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Jul/Aug 2010
Vol 37, No. 5
Annual Bank Ranking
& Technology Issue

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Solving the Legacy Technology Modernization Challenge
Ref# TEC0170
Across a variety of industries where legacy platforms are prevalent and challenging to replace, companies are considering Business Process Management (BMP) solutions as an alternative to system replacement. As equipment finance companies seek ways to modernize their legacy technologies, they may want to throw BPMs in the mix.
By Steve Byrnes and Michael Donnary, Capgemini

Lease Accounting Changes Call for Software Systems Upgrades
Ref# TEC0171
With an exposure draft expected this summer, lease accounting changes brought about by FASB and IASB that once seemed distant are now becoming more and more real. It is therefore prudent for leasing companies to prepare for the expected impact to their policies, processes and software systems.
By Madhu Natarajan, Odessa Technologies and Joe Sebik, FinServ Advisors

Three Trends to Watch in Commercial Debt Buying
Ref# POR030
Commercial debt buyers have fared well as companies have looked for ways to create much-needed liquidity and they have proven they are more than capable of filling a liquidity void. But will the trend hold once the economy recovers and the capital markets operate efficiently once more?
By Michelle Rodriguez, HSW Financial

Learning the Latest at ConnectionPoint 2010
Ref# TEC0172
More than 100 industry leaders attended ConnectionPoint 2010 in June, making the International Decision Systems user conference one of the largest private events in the asset finance industry.

SPECIAL REPORT: 2010 Monitor Bank 40
Ref# BKL012
15th Annual Ranking of the Top U.S. Bank Leasing & Finance Companies

FROM ALL FACETS

PROFILE OF SUCCESS
Huntington Equipment Finance: New Leader Sees ’A Very Bright Future‘
Ref# PRO122
Huntington Bank made headlines by delivering impressive 2010 first-quarter earnings after facing what some have called a “near death experience” in 2009. The Monitor took notice when industry veteran Rick Remiker was named president of Huntington Equipment Finance Group…
By Stuart P. Papavassiliou, Senior Editor

GREASING THE WHEEL
Need a Technology Transformation? There’s an App for That!
Ref# BRK050
Today’s marketplace continues to expand and evolve. As it does, your customers, employees and partners demand more. Providing employees with information, devices and gadgets they need to function effectively and training them to stand out in front of technology and build real relationships can go a long way.
By Linda P. Kester, Institute of Personal Development

TIPPING THE SCALES
Second Circuit Weighs in on BAPCA’s ‘Hanging Paragraph’
Ref# LGL1142
In this edition of Tippling the Scales, Lesley Anne Hawes returns to discuss the implications of the so-called “hanging paragraph” in BAPCA as ruled upon by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in AmeriCredit Financial Services v. Thompkins.
By Lesley Anne Hawes, Long & Aldridge

A Little Something About Software Leasing & Finance
Ref# LGL1143
For many outside our industry, equipment leasing and finance is a niche with magical and confusing terminology and structures. When you add software leasing and finance into the mix, you encounter a niche within a niche.
By Kenneth P. Weinberg, Marks & Weinberg

PLAYBACK (Cartoon Feature)
Leases Headed for the Balance Sheet

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