The annual 2023 Small Business Lending Forum (SBLF) facilitated by Orion First was once again a first-class industry event, held at the JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, AZ.The SBLF attracts industry veterans and top decision makers of banks...
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March 06, 2023, 07:05 AM
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Orion First announced significant progress has been made winding down Mintaka Financial LLC. Founded in December 2004, by a select group of small business finance companies, Mintaka specialized in serving the finance needs of small businesses across...
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January 13, 2023, 07:15 AM
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Orion First has begun servicing contracts for Conserv Capital. Nashville, TN-based Conserv established itself in 2015 as a premier lender to contractors and haulers for heavy equipment in the Southeast. Today, it has more than 1,500 pieces of...
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June 15, 2022, 07:23 AM
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Orion First has named Jaimie Haver, CLFP, its new Senior Vice President and Director of Contract Operations. A veteran of the field, Haver has been responsible for building back offices for scaling companies, including banks and independent lessors....
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June 01, 2022, 07:22 AM
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Bob Rinaldi sat down with legendary leasing and finance entrepreneur David T. Schaefer, CEO of Orion First, for an exclusive interview. Orion played a vital role in the great migration of companies to third-party servicing. Bookmark and watch this...
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May 03, 2022, 07:22 AM
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Orion First has begun servicing contracts for Universal Finance Corp. Massachusetts-based Universal Finance has over the last 40 years established itself as a premier lender to the construction industry. The company now serves clients in a wide range...
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March 29, 2022, 07:20 AM
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Orion First has surpassed $3 billion in assets under management. This milestone comes shortly after reaching its previous benchmark of $2 billion in 2020.The assets under management consist of small business commercial loans and leases for which...
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January 19, 2022, 07:25 AM
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Orion First has unveiled its latest business analytics product, Delinquency Manager. Delinquency Manager is a highly customizable dashboard that clarifies trends and meaningful factors affecting the delinquencies in equipment loan and lease...
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June 29, 2021, 07:23 AM
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Orion First has begun servicing contracts for ApplePie Capital.
Based in San Francisco, CA, and led by CEO and co-founder Denise Thomas, ApplePie Capital is a nationwide lender dedicated to the franchise industry, with transaction sizes ranging from...
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February 17, 2021, 07:21 AM
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Orion First has begun servicing contracts for Paradigm Equipment Finance.
Based in Salt Lake City, UT, and led by President and CEO Tyler Deters, Paradigm is a nationwide lender providing asset-based financing programs requiring minimal credit...
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January 20, 2021, 07:26 AM
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Orion First has begun servicing contracts for TEAM Funding Solutions. Based in Austin, TX, TEAM, like much of the industry, was interrupted by the pandemic, which forced a reevaluation of its business operations. Ready to focus again on growing...
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January 07, 2021, 07:26 AM
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Orion First, a commercial loan and lease servicer, released its latest product: a customer portal enhancing the customer experience for borrowers. Orion’s new customer portal is a mobile-friendly website designed purely for the end user. With it...
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October 15, 2020, 07:23 AM
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Orion First has promoted Jenny Wood to Senior Vice President of Client Services, Shannon Prange and Terry Wood to Vice Presidents of Portfolio Management, and has hired Brylee Horning as its new VP of Customer Service and Onboarding Contracts. Wood...
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October 01, 2020, 07:25 AM
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Orion First has surpassed $2 billion in assets under management. This milestone comes only 16 months after reaching its previous benchmark of $1 billion. The assets under management consist of small business commercial loans and leases for which...
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February 26, 2020, 07:25 AM
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Orion First announced the addition of Kim Riggs, formerly Vice President of Business Development at Snap Advances, who has joined Orion First as a member of the business development team.“We are excited to add Kim to our team at Orion First,” said...
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December 04, 2018, 07:17 AM
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David Schaefer, founder and CEO of Orion First and Mintaka Financial, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA), is a panelist at the 2018 European Leasing and Consumer Credit Industry Annual...
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October 05, 2018, 07:05 AM
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Orion First announced it has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management. The assets under management consist of small business commercial loans and leases for which Orion provides all the back-office portfolio management and servicing duties on...
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September 26, 2018, 07:20 AM
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The Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA) and the Coalition for Responsible Business Finance (CRBF) announced they are joining forces and will now operate as the ILPA – the leading trade organization representing a diverse group of online...
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March 06, 2017, 07:10 AM
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