It’s difficult to imagine a more controversial topic right now than ‘The year ahead’ but, as publishers of the Global Leasing Report, one thing we have learned is that the leasing industry is incredibly resilient.

At White Clarke Group, we do get a strong insight into the auto and asset finance industry, partly from our annual dialogue with more than fifty countries around the world but mainly from our role as technology suppliers and business consultants to the auto finance, asset . . . read more

Stock broker, insurance broker, investment broker, mortgage broker or equipment lease broker –chances are only two out of five of those companies that existed in the early 2000s are still doing business today. This is according to a survey conducted by Access Mortgage Research and Consulting Inc. of Columbia, Maryland, which reported that the number of mortgage brokers in the United States peaked between 2002 and 2006 with over 50,000 brokers serving the mortgage sector. This number is now at . . . read more

Banks are active and significant participants in the commercial equipment financing and leasing industry. Many larger banks and a select number of smaller community banks have found that commercial equipment transactions provide strong assets for the bank, provide additional products to engage new business clients and allow the bank to increase its value proposition to all of its stakeholders. I recently completed a research study for the Equipment Finance & Leasing Foundation entitled: “Community Banks And Equipment . . . read more