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August 2
AACFB “Meet the Funder – Channel”
Wednesday, August 2, 3:00 pm (ET)
New California Brokers Commercial
Financing Licensing Bill
By Marshall Goldberg, Esq. Leasing News Legal Editor
Funders Looking for Broker Business
(Please Update Your Listing)
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
www.topmarkfunding.com/Careers
Defining a "Key" Account
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Marks 70th Anniversary
LTi Technology Solutions Achieves
Veracode Verified Standard Tier Status
Intelligent Software Security
ELFA Asks Congress to Overturn Section 1071
Dodd-Frank Act
Siberian Husky
Omaha, Nebraska Adopt a Dog
News Briefs ---
As Bank Lending Tightens, Small Businesses
Turn to Customers to Raise Money
Miami Sees Its First Population Drop in Decades
Soaring housing costs drive many locals away
His Hollywood star was finally rising
Now he cleans apartments
Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars
Dominant Power in Satellite Internet
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Why Did 488 Golden Retrievers Gather in Scotland?
Article with Photos
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 4
Correction
Funders Looking for Broker Business
(Please Update Your Listing)
Fast Lane Leasing Joins Funder List A
Specialist Commercial Truck and Trailer Leasing
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
What is Going to Happen Next
Viewpoints Heard by Veteran Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Careers Available, Plus Join Senior Sales Team
Workplace Trends: How Careers are
Evolving in the Age of Technology
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Who Needs a Desk?
Watch the Change!
Quiktrak and Douglas-Guardian Combine Forces
Merger Promises Continuous Tech Innovation
and Full-Service Risk Management
“Hybrid” Lease & Finance Accountants Conference
Open to Members and Non-Members
EFLA Leasing and Finance Accountants Conference
New Criterion Releases: "After Hours,"
"Medicine for the Melancholy," Pasolinini "101"
"The Servant, “Rules of the Game"
By Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Boxer Mix Puppy
Gilbert, Arizona Adopt-a-Dog
FT Partners Q2 2023 Inside tech Insights
Available ---Plus Brief Synopsis
News Briefs ---
Ranked: The U.S. Cities with
the Most Vacant Offices
So What Do We Call Twitter Now Anyway?
confusion in social media
The Real Reason You’re Having a Hard Time
Getting Things Done at the Office
Don’t Fly Without These Five Travel Apps
it pays to have a smartphone loaded with extra help
Google can now alert you
when your private contact info appears online
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In-N-Out owner Lynsi Snyder writes a book
about the burger business
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 7
Providence Equipment Finance, A Division
Of Providence Bank & Trust, Villa Park, Illinois
No Longer in Business
FinWise Bank Equipment Finance
Joins Funder List “A”
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now!
www.topmarkfunding.com/careers
Why Waiting for the "Perfect" Candidate
Can Prolong Your Vacancy
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Top Ten Leasing News Read by Readers
July 31 to August 4
Interview with Randy Haug, EVP/Co-Founder, LTI
Technology Solutions and the Veracode Verified Standard
ELFA 2023 Equity Forum
Sept. 13-14 New Orleans
Mixed Breed
Murray, Utah Adopt-a-Dog
Check Off Your To-Do List
2023 AACFB Commercial Financing Expo
Orlando, Florida September 20-21
News Briefs ---
ADP® National Employment Report
Four Page Report PDF
U.S. companies are buying less from China
as relations remain tense
Three Men Battle the FBI Over Buried Civil War Gold
'Stuff Just Doesn’t Add Up'
Trucker Yellow Files for Bankruptcy, Will Liquidate
Chief executive says Yellow is closing after the chapter 11 filing
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What changes at Ste. Michelle might mean
for the Washington wine industry and industry
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 9
All the King’s Horses and Men Couldn’t Do It
Cartoon
Review of a Top Producer Database Management
By Scott Wheeler, Sales Makes it Happen
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now!
www.topmarkfunding.com/careers
Embracing Strategic Risk-Taking:
Igniting Career Growth through Bold Choices
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Report on Household Debt and Credit
Data from New York Federal Reserve Bank
Downtown Travel Has Not Recovered
from COVID-19, Data Show
By Mathew W. Daus, Esq.
