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March 2
Reaction on Patrick Sponsel Passing Away
Past President NAELB, Very Popular/Well Respected Man
Well-Known New Jersey Leasing Attorney Passes Away
Lawrence A. Rudnick
New ELFA President/CEO Profound on FASB Changes
"Rules Are Not Going to Impact Lessee Behavior"
Top Five Leasing Company Websites—
in North America
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Apply Today
California Legislature Takes Steps to Outlaw
Evergreen Clauses for On Line Contracts
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
Saluting Leasing News Advisor
Paul Weiss
Please Respond to Leasing News Survey
How You Connect to the News Edition
Young Americans Can't Live Without Their Phones
New Chart Shows Usage of Age Groups
NAELB Welcomes Monica Harper Back
Now NAELB Leasing School New Marketing Director
9th China Leasing Summit 2016
Auto Leasing June 14-15/Equipment Leasing June 15-17
Boxer
Irvine, California Adopt-a-Dog
Attorneys Who Specialize in
Banking, Finance, and Leasing
News Briefs---
Fintech Will Mostly End in Tears,
Christopher Flowers Says
Total Q4 auto charge-offs at banks eclipse $1B
But also report 11.9% Rise in Net Income
Forbes 2016 World's Billionaires:
Meet the Richest People on the Planet
How to Reinvent Your Mature Business
with Tech-Savvy Professionals by Bill Verhelle (5 pages)
Wells Fargo Completes Acquisition of GE Capital’s
North American Commercial Distribution Finance
and Vendor Finance Businesses
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 4
Leasing Icon Steve Robbins Passes Away
Reportedly Creator of Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors
Patrick Sponsel Memorial Service
plus His Comments on 2013 Las Vegas Conference
FinTech #102 by Christopher Menkin
BizFi Comes to New York Restaurant Association
New Hires---Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Time to Apply
Saluting Leasing News Advisor
Rosanne Wilson, CLFP, BPB
Beige Report Notes Economic Activity Expanded
Loan Pricing Competitive
CIT Capital Equipment Finance Announces Key Appointments
Expands Team in Originations, Underwriting and Asset Management
Prepare for the New Lease Accounting Rules with
New Resources from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association
The Witch/Embrace of the Serpent
Crimson Peak/99 Homes/A Special Day
Film/Digital Reviews by Fernando Croce
Labrador Retriever
Plano, Texas Adopt-a-Dog
Leasing/Finance Conferences
Information Updated
News Briefs---
Dwolla Fined $100,000 for Way Handles Security
Misrepresented Security of its Platform
Bitcoin Technology Tested In Trial by 40 Big Banks
Largest Trial to Date
Sports Authority files for bankruptcy
and plans to shut or sell 140 stores
GM Financial completes $2.75B in public offerings
In Two Rounds
comScore Reports January 2016 U.S. Smartphone
Subscriber Market Share-Apple/Samsung 72%
Element Financial’s CEO Steven Hudson
Q4 2015 Results - Seeking Alpha 16 pages
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 7
Position Wanted---Senior Management
Seeking New Position
Top Stories February 29 - March 4
(Opened Most by Readers)
Top 15 Alternate Finance Websites
Alexa.com Ratings
Alternate Finance Event Calendar
deBanked.com
2015 YE Marlin: What Was Not in their Press Release
Marlin Business Services Corp. 2015 Year-end 10-K
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Opportunities
“Should I Include a Photo with Resume?”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Saluting Leasing News Advisor Board Chairman
Bob Teichman, CLFP
Please Respond to Leasing News Survey
How You Connect to the News Edition
“Structures for Vendor Programs- Look Out for Tricks ”
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLFP
Boxer
Atlanta, Georgia Adopt-a-Dog
Leasing News Free Classified Ads
Collector / Collections / Consultant / Communications
News Briefs---
Brokered Deposits Don't Deserve Their Bad Rap
Federal Reserve New Proposed Deposit Insurance Premium Formula
Exploring Banking as a Platform (BaaP) Model
Integration of FinTech and Banks
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 9
NAELB Board Plea for Contributions
for Family of Patrick Sponsel
NEFA New Orleans Summit Record Attendance
California Lenders License Controversy
by Dwight Galloway
McCurnin Agrees with Andy Alper and Marshall Goldberg
The Di Minimis Exception to the California Lender's License
Does Not Protect Unlicensed Brokers
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Apply Today
Sales Make it Happen by Steve Chriest
Male Brain – Female Brain
The State of Women in Tech Workforce Chart
% of Female Employees
Ant Financial Raises $3.1 Billion on $50 Billion+ Valuation
Division of Alibaba, over 200 Million Credit Cards
No Longer taking Broker/Discounting Business
plus Leasing Companies Out of Business – Updated
Last Call -- Please Respond to Leasing News Survey
How You Connect to the News Edition
Google Faces Flood of Copyright Removal Requests
In the Past Week, Requests were 21 Million
Ascentium Capital Launches Merchant Finance Division
Bob Neagle as President/General Manager to Lead New Division
Labrador Retriever (Mix)
Dallas, Texas Adopt-a-Dog
Free Leasing News Classified Ads
Accounting / Aircraft / Appraisals
News Briefs---
JPMorgan Fintech Bunker, Coders Building Bank Apps
125,000 Square Foot Space all the Trappings of a Startup!
