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March 2
What’s New for “Pay per Click” in 2018
FinTech #102 by Alex Vasilakos
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Account Executives/Lease Contract & Funding Administrator
Documentation Fees
By Michael J. Witt, Esq .
Leasing News Advisor
Rosanne Wilson, CLFP, B.P.B.
CLFP Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals
Three Sold Out, Chicago added, Massachusetts Still Open
Where Expats Earn the Highest Salary
By Nial McCarthy, statista.com
February CMI NACM Index Carries Forth
a Potentially Positive Trend
Special Oscar Column
By Leasing News' Reviewer Fernando Croce
Papillion Mix
Albany, New York Adopt a Dog
Do You Need a Refresher on the Benefits of
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Membership?
News Briefs---
M&T Bank Provides $24.4 Million Equipment Lease
for 9.9-MW Solar Plant in Maine
‘We’re living in the golden age of payments’:
How JPMorgan Chase is integrating payments into banking
AirAsia to sell portfolio of 182 Airbus jets
in leasing business exit
Georgia Passes Bill That Stings Delta Over N.R.A. Position
Goodbye Amazon? Maybe Delta, too?
Bit by Bit, Whole Foods Gets an Amazon Touch
six months since Amazon took over Whole Foods
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Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 5
Storm Closes Business, Schools, Airports
Roads and Homes Effected
Position Wanted – Credit
Work Remotely or Relocate for Right Opportunity
Top Stories -- February 26 - March 2
(Opened Most by Readers)
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Lease Contract & Funding Administrator
Account Executives & Managers
Sales Makes it Happen---by Steve Chriest
Great Selling Can Become a Habit
Financial and Sales Training
Updated
Leasing News Advisory Board Chairman
Robert “Bob” Teichman, CLFP
The Richest Person in Every U.S. State in 2017
Map
Where the U.S. Gets its Steel
Chart, Statista.com
Amur Equipment Finance Closes Fifth Term Securitization
Totaling $198 Million
Border Collie/Labrador Retriever (Mix)
Dallas, Texas Adopt-a-Dog
California Financing Law Annual Reports
Due March 15, 2018
News Briefs---
Anti-Money Laundering Trends in the Equipment Leasing
and Finance Industry
Banks Successfully Transact $30.48 Million in Securities
Using Blockchain Technology--Trade Milestone
Mexico financial technology law passes final hurdle in Congress
...including crowdfunding and cryptocurrency firms
Vatican Bank’s Ex-Chief Indicted Over $60 Million
in Embezzlement Losses
SEC subpoenas TechCrunch founder's cryptofund
amid broader investigation into digital coins
So Far, Only 6% of Tax Savings Going to Workers
Workers aren’t going to be at the head of line
Believe It or Not, Bank Branches Still Matter
Some banks are betting that new branches are the way forward
You May have Missed---
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 7
Northeast Business Weather Report
from Ralph Mango, Leasing News Associate Editor
Trade War Can Undermine U.S. Economic Recovery,
New Forecast by Dr. Dan Geller
Unwillingness to Assess a Borrowers Ability to Repay
Loans Lands Lender in Trouble in California
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Account Managers/Exec./Contract/Funding Admin
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Next Step Forward
America's Hardest-Working Cities
By Niall McCarthy, Statista.com
How America Caught up With the Top Oil Producers
By Dyfed Loesche, Statista.com
Sterling Bancorp to Acquire Advantage Funding Management
Including $458 Million Loan Portfolio and Origination Platform
Arvest Equipment Finance Hits
$100 Million in New Production
ECN Capital Announces Commencement
of C$115 Million Substantial Issuer Bid
Labrador Retriever
Alexandria, Virginia Adopt a Dog
Barry Marks, Esq. Offers Wristband
Drink at Cash Bar NEFA Funding Symposium
News Briefs---
BMW Financial to pay $2.2 Million to Settle
Troops' Refund Claims on Canceled Car Leases
A new study says Uber and Lyft drivers
are making less than $4 per hour
How Many Leases Do You Have?
Countdown to the New Lease Accounting Standards
Global leasing industry grows 9.4%,
new report from White Clarke Group finds
Amazon could become the third-biggest US bank
if it wants to: Bain study
You May have Missed---
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 9
California SB 1235 Moves to Committee by March 18th
To Declare Interest Rates, Terms, Conditions
Credit Card Debt Sets All-Time Record
After $92 Billion Increase in 2017 – WalletHub Study
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Positions Available
Advanced Execution of Acceptance Certificates
By Michael J. Witt, Esq .
