Equipment Leasing and Finance Association

Washington, DC (Oct. 27, 2026) — The latest CapEx Finance Index (CFI), released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), showed that equipment demand remained strong in September. New business volume was essentially unchanged from August, making September Read More

Washington, DC (Oct. 26, 2026) — The equipment finance industry expanded to an estimated $1.51 trillion in 2025—a new all-time high—with 87% of end-users using some form of financing to fund their equipment and software (E&S) acquisitions, according to a survey from the Read More

Washington, DC (Oct. 15, 2026) – New business volume (NBV) growth in the $1.3 trillion equipment finance industry increased by 6.8% in 2025, up from 3.1% in 2024, according to the 2026 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA) released today by the Equipment Leasing & Read More

Washington, DC (Oct. 15, 2026) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) today released its October 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market is 60.4, easing from the September index Read More

Washington, DC (Sept. 29, 2026) — The latest CapEx Finance Index (CFI), released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), showed that demand cooled in August after an extraordinary July but remained historically strong. Even after the decline, August was Read More

Washington, DC (Sept. 17, 2026) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) today released its September 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market is 62.4, unchanged from the August Read More

Washington, DC (Aug. 25, 2026) — The latest CapEx Finance Index (CFI), released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), shows that demand surged in July due to AI-related investment. Seasonally adjusted new deal volumes were $14.3 billion, standing $2.8 Read More

Washington, DC (Aug. 20, 2026) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) today released its August 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market is 62.4, easing from the July index of Read More

Washington, DC (July 28, 2026) — The latest CapEx Finance Index (CFI), released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), showed that recent cooling was more about normalization than a weakening of fundamentals. The two-year trend in activity remains Read More

Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2026) — The latest CapEx Finance Index (CFI), released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), continues to show that the equipment finance industry is on pace for another record year. Demand cooled but remained elevated Read More

Washington, DC (June 18, 2026) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) today released its June 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market is 63.7, an increase from the May index of Read More

Washington, DC (May 26, 2026) — The latest CapEx Finance Index (CFI), released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), shows that while new deal growth edged down again in April, activity is still on pace for its best year on record. Financial conditions Read More

Washington, DC (May 21, 2026) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) today released its May 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing that confidence in the equipment finance market is 59.9, up from the April index of Read More

Washington, DC (April 28, 2026) — The latest CapEx Finance Index (CFI), released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), shows that while new deal growth edged down in March, total new business volumes (NBV) recorded its strongest quarter on record. Read More

Washington, DC (April 16, 2026) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) today released its April 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market is 54.6, a decrease from 61.0 in March, Read More