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Top SBA Volume Lender 4th Year in a Row Media-Presentation
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Announcement ********************************** NAELB
Atlanta Conference November 7-8 The Eastern Regional
Meeting is almost here. As of
this morning, we have 98 people registered
to attend. There are ten companies
exhibiting and looking forward to meeting
with you. The Exhibiting companies
are: ACC Capital Corp, Colonial Leasing,
Creative Capital Leasing Group, Dakota Financial, LLC, Financial Pacific
Leasing Co., Manifest Funding Services, Marlin Leasing Corp, Republic
Leasing Company, Inc., Team Equipment Leasing, and TimeValue Software
(as of 10/29/03). These meetings would
not be possible without the loyal support of the National Association
of Equipment Leasing Broker sponsors that include: President's Club Sponsors: ACC Capital
Corporation and U.S. Bancorp Manifest Funding Services. Silver Sponsors: Financial Pacific Leasing Co., Padco Lease Corp and Pawnee Leasing
Corporation. Now here's what Jerry
Christensen has to say about his workshop in Atlanta. ---From The Bank's
Point of View “Having read Gerry
Egan's comments on his presentation at the upcoming Eastern Regional
meeting in Atlanta, I wanted to share some of what I have learned about how
brokers can be "more than they are".
“Gerry's comments
hit the nail on the head. I
want to give you information that you can take
home and use in your daily business lives.
The lease finance world has
changed significantly in the past few short years.
It's going to continue
to change. Banks, be they community,
regional, national or multi-national
need to keep growing or they lose market share.
The equipment lease broker
can and should be part of that growth opportunity for those banks. The question is....How can the broker community
be better equipped to understand
the banks mentality, why bank want to fund leases, what financial information
is used to make decisions and how best to present a deal to a bank. “Of course, developing
the relationship and ability to have banks want to deal with you is
what comes first. “During the workshop,
I'll give you the information you will need to access this important capital
market. Other brokers have been
very successful in tapping into the
community bank funding market in particular.
I know I joined the NAELB
after attending a workshop in Marina Del Rey in 2002 presented by John
Winchester. John was willing
to share his knowledge and expertise (not to
mention documents). I hope to
add to what John started last year but "From
the Banks Point of View". “I look forward to
seeing you' all in Atlanta.” Jerry Christensen Agenda http://two.leasingnews.org/loose_files/Schedule%20of%20Events%20eas Conference Registration
Form ( Leasing News Senior Advisory Board Director Charlie Lester will
be covering this event
for readers. Always witty, often
urbane, he always gets his facts
correct. You can depend on Charlie Lester.) ****
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Press Release ############################## CIT
Small Business Lending Secures Top SBA Volume Lender Ranking for The
Fourth Year in a Row LIVINGSTON,
N.J., -- CIT Small Business
Lending Corporation, a subsidiary of CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT), announced
today that it achieved Top Volume Lender status in the country among
lenders of SBA 7(a) loans for fiscal year 2003 (October 1, 2002 to
September 30, 2003). The announcement marks the fourth consecutive
year that the company has achieved Top Volume Lender status. The SBA credited CIT with over $753.8 million
in 7(a) loan approvals to 1,540 small businesses nationwide. CIT outpaced its closest competitor by a margin
exceeding $275 million. "We
are both honored and proud to be ranked Top Volume Lender for the
fourth consecutive year," commented John Canning, President of
CIT Small Business Lending Corporation. "This achievement demonstrates
our commitment to assisting the nation's small businesses grow and
prosper. Our focus on SBA lending has helped us establish
an unparalleled level of success, which has ultimately translated
into new jobs, business growth, and a surge for the U.S. economy." Supporting
the company's reach, the SBA has also ranked CIT among the leading
lenders in numerous local SBA district offices and as the top volume
lender in several districts including: Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia,
New York, North Carolina, North Florida, Portland and Virginia. Over
80 sales representatives nationwide apply their expertise and knowledge
of the local business market to deliver customized financing solutions
to help small businesses meet a variety of their needs including commercial
real estate purchases and construction, franchise and medical start-ups,
and business acquisitions and expansions. About
CIT Small Business Lending Corporation
CIT
Small Business Lending Corporation offers Small Business Administration
(SBA) loans to finance business acquisitions, owner-occupied real
estate purchases and franchise start-ups through a network of field
representatives. The nation's No. 1 SBA lender, CIT Small Business
Lending Corporation has been designated a "Preferred Lender"
by the SBA and can provide quick credit decisions and loan closings.
