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Baltimore - Washington area
Lease Representative

M&T Bank is seeking an in-market lease representative to develop and maintain relationships with broker/lessors, equipment vendors, and direct lessees throughout Maryland and Northern Virginia. Must be knowledgeable small ticket leasing ($75K average ticket) and third-party lease/loan transactions. Please apply on-line at www.mandtbank.com and view posting #4044.

At M&T Bank, we provide and exciting and challenging work environment where performance and innovative thinking is encouraged at every level. With over 700 branches, your career can travel as far as you take it!
  

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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

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Classified Ads --- Sales

Arizona/Southwest
Leasing and Financial Services Professional. Over 12 yrs+ experience in commercial municipal and federal leasing. Vendor programs and direct lessor, including technology and project finance.
email: leasingrel@yahoo.com

Bakersfield, CA.
I have an extensive sales and management background in equipment leasing. My work history exhibits my major strength in small ticket equipment leasing.
Email: pangress@msn.com

Bay Area, CA
Over 20 years covering the middle market with long history of exceeding quota. Industries include manufacturing, technology, printing & medical. Direct funding source only.
Brunski3@yahoo.com

Boston, MA.
Middle market originator, construction/Trucks / Trailers w/ 8 years in territory, looking for company / bank with competitive products
Email: mrichlease@comcast.net

 

Cedar Rapids, IA.
Formally trained in Credit, Collections, & Sales with regional bank. Seeking sales or sales management.
Over ten years in SM, vendor and end user.
Email: mjrprime@yahoo.com

Central, NC.
7 yrs.equip leasing &finance; specialist in heavy construction equip for 2-top-5-specialty finance/lease companies, NC &VA territories. $10-15MM annual funding. Downsized in 2002, now independent broker with varied customer base.
Email: sunriseleasing@aol.com

Denver CO.
Experienced Equipment Leasing Broker looking for a in house leasing company. Can bring a book of business with me or develop new territory where needed.
Email: Steven@eagle2.net

Detroit MI
Motivated self-starter w/5 yrs sales exp. IT leasing. Excellent communicator w/strong negotiation/biz dev. skills. Six-sigma certified w/ Fortune 50 company/book of business.
Email: playmakers1@sbcglobal.net

East Central Florida
20+ years experience in all areas of leasing; sales, credit, operations, syndication. Currently independent seeking position with direct middle market lender in regional capacity
email: southernleasing@bellsouth.net

Fresno CA.
Account Exec/Manager. 7+ years Leasing Sales: underwriting/contract, complex transactions, hi-tech, government, direct & vendor leasing. Captive & syndicator environments. Expert deal closer. Will send resume.
Email: dsp559@pacbell.net
Resume
(Link: http://64.125.68.91/AL/LeasingNews/Resumes/Peck_david.pdf )


Grand Rapids, MI.
17 years sales/ sales management in Britain specializing in operating leasing/ Asset Management within middle ticket market. Credit/ documentation skills. Previous sales experience in Michigan.
email: pauldear1@comcast.net
Resume
(Link to Resume http://64.125.68.91/AL/LeasingNews/Resumes/P_DEAR_resume_Jan_05.pdf )
Greensboro, N.C.
Seeking direct & broker sales w/major finance companies in NC or southeast market. Small to mid-ticket range. Stable &family oriented. Will have series 6,63,65 license shortly.
Email: kc1492@aol.com

Kansas City, MO.
20 years Senior Sales/Management experience in small ticket/government leasing. Program Management experience, managing 12 Reps. Credit Auth to $50K. Success in soliciting and maintaining accounts.
Email: dhundley1@kc.rr.com

Los Angeles CA.
5 years experience structuring off-balance sheet finance solutions on computer and medical equipment. Perform detailed competitive analysis and market research. I uncover leads and sell.
email: barretthawk@hotmail.com

Louisville, KY
20 yr. “go getter” machine tools/const. leasing/finance pro, establishing. vendor/mfg. programs in KY,TN,OH,IN, will travel 3/5 state area, wants stable company + salary/ com./benefits.
Email: jim_jrd@msn.com
Resume | Cover letter

Mission Viejo, CA
Account Sales Executive with 10 years of leasing experience looking for company to bring existing customer base.
Email: makelly21@hotmail.com

Montgomery, AL.
Individual with 10 years advertising sales exp. & 7 years insurance sales exp. Wants independent contractor situation in Alabama. Work with leasing company or broker.334-281-5200
E-mail: billmcneal2003@yahoo.com

Nashua, NH.
10+ years sales experience small & mid-ticket hi-tech & telecom in a captive and vendor environment. Seeking new sales opportunity in New England.
E-mail: RPepa@aol.com

Philadelphia , PA
Seeking an open opportunity to advance in the automotive, commercial leasing & finance industry.........
Email: alexe362002@yahoo.com

Philadelphia, PA
25 years in Healthcare and seeking an opportunity to represent a lender for dental/medical funding in the Northeast to Mid-Atlantic states.
email: mitutz@msn.com

Portland, OR.
"Exp. In direct sales and sales mgmt.
I love Portland, but decent here jobs are few. Willing to be re-located, would like to work for you.
Email: pthygeson@netscape.net"

Prairie Village, KS
Have substantial deal flow and database of broker referral sources. Generated and closed over $22M LY. Seeking exclusive relationship w/direct founder.
Email: fiergl@aol.com

San Francisco Bay Area, CA
10+ yrs in middle market leasing. Seek direct lessor only. Transaction size from $500M to $10.0MM. Client base: printing, food, retail, manufacturing.
Email: edm173@sbcglobal.net

San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Rainmaker / Hunter: Currently employed Vendor Program Originator. Proficient with technology to yellow iron assets and complex program development. Extensive national Rolodex.
Email: VdrPgmBizDev@aol.com