King of Prussia tech company to be acquired in $350M deal
To be renamed CardConnect Corp.
Fintech Could Disrupt Finance
Transforming Payment Procedures
Cybersecurity Awareness Basics
from FDIC
Drayage firms bear brunt of supply chain cost increases
Mega-Ships at US Ports Changing Harbor Trucking Companies
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 11
Problems Continue at Axis Capital, Grand Island, Nebraska
by Christopher Menkin
New Hires---Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Opportunity Knocks
Channel Partners February’s Last 20 Deals
Business Type/FICO/TIB/Annual Revenues/Term/Funding Amount
Bank of West Ruling: Broad Form Attorney Fee Clauses
May Assist Lessors to Defend Bankruptcy Actions
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
Leasing/Finance Conferences
Complete Update – New Information
Knights of Cups/Cemetery of Splendor
Spectre/Grandma/Death by Hanging
Film/Digital Reviews by Fernando Croce
Terrier Blend
Atlanta, Georgia Adopt a Dog
Attorneys Who Specialize in
Banking, Finance, and Leasing
News Briefs---
Online Lenders Drawing More Scrutiny by Regulators
Consumer Financial Protection Calls for Complaints
Ex-Rabobank Boss Gets 2 Years,
Trader 1 Year For Libor Scheme
$300B Capex Lost in Recession Goes Unreplaced
Capital Spending Has Not Been Replaced
Spelling mistake prevented hackers taking $1bn in bank heist
They Only Got Away with only $80,000
Why this big bank has okayed jeans, scooters and Foosball
at work to Win Over Coders and Engineers
6 graphics that show FinTech investment is booming
"reached new high of $13.8 billion last year"
Investment in Financial Technology is
Future of Canadian Banking, Says PwC
American oversight of financial tech looks
so 2007
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 15
Readers Survey -- Thank You
by Christopher Menkin, Editor/Publisher
Position Wanted---Risk Management
Seeking New Opportunities
Top Stories: March 7 - March 11
(Opened Most by Readers)
First FDIC Insured Bank to Fail in 2016
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Good Reasons to Make a Career Change”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Looking for a New Career
Are You Charging Too Much for Default Interest?
