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May 1
Looking to Improve Your Career
Post a Free Position Wanted Here
ELFA Legal Forum San Diego, California Report
By Barry S. Marks, Esq., CLFP, Leasing News Legal Editor
Leasing News Complaints Bulletin Board
BBB Ratings
BBB Leasing & Alt. Finance Company Ratings
May 1, 2019
What Makes the Perfect Credit Manager?
Improved & Updated
The Biggest Military Budgets as a Percentage of GDP
Chart---Summation by Niall McCarthy, Statistia
All the King’s Horses…
Cartoon
Shawn Halladay to Discuss CECL Strategies
at Bloomberg Tax and Deloitte Conference May 7
German Shepherd
San Diego, California Adopt-a-Dog
58th ELFA Annual Convention
Call for Presentations
News Briefs---
New York Officials Are Still Reaping Millions
From Predatory Lenders
Vodafone found hidden backdoors in Huawei equipment
says report
Ryder Reports Record First Quarter 2019 Revenue
of $2.2 Billion, Up 15%
Trade war and sagging prices push U.S. family farmers
to leave the field
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----
May 3
Bulletin Board Complaint May be Coming Next Week
Keeping a Deposit/Charging a Fee
By Christopher Menkin, Editor
Commitment to Lease or Make Loan Agreements
Often Have Full Disclosure
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Centra Funding
Vermont Added to States Require Residual Notification
“Evergreen Clause”—The Danger of Automatic Renewal
Chart: Which U.S. Jobs Are Disappearing Fastest?
By Niall McCarthy, Statista
North Mill Posts Record Originations for April
"Best Month in the Company's History"
Marlin Business Services reports $5.1 Million Net Income
Compared with Net Income of $6.2 Million a Year Ago
OnDeck 1st Quarter Down $8.1 Million
From Previous Quarter Net Income
Moorari K. Shar to Receive ELFA
2019 David H. Fenig Distinguished Service Advocacy Award
Under the Silver Lake/Her Smell
The Mule/Bumblebee/A Face in the Crowd
Film/Digital Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Papillion Mix
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Adopt-a-Dog
deBanked Broker Fair Manhattan Monday May 6
Sold Out, Next Stop
News Briefs---
Struggling Subway closed more than
1,000 restaurants in 2018
CVS closing 46 stores:
See the list of struggling locations that are going away
A Busy Month for FinTech Funding
By Nathan DiCamillo, American Banker
50 Worst Product Flops of All Time
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----
May 6
Looking to Improve Your Career
Post a Free Position Wanted Here
Leasing News Top Stories
April 29 - May 3
Rumor Floating Around the AACLB Conference re: Date
of Implementation of California New Interest Disclosure Law
Leasing Industry Help Wanted
Centra Funding
37 New Certified Lease Finance Professionals
Breaks Record Most Graduates One Host
Companies with More than Two Employees
Certified Leasing and Finance Professionals
Channel Partners April, 2018: Last 20 Deals
Business Type/FICO/TIB/Annual Revenues/Funding Amt/Term
Broker Fair 2019 Sells Out, Breaks Record
Attendance 700+ Monday, May 6th, 2019
Shepherd
Houston, Texas Adopt a Dog
Twelve Attorneys Against Evergreen Abuse
Updated
News Briefs---
If the economy continues to grow,
don’t expect interest rate cuts
Boeing Believed a 737 Max Warning Light
Was Standard. It Wasn’t
Trucking jobs down as overall jobless rate hits 50-year low
Warehousing and storage experienced the largest increase
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----
May 8
Women's Lunch at AACFB Conference
Glada's, Las Vegas, Nevada
deBanked New York City Broker Fair 2019
By Edward P. Kaye
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Centra Funding Positions Open
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Optimistic
North Star Leasing Sees Largest Monthly
Funding Growth to Date
Andrew Alper, Marjorie Krumholz 2019 Recipients
ELFA Edward A. Groobert Award for Legal Excellence
Get a one-ring call? Don’t call back.
