The annual 2023 Small Business Lending Forum (SBLF) facilitated by Orion First was once again a first-class industry event, held at the JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, AZ.The SBLF attracts industry veterans and top decision makers of banks...
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March 06, 2023, 07:05 AM
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Bob Rinaldi sat down with legendary leasing and finance entrepreneur David T. Schaefer, CEO of Orion First, for an exclusive interview. Orion played a vital role in the great migration of companies to third-party servicing. Bookmark and watch this...
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May 03, 2022, 07:22 AM
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Orion First has promoted Jenny Wood to Senior Vice President of Client Services, Shannon Prange and Terry Wood to Vice Presidents of Portfolio Management, and has hired Brylee Horning as its new VP of Customer Service and Onboarding Contracts. Wood...
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October 01, 2020, 07:25 AM
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Orion First has surpassed $2 billion in assets under management. This milestone comes only 16 months after reaching its previous benchmark of $1 billion. The assets under management consist of small business commercial loans and leases for which...
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February 26, 2020, 07:25 AM
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David Schaefer, founder and CEO of Orion First and Mintaka Financial, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), is a panelist at the 2018 European Leasing and Consumer Credit Industry Annual...
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October 05, 2018, 07:05 AM
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Quentin Cote has been promoted to President of Mintaka Financial and Bill Fogarty to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the company announced.Cote succeeds co-founder and CEO David T. Schaefer as President. Schaefer is serving as...
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July 19, 2018, 07:25 AM
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The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the July 2018 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 62.8 in July, easing from the June index of 66.2.Designed...
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July 19, 2018, 07:17 AM
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Mintaka Financial LLC, announced that Quentin Cote has joined the Leadership team as Executive Vice President. Mr. Cote brings over 25 years of specialty finance leadership to the Mintaka Financial team. His roles at Mintaka will include overseeing...
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September 20, 2016, 07:10 AM
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Orion First announced that Tony Sedlacek has joined Orion First as Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management.“We are excited to add Tony Sedlacek as an official member of our Orion First leadership team,” said David T. Schaefer, CEO of Orion...
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August 09, 2016, 07:00 AM
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The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the May 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the...
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May 19, 2016, 07:21 AM
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Orion First announced that Paul Marcoe, formerly Vice President Information Systems & Security at Financial Pacific Leasing, has joined Orion First as Chief Technology Officer. “Mr. Marcoe is a great addition to the Orion First leadership team,” said...
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February 24, 2016, 07:10 AM
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On Oct. 27, during the 54th Annual Convention of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), the association announced its new Board of Directors and Officers who will serve during the next 12 months. William Stephenson, CEO and Chairman of...
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October 28, 2015, 06:59 AM
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The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the October 2014 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both...
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October 20, 2014, 07:11 AM
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