Equipment Leasing and Finance Association - Investing Forward

LeaseTeam, Inc., the premier solution provider in the equipment leasing and finance marketplace, is pleased to announce that Union Equipment Finance, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Bank & Trust, has selected ASPIRE as its end-to-end lease and loan management platform.

IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, today debuted its next generation allEquip® fixed and negotiated pricing format.

PayNet, the leader in small business credit assessment, conducted a recent study to project bank lending hot spots in 2017. Loan risk premiums should move up overall to reflect the higher projected default rates of 2.1% in 2017. PayNet’s data shows 2017 lending strategy must be built around finding niche markets that offer growth as the overall trend.

Submitting on behalf of ELFA member Cullen and Dykman

Clients of Alfa, a leading provider of systems and services to the global asset finance industry, continue to feature prominently in ‘Asset Finance 50’, the UK’s most influential annual survey of business and equipment lessors.

March 22, 2017 -- William H. Besgen “Bill”, Sr. Advisor/Vice Chairman Emeritus and former Vice Chairman, President and Board Director of Hitachi Capital America Corp. “HCA”, announced he will be retiring from HCA on March 31, 2017, the end of its fiscal year.

IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, today announced Episode 4 in its webinar series, set for March 29, 2017. The comprehensive webinar is “Financing goes Mobile with Currency - your Guide to Equipment Capital On-the-Go.”

Hitachi Capital America Vendor Services (HCA Vendor Services) has promoted Statton Summers to their newly created Sales Operations Coordinator position.

MB Equipment Finance announces Brett Hewitt has joined as Vice President of its new office - located just west of Austin, Texas. This office marks the group’s second location in Texas, in addition to its existing Dallas/Fort Worth office. In less than two years, MB Equipment Finance has doubled its team and expanded its footprint to 11 locations in the U.S.

Tamarack, a leader in providing independent software solutions in the equipment finance and commercial lending industry, has filled four new positions with leasing experts who will support increased demand and help implement Tamarack’s Lease/Loan Origination Accelerator on Salesforce.

DLL, a global provider of asset-based financial solutions, has launched its bluepaper, ‘Tapping into the potential of the Internet of Things’. The finance company believes in the business potential of this data centric technology trend and hopes to inspire its partners through sharing concrete cases in this bluepaper.

He will participate in client engagements involving merger and acquisition (M&A), risk management and strategic management consulting.

John C. Deane is presenting on a panel discussing capital markets, current trends, market conditions and M&A deals within the asset-finance industry.

Crestmark secured a total of $7,680,000 in financial solutions for 20 new clients in the first half of March.

Caine & Weiner is proud to announce Greg Cohen re-elected as President of the International Association of Commercial Collectors for 2017. Cohen, elected by fellow association members, will serve as head of the Board of Directors and will provide guidance and strategic direction for the association