March 01, 2002--Economy
grows in 4th quarter on back of big ticket spending,
---- economists predict recession is over
Meet the Leasing Newsmaker---Mark McQuitty ( transcript )
Merging Leasing Associations/Response to Bob Rodi's comments
Friday –Odds and Ends
Moo Bad News from Gateway (evidence
recession not over)
NetBank Shareholders Approve Mortgage Group
Acquisition
March
04, 2002---Firerock Capital in Formation---Fisher
Anderson Winds Down
Support for Bob Fisher/Scott Anderson
United Association of Equipment Leasing Postpones Two Funding
Retreats
Major business events and economic events scheduled
this week
NAELB Help Desk Now Available Daily
Classified Ads at Leasing News are not only
FREE, but they WORK
Bill Graneri’s Top Gun Seminar Series
Streamlined Sales Tax Project
March
05, 2002 --Leasing Innovations Wins San Diego BBB 2001 Award
NAELB
Proposes Multi-Association Committee
New UAELB Website Up and Running
Tuesday—Odds and Ends
Steve Cambell Resigns as CEO of CapitalStream
MidAmerica Association of Equipment
Lessors Golf Tournament
S&T Bank Launches Equipment Leasing
Program
eFinance Raises $6 Million
in “C” Financing Round
Computer “Blue
Book” Now on Line
March
06, 2002 -- "Yes, we have no banana's for sale"
at First International Bank
You Guessed it---Fred Van Etten "This is Your
life."
Credit Reporting Industry Warns About False E-Mail
National Leasing Introduces a New Identity
Bob T. Tells Kit M. About "New Website"
ELA San Francisco Conference Oct 13-15
Financial Federal Reports 19% Earnings
Denis J. Stypulkoski Joins The Alta Group
Krueger Joins Farm Credit Leasing
Sr. Mgmt. Team
Amtrack Progress in NorthEast Needs Your
Support
March
07, 2002--Guaranty Capital Suddenly Closes Its Doors
CIT---“Yes, we have no banana’s today, but maybe tomorrow.”
eLease---Total Funding Scales Down ( story in progress )
Nova’s BuyMicro Exceeds $2 Million in Equipment
Leasing
USXP Capital Develops Nationwide Van/Truck Leasing
UAEL Presents Education Audio-Conferences
Key Names J.J. McCusker Sr. VP/Dir. Syndications.
Amtrak Prez to resign from financially
troubled rail line
March
08, 2002--Late Breaking News
Southern Pacific Bancorp
New Tax Law Affects Equipment Leasing
Friday---Odds and Ends
Annual Industry Future Council Report
Amtrak Troubles Widen
New Domain Names Make Possible for Permanent e-Mail Address
March
11, 2002----Commercial Money Center Throws in the Towel
Semon Associates Arranges $300 Million
Private Label Web Based Tax-Exempt Syndication
Platform
Pure Markets Announces Growth, Best-Practices Recognition
Marshall & Ilsley Completes Acquisition of
Richfield State Agency, Inc. and Century Bancshares.
Internet Leasing Company Bashing
The Electronic Payments Association (NACHA)
More on the House Tax Bill and Equipment Leasing
The List---Up-Dated
The List to be up-dated on Monday
March
12, 2002--Commercial Money Center Closing Reaction
128 Employees Out of Work---Classified May Help
ELA Says President Bush Signed Their Endorsed Tax Measures
Ofek Capital Comes to the United Sates
BancLease Launches Redesigned Web Site
Funder OnLine, becomes CYENCE INTERNATIONAL
“...
more than 190 banks in 34 different states are using the BancLease
program for leasing”
Tuesdays—Odds and Ends
March
13, 2002---Tyco Reportedly Sells CIT
San Diego Tribune Union Commercial Money Center
The Inside at CMC
Who Pays for this? The Employees
Please Don’t Call Us
Multi-Association Committee
Money Back Guarantee—First in Industry
Sharpless Joins Electronic Financial Group
March
14, 2002---Inter-Leasing Association Committee—Barry Marks,
Esq. Speaks Out Tyco Files with SEC to Spin
Off CIT; Exec Comp Revealed
“Sit, Dog, Sit” “Now Lay Down”
“Roll Over”
Commercial Money Center, Escondido, California—Last
Word?
