Wintrust Asset Finance Inc. (WAF) was listed in the Monitor Daily’s 2023 Monitor Bank 50 at number 21 for the second year in a row, with assets totaling more than $3.16 billion and a business volume of $1.52 billion.

This distinction places WAF among the largest bank-affiliated equipment leasing and finance companies in the United States and demonstrates their ongoing commitment to providing sophisticated loan and leasing products for equipment-focused commercial companies nationwide.

“We are honored to again be rated as one of the country’s top equipment finance and leasing companies in the 2023 Monitor Bank 50,” said Mike Knowles, president and CEO of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc. “All our WAF teams deserve credit for consistently delivering the solutions and outstanding service that our customers know they can depend on. It is truly a team effort.”

Wintrust has three specialized equipment and leasing divisions:

• Wintrust Commercial Finance, based in Frisco, Texas, is an equipment-focused financing group offering sophisticated loan and leasing products to companies throughout the U.S.
  
  
• Wintrust Equipment Finance assists clients in optimally funding equipment acquisitions through traditional leases, customized cash flow solutions, lines of credit, installment purchase agreements, and vendor programs within Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The group also provides financing for equipment leasing companies nationwide through non-recourse debt discounting, recourse lines of credit, and equity lines of credit.
  
  
• Wintrust Specialty Finance provides structured small and mid-ticket equipment leasing and finance solutions to vendors and lenders nationwide. It is based in Irvine, California.
  

The Monitor Bank 50 annual report includes net asset size, new business activity, market share, other portfolio metrics, highlights, and forecasts.

Contact Wintrust Asset Finance for expert assistance with equipment finance and leasing.