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Business Development Officer,leasing exp.,min 3 yrs business & direct sales exp. Banking procedure knowledge helpful. Gilroy, CA location, serving four surrounding counties. E-mail valdezd@1stnational.com or see Career Opportunities www.pcbancorp.com

About the Company: Pacific Capital Bancorp is a $5+ billion, multi-bank holding company dedicated to providing an enduring network of community banks on the Central Coast of California. This unique partnership of independent banks provides customers in six California counties with the financial strength and product diversity of a big bank, delivered with the responsiveness and personalized attention of a local community bank.

        

 

 

                                 Friday, June 25, 2004

Headlines---

 

 

    Classified Ads---New Feature

        Correction: RW Professional Leasing Trial

            Where is Phil Walden, formerly of Saddleback?

                Pictures from the Past--1991--WAEL Past Presidents

    ***30th Anniversary Party***

        Republic Now NetBank Business Finance

            Wells Fargo’s Terminal Marketing Company Debacle?

    Equipment Leasing and Financing Journal Available

        alaQuote: Leasing News Archives - June  25,2003

            Cartoon---Attorney-Client

                Securint--New Credit Tool

    Fitch Rates CIT Equipment Collateral 2004-EF1

        Jeffrey L. Clark De Lage Landen Biz Dev. Global

    Classified Help Wanted Ads

        News Briefs---

            California Nuts Briefs---

                "Gimme that Wine"

                    This Day in American History

                        Baseball Poems (three)

                               plus bonus:

 

    The original radio show of Abbott and Costello’s, “Who’s on First Base.”

 

 

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Classified Ads---New Feature

 

 

We are going to start a new feature, and make available to

those who would like to include a picture of themselves and/or

direction to their “blog” or web site,  should they have one.

 

All those who have an ad are being contacted by Steve Chan.

 

Every 30 to 45 days we check all the ads in all the categories

to check if the e-mail address is still working, if the people are

still actively seeking employment, suggesting that they think

about changing the wording in their ad.  We are also letting

them know about the photograph, “blog” or web site feature.

 

Leasing News has 95 “job wanted” ads on line at:

http://64.125.68.90/LeasingNews/JobPostings.htm

 

There are other sites to post your “announcement” that you

are seeking employment.  Some are free, some have a fee.

Should you have one to add to our list, please let us know.

 

www.adams-inc.com
www.affinitysearch.com
www.bajobs.com
www.careerbank.com
www.careerpath.com
www.craigslist.org (available in many cities now, use scroll feature)
www.directemployers.com
www.elaonline.com
www.employmax.com
www.goldenparachute.com
www.Headhunter.net
www.hotjobs.com
www.insidevcjobs.com Venture County, CA. Newspaper
www.jobs.net
www.latimes.com
www.leasingtoday.com
www.lessors.com
www.MarketingJobs.com
www.monitordaily.com
www.positionfiller.com
www.Postonce.com
www.raleyguide.com
www.RecruiterConnection.com
www.resumeblaster.com
www.vetjobs.com
www.worktree.com

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Correction:   RW Professional Leasing Trial

 

In yesterday’s story, left out the most important fact, and the purpose

of the up-date: The actual trial is scheduled for October 14th, 2004.

It should have been in the headline. editor

 

http://www.leasingnews.org/#rw

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Where is Phil Walden, formerly of Saddleback?

 

     Anyone who can give us a lead, please send to

   kitmenkin@leasingnews.org

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Pictures from the Past

 

 

---1991---

 

WAEL Past Presidents

 

 

 

 

“Pictured here is some of the Western Association of Equipment Leasing ( WAEL—pronounced “Whale,” is the former name of the United Association of Equipment Leasing Association (UAEL—pronounced U.A.E.L.)

 

Past President who were honored during special recognition ceremonies in commemoration of WAEL’s Fifteenth Anniversary---the Crystal Celebration.

