When lenders compete, you’re the victim!

If you’ve spent any amount of time watching television, it’s likely you’ve seen the various commercials that purport to have banks and lending companies “compete” to offer you the lowest feasible rate. In the same vein, you may have also stumbled across online banner advertisements, promising unbelievably low monthly payments for mortgages or refinances. Regardless of whether they… Read More »

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It's Tax Day!

Hello, dear readers! Just a friendly reminder for those who might need it – Today is Tax Day! Considered one of the most significant dates for us financial folks, especially those of us deeply involved in equipment finance, this day carries considerable importance. If you haven’t already, now’s the time to file your 2007 tax return. If, for… Read More »

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The Internet and Equipment Financing

Today’s post is about the internet and equipment financing, and comes from three different thoughts, all jumbled together into a tidy little package. · The first thought is related to last weeks post about odd equipment financing. · The second was born from a particular movie I was watching (you all know I like movies.) · The third… Read More »

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What "They" Don’t Want You to Know

I mentioned a few weeks ago that equipment financing companies (or equipment leasing companies, if you prefer) will finance equipment of all kinds. Almost anything that a UCC can be filed on can be financed. So that got me thinking, and I looked back and found some of the more obscure equipment that I’ve seen financed. Now keep… Read More »

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Equipment Financing and Lead Aggregators

I’ve been reading some articles lately about lead aggregators, and how they are bad for you. To give a quick and dirty breakdown, lead aggregators are those companies that profess to get you a mortgage and/or lower your bills if you fill out an online form (and they lure you in with the irresistible dancing shadows banner. How… Read More »

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