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March 1, 2012
Classified Ads---Operations
It will take a bulldog to get out of this mess!
by Christopher Menkin
The List---January and February, 2012
Leasing Up at Bigger Banks, but not Smaller
FDIC Quarterly Report Profits Up, But Fewer Banks
by Christopher Menkin
FDIC Beige Report---Generally Positive
NACM Economic Report Hits 10 Month High
January, 2011 Leasing New Business Up
Why I Became a CLP
Greg Rieke
Searching for New CLP Foundation Executive Director
Cumming, Georgia Adopt-a-Dog
Wanderlust/The Secret World of Arrietty
Hugo/The Skin I Live In/Parenthood
Movie/DVD Reviews by Fernando Croce
News Briefs---
Bernanke notes economy better than expected
ECB pumps a fresh $700 billion into euro banks
Air Cargo A Lessor's Market?
For just $29 MM, Own Michael Jordan’s Chicago estate
You May Have Missed
The Story of Art Tatum
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 5, 2012
Correction: Bulldog Truck & Equipment Sales
Classified Ads---Senior Management
Two More Sentenced in Operation Lease Fleece
Sheldon Player—Equipment Acquisition Resources
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Additional Sales Issues
Real Estate Biz Loans Volume Getting Back to "Normal"
Uh-oh! Lease Receivables Going Down for Ten Years
Calling all Community and Regional Banks!
Bank Beat---Asian-American Bank Fails in Georgia
Sutton and Brown attend AZELA Meeting
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
Career Crossroad—“Appearance for an interview”
BBB New Virus
Top Stories---February 27--March 1
Fleet Financing Resources New Line/Western Equip. Finance
Money Keeps Accumulating in Domestic Bank Accounts
Arlington, Virginia Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs---
2011 storms trigger home insurance rate hikes
Steve Jobs fans continue to make pilgrimage to his Palo Alto home
You May Have Missed
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 7, 2012
Alert---from www.leasepolice.com
Classified Ads---Asset Management
FirstLease Joins
“Funder Looking for New Broker Business” list
What Happened to Hillcrest Bank Leasing?
SBA Loans to Franchises
by Christopher Menkin
Classified Help Wanted Ad Testimonials
FDIC Can't Place All Failed Banks
Why I Became a CLP
Rosanne Wilson, CLP, B.P.B.
When Gas Prices Go UP, Consumers Lease More…Cars
3 Arrested in $600,000 Business Credit Card Theft
Overland Park, Kansas Adopt-a-Dog
Classified ads ---Web Design & Marketing
News Briefs---
Stanford Convicted by Jury in $7 Billion Ponzi Scheme
Jobless rate falling faster than many predicted
A $20 Million Bet on Cloud Services
Social media become essential to recruiting
You May Have Missed
Best and Worst Fish Choices
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 9, 2012
Proviso Financial Services, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Bulletin Board Complaint
Classified Ads---Collections/Controller
StoneCastle Partners Provides Bank Leasing Programs
Vendor Donner gets 18 Months, Afraid of a Bullet
Don’t Drop the Soap
Update: Leasing Companies Out of Business
plus No Longer taking Broker/Discounting Business
New Hires---Promotions
Why the Evergreen Clause is important to Marlin Leasing
by Christopher Menkin, Publisher
The Alta Group Closes $50 MM for CLE Leasing in Canada
The British Are Coming to Tacoma Car Museum
Mount Laurel, New Jersey Adopt-a-Dog
Friends with Kids/Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
The Descendants/My Week with Marilyn/Melancholia
Fernando Croce Reviews (The Descendants should have
won the Oscar and Acting, Too, editor)
News Briefs---
Refi boom looms as mortgages hold steady
Arts Alliance/Barco 100 MM-euro d-cinema leasing program
Forbes World's Billionaire
Spanx founder Sara Blakely a billionaire
McKinney's Hollie Cavanagh makes it into Top 12 on 'American Idol'
"Kony 2012" 43 million hits at press time
You May Have Missed
Easy Vegan Meals
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
Winter Poem
California Nuts Briefs---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 13, 2012
Alert---Another One/ from Lease Police
Classified Ads---Sales
Financial Pacific Leasing joins
Companies who notify lessee in advance of lease expiration
and require their discounter to also notify lessee in advance
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Vendor/Manufacturer/Distributor Lease Sales --
Installment One
Career Crossroad—“They want sample deals”
Top Stories March 5--March 9
Bank Beat--Second Bank FDIC Can't Find an Acquirer
Adopt-a-Dog: Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions
New Employment Web Site
News Briefs---
Credit unions, banks grabbing a share of payday loan dollars
CIT Announces Pricing of $1.5 Billion of Senior Unsecured Notes
Italy confirms it is in recession
Dick's Drive-In named "Most Life-Changing Burger in America"
Five Leadership Lessons from James T. Kirk
You May Have Missed
No Joke! Try Buckwheat for Breakfast
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
Winter Poem
California Nuts Briefs---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 16, 2012
Classified Ads---Sales Manager
Westover Capital and Joe Woodley, CLP
by Christopher Menkin
Not Over Yet for Mr. Donner!