Fitch Ratings Releases Guidelines/Synthetic
Leases
Enron's shadow falls on Idec's
off-books lease plan
NextCard fires 546, requests stock
delisting
Tax
Laws—Changes Retroactive to 2001—Nancy Geary, CPL, CLP
March 15, 2002 -- Inter-Association Committee
Tyco/CIT
Merrilees Replaced at Textron
MAEL Golf Tournament ***
HSBC to Sell Finance Division
Ofek Capital Retains Three Firms
Streamlined Tax Project
March 18, 2002--Bank of the West Becomes
California’s Fourth Largest Bank*
Minimum Leasing Association Dues Compariso
Monday---Odds and Ends
Where are Jim Lahti and Rick Galtelli?
Jeffrey Taylor---lease CPA---New Tax Laws--
CitiCapital Launches Vendor FastFinance
Silicon Valley---Mired in Recovery
March
19, 2002--The Fed to Raise Rates, Not Today, but Soon
Finova Year-End Net Loss $1.14 Billion/$1.8 Billion
CIT Announces Fixed Income Conference Call 3pm EST
Telemark for Sale----$700 Million Portfolio
Tuesday---Odds and Ends
Streamlined Sales Tax Project
MicroFinancial Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
VoiceXML Planet 2002 Conference & Expo
March 20, 2002--The Fed Leaves Key Rate
Unchanged.
Tyco to Spin CIT off in Less than a Month
GE Capital Bows to Pressure From Moody's on
Debt
BancPartners Announces Resignation of James R. Lahti
RT International Chooses ePlus
PDS Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Wells Fargo Celebrates 150 Year Ride
ELA/UAEL Postpone Two March Meetings
Special: Golf Handicaps and Jim Merrilees
(Playing at the MAEL Golf Tournament May 20th)
March 21, 2002--William Purcell to Lead U.S. Bancorp Equipment
Finance
Hibernia Rolls Out Small-Business Equipment Leasing Program
GE not interested in CIT, contrary to reports- spokesman
(BS)
NAELB---Ahead of the Pack
Experienced Sales Professionals Never had it So Good?
Jim Merrilees Golf Handicap
Randy S. Cameron Joines Sentry Financial
Wells Fargo- “...pretty nice chunk of
change for the ranks!”
Streamlined Sales Tax Report—Dennis
Brown, ELA “Leasing
for Dummies”—David G. Meyer
March
22, 2002--The Famous Bob Fisher
GE/Tyco and the Rest
Jim Lahti and Richard Galtelli
Bits and Pieces from the ELA Weekly Newsletter
POP Goes The Yahoo! Mail
Special:
Executive Global Lease Training
Analysis of Lease Volume
Excel Present Value
Jeffery Taylor
March
25, 2002--New Tax Law—NAELB April 4 at 12:00PM EST
Why Bond Guru Decided To Attack GE's Practices
Jim Lahti re-Opens Affiliated Corporate Services
Monday—Odds and Ends
Stream Sales Tax Project---Dennis Brown, ELA
February Housing Report with Economic Report
Leasing Industry Future Council Report
March 26, 2002--Fraudulent Employment
Resume
CORRECTIONS---and CLARIFICATIONS
Guaranty Bank Still in Equipment Leasing
“Eastern” not “ National”
Wells Fargo Bonuses
Houston
PFSC introduces BackupPlus
Steelcase Reports Results for Full Year and Fourth Quarter
AGL&F Spring Conference---Baltimore/Municipal Leasing
Streamlined Sales Tax Project Conference Call
March 27, 2002--“Not True” says John Otto about Centerpoint
Financial
Colonial Pacific Employees Return to Oregon—Welcome Home
Great News from Susan Adamatis
Tyco's CIT debt issue oversubscribed; raised to $2.5 billion
UAEL—Las Vegas Conference—“Leave Your
Children at Home.”
Equipment Leasing Association Depreciation Schedules
Nigerianfraudwatch.org Launched---Hoopee-de-doo!!!
More Nigeria and African e-Mail
Carpediem Offers Regional Seminars
in April
Pitney Bowes Selects mySAP CRM
(not CPL)
March
28, 2002--Economic recovery wobbly, UCLA forecasters say
Tax Facts—Oh, No! Mr.Bill!!!
ELA Too Busy for Inter-Association Meeting
Nigerianfraudwatch.org Confession
Amtrak financial figures raise questions, critics say
(Lease Attorney Jim Coston quoted in news story)
March
29, 2002--Board
Member of Tyco Unit Owed Millions to 2 Executives
Fitch Rates GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables
2002-1, LLC
Fitch Ratings Lowers GATX Financial
To 'BBB-/F3'; Rtg Outlook Neg
GE Way or the Highway.”
Solutions for Employment—New
Web Site
Bits and Pieces of the ELA Newsletter
Golf Handicap Explained
April 11 “Inter-Association Committee”
Meeting in Orlando, Florida
and other Equipment
Leasing Association Conferences
