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February 1
Please Respond to the Short Leasing News Survey
How You Connect to the News Edition?
Seven New CLFPs – Including First CLFP in Africa-
added to Certified Leasing & Finance Foundation
Top Ten Leasing News
January 25 to January 29
Leasing Industry Ads
Top Sales Positions Available
Always Be in Motion: Moving
The Ultimate Hire by Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Marlin Business Services Corp. (MRLN)
on Q4 2020 Results – Earnings Call Transcript—Highlights
Picking an Attorney – Risk Management
By Tom McCurnin, retired Leasing News Legal Editor
Majority of Americans Wear a Mask in Public - Chart
% of U.S. Adults Saying They Wear a Mask in Public Places
Curtis Funding Group Announces Strategic Partnership
Extension with Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
for Project Financing
Hound, Mix
McKinney, Texas Adopt-a-Dog
Introducing Leasing News Advisor
Kenneth Greene, Attorney
News Briefs---
Truck lease becoming more appealing option
versus ownership
Israel’s FinTLV Raises $120 Million
for New Fintech Fund
‘Great America’ is first California theme park
to set 2021 reopening date
You May have Missed---
COVID-Related Financing Program Updates
U.S. Small Business Administration
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 3
Correction: Constant Contact Link Did not Open for
Introducing Leasing News Advisor
Kenneth Greene, Attorney
Balboa Capital Survey: Business Owners Embracing
E-Commerce, Mobile Payments, Cloud Software and Remote Work
Global Vaccine Timeline Stretches to 2023 - Map
Countries Expected 60-70% Adult Population Vaccinated
Leasing Industry Ads
Now Hiring
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Productivity
Utah Begins Medical Marijuana Home Deliveries
More States Start Approving Delivery Services
TCF National Bank Acquires
BB&T Commercial Equipment Capital Corp.
Maxim Commercial Capital Reports
Strong 2020 Results
Insight Investments and Harbor Capital Announce
Partnership to Accelerate Growth
Labrador Retriever/Mix
Salt Lake City, Utah Adopt-a-Dog
Please Respond to the Short Leasing News Survey
How You Connect to the News Edition?
News Briefs---
CVS soon will start vaccinating at 100 California stores
as Biden administration ramps up supply
Uber Buys Drizly, an Alcohol Delivery Service for $1.1 Billion
Rides revenue down 53%, Food Delivery revenue up 125%
Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO,
Andy Jassy to take over in Q3
You May have Missed---
What happens when the rent comes due?
Los Angeles Times
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 5
Correction: Map Graphic Did not Open
Corrected Here with Link to Story
Leasing Industry Job Wanted
Free Classified Ad
Super Bowl Advice
Placard
Merchant Cash Advance Approval Rate
Was 84% in 2020, Federal Reserve Finds
PayPal Took Off After Divorce From eBay
A Major Source for FinTech and Aggregate Funders
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads
---Help Wanted
Overcoming Challenges During Extraordinary Year
Essential Financing for Borrowers with Challenged Credit
A typical Letter on How Good Business Is
from Brian Carey, EMS Leasing Specialist
Changes in Exchange Rates Jan. 2020 to 2021
Courtesy Alberto Calva/Acus Consulting
Ascentium Capital Achieves $1.25 Billion
in Funded Volume During Fiscal Year 2020
Chris Walker Education Fund Grant Request
Deadline is Fast Approaching (Feb. 15)
Joan Micklin Silver Films: Hester Street/Crossing Delancey
Bernice Bobs Her Hair/Between the Lines/Chilly Sense of
Winter (1935 - 2021) Fernando Croce, Leasing News Reviewer
Labrador Retriever Mix
Tampa Bay, Florida Adopt a Dog
Introducing News Advisor
Shawn Halladay
News Briefs ----
59% of workers who would benefit from a $15 minimum wage
are women—here’s how it would affect the pay gap
Ford ups investment in electric and autonomous
vehicles to $29 billion through 2025
US unemployment claims fall
to 779,000 but job cuts grind on
$1.8 billion in losses, 2,000 jobs cut
St. Louis coal giant Peabody reports red ink, again
You May have Missed---
Tokyo Olympics chief retracts sexist comments, Won’t resign
Nearly 80% Japanese public oppose holding the Summer Games
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 8
Don't Ever Give Up!
Placard
Funders Looking for Broker Business
Updated
Story Credit Lessors - Lenders List for COVID-19 - Updated
"C" & "D" Lessees, Business Loans, Working Capital
Most Employees Agree: There's No Place like Home
Remote Workers Ideal Working Environment after Pandemic
Leasing Industry Ads
Seeking Top Sales Professionals
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Growth in 2021
Mapped: the Wealthiest Billionaire
in Each U.S. State in 2021
Top Ten Leasing News
February 1 to February 5
ELFA Celebrates Black History Month;
Diversity & Inclusion with Three Special Events
Chinese Sharpei Mix
Sacramento, California Adopt a dog
Introducing Leasing News Advisor
Edward P. Kaye, Esq.
