Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Correction: ELA President- Elect The picture in the "extra edition" on Monday, March 6, 2005, was not correct, including the web site where it came from. The errors were the picture and the website footnote. They belonged to Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. The biography we printed was correct: BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr. BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr., (nephew of Lloyd Millard Bentsen), a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., June 3, 1959; graduated from Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Mass., 1977; B.A., University of St. Thomas, Houston, Tex., 1982; M.P.A., American University, Washington, D.C., 1985; staff, United States Representative Ronald D. Coleman of Texas, 1983-1987; associate staff, United States House Committee on Appropriations, 1985-1987; investment banker; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2003); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate. Here is the correct picture of the new president-elect of the Equipment Leasing Association:
Ken Bentsen, Jr. When we noted that Mr. Bentsen was a Democrat, many readers reminded Leasing News: "You will find in Ken Bentsen's background info the fact that his uncle is Lloyd Bentsen, former U.S. senator from Texas and Democrat VP nominee in 1988." Several readers sent us the quip: "..and he is no John F. Kennedy either." And as one reader remarked: "just what Washington, DC, needs, another lobbyist?" Others wondered if this was an indication that the ELA Board thought the Democrats would win back the US Senate and House in 2006 (This is the first time in 40 years that the Republicans controlled both Houses.) or The ELA Board thought that perhaps a Democrat would be in the White House in three years (Hillary Clinton is the forerunner, the polls indicate.) Several even wondered if the ELA board of directors would be joining their new president-elect in endorsing Hillary for President?!?!
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Weekly Bulletin Board Report Southern California Repeater The Most Complaints Are About this Company The DDL Company Leasing News warned readers about Unicapital, United Capital, MSM Capital, writing about popular companies, their presidents, and "good old boys," to name just a few over the years. The last was EFG Leasing in Fresno, California, losing their corporate status in California, Nevada, and getting expelled from the Better Business Bureau as a member for all the complaints unanswered, including an FBI investigation on 19 leases not funded. Even after the president, Kenneth Wheeler, passed away, Leasing News received inquiries about the company from vendors and brokers over the United States who were not paid for several months, wanting to know if we had any further information. They had not heard of Leasing News before, or if they did, they were too busy to read the trade publication. Leasing News is working on seven complaints at this time, here are three: Southern California Repeater This party has a "D" Better Business Bureau report. The latest complaint may push it to an "F." The Party does not want to be posted on the Complaint Bulletin Board and believes Leasing News is threatening him to settle with the party making the complaint. In addition to the Better Business Bureau rating, Leasing News has received over seven complaints in the last four years, all now settled. Two e-mails were sent on February 17, then several telephone calls made over the next few days, then the e-mail were re-sent on February 22 nd , and more telephone calls. It wasn't until the late afternoon that the party was reached by going through the sales department instead of operator or voice mail and not identifying who was calling. When the party was reached, he said he was too busy and he would call back on Friday at 3:00pm. On 3:15pm, Leasing News called him and the conversation started asking if he had received the several e-mails. For at least ten minutes he argued that it was only a "couple" and "not several" as there were only two e-mails. That four e-mails were sent, two repeated, was not satisfactory as "several" and during this time, he also avoided answering the e-mails. In the end, Leasing News sent him 35 pages of documents, contracts signed April, 18,2005, e-mails, the sequence where his first salesman on May 31,2005 informed that the funder would not accept the type of equipment, and then on June 11 th , the first letter, then fax, mail, e-mail, telephone calls, and then on September 8 th , the idea of another lease using the deposit for the new lease and he was stalled again until October 16 when he signed a lease with another company. Leasing News traded e-mail and telephone calls, asking for a statement or an explanation of why the company was not returning the deposit. Finally on March 2 nd, he responded with the reasons that they kept the deposit: We received application. No new documents were provided, including an "the