October
1, 2002---Money Supply Exceeds Demand
Port Standoff
Could Lead to Crisis
30% Special Depreciation
Allowance (Lessors,too)
Fitch: Asset
Backed Securities (Leasing) Displays Resiliency
----
But Uncertainty Lingers
Business as
Usual?
Financial Federal Announces Record Net Earnings
Universal
Express (Leasing) Announces 2002 Financial Results
News
Briefs---
Is Martz
in over his head?-St.Louis Post-Dispatch
October
2, 2002---Stocks close at 19-year low in Tokyo
Parent of
Matsco, Greater Bay Bank Takes Hit
International
Decision Systems' Makes Pre-tax InfoAnalysis Software
--Free
Download--
ELA San
Francisco Conference October
3 Deadline
UAEL
Conf. Welcomes Day Passes and Walk-Ins
Leasing
News--Two Workshops at UAEL Conference
United
Capital Portfolio Info Request
West Coast
Port Lock Out-- Plain Clothes Guards with Automatic Weapons
Comdisco
Makes Initial Distribution to Stakeholders
MTI Technology
Partners with Canopy Capital
MicroBilt
/ MicroMerge, New Merged Credit Report Now Available
Leasecompare.com/Auto
Leasing Information Website
Michael
T. Masin Named Vice Chairman/COO of Citigroup
Mohammad
A. Rahim Mohammad Seeks Leasing Club
October
3, 2002---New---"Equipment Leasing Association
Serving Women."
Guardian Financial
President Wants His Pardon Back
The Funding Tree
Now Located in Nevada
Port Lockout
Takes Toll on Truckers
Industry Asks
Bush to End Port Shutdown; Talks Resuming
Hurricane Lilli
a "5"?--Navy Takes to Sea
3 Fed
Officials Say Rates Are Low Enough
Econocom
Group Acquires Existing Shares of Comdisco France
Auto Leasing Volume
Drops 40%(Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors)
Ingram Micro
selects Alliance Financing for Canada Development
Kentucky wineries
given formula for winning customers
Back on Line
(except to those using PacBell and a few others)
October
4, 2002---Picture from the Past—Jim Swander,
CLP
Classified Ads—Help Wanted
Microsoft Enters
Leasing Fray by Christopher
Menkin
Kuwait Leasing Club NOT a joke
Mortgage Rates edge higher this week
Sorry Virginia! Santa Claus got held up by the West Coast ports
History of West Coast Port Strikes---from Seattle History Link
Former millionaire (leasing executive) could be deported over
tax conviction
Equipment Leasing Association Newsletter Highlights
Conseco's Troubles Outlast Reign of a Would-Be Savior
Majority of PayPal shareholders approve eBay merger
Latest Economic Wrap-Up
Fans should give credit to Mariucci?
October
7, 2002---Picture from the Past—Kit Menkin/Jim
Kalinski
Classified Ads—Jobs Wanted
The
Week's Economic Events
Microsoft Capital Up-date
UAEL Elects First
Female President
Commercial Money
Center Last Day for Credit Filing
Growing losses cause
anxiety for truckers idling at ports
Port dispute turns
on technology--S.F.Chronicle
ELA Conference
Starts This Sunday-Over 1,000 registered
Key Equipment
Finance Lease Advisory Services
Monday--Odds
and Ends
Universal
Express -USXP- To Acquire ATM Paycard LLC
**Lipton's
Ten Questions
October
8, 2002---Picture from the Past—Victor Harris,
Esq.
Classified Ads—Jobs Wanted
CORRECTION: Commercial
Money Center Deadline
"Boom Boom" Umbrage
Leasing Industry Application Approval Rate Increases
Semiconductor Industry Leasing Trends--ELFF Study
Late Registration Procedure ELA S.F. Conference
White House moves toward intervention in port dispute
"Mood is Determination" Bustin Economic Report
BiT Web Group
Joins ELA
UAEL San Diego Conference--additional reports
American Bank Announces the Opening of a Leasing
Division
Technology Stocks in Silicon Valley-Ron Bannerman
Symbol Tech Chooses Key Equipment Finance
Special: Streamline Sales Tax Conference
by Dennis Brown, Equipment Leasing Association
October
9, 2002---Picture from the Past—Mary Jane Lindholm
Survey Finds
Loan Losses Rose Sharply
Growth in
Borrowing Slowed in August
OneWorld Leasing Co-Op 100 Days of Progress
Johnnie
Johnson, CLP, from Kuwait
Congratulations
to Bette Kerhoulas
Windows/NET
Magazine Results Industry Trends Leasing/Purchasing
Microsoft
unveiling new business software to manage array of data
October
11, 2002---Picture from the Past—Lenna Currie
GSC Capital, LLC, Santa
Ana, California Closed
CapitalStream/WiredCapital
Cuts 23 Employees
eMarket Capital
Becomes Captive Capital Corp.
