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October 2
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Now is the time to take advantage of
Higher Bonus Depreciation Before End of 2024
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
Show Up
By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
License and Registration United States
A State-by-State Analysis of License Requirements
for Lenders and Brokers
Usury
Various Laws Subject to Disclosure
The States that Work the Hardest
by Wallet Hub
SFNet: Asset Based Lending Deals Activity
Surged in Second Quarter, 2024
News Briefs
Jeep recalls 194,000 plug-in hybrid
SUVs over fire risk
Hurricane Helene May Have Given Intel
a Death Blow
Extreme Weather Is Taxing Utilities More Often
Can A.I. Help?
Fed’s Powell Says Rate Cuts Can Sustain
Soft Landing, but Sees No Need to Rush
Where the Dockworkers’ Union and Port
Stand on Key Issues
You May Have Missed ---
A.I. Headshot Generator – Use Your Smartphone
Stunning Headshots for Successful Professionals
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 4
Funders Looking for Broker Business
Any changes or updates, Please email:
kitmenkin@leasingnews.org
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Many Openings, Many Remote, excellent Opportunities
Get Ahead in Your Career, One Step at a Time
By Ken Lubin, Managing Director, ZRG Partners
Free COVID Test Available
Federal Trade Commission
How to Spot the Scams
Ansley Park Capital Surpasses $200 Million
in Funding in First Quarter of Operation
North Mill Equipment Finance Sets
New Quarterly Origination Record
James Earl Jones (1931-2024) some of this
powerful actor’s finest performances
Reviews by Fernando Croce
News Briefs
U.S. Port Workers Agree to End Their Strike
offer to a 62% wage increase to reopen ports
Taxpayers in 24 states will be able to file
their returns directly with the IRS in 2025
The iPhone 16 isn’t selling as well
as Apple may have hoped
Senators urge Justice Department to hold Boeing
executives accountable for safety violations
Biden student loan forgiveness may proceed
after small win in lawsuit
How a ‘well-known secret’ in Massachusetts cannabis
testing is obscuring what’s in your weed
The Whiskey Industry Is Bracing for a Trade War
Trump Wins. It’s Not Alone
You May Have Missed ---
Mark Cuban reveals $125k purchase he made after
drunk phone call when he sold his first company
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 7
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Lessons Learned
By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
Many Openings, Many Remote
You Become What You Attract
Sales Make it Happen by Kit Menkin
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
September 30 to October 4
Major Commercial Finance/Leasing
Finance Conferences - Updated
20 Years of U.S. Transport Emissions
by Greenbrier Companies
News Briefs---
Dow jumps over 300 points to close at an
all-time high after blockbuster jobs report
Lithium-ion battery fire disrupts terminal
operations at Port of Los Angeles
Another Polar Air Cargo executive gets time
behind bars for fraud
Hyundai’s Georgia $7.6 billion EV factory
is up and running
You May Have Missed ---
How did 50K dockworkers strike at US ports
with only 25K jobs?
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 9
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Ansley Park Capital Selects LTi Technology Solutions’
ASPIRE Platform to Accelerate Market Launch
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
Many Openings, Many Remote
Why Companies Struggle to Attract Top Talent
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners, Managing Partner
Cannabis Sales Increase in the United States
Illegal Sales Also Increase
Financing Cannabis Funding Sources
Many Work with Third Party Originators
Idea Financial Secures $50 Million Warehouse
Facility to Expand Small Business Lending
Certified Lease & Finance Professional
Foundation Fall Circular
Shark Tank's Kevin Harrington
To Speak at Brokers Expo NYC
News Briefs---
1,300 Florida gas stations have run out of fuel
Hurricane Milton could cause even more trouble
Small business disaster loan program said to be in danger
of running out of funds by end of month
Mark Zuckerberg gifts wife a one of a kind
souped-up custom Porsche minivan
Growing Cannabis and Opium Poppies
May Be Key to U.S. Supply Chains
Dockworkers union asserts ‘absolute,
airtight’ anti-automation stance
You May Have Missed ---
When Cell Service Is Down
You Can Send iPhone Texts via Satellite
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 11
NVLA Cancels 2024 Conference
Due to Hurricane Milton
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Join 1,000+ at ELFA Annual Conference
Top Event for the Year 2024
Leasing Industry Ads Help Wanted
Better Opportunity, Benefits, Support
Focus
By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
