2024 Thought: It’s Always the Best Time to Finance Equipment

There’s a saying in the stock market that goes something like this: The best time to invest was ten years ago. The second-best time is right now.  The implication is that there really is no better time than right now, unless we have a time machine. Which we (sadly) don’t. The same goes for acquiring equipment for your… Read More »

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Fletch Predicts: 2024 Version

Happy New Year! It’s the day you’ve all been waiting for: the 2024 version of Fletch Predicts!  I’ve been on a pretty good roll – AI was the buzzword for 2023 just like I thought it would be, and I hit on one sports pick too. And rates pretty much did what I predicted as well. Now onto… Read More »

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Financing Soft Costs and Extras

We don’t mention this enough here at Crest Capital, but one thing that is a big advantage to our customers is our willingness to go over and above – both figuratively and literally. Figuratively is our excellent service. But how we literally go “over and above” is by financing soft costs and extras. Indeed, a full 25% of… Read More »

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Fletch’s Wish List 2024

It’s the holiday season again, and that means it’s time for my annual wish list. Last year, I asked for a few things related to economics. First and foremost, I wished for rates to stop going up. I knew this was a tall order for the earlier parts of the year, but lately this seems more promising. I… Read More »

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Applying for Equipment Financing – Financial Disclosure

In my previous blog post, I discussed the two general ways equipment financing is applied for: Application–Only and Financial Disclosure. I then went over the details of Application-Only, and noted how it is fast and easy, requiring one simple form.  But today we’re going to discuss Financial Disclosure Equipment Financing. This is where the lender needs more information… Read More »

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