Designed specifically for equipment finance professionals, ELFA SmartBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news and research to help you stay ahead of the competition.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/elfa/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/elfa?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/elfa?sb_code=rssen-us17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D3051530E-716E-48AA-9D1A-AF033F4A8B35%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D3051530E-716E-48AA-9D1A-AF033F4A8B35%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA proposed converged lease-accounting standard could increase debt held on companies' balance sheets by hundreds of billions  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D02BBF508-49E0-4216-BCBB-9BC6BF9B25DC%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D02BBF508-49E0-4216-BCBB-9BC6BF9B25DC%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssInternational Accounting Standards Board Chairman Hans Hoogervorst acknowledges that a proposed converged lease-accounting st -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D8CFABAD2-CD53-41B4-826D-479786DE849A%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D8CFABAD2-CD53-41B4-826D-479786DE849A%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA push to overhaul lease accounting has been going on for eight years, and isn't finished yet.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3DB3246B97-FA83-4289-9107-16FDE99E1AC5%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3DB3246B97-FA83-4289-9107-16FDE99E1AC5%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssGoldman Sachs Group has agreed to finance more than $500 million in solar-power projects by SolarCity.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D66EAE00E-AB7B-408D-8AB5-2F3F3565877F%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D66EAE00E-AB7B-408D-8AB5-2F3F3565877F%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA measure of Mid-Atlantic factory activity has unexpectedly slumped 5.2% this month, while a sour note was struck in the hous -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTMarket Trendshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D24C13283-8F20-429E-8630-F7D14AEFBCC8%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D24C13283-8F20-429E-8630-F7D14AEFBCC8%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAlthough a full economic rebound isn't yet here, the outlook for construction remains slightly positive, according to three i -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTMarket Trendshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D82D23442-89D4-4724-A589-E26F0F89181E%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D82D23442-89D4-4724-A589-E26F0F89181E%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved rule changes for swaps transactions.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTGovernment & Regulatoryhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D162057B9-9B38-4AEC-B7CB-2350B82A8A8E%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D162057B9-9B38-4AEC-B7CB-2350B82A8A8E%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssBills altering certain derivatives requirements from the Dodd-Frank Act that cleared the House Financial Services Committee t -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTGovernment & Regulatoryhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D33F18143-9341-43D3-9D24-EFFA41092DA8%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D33F18143-9341-43D3-9D24-EFFA41092DA8%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe International Monetary Fund has conducted a comprehensive analysis of monetary policy at central banks in Europe, Japan a -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTGovernment & Regulatoryhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3DC4A3143E-4F38-4856-9A9D-4CBDFCCEDB36%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3DC4A3143E-4F38-4856-9A9D-4CBDFCCEDB36%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssELFA does not think the latest proposed lease-accounting standard would result in a "significant improvement in the quality o -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTELFA Member Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D5E442196-FC50-4BFB-B060-DC8B3E3D4A39%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D5E442196-FC50-4BFB-B060-DC8B3E3D4A39%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssWhen you are doing business in a particular state, how do you stay on top of legal issues affecting equipment finance in that -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTELFA Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3DFE30A2B7-2F55-4E01-A7F3-FAD081CB1F6D%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3DFE30A2B7-2F55-4E01-A7F3-FAD081CB1F6D%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssCalling all ELFA members!  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 07:44:58 CDTELFA Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D6B7D3274-AD2B-4F3F-AC77-EDA10F553083%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D9C43161E-41C0-47F4-BA0D-568E6CC3BD62%26copyid%3D6B7D3274-AD2B-4F3F-AC77-EDA10F553083%26brief%3Delfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssRene Descartes,French mathematician and philosopher -More- ]]>17 May 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