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1 week ago | 
slashgear.com | Michael Sullivan
General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler have long sold vehicles in the USA that were manufactured in other countries. Before GM sold Opel and Vauxhall, its European divisions, it supplied several models that wore American nameplates, such as the Saturn Astra (a rebadged Opel Astra). General Motors also sold the Pontiac GTO and G8, rebadged Holdens from its Australian division.
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3 weeks ago | 
wilsoncountynews.com | Michael Sullivan
Audio articles on Wilson County News made possible by C Street Gift Shop in downtown Floresville! Most of us don’t like to acknowledge reality. It can be very inconvenient for our carefully crafted ordering of the world. A friend of mine likes to say that “reality is an acquired taste,” and he’s right.
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3 weeks ago | 
abladvisor.com | Michael Sullivan |Michael A. Toglia
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, members of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as part of Capitol Connections 2025—the association’s signature annual advocacy event. The fly-in brings together industry leaders from across the country to advocate for smart policies that support small businesses, capital investment and American jobs.
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4 weeks ago | 
abladvisor.com | Michael A. Toglia |Michael Sullivan
Pagaya Technologies, a global technology company delivering AI-driven product solutions for the financial ecosystem, announced the launch of POSH (Pagaya Point of Sale Holdings Trust), a new asset-backed revolving securitization program focused on point-of-sale financing (“POS”), which will enable Pagaya to be a growth catalyst for point-of-sale providers in the U.S. By combining increased funding capacity through POSH with Pagaya’s embedded AI-driven underwriting technology, lenders can...
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4 weeks ago | 
abladvisor.com | Michael A. Toglia |Michael Sullivan
Exchange Bank announced the promotion of Ali Spitzer to Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, recognizing her outstanding leadership and continued contributions to the Bank’s long-term success. Spitzer brings a wealth of experience to the role, having served in multiple leadership positions since joining the Exchange Bank.
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1 month ago | 
abladvisor.com | Michael Sullivan |Michael A. Toglia
FGI Worldwide announced the hiring of Bryan Rozum, CFA, as Managing Director, FGI Finance. Based in Chicago, Rozum will focus on originating new business opportunities throughout the Midwest for FGI Finance, FGI's asset-based lending division. He joins Greg McBride of FGI Risk and Daniel Schlossberg of FGI Equipment Finance in connecting clients across the region with finance and risk management solutions.
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1 month ago | 
abladvisor.com | Michael Sullivan |Michael A. Toglia
Tradewind Finance, an international trade finance provider, is excited to be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. This milestone commemorates twenty-five years of serving exporters, importers, manufacturers and more with innovative liquidity solutions to grow and succeed. Tradewind was founded in 2000 in Germany with the mission to help suppliers bridge cash flow and equip them with the tools to trade securely.
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1 month ago | 
abladvisor.com | Michael A. Toglia |Michael Sullivan
William Blair announced the continued growth of the firm’s Private Capital Advisory team in Europe with the addition of industry veteran Delaney Brown. Brown, who joins as a senior director in London, will focus on providing fund placement and secondary advisory services to financial sponsors and limited partners across Europe.
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1 month ago | 
abladvisor.com | Michael Sullivan |Michael A. Toglia
S&P Global Ratings anticipates further additions to U.S. banks' credit loss allowances in the coming quarters, after only small increases between fourth-quarter 2024 and first-quarter 2025, according to a new report. In S&P's baseline forecast, they project the industry's allowance-to-loans ratio and provisions will rise about 5 basis points and roughly 10%-15% respectively in 2025, reflecting an economic slowdown, but s&P still assumes an industry return on equity of 10.0%-11.0%.
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1 month ago | 
abladvisor.com | Michael Sullivan |Michael A. Toglia
Amur Equipment Finance successfully completed its 15th term securitization, in which it issued $329.25 million in notes backed by equipment loans and leases originated through its platform. BMO served as sole structuring agent and lead bookrunner, with Bank of America and Truist serving as joint bookrunners. Moody’s and Fitch rated the transaction. “At Amur, we are anchored to our mission of delivering value to our partners and customers in all markets.
