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Reason #9 why an equipment financing company is better than a bank – RATE ADJUSTMENT

Boy, we’re almost there. We’re all the way to number nine in our “ten reasons why an equipment financing company is better than a bank” series. And reason nine is a pretty simple one – an equipment financing company offers fixed term rates. The bank would prefer an adjustable rate. To illustrate this, let’s pretend I’m an equipment… Read More »

Reason #8 why an equipment financing company is better than a bank: Accounting and Tax – Your accountant will love us

I want to continue forward in our series of why an equipment finance company is better than a bank. But first, I want to talk about Mel. Mel was a guy I knew at one of my old jobs way back when. In fact, Mel was the head of accounting. I was in purchasing or something like that… Read More »

Reason #7 why an equipment financing company is better than a bank – No Hidden Charges

Let’s move forward with our series on why an equipment financing company is better than a bank. Today’s reason is one we all know too well – hidden charges. To put this simply, the bank will typically have a bevy of hidden charges, where an equipment financing company will have none. Here’s what you can expect with the… Read More »

Reason #6 why an equipment financing company is better than a bank – Preserving Credit Availability

We’ve covered a lot so far in my “why an equipment financing company is better than the bank” series, and we’ll move into our second half today with reason 6, which is “preserving your credit availability”. Basically, what I mean by this is the fact that while I think an equipment financing company is MUCH better than the… Read More »

Reason #4 why an equipment financing company is better than a bank – Compensating Balance

Ok, let’s continue our series on why an equipment financing company is better than the bank. And we’re up to reason #4, which is “compensating balance”. Now what is a compensating balance? Well, it’s nothing more than the bank saying “hey, we loaned you one hundred thousand dollars… the least you can do is have thirty thousand dollars… Read More »