Seattle, WA
Over 20 years experience in commercial lending, including sales, management, and credit. Seeking position with major finance company or commercial bank.
Email: lc.saxguy@gte.net

SF Bay Area, CA.
15+ yrs--mid mkt. $500M to $10.0MM. Seeking role w/ captive or global leasing firm. large book to bring with me! Debt, tax, 1st amendment, etc.
Email: lac4002@yahoo.com

Southern California
Equipment Financing Professional with strong background in Sales, Management, Marketing & Operations. Will consider relocation for Senior Sales or Management position offering dynamic growth opportunity.
Email: natsif@hotmail.com

South Central U.S.
TX, OK, KS & AR Territory.
Equipment finance and leasing professional, 20 years experience. Top producer in middle to upper middle markets. Extensive customer base.
Email: usleasingrep@yahoo.com

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To place a free “job wanted” ad, please go to:

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Back Office Companies

Rank

Company Name
Year Founded

Web site

Employees

CEO

Additional Services Offered

Yearly Volume

Region

Major Clients

1
Portfolio Financial Servicing Cmpany (f)
1992
www.pfsc.com
150
Jerry Hudspeth
App Entry, credit scoring, Documentation, remittance processing, sales and property tax services, UCC, Titling, Collections, Cust Servic lease and loan accounting
N/A
United States
Contact us for client list
2
Phoenix Leasing Portfolio Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Phoenix American Inc. (d)
1972
plpsi.com
105
Gus Constantin
Documentation, remittance processing, sales and property tax services, lease and loan accounting, default management
N/A
United States
Contact us for client list
3
GlobalTech Portfolio Services
2000
globaltechfinancial.com
22
Carolyn
H. Byrd
Collections, Sarbanes-Oxley Consulting, Business Process Consulting, IT Security Consulting
N/A
National
Coca-Cola Financial Corporation, Affiliated Computer Services, Optimus Financial Services.
4
JDR Solutions (c)
2001
jdrsol.com
12-15
John Schaffner
(ASP) lease management software hosting, portfolio servicing, project management, consulting
N/A
International
Major manufacturing captive finance organizations, regional bank leasing company, specialty finance organization. 3,500-5,00 contracts managed.

5

Group 88 Systems Inc. (b)
1982
group88.com
10
Malcolm Tennant
IT Consulting,
Implementations, Migrations,
Data Conversions,
Custom Reporting,
Oursourced System Support
N/A
National
Confidentiality Agreements
6
Barrett Management Corporation (a)
1975
barrettcapital.com
8
Barry Corn
N/A
10-20M
National
Financial Institutions; not permitted to disclose names

7

ECS Financial Services (e)
(formerly Edwin C. Sigel , Ltd.)
1962
ecsfinancial.com
N/A
Nancy A. Geary,
CPA, CLP 
Certified Public Accountants and Portfolio Management Services
N/A
N/A
N/A

8

OutSourcing Solutions Group, LLC.
2000
osgsolutions.com
N/A
Matt Mcfarland
Property Tax Administration, Sales and Use Tax Administration, and Property Tax Consulting
N/A
N/A
N/A

(a) Barrett offers proactive lease management/administration of commercial/consumer vehicles and lease/finance portfolios, covering insurance, titles, registrations, sales/property taxes, tickets, collections, repossessions, vehicle transportation and dispositions. Since 1975.


(b) Group 88 is a business partner of McCue Systems Inc, maker of LeasePak. With over 20 years supporting major firms in the leasing industry, Group 88 provides data conversions, system implementations, custom software development and outsourced system support.


(c) JDR Solutions, LLC., based in Indianapolis, Indiana provides back office lease/loan administration services and hosting of related accounting and portfolio management software.

Under a preferred partnership arrangement with International Decision Systems (IDS), JDR Solutions offers its "Managed Service" solutions utilizing the robust capabilities od Infolease and related software applications. JDR will soon offer IDS's next generation software, Profinia, in a hosted environment.

For more information about JDR Solutions, visit www.jdrsol.com or call:

Paul Henkel, Director of Marketing
317-251-5352 X7201
paul.henkel@jdrsol.com


(d) We also offer specialized programs for banks which want to start their own leasing operations and for vendors who want to find financing or act as lessor for their customers. We also act as a broker for end users looking for commercial equipment financing.

Sincerely,
Sharon Litwin
Vice President
Phoenix Leasing Portfolio Services, Inc.
2401 Kerner Boulevard
San Rafael, CA. 94901
(800) 227-2626 ext. 4637
slitwin@phxa.com


(e) ECS Financial Services, Inc. is one of only a few CPA firms in the United States that specializes in providing portfolio management, accounting, tax and management advisory services to the equipment leasing industry.  ECS Financial provides lease management services including accounts receivable billing and collections, preparation of monthly lease income and residual schedules, book and tax depreciation tracking, as well as guidance and a variety of useful management reports to assist management in making sound financial decisions.  ECS Financial offers accounting and financial statement compilation, review and audit services, as well as multiple state sales tax preparation, federal and state income tax return preparation, and personal property tax preparation and tracking.  Our lease management team of accountants and tax specialists are experienced in providing quality professional service in the management of lease portfolios, and their efforts are enhanced by the state of the art, industry-specific software we utilize.

ECS Financial serves clients throughout the United States .

The name has changed, but the quality service remains the same!
_______________________
Nancy A. Geary, CPA, CLP
Partner
ECS Financial Services, Inc.
Certified Public Accountants and Portfolio Management Services
ngeary@ecsfinancial.com
847-291-1333 phone
847-291-1190 fax
www.ecsfinancial.com


(f) PFSC is the largest independent commercial lease and loan-servicing company is the U.S. and is headquartered in Portland , Oregon .  PFSC provides primary/master servicing, backup/successor servicing, and consulting for lease and loan portfolios.  It currently manages over $14.0 billion in assets.  More information can be found at www.pfsc.com.