 

Conference Chairman Peter Eaton, CLP, First National Leasing Corporation(center) joins Past Presidents (l to r) Jim Possehl, CLP, President Republic Financial Corporation(1989), President Steve Dunham, Leasing Associates (WAEL’s first President—1974); Bob Jacobson, III, CLP, Consultant (1984 president); Eaton (1994 president); Ted Parker, CLP, LSA West Capital Corporation (1986 President): and Steve Head, Interbank Leasing Corporation (1977 President).”

 

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30th Anniversary Party

 

October 21st,   2004, the “First Timers” meeting is scheduled from 6 to 7pm, and then the 30th Anniversary Party from 7pm to 10pm at the

United Association of Equipment Leasing Conference  Monterey, California Leasing News Advisory Board member, and long-time friend ,Steve Crane is the Conference Chair. CEO Joe Woodley is going

to invite the real “old timers” as his guest to the 30th Anniversary

Party, so this should be a very memorable event. Perhaps

even Bob Jacobson III may show up along with Curt Lynse; maybe  Russ Rickards and even Dr. Ray Williams, CAE. Won’t that be

a kick!!!

 

(I look forward to meeting Leasing News readers in Monterey.

 Please go here for further information about the conference,

and about the area.  Kit Menkin.)

 

http://www.uael.org/

http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/Monterey.htm

 

 

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Republic Now NetBank Business Finance

 

 

 

Republic Leasing of South Carolina has formally changed its name to NetBank Business Finance  

 

As of July 1, 2004, Republic Leasing, a subsidiary of NetBank, will become a division of NetBank and will have a new name and logo. We are telling you first before this announcement is made to industry associations and the public. The general announcement, which will appear in the next issue of The Monitor, is attached for your information.

What does this mean to you, our loyal customers?

It simply means that we will continue to be the same funding partner we have always been, just with a new name and with more capabilities!

On July 1, our website address will be ch an ged to netbankbusinessfinance.com an d emails to employees can be addressed to: firstinitiallastname@netbankbusinessfinance.com. The business address, as well as all phone an d fax numbers, will remain the same.

For those of you who use our document preparation software, Docsonline, access to it will be moved to netbankbusinessfinance.com. Please take the time to change your computers to this address on July 1. All sign-ons and passwords will remain the same. Please note that Docsonline will not be available from 2 PM on June 30 until 9 AM on July 1 (Eastern Time).

Documents with us listed as lessor prepared on or after July 1 will have to be prepared using NetBank Business Finance as the lessor. If you prepared documents on Docsonline prior to July 1, you will be able to correct or update using the Republic Leasing name, but that capability will soon be phased out.

We are excited to announce that we will now accept applications for app-only working capital loans between $15,000 and $50,000 for established businesses. We believe that this is a new product which should be very well accepted by your customers. Please call your credit analyst or marketing representative for more information.

All of us at NetBank Business Finance are very excited about our new name and the additional capabilities that the financial strength of NetBank makes available to us. Remember to think of NetBank Business Finance as your primary funding source for all transactions up to $1,000,000!

Working Capital Loans

NetBank Business Finance (“NetBank”) will offer to its approved broker/lessors, a program to transact business for working capital loans to businesses in the $15,000 to $50,000 range. The parameters of the program will be strictly adhered to and all requirements must be met.

All transactions will be documented on the NetBank Finance Agreement, and all transactions will be personally guaranteed by the owner(s). Proof of ownership must be verified and on-site verification that the business exists will be required. Both the primary and secondary (as defined by NetBank) credit bureau reports will be used to determine credit worthiness. Credit card debt in excess of $25,000 must be fully explained as part of the credit investigation and evidence of such may require additional information (additional tax returns, etc.). Dependent on the size of the transaction or when deemed necessary D&B reports will be ordered and reviewed.

A security deposit equal to one or two payments will be due at commencement, and ACH will be required on the remaining payments (with a $10 per month opt out fee if ACH is ever removed). Variable payment streams will not be accepted. Broker/lessor commissions will be capped at 10 points on all transactions.

The yield to NetBank for all transactions will be 9.75%.