There is no Clear Rule, So Err on the Side of 4-5%
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
“Consumer Auto Leasing”
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLFP
CLFP 2016 Spring Circular/Announcements, News
Message from the CLFP President Bob Fisher, CLFP
The PC Market May Finally Have Found its Bottom
Prediction from www.businessinsider.com
WeWork is now worth as much as Snapchat
Providing Low Cost Offices & Work Spaces
Internal Revenue Announces Interest Rates
Remain the Same for the Second Quarter of 2016
China’s Leasing Industry Now World’s Second Largest,
Only Continuing To Grow
Boxer/Mix
Grand Island, Nebraska Adopt-a-Dog
Leasing News Classified
Marketing
News Briefs---
50 Photos Showing Retail Banking/Credit Union
Branch Designs by the Financial Brand
The 25 Highest-Pay Jobs in America
Finance Manager No. 15/Lawyer No. 2
Researchers Spoof Phone's Fingerprint Readers
Using Inkjet Printers
Novato’s Bank of Marin seeks path of disciplined growth
Now at 270 Employees
Pole dispute points to bigger problem with broadband
Who Controls the Poles Controls the Lines Hanging There
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 17
San Diego, California Pentech Reunion
Photo
New Hires---Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Now is the Time
Alternate Financing Companies on Defense
Forming Associations to Overcome Being Regulated
By Christopher Menkin
Prediction of Economy Slowdown
Money Anxiety Index
New Certified Lease & Finance Professionals' Handbook
2016 Edition
Funders Taking New Broker Business List
Updated
FDIC Board Adopts Final Rule to Increase
Deposit Insurance Fund to Statutorily Required Level
Amembal & Halladay New Conference
- Leveraging Technology through Best Practices
10 Cloverfeld Lane/Zootopia
Bridge of Spies/Steve Jobs/The Manchurian Candidate
Film/Digital Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Shepherd
San Diego, California Adopt-a-Dog
Leasing/Finance Conferences
Updated Information
News Briefs---
Fed Slows Down on Plans to Pursue Interest Rate Increases
"Weakness in the Global Economy"
China Seeks to Avoid Mass Layoffs While Cutting Production
Cutting Back on Unwanted Coal and Steel
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 21
Position Wanted –Credit
Work Remotely or Relocate for Right Opportunity
Top Stories - March 15 - March 17
(Opened Most by Readers)
FinTech #102 by Christopher Menkin
Over 600 Community and Regional Banks Now Partners with bizfi
Alternate Finance Companies - Subprime
Business Loans/Equipment Finance/Working Capital
Aggregate Funding Sources -- Updated
(Online: connects lessees, lessors, and vendors)
Leasing Portals --Updated
(Business to Business including Finance/Leasing)
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Opportunity Knocking on Your Door
“Should I Tell My Work Colleague I am Looking?”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
“Analyzing Sales Data”
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLFP
Alan A. Mogol Joins the list of
Twenty-Five Most Influential Attorneys in Leasing and Finance
Cutbacks in Broker Originations Reported
at Huntington Technology Finance
by Christopher Menkin
Labrador Retriever
Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan area Adopt-a-Dog
News Briefs---
OCC: FinTechs Will Not Replace Banks
"…have always adapted and evolved"
Umpqua Bank Announces Consolidation of 26 Store Locations
"…customers can bank online and on their mobile devices"
PayPal to bring 400 jobs to new N.C. operations center
2015, PayPal processed 4.9B, 23% of them from mobile devices
Cathedral Leasing Wins CODE2040
To Expand from Industrial Grade 3D Printing equipment
FirstMerit filings show perks of deal with Huntington
"Consolidation is hot in banking right now"
European Captives Forum Review 2015
Report from Alan Leesmith, Secretary General
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 23
Attention Attorneys! New Accounting Rules
May Negatively Affect Lessees
by Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
Companies who notify lessee in advance of lease expiration
Updated
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Opportunity Awaits
Letters?!?!---We get Email!
Regarding Articles in Leasing News
Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals
San Francisco Area Class Almost Sold Out!
Lender Finance: How Does the Capital Stack
Latest Study from ELFF by The Alta Group
Why the 4-Inch iPhone SE Could Prove a Hit
Model Breakdown of active iPhones
$202 Million in Ascentium Capital’s ABS Notes
Upgraded and Affirmed by DBRS
'Depressed' Dog Stars at Wall
After He's Returned to Kennel
Leasing News Classified Ads
Licensed Investigators
News Briefs---
ELFA Reports February was $6.1 Billion, up 2% from January
Credit Quality Slipped a Bit
Goldman Sachs probed in alleged rigging of Treasury market
"Goldman, run by Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, is a major player"
Lending Club rediscovers its peer-to-peer roots
Shift from wholesale funding back to retail investors
LendingClub: Tough Road Ahead
"Revival of direct lending between people to people similar to ancient Rome or 16th century England before banks took over."