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From Our Archives --- October 11, 2002

Pictures from the Past

1993

Lenna Currie, owner, L'n D Leasing & Financial Services. Van Nuys, California (now with Warrendale, Pennsylvania)

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Leasing Software Companies

Top eLeasing software companies, as ranked by employees.

Rank

Company Name
Year Founded
Website

Employees
CEO
Additional Services
Offered
Yearly
Volume
Major Clients
1
International Decision Systems (f)
www.idsgrp.com
339
(Worldwide)
Jim Meinem CEO
Charles Lyles President Anthony Laudico Interim COO
IDS President Charles Lyles. "(IDS has signed up)... 50 of the 100 largest lessors in the United States."
Now privately held, previous volume was $35 to $45 million (includes foreign operation of parent in UK, 20% to 25% of gross.) Now owned by Schroeder Investments.
Wells Fargo
Daimler Chrysler Corp.
2
Shaw Systems
www.shawsystems.com
1967
808 Moorefield Park Drive, Suite 210
Richmond, VA 23236
(804) 272-3800
sales@shawsystems.com
192
Cyndy Stone
Consulting
Internet Enabled Applications
Lease Accounting
Consumer Loan Accounting
Commercial Loan Accounting
Loan Tracking
Collections/Customer Service
N/R
28 of the top US Banks and 7 top captive automotive finance companies run Shaw applications.
3

White Clarke North American (e)
www.whiteclarkenorthamerica.com
1992

Contact Information: Lisa Campbell Marketing Manager
White Clarke North America
150 Ferrand Drive, Suite 1101
Toronto, ON M3C 3E5
Phone: 416 467 1900
Fax: 416 467 9094
Email: lisa.campbell@na.whiteclarkegroup.com

175
Debbie Carroll
 
Privately held

ADP Credit Corp.
Canadian Remarketing Group,
Fair Isaac & Co.
First National Equipment Finance,
Ford Credit - Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, UK,
John Deere Credit,

4

Apak Group
www.apakgroup.com
1977


APAK Group plc, APAK House, Badminton Court, Station Road, Yate, BRISTOL, BS37 5HZ, United Kingdom +44 (0) 1454 871000 enquiries@apakgroup.com

155
Tony Bracey
Wholesale Finance WFSv5 - integrated stock finance and loans administration system. Ecommerce financial proposal systems EPS. Core Banking Software and services.
Varied
Union Energy,
MTC Leasing Inc., Finning, Koch Industries, Wittern Group,
Patterson Dental Supply, Inc., Neon,
Cessna Aircraft Corp., NatWest Group Plc, American Express, Bank of Scotland, Toyota Financial Services (UK),
5

CHP Consulting
1127 Columbus Drive
Stafford, VA. 22554-2030
USA
marketing@chpconsulting.com

www.chpconsulting.com
Year founded 1990

120

Justin Cooper
Director

Andrew Denton
Director

 

CHP has been successfully delivering consultancy and systems for the leasing and asset finance industries for fifteen years.  CHP supplies the market leading ALFA Systems.  ALFA systems provide support for the sale, administration and accounting of a wide variety of finance products and channels to market. 

CHP has a 100% project delivery record.

Privately held

Banc of America,
Barclays Bank,
Citigroup,
Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
Cooperative Bank,
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein,
GE Capital, HBoS, Hitachi Capital,
HSBC,
ING Lease,
Leasedrive,
Lloyds TSB,
National Australia Group,
Nissan Finance,
RBS Lombard,
RBS Lombard Vehicle Management,
Société Générale,|
Svenska Handelsbanken

6
Cyence International (g)
Year Founded 1996
www.cyence.com
81
Peter Hyne

 

n/a
Major Clients: Pitney Bowes Global Credit Services, Volvo Commercial Finance, VFC Inc., MTC Leasing Inc., Relational Funding, Comark and others.
7
eCredit
www.ecredit.com
1993
75
Deepak Verma
nFusion - Web-based credit processing
-We don't disclose this
CIT Group,
CitiCapital ,
Textron Financial, Ryder System, XTRALease, Xerox
8
McCue Systems
McCue.com

1973
66
John McCue
LeasePak Lease/Loan Management System / Lease enterprise consulting / System implementation, integration, and training / Customized development
Confidential
KeyBank / Volkswagen Credit / ORIX AUS / BancOne / MC Leasing / Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi
9

Leaseteam (a)
www.leaseteam.com
1989 (January)

60
Russ Hallberg, President
Randy Haug, Senior Vice President
* Microsoft Great Plains (Financial Accounting) * Crystal Reports (Ad hoc Report Writing) * Crystal Enterprise (Report Distribution) * Vertex (Sales Tax) * TaxWare (Sales Tax) * PTMS (Property Tax) * CBIZ (Property Tax) * UCC Direct (UCC Filing) * American Lease Insurance (Insurance) * Premier Lease & Loan Services (Insurance) * Microbilt (Business and Consumer Credit Bureau Report Retrieval) * MelissaData (Address Validation) * PayNet (Credit Reports)
$10 million

300 clients through US and Canada

IFC Credit Corporation / First Corp Verizon Credit Popular Leasing
Volvo Commercial Finance, LLC
Information Leasing Corporation
HPSC Relational Funding Corporation
Eplus Group, Inc.
ICX Corporation
All Points Capital Corporation
Heartland Business Credit
Raymond Leasing Corporation
Americorp Financial, Inc. ICX Corporation
Balboa Capital Corporation
Alter Moneta Corporation

