January
31, 2002----The Federal Reserve Official Press Release
Fed Rate Commentary From Swiss Re's Chief US Economist
Finova Delisted from NYSE/To Go OTC Bulletin Board
What Leasing Association Do You Belong To?:
Streamlined Sales Tax Project Report
AOL Continues to Lose Money
D&B Enters Internet Fray
Special:
Super Bowl Betting Fact Sheet from London
January
30, 2002----On Line Poll http://www.leasingnews.org
Arrow Capital
Continues Expansion/Acquires Marquis Capital
Interchange
Fin. Services Completes Purchase Monarch Capital
Leasing
News Classified Ads Work
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223 Certified Leasing Professionals
January 29, 2002---- Commercial Money Center Has Completed
Its Verbal Commitment
Leasing
News Will Not Divulge Our Sources
American
Express earnings miss analysts' reduced estimate
Sanchez
Buys Equidity, To Incorporate Software
Tuesday
--Odds and Ends
Peabodys
Secures Lease Financing for Future Growth
McGloin
Plans New Leasing Group
MicroBilt
to Offer Experian's Custom Strategist Suite
Parker
Leasing Still Advertising
Used
Cars On Line
5.7%
Gain in New Home Sales
Bledsoe/Brady Poll On Boston.com Surpasses 60,000 Votes;
Patriots
Fans Urge Coach Belichick to Start Brady
***NEW!***Association of Government Leasing & Finance Insta-T.E.L.L.
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January 28, 2002---Heller Financial Gets the Axe
Commercial
Money Center Return of Advance Rental Payments
How Many Leasing Associations Do You Belong To?
Textron Finalizes $5 Million Asset Purchase Program With TWG Capital
Velos Capital to Resell Artera Turbo
Prime Finance Down rated by Fitch
FNF Capital Lease Downgraded by Fitch
Economists
Now Predict No Fed Rate Cut/Rate Increase in Near Future?
SPECIAL----
State
Governments Endorse New Leasing and Software Definitions
by Dennis Brown for Equipment Leasing News
Association ELT News
Also Complete New Orleans Report------
Tomorrow:---What
Leasing News Will Not Divulge
January 25, 2002---NAELB
President Mike Meacher Speaks Out
K-Mart Bankruptcy Fees Disclosed
Gateway cutting 2,250 jobs, plants to close
UAEL Funding Retreat Programs
Comdisco Wins Approval to Sell Leasing Units to GE Capital
Cat Financial Reports Record 2001 Results
Greenspan Doubts Need for Tax Cuts
Monday--- What Leasing News Will Not Divulge!!!
January
24, 2002----
Irwin
Financial's Small Ticket Leasing Business Incurs $1.7 Million
QIV Loss
Pitney Bowes Capital
Names 2 More to Franchise Finance Team
Certified Lease Professionals “Missing”
Broadlane/Healthcare Enter into
3 Year Agreement
Parent of Bank of Walnut Creek Reports Earnings
UnionBanCal
Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
Progress
Financial 4th Quarter Net Income $555,000
S&P:
2001 Successes Fuel European ABS in Year Ahead
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January
23, 2002----
Tyco to Separate Into Four Independent, Publicly Traded Companies
Leasing
Association Membership Numbers
Classified
Ad---Two Attorney/One Recruiter
Energy
National Resource Organization of Nigeria
(Enron
Chief Quits to Join ENRON)
Advanta
Business Cards Results Up 40% Year On Year
ePlus
to Speak National Association of Procurement Professionals
Pacific
Capital Bancorp Reports 4rth Qrtr/Full Yr 2001 Fin. Results
January 22, 2002----UAEL
Membership Directory
Economics---Bob
Rodi in Pittsburgh
Classified
Ad----Up-Date
New
Tech Leasing Book Available
Thomas
Butler Joins PayNet as CEO
January 21, 2002----Two Leasing Conferences on February 10-12th---East
Coast and West Coast Textron
Financial Names Jay Carter President and COO
Economists
worry debt may choke off economic growth
In
Tough Year, Dell Shines
How
to Protect Yourself by Alfredo R. Vionnet
Monday---Odds
and Ends
January 18, 2002---- Association for Government Leasing and
Finance Membership Up 37%
Sun
Micro/GE--- Heller Financial-- Citi Medical "Inside Information"
Equipment
Finance Journal Awards----Correction
De
Lage Landen Financial names Pete Connor Dir. Sales - Western Reg
Streamlined
Sales Tax---ELA Dennis Brown
U.S.