News Briefs---
Yellen Warns Jobs Will be Slow
to Rebound Without Stimulus
Pentagon chief purges defense boards;
Trump loyalists out
Reagan's longtime secretary of state
George P. Shultz dies
Frank Shankwitz, a Founder of Make-a-Wish
Is Dead at 77
A marketing genius - and Steve Jobs
- made free Super Bowl seat pads a thing
You May have Missed---
Employment Law Changes for 2021
Leap Solutions Group, Inc.
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 10
Leasing Industry Job Wanted
Credit
New York Legislature Moves to Expand Reach
of the Recently Enacted Small Business Truth-in-Lending
Act Before it Becomes Effective
By Robert L. Hornby, CSG Attorneys at Law
Aggregate Funders, Currency, Still Listed
By Christopher Menkin, editor
LeasePolice.com and LeasePoliceplus.com are Down
By Christopher Menkin, Editor
Leasing Industry Ads
Balboa Capital/TopMark Funding
Define Your Position
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Response to Leasing News Reader’s Survey
Including Comments of What Readers Like Best
1.2 Million Mortgagors Fear Losing Their Homes
"Rapid Rollout of Vaccines to reopen economy" noted
The World’s Largest Metro's by Area
Urban Areas by Total Land Area in 2020
First Citizens, CIT Receive
Stockholder Approval For Merger
Baystone Government Finance hits record
for new business volume in 2020
Labrador Retriever
Plano, Texas Adopt a Dog
Introducing Leasing News Advisor
Bruce Kropschot
News Briefs---
Salesforce reveals new Employees ‘Work From Anywhere’ plan
Two-thirds of workers in offices as little as one day a week
Tesla’s China sales more than doubled in 2020
"one-fifth of Tesla’s sales overall"
Sacramento mayor condemns protesters who
vandalized his Pocket neighborhood home
You May have Missed---
Lloyd Austin takes first steps
to repair a battered Pentagon
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/09/lloyd-austin-pentagon-467725
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 12
There is No Elevator
Placard
Marijuana Leasing and Finance Becoming More Popular
Among the Most Request Leasing News Receives
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads
Top Sales Positions Available
New Entries in Trucking Surged in 2020
By Avery Vise, HDT Truckinginfo.com
Academy for Certified Lease & Finance Professionals
Three Online Virtual Open
February 15 Deadline Approaching
Chris Walker Education Fund
Dissonance on Returning to Normal Gatherings - Chart
% When they’ll Return to Normal-in-Person Gatherings
Virginia Legislators Pass Pivotal Cannabis Legalization Bills
30+ states had legalized either recreational or medical cannabis
When Harry Met Sally/Certified Copy/Carol
It Happened One Night/A Matter of Life and Death
Valentine Day Movies on Netflix/by Fernando Croce
Labrador Mix
Palo Alto, California Adopt-a-Dog
Introducing Leasing News Advisor
David C. Lee
News Briefs---
Treasury Department Hosts Financial Innovation Roundtable,
Secretary Yellen Says Misuse of Crypto is a Growing Problem
Ford & dealers launch online used-car marketplace
as new online startups compete for the favor of buyers & financing
General Motors 2020 profit drops,
but it makes $6.43 billion despite pandemic
Hacked Florida Water Plant Reportedly Had No Firewall
and Poor Password Security
Value of North Coast’s 2020 grape harvest
cut in half by wildfires, pandemic
Beer Giant Heineken
to cut 8,000 jobs
Bruce Springsteen’s blood alcohol well under the legal limit,
report says
You May have Missed---
Biden says U.S. will have enough vaccine for 300 million people
by end of July
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 16
Leasing Industry Job Wanted
Credit
House Committee Approves $25 Billion
Restaurant Grant Program
By Caity Roach, Editor, Coleman Reports
Top Ten Leasing News
February 8 to February 12
Leasing Industry Ads
Looking for a Move Up?
Regrets
The Ultimate Hire by Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Keep it Simple
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Funders Taking "New" Broker Business List
Four Do Not Require that Brokers Be Licensed
Tom Williams, President e-Lease, Reports from
St. Petersburg, Florida that Migration is Happening to his State
GreatAmerica Closes on 20th Term Securitization
$631,500,000 to Institutional Investors
American Association of Commercial Finance Brokers
Celebrates 30th Anniversary
CFO Roundtable Webinar March 10, 1:00 PM EST/10:00AM PST
Open for Free for ELFA Members and Non-Members
All American
St. Petersburg, Florida Adopt-a-Dog
Introducing Leasing News Advisor
Allan Levine
News Briefs---
Fauci Awarded $1 Million Israeli Prize For
'Speaking Truth to Power' Amid Pandemic
Ban on New Foreign Workers Left U.S. Jobs
Unfilled, Even in COVID-19 Downturn
Biden announces DOD China task force
baseline assessment of department policies, programs and processes
You May have Missed---
Biden’s Trade Policy Stresses Investment in U.S. Jobs
trade policy reveals to put North America workers on center stage
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 18
Winter Poem
Shortcut Through the Storm
Texas Struggles Against Crippling Blackouts
Not only Families but Businesses, too - Chart
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads
Now is Your Opportunity to Join Companies Using FinTech
Sales Makes it Happen by Kit Menkin
Leasing in 2021 Will Not Lose its Sizzle
Construction Received the Second Highest Amount of
PPP Funds in 2021…1st: Accommodations and Food Services
NEC Financial Services to be added to
Financing Cannabis Funding Sources
Many Work with Third Party Originators
Companies who notify lessee
in advance of lease expiration
FSG Capital Celebrates 30 Years in Business
Founder Bruce Winter, CLFP, 30 Year Anniversary
was on the 1st CLFP Board of Directors
Kiss Me Deadly/The Last Picture Show
Young Frankenstein/High Anxiety/Spanglish
Cloris Leachman Films (1926 - 2021)
Husky
Beverly Hills, California Adopt a Dog
Introducing Leasing News Advisor
Bruce Lurie
Ken Lubin PodCast with Dext Capital
President-CIO Kyin Lok
News Briefs---
Big Freeze in Texas Is Becoming
a Global Oil Market Crisis
Additional fiscal stimulus powers U.S. retail sales;
manufacturing output strong
People are leaving S.F., but not for Austin or Miami.