10
Capital Stream (b)
1995
www.capitalstream.com
53
Kevin Riegelsberger
360 Customers/ 40 Customer Subscribers
N/R
Bank of America,
Simens Financial Services,
Textron Financial
11
30
Karen Wendel
N/R
N/R
ADP,
eScout,
NEC,
HP,
Navidec
12
LiveCapital
www.livecapital.com
1996
45
Mike Grossman
LiveCapital Solution for Lease Origination
N/R
Siemens, Waste Management, US Steel, Kubota Tractor, PC Connection
13
Vision Commerce (c)
www.visioncommerce.com
13
Steve Lundergan
N/R
N/R
Hitachi Credit America All Points Capital Firerock Capital
Thalman Financial Services BSBLeasing/Procure Financial Services
14
Dominion Leasing Software (d)
Lease Complete©

P.O. Box 550, Powhatan, VA 23139
Founded 2003
www.dominionls.com
6
Clinton B. Dunlow, President & C.E.O.
Please read Note E, below for information about LeaseComlete.
Privately held
Diverse client group including commercial banks, credit unions, and independent leasing companies.
15

Better Programs www.betterprograms.com
1985

Chad W. Russell Vice President
Better Programs, Inc.
5852 West Pacific Circle
Denver, CO 80227
Phone: 303 986 1969
Fax: 303 674 6767
Email: crussell@betterprograms.com

5
Charles R. Oleson
N/R
N/R
N/R
16
Preferred Business Solutions www.pbs4u.com
2001
5
Jim Buckles
Support and Sales of Advantage (upgrade from System 1 (2.5) program). Support and sales of alaQuote, web based lease payment calculator, quote and on-line application tool. Custom report writing, template creation & web development.
25 - 30 new clients
N/R
17
Cornerstone Software www.cornerstonesoftware.com
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
18
Experian-scorex
www.experian-scorex.com
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
19
Integrated Financial Services www.ifsleaseworks.com
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
20
Ivory Consulting
www.ivorycc.com
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
21
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
22
Odessa Technology
www.odessatech.com
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
23
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
24
Summit National (h)
www.summitnational.com
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
25
Systems for FinancialAccounting www.sffainc.com
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
26
Thoughtworks
www.thoughtworks.com
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
27
UCC Direct
www.uccdirect.com
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R

N/R No Response
*as reported by receptionist.

(a) Products: LeaseTeam is a full service provider of software and services to assist small, middle and large ticket equipment lessors. Since our inception, LeaseTeam has been dedicated to the equipment leasing software industry. Our turnkey solutions - Lease Sales Manager and LeasePlus - are the choice of established leasing companies and banks throughout North America, making LeaseTeam a trusted leader in the equipment leasing software industry.

LeasePlusTM, lease accounting and equipment asset management software. Lease Sales ManagerTM, leasing and financial services front-end system. Our Lease Sales Manager product focuses on automating and managing the front-end operations of a leasing company with functionality including pricing, quote generation, application submittal, pre-credit decisions, electronic credit report pulls, credit scoring or analysis, automated documentation and integration with your back-end system. Your front-end process(s) can be defined in the workflow so that everyone knows what they are responsible at any point in time. Lease Sales Manager workflow also provides metrics for measuring turnaround times for the entire process or for specific steps in the process. RDSTM, reporting database system.

In conjunction with the aforementioned software solutions, we offer licensing options that include in-house licensing, running from the clients' hardware- at the clients' site; and ASP hosting of all LeaseTeam applications.

Partnerships
LeaseTeam has historically identified "best of breed" software solutions that are complimentary with our products and entered into strategic relationships with those companies in order to provide the most cost effective total solution for our customers. We feel that this is particularly important in functional areas that span different industries and are not unique to equipment leasing. LeaseTeam currently has relationships with the following "best of breed" products:

* Microsoft Great Plains (Financial Accounting)
* Crystal Reports (Ad hoc Report Writing)
* Crystal Enterprise (Report Distribution)
* Vertex (Sales Tax)
* TaxWare (Sales Tax)
* PTMS (Property Tax)
* CBIZ (Property Tax)
* UCC Direct (UCC Filing)
* American Lease Insurance (Insurance)
* Premier Lease & Loan Services (Insurance)
* Microbilt (Business and Consumer Credit Bureau Report Retrieval)
* MelissaData (Address Validation)
* PayNet (Credit Reports)

Onsite and Virtual Client Services:
Software installation and implementation services.
Data conversion services.
Project Management services and Leasing System Consulting.
Best Practices Consulting.
Custom Reporting.

Knowledge Transfer:
We offer LeasePlusTM, Microsoft Great PlainsTM and Crystal ReportsTM training monthly at our headquarters and as-needed, onsite at our customer's offices throughout the United States and Canada. In addition to regularly scheduled training workshops, LeaseTeam holds an annual client conference in Omaha, Nebraska. The LeaseTeam client conference brings together a comprehensive grouping of Senior IT, Finance and Corporate Executives from successful leasing companies together with the experts within LeaseTeam and leading vendors to offer hands-on training as well as networking opportunities. LeaseTeam is preparing for it's 14th annual conference, which is attended by more than 100 participants each year.

Application Support:
Telephone support and online "customer only" section of our website provide direction and instruction to new and existing users of our products. Additionally, we provide ongoing product enhancement via software updates.

Technical Support:
We offer technical troubleshooting and start-up assistance to users of varying abilities, from IT Managers to Accountants.

Yearly Volume:
$10MM

Major Clients:
LeaseTeam products have installed base of approximately 300 leasing and commercial finance companies throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our organization possesses a wide variety of exposure to leasing operations including pricing, credit operation, documentation, accounting, collections and portfolio and asset management with a wide variety of types of leasing companies using our products from micro-ticket through large-ticket.