agreement for the work done." The company in question does not hold a California Finance Lender's license during the course of the transaction, and has a "D" The Most Complaints Are About this Company This company in Southern California has the record of the most complaints received at Leasing News. Their Better Business Bureau report is an "F." They have over 90 complaints with BBB. It is our policy that if a complaint is resolved, it is not posted. We act as an ombsbudsman, and the idea is not to "punish" a company but to help the person who made the complaint. If the complaint is not legitimate or appears to be a civil dispute, we do not consider it. Leasing News also has found several complaints as unfounded. In this case, the Jacksonville, North Carolina party found us via a Google search, and thought we might help them with a proposal signed on February 20,2004 requiring a $9,155 cashiers check. The lease produced was at a much higher rate. The applicant asked for their deposit back. April 12, 2004, they informed the leasing company they had three days to return the money or they would turn the matter over to their attorney. April 23, 2004, their attorney wrote a letter of demand to the leasing company stating the reasons. They decided it would be too costly to pursue the matter as the venue was to be in Orange County, California. February 22, 2006, Leasing News contacted the company, who stated the files were in storage, and they would have to retrieve them. They admitted to having salesmen trouble and did not know the status of this. After repeated calls, the paperwork had not been found. The president of the company promised to get to the bottom of it, if he had to go search himself. One of the difficulties Leasing Companies have in returning deposits is that it is common among many companies (especially in Southern California-now don't start writing me letters that all leasing companies in Southern California are like this. editor) that half the Advance Rental is earned by the salesman if the lease does not go through. The DDL Company Ricky Patterson is trying to work out of his filing of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filed on November 30, 2005. He moved out of his offices at 111 Taylor Plaza Driver, Greenville, Texas and is basically reportedly working out of his garage in hopes to get out of the $1.3 million debt of his corporation. He has been working with CIT, HP, Marlin, and Wells Fargo. His creditors are all IT suppliers as his company is basically a VAR that bundles and places into leases computer and related equipment. Two of the creditors notified Leasing News to alert other leasing companies. The DDL Company was written up here before at the beginning of last year with a lease funded by Greater Bay Bank, but the vendor was never paid, although the lessee was making payments to Greater Bay Bank. Eventually this complaint and others were paid, so DDL never made the Leasing News Complaint Bulletin Board. As Ricky Peterson explains it, he never recovered from "fraud" that him his company with "no verbals" given when equipment was delivered. One involved a lessee who would not give one on a $35,000 lease after the equipment was delivered, another two were from a "ring" where equipment was shipped but the lessee never funded as the applications turn out to be fraud, costing his company $66,000, as he was the purchaser of the equipment from various supplies. The most bizarre from this group, he explains, was a laptop shipped to a residence of the officer of the company, when delivered, the people who answered the Federal Express said the party did not live here, but they signed for delivered anyway. As soon as the Fed Ex truck left, two men showed up at the door and explained the package was delivered to the wrong address and belonged to them. It appears Mr. Peterson juggled money trying to get out of the predicament with law authorities "doing nothing to help," he says, and with some slow down in business, the cash flow evidently could not support the operation. There are no leasing companies in the list of creditors. It is his goal to get out of Chapter 11. --------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------- Lease Agreements/Commitment Letters Before entering into considering leasing, an agreement between both parties, those seeking a lease, and those who will either directly provide the lease or the lease company who will do the actual transaction, an understanding needs to be signed by both original parties.This allows the applicant protection, particularly if money is requested, even in a leasing contract is provided. It the lease does not move forward, a protection of both parties involvement should be spelled out and signed. Here are typical "lease agreements" utilized in the equipment leasing industry. Designed to allow costs and other expenses to be kept if a lease does not fund. http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/Greene_Lease_agreement.htm Commitment Letter This form is one of the most widely used in the leasing industry and covers most http://two.leasingnews.org/loose_files/Generic%20commit%20Letter.DOC Master Lease Commitment Letter
