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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 26, 2017—Advantage Funding, a leading provider of finance to small and mid-size businesses in the U.S., has named Joseph Deriu as the company’s new chief operating officer.

Lease Corporation of America (LCA) has hired Jeffery Sugg as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President. Sugg replaces LCA CFO, SVP Theodore Katikos, who is retiring in June.

AP Equipment Financing is pleased to announce that it has been listed on The Monitor’s Top 25 Private Independent Finance Companies. This news comes as AP closed a record setting Q1 in 2017 having funded $19.7 million, representing a 34% growth over Q1 of 2016.

American Lease Insurance Agency Corporation (ALI) has named Michael Simard to the position of sales director. In this role, Simard will focus on developing ALI’s offering of commercial vehicle insurance.

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With nearly 30 years of management experience in the Sarasota, Florida, and Cincinnati areas, Dick Post has joined Hancock and Whitney Bank in Florida’s Tampa Bay region as vice president of the company’s Equipment Finance team.

Isuzu Finance Hires Lanahan as District Sales Manager, Central U.S. APR 20, 2017 - 7:04 am Isuzu Finance of America (IFAI), the captive finance company for Isuzu Commercial Trucks of America, has hired Steve Lanahan as district sales manager, Central U.S. Lanahan brings to IFAI 25 years of truck finance experience. Prior to joining IFAI, Lanahan was the general manager of Finance and Insurance for a multi-franchise truck dealership, district manager at Key Equipment Finance and district manager at Daimler Truck Finance. In his new role, Lanahan will be in charge of all sales functions in the Central U.S. He will be based in Chicago, and will report directly to Western Regional Sales Manager, Daniel Kuriyama. Isuzu Finance of America is the captive finance company for Isuzu Commercial Truck of America. The company provides loans, leases and wholesale financing and other financial services to Isuzu dealers and to customers interested in leasing or purchasing an Isuzu truck.

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation is pleased to announce that the 15 individuals who recently sat through the 8-hour online CLFP exam, have successfully passed. Six attended the most recent Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals hosted by Patriot Capital Corporation in Atlanta, GA late last month.

First American Equipment Finance named #6 among the Best Companies to Work for in New York

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., (April 19, 2017) – First National Capital Corporation (FNCC), a full-service commercial equipment and aviation finance provider, has announced today two significant promotions with the appointment of Steve Enyeart as President and Peter Leyenaar as Sr. Vice President of Credit and Capital Markets for First National Capital.

IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, today announced Episode 5 in its webinar series, set for April 26, 2017. The in-depth webinar is “Predicting the Future of Equipment Machine Pricing – From Platforms to Performance Prediction Models.”

Crestmark secured a total of $16,780,000 in financial solutions for 11 new clients in the first half of April.

Ivory’s SuperTRUMP Equipment Finance Pricing Software Chosen by Industry Veterans to Support Their Lease Pricing and Structuring Needs

Regents Capital was recently honored as one of Monitor’s Top 25 Private Independents for 2017 based on Regents 30.4% growth in annual funded new business volume in 2016. Regents Capital’s rankings in Monitor’s Top 25 Private Independents, Entrepreneur’s Top Company Cultures, and Orange County Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in Orange County lists show a strong correlation between culture and continued growth.

Tamarack, a leader in providing independent software solutions in the equipment finance and commercial lending industry, has added Channel Partners Capital as its newest client to utilize Tamarack’s Lease/Loan Origination Accelerator on Salesforce.