Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation

ELFA Survey of Economic Activity: April New Business Volume Down 7 Percent Year-over-Year, 8 Percent Month-to-Month, Up 10 Percent Year-to-Date

Washington, DC (May 27, 2020) — 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 $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Improves in May, New Data Reveal COVID-19 Impact

Washington, DC (May 14, 2020) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the May 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. The index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Plummets in April From Impact of COVID-19

Washington, DC (April 16, 2020) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the April 2020 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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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Dips in March Amid Uncertainty Around Coronavirus

Washington, DC (March 12, 2020) – The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the March 2020 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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ELFA Survey of Economic Activity: January New Business Volume Up 28 Percent Year-Over-Year

Washington, DC (Feb. 26, 2020) — 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 $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Remains Steady in February

Washington, DC (Feb. 13, 2020) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the February 2020 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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ELFA Survey of Economic Activity: December New Business Volume Up 2 Percent Year-Over-Year, 65 Percent Month-Over-Month, and 5 Percent at Year-End

Washington, DC (Jan. 27, 2020) — 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 $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Up for Third Consecutive Month in January

Washington, DC (Jan. 16, 2020) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the January 2020 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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ELFA Survey of Economic Activity: November New Business Volume Down 3 Percent Year-over-Year and 23 Percent Month-over-Month; Up 5 Percent Year-to-Date

Washington, DC (Dec. 20, 2019) — 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 $900 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Up Again in December

Washington, DC (Dec. 19, 2019) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the December 2019 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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2020 Economic Outlook Forecasts 1.1% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment and 1.7% GDP Growth

Washington, DC (Dec. 11, 2019) — Investment in equipment and software is projected to expand 1.1 percent in 2020 while U.S. economic growth slows to 1.7 percent according to the 2020 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Up in November

Washington, DC (Nov. 14, 2019) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the November 2019 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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ELFA Survey of Economic Activity: September New Business Volume Up 18% Year-Over-Year, 9% Month-Over-Month and 5% Year-to-Date

Washington, DC (Oct. 23, 2019) — 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
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Eases Again in October

Washington, DC (Oct. 17, 2019) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the October 2019 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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2019 U.S. Economic Outlook Q4 Update Forecasts 3.9% Expansion in Equipment and Software Investment and 2.2% GDP Growth

Washington, DC (Oct. 11, 2019) — Equipment and software investment growth decelerated during the second consecutive quarter and is expected to moderate at 3.9 percent (unchanged from the Q3 Update of the Economic Outlook published in July), according to the Q4 Update to the 2019
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