GRAND ISLAND, NE – April 5, 2018  Amur Equipment Finance (AmurEF), a 2017 Top Ten independent equipment finance company, is pleased to announce that sixteen (16) additional company employees have gained the Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) designation. Amur Equipment Finance now has a total of 19 CLFP certified finance professionals. In cooperation with the CLFP Foundation, Amur Equipment Finance recently hosted a CLFP Internal Academy for Lease & Finance Professionals for the express purpose of helping its employees gain further industry knowledge while achieving this important credential. The CLFP certification is a highly-regarded industry designation that demonstrates a candidate’s proficiency in the lease and finance profession.

“Amur Equipment Finance recognizes the value in the CLFP designation, and strongly encourages our finance professionals to achieve this preeminent credential,” said  Amur Equipment Finance Chairman and CEO. “The CLFP Internal Academy provided the perfect opportunity for a large group of our team members to solidify and expand their industry knowledge, properly preparing them for the rigorous CLFP exam.”

Currently, there are only 539 active Certified Lease & Finance Professionals and Associates in the United States, Canada and Australia.

“We are delighted that so many AmurEF team members took advantage of this unique opportunity and achieved the CLFP certification,” said Jackie Havel, Amur Equipment Finance Vice President of Human Resources. “We are very proud of our newly designated CLFP Certified Professionals as this demonstrates to the industry our on-going commitment to provide best-in-class finance solutions for our customers.”

AmurEF currently employs over 122 professionals across the United States, with credit processing, underwriting, servicing, and finance functions located in its headquarters in Grand Island, Nebraska. AmurEF has additional offices in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas, California and New Hampshire which primarily handle sales, marketing and customer service.

AmurEF directly serves business owners and channel vendor partners that service an array of equipment-intensive industries including: transportation, construction, commercial and industrial equipment, food service, packaging, and printing. The company is proud to offer customized finance programs, including some with same-day credit decisions and funding for its business customers and vendor partners. AmurEF handles equipment financing needs ranging from as little as $10,000 to over $2 million, and has an experienced, dedicated support team on staff to support its network of over 15,000 vendors, partners, and business owners.

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About Amur Equipment Finance

Amur Equipment Finance, Inc. (AmurEF) is a nationally-ranked independent equipment finance provider dedicated to ensuring that its customers and employees around the nation are equipped to grow and succeed. AmurEF offers customized capital financing programs that draw on its uniquely expansive expertise in the world’s most essential industries – from transportation and technology to manufacturing and medicine – to support its network of over 15,000 vendors and other partners. AmurEF is a subsidiary of New York-based Amur Finance Company, Inc., a global diversified holding company with over $800M in assets.

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Media Contact:

Jacklynn Manning

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Amur Equipment Finance

+1 (800) 994-0016 x266

JManning@amuref.com