Federal Trade Commission Warning
English Bull Dog/Shepherd
Beverly Hills, California Adopt-a-Dog
A deBanked Event is Coming to Canada
July 25, 2019
News Briefs---
Steak ‘n Shake 'Temporarily' Closes 44 Restaurants
Traffic and sales continue to slide
Mexico says tariffs will juice up tomato prices in US
consumers could pay 38% to 70% more for tomatoes
The top 200 publicly traded community banks
Big gains, but warning signs
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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----
May 10
AACFB 2019 Annual Conference Report
By Shervin Rashti, CLFP, Slim Capital
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Centra Funding Positions Open
SBA Wants More Loans from Credit Unions
By Bob Coleman, Coleman Reports
Hackers Steal $40 Million in Bitcoin
From Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance
China's Mobile Payment Adoption Beats All Others
But Annual Spent: U.S., U.K., Israel, France, then China
Monitor Classified Conference Promotion as Association
National Alliance of Commercial Loan Brokers
Local Business Owners/Real Estate Investors
Invited to NACLB October 4th Las Vegas Broker Conference
Netflix Mother's Day Special by Fernando Croce
The Grapes of Wrath/Dumbo/Mother
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore/Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Labrador Puppy/Shepard
Portsmouth, New Hampshire Adopt a Dog
Attorneys Who Specialize in
Banking, Finance, and Leasing
News Briefs---
Boeing's working to get the 737 Max back in the air
— but 1 in 5 travelers say they would never fly on it
Uber Prices I.P.O. at $45 a Share,
Valuing It at $82.4 Billion
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----
May 13
Bulletin Board Complaint
Anuva Capital, Buena Park, California
Post a Position Wanted
Free to those Seeking Work in Financial Industry
Leasing News Top Stories
April 29 - May 3
Now Open for the Cannabis Industry
International Financial Services dba IFS
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Centra Funding/Gamma Funding Corporation
Want to Hire Great Sales Reps? Start by Avoiding
the "Sales Personality" Myth
Sales Make it Happen --- by Steve Chriest
Why Do Struggling Chains Always Turn to Franchising
By Jonathan Maze, www.restaurantbusinessonline.com
ELFA Members Convene for Capitol Connections,
This Wednesday, May 15th
Labrador Retriever
Baldwin Park, California Adopt a Dog
12th China Leasing Summit 2019 June 20 -21
Asia Auto Finance & Leasing Forum
News Briefs---
Attorneys general from 33 states urge pot banking reform
fully open U.S banking doors to the legal marijuana industry
Third-biggest US coal company files for bankruptcy
Fourth major coal producer in Wyoming to file for bankruptcy
NYC taxes are squeezing out small businesses
to Florida
This is How Much it Costs to Open a McDonald’s
generating nearly $2.7 million in annual sales
Burger King Franchisee, Carrols, Posts $11.5
Million Net Loss in Quarter 1
Millions of retirees are returning to work
looking for extra income
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----
May 15
International Financial Services
Corporation dba IFS
Joins Funder/Funder Looking for Broker Lists
Mystery Solved on NACLB Named Association
By Monitor Magazine
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Gamma Funding Corporation/ Centra Funding
Developing Strong Leaders for the
Commercial Equipment Leasing/Financing Industry
Get Certified by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
CLFP Foundation Seventh Edition Handbook
Revised by Deb Reuben, CLFP
Manuel P. Alvarez Appointed Commissioner
of the California Department of Business Oversight
First Midwest Bancorp Completes Acquisition
of Bridgeview Bank
Chesswood Announces Results for Q1, 2019
Portfolio Has Grown 24% from 1st Quarter 2018
State of the Economy Second Quarter Video
Message from Ralph Petta, ELFA President/CEO
Vizsla
Libertyville, Illinois Adopt a Dog
2019 Advanced Legal Issues Workshop
