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March 3
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Why You Should Not Ignore Disclosure Laws
    By Ken Greene, Leasing Legal Editor, Emeritus
What Self-Employed and Business Entities Required
    to File BOI Reports Need to Know
Balboa Capital Available Position
  Program Manager II - Equipment Broker Sales
    Full Job Details - Benefits
Your Facebook Profile in Job Hunting
    Career Crossroads by Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
    February 24 - February 28
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
    Conferences and Forums - Updated
News Briefs---
Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000
    Workers  closing six of 10 regional offices
Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ Set Off Panic in an Unexpected Place:
    Real Estate
Trump Picks Another Trade Fight With Canada
    This One Over Lumber
NYC’s Roosevelt Hotel may fetch $1B
    in sale after migrants move out
Microsoft retiring Skype after 20 years
    — as platform failed to keep up with Zoom, Slack
You May Have Missed ---
FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding
    For Elon Musk’s Starlink
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 5
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business 
    and Related Industries
Seek Out New Opportunities
    By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
CLFP Foundation Adds 14 New CLFPs
    With Photos
Balboa Capital Available Position
    Program Manager II - Equipment Broker Sales
Work Hard!
    The Ultimate Hire by Ken Lubin, ZRG Partner
February Commercial Chapter 11s
    Decrease 42 Percent
New Trump Tariffs Expected
    to Push up Inflation
Free AACFB Webinar – Thursday, March 6,
   How to Survive a Down Market
  John Boettigheimer, Bud Callahan, CLFP,
    Spencer Robert, CLFP, Christine Vaughn, CLFP
News Briefs---
Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine?
    Calls Grow Louder
Mexico Gave Trump Much of What He Wanted.
    It Didn’t Fend Off Tariffs
Minnesota’s stakes are high in tariff escalation
  State’s export economy, a key economic engine,
    faces peril from president’s policy
BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both
    sides of Panama Canal under American control
The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half
    of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say
Winter storm causes widespread power outages in Texas   
   and may bring blizzard conditions to central U.S.,
    elevate wildfire risk in southern states
Cybercrime crew stole then resold hundreds of tickets
    to Swift concerts, prosecutors say
You May Have Missed ---
Chesswood Group
    Motion Record of the Monitor
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 7
North Mill Equipment Finance to Acquire Pawnee & Tandem
    according to recent court filings
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
New Story Credit Financing Different Approach
    Footnotes First
Changed Direction Again: FinCEN Not Issuing Penalties
    BOI Reporting Deadlines
Balboa Capital Available Position
    Program Manager II- Equipment Broker Sales
Internal Collaboration
    By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Over 250 Industry Professionals Attend
    Sudhir Amembal's Accounting for Leases Webinar
AACFB Announces Rosanne Wilson
    Memorial Scholarship Winners
Equipment Finance Cares Announces Texas Event
    April 3rd, Irving, Texas
News Briefs---
Job Cuts Surge on DOGE Actions, Retail Woes;
    Highest Monthly Total Since July 2020
Trump Tells Cabinet Secretaries to Take Lead
    on Making Agency Cuts, Not Musk
Judge puts federal funding freeze on ice,
    finding Trump placed himself ‘above Congress’
Trump tariffs live updates: U.S. pauses tariffs on
    some Canadian, Mexican imports until April 2
Inside U.S. spy agencies, workers fear
    a cataclysmic Trump cull
China Is Secretly Worried Trump Will Win on Trade
    Beijing wants to avoid becoming isolated like Soviet Union
You May Have Missed ---
Business Executives’ Outlook on U.S. Economy Fades  
    Amid Tariff and Inflation Worries, AICPA & CIMA Survey Finds
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 10
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Funders Forum & Broker Expo  March 4-6
  Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
    Hollywood, Florida
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
Why You Need an Attorney in California
    By Ken Green, Leasing News Editor, Emeritus
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
    March 3 to March 7
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
    Conferences and Forums - Updated
Leasing News Advisor
     Randy Haug
Celebrating International Women's Day
    March 8, 2025 -  CLFP
The World's Top 20 Economies
    by GDP Growth (2015-2025) Graphic
News Briefs---
Federal workers’ salaries represent less than
  5% of federal spending and 1% of GDP
Tesla’s stock nosedives — wiping out $700B in gains
  since Trump’s election victory
How Walmart Built the Biggest
     Threat Amazon Has Faced
VS’s New Mini Stores Go All In on Medicine and
Skip Everything Else
You May Have Missed ---
Ex-central banker to replace Trudeau as Canada’s
  prime minister after winning Liberal Party vote
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 12
I Never Dreamed
    About Success...
