Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation

Washington, DC (Dec. 18, 2025) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) today released its December 2025 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market remains steady at year end, Read More

Washington, DC (Oct. 22, 2025) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation today released its Q4 update of the 2025 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, forecasting solid but moderating economic performance through the end of 2025. This outlook is primarily Read More

Washington, DC (Sept. 18, 2025) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) today released its September 2025 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market is at a heightened level Read More

Washington, DC (July 17, 2025) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) today released its July 2025 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI), revealing a third consecutive month of increasing confidence in the equipment Read More

Washington, DC (July 16, 2025) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation today released its Q3 update of the 2025 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, forecasting a mechanical rebound in Q2 growth driven by stronger net exports before slowing over the Read More

Washington, DC (May 20, 2025) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the May 2025 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 44.5, up from the April index Read More

Washington, DC (April 24, 2025) — After starting 2025 in a generally solid position, the U.S. economic outlook has worsened amid sharp declines in consumer and business sentiment, rapidly rising inflation expectations, and sky-high policy uncertainty. As a result, the Q2 update Read More

Washington, DC (April 17, 2025) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the April 2025 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 41.9, down from the March Read More

Washington, DC (March 20, 2025) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the March 2025 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 58.1, down from the Read More

Washington, DC (Feb. 20, 2025) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the February 2025 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market eased to 66.9, down from Read More

Washington, DC (Jan. 16, 2025) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the January 2025 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market increased for the third Read More

Washington, DC (Dec. 20, 2024) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the December 2024 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 68.8, surpassing the Read More

Washington, DC (Nov. 21, 2024) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the November 2024 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 67.5, up from the Read More

Washington, DC (Oct. 28, 2024) — The equipment finance industry expanded to an estimated $1.34 trillion in 2023—a new all-time high—with 82% of end-users using some form of financing to fund their equipment and software (E&S) acquisitions, according to an end-user survey from Read More

Washington, DC (Oct. 23, 2024) — The U.S. economy remains on strong footing, fueled in part by continued healthy investment in equipment and software, according to the Q4 update to the 2024 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook. Real equipment and software Read More