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January 6
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
NMEF Sets Unprecedented Milestones,
Breaking All-Time Monthly, Quarterly,
and Annual Origination Records
Honour Capital Team Joins Forces
with Dext Capital
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Excellent Compensation/Many Jobs Open
The 5 Real Reasons You Didn't Get Hired
(This is a repeat, but was very popular)
By Ken Lubin ZRG Partners, Managing Editor
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
December 20 - December 30
No Longer taking broker business
Updated
News Briefs---
Bernie Madoff’s victims have now recovered
94% of their losses
The richest 500 people’s fortunes exceeded $10 trillion
in 2024
Social Security Fairness Act signed into law by Biden,
enhancing retirement benefits for millions
San Jose tech giant PayPal accused of fraud
over Honey online-shopping coupon finder
Why Japan Won’t Stop Trying to
Invest in the U.S.
TikTok creators left in limbo while
awaiting decision on potential platform ban
You May Have Missed ---
Driving into Manhattan? That’ll cost you,
as new congestion toll starts Sunday
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
January 8
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
The Results from Wheeler Business Consulting
2024 Compensation and Production Survey
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Excellent Compensation/Many Jobs Open
Three Rules to Create More Sales
By Steve Chriest
Leasing News Advertising Rates
Display and Help Wanted
Amur Equipment Finance Celebrates Record
Origination Year and Other 2024 Milestones
AACFB: High Stakes, High Rewards, Secure Your
Hotel Room, Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, April 9 - 11
News Briefs---
Aurora, Continental and Nvidia announce partnership
at CES to Power Thousands of Driverless Trucks at Scale
U.S. Dockworkers, Employers Resume Talks
Under Looming Strike Deadline
US opens another Tesla probe, latest focused
on tech that remotely returns car to driver
Business Bankruptcies in US
Reach Highest Level Since 2010
You May Have Missed ---
Unemployed Office Workers Are Having a Harder
Time Finding New Jobs
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
January 10
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
AP Equipment Financing Celebrates 2024
Achievements and Outstanding Leadership
Amended New Jersey Financial Disclosure Bill
By Sloan Schickler, Esq.
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
Opportunities in Leadership:
A Spotlight on Executive Roles in 2025
By Ken Lubin, Managing Director, ZRG Partners
2025 Key Insights by Tarry Shebesta
Fintech Innovator, Credit Fraud Prevention
President, National Vehicle Leasing Association
News Briefs---
Los Angeles Already Had a Housing Shortage
Wildfires Will Make It Worse
A Running List of Los Angeles Restaurants
Impacted by the 2025 Palisades and Eaton Wildfires
Massive port strike averted, as shippers
and union reach tentative agreement
30-Year Mortgage Rate Climbs to 6.93%,
the Highest Since July
Macy’s Store Location Closures
Full 66 Store Locations
US orange juice and steel will be on Canada’s
list for retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs
Los Angeles Fire Damage Likely to Be
Costliest in U.S. History - $50 billion and rising
You May Have Missed ---
Americans Are Tipping Less
Than They Have in Years
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
January 13
Correction: We Apologize
Incorrect Photo in Previous Edition
Help Send Wildfire Relief Now
Southern California is in Need
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
CLFP Foundation Adds 16 New CLFPs
with Photos
Leasing and Finance Industry Personnel Wanted
Top Compensation/Benefits/Local & Remote
2025: The Year of Taking Action
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
January 6 to January 10
CHB finished 2024 strong
with higher Originations
ELFF Accepting Applications for
Ten $5,000 Scholarships
Long-Time Attorney Barry Wayne Ferns
Passed Away last month
News Briefs---
Why LA fires will hit almost every American in the pocket
even if you live nowhere near California
The Car Market’s Hottest Deal:
The Cheap EV Lease
What Happens When There Are Fewer Spaces
to Park?
Skechers Went After the Customers Nike Didn’t
It Paid Off
6 banking trends
to watch in 2025
You May Have Missed ---
Los Angeles wildfires create animal crisis
with full shelters, ill pets: How you can help
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
January 15
2024 Leasing News Person of the Year
Randy Haug
Are You in Alignment?
By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
Conferences and Forums - Updated
2024 Was the Planet’s Warmest Year
In Recorded History
L.A. Wildfires Among Costliest
in Recent History
NYC Taxi Disaster Driven by Decades of
Inaction, ‘Massive’ Fraud
Tamarack and TURBO-Lease
Form Strategic Partnership
News Briefs---
Capital One sued by US watchdog alleging
bank cheated customers out of $2 billion
Red Note, a Chinese App, Is Dominating Downloads,
Thanks to TikTok Users
China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus:
What to Know as Trump Takes Office
S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related
Securities Violations
F.D.A. Proposes New Food Labels to Detail Sugar,
Fat and Salt Levels
Balance of Power Shifts Back Toward Bosses
Workers face return-to-office mandates, smaller bonuses
You May Have Missed ---
Fake Job Postings Are Becoming
a Real Problem
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
January 17
Reactions to Randy Haug
being named Leasing News Person of the Year
Leasing News Will Not Have a Monday News Edition
MLK Day January 20
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
BSB Leasing Partners with Northteq to Automate
Loan Origination and Enhance Broker Experience
Leasing and Finance Industry Personnel Wanted
Top Compensation/Benefits
Leasing News Person of the Year
previous winners
Maxim Commercial Credit Reports Funded
25% More Deals in 2024 Than Prior Years
43,000 Fewer Drivers on Manhattan Roads
after Congestion Pricing Turned on, MTA
By Mathew W. Daus, Esq.