The company's website and online SBA loan application are located
at www.smallbizlending.com. About
CIT CIT
Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT), a leading commercial and consumer finance company,
provides clients with financing and leasing products and advisory
services. Founded in 1908, CIT has nearly $50 billion in assets under
management and possesses the financial resources, industry expertise
and product knowledge to serve the needs of clients across approximately
30 industries. CIT, a Fortune 500 company, holds leading positions
in vendor financing, U.S. factoring, equipment and transportation
financing, Small Business Administration loans, and asset-based and
credit-secured lending. CIT, with its principal offices in New York
City and Livingston, New Jersey has approximately 6,000 employees
in locations throughout North America, Europe, Latin and South America,
and the Pacific Rim. For more information, visit www.cit.com. SOURCE CIT Small Business Lending Corporation ###
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Industry Help Wanted
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Mortgage rates dip
this week Now at 5.94%, down
for first time in nearly a month. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20031030-1313- Economy Grew at 7.2%
Rate in 3rd Quarter, Fastest Since 1984 http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/30/business/30CND-ECON.html http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2003/10/30/business/31ECON. Some economists say it all depends on the employment
picture http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2003-10-30-econ-cover Analysis paints harsher
picture of Mass. joblessness Tobacco merger stubs
out dreams http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/1003/30macon.html Tyco Bonuses Not
Recorded, Jury Told http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/business/31tyco.html Gateway Pushing 56-inch
Rear-Projection TV http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3101911 Virtual Haunts for
Your Inner Goblin http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/30/technology/circuits/30hall.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sports
Briefs---- Garcia Won't Play
Sunday against the Rams http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/10/31/49ERS.TMP Favre expects to
start despite painful thumb http://www.packersnews.com/archives/news/pack_12977326.shtml Fielder's agent says
Griese still unproven Arizona to host 2008
Super Bowl http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/sports/football/31NFL.html
http://www.theredzone.org/news/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=529 Pete Carroll Finally
Finds a Perfect Fit at U.S.C. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/sports/ncaafootball/31PETE.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ California
Nuts Brief---- Talking the talk
in Washington Schwarzenegger has
yet to show he can get results http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/10/31/VISIT.TMP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Gimme
that Wine” There are roughly
3,000 commercial vineyards in the United States and wineries in all
50 states. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/travel/escapes/31NAPA.html?8hpib Great Screen Savers
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Tips Info from Media Training Worldwide
Contents: 1. Presentation tips 2. TV Media Tips 3. Crisis Tips Speaking/Presentation
Tips 1. No, you do not
have to start a speech by telling a funny story. 2. In order to relax
before speaking, visualize your audience giving you a standing ovation. 3. Never YELL at
your audience if you have a microphone. 4. Always use a microphone
if you are speaking to more than 15 people. TV/Media Tips 5. When listening to a reporter’s question (and
you must listen very carefully), don’t think about how your vast database
of knowledge can provide 10,000 new facts to answer every nuance of
the reporter’s question. 6. Instead, focus
on how you can honestly answer the question in a way that allows you
to talk about one, two or three of your message points. 7. Do move your hands--whoever
told speakers not to use their hands was not given accurate information.
8. When appearing
on TV, don’t move your hands above your face, below your chest or wider
than your shoulders. Crisis Communications
Tip 9. You can't count
on the makeup department at TV stations or networks--they might be busy,
at lunch, or in a bad mood. Be prepared to do your own makeup. 10. The more forceful
a reporter attacks you with tough questions, the more you should look
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Training Products catalog, contact info@mediatrainingworldwide.com This
Day in American History Happy Halloween http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct31.html 1517- German Augustinian monk Martin Luther, 31, nailed
to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg a list of 95 theological
points he wished to debate ... and touched off the Protestant Reformation
, which lead to seeking of religious freedom
and eventually the founding of the new world, which was to become the United
Colonies ( later changed to the United States.) 1753-George Washington was sent by Governor Robert Dinwiddie
of Virginia to demand French withdrawal from the Ohio territory. Dinwiddie
had been impressed by Washington’s achievement as surveyor and fieldsman,
and picked him for the commission, although he was only 21 years old. As adjutant general of the Northern Division,
Washington set out from Williamsburg, VA. With Christopher Gist as his guide, he made observations of French
fortifications and estimations about needed English fortifications.
