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February 1, 2013
Archives —Pictures from the Past
May, 1993 --- and Where They Are Today
Classified Ads--- Controller/Credit
The House that Jerry Built
by Christopher Menkin, Publisher
Marlin Continues Growth & Sales in 4th Q/Year-end
--- Outlines Who They Are
Companies who notify lessee
in advance of lease expiration
Microfinancial issues press release on Fourth Quarter
and Year End 2012 results, with highlights
TCF Financial Up in many categories
---but Banking Fees
Commercial National Bank Leasing
joins “Funder List---A”
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
New Hires---Promotions
Look Up, Not Down at Your Computer Monitor
by Kit Menkin
Fortune Capital Recovery Joint Venture
with Creditors Trade Association
Beverly Hills Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty
to Obstructing the IRS
Defendant owes over $1.7 million in back taxes to the IRS
American Staffordshire Terrier
Novato, California Adopt-a-Dog
Bullet to the Head/Barbara
Flight/Hotel Transylvania/Bully
Movie/DVD Reviews by Fernando Croce
“Barry Saves the Day"
Fiction Short Leasing Story
---Dedicated to Jerry Newell,CLP---
by Kit Menkin
News Briefs---
Direct Capital Grows Business By 43% In 2012
Exchange Bank, Santa Rosa, CA profits flat in 2012
Mortgage Rates go Up with the Stocks
General Electric: Is This General Ready To Lead Again?
Peregrine Financial founder sentenced to 50 years
Quick-Service Restaurant Shares Outperformed 2012 Stock Market
Guns: Similar paths for tobacco, gun lobby?
Five Reviews Of The BlackBerry Z10
How BlackBerry 10 Runs 28,000 Android Apps Without a Back Button
After Hadiya's death, Chicago to put 200 more cops on the street
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Febraury 4, 2013
Tony Golobic Receives Leasing News Person of Year Award
---- Presented by Bruce Kropschot
Classified Ads---Asset Management/Collections
Sentencing On! "Operation Lease Fleece"
---No Postponement for Mark McQuitty
Broker’s Responsibility to Obtain
California Lender’s License
By Tom McCurnin
Leasing News Improves #1 Ranking
by Alexa Reports
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
Email-Correspondence at Work While Job Hunting
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Hiring the Right Salesperson
Sales Makes it Happen by Steve Chriest
Leasing Schools/Franchisors
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Leasing Used Equipment
Top Stories January 28--February 1
(You May Have Missed)
Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier
The Villages, Florida Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs---
49ers legends embroiled in lawsuit that could shake up Silicon Valley
Toyota back on top, carmakers cut fuel cell deal
FCC plan would redefine wireless industry
Retailers that will close the most stores
Boeing 787’s problems blamed on outsourcing, lack of oversight
Super Bowl Commercials: Clydesdale wins Ad Meter by a nose
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 6, 2013
Archives ---February 6, 200
Colonial Pacific Closes Tilden Operation
Classified Ads---Controller/Credit
McQuitty Gets 24 Months Prison
---then 3 Years’ Probation
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
Sales Makes it Happen ----"Fast Turnaround Time"
--by Steve Chriest
Channel Partners Last 20 Deals Funded
January, 2013---"The List"
--- Mergers, Acquisitions & Changes
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"--
CLP Foundation Two New CLPs
Kirsta Pressnall, Jeff Bartholomew-Financial Pacific
Constellation Financing Systems
up-dated in "Leasing Software Companies"
Resource America Reports LEAF Lease Origination/Platform Growth
ZRG Partners records 26% revenue growth in 2012
TBF Financial Announces Its Best Six Months in History
$70 MM in charged-off leases & written-off loans
Orion First Financial to Provide Servicing
of Endurance Lending Network Contracts
Overspending and Under-saving Actually Same Problem
NFCC offers spending reality check
Plott Hound
Van Nuys, California Adopt-a-Dog
Classified ads— Signing Service / Site Inspection
News Briefs---
Quake strikes in South Pacific; destructive waves possible
Dell goes private in $24 billion buyout
Key Exception for Foreign Banking and Finance Income Extended
Fitch Expects to Rate GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding
Non-Manufacturing Report on Business
A manufacturing renaissance in North America
Direct Capital Releases 2013 Section 179 Guide for Small Businesses
Credit card scammers steal more than $200MM
Virgin founder Branson flags down a taxi app
Homeless dogs embark from Kauai to Oakland
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 8, 2013
Classified Ads---Sales
New Dollar Thresholds Exempts Consumer Lease Transactions
1st Enterprise Hits Streets with Leasing in L.A. area
New Hires---Promotions
Aggregate Funding Sources
(On Line: connects lessees, lessors, and vendors)
Leasing Portals
(Business to Business including Finance/Leasing)
Better Programs Updates "Leasing Software List"
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
2012 bank ratings downgrades far outnumbered upgrades
By Andy Pierce and Muhammad Umer Shahid, SNL Financial
CLP 2012 Accomplishment Report
Many "fresh faces" Become CLP's
Community Bankers to Gather in Las Vegas for
2013 ICBA National Convention and Techworld®
Most Popular Dog Breeds in America 2012
Labrador---"Lab Rescue"
Mid-Atlantic
Casablanca/History is Made at Night/In the Mood for Love
An Affair to Remember/Before Sunrise/
Valentine "Flicks" recommended by Fernando Croce
Classified Ads---Employment Web Sites
News Briefs---
All eyes on forecasts as blizzard heads for New England
Mortgage Rates Trend Higher, Get Paperwork Ready Now
New car finance rose by 36% in 2012
Boeing 787’s problems blamed on outsourcing, lack of oversight
U.S. Official Faults F.A.A. for Missing 787 Battery Risk
Will rising wealth effect lift GDP?