Nonresidential Construction Spending
Dips 0.1% in November, Flat Year Over Year
News Briefs---
Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, official says,
leaving fate of app to Trump
Your Money in the New Trump Administration:
Four Things to Watch
United Health, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson,
found to have overcharged some cancer patients
for drugs by over 1,000%
NYC Mayor Adams’ defense fund in corruption case
owes $735K as legal fees pile up — and donors disappear
Live L.A. fire updates: Crews improve containment
on Palisades, Eaton fires as winds die down
American Express to pay $230 million to settle
DOJ fraud probe, deceptive marketing claim
You May Have Missed ---
Highlights plus District Reports
Beige Book - January 2025
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
January 22
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Randy Haug "Humbled" by "Overwhelming" Response
to Being Named Leasing News Person of the Year
Leasing and Finance Industry Personnel Wanted
Top Compensation/Benefits
Self-Confidence
By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
January 13 - January 17
Academy for Certified Lease & Finance Professionals
February to October to Date
Updated - Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
2025 Schedule to Date
News Briefs---
C.E.O.s, and President Trump,
Want Workers Back in the Office
Tech Leaders Pledge Up to $500 Billion
in AI Investment in U.S.
Netflix Raises Prices Across Plans
Reports Record Jump in New Subscribers
Winter Storm: Snow In Florida, New Orleans, Houston;
Schools Closed Across The South
Ocean rates could fall as Houthis say
they will end Red Sea attacks
Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico
coming on Feb. 1
A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington,
and Buying Up Prime Addresses
You May Have Missed ---
Trump Inauguration Beats Funding Record
as Donors Line Up
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
January 24
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports
Record Full Year Net Income
PEAC Solutions Celebrates Unprecedented
U.S. Growth in 2024
Leasing and Finance Industry Personnel Wanted
Top Compensation/Benefits
President Trump’s DEI Executive Order
Impact for SBA
by Bob Coleman, Coleman Report
OOIDA supports Truck Leasing Task Force
for Calling Lease-purchase Programs
‘Irredeemable tools of fraud’
AP Fleet Management’s 2024 Milestones
Plus Partnership with PALFINGER
News Briefs---
National Equipment Finance Association
2025 Events
GATX Corporation Reports
2024 Fourth-Quarter & Full-Year Results
Store closures hit highest level since pandemic
— see who is shutting down the most locations
3 in 10 Danish Tesla owners plan to sell their cars
over Elon Musk’s antics: study
Multiple new blazes erupt in SoCal
but rain is forecast for the weekend
Housing Shortage, Not Volatile Rates, Is Biggest
Obstacle for Buyers, Zillow CEO Says
You May Have Missed ---
More Americans file for unemployment benefits
last week, continuing claims highest in 3 years
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
January 27
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
January 22 to January 24
New Balboa Capital Help Wanted
Full Listing
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
Conferences and Forums - Updated
Where Do Americans Work?
Chart
Leasing News Advisor
Edward P. Kaye
BriteCap Financial Announces Key Promotions
Across Multiple Departments
News Briefs---
The Tech Arsenal That Could Power
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Target rolls back DEI initiatives,
the latest big company to retreat
Trump’s new trade war may prove far
more disruptive than his first
Silicon Valley Raving About Made-in-China AI Model
‘amazing’ despite working with less-advanced chips
You May Have Missed ---
Rent rose by 20 percent across L.A. County
after fires. That’s illegal
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
January 29
Top Ten List Correction
Number Ten was originally omitted
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Veteran Barry Shafran Hired as Chairman
of Alliance Funding Group
Balboa Capital Available Position
Program Manager II - Equipment Broker Sales
Full Job Details - Benefits
2025 Opportunity is Growing to Larger Numbers
By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Newly Launched Alliance Equipment Finance
Brings Decades of Experience to Equipment Financing
Jupiter Equipment Finance Celebrates 10 Years of
Success with Significant Growth and Bold Future Plans
News Briefs---
The Fed Is About to Hit Pause on
Rate Cuts. Here’s Why
Judge Blocks Trump’s Federal-Assistance Freeze
After Chaos Over Medicaid, Other Funding
Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job
offers for examiners it needs
Trump offering buyouts to all federal workers,
source says
DeepSeek just blew up the AI industry’s narrative
that it needs more money and power
G.M. Has Plans Ready for Trump’s
Canada and Mexico Tariffs
Got milk? At Starbucks the answer is yes,
and it’s back on the condiment bar
You May Have Missed ---
DeepSeek-R1 Upsets A1 Market
With Low Prices
Sports Briefs
California News
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
Wordle
January 31
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
DeepSeek V3 and R1 Changes AI Industry with
Fewer Chips, Faster Speed, Easier to Operate
William (Bill) Verhelle Comments in LinkedIn
My Best to You
from Frederick Van Etten
Balboa Capital Available Position
Program Manager II - Equipment Broker Sales
Full Job Details - Benefits
Story Credit Financing
Business Loans, SBA Loans, Working Capital
Broker Battle
Promise from Sean Murray, deBanked
Beware Notice in Suddenly Not
Opening Google Website
By Kit Menkin
News Briefs---
Apple's iPhone sales during the holiday season
slipped despite a highly anticipated AI rollout
US economy grows solid 2.3% from October to December,
2.8% for full year 2024
Intel Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year
2024 Financial Result - Only Down 2% YoY
Fed's Powell won't touch Trump's demand
for lower rates
Allstate to Sell Group Health Business to
Nationwide for $1.25 Billion Cash
Starbucks and Union Agree to Mediation
in Quest for Contract
You May Have Missed ---
Trump’s quick win on Colombian migrant flights
may be a loss for the dollar
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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