Some of our key clients include:
MATSCO Financial Corporation
IFC Credit Corporation / First Corp
Verizon Credit
Popular Leasing
Volvo Commercial Finance, LLC
Information Leasing Corporation
HPSC
Relational Funding Corporation
Eplus Group, Inc.
ICX Corporation
All Points Capital Corporation
Heartland Business Credit
Raymond Leasing Corporation
Americorp Financial, Inc.
ICX Corporation
Balboa Capital Corporation
Alter Moneta Corporation

(b) WiredCapital/CapitalStream
October ,2001,WiredCapital and Capital Stream "merged" and the corporate officers of WiredCapital kept the name but took over management.
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/October2002/10-31-2002.htm#takeover

One of the cofounders, John Kruse, resigned January 1, 2003.
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/Januray%202003/1_07_03.htm#john

They "integrated" with Ivory Consulting Partners in early March.
http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/March%202003/03-03-03.htm#capital

(c) Description of Services: Vision Commerce delivers unparalleled front-end e-commerce solutions to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Industries. Vision Commerce provides a front-end solution for proposal delivery, processing credit applications, status reporting and documentation via the Internet. We offer a suite of technology solutions. Vision Commerce delivers its lease origination and marketing system through an Application Service Provider (ASP) model, hosted solution or as an in-house solution. The ASP offering allows us to provide rapid and economical solutions to Subscribers. Vision Commerce has all the technical capabilities to securely support thousands of simultaneous users processing quotes and applications through the Internet. Software enhancements are applied regularly to the ASP solution at no additional cost to Subscribers.

Vision provides typical origination, workflow, decisioning, and documentation capabilities. Our product is differentiated from the rest by its marketing and co-branding capabilities. Vision Commerce hosts hundreds of private-label or custom program leasing sites supporting more than 2000 users. With Vision, our subscribers can quickly and economically deploy solutions that meet the individual requirements of vendors, manufacturers, distributors, brokers, funding sources, and partners. We understand that each relationship is different, and we have constructed our product to adapt to changing business rules.

Vision is a single solution that allows internal staff to collaboratively originate, score, price, and document in one integrated platform.

Developed using the Microsoft .NET framework, Vision showcases the versatility of the latest Internet development tools. This industry leading technology is a secure and reliable solution now and a robust foundation for enhancements planned to extend support to the leasing and finance industries.

Recent Enhancements: In February 2003, Vision Commerce, Inc. released its Vision Framework. The new framework supports the ASP, Hosted and In-House solutions all with the same degree of flexibility, scalability and configurability.

Linda Lundergan
Vision Commerce, Inc.
866-707-9929
636-669-1400
linda@visioncommerce.com

(d) LeaseComplete© is a comprehensive lease accounting and management system for the leasing industry. A true 32-bit Windows-based product, LeaseComplete boasts a robust feature set capable of supporting both equipment leasing and vehicle leasing. This lease servicing system is able to marry complex accounting features and ease of use in a way until now not available in the software industry. A truly competitive and proven product that combines its richer features with realistic pricing to bring a superior alternative to today's marketplace. Please compare LeaseComplete to the other software systems to find out why this new alternative is the better alternative.

Here is what one of our users says about LeaseComplete and the support provided by DLS:

"LeaseComplete has proven to be a solid and reliable product to handle all aspects of managing and servicing our growing equipment lease portfolio. Although relatively new, it has weathered several challenges including a very aggressive conversion schedule. The support and continued additions to the system are provided by a company, DLS, who insures quality service by proven professionals in credit software development and industry knowledge. Based on my experience their support has been second to none in both turn around of issues and attention to our expanding needs. LeaseComplete will compare favorably with any product, especially when you consider cost, features, and superior support."

Harry Kaplun, President, Frost Leasing Corporation, San Antonio, Texas

Thank you
Clinton Dunlow
Dominion Leasing Software, LLC
Clinton.Dunlow@dominionls.com
Powhatan, VA

(e) White Clark - Consulting Services
WCNA offers a portfolio of consulting and implementation services including feasibility studies, process analysis and design, system requirements, project rescue, compliance requirements (Basel II, Sarbanes Oxley, Patriot Act), securitization and interim management.

Products

CALMS (Credit Adjudication and Lending Management System), is automates front office processes with proven, reliable systems that meet your priorities and support the way you do business. CALMS components (Application Generator, Deal Structuring System, Decision System, Document Management System, Asset Inspection System, Auction & Remarketing System) offer best of breed technology that directly improve business performance.

(f) International Decision Systems

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(g) Cyence - ExpressOS TM is an enterprise-wide software solution based on Microsoft's .NET platform, providing end-to-end business process automation in the areas of sales force automation, deal originations, transaction structuring, credit adjudication, documentation and auditing for all types of commercial and consumer financing transactions.


ISIS is a multi-tiered application suite built on the Windows operating system platform. It consists of a client side application, ISIS Desktop Client, a server side application, ISIS Data Engine, and an assortment of specialized clients for interfacing with outside systems to support functions such as Lease Accounting, Credit Scoring and UCC filing.

(h) Summit National, Inc. is a leading global provider of lease accounting software and services for the equipment, computer, and automobile leasing industry. Our suite of systems include: AP 2000, MILLENNIA, OPTIMA, & MAXXUM. Summit also offers Application Service Provider and Outsourcing services.

Summit's 350+ client/user base include 18 of the Monitor 100. Summit also provides software and services for leading small and mid-range banks, leasing companies, and other captives.