The MMIC Group Expands Leasing Services To Physicians and Hospitals
Orix Don Cox Gone
CIT Group---Long
Term Investors Like This Company
Is Fleet Beat?----U.S.
Banker
Small Business
Banking Goes Global--Fin.Inst.Consultants
ELA Columbus
Day San Francisco Conference
Business
Leasing News Latest Edition
Shoppers
Take Holiday--NY Times
October
14, 2002---Pictures from the Past1986Order
of the WAEL
CapitalStream-WiredCapital
Correction
This Week's Economic
Developments
Leasecomm
Goes Down---CEO Sells $500,000 Stock Before the News
----Brokers, Vendors,
Lessees Left Holding the Bag---Again!!!
Ex-GSC Capital Officers form Golden State
Capital
Captive Capital
Names Copelco Founder Berg to its Board
McCue Systems
announces Oracle support for LeasePak
Despite
fall, Comerica unlikely takeover target
GE Commercial
Finance assets grew 34% from the prior-year
October
15, 2002--- Pictures
from the Past---Ron Wagner, 1986
ELA Conference
Report--Jeff Taylor, correspondent
Fitch Still
Negative on Commercial Finance and Leasing
"Not us,"
says GSC Capital/Vanguard Capital Partners
Venture capital
losses are worsening
Fisher says
"Boom Boom" was a "Compliment"
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International
Decision Systems New Speed
ePlus Named
One of Virginia's Fastest Growing Technology
First American
Finance Makes Inc. 500 List Second Time
AOL Version
8.0---Crashes
Opera Software
announces full-screen browser for mobile phones
Machine Tool
Demand Down 24.7 Percent
News
Briefs----
From near and
far, Cardinals fans turned out to give support
October
16, 2002---Pictures from the Past---Jon Baby face Haas,
CLP
Alert--- OFC Capital,
Roswell, Georgia
ELA S.F. Conference
report--Jeffrey Taylor
Taycor Financial One of Top Five in State
California
has 58 of nation's fastest-growing companies
Consumer Spending
Boosts Profits at Major Banks
Rates rise
in Treasury bill auction
Truckers,
others ensnarled in port mess
AmSouth Reports
Third Quarter Earnings Per Share Up 16.2 Percent
NetSol Technologies,
Inc. Reports Fiscal Year 2002 Results
Wells Fargo
Reports Record Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $.84
Brown Raysman
Millstein Felder & Steiner Licenses RainMaker's Business Intelligence
Suite
October
17, 2002---Pictures from the Past--Ted Pritchard, CLP
Sunrise Int.
Strong 3/4 Results
MAEL Conference----November 7th
NAELB Conference--November
9-10th
AGL&F Conference-November 20-22
Amtrak Proposed
Trust Fund for Survival
Be Careful Out There—Mortgage Rates Declines
Transition
of Colonial Pacific Leasing Accounts Adm.to Cedar Rapids, IA
New layoffs loom; eyes on Sun, AMD
Judge extends
cooling-off period; shipping lines seek relief
Cat Financial Reports QIII Results Down $9M
October
18, 2002---Pictures from the Past--Jim Merrilees, 1993
Jobless
Claims Rise in Latest Week
Textron plans to cut 2,000 more jobs
CIT
Refinances $3.7 Billion Bank Facility
Fleet profit off 24% in quarter
Bank
of West in Talks to Purchase Trinity Capital?
Housing
Starts Up to 16-Year High in September
Impact of fading tourism on 10 major metro
areas
Dell
regains lead in global computer sales from HP
Microsoft Reaps Licensing Policy Bounty
80
days for ports to cool off
Friday---Odds and Ends
Special---- Global DBM Study
Finds Financial Sector Job Seekers' Skills and Success Highly
Transferable
### Denotes Press Release
October
21, 2002 --- Pictures from the Past--WAEL 1993 Golf Champs
Correction: LeaseNow not NowLease
Alert--- Total Control Trucking,Tucker,GA
and Cahaba Business Systems,Atlanta,GA
This Weeks Economic Events
Microfinancial ( Leasecomm) Goes Around
Trinity Capital sold to Bank of the West
Phoenix, Arizona Internet
Marketing for the Leasing Pro
HPSC Expands MBIA Facility by $65 Million
Silicon Valley-watchers see rebound late in decade
###
Denotes Press Release
October
22, 2002 --- Pictures from the Past--Jim Lahti,CLP,1994
T-Bill Rates rise in latest auction
Jerry Newell: Trinity Capital $180M R+
$900M Management
Caterpillar 3rd Quarter 2002
Earnings
Tuesday---Odds
and Ends
AGL&F
Annual Conference---November 20-22
CBIZ
Property Tax Solutions and Tax Partners Form Marketing Alliance
Employees
to get 30-day notice of 401(k) lockout periods
Father of 401(k)
takes pride despite account's flaws
Phone bills going up----Long-distance
firms try to recoup losses
Staying on Top of Rate Change
World Series TV Ratings Down
News Briefs--- -
Despite loss, New England Revolution won hearts
### Denotes Press Release
October
23, 2002 --- Pictures From the Past---Jim Lahti becomes a
CLP
Peachtree City Construction, Inc---Alert Reaction
It's Official!!!---Mogilski, Sillas, Taylor-New
CLP's
Former GE Capital Vice President
Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading
Attack On Internet
Called Largest Ever
Leading
economic index off in September
Irwin
Financial Announces Third Quarter Decline in Earnings
A
Business Out of Discounts-Co-Ops--Leasing, too
New
President at CapitalStream as Leasing News Predicted
Santa
Barbara Bank and Trust Leasing Parent is "Hot!"
