Statistical Data Available for Researchers
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation is pleased to be able to make statistical data available to approved researchers, to help further research within the equipment finance industry. The Foundation is able to provide access to two different statistical databases each capturing thousands of data points on equipment finance transactions and benchmarking activity such as profitability, business volume and much more!
- Development of numerous research and white papers on credit risk analysis
- Benchmarking studies
- Your opportunity to suggest research necessary to your making critical corporate decisions
- hundreds of data points available to research
- unlimited potential of risk and credit related studies to be conducted
- grant dollars for approved research
How to Get Access to Data
Paynet
Through the Foundation/PayNet partnership, PayNet will provide, free of charge, a database of data points to pre-approved academic researchers.
Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA)
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has agreed to offer researchers access to millions of data points collected through its annual Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA). Formerly known as the annual Survey of Industry Activity, the Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA) is the primary source of business metrics for equipment finance organizations. The Survey reflects data from approximately 140 responding organizations and provides information such as profitability, volume, portfolio performance, asset concentrations, operations, and risk management. Primarily an internal research and benchmarking tool, selected data points are customized for presentation to external publics, including state and federal policymakers and media.
Become an Approved Researcher
To become a "pre-approved" researcher, your research grant proposal must be accepted for research and funding by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation's Board of Trustees. For information on the grant research program please
Download the Program Policies and Guidelines 
PayNet and ELFA will only release data to academics approved by the Foundation.
Sample List of Data Fields
Credit Related Statistical Data
Representative List of PayNet Data Fields
PayNet collects manages and reports a complete business and payment history information from millions of transactions originated by the Leasing Industry.
PayNet data fields consist of over 58 data points per contract. The types of fields included are as follows:- Creditors' Business Background Information
- Current Outstanding Long-Term Debt
- Historical Long-Term Debt
- Creditor's Payment Habits
- Legal Judgments
- Losses Incurred By Lenders On Each Transaction (Repo, Extension, Re-Write, Bankruptcy, Other)
- Geographic Regions
- Different Points In Time
- Equipment Sub-Group
- Various Industries
Applications for this data include underwriting, default and loss forecasting, peer group benchmarking.
Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA) Data Fields
Download and view a sample survey questionnaire to see hundreds of data points collected during the survey process.
About Paynet
PayNet is a repository of term payment history information on publicly and privately held businesses. The service is made up of commercial lenders which - in return for contributing information - gain access to a large pool of proprietary credit and payment history information. The database is comprised of historical and current lease and load credit experiences aggregated across contributors. This highly relevant data enables lenders to make better informed credit decisions.
More Information
For more information on the Statistical Data Available and Research Grants, contact:
Lisa A. Levine, CAE
Executive Director
Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation
1825 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
PH: 202.238.3426
FX: 202.238.3401
llevine@elfaonline.org