April 5, 2005 Summit National filed for bankruptcy.

http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/Summit_nat.htm

Ken Duffy, Sr., President of Summit National, requested that we put his company back on the Leasing News list of companies that specialize in leasing software:

"We have not sought publicity in this matter but our exclusion from the vendor list deserves a response. United Airlines (and other well known entities) are also in CH11 but they're not out of business. Nor are we. As your research of court docs should have revealed, SNI was forced to take the protective CH11 action due to an unfriendly takeover attempt. In fact the party attempting the takeover tried to have the CH11 dismissed in order to pursue their objective. The Court in Chicago(05-B15565) issued its opinion dismissing their motion on 7/19. On 8/18 the 6th Court of Appeal in Cincinnati(03-1796) affirmed SNI's summary judgment and permanent injunction for breach of contract against this same party granted by the Federal District Court in Detroit(02-71871). The jury trial for damages to SNI under the judgment is scheduled for 11/01/05 in Detroit. I think you have drawn an improper conclusion and I would like you to correct it. We have been friends for a long time and !

" I trust this exclusion was simply an innocent misunderstanding of the facts. Please restore our listing as it has been in the past."

Leasing News has included the company back on the list, but footnotes its present condition.

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First Advantage Acquires Road Manager Financial Services, Inc.

- Enhances Technology and Adds Scale to Existing Fleet Management Operations -

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV), a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, announced the acquisition of the assets of Road Manager Financial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Volvo Commercial Finance LLC The Americas, that provides fleet management services to the trucking industry. The acquisition enhances the scale and technology of First Advantage's fleet management operation and creates opportunity to cross sell additional services to clients in this vertical market.

Operating as an AB Volvo company since 2000, Road Manager assists hundreds of trucking companies and leasing company partners across the United States with state and federal mileage and fuel tax reporting compliance requirements. The company's ability to interface with all major satellite tracking systems creates a paperless method of reporting, saving clients time and money. Road Manager also offers truck registration and permitting, driver log processing and audit services.

Based in Arlington, Texas, Road Manager will expand First Advantage's Indianapolis-based fleet management operations as its services are rebranded and marketed as part of First Advantage's Transportation Services solution. The combination creates opportunities to offer First Advantage's portfolio of trucking-related services, including motor vehicle records, business credit reporting, employment screening, substance abuse program management and driver qualification file management to Road Manager clients. Road Manager will continue operating from its Texas offices.

"Road Manager is a solid fit for the First Advantage growth strategy as we seek to increase scale in our existing fleet management operations and expand our client base to reap cross sell potential in this vertical market," said John Long, chief executive officer of First Advantage Corporation. "We are most pleased to welcome Road Manager's experienced professionals to our company."

Walter Mascherin, vice president and chief operating officer for Volvo Commercial Finance LLC The Americas, said, "The transaction with First Advantage allows Volvo Commercial Finance to focus on our core business while continuing to benefit from an ongoing relationship with Road Manager. Going forward, we will rely on the expertise of First Advantage's full team of fleet management experts to serve our domestic leasing groups and build upon the fleet management relationships we have developed."

About First Advantage Corporation

First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV) combines industry expertise with information to create products and services that organizations worldwide use to make smarter business decisions. First Advantage is a leading provider of business credit information in the transportation industry; consumer credit information in the mortgage, automotive and subprime markets; motor vehicle record reports; supply chain security consulting; employment background verifications; occupational health services; applicant tracking systems; business tax consulting services; insurance fraud, corporate and litigation investigations; surveillance; computer forensics; electronic discovery; data recovery; due diligence reporting; resident screening; property management software; renters insurance and consumer location services. First Advantage ranks among the top three companies in all of its major business lines. First Advantage is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., and has 3,300 employees in offices throughout the United States and abroad. More information about First Advantage can be found at www.FADV.com.

First Advantage is a majority-owned subsidiary of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a Fortune 500 company that traces its history to 1889. First American is the nation's largest data provider, supplying businesses and consumers with information resources in connection with the major economic events of people's lives. Additional information about the First American Family of Companies can be found at www.firstam.com.

Certain statements in this press release, including those related to Volvo Commercial Finance's future relationship with Road Manager and First Advantage, and the rebranding of Road Manager, are forward looking. Risks and uncertainties exist that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the anticipated results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements include: general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of the company's Class A common stock; the company's ability to successfully raise capital; the company's ability to identify and complete acquisitions and successfully integrate businesses it acquires; changes in applicable government regulations; the degree and nature of the company's competition; increases in the company's expenses; continued consolidation among the company's competitors and customers; unanticipated technological changes and requirements; the company's ability to identify suppliers of quality and cost-effective data, and other risks identified from time-to-time in the company's SEC filings. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made. Investors are advised to consult the company's filings with the SEC, including its 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a further discussion of these and other risks.

First Advantage Contacts:
Renee Svec
Director - Marketing & Communications
727.214.3411, ext. 212
rsvec@FADV.com

Cindy Williams
Investor Relations Manager
727.214.3438
clwilliams@fadv.com

SOURCE First Advantage Corporation
CONTACT: Renee Svec, Director - Marketing & Communications, +1-727-214-3411, ext. 212,
rsvec@FADV.com,
or Cindy Williams, Investor Relations Manager, +1-727-214-3438,
clwilliams@fadv.com,
both of First Advantage Corporation

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Marlin Business Services Corp. Announces Preliminary Estimate of
Lease Portfolio Outstanding in Areas Hardest Hit by Hurricane Katrina

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.-- Marlin Business Services Corp. (Nasdaq: MRLN), a nationwide provider of equipment leasing solutions, announced its preliminary estimate of its total lease portfolio outstanding in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. Based on the information currently available (including information obtained from contacting affected customers), Marlin estimates that its total lease portfolio outstanding in this area is approximately $4.8 million, which is less than 1% of its total net investment in direct financing leases.

About Marlin Business Services Corp.

