More than $200 billion worth of new equipment is acquired through leasing
each year in the United States. About 30% of all new equipment is now
financed through some type of lease arrangement. While leasing was
principally used by large corporations twenty years ago, business of
all types and sizes now utilize leasing to acquire the use of the equipment
and buildings they need to be more productive. In fact, 8 out of 10
American companies now lease at least some of their equipment. They
have learned that it is the use of equipment that makes them money,
not the ownership. Many have adopted the principle that you should
buy assets that appreciate in value and you should lease assets that
depreciate in value.
How does it work?
Leasing is simpler with us than you might think. You select the
equipment and negotiate the price with the dealer or supplier of
your choice. We then buy the equipment from the dealer or supplier
and lease it to you for terms ranging from three (3) to seven (7)
years. We can arrange annual, semi annual, quarterly or monthly
lease payments. Special payment dates can be arranged to accommodate
your cash flow requirements. This is all subject to credit approval.
We can even buy equipment you already own from you and lease it
back to you under a sale-leaseback.
What can be leased?
We will consider leasing about any type of equipment or building
as long as it is for a business use. The following is a partial
list of items that can be leased.
Leasing
offers you a clear, fixed cost financing. You know the exact
amount of future payments and avoid the risks and
uncertainties of fluctuating interest rates. You can more
closely estimate
both costs and profitability over the near and intermediate
term..
Structured
properly, lease payments are normally tax deductible in the
year they are made. The after tax cost
of leasing may be less than other alternatives depending
on your situation. In some cases, leasing may also significantly
increase your first year tax deduction.
Leasing may help you conserve your working capital. It can
free your cash for more profitable uses. It can give you the
use of the equipment you need when retaining the use of your
cash as well.
Leasing
lets you pay for the equipment as you use it. It can help
your cash flow by letting the earnings or savings the
equipment generates make the lease payments.
What happens at the end of the lease?
You have several options open to you at the end of your lease.
You can arrange to buy the equipment, you can return the equipment
to the lessor, or you can simply renew the lease for an additional
length of time.
TrustBank is participating in the FDIC's Transaction Account Guarantee Program. Under that program, through December 31, 2010, all noninterest-bearing transaction accounts are fully guaranteed by the FDIC for the entire amount in the account. TrustBank's NOW Accounts are excluded from this program. Coverage under the Transaction Account Guarantee Program is in addition to and separate from the coverage available under FDIC's general deposit insurance rules.