During the expedition he kept a journal, which Dinwiddie later obtained
and had printed. It indicted French intentions for the territory and
attributed to a French office the indiscreet admission that “...it was
their absolute Design to take possession of the Ohio, and by G---they
would do it.” 1832- American Episcopal scholar George Washington Doane, 33,
was consecrated as second Bishop of the Diocese of NJ. Doane is better
remembered today as author of the hymn, "Softly Now the Light of
Day." 1860- Birthday of
Juliet Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, Savanaugh, GA. 1861-Citing failing health, General Winfield Scott, commander
of the Union forces, retires from service. The hero of the Mexican War
recognized early in the Civil War that his health and advancing years
were a liability in the daunting task of directing the Federal war effort.
Scott was born in Virginia in 1786. He graduated from William and Mary
College and joined the military in 1808, where he had become the youngest
general in the army by the end of the War of 1812. During the crisis
of 1861, Scott remained at his post and refused to join his native state
in secession. President Lincoln asked Scott to devise a comprehensive
plan to defeat the Confederacy. Scott's strategy called for the blockading
of ports to isolate the South economically, then an offensive down the
Mississippi River. In the optimistic early days of the war, this strategy
seemed hopelessly sluggish-in fact, critics dubbed it the "Anaconda
Plan" after the giant Amazonian snake that slowly strangles its
prey. Despite initial criticism, it was the basic strategy that eventually
won the war. 1864- Nevada became the 36th state. 1864-Anxious
to have support of the Republican-dominated Nevada Territory for President
Abraham Lincoln's reelection, the U.S. Congress quickly admits Nevada
as the 36th state in the Union. In 1864, Nevada had only 40,000 inhabitants,
considerably short of the 60,000 normally required for statehood. But
the 1859 discovery of the incredibly large and rich silver deposits
at Virginia City had rapidly made the region one of the most important
and wealthy in the West. The inexpert miners who initially developed
the placer gold deposits at Virginia City had complained for some time
about the blue-gray gunk that kept clogging up their gold sluices. Eventually
several of the more experienced miners realized that the gunk the gold
miners had been tossing aside was actually rich silver ore, and soon
after, they discovered the massive underground silver deposit called
the Comstock Lode. The decisive factor in easing the path to Nevada's
statehood was President Lincoln's proposed 13th Amendment banning slavery.
Throughout his administration Lincoln had appointed territorial officials
in Nevada who were strong Republicans, and he knew he could count on
the congressmen and citizens of a new state of Nevada to support him
in the coming presidential election and to vote for his proposed amendment.
Since time was so short, the Nevada constitutional delegation sent the
longest telegram on record up to that time to Washington, D.C., containing
the entire text of the proposed state constitution and costing the then
astronomical sum of $3,416.77.Their speedy actions paid off with quick
congressional approval of statehood and the new state of Nevada did
indeed provide strong support for Lincoln. On January 31, 1865, Congress
approved the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning slavery.
1893-African-American football player William Henry Lewis named
All-American. Harvard's football team featured the first black All-American
in the form of William Henry Lewis, who had been an undergraduate at
Amherst College. Lewis had initially attended Virginia Normal (now Virginia
State), but moved north in 1889. He was voted as Amherst's captain in
1890. Lewis went on to Harvard Law School and continued his football
career. He played in the Crimson's 6-0 loss to Yale in 1892, but so
impressed Walter Camp that he was named to Camp's All-America squad.
The Crimson center rusher was a repeat All-America honoree in 1893.
