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We’ve reached the point in the pandemic where our conversations are turning toward an uncomfortable fact: like it or not, life as we know it is very different now and the routines we once took for granted probably will never be the same again. For many of us, the biggest change of all is the way we work.   Sohini Roy, an experienced business leader and CFO who was most recently employed by Ne...

It’s easy to get caught up in the momentum of generating volume and trying to outshine a company’s past performance. But sometimes, it pays to pause and survey the business from a different angle. Industry veteran Rich Doherty, President of HighStreet Capital Advisors, talks about why right now is a great time to evaluate where your business is headed so it will thrive for many years to come.

Traditionally, lenders have based credit decisions on tried and true data points like credit scores or last year’s financial reports and tax returns. In recent years, some companies have even implemented auto decisioning. But the pandemic has completely shifted the risk landscape. A company that was healthy in January might be a dicey bet today. Chris Lerma, Chief Risk Officer at AP Equipment Fina...

The pandemic has hit Main Street America hard. Restaurants, gyms, dentist offices, boutiques—just about every type of business has been affected. How are these small businesses coping? Are the Payroll Protection and Main Street Lending Programs providing the relief they need? Adrian Hebig, who works closely with these companies talks about how these companies are pivoting and shares an outlook for...

A few short months ago, the equipment finance industry was humming along at top speed. But with customers deferring payments and mixed messages about what the future will look like, what does liquidity look today in our ever-evolving new normal? Craig Weinewuth, CEO & President, ENGS Commercial Finance, talks about the impact of the pandemic on the liquidity of commercial finance companies.

The lending landscape has shifted dramatically over the last two months. Customers and new business prospects who once had impeccable financials may now look like a risky bet. Bob Rinaldi of Rinaldi Advisory Services interviews Bill Phelan and Amanda Hull of PayNet, an Equifax Company about what this means for credit scoring and how can lenders be vigilant when it comes to risk.

COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of digital adoption in the equipment finance industry, and technologies like blockchain and electronic documents are facilitating the process of negotiating and executing leases and loans. But what are the legal implications of this shift, and how can we prepare for the market impacts of a post-pandemic world?

Equipment has played a major role in efforts to combat COVID-19 and in our attempts to stay safe at home. Hospitals have faced shortages of ventilators and beds, schools and businesses have urgently needed laptops and supply chain disruptions have led to empty shelves at our local grocery stores. Tom Meredith talks about how DLL has helped essential industries gain access to critical equipment dur...

Many of us have been working from home for almost two months straight, and without clear divisions between work time and home time, the line between these two worlds has all but disappeared. Dave Schaefer, CEO of Orion First and Jackie Havel, Vice President of Human Resources at Amur Equipment Finance share strategies to help your team set clear boundaries so they can stay engaged and avoid burnou...

COVID-19 has created so many barriers—between family, friends, and neighbors. This includes our neighbor to the north, Canada. Jud Snyder, president of BMO Harris Equipment Finance Company, talks about serving customers on both sides of the U.S. Canadian border and says equipment finance companies must start thinking about financing new equipment types as we emerge from the pandemic.

Large companies are drawing down their credit lines, small companies are lining up for loans from the Payroll Protection Program, and taxpayers are anxiously anticipating the arrival of their stimulus checks. Deborah Baker, Head of Worldwide Leasing and Financing for HP and John Hurt, Director of The Alta Group’s Business Advisory Practice talk about how the equipment finance industry is respondin...

Many of us have officially entered week four of COVID-19 lockdown, and we are dreaming of the day when this crisis is finally behind us. With that spirit in mind, Bill Verhelle, Founder and CEO of Innovation Finance, and Tawnya Stone, Vice President of Strategic Technology at GreatAmerica Financial Services, talk about leading their teams through this pandemic and creating that glorious next chapt...

For the third edition of our coronavirus podcast series, Tomorrow Zone CEO Deborah Reuben, North Star Leasing Company CEO Dan Feeney, and Stonebriar Commercial Finance Chief Technology Officer Steve Siler share first hand stories about effectively transitioning their teams to remote work and offer strategies designed to help everyone adapt to these new conditions.  

In our second podcast of the series, Michelle Speranza, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer at LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. and Colleen Daly-Tinkham, Chief Marketing Officer at American Lease Insurance discuss the importance of communicating with clients during the COVID-19 crisis.

In our first podcast of the series, Vince Belcastro, Group Head of Syndications at Element Fleet Management, and Chris Enbom, CEO of AP Equipment Financing and Work Truck Direct discuss the early effects of the coronavirus on the industry, how their companies are adapting and the potential impact on various equipment sectors and capital markets.