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The Best Companies in Specialty Finance

We asked our readers to nominate the best companies in specialty finance, and we received many remarkable nominations! In this issue, we honor — and take notes from — the best companies in the industry when it comes to DE&I, Industry Advocacy, Innovation, Leadership, and Professional Development.

PNC Bank

PNC Bank is the sixth-largest banking franchise in the U.S., with more than 2,000 branches across the country and nearly 60,000 employees. Within such a massive organization, there is the potential for individuals to get lost in the shuffle. However, PNC goes out of its way to ensure its employees do more than just clock in every day by delivering resources and support to help build lasting and fulfilling careers.

Huntington Business Credit

Huntington Business Credit, the asset-based lending division of Huntington National Bank, takes a proactive approach to professional development for its team members, a philosophy that permeates the entire bank. To Doug Winget, president of Huntington Business Credit, being committed to the career progression of employees is how the bank fuels and maintains a strong culture.

Gibraltar Business Capital

For Gibraltar Business Capital, developing the next generation of asset-based lending professionals is critical to moving the industry toward new ways of thinking. The Chicago-based specialty finance company openly promotes its culture, employee accomplishments and employee brand to attract young talent.

CohnReznick

CohnReznick is a people-first organization that prioritizes creating opportunities for professional development. The company’s structured approach spans from high school introductions to career opportunities through to programs that can elevate individuals to the firm’s partnership or leadership roles across various departments including finance, marketing, operations, IT, and people and culture.

Asset Based Lending Consultants

Asset Based Lending Consultants (ABLC) is a service provider for the asset-based lending industry best known for its leadership in the area of field examinations. However, at its core, ABLC is a teaching organization driven by the leadership of Donald Clarke, who has spent the last 50 years working to improve the world of ABL.

Wintrust Business Credit

Wintrust Business Credit, a division of Wintrust Bank that provides asset-based lines of credit and term loans for middle-market companies, was built on a foundation of collaboration. Robert Shanahan, president of Wintrust Business Credit, founded the group 16 years ago, and while it started as a one-man show, he has since formed a “roundtable” of executives that contribute greatly to the company’s success and continued advancement.

Hilco Global

Hilco Global is a giant in the financial services industry, providing solutions across more than 20 business units spanning a diverse range of offerings, including valuation, monetization, advisory and financing solutions. For more than 37 years, Hilco’s position as a standard-setter within the financial services ecosystem has been built on the values emanating from the top of the organization.

Republic Business Credit

Promoting strong leadership is a shared mission across Republic Business Credit (RBC), a commercial finance company supporting the working capital requirements of companies across the United States. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Renasant Bank, the RBC team has “no shortage of incredible leadership examples throughout our organization,” Stewart Chesters, CEO of the company, says. “We are grateful for this partnership because both companies came to the table with a similar ethos that made this merger so successful.”

Siena Lending Group

Siena Lending Group, an asset- based lending company based out of Stamford, CT, takes an innovative approach to a seemingly simple organizational mandate: to tailor unique financing solutions to complex challenges. With more than $2.75 billion committed over its more than 12 years in business, Siena is living up to its aspirations, and its ability to innovate is fundamental to driving its success.

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