OneSource Financial
Announces Fiscal Year End Results
Microfinancial/Centerpoint?
Can You Tell The Difference?
Will You Be Ready When the Leasing Market
Takes Off?
Six tips given by America Online's safety ''buddy''
MB Financial, Inc. Reports 58% Increase in Third Quarter Net Income
### Denotes Press Release
October
24, 2002 --- Pictures from the Past---1994, Bill Graneri
Correction: WAELOPLY LAHTI
Fed Survey Finds Economy 'Sluggish'
NetBank Announces Results
for Third Quarter 2002
Cal First Reports
4% Increase in First Quarter EPS
"'Branding'
It Just Goes to Show You."
Association for
Government Financing & Leasing Conference
Streamline Sales Tax Meeting
---Dennis Brown, Equipment
Leasing Association
Postal Service lists recommended dates for sending
holiday mail
### Denotes Press Release
October
25, 2002 --- Pictures from the Past---Mary Jane Lindholm at
bat
Alert---Dr. Talat Khan, Mission Hills, California
IDS Group plc (the 'Company') In Trouble?
Mortgage Rates Rapid Rise
Fitch: Rise in
Commercial Back Mortgage Securities
Oh
No, Mr. Bill----2002 deficit hits $159 billion
WAELOPOLY: Ken Greene
to the Rescue
Leasing Education "Boot Camp" for
IT Professionals
"Just the Facts" Jeff Taylor's Latest Newsletter
eCredit Emphasis on Financial Services
Univeral Express-USXP- Subsidiary to Acquire $10 Million ALS Financial
Special: -Highlights---Equipment Leasing Association Newsletter
### Denotes Press Release
The List to be up-dated Next Week
October
28, 2002 --- Pictures from the Past---Four Scottsdale Golfers
Jobs Sought: Classified Ads
The Week's Economic Events
Asset-Back Securitization:
The U.S. Equipment Marketplace
Extra Day for
Registration for Leasing News Readers
VC
funding drops to four-year low
Fitch Places Sky
Financial Group on Rating Watch Neg
Blame the souring economy: Easy
credit is hard to come by
Backlog at West Coast ports has retailers fearing
the worst
U.S. Attorney Carol Lam targets terrorism, business crimes
Streamlined Sales Tax Update - Revised Interstate Agreement
Leasing News Classified Ads Change-End of this Month
Help Wanted Advertisers Notified---
two responses:
William J. Barone, Comtech Capital
Gary Saulter, Chase Industries
October
30, 2002 --- Oh-Boy! John Wold--Pictures from the Past Job
Wanted-Would Like to Buy a Christmas Tree
On No! Mr. Bill---Interest rates fall
on T-bills
Loans are strong, but market
needs discipline--ABSnet
New York add:
at 71.9 Conference Board
Consumer
Confidence at 9-Year Low, a Warning on Economy
Venture investments
fall to 4 1/2-year low
Surprise-Surprise-Surprise
---CIT Group's Earnings Fall 26%
Financial Diary and Guide--See how broke
you are
Union Blames Co.'s for Dock Trouble--The Grinch Who
Stole Xmas
Wednesday-Odds and Ends
De Lage Landen Financial Services names
Lisa Vandercook Exec.VP
Neutron Jack seeks new
lawyer in divorce action
(25
goes into 55 more times than 62 goes into 35)
Publisher's Statement
### Denotes Press Release
October
31, 2002 --- Classified Ads---Job Wanted
Pictures from the Past: 1991-The Wild Kingdom of SIGs
Correction: regarding IDS and Summit
Debra Marshall Joins IDS as
Director of Marketing
Microfinancial
3rd Quarter a net loss of $19.6 million
Mortgage
Demand Plummets
Key Equipment Finance
Names David Angel Sr. V-P
CapitalStream Corporate Take-Over
Significant Consolidation Seen in Software Sector
Swapalease.com Celebrates Two Years of Business
CIT Full Press Release on latest Quarter and Fiscal Year Results
MAEL Conference----November 7th
Fed's Largess Boosting Bank Numbers
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