All other st an dard credit criteria must be met along with the additional notable exceptions:

                              CBR                   Allowable Number      Bank
Amount       TIB       Score       Terms       Tax Returns*       Balance

$15,000 –
$24,999       4 yrs.       700       36 – 48 mos.       0 yrs.       Med 4

$25,000 –
$34,999       6 yrs.       715       36 - 60 mos.       1 yrs.       High 4

$35,000 –
$50,000**    8 yrs.       725       36 - 60 mos.       2 yrs.       Low 5

* Personal and business tax returns including all schedules.

** $50,000 is the maximum to be considered under this program. Tran sactions greater th an $50,000 will be considered subject to additional requirements an d with full financial statement disclosure.

The debtor will confirm in writing that the proceeds will be used for commercial purposes in the business. A blanket lien on the business will be executed in the name of NetBank. A documentation fee of $125 will be required for all transactions.

 

 

 

Reaction has been very good, and the only one who gave us

permission to quote them was Charlie Lester of LPI Financial:

 

“I think this is a excellent announcement since it ends the speculation that has existed from the day Net Bank acquired Republic. Those of us that do business with Republic can now get back to business as usual without this distraction.

 

 Knowing Charles Randall and Dwight Galloway---the only things that will change are the name on the door and the dollar limits. Republic and Manifest have been the most stable of the funding sources for the past six years and both have grown since being acquired by banks.

 

  By the way, if you know a bank looking to buy a Mickey Mouse company in Marietta, GA, please ask them to call me. Charlie”

 

CLester@LPIFinancial.com

 

 

On April 1, the announcement was made that Republic Leasing of South Carolina would become a division of the bank.

 

http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/Republic_Leasing2.htm

 

 

It is our understanding that loans and leases are serviced by the bank, although most of the mortgage business is “sold off” or serviced elsewhere, very similar to the Advanta operation and is the common

procedure in the mortgage industry (as many of us home owners know.)

 

Net Bank is the largest internet bank, and perhaps the most successful.  In there most recent public release of financial standings they noted the commercial equipment leasing business had production of    $39 million, a decrease of $5.2 million or 12% .

http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/NetBank_Report_down.htm

 

Republic Leasing of South Carolina was one of the first that went to the  securization market primarily from sales generated by leasing brokers.

 

July 26,2002 Dwight Galloway wrote a letter to over 100 brokers, basically saying it wasn't profitable for his company to continue to do business with them.

 

http://two.leasingnews.org/archives/July2002/7-31-2002.htm

 

November 22,2001, he announced the acquisition of our long time parent, Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group, Inc. by NetBank, Inc.

 

http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/dwight.htm

 

In related news,  NetBank reports that MBNA Corp. has started issuing small-business credit cards for NetBank. Payroll and tax filing services are also offered to NetBank's small business clients, through a partnership with PayMaxx Inc., and financing programs for capital equipment.

 

NetBank says 1,600 small businesses have signed up since it introduced accounts for small businesses a year ago, bringing more than $37.5 million of deposits, and they intend to service bank customers for loans and leases.

 

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Wells Fargo’s Terminal Marketing Company Debacle?

 

Dale Washington

Attorney

714 593-2317

dalewashington58@hotmail.com

 

(Leasing News has written about leases assigned to Terminal Marketing of New York ( no longer in business ) who never paid the vendor, and often the broker, but sold the lease to Wells

Fargo.  Often, Terminal Marketing was making the monthly payments until they went out business.  As long as they were adding more leases, the discounted transaction created money to make the payments.  When the leasing world turned around, those companies who were playing this game, got caught as the income was not enough to continue to make the payments plus pay for current transactions, including broker fees.  It was Wells Fargo’s position, according to the attorney’s involved, that those who referred the lease were financially responsible, even though they never received any remuneration or were involved in the scheme. Their “hell and high water” claim, especially in the State of New York, made the referrer of the lease as responsible as the funder of the lease.  In California, Dale Washington is defending some of those who are claimed “responsible” for the financial liability and here he explains the defense he is taking against Wells Fargo, who he also believes is guilty of not doing their “due diligence.”  Editor)

 

