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July 1
Myerson Opens Pacific Island Financial in Lihue, Kaua i
Social Media Guidelines—Imperative
ICBA Announces Top Community Bank Leaders in Social Media
Classified Ads---Sales
New Hires—Promotions
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Corridor Capital to Manage Amtrak Hoosier State Route
Auto Loans-Leases UP/Delinquencies Down
Wells Fargo Takes checkered Flag Q1'14
Yozons First with “Digital Certificate-less” Electronic Signing
Now with New Price
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Requiring a Lien for Extra Collateral
Michigan Court Upholds Subordination to
Hard Money Equipment Lessor
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal News Editor
Tiny 96 Year Old Bank in Oklahoma Closed Down
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 12.18%
“How to Handle ‘Behavioral’ Questions”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Top Stories June 23--June 27
(You May Have Missed One)
Senior Bank Executive Pleads Guilty
False Loan Document Scheme
Labrador Retriever/Terrier
Great Bend, Kansas Adopt-a-Dog
Fall Conferences---Update
Fourth of July Patriotic Movies
Available at Netflix--by Fernando Croce
News Briefs---
Warren Capital marks 30 years, $1.8 billion in financing
Aircraft leasing is a great business. Time to get out
Aircraft Lessors Plan Hong Kong Listings as Demand Rises in Asia
Airbus and Boeing Plan Increased Output
BNP Paribas to pay record $8.9 billion in fines,
Bank of the West Not Involved
Federal Reserve $508MM Penalty against BNP Paribas
U.S. Bancorp settles with DOJ over mortgages--a Wash
Charter One to be rebranded as Citizens Bank
California Bank of Commerce Completes $16MM Common Equity Offering
Operation "Choke Point" Moves to Change What Types of
Legal Businesses Banks Will Interact With
Global bank profits hit $920 billion as Chinese lenders boom
Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks in the United States
(Weekly) - H.8
Trinity Industries, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Thomas & Betts'
Utility Steel Structures Division for Approximately $600 Million
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SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 7
Breaking News
Classified Ads---Senior Management
Ascentium Capital Continues to Set Records
“The Interview Will be in a Hotel Lobby”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Are More Online Loan Start-Ups On the Way?
Lending Club
“Ends Banking for Cannabis Industry!” is the Claim
Marijuana Vending Machine (Not a joke)
Channel Partners Last 20 Deals
2014 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economy Outlook
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation 3rd Quarter Report
Failed Banks: Class of 2014
SNL Finance Feature Report
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Missing Lease Language
Cole Taylor Bank Fined $3.5 Million by Federal Reserve
Border Collie
Chicago, Illinois Adopt-a-Dog
Classified ads—Asset Management
News Briefs---
Lease Group Resources alleged $8.8 Million bank fraud
Has Assets of $600,000, a court-appointed receiver says
The Engines That Can, and Are: Why Greenbrier Is a Buy
National Leasing Acquires, Canadian Western Bank Acquires
UMA Finance, Newfoundland and New Brunswick
So, you say you want to retire in Canada
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SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 9
Archives ---July 9, 2008
“Trigger Leads” by Christopher Menkin
Classified Ads---Credit
Equipment Financing on the Rise –Reports ELFA
ELFA Infographic on “Equipment Financing on the Rise”
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Top Five Leasing Company Web Sites—
in North America
TimePayment New Web Site Almost Makes Top Five List
Largest 100 banks in the world
SNL Financial Exclusive
Prices improving in latest TARP auction
SNL Financial Report
Chart ---Apple iOS Dominates Mobile Web Traffic
by Dave Smith, businessinsider.com
Element Financial closes PHH Arval Acquisition
Jack Russell Mix
Cupertino, California Adopt-a-Dog
Update on CLP Rosanne Wilson’s Husband Richard
News Briefs---
Element Financial Corp Given New C$18.50 Price Target
at BMO Capital Markets (EFN)
Congressmen call for tighter crude by rail regulation
-- Feasible through Equipment Leasing
U.S. companies post most jobs in 7 years in May
A New Space for Chief Marketing Officers: The Law Firm
New York legalizes medical marijuana
—Vending Machines on the Way
Microsoft's Windows to aid PC market revival in 2015
Top 100 Retailers--Amazon Crashes top 10
Cleveland selected to host 2016 Republican National Convention
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SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 11, 2014
Pictures from the Past
1993-Mary Jane Lindholm
Classified Ads---Legal
Lessor Busted for Use of Floating Forum Selection Clause
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal News Editor
New Hires—Promotions
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Two Day Institute to Become CLP
Four Sessions Available This Year
More than 40% of U.S. households are now wireless-only
Chart-Mobile is Taking Over Digital Media Usage
Profit Analyst Course Available by Open Advance
Steve Chriest’s Selling Up Now Part of Open Advance
Bank Branch Closures Hitting Suburbs Hardest
SNL Financial Report
Signature Bank New Specialty Finance Markets
