Rick E. Wolfert

CIT Group, Inc. is a financial holding company, which engages in the financing, leasing and advisory services. It operates through the following business segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking, and Corporate. The Commercial Banking segment consists of four divisions, commercial finance, rail, and real estate finance and business capital. The Consumer Banking segment includes retail Banking, consumer lending, and SBA lending, which are grouped together for purposes of discussion as other consumer banking and legacy consumer mortgages. The Corporate segment refers to the businesses and portfolios that they no longer consider strategic. These portfolios include equipment financing, secured lending and leasing and advisory services to small and middle-market businesses. The company was founded by Henry Ittelson in 1908 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Tygris Commercial Finance Group Inc. provides liquidity and growth capital to middle market companies. It operates through the following commercial finance businesses: Middle Market Corporate Finance, Middle Market Equipment Leasing and Asset Finance, and Small Ticket Leasing. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

CIT Commercial Finance provides lending and financial services to retailers, manufacturers, importers, and service companies in the U.S. and Canada. It also provides factoring, credit protection, outsourcing, lock box management, purchase order financing, and accounts receivable management services. The company is headquartered in New York City, NY.

GE Healthcare Financial Services, Inc. provides financing to a number of different sectors, including healthcare providers, senior housing, medical offices, drug companies and medical-device makers. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Heller Financial, Inc. provided mercantile financing. It was acquired by GE Capital Corp. The company was located in Chicago, IL

Stadion Money Management LLC (Stadion) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Watkinsville, Georgia. The firm was founded by Timothy A. Chapman in 1993 as Personal Mutual Fund Management, Inc. They became a subsidiary of Smart USA Co. in 2022. Stadion provides custom solutions to retirement plan advisors, plan sponsors and participants.

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.