Lease Application Fee Agreement This is designed for the broker of leasing company to earn a fee and/or expenses should the lease not go together. This is a form that you can make into a template. First use "find, replace" to http://two.leasingnews.org/loose_files/Lease_app_agreement.rtf Authorization to Find a Lender You can make a template on this form very easily. It primarily purpose is for real estate secured loans , equipment finance agreements, and "sale/leaseback" type situations. http://two.leasingnews.org/loose_files/Authorization_to_find_lender.rtf The form to allow for specific expenses being developed by Ken Greene,Esq. is Here are a list of the sponsors of the Greene Engagement Letter: schriest@sbcglobal.net bcarlile@********-partners.com pateb@balboacapital.com Whawkins@bancpartners.com gsaulter@chaseindustries.com gtrebels@ifccredit.com tkabot@lease-it.com clester@lpifinancial.com blarsen@leasingpartnerscapital.com mwatkins@gogenevacapital.com
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Christopher Kelly Joins Trinity's Business Development Team San Francisco, Bank of the West announced the hiring of Christopher M. Kelly as Vice President of Business Development for Trinity Capital's Diversified Industries business team in Vendor Leasing. Trinity is a division of Bank of the West based in San Francisco. "Chris will be responsible for sourcing and signing of strategic vendor program alliances with national and international manufacturers of capital equipment in this very attractive market segment," said Nick Gibbens, vice president and manager of the Diversified Industries business team. "We look forward to Chris's contributions, leveraging his extensive vendor and business development experience." Kelly has more than 27 years of Vendor Leasing experience with companies such as CIT, GE Capital, and Chase Manhattan Leasing and will be located in Cambridge, MA. He can be reached at 617-395-8549, ckelly@trinitycapital.com. CONTACT: John Stafford ### Press Release ########################### David Spahr Joins Susquehanna Patriot Commercial Leasing Susquehanna Patriot Commercial Leasing Company, Inc. announces David Spahr has joined their Sales Team as an account executive specializing in the technology and computer industry. Spahr has extensive experience in these industries most recently with Citicorp Vendor Finance. "Susquehanna Patriot Commercial Leasing has been seeking the expertise and experience in this field that David can provide to help us grow this market and we are pleased to have him join our team", stated Donna Wesemann, Vice President of Sales. Donna M. Wesemann Vice President - Sales ### Press Release ########################### Brian Callegari Joins Alliance Leasing as Vice President, Regional Leasing Manager SYRACUSE, NY, - Alliance Leasing, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alliance Bank, N.A., headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y., announces Brain Callegari, Vice President, Regional Leasing Manager has assumed the responsibility for non-resource, third party relationships. Callegari, with over 22 years of leasing experience, was formerly with Meridian Leasing, Deerfield, Ill. and IBM Global Financing. Alliance Leasing, Inc. is a commercial equipment lessor offering a full range of commercial and municipal leasing products for assets up to $5 million in value. ### Press Release ########################### AIG Commercial Equipment Finance names Parks VP-Business Development AIG Commercial Equipment Finance, Inc. (AIGCEF) is pleased to announce that David J. Parks has joined the company as Vice President-New Business Development reporting to Kirk Phillips, Vice President. Mr. Parks comes to AIGCEF with in excess of twenty-five years experience in the financial services industry. Most recently he was at PNC Leasing. Prior experience includes positions at leading companies including GMAC Commercial Finance, Boeing Capital, and McDonnell Douglas Finance. Dave holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Cleveland State University and an MBA from The Ohio State University. Mr. Parks will be responsible for the origination of middle market loan and lease transactions sourced on a direct basis with customers based in the Midwestern portion of the United States. Dave will be based in Chicago, IL and can be reached at 847-517-6050 or at dave.parks@aig.com. AIG Commercial Equipment Finance, Inc. (AIG CEF) is an equipment lease and finance subsidiary company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG). AIG CEF actively seeks middle and upper-middle market transactions and has platforms specializing in the general equipment, tax exempt, franchise, health care and rail markets, building long-term relationships with our business partners. More information on AIGCEF can be found at www.AIGCEF.com American International Group, Inc. (AIG), world leaders in insurance and financial services, is the leading international