“We are defending one of the victims of this scheme - someone who filled out  the lease exactly as they had done before, only to have it sold off but never funded.  Wells Fargo is trying to litigate them and others across the Country into oblivion.  We think it will backfire and wanted to provide Leasing News with some up to date legal analysis, hope it helps:

 

“Assignees of negotiable instruments (e.g., drafts, checks or notes) who become holders in due course (i.e., take the instruments for value, in good faith and without notice of any defects) ordinarily obtain their interests free of all 'personal' claims and defenses (e.g., fraud in the inducement or failure of consideration). [Comm'l C. §§ 3302 & 3305; and see Bank of Costa Mesa v. Losack (1977) 74 CA3d 287, 293, 141 CR 550, 553] .  This is the position Wells Fargo claims to be in - a finance company that took the Terminal Finance Company I & II leases for value without notice of any fault with the leases.  It is called the “empty head and the white heart” test -they grind defrauded people into the dust based upon the paperwork.

 

“We think Wells Note holders are not an assignee of the Leases, but rather creditors of Terminal Finance I & II.  This is because Wells Fargo referred to them essentially owning Terminal Finance shares until the notes were paid off; Also, they keep referring to “lease-backed notes.”  Persons who are merely successors in interest to prior holders in due course (e.g., purchasers at judicial sales, attaching creditors or bulk purchasers) are statutorily excluded from the definition of a holder in due course. [Comm'l C. § 3302(3); and see 3 Witkin, Summary of California Law, Negotiable Instruments, § 73] .  If we are right on this one, then Wells Fargo’s position is to step into the shoes of Terminal Finance I & II - they have to defend Sanford Schneiderman’s position.  Keep in mind Terminal Marketing Company and Terminal Finance Company have the same CEO - Schneiderman, and shared the same office, employees and even fax machine when these bad leases were executed.  It seems Terminal Finance Corp I & II can never have an empty head as to what went on at Terminal Marketing company.  Thus, if one can show in the documents that Terminal Marketing Company committed some wrongful act, then Terminal Finance Company I & II also cannot become holders in due course - and when Wells Steps into their shoes, they can’t either.

 

“There is a second rule which I think applies to these leases, called the ‘moving force test.’  When a finance company is involved in the actual transaction, normally by supplying forms and being the funding trigger with knowledge its funding was funding the deal, it is arguably not a holder in due course.  The case for this is a California case called, Commercial Credit Corp. v. Orange County Mach. Works.  In Commercial Credit, the finance company actively participated in transaction for purchase of mechanical press from its inception, counseling and aiding future vendor-payee, providing forms and ‘immediately’ funding and assigning the lease, it could not be regarded as a "holder in due course" of negotiable note given in the transaction by buyer, and defense of failure of consideration could properly be maintained by buyer upon showing that it did not obtain the press for which it bargained. Commercial Credit Corp. v.

Orange County Mach. Works (1950) 34 Cal.2d 766, 214 P.2d 819.

 

“The arrangement at Wells Fargo & Terminal Finance I & II certainly has Terminal Marketing as the moving force - writing purchase orders and so forth.  But Wells Fargo is also involved in one of the key areas of  the moving force test.  According to the acquisition agreement (and what was happening), Terminal Marketing Company would come to Terminal Finance Corp for a funding.   Terminal Finance would take the Lease, take Terminal Marketing Company’s debt associated with the Lease and simultaneously borrow money from Wells Fargo investors to pay Terminal Marketing Company’s debt.

  

“We have asserted this case, that Wells Fargo was ‘within’ the Commercial Credit exception due to this participation in the deal rather than being a mere investor who purchases the lease after a transaction.

 

“Also, check the documents.  If documents are defective on their face so as to call into question their authenticity, no taker can become a holder in due course.  The case we have includes many altered documents, including a dummied up delivery acknowledgment.  Since Wells apparently accepted a photocopy for this document, we think they took a chance of having it be forged.  Now that it turns out to be forged, they cannot hide behind the paperwork.

 

“One other point, Wells Received notice of irregularities at Terminal

Marketing Company on January 5, 2001.  We know they had information sooner but have not yet gotten to it.  Anyone who has a lease issued after then appears to have an e ticket out of the case.

