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Roglieri’s Commercial Capital Training For Sale?
By Ken Greene, Chief Leasing News Legal Editor

Another player has entered the field in the ongoing efforts to liquidate the personal and business assets of the once mighty Kris Roglieri in order to pay back his aggrieved creditors.

Raharney Capital, LLC, a media company headquartered in New York, is the player. Raherney’s president is Sean Murray, well know to Leasing News and many of its readers as the President and Chief Editor of deBanked and the founder of the Broker Fair Conference.

In June of this year, Mr. Murray won an auction to acquire the trademarks of two of Mr. Roglieri’s businesses, the National Alliance of Commercial of Loan Brokers (NACLB) and Commercial Capital Training Group (CCTG), for $246,905 and $3,727, respectively. Mr. Murray paid the invoice for the CCTG trademark on the same day he won.

Then, however, a few weeks later, the Chapter 7 trustee, Marianne O’Toole, filed a motion to rescind the sale.

The auctioneer’s report of the CCTG sale says the bankruptcy estate does not own the CCTG trademark, and that it was added to the auction inadvertently.

Apparently, Ms. O’Toole is willing to sell Mr. Roglieri’s membership interest in CCTG to Raharney but is “hesitant” to allow the sale of the company’s intellectual property or other assets.

Mr. Murray has told me that he intends to file a second motion within the next week “on a related subject.” If the bankruptcy court will reopen the hearing on the CCTG sale, and the attorneys can convince Judge Patrick Radel to allow it to go through as he did the first time around, it is possible Mr. Muray will attempt to revive both businesses.

CCTG is certainly a potentially lucrative enterprise, having generated $1.5 million in profit in 2021 on almost $7 million in revenue. He also says the two sales would benefit the creditors of Mr. Roglieri’s estate, although even $250,000 would hardly make a dent in the approximately $200 million in claims being asserted by those creditors.

Ken Greene
Law Office of Kenneth Charles Greene
5743 Corsa Avenue, Suite 208
Westlake Village, California 91362
Tel: 818.575.9095
Fax: 805.435.7464
ken@kengreenelaw.com
www.kengreenelaw.com

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New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries

Alex Bryson, CLFP, was promoted to Director of Customer Care, LTI Technology, Omaha, Nebraska, where he is also located. He joined LTi June, 2017, Implementation Specialist, promoted February, 2021, Implentation Team Lead, promoted Implementation Manager, January, 2022. Previously, he was at Fiserv, starting October, 2010, Client Service Analyst, promoted July, 2013, Senior Client Service Analyst, promoted Implementation Analyst (April, 2016 - June, 2017
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-bryson-clfp-986a4970/

Ronnie DeMarco was hired as Commercial Construction and Transportation Finance Professional, Dext Capital, Lake Oswego, Oregon. He is located in Fort Myers, Florida. Previously, he was Transportation and Logistics Finance, Auxilor Capital Partners, Inc. (July, 2016 - August, 2021); Vice President of Leasing, Bank of the Ozarks (January, 2013 - July, 2016); National Accounts Manager, ACG Equipment Finance, LLC (May, 2007 - January, 2013).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronniedemarco/

Rick Nielsen was promoted to Senior Director, Business Development, GreatAmerica Financial Services, Iowa City-Cedar Rapids/ He is located in Marion, Iowa. He joined GreatAmerica January, 2008, as Director, Large Account Sales, promoted Vice President of Sales, July, 2013, prom0ted, Vice President of Sales, Major Accounts (May, 2019 - October, 2025). Previously, he was at U.S. Cellular, starting October, 2001, as Regional Sponsorship Manager, Project Manager, promoted U.S. Celluar as Area Manager (2001 - 2008).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicktnielsen

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Funders Looking for Broker Business

There is no advertising fee or charge for a listing. They are “free.” Leasing News makes no endorsement of any of the companies listed, except they have qualified to be on this specific list.

We encourage companies who are listed to contact us for any change or addition they would like to make. We encourage adding further information as an "attachment" or clarification of what they have to offer would be helpful to readers.

Please send company name, contact/email or telephone number as well as a URL to attach or description to kitmenkin@leasingnews.org

Alphabetical list - click on company name to view more details

1st Enterprise Bank Leasing
360 Equipment Finance
Balboa Capital Corp.
Bankers Capital
Baystone Government Finance/
KS StateBank
Blue Bridge Financial
Boston Financial & Equity Corp.
BSB Leasing, Inc.
Calfund, LLC
Celtic Bank

C.H. Brown Company
Clicklease
Dakota Financial
Dedicated Funding
Dext Capital
First Federal Leasing
First Midwest Equipment
Finance Co.
Financial Pacific Leasing
Forum Financial Services, Inc.
Gonor Funding
Global Financial & Leasing Services, LLC

International Financial Services
Corporation
Maxim Commercial Capital, LLC
Navitas Credit Corp.
NewLane Finance
NFS Leasing, Inc
North Mill Equipment Finance
Quality Equipment Finance
SLIM Capital, LLC
Targeted Funding Co., LLC
TEAM Funding Solutions
TimePayment

Full list: https://leasingnews.org/Funders_Only/New_Broker.htm

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The 5 Real Reasons You Didn't Get Hired
By Ken Lubin ZRG Partners, Managing Director

Here is a list of most common basic complaints I hear in the marketplace from hiring teams.