Ex-bank officer pleads guilty to looting more than $1M
Stole Cash out of Bank Vault
2016 Private Capital Markets Report
Pepperdine University (125 pages)
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 25
BSB Reports Fully Staffed Despite Snowstorm in Colorado
Same for Hawaii ---Photos
15th Annual Investors’ Conference
By Bruce Kropschot, The Alta Group
New Hires---Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Ascentium Capital/TopMark
Top 8 Alternative Small Business Funders Chart
by debanked.com
ELFA Reports February Business Up 2%
Charts
Leasing Conferences---Exhibitors/Registration Cost
Attendees/Updated Information
Leasing Schools/Franchisors
Updated
Midnight Special/My Golden Days
Creed/The Peanuts Movie/A Bright summer Day
Film/Digital Reviews by Fernando Croce
Crowdfunding March/Adoption?
Update
Leasing News Classified Ads--Free
Post a Position Wanted
News Briefs---
GE CEO explains why he’s moving headquarters to Boston
Promises to make this deal worth the investment
Four Texas Metro Areas Collectively Add More Than
400,000 People in the Last Year, Census Bureau Reports
Shareholders OK KeyCorp, First Niagara Financial Group merger
90% were in favor of the estimated $4.1 billion combination
Enterprise Security: The Easiest Hacks Are The Toughest
To Stop With Technology
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 28
Classified Ads---Senior Management
Seeking New Position
Top Stories - March 21 - March 25
(Opened Most by Readers)
Balboa Capital Tagged for Bait and Switch
on Lease Payoff Quote
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
“Evergreen Clause”—The Danger of Automatic Renewal
Companies with Complaints of Abuse
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Positions Available
Sacramento Bee Joins Moonlighting--Every City in the US
The marketplace to hire or be hired!
“I Need to Get Some Good References”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Sales Make it Happen by Steve Chriest
Fast Turnaround Time
Purpose of the Acceptance Form (Certificate)
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLFP
Leasing News Web App
Download to your Mobile Device
Devine Jazz Cruise May 6-May 11, 2016
San Francisco to Vancouver on Crystal Serenity
New Survey of Alternate Finance Companies
by Federal Reserve
Labrador Retriever/Shepherd
Sacramento, California Adopt-a-Dog
Free Classified Ads
Lessee Advocate and Consulting
News Briefs---
A car leasing company is trying to enlist customers
to reserve 1,000 Tesla Model 3’s
WeWork and Other Shared-Office Providers
Aiming to Reinvent How Office Leasing Works
World Bank approves US$100 million in financing
to create 100,000 jobs for Jordanians, Syrian refugees
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 31
Long Time Fixture in Southern California Leasing
Broker Claude Lanselle Passes Away
Alert: Dallin Hawkins Making Rounds Again
Bulletin Board Complaints
New Hires---Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Ascentium Capital/Top Mark
Sales Make it Happen by Steve Chriest
Predicting a Salesperson's Success
Update Exhibitors/Attendees/Leasing & Finance Conferences
NVLA Next, then LendIt, ELFA, Transact16/NAELB/AGLF
Federal Reserve Survey on Mobile Financial Services
54% mobile channel/51% teller at branch
Lease/Finance Calculators On Line
Recommendations
National Funding Bob Sweeney Wins CFO of the Year Award
Honored by San Diego Business Journal
Hello, My Name is Doris/The Clan
Macbeth/The Big Short/Jafar Panahi's Taxi
Film/Digital Reviews by Fernando Croce
Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler
West Los Angeles, California Adopt a Dog
Attorneys Who Specialize in
Banking, Finance, and Leasing
News Briefs---
Oleg Boyko’s Finstar Looks to Build Big Fintech Portfolio
$2 Billion in Assets Under Management
Financial Technology Draws Regulators’ Attention
Comptroller of the Currency is set to release a white paper
CEO/Founder Kris Roglieri, Fears the Downsides of Stacking
for Merchant Cash Advance Outweighs Any Positives
‘Fintech’ Start-Up Boom Said to Threaten Bank Jobs
112 Page Report Available
CIT Group Unveils Strategic Plan to Reduce Costs by $125M
Integration of OneWest Bank expected completion end of 2016
Boeing to Cut Up to 8,000 Jobs
To Slash $1 Billion in battle with European rival Airbus
Helicopters Are Unlikely Victim of Oil Downturn
Industry Looks at Options for Storing Unsold Helicopters
Huntington Bank, Tom Gores unveil $25 million loan
and grant program for Flint water crisis
CardHub’s 2016 EMV Adoption Survey
42% Retailers Not Upgraded/41% People Don't have smartcard Chip
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Winter Poem
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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