 

“Keep in mind these are our opinions - we may go down in flames in the next 3 weeks.  Till then, we are sharing information with anyone as Wells Fargo is abusing public trust to CYA whomever failed to keep tabs on their partnership with Schneiderman.”

 

Dale Washington

Attorney

714 593-2317

 

( Attorneys for Wells Fargo did not want to comment

on the cases in litigation. editor)

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Equipment Leasing and Financing Journal Available

 

 

             Now on line with good information such as:

 

"The Imperfect Fit: Making Form Leases Work for High-Tech Equipment"

 

            Article By Barry S. Marks and James M. Johnson, PhD.

 

Forms drive equipment leasing. However, the standard lease form typically is ill-suited to the leasing of desktop and notebook computers and other small, often portable technology equipment. In short, one size does not fit all. This article, recently published in the Journal of Equipment Lease Financing, signature publication for the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, looks at some of the pitfalls of those standard forms, offering sound alternatives to traditional lease language.

 

http://www.two.leasingnews.org/loose_files/TheImperfectFit.pdf

 

    The full edition is available at:

 

http://www.two.leasingnews.org/loose_files/TheImperfectFit.pdf

 

 

 From Leasing News Archives ---- June  25,2003

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One of the Best Kept Secrets in Leasing? alaQuote

 

 

 

While most in the leasing industry know me as the "service provider"

for CapitalStream Advantage, I also am a leasing web site software writer, creating sites.

 

In the course of the up-grades on CapitalStream Advantage and doing custom work for brokers and leasing companies, I thought what was most needed in the industry was a simple web based program that would allow a broker to furnish for any sized vendor, a professionally presented, private label payment calculator, quote letter, application and credit release authorization tool.

 

While there were many programs out there that could do this. They were all tied into main accounting programs as a module, meaning there were few "stand alone" simple programs that did not take training or support from a main program.

 

Remembering what John Kruse said when he first introduced "System 1,"I tried to follow his advice: KISS: Keep it simple, stupid.

 

I came up with "alaQuote." However, in marketing it, I found no

one wanted to discuss it. It seemed to give them such an advantage,

they didn't want to share it with anyone.

 

All of the customers on alaQuote tell me they love the

program (they keep renewing their subscription and pay us each month), but don't talk about it amongst their fellow brokers. They all want it as their own competitive edge and don't care to share it with others.

 

One of my first customers, a well-known broker, first got on alaQuote a year and a half ago. He had told me that he wasn't going to give

anyone a rave review of the program because he didn't want his competitors (other brokers) knowing about or using it.

 

 

 

A super broker/lessor who I asked for a recommendation told me he loved the program, but also didn't want his competitors to know he was using it, or how well he liked it.

 

We rely heavily on referral business so this exclusivity attitude amongst our customers put us in a marketing dilemma. We are thankful for Leasing News to publish an open forum that allows community related discourse that will benefit it's members.

 

I encourage anyone who wants to broaden their vendor marketing efforts, and is looking for a fantastic tool to add to their sales arsenal, to contact us and experience alaQuote, firsthand. It is extremely affordable, simple to use and delivers a polished and professional presentation. You may see a demo of the program, from the applicants perspective, by visiting

 

https://www.elbtools.com/secure/calc.php?elbt=10032173551

 

 

Jim Buckles

jim@pbs4u.com

Preferred Broker Solutions / ELBTools

www.pbs4u.com / www.elbtools.com

19621 82nd Pl W

Edmonds, WA 98026

(866) 352-8665 sales

(435) 514-3787 fax

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Introducing Securint - a Revolutionary Online Employment & Tenant Screening Tool


BOCA RATON, Fla--     Prices for high quality FCRA-compliant background checks start as low as 50 cents! 

   Seisint Decision Services (SDS) announces the launch of Securint(TM), an FCRA-compliant (Fair Credit Reporting Act) online employment and tenant screening tool offering faster and more affordable background checks. Leveraging breakthrough data management technologies, a multi-billion record data repository and patent-pending data-linking systems, SDS re-defines affordability, speed and data quality. Securint provides customers a fast, cost-effective way to identify unacceptable job candidates or potential tenants before they spend valuable time and money on the interview process.