iPhone14 or later Satellite Connection
When Off the Grid with No Coverage
ELFA Welcomes New Members
Existing members have access
to the full information
Film Reviews by Fernando Croce
The latest releases offers
a wide variety of moods
News Briefs---
10 ports remain closed in Hurricane
Milton’s aftermath
Milton threatens to upend shaky Florida homeowners
insurance market
TD Bank pleads guilty to enabling money laundering
other crimes
Tesla to Offer First Glimpse of a ‘Robotaxi’
That Drives Itself
Porch Pirates Are Stealing AT&T iPhones
Delivered by FedEX
California pledged $500 million to tenants for affordable housing
They didn’t get a dime
You May Have Missed ---
Elon Musk’s X is worth nearly 80% less than
when he bought it, Fidelity estimates
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 15
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Survey Finds Small-Business
Confidence on Upswing
By John Reosti, American Banker
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Better Opportunity, Benefits, Support
Working Niche Marketplaces
By Kit Menkin
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
Conferences and Forums – Updated
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
October 7 to October 11
Leonard Lane Wins 2024 CLFP Cindy Spurdle
Award of Excellence
Dext Capital Relocates to New
Office Space to Support Rapid Growth
News Briefs---
Used EVs Sell for Bargain Prices Now
Putting Owners and Dealers in a Bind
True Value declares bankruptcy, Stores to Stay
Open as it sells itself to a hardware rival
Boeing strike has already cost the company
and workers $5 billion, new analysis shows
Monsanto will pay Los Angeles $35 million to
settle lawsuit over contaminated waters
Google Backs New Nuclear Plants to Power AI
To Start Bringing Online in the U.S. by 2030
Rising disaster costs leave U.S. confronting
fiscal risks of climate change
You May Have Missed ---
The deflation breakdown for
September 2024 — in one chart
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 17
Law Firm of Berger Montague, Toronto
Files Action Against Chesswood Group Limited
North Mill Sues Traction Capital and Leasing
Ken Greene, Esq., Leasing New Emeritus
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
Many Openings, Many Remote
Confidence "Steady" Reports
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
Maxim Commercial Capital Funds Nearly 80%
More Transactions for the 3Q of 2024
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
Scholarship Winners - Where Are They Now?
Special Halloween Movives Editon, Part 1
by Fernando Croce
2024 CLFP Lifetime Members
Nancy Geary CPA, CLFP and Stephen Crane, CLFP
News Briefs---
Small Business Administration Depletes
Disaster Loan Funds
Holiday Sales Growth Expected to
Normalize in an Abnormal Year
Profits Leap at Goldman Sachs as
Banks See Steady Economy
Walgreens will close 1,200 stores by 2027
as earnings top estimates
7-Eleven to close over 400 stores
in North America
You May Have Missed ---
Can Remote Workers
Reverse Brain Drain?
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 21
Equify Financial, Fort Worth, Texas
Seems To Be In Trouble
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
CLFP Foundation Adds 9 New CLFPs
With Photos
CLFP Foundation and ELFF Partner
with University of North Texas to Launch
Commercial Equipment Finance Course
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
Plus openings for successful, growing funders
Dext Capital Secures $200MM Credit Facility
with Deutsche Bank
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
October 15 to October 17
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
Conferences and Forums – Updated
News Briefs---
New Jersey Tries Commercial Financing
Disclosure Bill Again
By DeBanked Staff
In Canada, tobacco Giants to Pay Nearly $24 Billion
to Settle Long-Running Legal Battle
Tentative deal announced to end Boeing strike
Vote is on Wednesday
The Powerful Companies Driving Local
Drugstores Out of Business
Senate report: How private equity ‘gutted’
dozens of U.S. hospitals
Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending
powering US economy
You May Have Missed ---
Want to Understand the U.S. Economy?
Watch "Shark Tank"
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 23
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
No Longer taking Broker/Discounting Business
plus Finance and Leasing Companies
Out of Business Updated
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Balboa Capital has many local, offices,
and Remote Positions Open
Being a Contributor
By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Academy for Certified Lease
& Finance Professionals
Only 1 Left 2024 – Classes for 2025
Being Scheduled
CLFP's by Company
Members with Three of More CLFP’s
More Police on Electric Bicycles Are Pulling
Cars Over in Traffic Stops
By Mathew W. Daus, Esq.