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Funders Forum & Broker Expo, Part 2
  Revenue Based Financing
    By Bob Rodi
Balboa Capital Available Position
    Program Manager II - Equipment Broker Sales
Self-Motivated
    By Scott Wheeler
Most Influential Lawyers
    In Equipment Finance and Leasing
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Announces      
    8th Annual “Day of Giving” On March 13
News Briefs---
Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers,
    Gutting Its Staff
Permanent Restrictions Ordered for Helicopters
    Flying Near Reagan Airport
The EPA wants to repeal a landmark environmental
    finding, jeopardizing climate regulations
The Retirement-Savings Weapon Doctors and Lawyers
    Use to Build Wealth
You May Have Missed ---
‘I don’t have any money’: Francis Ford Coppola shares
     financial struggles after ‘Megalopolis’ flop
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 14
AP Fleet Management Expands Team to Drive
    Growth and Excellence
Funders Forum & Broker Expo, Part 3
  Funding a Revenue Based Financing
    By Bob Rodi
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    Excellent Compensation/Many Jobs Open
How to Create a Career Development Plan
    By Ken Lubin, Managing Partners, ZRG Partners
Effects of Tariffs on U.S. Economy Pile Up
    By Katharina Buchholz, Statista
Introducing "The Leasing Briefing Podcast”
    Produced by BSB Leasing
Leasing News Advisor
    Don Myerson
Univest Capital Announces Retirement of President,
    Bill Clark, and Promotion of Mark Kelly
Mastering Finance, Accounting & Tax Essentials
    in Equipment Finance - Sudhir Amembal
AI Roadmap Take Action to Expand
    Your Career - Free Until March 18th 
News Briefs---
Multiple jobholder rates are the highest
   they’ve been since the Great Recession
LA, port employers sign
historic 6-year contract
Dollar General warns low-income Americans’
finances are getting worse
How Corporate America
Is Retreating From D.E.I.
Small Farms and Food Banks are Caught Off Guard
by Spending Cuts
Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin to Reinstate Tens
of Thousands of Federal Workers After ‘Sham’ Mass Firings
Trump White House has asked U.S. military to
    develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 17
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Funders Taking "New" Broker Business List
    Five Do Not Require that Brokers Be Licensed
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    Many Openings, Many Remote
“I believe I may be let go!”
    Career Crossroads by Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
    March 10 to March 14
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
    Conferences and Forums  - Updated
Captive Lessors
    Dealers or Manufacturers
GreatAmerica Announces $692.5 Million  
    Term Securitization
News Briefs---
Trump tapped Kari Lake to run VOA.
    Then he dismantled it.
Welcome to hell: First 250+ migrant gang members from   
  US arrive in El Salvador — where they’ll be held
    in a notorious mega-prison
The administration argued Sunday that the planes were
    already outside the judge's jurisdiction when he issued his order
How Missouri Became a Cannabis Mecca
    Hottest Marijuana Market in the U.S.
Job Seekers Hit Wall of Salary Deflation
    salary bump people who switch jobs used to command vanished
You May Have Missed ---
Trump hits highest approval he’s ever had — as more      
    Americans say US is on right track than any time in
 20 years: poll
CNN Poll: Democratic Party’s favorability
    drops to a record low
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 19
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Recap: NEFA Spring Conference
    By Vicki Shimkus, CLFP
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    Many Openings, Many Remote
Uniqueness
    By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Scott Wheeler Full Day Training Class
  At AACFB Annual Conference April 9-11
     “Brokering Essentials”
Trends and Critical Issues for 2025
    By Tarry Shebesta, NVLA President
B of A Says Main Street Use of
    Credit Cards for Financing Decreasing 
The World's Largest Armies
  Chart Showing the Number of Active
    Personnel by Country
News Briefs---
Down to Earth!
   Stranded astronauts safely splash down
    in SpaceX capsule after 9 months on ISS
Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump’s call
   oust judge who blocked deportations
Trump team shakes up mortgage giants as
    it weighs their futures
Small banks in mostly red districts could lose funding
    under new Trump order
Arrival of world’s largest car carrier marks
    Texas port’s gateway strategy
Canadian telecom giant files; HBC to
    liquidate entire business
You May Have Missed ---
Top Online Small Business Lenders of 2024
    North Mill Equipment Finance on the List
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 21
New York May Soon Require Commercial
   Finance Licenses
    By Ken Greene, Leasing News Emeritus
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
NMEF Closes $410 Million Securitization,
    Marking Continued Growth and Market Confidence
Balboa Capital Available Position
  Program Manager II - Equipment Broker Sales
    Full Job Details - Benefits
Ranked: The Largest U.S. Banks by Asset
    Graphic by Visualcapitalist
Leasing News Advisor, Emeritus
    Ken Greene, Attorney
ELFF March Equipment Finance Confidence Drops
    to Lowest Level Since July 2024
News Briefs---
Texas Bill Would Cap MCA Interest
    to 18%
Tesla's ugly month just got
    even worse
Canada Can Beat Trump’s Tariffs
    by Waiting Them Out
More than a quarter of computer-programming jobs
    just vanished. What happened?