Correction
Broken Links Can Be Fixed by Clearing Your Browser
TBF Celebrates 25 Years as Innovator in
Equipment Finance
Collie
Highland, Illinois Adopt-a-Dog
Why You Should be Active on LinkedIn.com
By Alex Vasitakos
News Briefs ---
UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US
to be worth $170,000 a year, firm says
Hollywood writers’ strike hits 100-day mark,
becoming one of the longest ever
Chinese Exports Fall at Steepest Pace
Since February 2020
Moody’s downgrades 10 regional banks
as crisis pressures persist
Even Zoom Is Making People Return to the Office
"Finally tired of its employees being far away"
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 11
Tom McCurnin, Former Leasing News Legal Editor
in Ukraine with Wife Jodi
Facing a Risk Versus Reward Transition Economy
Changes within the Credit Underwriting Processes
By Scott Wheeler, CLFP, Wheeler Business Consulting
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now!
www.topmarkfunding.com/careers
Common Mistakes to Avoid in Your Career
The Ultimate Hire by Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Academy for Certified Lease & Finance Professionals
August to November – Mentor Programs Available
ELFA Asks CFPB to Apply Dodd-Frank
1071 Judicial Delay to All Members
Paul Reubens (1952 - 2023) - Batman Returns
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
The Nightmare Before Christmas, Life During Wartime
Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Great Pyrenees
Plano, Texas Adopt-a-Dog
Disclosure Laws Update for Brokers
AACFB Webinar - Monday, August 14 4:00 pm (ET)
News Briefs ---
Maui fires: Latest updates on resorts,
Businesses and landmarks in Lahaina and Ka’anapali
Striking Writers and Studios Agree
to Restart Negotiations
Tesla owners say driving range is faked
and their complaints were squelched
Where Does the U.S. Import its Food from
Visual Top Exporting Counties by agriculture Category
The US’s largest solar panel maker
to spend $1.1B on its 5th factory
Petition to reclaim Washington Redskins
NFL name gains momentum
You May Have Missed --
How to keep your phone charged
and working in wildfires
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 14
Tom McCurnin, Former Leasing News Legal Editor
His Impressions on Visit to Ukraine with Wife Jodi
Disclosure Laws Update for Brokers
AACFB Webinar - Monday, August 14 4:00 pm (ET)
Missouri Joins Other States Legislative
Debates Concerning Commercial Finance Disclosure
By Ken Greene, Esq., Leasing News Advisor Emeritus
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Careers including Growing Our Senior Sales Team
Sales Makes it Happen by Steve Chriest
Don't Shoot the Dog
Top Ten Leasing News Read by Readers
August 7 to August 11
Commercial Disclosure Laws May Open
Transaction to Usury, One of the Oldest Sins
By Kevin Traberis, Esq.
German Shepherd Dog, Mixed
Minneapolis, Minnesota Adopt-a-Dog
Interview Preparation 101: Your Comprehensive Guide
to Mastering Job Interviews
The Ultimate Hire by Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
News Briefs ---
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving
Faster Than You Think
Musk isn’t serious about fighting, Zuckerberg says
Here’s the latest
Were you planning to travel to Maui in coming months?
Here’s what to know
Can San Francisco Save Itself From the Doom Loop?
Downtown struggling with homelessness, crime
You May Have Missed --
How the Pac-12 achieved its own destruction
through media rights and hubris
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 16
No, I Don't Have Time to See a Leasing Salesman!"