Through its Signature Financial LLC Subsidiary
BB&T Equipment Finance Corporation and Wells Fargo
Equipment Finance, Inc. to Receive ELFA’s
2014 Operations & Technology Excellence Award
July 11 Annual Collector Car Appreciation Day
at Tacoma, Wash. LeMay – America’s Car Museum
Labrador Retriever Mix
Tacoma, Washington Adopt-a-Dog
"Begin Again"/"Snowpiercer"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"/"Like Father Like Son"/"Caught"
At the Theater/Amazon-Netflix by Fernando Croce
Leasing Conference Updates---Early Bird Discounts
Reserve Your Hotel Now Before Sell Out
News Briefs---
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since Before Recession
What job growth? Mortgages hardly budge
GE Capital See Farmers Considering Equipment Upgrades
---After Late Spring Season
Payday lender Ace Cash Express to pay $10 million over
debt-collection practices
Citigroup said to be near $7-billion mortgage settlement
FTC sues Amazon over in-app purchases
Banks strive to comply with affirmative action rules
Here are the top 20 selling albums of 2014… so far
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SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 15, 2014
Archives --July 15, 2009
Most Influential Women in Leasing
Classified Ads---Sales
Fed’s Operation Choke Point Goes After Pay Day Lenders
and Other “Undesirable Customers”
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal News Editor
“My Personal Credit in the Employment Interview”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Dakota Financial saves $14,400 in document storage costs
after deploying Office 365
Programs to Protect Smartphones/Tablets/Laptops
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Lease Pricing
Top Stories July 7—July 11
(You May Have Missed One)
New Financial Statement Analysis Online Course from ELFA
Helps Equipment Finance Professionals Look to the Future
Labrador Retriever / Mixed (short coat)
Washington, DC Adopt-a-Dog
Classified Ads---Leasing Attorneys
News Briefs---
House Passes Bonus Depreciation Bill
Citigroup and U.S. Reach $7 Billion Mortgage Settlement
---More Banks Could be Investigated
FDIC Approves: Old National Bank Acquires United Bancorp
40-hour work week a thing of the past
Morgan Stanley analyst: Apple will sell 30 to 60 million iWatches
In Mass. and Across Country, Conflict Over Gas Tax
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SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 17, 2014
Archives —July 17, 2000
BULLETIN BOARD
Classified Ads---Senior Management
Who is Financing the Other Four?
by Christopher Menkin
Google & Facebook Utterly Dominate Mobile Advertising
Beige Report—Federal Reserve Economic Activity
Continued to Expand
New Hires---Promotions in the Leasing Industry
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Microfinancial Reports $2.5 Million 2nd Quarter Profit
Approves 410 New Dealers and Brokers
Business Solar Panel Financing
by Thomas L. Cadle, CLP
Your Customer is Always Your Customer at Channel Partners
Iowa Court Upholds the Use of Dragnet Clause
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal News Editor
ELFA Digital Tool for Members/Non-Members
Labrador Retriever Mix
Seattle, Washington Adopt-a-Dog
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes/Life Itself
Bad Words/Jimmy/Pickpocket
At the Theater/Amazon-Netflix by Fernando Croce
International and National Leasing Conferences
Some Early Bird Discounts Expiring
News Briefs---
Conceptual differences hamper lease accounting project
Lending growth spurs US Bancorp to 2Q profit record
U.S. Bancorp's (USB) CEO Richard Davis on Q2 2014 Results
Why the Apple-IBM Deal Matters More to Banking Than You Might Think
Lessor AerCap exercises options for 50 Airbus A320neo jets
US lessor orders 60 Airbus A321neo jets worth US$7.23b
Uber Says Boston Boat Service a Success
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SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 21, 2014
1999 —Pictures from the Past
Meet the Northwest Team US Bancorp
Manifest Funding Services
Classified Ads---Credit
H.8 data indicates banks had lending/leasing surge in Q2
SNL Financial Exclusive Report
Bank Failure in Georgia
Not All Banks Doing Well
PayPal Could Soon Be eBay’s Biggest Source of Revenue
“References—Who Should I Give?”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Financial and Sales Training
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Purchase Money Security Interest (PMSI)
Notes on Purchase Money Security Interests
by Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
Secured Lender Loses Security Interest in Two Cranes
Which Are Sold Under its Nose
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal News Editor
CLP Study Session This Wednesday, Chicago
Top Stories July 15—July 17
(You May Have Missed One)
Black Labrador
Murray, Utah Adopt-a-Dog
Classified ads—Asset Management
News Briefs---
Huntington Bank sees 39 percent increase in auto loans;
commercial loans increase too
In a Subprime Bubble for Used Cars, Borrowers Pay Sky-High Rates
U.S. Bancorp Seeing Stable Credit and Early Signs of Lease, Loan Growth
Export-Import bank renewal debated
General Electric's (GE) CEO Jeff Immelt on Q2 2014 Results
- Earnings Call Transcript
Dell Begins Accepting Bitcoin on Its Website
Northwest Wildfires: More than 940,000 acres burn in Oregon and Washington