Ex-Tyco chief — who looted company funds for $6K gold shower curtain
— gets another chance at parole
(Guess who owns his house today in NH)
Attorney: Poisoned lottery winner changed finances to benefit wife
Asteroid Impact That Killed the Dinosaurs: New Evidence
5 things you don’t know about Bill Cosby
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 11, 2013
Classified Ads---Legal
Bank of West Leasing Indirect Leaves NAELB
by Christopher Menkin
Companies who utilize Evergreen Clauses
for Extra Lease Payments
(Copier Leases)
Colleague and I Applying for same Position
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
New Leasing News Help Wanted Program
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Lessor/Funder Remarketing Agreements
with Community Banks and other funders
Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Act
And Its Effect of Leasing
By Tom McCurnin
Cartoon---In and Out…
Top Stories February 4--February 8
(You May Have Missed)
More Bank Companies Payback TARP
By Andrew Wolcott and Tahir Ali, SNL Financial
Treasury accepts steep discounts in recent TARP auction
By Andy Pierce, SNL Financial
Dachshund/Chihuahua Mix
San Ramon, California Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs---
Latest News on New England Blizzard
Massive reward offer for Christopher Dorner
Carnival cruise ship on emergency power after fire
IronPlanet Wins Multi-Million Dollar Jury Verdict Against Ritchie Bros.
Restaurant Industry Job Growth Hits 17-Year High in 2012
UPS was target of $1.2 million fraud scheme
25% of Americans, in dire straits, raided their 401(k)s
Long-term jobless crisis stumps experts
Dell’s deal in a ditch: big shareholders balk
Dallas-area canines to compete at Westminster Kennel Club show
Tallest building in the West to be built in downtown L.A.
Lanai, Hawaii says aloha to good times again
Grammy Recap: Mumford & Sons' 'Babel' wins album of the year
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 13, 2013
Stan Nathanson Passes Away
Classified Ads---Sales
Why Bank of West Leasing Indirect Has Left
the National Association of Equipment Leasing Brokers
by Christopher Menkin
Funders Looking for New Broker Business (updated)
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
CNG Leasing, LLC joins “Broker/Lessor---List A”
MLPI Announces Plan to Sell Part of its Seasoned
Equipment Lease Portfolio
Update --- New Credit Reporting Agency Inspection Requirements
for Brokers/Funders/Lessors Working Out of their House
Letters?! We get eMail
CLP Spotlight--Scott Wheeler, CLP
Placard—eMail Junkie
---The Global 30---
A look at the top brands, markets,
and trends in international growth
Leasing Execs Explore Industry Innovation
At The Alta Group’s Senior Executive Summit
Direct Capital Completes $160M Term Debt Securitization
Fleet Financing Resources Renews & Increases
Vendor Program Agreement with Wells Fargo Equipment Finance
More Loan Applications Approved
Driven by Residential Construction and C&I
By Tahir Ali and Salman Aleem Khan and Andrew Wolcott
Shepherd (Unknown Type)/Australian Cattle Dog Mix
San Ramon, Adopt-a-Dog
Leasing Conferences—Update Information
News Briefs---
Barclays Posts Loss of $1.3 Billion and Plans to Cut 3,700 Jobs
NetSol posts robust results in 1HFY13
NetSol Technologies' CEO Discusses Q2 2013
US Micro enters agreement with Macquarie Equipment Finance
(as reported by Leasing News, January 11, 2012)
Comcast Buys Rest of GE Sells Stake in NBCUniversal
Companies can't get rid of cash fast enough
The 2013 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Febraury 15, 2013
Raymond Wesley (Skip) Florea II Passes Away
Classified Ads---Collections
Linedata Agrees to Acquire CapitalStream
TFC Equipment Finance Up-Dates "Funder A" List
New Hires---Promotions
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
Leasing Companies Out of Business
plus No Longer taking Broker/Discounting Business
Failed banks: Class of 2013
By Aarti Kanjani and Robert Clark, SNL Financial
Stress Release program to use on your computer
On Deck Secures $42 MM Series D Financing
Led by Institutional Venture Partners
United Leasing Inc. Secures Credit Facility with Chase Bank
Five Sentenced in Tax Refund Schemes
Fernando Croce "Oscar" Nominees and Predictions
for Sunday---85th Academy Awards
Retriever/Labrador Mix
Denver, Colorado Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs---
Direct Capital Ranked Among Top Ten Best Places to Work in America
Apple, Google, Cisco, HP, Oracle Among Silicon Valley Cos. That Avoid Paying Billions in Taxes
US is on fast-track to energy independence, report suggests
Homeowners Leasing Solar Panels Without a Lot of Upfront Cash
Rates, like Congress, barely move at all
Detroit Blight Authority to clear city of vacant buildings
Ex-Dixon comptroller gets 19 1/2 years for $54 million fraud
Travelers fret about what American-US Airways merger mean
Trump Plaza sold for bargain-basement $20 million
Tesla's Elon Musk fires back at the New York Times
