Equipment Finance Confidence Improved. Lender Fit Still Needs To Be Planned Early.
ELFA’s June equipment-finance confidence reading improved again, and more respondents expect capex-funding demand and access to capital to increase. That is constructive, but it is not the same as saying every equipment-heavy borrower has a clean path. Lender fit still needs to be planned before purchase orders, deposits, or first-bank assumptions narrow the options.
Rental Fleet Company Uses $8 Million Tax-Lease Structure For Specialized Rental Assets
A rental fleet company used three tax-lease schedules totaling $8 million under a 36-month path to support specialized rental assets across a multi-location footprint.
Consumer Sentiment Rose, But Equipment Financing Still Needs Flexibility
Consumer sentiment rose in preliminary June data, but the buyer lesson for equipment-heavy companies is still to preserve financing flexibility before the order is locked.
Commercial Funding Partners Closes $36 Million Manufacturer Sale-Leaseback Recapitalization
Commercial Funding Partners closed a $36 million sale-leaseback recapitalization for a Midwest manufacturer, structured as a 60-month non-tax lease.
Bank Credit Hasn’t Fully Loosened. Equipment Plans Still Need Lender Fit Early.
Federal Reserve and ELFA signals still show capital moving through the market, but bank standards, collateral demands, and credit-line conversations are not friction-free. For equipment, fleet, manufacturing, and infrastructure borrowers, that keeps lender fit and structure in the plan early.
Manufacturing Activity Is Moving. Structure Still Matters.
Fed Beige Book manufacturing demand held up, while revised BLS data shows cost and credit friction still matter for equipment financing structure.
Equipment Finance Signals: Demand Is Still Moving, But Structure Matters
CFP Pulse summarizes recent ELFA, BEA, ISM, and DOE signals showing that equipment buyers are still moving, but timing, liquidity, supplier milestones, and financing structure matter more.
Mining Equipment Financing: A Practical Growth Tool for Critical Minerals Suppliers and Producers
Financing Mining Equipment for the Critical Minerals Boom How vendor financing helps exhibitors and mining companies move faster. The mining industry is not standing still. Demand for critical minerals, or, as it’s now called, rare earths, continues to rise as the U.S. works to strengthen domestic supply chains for energy, defense, manufacturing, electronics, AI, robotics, […]
The CAPEX Trap: Why Your “Investment Grade” Strategy is Leaking Millions
Your balance sheet may be investment grade, but your capital allocation isn’t. Traditional CAPEX is quietly dragging ROIC, compressing free cash flow, and locking up capital where it works the least. Most CFOs don’t question CAPEX. It’s seen as disciplined. Safe. Aligned with long-term growth. But here’s the reality: when you deploy eight figures into […]
Commercial Funding Partners Acquires EquipmentLeases.com
Draper, UT — October 7, 2025 — Commercial Funding Partners (CFP), a leading provider of structured commercial equipment financing, announced the acquisition of EquipmentLeases.com, a recognized online platform for equipment leasing and financing solutions. The strategic acquisition adds a technology-driven marketing asset to CFP’s portfolio of companies, enhancing its ability to connect businesses with tailored […]
Kristy Phillips Promoted to Executive Vice President, Documentation at Commercial Funding Partners
Draper, UT – July 8, 2025 – Commercial Funding Partners (CFP), a leading provider of equipment lease financing solutions, proudly announces the promotion of Kristy Phillips to Executive Vice President, Documentation. In less than a year since joining CFP, Kristy has made a significant impact, streamlining internal processes and accelerating documentation workflows with a keen […]
Unlocking the Power of Section 179: A Game-Changer for Equipment Acquisition
In the ever-evolving world of business, staying competitive means staying equipped with the latest in equipment innovation. However, with inflationary pressure, tight cash flow, an uncertain economy, interest rates that remain high, and weekly concerns about tariffs. Many business owners face tough decisions when it’s time to replace aging equipment, expand capacity, or acquire new […]