SouthState Bank Expands Equipment Finance
Capabilities with LTi Technology Solutions
Q4 Update to the 2024 Economic Outlook
Forecasts 4.4% Expansion in Equipment
and Software Investment, 2.7% GDP Growth
News Briefs---
A Small Bank’s Failure Leaves Big
Depositors Feeling the Pain
Denny’s gets burned as business slows,
set to shutter 150 underperforming diners
Despite Global Crises, Gas Prices Slide
as U.S. Election Nears
Arkansas May Have Vast Lithium Reserves,
Researchers Say
Bed Bath & Beyond stores are back
from the grave. Sort of
5 things: This will be the deciding factor
in the Kroger, Albertsons merger
BRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Mulligan Asset
Securitization II LLC, Series 2024-1 Notes
You May Have Missed ---
IRS announces 2025 tax bracket changes:
What you need to know
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 25
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Record-Breaking Attendance Forecast for
Equipment Leasing and Finance Convention
"ELFA Quick Brief" Brought Reactions,
Several Readers Contacted Leasing News
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Positions with Attractive Income & Benefits
Targeted Lending Fuels Industry Growth
and Expands Educational Opportunities
Alliance Funding Group Receives $50 Million
from Brean Capital
Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports
Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Results
GATX Corporation Reports 3rd Quarter
Positive Results
Second Part of Our Seasonal Frightfest
More Halloween Pictures from Fernando Croce
News Briefs---
TikTok is Now Offering Business Financing
By deBanked Staff
Inflation Has Cooled,
but Americans Are Still Seething Over Prices
Carfax updates flood-damage following Hurricane
Upward 358,00 Vehicles throuout several states
Verdant Commercial Capital new hires
Top Group
Owner, operator of ship that caused Baltimore bridge
collapse to pay $100 million in settlement with US
How Intel Got Left Behind in
the A.I. Chip Boom
Why Boeing Workers Rejected a New Contract:
Retirement Benefits
You May Have Missed ---
Federal Reserve Beige Book
Summary Per District Report
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 28
Day One ELFA Conference Report from Austin
By Bruce Kropschot, Senior Managing Partner
The Alta Group
ELFA Inducts Tony Golobic and Bruce Kropschot
into Equipment Finance Hall of Fame
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Kapitus Acquires Ten Oaks Commercial Capital
and Launches Equipment Financing Arm
Dext Capital Launches Specialty and Vocational
Vehicles Sales Channel
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Many Openings, Many Remote,
Excellent Opportunities
Optimism Creates More Sales
By Steve Chriest
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
Conferences and Forums
#1 Don't Use the Same Password
Ten Tips to Protect Yourself
News Briefs---
America Approves Colossal Nevada Mine With
Enough Lithium for Untold Millions of Electric Cars
Fintech Pioneer Dave Gilbert Launches Fair Square
Holding Company; Announces Initial Executive Team
Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched
his career working illegally
You May Have Missed ---
Inside the Company Helping America’s
Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
October 30
New Jersey Senate Bill S1397
Financial Institution Law Under Consideration
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Help Wanted in the Finance and Leasing Industry
Balboa Capital, Top Mark
Aimee Jackson, Account Management Supervisor,
Great American Insurance Group at ELFA Conference
Osgood Bank Unifies Operations and Powers Growth
with Support from Northteq’s Aurora LOS
ELFA Announces New Board of Directors
at Annual Convention
Finance and Leasing Industry Recruiters
Companies with experience in the industry
Equipment Finance Industry Expands to More
Than $1.3 Trillion as Sector Supports U.S. Economic
News Briefs---
VW labor chief sounds alarm on mass layoffs
and three German plant closures
7-Eleven to Open 500 Food-Forward Stores, operates
nearly 1,100 restaurant locations in the U.S.
Federal government hands out $2.4 billion
for 122 railroad projects nationwide
Ford Took an Early Lead in Electric Vehicles.
Now G.M. Is Surging.
Automatic Refunds for Significant Flight Disruptions:
New Airline Rule Goes Into Effect
McDonald's value meals turn around US sales
in third quarter with customers hungry for deals
Biden plans to use billions in seized Russian
assets to fund Ukraine aid
You May Have Missed ---
S.F. is struggling to regain jobs lost in the pandemic.
These industries are hurting the most
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
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