   Securint, with its web-based user interface, offers background checks starting as low as 50 cents. "Our unprecedented low price allows you to pre-screen candidates before they reach the costly interview process," says James Swift, executive vice president, Product and Business Strategy for Seisint.

   At the heart of Securint's web-based application is the powerful Seisint Data Supercomputer(TM) and Seisint's proprietary data-linking technology. These powerful tools enable client queries to interface with a repository of tens of billions of public and commercially available records, constantly updated, from thousands of sources. "Our technology makes it possible for Securint to deliver the highest quality background screening at unprecedented speeds," says Swift.

   Securint verifies identities and addresses and provides bankruptcy, criminal, and sexual offender histories - within seconds, not days. Securint brings to businesses of all sizes an essential service through a very cost-effective web-based delivery system. For as little as 50 cents, a Securint customer can run an Applicant Verification Report which helps verify an applicant's identity and address history. For an additional $2.50, the Securint customer can receive reports on an applicant's criminal, bankruptcy and sexual offender histories.

   Prices for more extensive searches involving credit reports, driving records (for employment screening only) and courthouse runners fall well below the industry standard rates. There are no set-up fees or minimums. Customers are charged for each individual screening - whether it's two, 20 or 200 a month, with a choice of credit card or monthly billing. For high turnover businesses like fast food restaurants, supermarkets, hospitality, temporary agencies and seasonal services, Securint is always the high-value, low-cost resource. 

   Some examples of pre-screening scenarios include: 

   --  A new hotel is opening with 1,500 positions to fill. Using Securint early in the process, the hotel filters out         non-viable applicants, allowing hiring managers to focus  efforts on the best candidates. Securint saves time, allowing you to fill key positions faster and reduce overall hiring  costs. 

   --  A landlord is inundated with 20 applications to rent a single apartment. To rent the apartment to the best person as quickly as possible, he logs on to Securint and instantly checks each         applicant's background. In a matter of seconds, Securint helps verify identity and past addresses and shows any possible bankruptcies, criminal convictions and sexual offenses. 

   --  A local youth organization has volunteer openings for a baseball coach and a groundskeeper. Because there are children  involved, the local director logs on to Securint to verify applicant identities, check their criminal records and uncover any sexual predators who might pose a threat. 

   Securint delivers on its promise to provide high-quality background checks instantly, with unmatched accuracy, at the lowest prices in the industry, helping people quickly and safely make critical hiring and leasing decisions with a feeling of confidence. 

   About Securint 

   Securint(TM) was developed by Seisint Decision Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Seisint(R), Inc. Seisint provides information products that allow organizations to quickly and easily extract valuable knowledge from huge amounts of data. These innovative products are made possible by integrating the Seisint Data Supercomputer(TM) technology, tens of billions of data records on individuals and businesses, and patent-pending data-linking methods. An FCRA-compliant product, Securint helps organizations streamline their hiring and screening procedures. Seisint also developed and markets Accurint(TM), a comprehensive locate-and-research tool preferred by over 25,000 financial services, insurance, legal and law enforcement organizations. Like Accurint, Securint provides, through a state-of-the-art web interface, proven, trusted data of the highest quality at the lowest price. Seisint is a member of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS). For more information on Securint, please visit www.securint.com or call 1.877.863.3282.

CONTACT:Starmark Int'l, Fort Lauderdale  Fran Schwartz, 954-761-1600 or cell 954-205-2216 fran@starmark.com or Securint Jessica Jacobson, 561-999-4479 jjacobson@seisint.com

 

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Fitch Rates CIT Equipment Collateral 2004-EF1

 

 

 

Fitch Ratings-Chicago-J: Fitch rates the CIT Equipment Collateral (EC) 2004-EF1 (2004-EF1) $141,000,000 class A-1 notes 'F1+', the $90,000,000 class A-2 notes 'AAA', the $172,276,000 class A-3 notes 'AAA', the $16,992,000 class B notes 'AA', the $16,992,000 class C notes 'A', and the $15,859,654 class D notes 'BBB'.