Commercial Finance Association
News Briefs---
Uber drivers are contractors, not employees,
U.S. labor agency says
$1.1 trillion in stock market value lost so far
from trade war sell-off with more expected
Trump’s immigration crackdown is hurting NC farmers
Temporary Agricultural Workers program reliance
Farmers get impatient with Trump's trade war:
'This can't go on'
Trump's trade war with China hurting U.S. wine
industry's bid to increase sales there – climbs to 54%
Trump’s Tariffs, Once Seen as Leverage
May Be Here to Stay
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----
May 17
ELFF Monthly Confidence Moves Slightly Up in May
From April 58.3 to May 59.2, But Better Than Going Down
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Gamma Funding Corporation/Centra Funding
Falling into Your Career
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Developers Have Earned $120+ Billion on Apple’s App Store
Chart: Is Apple an App Store Monopolist? by Felix Richter, Statista
AP Equipment Financing Posts Record
Q1 Originations Volume $32.7 Million
Shadow/Non-Fiction/
Welcome to Marwen/My Brilliant Career/The Heiress
Film/Digital Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Labrador Retriever/Border Collie Mix
Fort Smith, Arkansas Adopt-a-Dog
NEFA Annual Crab Feast, Baltimore, Maryland
June 13, 2019 5pm - 8pm, Captain James Crabhouse
News Briefs---
Walmart says it will raise prices because of tariffs
but notes, "more than half of its sales come from groceries"
Fred's closing 104 more stores in summer,
see the list
Trump administration cancels $929 million contract
for California bullet train
Boeing says it has completed a software update
for 737 Max anti-stall system linked to fatal crashes
Dallas could land major Uber expansion
thousands of jobs
Paradise Buried: 414 Million Pieces of Plastic Litter
Remote Australian Islands
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----
May 20
2018 Leasing News Person of the Year Award
Presentation to Jerry Parrotto
Looking to Improve Your Career
Post a Free Position Wanted Here
Leasing News Top Stories
May 12 - May 17
Story Credit Lessors - Lenders List
"C" & "D" Lessees, Business Loans, Working Capital
Leasing News Help Wanted
Gamma Funding Corp./Centra Funding
Unemployment Down Across the World's Largest Economies
Chart - By Felix Richter, Statista
Lot of Winners at AACFB Annual Conference
Reports Monica Harper, Executive Director
Landline Phones Are a Dying Breed - Chart
By Felix Richer, Statista
Isuzu Creates New Craft Beer Truck
By WorkTruck. Submitted by Ed Kaye
Hound/Mix
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Adopt a Dog
5th Annual NACLB Conference & Exhibition
October 4 – 6, Las Vegas Westin
News Briefs---
"We’re still getting residuals from a company 14 years later.”
Phil Dushey, President, Global Financial Services
Boeing discovers flaw in sought-after 737 MAX simulator,
the same kind that Ethiopian Airlines had
Latin Financial CEO Sonia Alvelo Small Business Finance Broker
Wins Entrepreneur of the Year
They Were Conned’: How Reckless Loans Devastated
a Generation of Taxi Drivers
Presidio Bank, Heritage Bank of Commerce ink $200M merger
total branches would rise to 17 in the San Francisco Bay Area
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----
May 22
OECD Slashes Growth Forecast for 2019 except US - Chart
"All but US have seen their year growth projection downgraded."
March, 2019 The List
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Credit Analyst/Direct Sales Reps//Sales Individuals
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Compliments from the Credit Department
CLFP Academy Classes for Lease & Finance Professionals
Attendance Update
Tips for a Telephone Interview
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
The U.S. States with the Worst Roads - Chart
By Niall McCarthy, Statista
Siberian Husky/Mix
Bend, Oregon Adopt a Dog
Allan Levine at Annual NEFA Crab Feast
Baltimore, MD., Thursday, June 13th, 5:00pm to 8:00 p.m.
