ELFA Survey Shows February New Business Volume Up 4% Year-Over-Year
Volume is trending up 4.9% year-to-date.
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for February was $7.9 billion, up 4% year-over-year from new business volume in February 2023. Volume was down 15% from $9.3 billion in January. Year-to-date, cumulative new business volume was up 4.9% compared to 2023.
Receivables over 30 days were 2.2%, down from 2.3% the previous month and up from 1.8% in the same period in 2023. Charge-offs were 0.4%, down from 0.5% the previous month and up from 0.3% in the year-earlier period.
Credit approvals totaled 76%, unchanged from January. Total headcount for equipment finance companies was up 1.8% year-over-year.
Separately, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Monthly Confidence Index (MCI-EFI) in March is 55.2, an increase from the February index of 51.7 and the highest level since April 2022.
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