insurance organization with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of retirement services, financial services and asset management around the world. AIG's common stock is listed in the U.S. on the New York Stock Exchange and ArcaEx, as well as the stock exchanges in London, Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo. ### Press Release ########################### John Presley, Chief Financial Officer, to Leave Marshall & Ilsley Corporation MILWAUKEE, Wis., -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (M&I) today announced that John Presley has resigned as chief financial officer effective March 24, 2006. Presley announced that he has accepted an operating position at Fifth Third Bank. Presley joined M&I in October 2004. "John has a passion for running a business line, and we understand his desire to return to that aspect of the financial services industry," said Dennis Kuester, chairman and chief executive officer, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation. "We would like to thank John for his contribution during his tenure at M&I, and wish him well in his future endeavors." M&I has commenced a search for Presley's successor. Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI - News) is a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., with $46.2 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin- based bank. M&I Bank has 194 offices throughout the state, in addition to 42 locations throughout Arizona; 13 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.; and, locations in Duluth, Minn.; Las Vegas, Nev.; and, Naples and Bonita Springs, Fla. M&I's Southwest Bank affiliate has seven offices in the St. Louis area and one office in Belleville, Ill. Metavante Corporation, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation's wholly owned technology subsidiary, provides virtually all of the technology an organization needs to offer financial services. M&I also provides trust and investment management, equipment leasing, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial planning, investments, and insurance services from offices throughout the country and on the Internet ( http://www.mibank.com or http://www.micorp.com ). M&I's customer-based approach, internal growth, and strategic acquisitions have made M&I a nationally recognized leader in the financial services industry. ### Press Release ########################### Equilease Financial Services Raises $20 Million in Growth SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., -- Gary N. Silverhardt, President and CEO of Equilease Financial Services, Inc., a specialty finance company, announced today that funds managed by Cambridge Place Investment Management LLP have agreed to invest $20 million in capital in Equilease; the initial closing of the investment occurred in January 2006 and subsequent closings will occur as capital is required by the Company. An additional $20 million may be invested at the discretion of the parties. The growth capital consists of a minority equity investment and a mezzanine facility to support the company's strategic growth. Carl Marks Advisory Group served as exclusive financial advisor to Equilease for the transaction. Equilease plans to use the capital to expand its middle ticket and small ticket equipment leasing origination activities and to continue its acquisition of equipment lease portfolios in the secondary market. The company's portfolio acquisition and lease origination businesses are led by senior executives Michael Zwick and Arthur Mandell. Mr. Silverhardt stated, "We are enthusiastic about the Cambridge Place investment, which enables us to fuel the next phase of our growth. The financing diversifies our funding sources and, more importantly, establishes a strategic relationship with a growth oriented partner who knows our industry well." Quentin Cote, U.S. Head of Private Investments, led a team in negotiating and executing the transaction on behalf of Cambridge Place. Christopher Wu, a Managing Director at Carl Marks, stated, "We are pleased to facilitate a significant and strategic financing for Equilease. Successful transactions such as this are achieved when both the company and financial sponsor share similar outlooks for the growth potential of the investment, and we believe Equilease has found the right partner in Cambridge Place." Headquartered in South Norwalk, Connecticut, Equilease has a long history in the specialty finance industry as an originator and servicer of middle and small ticket equipment leases and loans, and as a purchaser of existing equipment lease portfolios in the secondary market. Mr. Silverhardt acquired 100% of the assets of Equilease in June of 2005. In the past three years, Equilease has acquired and managed equipment lease portfolios with an original equipment cost of more than $500 million. In its middle and small ticket lease origination business, the company offers financing nationwide for essential-use commercial and industrial equipment directly to end users and through equipment dealers and