Press Releases
Orion First to provide servicing to TEAM Funding Solutions
SEATTLE — Orion First has begun servicing contracts for TEAM Funding Solutions. Based in Austin, TEAM, like much of the industry, was interrupted by the pandemic, which forced a reevaluation of its business operations. Ready to focus again on growing originations, its leadership felt it was time…
Orion First Launches New Customer Portal for Small Business Lenders
SEATTLE, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion First, a commercial loan and lease servicer, has released its latest product: a customer portal, enhancing the customer experience for borrowers. Orion's new customer portal is a mobile-friendly website designed purely for the end user. With it,…
Orion First promotes three key leaders, adds Brylee Horning as new VP of customer service
Seattle — Orion First has promoted Jenny Wood to SVP of client services, Shannon Prange and Terry Wood to VPs of portfolio management, and has hired Brylee Horning as new VP of customer service and onboarding contracts. Jenny Wood, formally SVP of customer service and onboarding new contracts will…
Orion First Surpasses $2 Billion Under Management
SEATTLE: Orion First has surpassed $2 billion in assets under management. This milestone comes only 16 months after reaching its previous benchmark of $1 billion. The assets under management consist of small business commercial loans and leases for which Orion provides all back-office portfolio…
Orion First’s Industry Commitment Shines into 2019 with ELFA Involvement
Orion First continues to demonstrate its commitment to the equipment finance industry through robust involvement in the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA). “I encourage all of our employees to seek leadership roles in associations like the ELFA in order to help hold our industry…
Orion First Welcomes Kim Riggs to the Business Development Team
GIG HARBOR, WA – Orion First is happy to announce the addition of Kim Riggs, formerly Vice President of Business Development at Snap Advances, has joined Orion First as a member of the business development team. “We are excited to add Kim to our team at Orion First,” said David T. Schaefer, CEO of…
Jenny Wood, SVP Client Services at Orion First Elected to the 2019 CLFP Foundation Board of Directors
Jenny Wood, CLFP, stated, “I couldn’t be more excited and honored to be a part of the CLFP board of directors. It wasn’t so long ago (okay maybe it was) that Reid and I were pulling all-nighters studying to pass the exam together. I will never forget the late nights and early mornings, but looking…
David T. Schaefer, CEO Orion First, to Speak at 2018 European Leasing & Consumer Credit Convention
Venice, Italy—Founder and CEO of Orion First and Mintaka Financial, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), David Schaefer will be a panelist at the 2018 European Leasing and Consumer Credit Industry Annual Convention in Venice, Italy.…
Orion First Surpasses $1 Billion Under Management
Gig Harbor, WA: Orion First announced today that it has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management. The assets under management consist of small business commercial loans and leases for which Orion provides all the back-office portfolio management and servicing duties on behalf of its clients.…
Tony Sedlacek joins Orion First as Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management
GIG HARBOR, WA – Orion First announced today that Tony Sedlacek has joined Orion First as Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management. “We are excited to add Tony Sedlacek as an official member of our Orion First leadership team,” said David T. Schaefer, CEO of Orion First. “Orion has had a long…