FOUNDATION STUDIES AND REPORTS
The ESG Imperative
ESG, or Environmental, Social and Governance, is just about everywhere in our industry. Through a variety of free, donor-funded Foundation resources, you can learn about ESG’s impact on the future of the equipment finance industry and use these resources to further your organization and your career. Dive deep into ESG policies and their impact on business in the Foundation’s study. Read the companion piece to this study in the winter edition of the Journal of Equipment Lease Financing, featuring an article about five key steps that organizations can take to position themselves for ESG success. Or listen to ESG experts Patricia Voorhees of the Alta Group and Razi Amin of Aspen Capital on the Foundation Podcast.
• Read the report
• Read the JELF article
• Listen to the Foundation podcast
Best Practices in Equipment Finance Funding, Securitization & Syndication for Today and Tomorrow
Lenders, this study is for you. Need help financing a transaction of any size and executing it to your advantage? Read on and you’ll find an industry overview of Funding, Securitization & Syndication options to help position your transactions for success. In a post-pandemic environment, these financial tools will be as important as ever, and Lenders’ funding and syndication strategies will need to evolve with the environment of what’s available, and what is expected. Coming soon.
Debt Prioritization in Equipment Financing at Small and Medium-Size Businesses Part II: Effects of Lender Characteristics
In the follow-up to the Fall JELF article, Lamont K. Black and William R. Keaton continue their study assessment of debt prioritization on the equipment finance industry (Read Part 1 here). Using data provided by Equifax on 35,000 small and medium-size businesses engaged in equipment finance during 2005-2019, this article explores how firms prioritize their payments to different lenders and lessors when they get into financial trouble and cannot make all the payments. Armed with the information in this article, lenders and lessors can make better decisions when forecasting losses on existing credits and deciding which new credits to extend as the economy recovers from COVID-19. Read the article.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Foundation Scholarship Program
Do you have an intern who’s currently enrolled in a college or university in need of financial assistance towards their degree? Look no further. The Foundation’s annual academic scholarships are open for applications now through the deadline, May 20, 2022. This year up to five scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded to selected students at an accredited educational institution. Learn more and share the scholarship with any students interested in joining our dynamic industry at https://www.leasefoundation.org/academic-programs/home/scholarship-program/.
Guest Lecture Program
Share your passion for your industry with the next generation! Use the Foundation’s ready-made presentation template to introduce students to the equipment finance industry. The Guest Lecture Program helps industry leaders increase awareness of equipment leasing and finance and attract new talent to the industry. Sign up today at https://www.leasefoundation.org/academic-programs/guest-lecture-program-2/.
Jeff Elliott, President at Huntington Equipment Finance, delivers a Guest Lecture at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
GIVING
Save the Date – 2022 Day of Giving
The Foundation’s 2022 Day of Giving is Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Join your peers in supporting the Foundation with a tax-deductible donation on June 7 or anytime at https://www.leasefoundation.org/giving/online/.
