CLFP Foundation

Did you know that we are approaching our 40th anniversary? If you can believe it, we've been around since 1985 and have been building our community while prioritizing our industry since then. While many know about the Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation and certification, we like to share positive reminders of the benefits of earning the designation and/or supporting the Foundation. Time and time again, we see increased confidence and productivity among companies with CLFPs on staff, strong community, and elevated expertise and knowledge of our industry. We sincerely value the 1,500 + CLFPs in our CLFP Family and our supporters across the globe. Why did you decide to pursue the CLFP designation? Let us know in the comments! If you aren't a CLFP (yet!) - we encourage you to begin your CLFP Journey today: https://buff.ly/4ds9IEr To support and join in our mission of building a better equipment finance industry, consider donating here: https://buff.ly/4drkZoW

On this #FlashbackFriday, we are looking back at our regional events held earlier this month in Cincinnati and Irvine! Meeting local CLFPs and CLFP friends when we are in town for in-person ALFPs is a great way to connect with our community. A huge thank you to our generous hosts, Wintrust Specialty Finance and Great American Insurance Group, who made these events possible. We are grateful to everyone who attended and look forward to more gatherings to come.

There is nothing we love more than meeting forever learners and hearing from our CLFPs who take this to heart. On this week's Why I Became a CLFP Wednesday, we appreciated hearing from Annette Simmons, CLFP who shares that furthering knowledge and helping others are wins. Congratulations on earning your CLFP letters, Annette!

Happy Monday! After several ALFPs this month, we are proud to introduce our newest CLFPs and CLFP Associates who recently passed the Exam. Join us in celebrating our CLFP Family members, and meet everyone here: https://buff.ly/3YOahnS

We are so grateful to be participating in our fourth ALFP of August and the eleventh overall ALFP of 2024 in Irvine this week, thanks to Wintrust Specialty Finance who is hosting this class. The camaraderie, dedication, teamwork, and positivity in this group are outstanding! Thank you, Wintrust for your hospitality and continued support in helping us build a better equipment finance industry one individual at a time.

It's the summer of ALFPs, and we are so happy to kick off this week with a virtual Academy hosted by Financial Partners Group. We are consistently impressed with the dedication, passion, and hard work of our CLFP candidates striving towards their certification. We look forward to welcoming many more CLFPs into the Family in the coming weeks!

With knowledge and continued learning being core values of CLFPs, we value and appreciate industry peers with the same outlook. Did you know that the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation offers an online learning library full of free resources for equipment finance professionals, scholarships, and access to current industry research and reports? We encourage our CLFP Family and friends to support thoughtful innovation and the betterment of the equipment leasing and finance industry today!

Thrilled to be in Cincinnati at this week's ALFP hosted by Great American Insurance Group! Their commitment to excellence and our industry truly shines through, living up to their motto, 'For all the great you do.' It’s classes like these that remind us how vital continuous learning and collaboration are. We value this dedicated group of leasing professionals, and look forward to welcoming everyone into the #CLFPFamily soon!

Time and time again, we hear the positive benefits of earning the CLFP designation - the only one of its kind in our industry. Anthony Maddesi, CPA, CLFP says it best on this week's Why I Became a CLFP Wednesday: earning the CLFP is very relevant to leasing! We are proud to have a CLFP Family of over 1,500 CLFPs worldwide and are honored to see so many taking the steps toward becoming a CLFP. If you are interested in beginning your own CLFP Journey and joining our CLFP Family, please click here: https://buff.ly/4ds9IEr

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