You Stink. Physically you smell - too much perfume, cologne, body odor, bad breath, smoke, and a host of other things. From a sensory point of view, smell is the number one thing people remember most.
You Talk Too Much. Many people get nervous when they interview and end up getting diarrhea of the mouth. Usually when this happens, you need to plug it up but most often they insert their foot as a stop gap - game over!! We have one mouth and two ears for a reason.
You are an A** Hole. Arrogance is a key reason why people don’t get hired. If you are condescending, sarcastic and drop F bombs you are not getting the job, period.
You are Late. If you are late for an interview without any good reason and don’t call the person you are supposed to be meeting with to let them know, it shows you don’t have any respect for people’s time and will be late for everything else.
You are Clueless. If you don’t do research, understand the product and don’t know how you can offer a solution, then why did you go on the interview anyway? Don’t waste the hiring manager’s time and more importantly, don’t waste yours.

Getting your dream job (even if it isn’t) is difficult, so why screw it up by not having common sense and courtesy. A first round interview is like a first date, treat it as such.

Ken Lubin, Managing Director
ZRG Partners, LLC
Americas I EMEA I Asia Pacific
C: 508-733-4789
https://www.linkedin.com/in/klubin/
www.Kenlubin.com

Leasing and Finance Help Wanted
Balboa Capital
We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now

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People are using ChatGPT twice as much as they were last year.
They’re still just as skeptical of AI in news.
By Felix Simon, Niemanlab.org

“For news organizations, our findings are in some ways bitter medicine.”

The generative AI wave isn’t coming — it’s already here, and it’s reshaping how the public finds information. In a new report, “Generative AI and News Report 2025: How People Think About AI’s Role in Journalism and Society,” my colleagues Richard Fletcher, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, and I surveyed audiences across six countries, including the United States.

Our results show a public increasingly fluent in AI and happy to embrace this technology but, at the same time, deeply ambivalent about its role in the news, creating a critical challenge for newsrooms navigating a rapidly changing environment.

An explosion in use, led by information-seeking

It is undeniable that AI use is growing. Across the six countries we looked at (Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States), the proportion of people who say they have ever used a generative AI tool jumped from 40% in 2024 to 61% in 2025. More significantly, weekly usage surged from 18% to 34%. In the U.S., where adoption was already higher, growth was more modest but still significant, rising to 36% from 31% weekly use. At the same time, it is worth remembering that a majority of people in all countries we looked at are not yet regular users of any AI tool or system.

While ChatGPT remains the dominant standalone product, we find that AI embedded in existing services, like Google’s Gemini or Microsoft’s Copilot, is driving broader exposure and use. Meanwhile, AI systems beloved by some professionals, like Claude and Perplexity, barely seem to cut through with the general population.

Full Report:
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/people-are-using-chatgpt-twice-as-much-as-they-were-last-year-theyre-still-just-as-skeptical-of-ai-in-news

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Northteq Launches Aurora IDP

Intelligent Document Processing that Increases Application Speed by 75% AI-powered solution turns hours of manual document work into minutes with automated verification

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –– Northteq announces the launch of Aurora IDP (Intelligent Document Processing), an AI-powered solution that transforms how equipment finance lenders handle one of their most time-consuming challenges - extracting and verifying data from invoices, credit applications, and supporting documents.

For most equipment finance lenders, document processing has remained stubbornly manual. Credit analysts spend hours each day transcribing information from PDFs and photos, comparing handwritten applications against digital records, and chasing down dealers to resubmit unclear documents. It's tedious work that pulls skilled analysts away from what they do best.

David Trost, Director of Product at Northteq, said, "We built Aurora IDP because we kept hearing the same frustration from lenders.

"They'd invested in digital credit applications and portals, but the moment a dealer emails an invoice or a credit app, everything grinds to a halt while someone manually enters that data. We're talking about 3-5 minutes per document, multiplied by dozens or hundreds of documents every day."

Aurora IDP delivers intelligent automation through:

• Automatic data extraction from equipment invoices, credit applications, and identification documents - regardless of format or submission channel
• Instant verification that compares extracted data against existing application information, highlighting discrepancies that could indicate errors or potential fraud
• Multi-channel document intake through email, API integration, portal, and more
• Intelligent matching that automatically associates documents with the correct applications
• Side-by-side comparison views that allow credit analysts to quickly verify accuracy or investigate inconsistencies

Kristian Dolan, CEO at Northteq, explained, “Aurora IDP fundamentally changes the growth equation for equipment finance lenders. Now, lenders can handle 4-5x more applications with their existing team, which means sales teams can pursue aggressive growth strategies without operational constraints. We're enabling lenders to do higher volumes without sacrificing quality or speed."

The launch of Aurora IDP reflects Northteq's continued focus on solving the practical, day-to-day challenges that slow down equipment finance operations. By automating document processing while maintaining human oversight of critical decisions, Aurora IDP enables lenders to handle higher volumes without sacrificing accuracy or compliance.

Aurora IDP is available now for Aurora LOS customers and can be integrated with existing workflows. The solution includes comprehensive audit trails for compliance purposes and organized document storage that simplifies regulatory reviews.

For more information about Aurora IDP, visit http://northteq.com/AuroraIDP.

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