Equipment Leasing and Finance Association

Washington, DC (May 22, 2025) — A slight contraction in new business volumes suggests a 0.4% decline in new durable goods orders in April, according to data gleaned from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s CapEx Finance Index for April. Total new business volume Read More

Washington, DC (March 25, 2025) — Our forecast framework, which uses past values of CFI and durable goods orders to predict future changes in topline durable goods orders, expects a 0.47% contraction in new orders in February. Total new business volume (NBV) rose by $9.7 billion Read More

Washington, DC (March 5, 2025) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has released its 35th annual “What’s Hot/What’s Not: Equipment Market Forecast 2025,” delivering essential insights into the top-performing equipment markets for the year ahead. Based on input Read More

Washington, DC (Feb. 26, 2025) — Growth in new business volumes suggests durable goods orders will contract by 3.8% in January, according to the latest CapEx Finance Index report released by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. Total new business volume (NBV) rose by Read More

Washington, DC (Nov. 26, 2024) — Following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts in September, new data reveals a $10.5 billion or 5.1% increase in new business volume for equipment leases and loans from September to October, its largest jump since August 2023. Building on Read More

Austin, TX (Oct. 28, 2024) – The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has named Tony Golobic and Bruce Kropschot to the 2024 Class of the Equipment Finance Hall of Fame. ELFA Board Chair Rob Boyer made the announcement this morning at the General Session of the 63rd Read More

Washington, DC (Oct. 24, 2024) — ELFA has updated the name of the Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) to the CapEx Finance Index (CFI) to better reflect what it measures and how it impacts the broader U.S. economy. The September CFI registered a 2.8% increase year to Read More

Washington, DC (Sept. 25, 2024) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), a survey of economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross-section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, reports that in August: Read More

Washington, DC (Aug. 23, 2024) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), a survey of economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, reports that in July: New Read More

Washington, DC (July 24, 2024) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), a survey of economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, reports that in June: New Read More

Washington, DC (June 26, 2024) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), a survey of economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross-section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, reports that in May: New Read More

Washington, DC (May 23, 2024) — 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 overall new Read More

Washington, DC (April 23, 2024) — 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 overall Read More

Washington, DC (March 25, 2024) — 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 overall Read More

Washington, DC (Feb. 26, 2024) — 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 overall Read More