Risk Management

Risk management tools and market insights for the equipment finance industry.

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Knowledge Hub

Monthly Leasing and Finance Index - Provides a trending view of average charge-offs, delinquencies and credit approvals.

Survey of Equipment Finance Activity - Consists of numerous statistics that are valuable for credit/risk management professionals, including: portfolio performance, charge-offs, credit applications processing, average credit decision turnaround time, and credit scoring practices.

Research

2023 Collections Effectiveness Survey

Highlights from the Collections Effectiveness Survey presented at ELFA’s 2023 Credit and Collections Management Conference.
2023 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (Only)

Copy of main report (excludes small ticket section)

Additional Research

EL&F Articles

Uncharted Territory

As the finance world rapidly shifts, credit and collections teams take a wait-and-see stance.
Surveys Reveal State of Credit & Collections

Insights are available from ELFA’s 2022 Credit Manager Survey and 2022 Collection Manager Survey with slide decks of data results and key insights from credit and collection professionals and equipment finance executive leadership.

Additional Articles

Career Pathways

If you're looking to advance your career in the risk management arena of the equipment finance industry, visit the ELFA Career Pathways “Credit and Collections Roadmap,” a comprehensive list of training, events, tools and volunteer opportunities offered by the association, customized to your role and experience level.

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Research

Captive Finance: Embracing Change and Driving Innovation in a Disruptive Market

This Foundation study examines the relationship between captives and their parent companies, the evolution of captives and customer demands, the effects of modern technology on this dynamic, and the outlook for the future of captives.
Equipment Finance Funding, Securitization & Syndication: Best Practices for Today and Tomorrow

This paper reports on the pandemic’s impact on the funding markets for the equipment finance and leasing industry.

Additional Research

Articles

JELF Spring 2023: Full Issue

This issue features articles on Marine Assets and Captive Finance.
JELF Spring 2023: Marine Vessels

Valuation of marine vessels is complicated, not only in light of their high capital cost base but also in terms of shifting trading trends and a tightening regulatory environment, both domestically and internationally.

Additional Articles

Podcast

Episode 16 - Effects of Inflation on Liquidity with Kelli Nienaber, David Normandin of Wintrust Specialty Finance and Eli Sethre of Channel. (April 4, 2023)

Episode 15 - Battening Down the Hatches for a Possible Recession with Kelli Nienaber and Kevin Prykull of Duquesne University, (March 17, 2023)