Management Articles

Opportunity Amidst Risk: Delinquency Management in a Volatile Market

Orion First President, Quentin Cote’s latest article in the Monitor Daily: After a prolonged economic upswing, delinquencies and defaults are on the rise. Quentin Cote explores how we got here, outlines the essentials of proactive delinquency management and argues that returning to…


Congratulations to Jenny Wood for joining the ranks of The Monitor's 50 most influential women in leasing!

Jennifer Wood, Orion First’s Senior Vice President of Client Services, has been named one of the 50 most influential women in leasing by the Monitor Daily. We are fortunate for her vision leadership at Orion and are excited that The Monitor has recognized her influence.  “I see a future in…


"FIRST IN - LAST OUT” Orion Featured in the Monitor Daily Spotlight on Asset Management

Orion First’s Commercial Collections department was featured in the latest edition of the Monitor Daily’s Spotlight on Asset Management and Tony Sedlacek had the chance to explain some of Orion’s proven philosophy on asset management and recovery services. “The hallmark of the Orion way of…


From a Broker to a Lessor

As a successful commercial equipment finance broker you’ve mastered the ins and outs of the industry, fine-tuned your skill set, and built a well-oiled broker business. But beyond reaching scalability and expanding your company, what other avenues offer the potential for new revenue streams? If…


NEFA Newsline July/August Issue Article from Orion First

Operations Platforms: Creating Competitive Advantages Orion’s Joe Collins is a featured guest author in the current July/August issue of the NEFA Newsline magazine, on the importance of building an efficient lending operations platform.


30 YEARS OF RAISING THE BAR: DAVE SCHAEFER ON THE BENEFITS OF CLFP DESIGNATION

Along with First American Equipment Finance’s Bill Verhelle and Dave Schaefer of Orion First Financial and Mintaka Financial, spoke with Monitor to discuss the benefits of the CLFP designation in the equipment leasing and finance industry — and why advocating it at all levels of an organization is…


KEEP YOUR LEAN BUSINESS PROCESS A CUSTOMER-CENTRIC ONE

The following article was published in the September/October issue of Newsline Magazine, a bi-monthly publication of the National Equipment Finance Association reaching over 2,500 Equipment Finance Professionals, covering the topics, issues and people making a difference in today's Equipment…