Cartoon
Career Advancement by Scott Wheeler
Sales Makes it Happen
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now!
www.topmarkfunding.com/careers
Be Fit, Be Strong, Succeed Professionally
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners, The Ultimate Hire
J.D. Power Auto Finance Study:
Dealers still favor face-to-face relationships
How Third-Party Product Vendor Financing Works
Captive Lease Advisors
By Richard M Contino, Esq., CEO
Minnesota Marijuana Drinks Makers Enjoying
Great Market Conditions
Financing Cannabis Funding Sources
Many Work with Third Party Originators
80% of All Farms in the Country
Are Small Businesses
Dachshund and Miniature Pinscher
Mission Viejo, California Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs ---
These Maui restaurants survived the wildfire: ‘It defies logic’
Been here many times, (MaLa one of our favorites -Kit)
Shipping industries report Chinese imports down 24%
Mexico is not the top trading US partner: Agricultural
Hawaii's Maui wildfires insured
losses to top $1 billion – Moody's
Delta leads $500M in funding for struggling
private jet firm Wheels Up
As a German firm exits the city
downtown Atlanta ponders its future
Disney to take hit of $2.5M per room at
failed Galactic Starcruiser hotel
About 1.7 million U.S. adults are no longer millionaires
Another 17,260 dropped out of ultra-high net worth
The real reason the highest-paid doctors
are in the Dakotas
Television accounts for less than half of U.S.
viewing time for the first time
You May Have Missed --
What recession? This summer’s economy
is defying the odds
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 18
Small Business Funding Companies Showcase
Phenomenal Growth - List with Percentage Growth
Equipment Finance Industry Confidence
Improves Again in August
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
U.S. Job Openings Trend Down
Still Outnumber Jobless By Far
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now!
www.topmarkfunding.com/careers
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome:
How to Build Real Confidence in Your Abilities
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Borderlands: Lectra Sees More Manufacturers
Leaving Asia for the Americas
The Countries with the Biggest
Appetite for Oil
Ditching Gas Just Got More Affordable
for Low-Income EV Buyers in California
The Super Bros. Movie, Fear in the Night,
Sympathy for the Devil, They Cloned Tyrone
Biosphere, Reviews by Leasing News Fernando Croce
Chihuahua Mixed (short coat)
San Jose, California Adopt-a-Dog
See who's coming (675 so far) to the ELFA Annual
Convention October 22-24, 2023, Phoenix, Arizona
News Briefs ---
Canada wildfire: all 20,000 Yellowknife
residents evacuating
Looming Auto Workers Strike could cost $5 billion
In Just 10 days, New Analysis Says
Walmart Draws More Shoppers
Helping to Bolster the Economy
You May Have Missed --
Mortgage rates surge to highest
in more than two decades
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 21
Certified Leasing & Finance Foundation Adds
17 New CLFPs (with Photos)
Academy for Certified Lease & Finance Professionals
September to November – Mentor Programs Available
Changes in Leasing and Finance Since 2013
Our Effort to Update
By Tom McCurnin, former Legal Editor, and Kit Menkin, Editor
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now
www.topmarkfunding.com/careers
Top Ten Leasing News Read by Readers
August 14 - August 18
U.S. Visitors Outnumber Hawaiians 5 to 1
Countries with most visitors to Hawaii
Modern Rail Capital (MRC) Completes
Updated Transformation with LTi’s ASPIRE
Oakmont Capital Named Winner of
2023 Operations and Technology Excellence Award
Samoyed
West Chester, Pennsylvania Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs ---
Why your new electric car won’t have a spare tire
And why you probably don’t need one
Amazon Restarts Shipping Unit That Competes
With UPS and FedEx
China Is on Edge as Fallout From Its
Real Estate Crisis Spreads
Stock market rebound put more workers
into 401(k) millionaires club
Cracks Deepen for America’s Biggest Hospital Landlord
Struggling Tenants, a Bailout on Hold
You May Have Missed --
How the Maui wildfires devastated Lahaina
hour by hour. A visual story
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 24
Listen to Chris Enbom, CLFP: Rough Time Ahead!