Freddie Mac CEO fired in ongoing over
    haul of mortgage giant
Trump aides prep new tariffs on imports worth
    trillions for ‘Liberation Day’
Top Washington Post Alumni Urged Jeff Bezos
    to Replace C.E.O.
You May Have Missed ---
Fed Holds Rates Steady and Predicts Higher Inflation,
    Slower Growth Ahead
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 24
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Cash Flow is King
    By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Balboa Capital Available Position
  Program Manager II - Equipment Broker Sales
    Full Job Details - Benefits
CLFP Academies for the Next Three Months
   Plus Information on Programs
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
   March 17 to March 20
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
    Conferences and Forums - Updated
The Ten Largest Companies in the
    U.S., Europe, and China
News Briefs---
White House Narrows April 2 Tariffs
    sectors like cars and microchips are no longer expected
Trump can’t cut teacher
    training grants
Musk to Make in New
    Government Contracts
Trump wants to build more Billions
    ships in the United States
Calif. AG issues stark warning to 15 million 23andMe users
    as bankruptcy looms: ‘Delete your data’
Disney's 'Snow White' has a sleepy opening weekend
    after a string of controversies
You May Have Missed ---
Wine enthusiasts order hundreds of bottles
    to ‘beat the tariffs’
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 26
North Mill Equipment Finance Receives Court Approval
    to Acquire Pawnee Leasing & Tandem Finance
Pawnee Leasing 30th Year Anniversary   
    30 Year History
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Quality Equipment Finance implements
  Tamarack AI® DataConsole™ and AI Predictors
    to drive operational efficiency and growth
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
Keep It Simple
    By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
ELFA Reports February New Business
    Volumes Rebound 3.7%
News Briefs---
With a U.S. Ban Looming, TikTok Portrays Itself
    as a Force for Good
Trump says student loans will be handled by
    Small Business Administration
Small Business Administration to reorganize,
    cut about 2,700 jobs
Deportations haven’t surged under Trump.
    But here’s how they’ve changed
United Airlines Technicians Reject ‘Dead on Arrival’
    Contract Proposal, Teamsters Say
How to Avoid the Copycat Hotel Websites
    That Are Ripping You Off
You May Have Missed ---
Consumer confidence plummets to lowest level
    since January 2021
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 28
Correction
    Originally appeared on MonitorDaily
Trustee Moves To Sell Roglieri Mansion 
    by Ken Greene, Leasing News Editor and Emeritus
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Recap: National Equipment Finance Association
 Spring Conference
    By Alicia Bos, NEFA Directorof Marketing
Leasing and Finance Industry Personnel Wanted
    Top Compensation/Benefits
Question: “Why I Left My Previous Employer?”
    Career Crossroads By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
How State Taxes Have Changed
    by Visual Capitalist
GreatAmerica Financial Services Sponsors New
    Leasing Professional Course at University of North Texas 
News Briefs---
The job market is ‘frozen.’ That’s not a good sign
    for DOGE casualties
PayPal Exceeds $30B in Business Loans
    and Merchant Cash Advances
Bill Gates says AI will replace doctors, teachers within 10 years
     — and claims humans won’t be needed ‘for most things’
You May Have Missed ---
RFK Jr. announces big cuts to Department of Health
    and Human Services - 20,000 Positions
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

March 31
Roglieri Trial Delayed
    By Ken Greene, Leasing News Editor and Emeritus 
Dext Capital Surpassed $1 Billion
    in Securitized Assets
CLFP Foundation Adds 17 New CLFPs
    With Photos
Academy for Certified Lease & Finance Professionals
    2025 Schedule To Date
Balboa Capital Available Position
    Program Manager II - Equipment Broker Sales
Top Ten Most Read
    March 24 - March 28
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
    Conferences and Forums  - Updated
U.S. workers are losing confidence in their ability
    to improve their financial situations
Leasing News Associate Editor 
    Ralph Mango
News Briefs---
A Looming REAL ID Deadline Is Creating
    a Real Headache for Fliers
Here’s What It’s Like to Retire in America at Age 55 or Younger
    Retirees open up about their finances and how they spend their time
The AI Data-Center Boom
    Is Coming to America’s Heartland
Economic Growth Now Depends on Electricity,
    Not Oil
Wisconsin’s top court won’t hear suit to stop Musk
    from paying voters
Trump says he’s considering ways to serve
    a third term as president
You May Have Missed ---
Barcelona Becomes Ground Zero for
    Europe’s Housing Dilemma
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

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