manufacturers. Equilease serves a broad spectrum of industries, including transportation, construction, manufacturing, distribution, logging, waste management, recycling and food processing, among others. Equilease is a member of the Equipment Leasing Association and the Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors. Founded in 2002, the Cambridge Place Investment Management group is a leading global investment management group concentrating on the structured finance product market. Cambridge Place employs approximately 90 people located in London and Boston who provide local coverage of principal markets. The firm has gross assets under management of approximately $7 billion across three investment platforms: hedge funds, CDOs and a closed-end London Stock Exchange listed investment company. Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC is a leading middle market merchant bank that provides a wide array of investment banking and financial and operational advisory services, including mergers and acquisitions advice, debt and equity capital placements, financial restructuring plans, strategic business assessments, improvement plans and interim management. The firm has offices in New York and Charlotte, North Carolina. ### Press Release ########################### Ecologic Leasing Solutions, the Only Global Lease and Asset Management ( Their Value to Clients: Vendors,Manufacturers, Service Providers,Lessees http://www.ecologicleasing.com/vtc.htm )
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ecologic Leasing Solutions (www.ecologicleasing.com), the only global lease and asset management solution provider to multinational corporations, announced strong increases in revenue and profits led by new corporate client acquisitions. "We have had consistent growth over the last five years, our 2005 gross and net profits beat our own expectations, and in 2006 we expect to continue strong, consistent growth of our top and bottom lines," said Michael J. Keeler, President and CEO, Ecologic Leasing Solutions. Major accomplishments achieved in 2005 included multi-year agreements signed with new and existing clients; a major new software release that helped the company win every competitive bid; expansion of operations; multi-lingual and multi-currency transaction support to its global clients; integration with market-leading ERP, Supply Chain, and CRM applications; and publication of leasing best practices. "Executives of leading companies increasingly choose Ecologic for accurate management and reporting of leases and assets throughout their lifecycles to ensure sound financial decision-making, proper asset-level accounting and regulatory compliance," Keeler explained. "Our commitment to our corporate values drives how we do business and our success. This above all has lead to our ability to become the most trusted provider of outsourcing solutions to lessees and vendors in North America." In 2005, corporations from a range of industries including financial services, manufacturing, defense, systems integration, and telecommunications selected Ecologic's rapidly deployable software and outsourcing services for managing all of their leasing activities, including transaction management, lease accounting, compliance, asset management, and funder relationship management. Company executives expect strong, consistent growth in 2006, as Fortune 2000 companies gain the visibility, controls, compliance, and rapid payback achieved by deploying Ecologic's solutions. Ecologic's web-based services empower financial executives to view, manage, and control all leasing activities in multiple countries and enjoy proper accounting and reporting in compliance with Financial Accounting Standards (FAS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), Sarbanes-Oxley, and tax requirements. "The economics, controls, and compliance enjoyed by Ecologic's clients are driven by the key capabilities of Ecologic's solution including step-by-step line-item reconciliation; electronic collaboration and integration among transaction parties; a funding process that is independent, competitive and shrewd; asset-level lease accounting, tax, financial coding, and portfolio management; environmentally safe asset disposition that generates cash; documented best practices, and customer service expertise with a leadership team of certified accountants and experienced controllers, all provided at a predictable, fixed monthly fee with no hidden costs," said Jonathan Crawford, Vice President of Engineering. In 2005, 249 companies filed earnings restatements due to improper lease accounting. In response, Ecologic is soon to release additional capabilities to meet the needs of corporate executives seeking to improve the management and reporting of the financial and physical dimensions of their assets. For several years, Ecologic has provided executives and their stakeholders with complete visibility into financial dimensions of their lease and asset portfolios - from their summary note disclosure statements to the terms and obligations of