Channel Partners February's Last 20 Dealers
Business Type/FICO/TIB/Annual Revenues/Funding Amt/Term
Why We Need Libraries
Photograph
Brossard Leasing is named a Best Managed company
Winner of Canada's Best Managed Companies
Annihilation/Game Night
Blade Runner 2049/The Unknown Girl/An Actor's Revenge
Film/Digital Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
German Shorthair
Salt Lake City, Utah Adopt a Dog
The Largest Gathering of Business
and Commercial Brokers In the Country
News Briefs---
Companies with more female executives make more money
Bank of America report says
SoFi Is Paying Top Dollar To Acquire Its Prime Customers
“typically spend $350-$450 to acquire each customer”
Beige Book report US Job Market Remains Tight
Inflation See as Moderate
U.S. Household Debt Rose Last Quarter at Fastest Rate
Since 2007 --5.2% Annual Rate
Mortgage Rates at a Four-Year High Threaten to Roil Housing
30 Year Fixed 4.46%
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Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 12
Position Wanted – Credit
Work Remotely or Relocate for Right Opportunity
Top Stories -- March 5 - March 9
(Opened Most by Readers)
Payday Lender Dinged for Charting Interest
in Excess of Rate Cap
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Now’s the Time to Apply
First Federal Leasing, Richmond, Indiana
No Interim Rent, No Evergreen, 100% Broker Driven
View from the Top by Steve Chriest
Accounting Changes Happening this Year
Highlights Marlin Business Service’s
10K 120 Page Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017
Proportion of Female CEO's is Hugely Overestimated
Percentage CEO's World Large Companies -Statista Char t
Rottweiler & Shepherd Mix
Richmond, Indiana Adopt a Dog
Why Participate in the ELFA Funding Conference?
63 Funding Sources to Date April 10-12
News Briefs---
FinTech are disrupting banks? Myth
What is the Impact Here?
Amazon hiring head of newly-formed
mortgage lending division
Purpose Financial Acquires Thinking Capital
in Montreal for Reported $200 Million
Lease Protection Bill Clears Vermont Senate Hurdle
Aimed at Lease Credit Card Terminal Lessors
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Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 14
Correction: Highlight Marlin Business Service's
10K 120 Page Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017
Amazon Going into Mortgage Business
By Christopher Menkin
Over 3,203 California Financing Law Annual Reports
Due Online by Tomorrow, March 15, 2018
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Apply Today
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Technology
BSB Leasing, Littleton, Colorado
Broker Driven, Private Label, Direct, Loans, too
Chesswood Announces Financial Results for 2017
Pawnee w/600 Brokers/Blue Chip Leasing 50 Brokers Canada
New Media Announces Strategic Alliance with Kabbage
covers over 550 local communities/215,000 Business Customers
Winter Storm Extension: Many Businesses Have Extra Time
to Request a IRS 6-month Extension
Poodle---Miniature and Welsh Terrier
San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter Adopt-a-Dog
Broker Fair, May 14, 2018
The William Vale, Brooklyn, NY
News Briefs---
Ant Financial Consumer Lending Reaches $95 Billion
more outstanding consumer loans than China’s second-biggest bank
Nav.com Named in American Banker's
"2018 Best Places to Work in Fintech" Lis t
Payments company to bring 300 jobs to Omaha,
invest $30 million in new office
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Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 16
Alert: Section179.0rg
Trojan Horse or Very Clever Advertising
By Christopher Menkin
Neuman Finance Leases Space in Philadelphia
Plans Hiring more than 200 Jobs Next Two to Three Years
Verhelle Forms New Company, Registering in California
and Florida: Innovation Finance USA
Your Leasing Solutions Joins
Funder List "A"
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Lease Contract & Funding Administrator/Account Executive
“Do” Diligence on New Vendors
By Michael J. Witt, Esq
Majority of Baby Boomers Now Own a Smart Device
By Zoe Bernard, Business Insider
The Death of Stalin/Claire's Camera
Last Flag Flying/Nocturama/The Age of Innocence
Film/Digital Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Border Collie/Mix
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Adopt-a-Dog
Theresa Kabot, CLFP
in her Richard Sherman Jersey
News Briefs---
ELFA State of Funding 2018 Report
Available to Non-Members
BMW Financial to pay $2.2 Million to Settle
Troops' Refund Claims on Canceled Car Leases
Amazon gaining on Walmart's market share
Suspecting that the trend will continue
The 10 Best Cities to Open a Quick-Service Restaurant
Slide Show
You May have Missed---
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 19
Position Wanted – Credit
Work Remotely or Relocate for Right Opportunity
Top Stories -- March 12 - March 16
(Opened Most by Readers)
Leasing News Complaints Bulletin Board
BBB Ratings
BBB Leasing & Alt. Finance Company Ratings
March 17, 2017
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Positions Available
Sales Makes It Happen by Darryl Stroink
How Equipment Leasing Helps You Sell More
Aggregate Funding Sources - Updated
(Online: connects lessees, lessors, and vendors)
InPlace Auction
Melville, New York
Knowing the Exemptions and Avoiding the Traps
By Susan R. Goldfarb & Tom McCurnin
Mutt
San Francisco, California Adopt a Dog
How to Check Your Internet Speed Connection
By Kit Menkin
News Briefs---
Caterpillar may cut up to 880 jobs
as it sheds more facilities: Reuters
Is Bank of America Corporation a Buy?