Lewis became assistant district attorney in Boston following graduation. 1896- Birthday of Ethel Waters. Married when she was 13, Ethel
Waters began her singing career at the urging of friends. At age 17
she was singing at Baltimore’s Lincoln Center, billing herself as Sweet
Mama Stringbean. Her career took her to New York, where she divided
her work between the stage, nightclubs and films. She made her Broadway
debut in 1927 in the revue Africana, and her other stage credits included
Blackbirds, Rhapsody in Black, Thousands Cheer and Mamba’s Daughters.
Her memorable stage roles in Cabin in the Sky and A Member of the Wedding
(for which she won the Drama Critics’ Award) were recreated for film.
1912 - Dale Evans (Frances Butts) (singer, songwriter: Happy
Trails to You; actress: The Roy Rogers Show, Roy Rogers movies; wife
of ‘King of the Cowboys’ Roy Rogers; died Feb 7, 2001) 1915 – Birthday of piano player Meade Lux Lewis, Binghampton,
NY. Died June 7, 1964. http://home.swipnet.se/bigtony/blues/Artist/Lewis_MeadeLux.htm http://us.imdb.com/Name?Lewis,+Meade+'Lux' http://sunsite.kth.se/feastlib/mrf/yinyue/pw/LEWMEA.HTM 1922 –Great tenor saxophone player Illinois Jacquet Birthday http://www.yalloppinhounds.com/jacquet.html http://www.africanpubs.com/Apps/bios/0661JacquetIllinois.asp http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/default.asp?oid=7428 1922-Birthday of saxophonist Ted Nash, Sommerville,MA http://www.jazzradio.org/tednash.htm
http://shopping.yahoo.com/shop?d=product&id=1927006142&clink=dmmu.artist&a=b 1926 – Because this is Halloween, we record this event: Harry
Houdini died on this day of peritonitis. Days earlier, between performances
at the Princess Theater in Montreal, Canada, as he relaxed in his dressing
room, he was visited by a student athlete from Montreal’s McGill University.
The young man asked Houdini if it was true that he could actually withstand
punches to the stomach. Houdini replied in the affirmative, but before
he could prepare himself for the stunt by tightening his stomach muscles,
the student punched the magician several times in his mid-section. Houdini
performed that night and several more, then headed for Detroit where
he did one show, then collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. At the
time, it was assumed that his appendix had been ruptured by the blows
from the student. Current medical knowledge leads experts to believe
that Houdini already had appendicitis and only thought that the blows
to his stomach were the cause of his pain. Magicians and mediums throughout
the world still gather on this night, Halloween, to honor the Great
Houdini. 1930 - In a rare recording, William ‘Count’ Basie sang with
Bennie Moten’s orchestra, "Somebody Stole My Gal", on 1927- Hoagy Carmichal records a song he just wrong called “Stardust
(Gennett 6331) 1930-Birthday of tenor sax player Ervin Booker, Denison, TX, Died
August 31, 1970. http://www.channel1.com/users/obscure/bervin.html http://freett.com/basiemusic/booker-ervin.html http://www.cduniverse.com/sresult.asp?style=music&HT_ 1937 -- Tom Paxton born Chicago, Illinois. Folk singer/songwriter.
His songs have been recorded by hundreds of artists as diverse as Pete
Seeger, Willie Nelson and Placido Domingo. Ramblin' Boy, The Last Thing
On My Mind, Bottle of Wine, Goin' to the Zoo & The Marvelous Toy
are just a few of his songs. “Oh lay me down in
Forest Lawn in a silver casket http://www.wfma.net/paxton.htm 1939-Birthday of drummer John Guerin, Hawaii http://www.united-mutations.com/g/john_guerin_random_notes.htm
1941- Although not complete, the Federal Government declared the
work over at Mount Rushmore
National Memorial, after 14 years of work. First suggested by Jonah
Robinson of the South Dakota State Historical Society, the memorial
was dedicated in 1925, and work began in 1927. The memorial contains
sculptures of the heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. The 60-foot-tall sculptures
represent, respectively, the nation’s founding, political philosophy,
preservation, expansion and conservation. Actually, the money ran out.
