Republic Business Credit announced the appointment of Robert Meyers as Chief Executive Officer. Meyers, who has served as the company’s President and Chief Commercial Officer for the past decade, succeeds co-founder Stewart Chesters, who will assume the role of President and serve as Interim Chief Credit Officer.

Oil, Private Credit Stress, and a Renewed Opportunity for Secured Finance

As the secured finance industry moves through 2026, lenders are operating in an environment shaped by two converging forces: renewed geopolitical instability driving energy price volatility, and emerging stress within the rapidly expanded private credit market. Together, these dynamics are reintroducing uncertainty into credit markets—and, in the process, reinforcing the value of collateral‑based lending structures.

Appointment is in conjunction with a seamless leadership transition at year end, as the firm continues its strategic growth and momentum across the transactional and business offering

SFNet’s Reimagined: AI & Automation in Secured Finance is a new, one-day conference designed to explore how technologies are transforming asset-based lending and factoring today—and what comes next.  Keynote Speaker, Nick Pericle, a technology expert and the founder of Tenexity, will have a hands-on demonstration using tools and AI prompts to help business leaders grasp and come away with real world solutions that can immediately be implemented to improve their company workflow.

Club Deals Are Reshaping Asset-Based Lending: A New Era of Collaboration in a Competitive Market

As 50 Cent once said, "Go shorty, it's your birthday..." - and in the world of asset-based lending (ABL), it’s officially the season to “get in the club.” But in this case, the club isn’t a party - it’s a smart strategy where lenders team up to win bigger, better deals.  Club partnerships are going to become critical as the market for large $50 to $100+ mm non-bank ABL facilities grows. 

Leaders from across the secured finance industry gathered in Las Vegas in February for the Secured Finance Network’s Annual Asset-Based Capital Conference (ABCC) to discuss the forces reshaping asset-based and middle market lending.

Lessons from Fraud, Growth, and Even a Little “Green Eyeshade”

 After a full and fast-paced day of sessions discussing fraud, lender diligence, and the now well-known First Brands situation, at SFNet’s Supply Chain Finance Convergence on March 3 in New York City, I couldn’t help but think about an unexpected cinematic analogy: Raiders of the Lost Ark. I do love movies, and I find it hard to believe that Raiders is now 45 years old. Goodness. 

On March 19, 2026, the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC released their long-anticipated revised rulemaking known as the 'Basel III Endgame'. The 2023 draft triggered one of the most broadly opposed rulemakings in recent regulatory history, drawing opposition from banks, housing advocates, energy companies, and bipartisan majorities in Congress over concerns that its proposed capital increases would constrict credit and harm the economy.

First Business Bank welcomes Patrick Brangle as Senior Vice President – Asset-Based Lending to First Business Specialty Finance, LLC, a subsidiary of First Business Bank. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Patrick Brangle brings over 25 years of commercial financing experience to middle-market companies.

In this insightful Q&A, we feature three remarkable women credit professionals who have made significant strides in their careers. Betty Hernandez, executive vice president/chief credit officer at SLR Business Credit; Mignon Winston, vice president/underwriting team leader at Great Rock Capital, and Hailee Ledford, vice president of client relations at AmeriFactors, share their experiences, challenges, and successes.

In the last couple of years, the finance industry has been undergoing a profound transformation, which has been driven by technology, globalization, evolving regulation, and shifting cultural expectations. At the center of this change is another powerful movement: the rise of women transitioning into new roles, leadership positions, and specialized domains within finance.