USPS data shows where they went
GM Extends Plant Downtime Due
to Extended Semiconductor Shortage
You May have Missed---
Millions of jobs probably aren’t coming back,
even after the pandemic ends
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 22
Report on Texas Lease/Financing Operation
During Snowstorm Last Week
Super Brokers on the Rise
By Christopher Menkin
Leasing Industry Ads
---Help Wanted
Help (sometimes that is all we can do)
The Ultimate Hire by Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Top Ten Leasing News
February 16 to February 18
S.F. plummeted from No. 1 in a ranking of U.S. cities
with the best economies. Here's where it landed on the list
Electric Mobility: Europe Races Ahead - Chart
Countries with highest Share of Plug-in Electric Vehicles
Companies who utilize Evergreen Clauses
for Extra Lease Payments
ELFA Celebrates 60th Anniversary in 2021
1961 - 2021
Labrador Retriever
Oakland, California Adopt-a-Dog
Introducing Leasing News Vice Chair
Paul Menzel, CLFP
News Briefs---
Homeowners hit with electric bills as high as $17K
amid Texas winter storm
FAA orders United to inspect Boeing 777s
after engine failure, debris drop over Colorado
Americans may still be wearing face masks in 2022,
Fauci says
You May have Missed---
A bar owner debunks the myth that small businesses will be
'devastated' if they're forced to raise their minimum wag
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 24
We are not all in the same "boat"
Placard
What Happens to LEAF Commercial Capital
after M&T Bank acquires People’s United Bank?
FDIC Insured Institutions Reported Full Year
Net Income Declined 36.5% to $147.9 Billion
Fueled by Stimulus Checks,
U.S. Retail Sales Burst into 2021 -Chart
Leasing Industry Ads
Top Sales Positions Available
Sales Make it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
What Does it Take?
Mark Bonanno Promoted to President
North Mill Equipment Finance
Winter Storms Projected to be Largest
Insured Loss in Texas History
Driven by Mortgages, U.S. Household Debt Hits New High
Chart - Debt Balance by Category
Pit Bull Mix (great with children)
Tonawanda, New York Adopt-a-Dog
Introducing Leasing News Advisor
Don Myerson
News Briefs---
M&T joins regional-bank merger rush with
People’s United Financial with $7.5B All-Stock Deal
Boeing 747 engine catches fire,
drops parts over the Netherlands, injuring 2
U.S. manufacturers grapple with steel shortages,
soaring prices
Biden changes federal Paycheck Protection Program
rules to help small businesses
Four board leaders of Texas grid operator resign
All of the board directors stepping down live outside of Texas
Tiger Woods in surgery after California car accident,
rescued through vehicle’s windshield
Marijuana Is Legal in New Jersey
but Sales Are Months Away
You May have Missed---
Joe Biden poses with 'first dogs'
Champ and Major in the Oval Office
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
February 26
Leasing Industry Job Wanted
Asset Management - Credit
M&T Bank and People’s United Bank
Leaf Commercial Capital and People’s United Bank
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads
Opportunity to Advance Available
Retail to Come Roaring Back
“Promises to be biggest year in retail sales in years”
Top Mark Funding Announces Expansion with New Hires
and a return to Travel for Dealer Account Representatives
ELFA January New Business Down 33%
from December, 2020
An Overview of Cannabis Legislation Approved
Across the US
ENGS Develops Digital to Business Platform
that Predicts Customer Financing Behaviors
The Essential Fellini/Mandabi/Smooth Talk
The Parallax View/ Rolly Thunder Reveue
A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Labrador Retriever & Shar-Pei Mix
Mankato, Minnesota Adopt-a-Dog
Introducing Reid Raykovich, CLFP
Leasing News Advisor
Ken Lubin PodCast
Rocky Harris-CEO of USA Triathlon
News Briefs---
Manhattan wine store’s entire $300,000 inventory
stolen: police
Post Office Purchase of Gasoline Trucks
Seems to Defy Biden Order
You May have Missed---
Where does the new McDonald's chicken sandwich rank?
Turns out, the Arches fall flat
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
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