Google grows into a venture capital power
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 19, 2013
Leasing Veteran Rex Wiggins Passes Away
Classified Ads---Controller
African-American Religious Bank Fails in Chicago
Bank Beat
Bank Problem Real Estate Owned Remains Stubbornly High
By Nathan Stovall and Salman Aleem Khan
Photocopier Leases: Washington Court
Ignores "Integration Clause" in Lease
By Tom McCurnin
Leasing News Alexa Rating Improves Since Feb. 3
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Asset Description and Use
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
Changing Career to Sales
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Top Stories February 11-February 15
(You May Have Missed)
Fitch Rating European Senior Fixed-Income Investor Survey
Henry Schein Acquires The Maddox Practice Group
Classified ads— Accounting / Aircraft / Appraisals
Labrador Retriever
Chicago, Illinois Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs---
OfficeMax, Office Depot reported close to merger
Reader's Digest files for Chapter 11
Int'l Jazz Day to celebrate Turkish jazz link
More workers can switch to a Roth 401(k)
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 21, 2013
Archives, February 21, 2007
Where in the world is Paul Weiss?
Classified Ads---Credit
Pacific Capital Chooses Orion First Financial
Story Credit Lessors
--- Update
New Hires---Promotions
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
American Finance solutions Grows 60% in One Year
Predicting a Salesperson's Success
Sales Make it Happen by Steve Chriest
Banking Regulatory Up-date
New Social Media Rules Webair
Understand Credit Reports
---and What You Can Do about it
2013 Oscar Race: The Overlooked Edition
By Fernando Croce
Classified ads—Asset Management
Shepherd Mix
Santa Monica, California Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs---
F.N.B. Corp. to acquire PVF Capital Corp. in $106 million deal
Federal Reserve unlikely to end stimulus efforts soon, minutes show
American Railcar Industries Reports Record Qtr
New 20ft box design promises greater capacity for shippers
Boeing to Propose Redesign of 787 Battery to F.A.A.
Boat belonging to missing banker also missing
5 hot cars at the Chicago Auto Show
FairIsaac Facts About Credit Scores (20 pages)
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 26, 2013
Alert! --From Bernie Boettingheimer, CLP
President, Lease Police
Classified Ads---Legal
Odyssey Merges with Pinnacle Capital!
--- Brent Hall, CLP, on Growth Mode
Working Out of Your Residence or Company Hq.
by Christopher Menkin
Placard---You Don’t get Paid by the Hour
Leasing Association Conferences---Updates
---Two in March, Two in April
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Bargain Option Leases vs. Loans
“Do I need to sign a non-disclosure agreement?”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
Equipment Lessor Let Off the Hook by Use
of a Condensed Statute of Limitations Clause
By Tom McCurnin
Top Stories February 19--February 21
(You May Have Missed)
Classified ads
— Collector/Collections/Consultant/Communications
Labrador Retriever/Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler)
Shelton, Washington
News Briefs---
Georgia bank settles suit
Credit card debt hits all incomes -- big and small
Mobile device connections growing quickly
Kodak hopeful of moving out of bankruptcy in 2013
For 7th Year, Dunkin' Ranks No. 1 in Customer Loyalty
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 28, 2013
Archives ---February 28, 2002
Bob Fisher Resigns from Fisher-Anderson Leasing
---Forms New Company
Classified Ads---Sales
ELFA Reports Lease Business Down from Previous Month
by Christopher Menkin
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
Leasing Industry in the Employee Expansion Mode
by Christopher Menkin
Open Positions at Leasing Funders/Various Locations
New Hires---Promotions
CLP Spotlight--Terrence "Terry" Wood, CLP
NY Court Upholds Lease Protections for Equipment Lessor
By Frank Peretore & Scott Chait
The Seven Safest Banks in America
Wallst247
Failed banks: Class of 2013
By Aarti Kanjani and Robert Clark, SNL Financial
AZELA First Meeting in 2013
Terry Winders, CLP, Custom Built Poker Tables
---Order One for Father’s Day
Side Effects/No are New Films
New DVD's Argo/Skyfall/Cloud Atlas
Reviews by Fernando Croce
Schnauzer (Miniature/Westie) West Highland White Terrier
Kingwood, Texas Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs---
Storm brings deaths, travel problems, power losses
Business spending plans gauge hits 13-month high
Bank profits up 37% in 4 Quarter
---More loans offset low interest rate
Complete 4th Quarter Bank FDIC Report: Profits Up!
Yahoo's Marissa Mayer and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg stir
up the work/life balance pot in all new ways
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
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