KeyCorp Reports First Quarter 2018 Net Income Of $402 Million, Or $.38 Per Common Share - First quarter results reflect solid underlying trends in core businesses and ongoing benefits from recent investments

GE Finally Got Some Good News - General Electric maintained its 2018 profit forecast, defying Wall Street expectations of a cut, sending shares higher.

Greenbrier Announces Executive Promotions - Greenbrier­­, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading international supplier of equipment and services to global freight transportation markets

Travis Teal Joins Madison Capital - Teal plans to get involved in the equipment leasing and finance industry in programs...

Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Eases in April - The overall MCI-EFI is 68.3 in April, a decrease from 72.2 in March.

Delinquencies Up, But Canadian Firms Prove Resilient Through Market Turmoil - The conclusion offered by PayNet president Bill Phelan is that small businesses are facing heightened financial pressure...

Element Fleet Issues US$1 billion of ABS Term Notes through Chesapeake II - Element Fleet Management (TSX:EFN) is a leading global fleet management company, providing world-class management services and financing for commercial vehicle and equipment fleets.

LEAF Promotes Michelle Speranza to Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer - Speranza will be responsible for strategic marketing and branding, as well as for ensuring close alignment between marketing and sales functions.

New Foundation Report Explores Future Impact of Gen Z on the Equipment Finance Industry - The IFC report examines the impact of the next generation maturing into adulthood—Generation Z—from both an employee and customer perspective.

Chinese companies flocking to leading world center for aircraft leasing - Aircraft leasing is worth more than 500 million euros ($615 million) to Ireland's economy and supports almost 5,000 jobs, according to the Taking Flight-2018 report by PwC.

CAN Capital Hires Tom Davidson as Chief Financial Officer - Davidson Will Leverage Capital Markets and Executive Leadership Experience to Drive Growth

Recent SEC disclosures stress balance sheet impact of new lease accounting standards - Preliminary SAB 74 disclosures reveal materiality of ASC 842 changes

Signature Bank Appoints Veteran Bankers to Head West Coast Operations; Flagship Office to Open in San Francisco - Further Expands California Presence with Addition of New Leadership and Veteran Banking Talent

First National Capital Announces Their Top Ten Ranking Among Independent Commercial Equipment Finance Companies - FNCC has deployed more than $2.2B in capital to companies throughout the U.S. and Canada for equipment, project and aviation financing.

Vedder Price Names Five New Shareholders - The firm offers a unique mix of finance, corporate, labor and employment, and litigation skills...

CIT Declares Dividends - CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share on its outstanding common stock.

BofA's profit rises on higher interest rates, loan growth - The second-largest U.S. bank by assets said net income attributable to shareholders rose to a record $6.49 billion in the three months ended March 31 from $4.84 billion a year earlier.

Beacon Funding Named a 2018 Best Place to Work in Chicago - Since 1990, Beacon Funding Corporation has been providing equipment financing solutions to all types of organizations and businesses throughout a variety of industries in the United States.

AviaAM Financial Leasing China delivers 12th aircraft to Aeroflot – Russian Airlines - Under the operating lease agreement, Aeroflot will operate 150 economy and 8 business class seats configured aircraft with 2*CFM56-5B4/P engines for the next 12 years.

PNC Reports First Quarter 2018 Net Income Of $1.2 Billion, $2.43 Diluted EPS - Average commercial lending balances decreased $.3 billion as growth in PNC's corporate banking, equipment finance and business credit businesses was more than offset by a decline in multifamily agency warehouse lending within the real estate business.

First Republic Reports Strong First Quarter 2018 Results - “Revenue grew 20% and net interest income grew 18% compared to a year ago, while tangible book value was up 12%,” said Mike Roffler, Chief Financial Officer.

Wally Keane Named Business Development Manager at American Lease Insurance - Responsible for developing and nurturing new business relationships, Keane is returning to a role he occupied last in 2009.

United Capital Partners Places a $1MM Lease Line of Credit for Digital Publisher Customer - United was able to place and close the $1MM equipment lease line with a strategic equipment lease finance investor.

GECAS Leases Twelve 737 MAX8s to Jet Airways - GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) is a world leader in aviation leasing and financing.

AviaAM Leasing leases Airbus A321 aircraft to Air Transat - Air Transat is the first client of AviaAM Leasing in North America region.

Organizations Have Less than 200 Workdays to Adopt the New Lease Accounting Standards (ASC 842/IFRS 16) - To prepare, organizations are turning to PowerPlan’s Readiness Checklist for the Lease Accounting Changes

LeaseQuery Names PWC Alum Andrea Holmes Newest Lease Accounting Manager - LeaseQuery is the first purpose-built lease accounting software built by Accountants for Accountants.

LeaseAccelerator chosen by ten new Oracle-centric companies for ASC 842 compliance - Fortune 500 organizations select LeaseAccelerator to support new lease accounting standards

White Oak Partners with C2FO on New Venture - White Oak and its affiliates provide small- and medium-size enterprises with term loans, asset-based lending, invoice factoring, trade finance, equipment financing and treasury management.

StarWind Partners with Marlin Equipment Finance in the USA-wide Equipment Financing Agreement - Now, customers on the territory of United States can start using StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) from the day one with a zero-down payment plan.

NETSOL Signs Multi-Million Dollar Contract with Top Tier Multi-Finance Company in Indonesia to Implement Ascent’s Suite of Digital Apps - The new contract includes a product license, five-year maintenance agreement, and agreed upon rates for any additional customization of the application.

Visual Lease, the Leading Lease Accounting and Administration SaaS Platform, Announces Growth Equity Investment from Growth Street Partners - Visual Lease's integrated web platform combines GAAP & IFRS-compliant lease accounting controls with sophisticated and flexible lease portfolio administration.

Ascentium Capital Surpasses $4.0 Billion in Origination Volume - The Company has provided financing to over 60,000 businesses since its inception.

Fed Leans Toward Faster Rate Hikes as Trade War Poses Risks - Federal Reserve officials leaned toward a slightly faster pace of policy tightening at their March meeting...

ECN Capital Announces Preliminary Results of Substantial Issuer Bid - This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell Shares.

Bank of Southern California Expands Commercial Banking Team to Serve Orange County and Los Angeles Region - Bank of Southern California is locally owned and managed, and offers a range of financial products to individuals, professionals, and small-to-medium sized businesses.