Welcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
Leasing & Finance
Leasing is a type of financing that lets you rent equipment from an equipment financing company or another lender or vendor. The lease agreement allows you to use the equipment for a set period of time while making monthly payments.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Steve Rybos Promoted to VP & GM of Specialty Markets Group at GreatAmerica Financial Services
by Mark VrunoSMG includes the Construction, Healthcare, Automotive, Franchise, and Direct Programs divisions within GreatAmerica Financial Services.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Marty Klees, GreatAmerica Financial Services Risk and Operations Executive, Retires
by Mark Vruno30-year risk/ops veteran will be missed; at the same time, GreatAmerica Financial Services remains proud of its leadership bench strength and succession planning acumen.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
GreatAmerica Financial Services Sponsors New Leasing Professional Course at University of North Texas
by Mark VrunoNew financial services course on Commercial Equipment Leasing & Finance (CELF) to be taught at UNT’s G. Brint Ryan College of Business in Denton, Texas.
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Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
Coffee with Jennie Fisher: Women’s History Month Q&A
by Carol CannataIn our ongoing observance of Women’s History Month 2025, we chat about taking leaps of faith, insecure leaders, family support, and why more women should join this great industry of ours!
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
GreatAmerica Financial Services Announces $692.5 Million Term Securitization
by Mark VrunoShow of industry strength: transaction brings leasing and financial services firm’s life-to-date bond issuances to $11.2 billion.
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Issue Announcements
March ’25 Issue: Discussions about Channel Transformation, including Essential Software and Where MFPs & MPS Fit In.
by Mark VrunoInnovative is software is essential to evolving the partner channel. We take a look at this plus what’s going on with MPS, MFPs and more.
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Issue Announcements
10 Reasons to Read The Cannata Report’s 39th Annual Dealer Survey Issue Part II
by CJ CannataUpward Mobility is the theme of the 39th Annual Dealer Survey featured in our October issue. Based on the results, a positive trend emerges: most dealers are thriving in the current environment.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Tony Cracchiolo Announces Retirement from U.S. Bank After 52-Year Career
by Scott CullenTony Cracchiolo, president & CEO of U.S. Bank, has revealed his decision to retire in July. With a remarkable 52-year career, including the last 17 years at U.S. Bank, Cracchiolo leaves behind a legacy of growth and leadership.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Miles Herman Named LEAF CEO, Crit DeMent Serves as Chairman
by Scott CullenLEAF Commercial Capital Inc. announced that Miles Herman, formerly LEAF president and COO, is assuming the role of CEO.
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Video
Fridays with Frank: GreatAmerica’s Jennie Fisher Returns with More Compelling Career Anecdotes
by Scott CullenGreatAmerica’s Jennie Fisher returns to share more anecdotes about her 30-year career at GreatAmerica, including the career and life lessons she’s learned from the company’s founder Tony Golobic.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
First Citizens Bank Introduces New Name for Equipment Finance Business
by Scott CullenFirst-Citizens Bank & Trust Company announced that its vendor equipment financing business will now be known as First Citizens Bank Equipment Finance to better communicate its core mission to vendors, customers and prospects.
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On October 5-7, 2021, I had the pleasure of being asked to moderate a panel for Select Dealer Group (SDG) in Albuquerque, New Mexico…
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In this episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata ponders the questions, how many leasing partners does a dealer need and should a dealer…
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Fridays with Frank: Frank and a Special Guest Discuss Dealer Concerns about End-of-Lease Returns
by Scott CullenIn this episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata interviews David Pohlman, office of the president, COO, GreatAmerica Financial Services…
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Fridays with Frank: Frank Identifies Two of the Hottest Topics at the SDG Meeting
by Scott CullenIn this second of a two-part Fridays with Frank episode, Frank G. Cannata shares more insights he gained from hosting a panel of office technology…
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Sales & Marketing
Are More Dealers Inquiring About Funding Production and Industrial Print Equipment?
by Scott CullenAs a sidebar to our September production print issue, we asked the leasing companies what interest are they seeing from dealers for…
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In this second of a two-part series of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata parties like its 1999, turning back the clock to 1999, as he discusses…
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Begin your week with The Cannata Report’s Manic Monday, featuring imaging industry news highlights from the previous week condensed for quick…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Macquarie Group Establishes U.S. Leasing Division Headed by Leasing Industry Vet
by Scott CullenMacquarie Group announced that it has established an Office Technology Leasing Division in the United States. Macquarie has hired a seven-person…
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If you haven’t seen Part 2 of The Cannata Report’s 34th Annual Dealer Survey in our November issue yet, you may have missed out on the following six…
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This year The Cannata Report awarded seven Frank awards””as determined by the results of our 30th Annual Dealer Survey””and officially…
