{"id":20736,"date":"2016-10-14T05:47:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T12:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=20736"},"modified":"2016-10-14T05:47:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T12:47:04","slug":"greatamerica-rated-no-1-leasing-company-for-fourth-consecutive-year-in-the-cannata-reports-annual-dealer-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2016\/10\/greatamerica-rated-no-1-leasing-company-for-fourth-consecutive-year-in-the-cannata-reports-annual-dealer-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"GreatAmerica Rated No. 1 Leasing Company for Fourth Consecutive Year in The Cannata Report\u2019s Annual Dealer Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cedar Rapids, IA<\/em> \u2014 GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today it was named \u201cBest Leasing Company\u201d in The Cannata Report\u2019s 2016 Annual Dealer Survey for the fourth year in a row. The honor as best leasing company was recognized for the first time with a Frank Award at The Cannata Report\u2019s Annual Awards & Charities Dinner in Livingston, NJ last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile The Cannata Report\u2019s 31st Annual Dealer Survey showed dealers are working with more than two leasing companies, 97 percent of the respondents who revealed GreatAmerica Financial Services as their primary leasing vendor rated them 4.7 out of 5.0,\u201d said CJ Cannata, EVP and publisher, The Cannata Report. \u201cThis marks the second year in a row GreatAmerica Financial Services has scored 4.7. This is the highest score ever achieved in the leasing category\u2014or any other category for that matter\u2014and this level of recognition by the dealer community is an overwhelming confirmation of their consistent commitment to excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGreatAmerica has deep respect for the dealer community and it is humbling to match this record rating from them again this year,\u201d said Jennie Fisher, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Office Equipment Group at GreatAmerica. \u201cWe are proud to have earned this award as top-rated finance company seven out of the last eight years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLeasing companies fund the majority of transactions across the dealer channel. Although we have been tracking leasing companies in our annual survey for the past eight years, the time was right to recognize their importance to the industry by creating a physical award to formally acknowledge the category,\u201d said Cannata, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s our pleasure to bestow the inaugural\u2014and well-deserved\u2014Best Leasing Company Award to GreatAmerica.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to The Cannata Report\u2019s Annual Dealer Survey, 75 dealers representing 26 percent of the A3 MFP universe said GreatAmerica Financial Services was their primary leasing provider. Of those 75 dealers, 58 respondents or 77 percent rated GreatAmerica as \u201cexcellent\u201d and 15 dealers (20 percent of respondents) rated them as \u201cvery good.\u201d<\/p>\n

A total of $180,000 was raised and pledged at the 2016 Cannata Dinner to benefit the Jackie Ritschel Memorial Endowment for Cancer Research and Treatment at Hackensack University Medical Center and Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon.<\/p>\n

Winners of the 2016 Frank Awards, named after Frank G. Cannata, were determined by a survey of the independent dealer community. There were 296 dealer respondents this year. In addition to the GreatAmerica win for Best Leasing Company, awards were presented in seven other categories, can be found at: www.greatamerica.com\/cannata2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation:<\/strong>
\nGreatAmerica is the largest independent small ticket national commercial equipment finance company and is dedicated to helping manufacturers, vendors, and dealers be more successful and keep their customers for a lifetime. GreatAmerica was established in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1992 and today is organized into seven business units and has a staff of over 500 employees with offices in Georgia, Minnesota, and Missouri. Our commitment to understanding the office equipment industry has positioned us as the unparalleled leader in single invoice solutions (MPS, Managed IT, and other specialized billing options). We also offer innovative non-financial services to help our dealers evolve their businesses. Visit www.greatamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cedar Rapids, IA \u2014 GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today it was named \u201cBest Leasing Company\u201d in The Cannata Report\u2019s 2016 Annual Dealer Survey for the fourth year in a row. The honor as best leasing company was recognized for the first time with a Frank Award at The Cannata Report\u2019s Annual Awards & Charities Dinner in Livingston, NJ last week. \u201cWhile The Cannata Report\u2019s 31st Annual Dealer Survey showed dealers are working with more than two leasing companies, 97 percent of the respondents who revealed GreatAmerica Financial Services as their primary leasing vendor rated them 4.7 out of 5.0,\u201d said CJ Cannata, EVP and publisher, The Cannata Report. \u201cThis marks the second year in a row GreatAmerica Financial Services has scored 4.7. This is the highest score ever achieved in the leasing category\u2014or any other category for that matter\u2014and this level of recognition by the dealer community is an overwhelming confirmation of their consistent commitment to excellence.\u201d \u201cGreatAmerica has deep respect for the dealer community and it is humbling to match this record rating from them again this year,\u201d said Jennie Fisher, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Office Equipment Group at GreatAmerica. \u201cWe are proud to have earned this award as top-rated finance company seven out of the last eight years.\u201d \u201cLeasing companies fund the majority of transactions across the dealer channel. Although we have been tracking leasing companies in our annual survey for the past eight years, the time was right to recognize their importance to the industry by creating a physical award to formally acknowledge the category,\u201d said Cannata, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s our pleasure to bestow the inaugural\u2014and well-deserved\u2014Best Leasing Company Award to GreatAmerica.\u201d According to The Cannata Report\u2019s Annual Dealer Survey, 75 dealers representing 26 percent of the A3 MFP universe said GreatAmerica Financial Services was their primary leasing provider. Of those 75 dealers, 58 respondents or 77 percent rated GreatAmerica as \u201cexcellent\u201d and 15 dealers (20 percent of respondents) rated them as \u201cvery good.\u201d A total of $180,000 was raised and pledged at the 2016 Cannata Dinner to benefit the Jackie Ritschel Memorial Endowment for Cancer Research and Treatment at Hackensack University Medical Center and Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon. Winners of the 2016 Frank Awards, named after Frank G. Cannata, were determined by a survey of the independent dealer community. There were 296 dealer respondents this year. In addition to the GreatAmerica win for Best Leasing Company, awards were presented in seven other categories, can be found at: www.greatamerica.com\/cannata2016. ### About GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation: GreatAmerica is the largest independent small ticket national commercial equipment finance company and is dedicated to helping manufacturers, vendors, and dealers be more successful and keep their customers for a lifetime. GreatAmerica was established in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1992 and today is organized into seven business units and has a staff of over 500 employees with offices in Georgia, Minnesota, and Missouri. Our commitment to understanding the office equipment industry has positioned us as the unparalleled leader in single invoice solutions (MPS, Managed IT, and other specialized billing options). We also offer innovative non-financial services to help our dealers evolve their businesses. Visit www.greatamerica.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[494,2408],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20736"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20736"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20739,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20736\/revisions\/20739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}