According to the Asset-Based Lending Index by the Secured Finance Network, combined (bank and non-bank) business lenders’ confidence stayed slightly positive during Q1/23 at 50.3 points, although that was a 5.8-point decline from Q4/22.
According to a new study from the Secured Finance Network, total secured financing volume for U.S. commercial businesses in 2022 reached nearly $4.9 trillion.
In its annual indicator of industry activity, the Secured Finance Network (SFNet) found cause for optimism but warned members to expect continued economic pressures in 2022.
The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) added to its executive and management committees for fiscal year 2022. These leaders guide the association, make policy decisions, confirm new members and provide thought leadership in advocacy and education.
The Secured Finance Network’s 76th Annual Convention, “This Way Forward,” will take place from Nov. 17 to 19 and will cover financial, economic and political disruptions that banks and finance companies face in the midst of a pandemic and the aftermath of the U.S. election.
The Commercial Finance Association appointed Richard D. Gumbrecht CEO. Gumbrecht had been serving as interim CEO of the CFA since January.
Newly appointed Commercial Finance Association interim CEO Richard Gumbrecht reached out to members of the organization, providing information on his background and stating his goals and objectives.
The Commercial Finance Association executive committee voted to terminate Bob Trojan as the organization’s CEO. Richard Gumbrecht has been retained as interim manager.