ELFA: Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Dips Again Amid Iran War Concerns

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) released its April 2026 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI), revealing confidence in the equipment finance market is 54.6, a decrease from 61.0 in March, and the lowest level since May 2025 in the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement of universal tariffs. Comments from some MCI survey respondents indicate the impact of the war in Iran on their outlook. The index provides a qualitative assessment from key executives in the $1.3 trillion equipment finance...

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2026 BEST COMPANIES IN EQUIPMENT FINANCEBack To The Issue Home Page >> Simon Harrsen Executive Vice President, North America, CHG MeridianSimon Harrsen explores how technology obsolescence and capital constraints are driving companies toward flexible financing solutions.The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering how businesses approach technology investment. As AI capabilities become integrated into enterprise hardware (from workstations requiring neural...

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