Marlin Business Services Corp. is a nationwide provider of equipment leasing solutions primarily to small businesses. The company's principal operating subsidiary, Marlin Leasing Corporation, finances over 60 equipment categories in a segment of the market generally referred to as "small-ticket" leasing (i.e. transactions less than $250,000). The company was founded in 1997 and completed its initial public offering of common stock November 12, 2003. In addition to Mount Laurel, NJ, Marlin also has regional offices in or near Atlanta, Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia. For more information, visit http://www.marlincorp.com or call toll-free at (888) 479-9111.

SOURCE Marlin Business Services Corp.

CONTACT: George Pelose of Marlin Business Services Corp. ,

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Wells Fargo's Renner to Retire As Head of Equipment Finance
; McQueen Named Successor

Minneapolis —

The head of Wells Fargo & Company's (NYSE: WFC) leasing and equipment finance business the past 13 years, Jim Renner, said he plans to retire at the end of this year. Renner – who led the growth of the business's leasing portfolio during his tenure from $530 million to $7.5 billion – will be succeeded by John McQueen, a 12-year veteran of Wells Fargo. McQueen will report to Tim Sloan, head of Specialized Financial Services.

McQueen will be responsible for the 40 locations and 375 employees nationwide who make up Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. (WFEFI) in the U.S. and Canada. A 20-year veteran of the industry, he has been executive vice president and chief operating officer of WFEFI since 2003 and is based in Minneapolis.

“During Jim's 13-year tenure as head of equipment finance, the business became a national business with operations in Canada, and is now the sixth largest bank leasing company,” said David Hoyt, executive vice president and head of Wells Fargo's Wholesale Banking Group. “We're confident that John and our equipment finance team can build on this outstanding track record so we can continue to make progress toward our vision of satisfying all our customer's financial needs and help them succeed financially. We look forward to John's leadership as we continue to provide the equipment leasing needs of middle market companies throughout the nation and Canada. His experience, familiarity with our “people-as-a-competitive-advantage” culture, and his reputation in the industry make him an ideal successor to Jim Renner.”

A 30-year industry veteran, Renner joined Wells Fargo (the former Norwest) in 1990 after 15 years at First Bank System, twelve years as president of its leasing company. He became president of Norwest Equipment Finance in 1992 and president of WFEFI with the Wells Fargo-Norwest merger in 1998. He has been active in the Equipment Leasing Association (ELA), the leasing trade association, for the last 20 years, serving on committees, as a director, vice chairman and chairman in 1999. He has also been a trustee of the ELA Foundation and served as chairman of the foundation from 2002 to 2004.

McQueen joined WFEFI in 1994 as the sales manager of the newly formed vendor and discounting business line. He was promoted to national sales manager in 1999, and to chief operating officer in 2003. Prior to joining WFEFI, he spent 17 years with IBM, including ten years with the IBM Credit Corp.

Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. provides competitive fixed and floating rate loans and leases to middle market companies in all fifty states. It is the 6th largest bank-owned equipment leasing and finance company in the United States.

Wells Fargo Wholesale Banking - with $88 billion in assets, and more than 500 locations coast-to-coast - includes middle market banking, corporate banking, commercial real estate, treasury management, asset-based lending, insurance brokerage, foreign exchange, trade services, specialized lending, equipment finance, capital markets activities, and asset management. Its Commercial Electronic Office (CEO®) internet portal processes more than one million customer account log-ins a month. Wells Fargo is #1 in market share for middle market commercial customers in the western United States. Wholesale Banking accounts for about a quarter of the total earnings of Wells Fargo & Company.

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $435 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance to more than 23 million customers from more than 6,000 stores and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and elsewhere internationally. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the only bank in the United States to receive the highest possible credit rating, “Aaa,” from Moody's Investors Service.

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Today's Top Event in History

1884-Birthday of Eleanor Anna Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd president of the US , was born at New York , NY . She led an active and independent life and was the first wife of a president to give her own news conference in the White House (1933). Widely known throughout the world, she was affectionately called “the first lady of the world.” She served as US delegate to the United Nations General Assembly for a number of years before her death at New York, NY, Nov 7, 1962- A prolific writer, she wrote in This Is My Story, “No one can make you feel inferior without your con­sent.

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This Day in American History