James Garner, Witty, Handsome Leading Man, Dies at 86
James Garner's key roles
(My father wrote scripts for many of these series with Garner)
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 23, 2014
Archives ---July 23, 2002
Origins of the Leasing Business
Classified Ads--Legal
674 Dentists Win Judgment/Brican America
(Includes Special Report from Attorney Ron Gossett)
Dodd-Frank: Behind schedule and under scrutiny
SNL Financial Exclusive
Working Capital Myth #2
Kmart offers $1 check cashing
Adds to Financial Service, such as “lease to own”
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
“References—Who Should I Give?”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
This Day in American History
Edited by Ralph Mango
Lease/Finance Calculators On Line
Free Lease-vs-Buy Calculator
Settlement tab for big banks rises above $107B
with latest announcements
Schnauzer
Hollywood, Florida Adopt-a-Dog
Leasing Attorneys
iPhone Sales Are Up, But Its Growth Is Slowing Down
www.businessinsider.com
News Briefs---
CIT to Buy OneWest Bank (formerly IndyMac) for $3.4B Cash/Stock
CIT Group (CIT) Approves $500M Buyback Plan
CIT reports Q2-'14 net income of $247 million
Stearns Bank: Annual funding for the equipment finance division was $306 million in 2012
Regions Financial Profit Climbs, Post $300 Million Profit
Signature Bank Reports $72.50 Million 2nd Q Profit
Bank of Marin Bancorp Reports Record Quarterly Earnings of $5.2 Million
House investigators: IRS tech experts say Lerner’s hard drive only 'scratched,' not destroyed
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 25, 2014
Placard---Cashflow is King
Classified Ads---Sales
ELFA Reports June New Leasing Business Up 30%
$9.0 Billion for June, May $6.9 Billion
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
New Hires—Promotions in the Leasing Industry
Back Office Companies
Updated
CIT Group makes its move with OneWest deal
SNL Financial Analysis
CIT's big buy in California could signal
more large bank deals to come
Innovative Lease Services 9.6% Increase New Business
Much Anxiety Over Having Enough Money for Retirement
IASB completes reform of financial instruments accounting
Labrador Retriever Blend
Carlsbad, California Adopt-a-Dog
Venus in Fur/How to Train Your Dragon 2
Under the Skin/the Raid 2/The Essential Jacques Demy
At the Theater/Amazon-Netflix by Fernando Croce
Leasing Conferences--National and International
ELFA Early Bird to Expire Next Week
News Briefs---
Michigan shows greatest drop in unemployment benefit claims in nation
Feds propose phasing out older crude-oil train tank cars
There's a budding business in loans for marijuana startups
GM profits down 80 percent, due to recall costs
You May have Missed---
SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 28, 2015
Pictures from the Past---1996
IFC Credit Corp Officers (Filed BK July 27, 2009)
Classified Ads---Credit
Funders Looking for New Broker Business
“Video Interview Pointers”
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP
Reasons to Lease
Become a Certified Leasing Professional
This Case May Chill Assignments
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
Alleged First Legal "Benefit" Corp. Bank Fails in Chicago
14th FDIC insured bank to fail this year, 4th in Illinois
Top Stories July 21—July 25
(You May Have Missed One)
Beagle/Australian Cattle Dog
Northbrook, Illinois Adopt-a-Dog
Collector/Collections Consultant/Communications
Classified ads—
News Briefs---
VA healthcare: Tentative deal reached in Congress
TCF 2Q profit rises, driven again by auto, equipment loans
Banc of California Win Is Largest for nCino Since Upgrade
Oil trains crowd out grain shipments to NW ports
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SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 30, 2015
Archives ---July 30, 2003
Jerry Bishop Deals New Hand—Paul Witte the Winner!!!
Classified Ads---Legal
Marlin Business Services reports 2nd Quarter
by Christopher Menkin
Marlin Announces $15 Million Stock Repurchase Program
Funders Taking New Broker Business List
Updated
Blue Bridge Financial Relocates Corporate Office
Opens New South Carolina Business Development Office
Video Preview of ELFA Annual Convention
ELFA President and CEO Woody Sutton
Sales Makes it Happen by Steve Chriest
Can You Guess the Best Profession?
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
“Waiver of Damages” Does Not Waive Breach of Warranty
By Tom McCurnin, Leasing News Legal Editor
First Global Leasing Industry Competitiveness Forum
Leasing Leaders from U.S. to Attend
New Lease Accounting Video
The Secret Life of Accountants
Fleet Financing Resources 1st Half Funding Volume up 15%
Insurance.com survey finds Americans are open to,
even eager for, cars that drive themselves
Labrador Retriever
Burlingame, California Adopt-a-Dog
Operations/Remarketing/Repossessions
Classified ads—
News Briefs---
Cable Broadband Surpassing Video
Banks handing out record number of million-dollar mortgages
Deutsche Bank Revenue From Debt Trading Beats U.S. Peers
Zillow to acquire rival Trulia for $3.5 billion
UCLA, Sunset Boulevard flooded by water main break (photos)
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SparkPeople--Live Healthier and Longer
Poem
Sports Briefs---
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in American History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
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