Blue Bridge Financial joins
Funders Looking for New Broker Business
New Hires---Promotions
The History of CLP
Central Leasing Exec. Gets Two Years
Direct Capital Expands $100 MM Securitization Facility
CIT to Reduce High Cost Debt by an Additional $1.6BB
Lynn Franceschina Wins SmartCXO Award Winner
Santa Ana, California Adopt-a-Dogs
The Kid with a Bike/21 Jump Street
The Adventures of Tintin/Young Adult
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy reviews by Fernando Croce
News Briefs---
KeyCorp to buy back up to $344 million of its common stock
BCI Aircraft Leasing Owner Guilty in $50 Million Fraud Case
Commercial Vehicle Registration 2011 Third Highest
Restaurant Unit Count Dropped by 6K in 2011
Can Operating Leases Be Strategic?
After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses
Online pawnshops start to click with customers
You May Have Missed
Why Weight Loss is Harder for Some than for Others
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
Winter Poem
California Nuts Briefs---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
*** March 16, 2012 Extra
Jury Has Verdict in Westover Capital and Joe Woodley, et. al.
March 19, 2012
Classified Ads---Senior Management
Investors' Conference a Major Success
By Bruce Kropschot, The Alta Group
Bank Beat-- 100 Top Community Banks $500M to $5B Assets
Plus-- ICBA “Community Banking Policy Priorities”
Story Credit Lessors---Up-Date
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Vendor Programs Installment #2
Career Crossroad—“Negotiating a Salary”
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
Attorney Jokes
Top Stories March 13--March 16
Convicted $736 Million Tax Fraud Involving 1,000 people
Louisville, Kentucky Adopt-a-Dog
Classified Ads---Attorneys Specializing in Leasing
News Briefs---
FDIC sues insiders of failed Omni National Bank
New spin on rent-to-own Rental store’s reality shift
An interview with Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman
(Illinois budget problems, workers' compensation expenses hinder further Caterpillar expansion in Illinois, CEO says.)
Meg Whitman steadies HP but big challenges remain
Foreclosure Whistleblower Wins $18 Million in Bank Accord
Chaleo, developer of Red Bull, dies
Personal Cloud to replace PC by 2014
You May Have Missed
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
Winter Poem
California Nuts Briefs---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 21, 2012
Co-Founder Trinity Leasing James Halow Passes Away
Classified Ads---Asset Management
Lease Fleece Adam S. Zuckerman Sentenced
Chesswood Declares Year-End Net Income $6.5 Million
Pawnee Leasing is the Star
Pawnee Leasing 30th Year Anniversary
Letters?!!!---We get eMail---
LinkedIn is better than Facebook
(for identity thieves looking for rich victims)
Willingboro, New Jersey Adopt-a-Dog
In Memory of Warren Luening, Jr.
News Briefs---
Islamic Bank Arcapita Files for Bankruptcy Protection as Debt Talks Fail
US builders requested more permits in any month since October 2008
Meg Whitman to merge printing/PC groups: major HP reorganization
Coca-Cola holds top spot, but category keeps losing market share
Networking tips offered to get next job
You May Have Missed
7 Things that Separate Weight-Loss Winners & Losers
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
Spring Poem
California Nuts Briefs---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 23, 2012
Archives--March 23, 2006
Shieman Out as Head of the Matsco Companies
(and where is he today?)
Classified Ads---Collections/Controller
Capital One Equipment Financing---Looking!
