Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) announced a new group, Renewable Energy Finance, that will focus on financing solutions for solar and other renewable energy projects.To execute this initiative, Brian DePonte has been hired as Senior Vice President...
Read Story
May 29, 2024, 07:25 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) announced the creation of a new business group, Commercial Dealer Services (CDS). CDS will focus on delivering financial products to large franchised truck and trailer dealerships who then provide full-service...
Read Story
May 10, 2024, 07:25 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., is celebrating nine years of business this month. WCF is an equipment-focused financing group headquartered in Frisco, TX, offering sophisticated loan and lease products to...
Read Story
April 24, 2024, 07:23 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) announced the promotion of two Executive Vice President-level roles. Brian DeRusha has been promoted from SVP to EVP, Director of Asset Management, and Ron Horner has been elevated from SVP to EVP, General Counsel....
Read Story
March 22, 2024, 11:00 PM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., is celebrating eight years in business this month.Since its inception in 2015 with four founding employees, WCF has grown to a staff of 54, including new personnel hired in...
Read Story
April 18, 2023, 07:22 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., is celebrating seven years in business this month.Since its inception in 2015 with four founding employees, WCF has since grown to a staff of 50, including new personnel...
Read Story
April 21, 2022, 07:18 AM
|
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new...
Read Story
December 22, 2021, 07:23 AM
|
Since its founding in April of 2015, Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., has generated more than $3 billion in funded and managed volume, leading to a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 30.5 percent.“When we...
Read Story
October 25, 2021, 07:23 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., announced its new group supporting businesses in the aviation industry. Wintrust Commercial Finance Aviation Group will be led by new hire Michael Cole as Senior Vice President...
Read Story
June 15, 2021, 07:23 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., is celebrating six years in business this month.Since its inception in 2015 with four founding employees, WCF has since grown to a staff of 48, including the new East...
Read Story
April 15, 2021, 07:12 AM
|
Want to hear what it takes to start and scale an equipment leasing business, then welcome to your very own front-row seat? Bob Rinaldi adds to his Leasing Avenues blog with an up-close and personal video interview with Kirk Phillips, President and...
Read Story
December 08, 2020, 07:20 AM
|
Today the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation releases the November Monthly Confidence Index (MCI-EFI) for the $900 billion equipment finance industry. This month’s index is 56.1, up from the October index of 55.0. The Foundation also releases...
Read Story
November 19, 2020, 07:25 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., announced its year-to-date funded volume has exceeded $500 million.As a provider of financing and leasing for the equipment financing industry, WCF has remained dedicated...
Read Story
September 22, 2020, 07:25 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., announced Thomas G. Forbes has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer. In this role, Forbes will be responsible for all originations for WCF, as...
Read Story
June 16, 2020, 07:25 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., celebrated five years in business in April 2020. Since its founding in 2015, WCF has originated more than $1.8 billion in new business volume for its customers in a wide...
Read Story
May 12, 2020, 07:25 AM
|
Wintrust Asset Finance, Inc. (WAF) was listed in the Monitor Daily’s Monitor 100 for 2018, which provides a total analysis of the largest equipment finance and leasing companies in the U.S. The ranking exemplifies WAF’s commitment to providing...
Read Story
August 01, 2019, 07:07 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., announced Craig Ault has joined the division as Senior Vice President and National Sales Manager.Ault has more than 30 years of direct sales experience, beginning as an...
Read Story
June 06, 2019, 07:30 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) announced it acted as lead arranger for a $90 million term loan facility for a national transportation and logistics services firm. Proceeds from the facility, which includes a $40 million accordion feature, will be...
Read Story
May 02, 2019, 07:20 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) announced the origination and placement of $46 million in debt financing for one of the largest civil engineering and construction firms in the U.S. WCF holds approximately $22 million of the transaction and...
Read Story
April 09, 2019, 07:17 AM
|
Kirk S. Phillips, President and CEO of Wintrust Commercial Finance, has been selected to serve as Chairman on the Financial Institutions Business Council Steering Committee for the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA). This will be...
Read Story
December 04, 2018, 07:05 AM
|
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG), a provider of energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in the U.S. Flag markets, announced two subsidiaries have closed on a financing from Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of...
Read Story
November 28, 2018, 07:20 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., announced three internal promotions: Mallori Allen, Senior Operations Analyst; Anthony Ruggiere, Senior Financial Analyst; and Kim Lewsader, Operations Reporting...
Read Story
September 25, 2018, 07:12 AM
|
Wintrust Asset Finance (WAF) achieved the $1 billion milestone in total assets and booked more than $500 million in new loans and lease assets during 2017. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, WAF is an equipment-focused financing group that offers...
Read Story
January 25, 2018, 07:20 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a part of Wintrust Financial, announced that Brian Derusha has joined the division’s Asset Management Department as senior vice president.“Many of us at Wintrust Commercial Finance have worked with Brian in previous...
Read Story
May 05, 2017, 07:10 AM
|
Kirk Phillips, President and CEO of Wintrust Commercial Finance has been re-elected to serve a two-year term on the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Financial Institutions Business Council Steering Committee. The Financial Institutions...
Read Story
November 16, 2016, 07:09 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), part of Wintrust Financial, announced that Erik Weiting Hsu has joined the Legal Department. Erik will be located in Frisco, Texas.“We’re very excited that Erik has joined the Wintrust team,” said Ron Horner, Senior...
Read Story
August 26, 2016, 07:10 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance, through its Capital Markets team and in coordination with two of its valued syndication partners, recently closed $11MM in leases for distribution equipment with a leading supplier of building and specialty materials. The...
Read Story
July 05, 2016, 07:22 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) will celebrate its one-year anniversary this month. Since its inception in April 2015, WCF has approved more than $450 million in new business originations. “We are very pleased to mark this milestone for our team,”...
Read Story
April 12, 2016, 07:15 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) announced that Stephen C. Cusick has joined the company’s capital markets group, as senior vice president. Cusick will be located in WCF’s Los Angeles office and will focus on indirect originations. He joins a...
Read Story
January 20, 2016, 07:16 AM
|
Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) announced that it has purchased a $108 million portfolio of seasoned loans, leases and municipal debt. The portfolio is secured by a variety of railcars, commercial helicopters, convenience stores, offshore remotely...
Read Story
November 05, 2015, 07:11 AM
|
Ivory Consulting Corporation announced that Wintrust Commercial Finance, a division of Wintrust Financial Corporation, selected Ivory’s flagship product, SuperTRUMP, to support its growth as a new provider of highly sophisticated loan and lease...
Read Story
August 18, 2015, 07:00 AM
|
Ron Horner and Lisa McNeme have joined Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) as senior vice president-general counsel, and vice president-operations, respectively. Both will work from the group’s Frisco, Texas headquarters.Horner joins WCF from AIG...
Read Story
June 19, 2015, 07:21 AM
|