    1811- revolutionizing transportation and commerce, engineers John Stevens and Robert Livingston Stevens, father an son, launched the first steam-propelled ferryboat, “Juliana,” between Hobken , NJ and New York City .
    1862-Confederate cavalry leader General J.E.B. Stuart loots Chambersburg , Pennsylvania , on a daring raid in the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam. Stuart left Virginia on October 9 with 1,800 cavalrymen. At the time, the Union Army of the Potomac was still camped in western Maryland . Its commander, George McClellan, was reluctant to pursue General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia back across the Potomac after Antietam on September 17. Stuart was trying to gather information on McClellan's army and harass his supply lines. As the Rebels rode through Maryland , they captured any male travelers they saw in order to keep their activities secret, though Stuart refused to detain women. On the evening of October 10, the Confederate troopers entered Chambersburg . About half of the supplies for the Union army came through the rail center, and Stuart planned to destroy a railway bridge in the town. Local officials fled, and there were no Federal troops to be found when Stuart's men rode in on the evening of October 10. On the morning of October 11, they began cutting telegraph lines, seizing horses and any supplies they could carry, and destroying everything else. The railway bridge proved to be more than the Rebels could handle. Attempts to destroy the steel structure failed, and Stuart ordered his men to turn back to Virginia by the afternoon of October 11.Stuart's men headed back through Emmitsburg , Maryland , where he learned that a Federal cavalry force was waiting for him at Frederick , 20 miles south. Stuart used backroads and wove between two Union forces before crossing the Potomac River on October 12. The three-day raid covered nearly 130 miles, netted 1,200 horses, and captured 30 local officials to be exchanged for Confederate civil prisoners. Stuart also destroyed many machine shops at the rail center in Chambersburg . His force suffered just one man wounded and two missing.
    1865- President Andrew Johnson paroles Confederate States of American Leasing Vice-President VP Alexander Stephens
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    1881- David Henderson Houston of Cambria, IW, obtained a patent for a “photographic apparatus,” popularized as the name “film roll.” He had a camera with a receptacle or box at its inner end containing a “roll of sensitized paper or any other suitable tissue, such as gelatin or any more durable material that may be discovered, and an empty reel, upon which the sensitized band is wound as rapidly as it has been acted upon by the light.” The purpose of the camera was “to facilitate taking a number of photographic views successively in a short time.” In 1884, George Eastman of Rochester , NY , obtained a patent for paper-strip photographic film, consisting of paper coated with an insoluble sensitive gelatin emulsion, and in 1888 he introduced it in a box camera and thus the “Kodak Moment” was born.
    1884-Birthday of Eleanor Anna Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd president of the US , was born at New York , NY . She led an active and independent life and was the first wife of a president to give her own news conference in the White House (1933). Widely known throughout the world, she was affectionately called “the first lady of the world.” She served as US delegate to the United Nations General Assembly for a number of years before her death at New York, NY, Nov 7, 1962- A prolific writer, she wrote in This Is My Story, “No one can make you feel inferior without your con­sent.
    1887- Dorr Eugene Felt received a patent for the "Comptometer," which was the first adding machine known to be absolutely accurate all the time.
    1887- birthday of William F. “Willie” Hoppe, billiards champion born in Cornwall on the Hudson , NY . He won tournaments form age 18 until age 64. Died at Miami , FL , Feb 1, 1959
    1890- John Owens ran the first 100 yard dash under 10 seconds at an AAU track meet in Washington . Owen's time was 9.8 seconds.
    1919-October 11, Drummer Art Blakey
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    1925- Oct 11, Birthday of novelist Elmore Leonard, born New Orleans , LA. He first started writing Westerns, churning out eight. One of his books, Hombre (1961), was voted one of the best 25 westerns of all time by the Western Writers of America. It was made into a film in 1967. Leonard married and had five children. To support the family, he worked as a copywriter at an advertising agency full time and on his novels every morning between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. Westerns peaked in popularity in the late 1960s, so he turned to detective fiction. His first mystery, The Big Bounce (1969), was rejected by 84 publishers before it was published as an original paperback. Meanwhile, Leonard began writing educational films for Encyclopedia Britannica. In the 1980s and 90s, the quality of his writing and originality of his plots finally began to gain serious recognition among critics, who had previously dismissed his work as typical western or mystery-suspense fare. By 1983, he had written 23 novels, including Fifty-Two Pickup (1974), Swag (1976), and Stick (1983), which became a bestseller. His 1992 novel, Rum Punch, was made into the movie Jackie Brown, directed by Quentin Tarantino. His 1990 novel, Get Shorty, was made into a movie starring John Travolta in 1995. . Leonard lives in Detroit Apple Computer and Apple Corp., the record company founded by the Beatles, settled their lawsuit on October 11, 1991. Apple Corp. had filed the suit in 1989, alleging that Apple Computer improperly used the Apple logo. The tension between the two companies dated back to the launch of Apple Computer in 1977, when Apple Corp. requested a royalty for the use of the name. A 1981 agreement barred the computer company from using the name and logo on equipment designed to synthesize music. This agreement proved to be a problem when Apple created a Macintosh capable of recording and synthesizing sound. The computer company reportedly paid about $29 million to settle the suit
    1939, Tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins records the great jazz class, “Body and Soul.”
    1961-“David Brinkley's Journal” Premiered.. Newscaster David Brinkley anchored this NBC public affairs show which covered a range of issues, both serious and light. There were also filmed features. “Journal” won both an Emmy and a Peabody in 1962 and was widely respected by the critics.
    1975- “Saturday Night Live” Premiered on TV . with guest host George Carlin.
Through the years this show has been through numerous cast, writing, producing and musical staff changes. However, its format has remained the same: skits, com­mercial parodies, recurring characters and news parodies, with a different guest host and musical guest performing every week— live. It used to be known for its outrageous comedy topics and parodies that almost bordered on slander, and for having the best in unusual musical groups. Its title was originally titled “NBC's Saturday Night,” with its first host being comedian George Car­lin. Notable cast members included: Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy, Mary Gross, Tim Kazurinsky, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jim Belushi, Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Joan Cusack, Robert Downey, Jr, Nora Dunn, Jon Lovitz, Dana Car­vey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson, Dennis Miller, Chris Farley and Kevin Nealon.
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    1990-Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel.
    1991-Playing at Sunrise Golf Club, Chip Beck, shot 59 in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational to equal Al Geiberger's record for lowest score in a single round of PGA tournament. But he did not win the tournament. Andrew Magee did, defeating D. A. Weibring on the second hold of a sudden-death playoff.
    1995-Jim Manzi, head of Lotus, resigned four months after IBM acquired the company. Lotus had grown powerful off the success of its spreadsheet, Lotus 1-2-3, but lost ground to Microsoft Excel in the early 1990s. The company reasserted its success, however, when it developed Lotus Notes, networking software that made it easy for many people to work together on the same document. Manzi had been appointed president of Lotus in 1984, at age thirty-two. When IBM purchased the company, Manzi at first promised to stay but lasted only ninety-nine days under the new regime.

World Champions This Date

    1913 Philadelphia Athletics
    1918 Boston Red Sox
    1943 New York Yankees
    1948 Cleveland Indians

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