volume surpassed $49 million, eclipsing the December 2021 originations high of $36 million.

“I could not be prouder of the energy, dedication and collaboration that the team at NMEF displays each and every day,” said NMEF Chairman and CEO, David C. Lee. “We were able to double our funded volume in one year with only a 33 percent increase in headcount while achieving greater asset and industry diversity and maintaining yields without sacrificing credit quality as evidenced by a weighted average guarantor FICO of 716.”

Mark Bonanno, NMEF’s President and Chief Operating Officer, said, “Our exclusive commitment to the broker channel remains steadfast. By deepening our strategic relationships with key referral partners, we were able to substantially improve our efficiency and service levels, allowing us to double funded volume while processing nearly the same number of applications as the prior year. Discounting relationships now represent over a third of our funded volume.”

North Mill Equipment Finance originates and services small to mid-ticket equipment leases and loans, ranging from $15,000 to $1,000,000 in value.