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Operations & Technology Excellence Award

The Operations & Technology Excellence (O&TE) Award ran from 2002 to 2024 and recognized many accomplished finance organizations who implemented operational excellence, technology innovation, digital client/employee experiences, and demonstrated a mindset shift to a culture of continuous innovation. We congratulate all the winners through the years.

ELFA has now introduced the Excellence in Innovation Award. The Excellence in Innovation Award reflects the evolution of our focus on innovation across the equipment leasing and finance industry. Aligned with the newly launched Innovation Experience, this prestigious award honors finance organizations that are leading the way in driving measurable improvements and delivering business value through operational excellence, technology advancement, digital transformation, and a cultural commitment to continuous innovation.

Winners

  • 2024: Channel
  • 2023: Oakmont Capital Services
  • 2022: Meridian OneCap Credit Corp.
  • 2021: Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co. (CFCL), a Sasser Family Company
  • 2020: TIAA Commercial Finance Inc.; COVID-19 Special Project Winner is Volvo Financial Services
  • 2019: Cisco Systems Capital Corporation and John Deere Financial
  • 2018: CWB National Leasing Inc.
  • 2017:  CIT Direct Capital and Mintaka Financial; Honorable Mention: Cisco Systems Capital
  • 2016: LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. and National Leasing
  • 2015: Element Financial Corporation and Quick Bridge Funding, LLC
  • 2014: BB&T Equipment Finance Corporation and Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc.
  • 2013: TCF Equipment Finance, Inc. and SunPower Corporation.
  • 2012: LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. and AIG Commercial Asset Finance
  • 2011: First American Equipment Finance and ICON Capital Corporation
  • 2010: Winthrop Resources Corporation
  • 2009: Key Equipment Finance, PHH Arval
  • 2008: Orion First Financial LLC, Trinity Industries Leasing Co.
  • 2007: TCF Equipment Finance, California First National Bancorp, and Xerox Capital Services
  • 2006: Farm Credit Leasing
  • 2005: Styx Capital, Relational LLC
  • 2004: Cisco Systems Capital Corporation
  • 2003: AgStar Financial Services, National Leasing Group
  • 2002: ABB Financial Services, IBM Global Financing, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation