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July 6, 2021
Very Proud of My Grandson Jedrek Wilcox, age 22
Promoted to Sergeant in U.S. Marines
Bulletin Board Complaint
To Be Referred to AACFB Fraud Bulletin Board
License and Registration United States
By Kenneth C. Greene, Attorney
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida and Georgia
Segment 2
Leasing Industry Ads
Growing Companies Looking for Top Sales
Leasing is Like Riding a Bicycle
Placard
Top Ten Leasing News
June 28 to June 30
CLFP Foundation Second Quarter Circular
New CLFPs and Associates with Photos
The World's Population by Age Group - Chart
Share below 20 years old: 1950: 44% 2020: 33%
Registration Now Open
for 60th ELFA Annual Convention
Labrador Retriever
Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California
Women in Finance Luncheon September 8
AACFB Annual Conference, Nashville, TN
News Briefs---
Manufacturing Added 365,000 Jobs in June,
Department of Labor Report
Hackers demand $70 million to end
biggest ransomware attack on record
GM shakes up lithium industry
with California geothermal project
NYC Hotel Industry in a 'Depression',
Room Revenue Down 60%, Report Says
Northrop Grumman to build more combat-proven
infrared countermeasure systems
You May have Missed---
New COVID cases surge where vaccinations are lowest
new cases jumped from than 25% in a week
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 8, 2021
Big Gains Following Recessions
Chart
Fifth Notice of Modifications to Proposed Regulations:
California Financing Law (PRO 02/17)
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads
Top Sales Position Open
Leads vs. Prospects
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
US House Price Growth is at its
Highest Level in Over 30 Years – Chart
North Mill Announces Record Quarterly Originations
Exceeding $120 Million
Brean Capital, LLC, Closes $50 Million
Corporate Note Financing for Balboa Capital
ELFA Announces Agenda: Emergence2021 LIVE! July 14
Recognizes Members of 2021 Emerging Talent Advisory Council
42nd Street/Top Hat/The Band Wagon
Singin' in the Rain/The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Celebrating Dancing Films by Fernando Croce
Labrador Retriever/Australian Shepherd Mix
Simi Valley, California Adopt a Dog
AACFB Super Saver Extended to Monday, July 12th
Conference Nashville, Tennessee Sept. 8 - 10th, 2021
News Briefs---
DataMerch Grows Past 50,000 Unique Records
Entered by Funder-members
Sacramento Train Builders to Overhaul Amtrak’s Fleet
with Siemens’ Record $3.4 Billion Deal
Top 50 food and grocery retailers by sales
Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Costco
Ford Mustang Mach-E wins Car and Driver
EV of the Year award
You May have Missed---
Licensing in CO, CT, DE, FL,GA
Segment2 by Kenneth C. Greene in debanked
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 12, 2021
Top Ten Leasing News
July 6 to July 8
License and Registration United States
By Kenneth C. Greene, Attorney
Segment 3
(Some surprises here (ed.): Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa)
Classified Sales Ads
Your Income Should Stand Out/Growing Senior Sales Team
No Longer taking Broker/Discounting Business
plus Leasing Companies Out of Business
Don’t Be Afraid to Look into the Mirror
By Ralph Mango, Associate Editor
Email Phishing the Most Common Cause of Ransom Attacks
Chart--Causes of Ransomware Attacks
CLFP Foundation Partners with TomorrowZone®
to Shape the Future CLFP Candidate Experience
Boxer/Mix
Costa Mesa, California Adopt-a-Dog
Ken Lubin - Scott McFetters
Founder CoreTech Leasing
News Briefs---
Rent Prices Are Soaring as Americans Flock Back to Cities
33 percent rent increases and bidding wars on rentals
G-20 finance ministers back plan
to stop use of tax havens
Chain Sandwich Shops
Ranked From Worst to Best
You May have Missed---
Spelling Bee Camp Zaila Avant-garde Was Inspired
By a Black Girl Named MacNolia Cox. This is Why
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 14, 2021
Snider Leasing, Sacramento, Sold to
Financial Pacific Leasing
Funders Looking for Broker Business
Updated
Leasing Industry Ads
Top Sales Positions Open
Equipment Finance Keep Summer Push
By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Equipment Finance Keeps Pace
With Logistics' Drive Toward Flexibility
Top 15 Companies in the US, Ranked by
Retail Ecommerce Sales Growth, 2021
PureCars Reinforces Fleet and Dealer Marketing Suite
by Acquiring truPayments
By Auto Finance Journal Staff
Labrador Retriever
Atlanta, Georgia Adopt-a-Dog
SFNet's 77th Annual Convention --Live and Online
November 3-5, 2021 - Phoenix, Arizona
News Briefs---
US consumer prices jumped 5.4%
in past 12 months, most since 2008
Why the grid is ready for fleets of electric trucks
“Short Trips, Yes. Long Trips, Not Yet”
Remote work is now the hottest ‘city’
for high-paying jobs
United Airlines plans to buy 100 small electric planes
for regional flights
Harley-Davidson unveils new Sportster S model
$14,999 price tag
You May have Missed---
New Subway sandwich menu items taste
just as vile as the old ones
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 16, 2021
Dext Capital Continues its Growth
Interview with Kyin Lok, President and CEO
The Growth, Plans, and Direction for More Success
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads
Opportunity to join a Growing Company
Federal Reserve Beige Book Report July 14, 2021
Moderate to Robust Growth
Fundworks Completes a Refinancing
of its Capital Structure of up to $70 Million
The First Half of 2021 is on Pace
to be SLIM Capital’s Strongest Year Yet
Ned Beatty (1937- 2021) Best: Deliverance
Nashville, Network, Superman
Hear My Song -Chosen by Fernando Croce
Shepherd Mix
Lake Oswego, Oregon Adopt-a-Dog
Lend360 Learn October 4-6 Annual Summit
The Sheraton Dallas Hotel
News Briefs---
U.S. Bancorp's Q2 earnings buoyed
by improving economy, payments volume
National Funding on Growing Its Team
To Prepare for the Bull Run of 2022
U.S. unemployment claims drop to pandemic low of 360,000,
but businesses still struggle to find workers
3.2M workers remain on jobless benefits
despite drop in weekly claims
Historic drought in U.S. West will persist
through October
Share of Homes Bought With All Cash
Hits 30% for First Time Since 2014
Report shows San Franciscans on minimum wage
need to work 4.9 jobs to make rent; other city comparisons
You May have Missed---
Los Angeles County will require masks indoors
amid alarming rise in coronavirus cases
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 19
Nine Classes that Should be
Mandatory in High School
Poster
The US Ecommerce Forecast 2021
Retail ECommerce Sales in the US, 2019 -2025
Funders Taking "New" Broker Business List
Four Do Not Require that Brokers Be Licensed
License and Registration United States
By Kenneth C. Greene, Attorney
Segment 4
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine and Maryland
Leasing Industry Ads
Top Sales Positions Available
Top Selling Cars in the United States
Since 1978
Global Chip Shortage Impact Today
on American Automakers
Solar Financing Firms
Working with Third Party Originators
Top Ten Leasing News
July 12 to July 18
Mortgage Rates Continue to Slide
for the Third Consecutive Week
Mixed Breed
Arlington, Virginia Adopt-a-Dog
Legal Issues Conference
July 21-22, 2021
News Briefs---
OPEC Plus Agrees on Oil Production Increase,
Ending Dispute with U.A.E
Fauci says polio would probably still exist in the US if
the 'false information' currently being spread existed decades ago
‘6 p.m. is the new 8 p.m.’:
Why early-bird dining is here to stay
Collapse Raises New Fears About Florida’s
Shaky Insurance Market
You May have Missed---
US banks ramp up spending on pay and technology,
Costs at largest US lenders jumped 10% in most recent
quarter as industry fends off competition
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 21
Leasing 102 by Mr. Terry Winders, CLP, Remembered
By Kit Menkin
Leasing Industry Ads
Growing Companies Seek Top Sales Professionals
Pick Up the Phone
Sales Make it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Used car sales climb 32%
for AutoNation in first half
The List - June 2021
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Academy for Certified Lease & Finance Professionals
August Sold Out/One in September/One in November
Labrador Retriever
Chicago, Illinois Adopt-a-Dog
2021 ELFA Software Guide
Available for Non-Members
News Briefs---
Apple delays office return by at least a month
as Covid spikes
Signature Bank Reports 2021 Second Quarter Results
"continues to fire on all cylinders, we stay true to our core principles"
ELFA 2021 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity
Reveals New Business Volume Declined 7% in 2020
China Says Washington Hack Claims 'Fabricated'
Condemns US Allies
Delta Variant Now Accounts for 83% of all Sequenced
Covid Cases in the U.S., CDC Director Walensky says
You May have Missed---
Posts Mislead on Protection Provided
By Covid-19 Vaccines
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 23
Breaking News: All California Licensing Law Licenses
Must Transition to NMLS by December 31, 2021
By Kenneth C. Greene, Attorney
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads
Still Time for Experience Sales Professionals to Apply
Sales Make it Happen --- Linda P. Kester
The Evolving Internet
ELFF Monthly Confidence Chart Creeps Up
for the Month of July to 72.9 from 71.3
Maxim Commercial Capital Reports
Strong Results for 2Q 2021
Streaming Films: The Amusement Park (Amazon Prime)
Summer of ’85 (iTunes) Summer of Soul (Hulu)
Those Who Wish Me Dead (iTunes) No Sudden Move (HBO Max)
Hound Mix
Charlotte, North Carolina Adopt-a-Dog
2021 NEFA Funding Symposium Registration Open
October 13-15, 2021 | The Westin, Charlotte NC
News Briefs---
Tokyo Olympics: 5 new sports will debut
at the 2021 Games
San Francisco Bay Area counties urge employers
to require universal COVID-19 vaccination policies
Mercedes-Benz will go all-electric by 2025,
and has big plans for electric vehicles
Tesla’s Factory in Berlin Runs Into Activists,
Red Tape and Lizards
Florida, Missouri and Texas now account for 40%
of new coronavirus cases in U.S.
Nation’s largest hospital group supports mandatory
coronavirus vaccines for health workers
For Airlines, It’s Looking More Like 2019 Again
domestic air travel has exceeded forecasts
State Attorneys General Reach A $26 Billion
National Opioid Settlement
You May have Missed---
Tokyo Games boasts highest percentage of
women participants in Olympic history
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 26
Marlin Business Service Served with Lawsuit
Affecting Pending Sale and Merger
Company Celebrates Being Back in the Office
from Alina Gilmore, VP, Can Capital
License and Registration United States
By Kenneth C. Greene, Attorney
Segment 5
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Missouri
Leasing Funding Industry Ads
Growing Companies for Top Sales Professionals
Top Ten Leasing News
July 19 to July 23
Myth of Being #1 on the Google Search Page
FinTech #102 by Brittney Holcomb
Mortgage Rates Continue a Downward Spiral
from themreport.com
The Massive Costs behind the Olympic Games
Since 1992
Mixed Breed
ASPCA Shelter, New York City Adopt-a-Dog
National Alliance of Commercial Loan Brokers Conference
October 26th - 28th, 2021, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
News Briefs---
Rivian Raises $2.5 Billion as it Readies
Rollout of Electric Pickup, SUV
City Pound ‘Close’ to Capacity,
as New Yorkers Return Pandemic Pets
How one S.F. tech company is reopening its office
with a workforce that is still mostly remote
Tokyo Olympics opening drew 16.7 million TV viewers
in the United States, a 33-year low
You May have Missed---
Americans Spend Again
and American Express Profit Surges
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 28
Ascentium Capital LLC Reports 41%
Second Quarter Growth Over Prior Year
TopMark Funding Produces Record-Breaking Quarter
as Industry Returns to the Road
ELFA Monthly Business Report Breaks Record
June Month-to-Month Business was up 28% from May
Leasing Industry Ads
You Stand Out. Your Income Should, Too
Positive Attitude
Sales Make it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Yelp Reports Over 65% of U.S. States Had an Increased
Volume of Business Openings Compared to Pre-COVID 19
U.S. Airports Make Thousands of Dollars
from Lost Change
Disclosure Laws Update
By Kenneth C. Greene, Attorney
Labrador Retriever
Rochester, New York Adopt-a-Dog
Fleet Forward Conference Nov 10 -12, 2021
Hayes Mansion, San Jose, California
News Briefs---
CIT Group Reported Net Income of $226.9 Million
Compared to Reporting a Los in the Same Year
Element Reports Solid Second Quarter and First Half Results
Reflecting Focus on Growth Priorities
Electrified Vehicles Now Fastest Growing
Auto Segment in U.S.
Tesla reaches milestone with first $1 billion
quarterly profit
Medical groups call for mandatory vaccination
of U.S. health care workers
U.S. won't lift travel restrictions,
citing spike in COVID delta variant cases
CDC will recommend everyone in K-12 schools wear a mask
-- regardless of vaccination status -- in new guidance
At the F.D.A.’s urging, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna
are expanding their studies of children 5 to 11
You May have Missed---
Understanding Specialty Finance Lending
Key Equipment Finance
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
July 30
Balboa Capital Reports 93% Year-Over-Year Increase
in Q2 Originations, Hires 25 New Employees
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads
These Companies had Excellent Second Quarter, 2021
Six-Month Leasing/Finance Associations'
Membership Count and by Category
LinkedIn posts first $10 billion Year, 5 Years
After Microsoft Deal, But Profits Remain a Mystery
By Tod Fisher, Geekwire
Pfizer Gets a Booster Shot from its COVID-19 Vaccine
Pizer's Annual Revenue since 2016
DLL Closes Eighth U.S. Securitization Transaction
at $1 Billion
Kwipped Data Confirms Post-Pandemic Recovery Trend
for Restaurant/Food Services Industry
Bringing Up Baby/Deep Cover/Mirror
Nightmare Alley/Pickup on South Street
Restored Classics Chosen by Fernando Croce
Alaskan Malamut
Roseville, California Adopt-a-Dog
Shifting and Transitioning into a Post Pandemic World
ELFA Innovation Roundtable August 26, 2021
News Briefs---
Marlin Business Services Report $10.3M 2nd Quarter
Compared to Net Loss of $5.9 million Previous Q Last Year
Google and Facebook Mandate Vaccines
For Employees at U.S. Offices
COVID Resurgence Shuts down Twitter’s SF Bay Area Offices
and New York Offices
Biden Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Rules for Federal Workers
Get Vaccinated or Get Tested Regularly
Las Vegas to Require Masks Indoors
Including on Casino Floors
SBA will directly handle PPP loan forgiveness
so banks don’t have to
McDonald's emerges stronger from the pandemic
drive-thru orders, carryout and, increasingly, delivery
You May have Missed---
FT Partners Q2 2021 Fintech Insights
Global Financing and M&A Statistics (87 pages)
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
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