Housing Starts---December, 2001 Government Figures
State-by-state
cigarette tax rates
New
York's unemployment rate continues to climb
January 17, 2002----Eastern
Association of Equipment Leasing Lessors Membership Up 7%
eLNA
Nominates Monitordaily.com & Orix for Web Award
Smart
Online Selects NCB Capital, alliance with Republic Leasing
BancWest
Earnings Rise 13.0% for 4th Quarter, 17.8% for Full
Year 2001
RISConsulting
Launches Aircraft Risk Management Internet Portal
Compaq
had strong quarter
Key
Equipment Finance Names James W. Mignogna Sr. VP/Nat. Sales Mgr.
Fed
nationwide survey finds expectations for midyear recovery
US
Bancorp Reports 4th Quarter Earnings
Thursday---Odds
and Ends
January
16, 2002 ---United
Association of Equipment Leasing Membership Up 22%
Empire National Leasing to Become First Niagara Leasing
Arrow Capital Opens New Southern California Offices
Mortgage
Boom Boosts Wells Fargo 4th Quarter Earning
Silicon Valley to remain strong but faces challenges
Ohio Releases Final Advisory on
Up-Front Sales Tax
Agenda
for upcoming Streamlined Sales Tax Meeting
January 15 ,2002---NAELB Membership Down 30%
Comdisco to Sell 2 Leasing Businesses to GE Capital
Internet Business Int. & Return Assured Talk
Falls Apart
CapitalStream Announces New Chief Operating
Officer
TIB To Offer BancPartners’ Private
Label—New Funding Sources
De Lage Landen Financial Services names
Pat Neary VP Sales
Glut of Used Cars on the Market Place Due
to Zero % Interest
More Nigeria E-Mail
January11, 2002 --- CMC’s Bill Hanson to Return All Advance
Rentals
Mid-American Association of Equipment Lessors: 140 Members
eLeasing/American Leasing & Financial
Map of States Participating Streamlined Sales Tax Project----
Leasing News Bulletin Board Support
Flex Lease, Piano, Texas Bulletin Board Up-Date
Nordson Corporation Signs with eMarket Capital
Highlights Equipment Leasing Association Newsletter
Fed chairman visits the Oakland Raiders
January10, 2002 -----Leader of Multi-Million
Dollar Leasing Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Prison
No Break in Definition of Taxable Software Issues
Flex Lease, Plano, Texas Bulletin Board Complaint
Health Insurance –for small businesses
Helios Marketing / Communications Announces "Verticalize!"
Tyco Capital Renames CIT Small Business Lending Corporation
WiredCapital Names Richard Stubblefield to Board Of Directors
Retailers are expected to continue
with zero-percent financing deals
January09, 2002 ---Paperless
Leasing---- `Literally Overnight'
Wednesday---- Odds and Ends
Microsoft has sold 17 million copies of Windows XP
Transportation Department to study encoding data on driver's
licenses
It is easy to log on to Meet the Leasing News
Maker—Instructions included
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)
January08, 2002 ----Pitney Bowes Enters the Franchise
Finance Market
Imperial Credit Industries,/ Southern Pacific Bank
Management Appointments
Unicapital Up-date---Irwin Staub
SEC Eyes Xerox Lease Accounting
Sales Talent Is Not Enough---John C. Dean, Alta Group
ICON Capital Acquires $7.75 Million Portfolio
Salestax Streamline ----Software Issue—Dennis Brown
Equipment Leasing and Financial Foundation—Lisa A. Levine
Universal Express Renames/ Rebrands Several Subsidiaries
Holiday Internet Shopping up 50%----Women Outshop Men on Line
January07, 2002 --Patrick Hayes---remembered
www.leasingnews.org
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Mike
Granieri---A Prosperous 2002
Financial
Events This Week
Alliance
Financial Forms Leasing Company
Web
sites count declines for 2nd time ever
Credit
Card Cost/Minimum Payment Chart
“Zero Percent Interest” Key second-best vehicle sales
January 03, 2002 --Patrick Hayes---May He Rest in Peace
Equipment Leasing
Association Membership at Year-End: 873
Leasing Group---May Not Be a Happy New Year
First 2002 Leasing Association Conference
Former AmX Equip. Finance V.P./Rockford Founder
Larry Hartmann joins Z Resource Group
John Salek Joins TCF Express Leasing
Reaction from Readers on: December,
1971 Remembered---
Year 2001 in Review
DVI Closes $430 Million Asset-Backed Securitization
Compaq Study---IT Like to Lease, Especially at Zero Percent Interest
Streamlined Sales Tax : Sale/LeaseBack
subject and January 4 Cut Off Dennis Brown, Equipment Leasing
Association
January
02, 2002 -- 2001 in Review
Synopsis
Quotes from Readers
during the year
Highlights
from Leasing News the Last Twelve Months
