Leasing

Office Equipment Leasing vs. Cash Purchase: What Factors Should Your Customers Be Considering?

As a dealer of office equipment, you understand that nothing in business is static. Industries change, the needs of your customers evolve, and you may experience some staff growth and/or turnover within your teams internally. When it comes time to sell office equipment or
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Expanded Services Such As Managed IT Prompt Lessors to Adapt Financing to Dealer Needs

The marketplace for office technology is changing at a rapid pace. Gone are the days when being a dealer in the office technology space meant simply supplying copiers and printers. While that is still a core part of the business, office technology now offers much more than that.
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index

Washington, DC (March 23, 2017)—The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their
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GreatAmerica Launches SnappShot 2.0 Mobile App

Cedar Rapids, IA – GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation today launched the first-ever app to use a salesperson’s mobile device camera to submit credit applications in the commercial financial services industry. SnappShot 2.0, made available this week to GreatAmerica
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Remains Strong in March

Washington, DC (March 16, 2017) –- The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) released the March 2017 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment
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New ELFA Infographic Highlights Why Businesses Lease and Finance Equipment

Washington, DC (March 1, 2017) – The vast majority (78 percent) of U.S. businesses lease or finance their equipment, and today the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) released a new infographic highlighting why this method of equipment acquisition is so popular. The
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index

Washington, DC (February 24, 2017)—The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Levels Near All-Time High in February

Washington, DC (February 16, 2017) –- The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the February 2017 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Reaches All-Time High

Washington, DC (January 19, 2017) –- The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the January 2017 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative
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Benefits of Financing Remain with Lease Accounting Changes

The approval of the new lease accounting standard by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) after many years of anticipating its revision means office equipment companies can now move forward and prepare to adopt it. The new standard will not impact the ability of
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index

Washington, DC (December 21, 2016)— The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector,
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Spikes Post-Election

Washington, DC (December 15, 2016) –- The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the December 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative
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2017 Economic Outlook Forecasts 3 Percent Growth in Equipment and Software Investment

Washington, DC (December 12, 2016) – Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 3.0 percent in 2017, according to the Annual 2017 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. After a likely
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ELFA’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index: October New Business Volume Up 6 Percent Year-Over-Year, Down 13 Percent Month-to-Month and Down 3 Percent Year-to-Date

Washington, DC (November 22, 2016)— The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Eases in November

Washington, DC (November 17, 2016) –- The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the November 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative
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