Sentinels: How Risk Leaders Are Steering Specialty Finance Through Uncertainty
“The fraudsters just keep getting smarter and smarter. We need to continue to stay the course, stick with the blocking ...
Forward for Specialty Finance
Trailblazers: What Today’s Female Leaders in Finance Want You to Know
If there’s one thing the 2025 ABF Journal Trailblazers make clear, it’s this: success for women in specialty finance isn’t ...
Rainmakers: How the Top Rainmakers are Getting Deals Done
In specialty finance, closing a deal is never just about the numbers. It’s about reading people, adapting to pressure and ...
The Regulatory Horizon for Specialty Finance: Preparing for New Oversight
By Lisa RafterAs specialty finance fuels middle market dealmaking in 2025, a wave of pending regulations looms on the horizon, ...
Technology Transformation in Specialty Finance: Balancing Innovation and Risk
Specialty finance firms find themselves at a critical inflection point as technological transformation reshapes every facet of their operations. From ...
Beyond Traditional Collateral: The Expansion of ABL into New Asset Classes
Asset-based lending continues to push past its traditional moorings — inventory, receivables and equipment — into uncharted territory, driven by ...
ABL vs. Cash Flow Lending: The Convergence of Structures in Middle Market Deals
By Lisa Rafter The once-distinct lines between asset-based lending and cash flow lending are continuing to fade, giving rise to ...
White Oak Commercial Finance Funds $125MM ABL Facility for Energy Services Company
White Oak Commercial Finance ("WOCF"), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors, announced it has provided a $125 million asset-based ...
BLS Reports Largest PPI Drop in Five Years as Deflation Signals Clash with Tariff Risks
According to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the April 2025 Producer Price Index (PPI) declined by 0.5% month-over-month, ...
Huntington Bank Expands Commercial Banking into Florida, Targeting Middle-Market Clients
Huntington National Bank continues to expand its commercial banking segment across the country by bringing its middle-market banking capabilities to ...