1 out of 4 deposit transactions now happen through its mobile app
Huge bonuses at Deutsche Bank despite 2017 loss
Bank managers meanwhile again waived their bonuses
Chicago leads U.S. in underwater home
more than 135,000 Chicago-area homes
Top 25 Chain Restaurants in America
When It Comes to Value and Experience
You May have Missed---
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 21
January, 2018 - The List
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly "
“Evergreen Clause”—The Danger of Automatic Renewal
Updated
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Five Positions Available
The CLFP Foundation Adds 19 Members
After Two Internal Academies
Companies with More than Two Employees
Certified Leasing and Finance Professionals
Who Would Be Hit Hardest by a U.S. Tariff on Cars?
By Felix Richter, Statista.com
Advanced Property Compliance
Carrollton, Texas
Anti-Hacking Oasis Technology’s TITAN Data Warehouse
Now Optimized for Full AI and BOT Analysis
Labrador Retriever Mix
Chicago, Illinois Adopt-a-Dog
Twelve Attorneys Against Evergreen Clause Abuse
If in Your State, and Your Client Needs Help, Call Them
News Briefs---
National debt hits $21T for first time ever
$1 Trillion Rise since September
Trucks carry smaller share of NAFTA freight in 2017
but still haul most of it
Major Canadian Bank Files Patent To Make Credit Scores
‘Transparent’ Via Blockchain
What Equipment Categories Are Hot or Not?
Construction Assets Reign for Five Years Straight
You May have Missed---
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 23
US Fed Funds Rate Since 2001 Chart
www.statista.com
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
New Positions Available
The 3 Rules of Web Marketing for B2B Sales
FinTech #102 by Alex Vasilakos
Even Though Shorter Month, Terrible Weather
ELFA Shows Overall New Business Up in February
Attorney Barry Marks, CLFP, Thoughts
Upon Returning from
National Equipment Finance Association Conference
Number of Monthly Active Facebook Users Worldwide
as of 4th quarter 2017 (in millions) Chart - Statista.com
Receivables Management LLC
Third Party Commercial Collections
Love, Simon/Golden Exits
Wonderstruck/Coco/The Passion of John of Arc
Film/Digital Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Terrier - Mix
Portland, Oregon
Refresher Course on the Membership Benefits of
the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association
News Briefs---
China responds to Trump tariffs with proposed list
of 128 US products to target
How Federal Reserve rate hike will affect mortgages,
auto loans, credit cards (but not fixed lease payments)
Business Trends in the United States
State of Swyft Insight Report
Lenders Should Diversify Financing Amid Rise of Leasing
---finance mix should include both loans and leases
Fintechs Are More Likely To Complement
Rather Than Disrupt Capital Markets
Dropbox may have intentionally overstated its free
cash flow by leaving out a major expense - Capital Lease Payments
You May have Missed---
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 27
Correction: Mark Johnson at Americorp Financial
Friday New Hires/Promotion Identified the Wrong Person
Position Wanted – Credit
Work Remotely or Relocate for Right Opportunity
Top Stories -- March 19 - March 23
(Opened Most by Readers)
Is California Nuts? SB 1235 Set for Hearing
To Declare Interest Rates, Conditions on Commercial Loans
Bank Secrecy Act Held Constitutional
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Positions Available
Leasing is Not Dead
Plus Ten Reasons to Lease Equipment
Sales Makes It Happen by Kit Menkin
America's Fastest-Growing Metros--Map
Texas is Home to Six of the Ten Fastest-Growing Counties
First Quarter, CLFP Circular with Photos New Members
Spotlight on Mary Jo McCormick, CLFP/Message from Presiden t
National Equipment Finance Assoc. Finance Summit
Breaks Record Attendance
Fleet Financing Resources Announces Vendor Program
Agreement Renewal with Wells Fargo Equipment Finance
Terrier, American Pit Bill/Mix - Special Needs
Seattle, Washington Adopt at Dog
The Finance Marketing Group
Full Service Digital Marketing Agency
News Briefs---
Proper reports $115 Million Loss
on $2.9 Billion Loan Originations
McConnell bill would legalize hemp as agricultural product
removing it from the federal list of controlled substance s
You May have Missed---
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
March 29
February 2018 - The List
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly "
California Department of Business Oversight Tags
Advance America for Improperly Charging Excess Interest
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
New Positions Open
Insurance Certificates are Often Virtually Worthless
By Michael J. Witt, Esq.
Solar Financing Firms
Working with Third Party Originators
Facebook Growing Stature in the Online Ad Market
By Felix Richter, www.statista.com (abbreviated)
CLFP Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals
Four Sold Out, Chicago added, Massachusetts Still Open
FDIC Announces Settlement with Two Banks
for Unfair and Deceptive Practices
Easter Edition: My Dream is Yours/Ben Hur/Amazing Grace
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown/Cookie's Fortune
Recommendations by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Golden Retriever/Labrador Retriever
San Francisco, California Adopt a Dog
ELFA 30th Annual National Funding Conference
April 10 - April, 2018 Suites Sold Out/Meeting Rooms Available
News Briefs---
Potential CFPB Suit Against Collection Agency Now "Dead"
not a single enforcement action since Mulvaney took office
New Mason Mega Rail in Georgia
to take 200,000 trucks off the highways
'A game changer': Chicago City Council OKs O'Hare expansion
An $8.5 Billion Expansion and Rebuild
You May have Missed---
Poem
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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