GreatAmerica Financial Services

GreatAmerica Financial Services Promotes Scott Geistkemper to SVP of Operations

Cedar Rapids, IA (April 8, 2025) — GreatAmerica Financial Services is excited to announce the promotion of Scott Geistkemper to senior vice president (SVP), operations. Geistkemper, who previously served as SVP, finance, will now set operational strategy, drive alignment, and
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Marty Klees, GreatAmerica Financial Risk and Operations Executive, Retires

Cedar Rapids, IA (April 2, 2025) – GreatAmerica Financial Services today announced the retirement of Marty Klees, senior vice president of risk and operations – corporate strategy, following a distinguished career spanning nearly three decades. The 25th employee of
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GreatAmerica Financial Services Sponsors New Leasing Professional Course at University of North Texas

Cedar Rapids, IA (March 27, 2025) – GreatAmerica Financial Services is excited to announce its sponsorship of a new course on Commercial Equipment Leasing & Finance (CELF) at the University of North Texas (UNT), G. Brint Ryan College of Business. Michael Gallo, the program
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GreatAmerica Announces $692.5 Million Term Securitization

Cedar Rapids, IA (March 14, 2025) – GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today that it closed its 26th term securitization with $692,584,000 of privately placed bonds. S&P and Fitch rated 93.4% of the bonds in the transaction as AAA, unchanged from the prior
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GreatAmerica Opens Spring Applications for Employee Advised Fund, Celebrates Community Impact Award

Cedar Rapids, IA (Feb. 28, 2025) – GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announces the opening of the spring application period for its Employee Advised Fund (EAF) on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Applications from area nonprofits will be accepted through March 28, 2025. This
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GreatAmerica Financial Expands into Additive Manufacturing Financing, Welcomes Dan Kehr as Senior Director

Cedar Rapids, IA (Feb. 18, 2025) – GreatAmerica Financial Services (GreatAmerica) proudly announces its expansion into the rapidly growing additive manufacturing market, also known as 3D printing. To spearhead this expansion, GreatAmerica has appointed additive manufacturing and
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The Road to Improving Your Business Partnerships, Vol. II

There’s nothing like the beginning of a new year to trigger the process of reflection, evaluation and self-introspection. Regardless of how you want to tag it, we’re basically using January as the period to determine what’s working, what needs improving and which steps are needed
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Manufacturers Take their Turn at Assessing the Variables that Can Spell Success or Failure in 2025

Last week, office technology dealers on our esteemed trends and predictions panel provided their insights as to what will be the key to driving success in 2025. After all, who’s better at prognosticating than those on the front line of business? This week, we turn to
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Talkin’ Trends, Part One: OEMs, Providers Offer Hot Topics to Watch

Hard to believe, but December (and 2024) have slipped into the history books. It was a sometimes weird, often wonderful and occasionally astounding year. What will 2025 hold in store? Well, last week’s reveal that Xerox was acquiring Lexmark was a reminder to always expect the
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ELFA Inducts Tony Golobic and Bruce Kropschot into Equipment Finance Hall of Fame

Austin, TX (Oct. 28, 2024) – The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has named Tony Golobic and Bruce Kropschot to the 2024 Class of the Equipment Finance Hall of Fame. ELFA Board Chair Rob Boyer made the announcement this morning at the General Session of the 63rd
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GreatAmerica Facilitates Financing for B2BToolbox e-commerce Platform

GreatAmerica Financial Services and B2BToolbox announced a new capability that integrates financing into an e-commerce platform. This collaboration enhances the sales process for office technology providers and offers a fully digital experience for their customers. Office
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GreatAmerica Expands Offerings to Value-Added Reseller and National Service Provider Markets with New Team Members

Cedar Rapids IA (Aug. 29, 2024) – GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation is excited to announce the recent hiring of strong industry talent into their Connected Technology division, led by Jonathan Fales who will serve as vice president and general manager. Fales is a senior
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GreatAmerica Opens Fall Application Period for Employee Advised Fund Supporting Local Nonprofits

Cedar Rapids IA (Aug. 27, 2024) — GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today that its Employee Advised Fund fall application period opens after the Labor Day weekend to nonprofits in the Eastern Iowa area. Applications will be accepted September 3 through Sept.
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GreatAmerica Announces $642 Million Term Securitization

Cedar Rapids, IA (July 25, 2024) – GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced that it has closed on its 25th term securitization with $641,875,000 of privately placed bonds. S&P and Fitch rated 93.4% of the bonds in the transaction as AAA, unchanged from the prior
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