 

The 2004-EF1 transaction represents CIT Group Inc.'s (CIT) third public securitization of assets originated from its equipment finance (EF) business unit and consists of contracts secured by the purchase or lease of a variety of equipment types, including construction, transportation, and manufacturing equipment. Rated 'A' by Fitch's financial institutions group, CIT is a leading global diversified finance company offering vendor, equipment, commercial, factoring, consumer, and structured financing capabilities. A wholly owned subsidiary of CIT, EF is the originator and servicer of the contracts within 2004-EF1.

 

The class A ratings reflect the credit enhancement provided by the subordination of the class B notes (3.75%), class C notes (3.75%), class D notes (3.50%), the initial reserve account (3.00%), and expected excess spread. The 'AA' rating on the class B notes reflects CE provided by the subordination of the class C notes, the class D notes, the reserve account, and expected excess spread. The 'A' rating on the class C notes reflects CE provided by the subordination of the class D notes, the reserve account, and expected excess spread. The 'BBB' rating on the class D notes reflects CE provided by the reserve account and expected excess spread.

 

In deriving credit enhancement levels, Fitch evaluated the performance of CIT's prior EF securitizations, as well as the delinquency and loss performance of EF's aggregate portfolio, taking into account both static and annualized data. Fitch took into consideration the cyclicality of the construction industry and the impact of an extended economic downturn on delinquencies, non-accruals, repossessions, and ultimate realization and timing of recoveries. Finally, Fitch considered the overall strength of EF and CIT's commitment to the business unit.

 

With an initial contract principal balance (CPB) of $453 million, the 2004-EF1 pool contains 5,761 contracts, with a weighted average seasoning of approximately ten months. Major equipment types are construction (40.69%), transportation (26.45%), and manufacturing (16.79%). Geographic concentrations of more than 6% as of the initial cutoff date include California (12.04%), Texas (7.21%), and Florida (6.73%). The obligors are primarily involved in the construction, manufacturing, and services industries, with the five largest customers representing 2.15% of the initial CPB.

 

On each monthly payment date after scheduled interest, the owner trust will pay principal on the notes. The class A-1 money market tranche will first receive at least enough principal to reduce the outstanding amount to its scheduled principal balance, with remaining funds used to pay principal on the class B notes. Once the class A-1 noteholders have been paid in full, principal payments are then allocated pro rata among class A and B, with distributions made sequentially among the class A notes. Upon full amortization of the class A and B notes, principal will then be distributed in a sequential manner to the class C and, finally, to the class D notes until paid in full.

Contact: Brigid E. Keyes +1-312-606-2361 or John Bella, Jr. +1-312-368-2058, Chicago.

 

Media Relations: Sandro Scenga +1-212-908-0278, New York.

 

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De Lage Landen appoints Jeffrey L. Clark as Vice President - New Business Development,

Global Structured Finance

 

WAYNE, Pa.,– De Lage Landen Financial Services, a leading international provider of high-quality asset-based finance products to manufacturers and distributors of capital goods, has appointed Jeffrey L. Clark to the newly created position of Vice President – New Business Development for its Global Structured Finance Group.

 

    In this capacity, Clark will report directly to Ted Radomile, Senior Vice President – Global Structured Finance.

 

    Prior to joining De Lage Landen, Clark served for 12 years as Managing Director, Principal for Kramer Clark & Co., Inc. From 1990 to 1992 he was Managing Director – Debt Placement for Hunter, Keith, Marshall & Co. Inc.  

 

 

    He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Western Michigan University.

 

    De Lage Landen International B.V. is a Netherlands-based international provider of high-quality asset financing products. With a presence in more than 20 countries across the globe, the company focuses on the following industries: Food & Agriculture, Healthcare, Office Equipment, Telecommunications, Information Technology, Materials Handling & Construction and Financial Institutions. In its domestic market the company offers Equipment Leasing, Consumer Finance, Car & Commercial Vehicle Leasing, ICT Leasing and Trade Finance through local Rabobanks and direct to market.