each lease agreement and lease schedule down to the accounting (debits and credits) and tax for each asset. This new capability will leverage Ecologic's integration platform, enabling companies to leverage their existing processes and stovepipe data stores, to improve data quality and compliance, and give executives the insight and details required to support internal and external audits, and negotiate the best financial results at any point of the lease term, especially, in mid-term and end-of-term events involving Fair Market Value leases. Clients will have immediate access to the new capability in Q2 2006 thereby enabling them to track, manage, and report on the details of all assets - from chairs to servers to airplanes. Ecologic provides a comprehensive solution for the reporting, control, and management of all corporate leases and assets delivering visibility, compliance, rapid payback, and sound financial decision-making. Fortune 2000 companies deploy Ecologic to ensure their leasing activities are in compliance with FASB, IAS, Sarbanes-Oxley, and multi-jurisdictional tax regulations. Founded in 2000, the Company is headquartered in Northern Virginia, with offices in Montreal, and New York City. For more information, visit: http://www.ecologicleasing.com ### Press Release ########################### ECredit and National Association of Credit Management Awards Sponsored by eCredit and NACM Recognize Pioneering Credit and Collections Professionals Dedham, MA and Columbia, MD:-eCredit, a leading provider of online solutions for credit and collections professionals, today announced a call for entries for the second annual "Enabling Excellence" Awards, co-sponsored by the National Association of Credit Management (NACM). Recognizing that credit and collections professionals are a key strategic driver in corporate performance, these national awards will acknowledge and honor those who have gone above and beyond managing daily credit and collections activities to elevate the role these processes play in an organization's operational success. While individuals are encouraged to nominate their peers for improvement in any area of credit and collections, a series of sample categories have also been developed. These areas of improvement include the following: · Achievement of improved performance metrics, possibly including reduced portfolio risk, increased customer satisfaction or lowered DSO Nomination forms are currently available at www.ecredit.com/awards/ , and may be submitted through May 1, 2006. Judging by NACM and eCredit experts will be based on both qualitative and quantitative measurements attained, and will take place during May. Finalists and winners will be announced at NACM's 110th Credit Congress and Exposition, held this year from May 21-24 in Nashville, Tennessee. Prizes for finalists and winners include an expenses-paid trip to Credit Congress 2007, a plasma TV, and an mp3 player. Former winners include credit professionals at Comcast, Eoff Electric Company, and Martin Marietta Aggregates. For more information about the Enabling Excellence Awards, please visit www.ecredit.com/awards/ About eCrediteCredit is a leading provider of online solutions for credit and collections professionals. Its award-winning on-demand software supports the mission critical processes of granting credit, monitoring portfolio risk, and collecting accounts receivables. eCredit also offers a comprehensive industry specific credit reporting and scoring solution that includes tens of millions of trade experiences on millions of companies, developed as a result of 14 years of credit management leadership. With deep roots in the credit and collections community, eCredit has continually demonstrated results by helping companies reduce bad debt and DSO while improving productivity and lowering costs. eCredit is a private company headquartered in Dedham, Massachusetts. Major clients include AB Electrolux, American Airlines, Chevron, Cisco, Ferguson, Samsung Electronics, Cargill, NEC Financial, Graybar, CDW, Sun Microsystems, and Ryder System. For more information, please visit www.ecredit.com . eCredit.com and the eCredit.com logo are registered trademarks. About NACM The National Association of Credit Management (NACM), headquartered in Columbia, Maryland supports more that 25,000 business credit and financial professionals worldwide with premier industry services, tools, and information. NACM and its network of Affiliated Associations are the leading resource for credit and financial management information and education, delivering products and services which improve the management of business credit and accounts receivable. NACM's collective voice has influenced legislative results concerning commercial business and trade credit to our nation's policy makers for more than 100 years, and continues to play an active part in legislative issues pertaining to business credit and corporate bankruptcy. www.nacm.org Norma Heim NACM ### Press Release ###########################
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