Work on the monument had begun August 10, 1927. It was dedicated March
3, 1933 although work continued. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum died in 1941
and his son, Lincoln, continued the project until funds ran out on this
day. Since then, no additional carving has been done, nor is any further
work (other than maintenance) on the memorial planned. http://www.aqd.nps.gov/grd/parks/moru/index.htm 1944-Birthday of drummer Sherman Ferguson, Philadelphia,PA http://www.jazzreview.com/cdreview.cfm?ID=3294 http://www.musthear.com/gallery/gallery%20five/pages/DrumClap.htm http://shopping.yahoo.com/shop?d=product&id=1927059503 http://www.artistdirect.com/music/artist/card/0,,429902,00.html 1945-Booker T Washington, educator, inducted into the Hall of
Fame for Great Americans 1947---Top Hits 1950- Earl Lloyd became the first black to play in an NBA game
when he took the floor for the Washington Capitols in Rochester, NY.
Lloyd was actually one of three blacks to become NBA players in the
1950 season, the others being Nat (“Sweetwater”) Clifton, who was signed
by the New York Knicks, and Chuck Cooper, who was drafted by the Boston
Celtics (and debuted the night after Lloyd). 1950-Birthday of TV personality Jane Pauley, born Indianapolis,
1950. Yesterday marked the anniversary
of her first appearance as co-anchor
on the Today Show in 1976. http://www.msnbc.com/onair/bios/j_pauley.asp http://www.emanila.com/benrazon/people/pauley.htm http://talkshows.tqn.com/library/news/blnewsjanepauley.htm 1952- the first hydrogen bomb was detonated, designated as “Mike,”
part of Operation Ivy. It was a tower shot with a burst of 20 feet at
the Elugelab Atoll at the Eniwetok Proving Ground, Marshall Islands.
1955---Top Hits 1963---Top Hits 1964 - The Supremes "Baby Love" was the number one single
(for four weeks), while Barbra Streisand’s "People" was #1
on U.S. album charts (for five weeks). 1971---Top Hits 1972 - Curtis Mayfield received a gold record for "Freddie’s
Dead" from the flick, "Superfly". 1979---Top Hits 1984 - "Caribbean Queen" became a gold record for Billy
Ocean. It was Ocean’s second hit song and the only one of his 11 hits
to become a million-seller. He would have two other #1 songs and a pair
of #2 hits, but none as big as "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on
the Run)". Billy’s from Trinidad, you know. His real name: Leslie
Sebastian Charles. 1986 - For the first time, Universal Studios in Hollywood opened
at night -- to give fans a scare. Halloween Horror Night included Dracula,
the Mummy, King Kong, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Wolfman,
and Rick Dees. 1987---Top Hits 1987- Chris Antley became the first jockey to win nine races in
a single day. He won four races in six tries at Aqueduct in the afternoon
and five more in eight races at The Meadowlands at night. 1987-Running back Eric Dickerson signed a contract with the Indianapolis
Colts to complete a complex three team NFL trade. The Cots got Dickerson from the Las Angeles
Rams in exchange for one player and three draft choices. The Rams acquired
an additional three draft picks and another player from the Buffalo
Bills in exchange for the Colts’ trading the right to linebacker Cornelius
Bennett to the Bills. Thus started
the tradition of making “deals” utilizing draft picks. 1988 - Paul McCartney made musical history by becoming the first
Western recording artist to release an album exclusively in the Soviet
Union. Titled CHOBA B CCCP ("Back in the USSR"), it comprised
the best tracks from his set of live one-take recordings taped the previous
year. 1999 - EgyptAir Flight 990, en route to Cairo from New York,
crashed off the coast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. All 217 people
on board died. Some American investigators suspected a relief co-pilot
deliberately put the plane into a suicide dive, causing the crash. It is the belief today that Osma Bin Laden got the idea to use airplanes
as bombs from this event. 2001 -For the first time since Philadelphia
A's Mule Haas hit a game-tying two-run homer in Game 5 of the 1929 World
Series, a team comes from behind to tie a Fall Classic game in the ninth
and goes on to win in extra innings. Tino Martinez sends the game into
overtime with a two-out homer off Diamondbacks' closer Byung-Hyun Kim
and Derek Jeter, dubbed Mr. November, wins it after the stroke of midnight
with a full count two-out round tripper giving the Bronx Bombers a 3-2
victory and knots the series at two games apiece. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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