New Hires---Promotions
Bob Rodi to receive Outstanding Alumnus Award
More Millionaires on the Way
Where Millionaires Live in America
Classified Ads—Help Wanted
Leasing Conferences---with Exhibitor Up-dates
Pawnee Leasing 30th Year Anniversary---Part II
Gary Souverein, President 2005--Present
TAB Bank Provides Blue Bridge with $12MM
Expansion of "Solutions" from Executive Solutions
Fleet Financing Resources Year-End 2011 $607,000
Adopt-a-Dog San Diego, California
The Deep Blue Sea/This is Not a Film
Carnage/The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo/Gainsbourg
Movie/DVD Reviews by Fernando Croce
News Briefs---
Kiss those low mortgage rates goodbye
Great American Group Launches GA Trax™
T-Mobile cutting 1,900 jobs across U.S.
Americans lost $30B of mobile phones in 2011
Rupee plunges to 3-month low
Marriott, CEO of hotel giant, retiring but still full of ideas
U.S. Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence
'American Idol' ousts another finalist/Now Top 9
Online movie viewing to top DVDs
You May Have Missed
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
Spring Poem
California Nuts Briefs---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 26, 2012
Happy NEFA Conference Attendees
Classified Ads---Sales
Confirmed Top Sales Team has Left
Capital One Equipment Financing
Placard---Team
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
Career Crossroad—“Never Accept a Counter Offer”
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Vendor Needs ---Installment #3
Bank Beat---Asian-American Bank Fails
Another Bank in Georgia Fails
Top Stories March 19--March 23
H&R Block Manager Arrested Identity Theft
Long Island, New York Adopt-a-Dog
(Huntington, NY)
Classified ads—Marketing
News Briefs---
Economists see higher taxes as way to cut
A prince's call for 'good food'
IPad has truly evolved into alternative to laptop
You May Have Missed
Don't Forget to Eat Your Fruits, Veggies ... and Popcorn?
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
Spring Poem
California Nuts Briefs---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 28, 2012
Classified Ads---Sales Manager
$163,720,000 Collections to begin May 9
in John Otto’s HL Leasing Ponzi Scheme
Robert Fine of NorVergence Fame at Signature Bank
by Christopher Menkin
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
Marquette Equipment Finance changes name to
Pacific Western Equipment Finance
Leasing New Business Off .1 in February, 2012;
-----But Optimism Prevails
Special Offer from ELFA to Regional & Community Banks
Top 50 US banks & thrifts by assets
CHP Consulting continues lease accounting
commentary with new whitepaper
Written by Edward Peck
Gov’t Proposed Leveraged Finance Guidance for Lenders
Murray, Utah Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs---
Monitor Top Private Independents (from Linkedin.com)
Key Offers Tax-Exempt Leasing to Manufacturers
Housing experts optimistic, despite dismal data
US consumers hold onto rosy outlook
New federal Internet privacy standards introduced
AmericanWest buys San Diego bank
Dancing With the Stars" gives Navratilova the boot
Media Map: Who's Reading What and Where
You May Have Missed
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
Spring Poem
California Nuts Briefs---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 30, 2012
Classified Ads---Senior Management
Five Years for Defrauding Leasing Companies
Sentencing of Robert Vaughan
New Hires---Promotions
Classified Ads---Help Wanted
How to Avoid Equipment Lease Scams
by Kit Menkin
Women in Leasing LinkedIn Group’s Next Meeting
Leasing Conferences --Funding Exhibitors Updated
New Information—Including Early Bird Warnings
Future of Mobile Devices
by Henry Blodget, CEO Business Insider
Lowest Ever Lending Cost for Banks
by Dan Geller, Ph.D.
A Lab---Fresno, California Adopt-a-Dog
The Hunger Game/The Raid: Redemption
War Horse/A Dangerous Mind/Casablanca
Fernando Croce Movie/DVD Reviews
Durbin's Wrath on Big Bank Credit Cards
by Sankit Shah and David Hayes, SNL Financial
News Briefs---
Mortgage Rates Drop
One Stumbling Book to Recovery Has Been Housing
TRALA elects chairman, board members for 2012-13
Jerry Jones/Troy Aikman to open 50 Dunkin’ Donuts
EBay names David Marcus as PayPal president
You May Have Missed
Overeating May Double Risk of Memory Loss: Study
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Sports Briefs---
Spring Poem
California Nuts Briefs---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
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