 

    De Lage Landen is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dutch Rabobank Group that is AAA-rated by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. In 2003 De Lage Landen grew its profits to $129.7 million (€114.8 million) and its balance sheet total to $17.8 billion (€14.1 billion).

 

For more information, please visit our Website: www.delagelanden.com

 

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Sites of Reference:

http://www.delagelanden.com

 

CONTACT:

Ronald Slaats, Chairman & Chief Commercial Officer

De Lage Landen Financial Services

Phone Number: 610 386 5023

Fax Number: 610 386 5840

E-mail: rslaats@leasedirect.com

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Durable-Goods Orders Down Again Last Month

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3597-2004Jun24.html

 

New home sales soar nearly 15% to break record

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2004-06-24-new-homes_x.htm

 

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A Day For Disappointing Earnings

http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3373341

 

Lockheed Scuttles Plan to Purchase Titan

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Tyco's Former Top Lawyer Says He Deserved Big Bonus

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AOL Bets $425M on Advertising.com

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California Nuts Briefs---

 

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California in his office.

 

Schwarzenegger, Confident and Ready for Prime Time

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 ( Schwarzenegger and how he handles the press in Sacramento)

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“Gimme that Wine”

 

 

Panel votes for vine pest funds $42 million to battle sharpshooter insect, Pierce's disease

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http://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/news/24sharpshoot_e1.html

 

FRANCE: Wine exports to US slide again

http://www.just-drinks.com/news_detail.asp?art=23644

 

French chief toasts New Zealand wine purchase

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East Coast Red Wine Wins A Gold Medal in LA Competition

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In Champagne's Shadow, the Sun Shines---Eric Asimov

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This Day in American History

 

    1630—Governor Winthrop introduced the fork to American dining. 

The custom was to eat with your sharp knife or hands.

http://www.johnwinthrop.org/

http://www.caer-galen.outlands.sca.org/fork_1096.html

    1749 - A general fast was called on account of drought in Massachusetts. It was the year of the famous dry spring in which fields and villages burned.

    1788-Virginia became the 10th state to ratify the Constitution. Jamestown, was the first permanent English settlement in North America, The state, also known as Old Dominion, was named after the "Virgin Queen", Elizabeth I of England. Virginia and its capital, Richmond, have played major roles in American history. Like West Virginia, it names the cardinal as the state bird. The official state flower of Virginia is the flowering dogwood.

    1825 --  Capture of Bob Forbes, leader of the Maroons (blacks resisting slavery) in Virginia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_slavery

http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/c8d8425243f3ef76a19afeb4da09e526.html

    1844-President John Tyler married Julia Gardiner, daughter of a New York State Senator, at the Church of the Ascension, New York City.  He became the first president to be married in the White House.  His first wife, Letita Christian Polk, whom he had married on March 29,1813, had died on September 10,1842, in the White House.

    1862-Earlier this month, at Fair Oaks, Virginia, Confederate forces under General Joseph E. Johnston stalled the Union advance toward Richmond in General George B. McClellan’s Peninsular campaign.  Johnston was wounded at Fair Oaks and Robert E. Lee was then appointed commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. He then launched a series of engagements on this date  that became known as the Seven Days Campaign.  Battles at Oak Grove, Gaine’s Mill’s, Garnett’s Farm, Golding’s Farm, Savage’s  Station, White Oak Swamp and finally Malvern Hill left more than 36,000 casualties on both sides.  Despite losing the final assault at Malvern Hill, the Confederates under the leadership of General Lee succeeded in preventing the much larger Union army from taking Richmond.

http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/graphics/battles/7day.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0625

    1862-First day of the seven-day battle at Oak Grove

http://www.morssweb.com/hookrbde/7days.shtml#oakgrove

http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/va015.htm

    1864-President Abraham Lincoln signs bill providing schools for Black children

    1864-The Union Army facing mounds of pickets and bunkers decides to dig tunnels  under this obstructions

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