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Wintrust Asset Finance Ranked #19 in the 2024 Monitor Bank 50

Wintrust Asset Finance Ranked #19 in the 2024 Monitor Bank 50


Wintrust Asset Finance Inc. (WAF) was listed in the MonitorDaily’s 2024 Monitor Bank 50, for the ninth year in a row, at number 19, with assets totaling more than $3.71 billion and a business volume of $1.4 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.

“It’s an honor to again be recognized as one of the country’s top equipment finance and leasing companies in the 2024 Monitor Bank 50,” said Mike Knowles, president and CEO of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc. “This achievement reflects the exceptional expertise and talent of our team — the most talented people in the industry. By delivering efficient and effective solutions, collaborating across our diverse equipment groups, and leveraging our deep market knowledge, we ensure our clients receive the outstanding service and broad market coverage they rely on. This success is truly a testament to our team’s commitment to excellence.”

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.

Wintrust Asset Finance is a subsidiary of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, N.A. Wintrust Commercial Finance and Wintrust Equipment Finance are divisions of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc. Wintrust Specialty Finance is a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, N.A., a Wintrust Community Bank.

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