By Kit Menkin, Editor
Six Month Membership Count: ELFA
Learn by the Makeup of their Members
Solidifying 2023 Success
By Scott Wheeler, CLFP, Wheeler Business Consulting
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now
Redefining Winning:
A Path Towards Collective Success
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Monterey, California, Famed Vintage Car Week
Ended with the Third Win for Mercedes-Benz
Latino Homeownership Rates Surpassed
50% Nationwide in 2021 - MReport
Oscar-winning director William Friedkin (1935-2023)
The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer
Live and Let Die in L.A., Killer Joe
Film Reviews by Fernando Croce
Terrier
San Francisco, California Adopt-a-Dog
Only One Month Until DeBanked Connect
San Diego September 21, 2023 Wyndham Hotel
Guest Speakers, Legal & Regulatory Developments
News Briefs ---
Loan Volumes Strong, Approvals Cautious
in Small Business Finance Space
Nvidia Revenue Doubles on Demand for
A.I. Chips, and Could Go Higher
Macy’s sounds the alarm on credit card delinquencies
"evidence of mounting financial stress on consumers"
Housing market affordability is worse now
than at the height of the housing bubble in 2006
Ford Confronts Strange, Ear-Piercing Static in F-150 Trucks
Drivers complained of abnormal noise from vehicle’s speakers
Goodbye Bathtub and Living Room. America’s Homes Are Shrinking
cost-constrained Americans are embracing smaller homes
You May Have Missed --
In a Hot Job Market, the Minimum Wage
Becomes an Afterthought
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 28
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
CLFP Foundation Celebrates CLFP Day: Naming Gibbons
2023 Cindy Spurdle Award of Excellence Winner
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now!
www.topmarkfunding.com/careers
Be Fit, Be Strong, Make Money: Unlocking the Power
of a Healthier Lifestyle
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Top Ten Leasing News Read by Readers
August 21 to August 24
ELFA Annual Convention Hotel Sold Out
Overflow Residence Inn Open for Reservations
AACFB Commercial Financial Expo Hotel Deadline
August 29 for Orlando, Florida September 20-22
North Mill Equipment Finance Makes the
5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies
North Mill Equipment Finance - Meet the Funder
Free Webinar, Wednesday August 30, 3:00 pm (ET)
Terrier San Francisco, California, Save the Shelter
Adopt-a-Dog
Webinar Open to Members and Non-Members
ELFA Announces August 30, 2023 - 1pm EDT
News Briefs ---
Zillow is a full-blown housing market bull—predicting
that U.S. home prices will jump 6.5% by July 2024
Your next apartment could be someone's old cubicle
as developers rush to convert empty offices
3M Nears Roughly $5.5 Billion Earplugs Settlement
Litigation ranks as the largest mass tort in U.S. history
Tech Leaders Emerge Behind Plan to Build New City Near CA Base
Group has spent nearly $1 billion to buy thousands of acres
The Exact Age When You Make Your Best Financial Decisions
Magic number for when your expertise and cognitive powers align
You May Have Missed --
Folding phones are suddenly everywhere
Are they any good?
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
August 30
North Mill Equipment Finance - Meet the Funder
Free Webinar, Wednesday August 30, 3:00 pm (ET)
Charts Show ELFA July Business Down 9%
From June, Down 2% Year-over-Year
Believing in Your Products
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Why I Became a CLP - 2013 (Archive)
Scott Wheeler, CLP
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now!
For What Do You Want to be Known?
Personal Branding and Networking: Your Path to Success
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
The Number of Millionaires Has Skyrocketed
Total number and share of population
Channel Makes 11th Consecutive Appearance on
Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies List
Terrier/Labrador Retriever
Salt Lake City, Utah Adopt-a-Dog
Investing in America Webinar
Celebrating Black Business Month
Thursday, August 31, 1pm ET
News Briefs ---
Lane watch: Looming UAW strike already
Influencing Vehicle Auction Action
Why Teamsters allowed 22,000 union jobs
to Vanish
Subway Sandwich Chain Agrees to
Sale to Roark Capital
As tech cracks down on workers,
these companies aren't giving up their 4-day workweeks
Maui residents consider the unthinkable:
Las Vegas, the ‘ninth island’
Every cell phone and TV in America
to blare with nationwide alert
Alaska Airlines launches mobile
passport verification
The 122-year-old US Steel is
reviewing ‘numerous’ buyout offers
PayPal gives $1 million for new
Black entrepreneur academy in Atlanta
FBI says it dismantled a botnet that hacked
hundreds of thousands of computers
You May Have Missed --
New PNC Bank Survey of Employers, Employees Finds U.S. Business
Productivity is Unexpected Casualty of Inflation
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
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