News Briefs---
Where to Live If You Want the Highest Salary
and Disposable Income
Top U.S. Tech Companies Begin to Cut Off
Vital Huawei Supplies
Despite Healthy Profits, Ford will cut 7,000 white-collar jobs
will save the company about $600 million a year
Ford F-Series Pickup Will Be America’s
Best-Selling Vehicle for Years
Dressbarn to close all 650 stores:
Owner Ascena "never really invested"
J.C. Penney's dreadful earnings reaffirm that
it probably has one foot in the grave
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----
May 24
National Alliance of Commercial Loan Brokers
Looking for more Sponsors October 4-6 Las Vegas Conference
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Letters?! We Get Email
Parrotto/North Mill/Calif. New Law/How Many Brokers?
What is Online Reputation Management?
FinTech #102 by Alex Vasilakos
ELFA MFLI-25 Reports April Business Up 7.32%
Compared to March, 2018
Four Types of Interim Rent
By Christopher Menkin
Memorial Day Edition: Sergeant York/Three Kings
The Guns of Navarone/Lincoln/Five Came Bank
Patriotic Classics Presented by Fernando Croce
Labrador Retriever (appears)
Huntington, New York Area Adopt a Dog
Attorneys Who Specialize in
Banking, Finance, and Leasing
News Briefs---
Two Emory researchers failed to disclose Chinese funding
and ties “The two are no longer employed with Emory"
Senator probing federal backing of loans to Subway franchisees
- history of complaints about unfair and deceptive practices
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----
May 28
Looking to Improve Your Career
Post a Free Position Wanted Here
Leasing News Top Stories
May 20 - May 24
Small Town Bank CEO Charged w/$1.6 Million Bank Fraud
and Misapplication of Bank Funds
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
New York Sales Team/Remote Sales Reps/Credit Analsyt
Thank You Notes
Career Crossroads---by Emily Fitzpatrick
Look at Life if you were a bus drivee
Placard
CLFP Foundation Grows to 754 Active Members
Adds 69 Individuals through April/May Exams
CLFP Academy Classes for Lease & Finance Professionals
Attendance Update
U.S. Online Ad Market Surpasses $100 Billion
Internet Advertising in the United States
Siberian Husky/German Shepherd
Plano, Texas Adopt-a-Dog
Third Annual Alternative Finance Bar Association
New York City Conference June 13th and June 14th
News Briefs---
California Senate passes legislation to create
state-chartered cannabis banks
Fastest-Growing US Cities Primarily in the South and West
United States Census Report
Renault Considering Fiat’s Offer/Merge into a New Auto Giant
third-largest car company in the world, behind Volkswagen & Toyota
Trump's ban on Chinese telecom giant Huawei
could cut off rural Americans' cell service
European Parliament elections:
5 takeaways from the results
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----
May 30
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Help Wanted Display Ads
Centra Funding/Gamma Funding Corporation
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Taking Control
Back Office Companies
Please update any changes to kitmenkin@leasingnews.org
The World's Largest Car Manufacturers - Chart
Based on 2018 Unit Sales by Felix Richter, Statista
How to Get to "Groups" in LinkedIn
It's Easy
FDIC-Insured Institutions Report Net Income
of $60.7 Billion in First Quarter 2019 – Up 8.7%
BitX Funding and Pelagic Capital
Announce Strategic Partnership
Paasolini/Charlie Says
Glass/Destroyer/Night on Earthy
Film/Digital Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Yellow Lab
San Bernardino, California Adopt a Dog
NEFA’s Annual Baltimore Crab Feast
Thursday, June 13, 2019 Baltimore, MD
News Briefs---
Subway Restaurants Plotting to Close Franchises
By deBanked Staff
May Car Sales to Slip, Ford Set to Plunge
Ford Motor Co.’s sales are expected to fall the most
NAFTA freight experiences largest monthly increase
in two years
The Bond Market Is Giving Ominous Warnings
About the Global Economy
Illinois Senate votes to legalize marijuana
one of several controversial bills being considered
GE Plans to Cut Up to 1,044 Jobs in France
as Power Woes Deepen
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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----
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