Equipment Sale-Leaseback | DirectLenderMatch

What is it?

DirectLenderMatch classifies Equipment Sale-Leaseback under the financing form “Asset sale + lease.” Its typical use in this directory is: Release capital from existing equipment.

How does it work?

The structure is generally evaluated, supported, or secured using the following basis: Owned equipment sold and leased back. Exact underwriting, eligibility, terms, and availability are provider-specific and can change.

What can it be used for?

Release capital from existing equipment.

What backs or supports it?

Owned equipment sold and leased back.

Why does this structure exist?

This structure provides a defined way to address the financing need described above. The provider, transaction, collateral, and underwriting context determine how the structure is implemented in practice.

Important considerations

Confirm current costs, risks, licensing, eligibility, collateral treatment, recourse, tax consequences, and availability directly with the provider and appropriate professional advisers. DirectLenderMatch does not compare rates or recommend products.

Is this actually a loan?

Financing, not a conventional loan

Workbook classification: No. Financing forms such as leases, purchases, shared equity, advances, and guarantees may solve a funding need without being conventional loans.

Verified lenders or providers

Direct equipment finance provider

First Citizens / Sixty-First Commercial Finance

First Citizens currently documents equipment loans, tax leases, structured equipment lending and progress-payment construction financing.

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Last verified: 2026-08-23