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The Equipment Leasing M&A Outlook for 2023

In this article for BankDirector.com I examine the outlook for Equipment Leasing M&A in 2023. With the current economic landscape, there's no doubt that the Equipment Leasing industry is poised…

The Equipment Leasing Opportunity – Community Banks

As Published in Bank Director Magazine on April 13, 2022 Community banks are ignoring the potential of a vast C&I market.

First Financial buys Cincinnati’s largest independent specialty lender

Rick Ross, CEO of Summit Funding Group Inc. By Steve Watkins – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Dec 7, 2021 Updated Dec 8, 2021, 11:24am EST

August 2019 – Keynote at Asobancaria in Bogota, Colombia

Video of Bob Rinaldi delivering the Keynote speech at Asobancaria's 3rd Leasing Encounter in Bogota, Colombia

Optimal Enterprise Value = Luck

Article as published in NEFA's July/August 2019 Issue of Newsline Rinaldi Newsline Article Extract

My Conversation with Susan Carol for the Equipment Finance Advisor

I always enjoy my too infrequent visits and conversations with Susan Carol! She always asks great, thought provoking questions and makes me think. I firmly believe that the status quo in the…

We Independents are a Paranoid Bunch

As Published in Equipment Finance Advisor on July 20, 2018

October 2015 – Chairman’s Speech at ELFA’s 2015 Annual Convention

Video of Bob Rinaldi delivering the Chairman's Speech at ELFA's 2015 Annual Convention.

Community Bank Article Part 3 – Community Banks: Implications for Vendor Program Lessors

As Published in Equipment Finance Advisor on July 8, 2014

Community Bank Article Part 2 – Community Banks in Our Industry: The Impact on Direct Lessors (Part 2)

As Published in Equipment Finance Advisor on June 3, 2014