Equipment Finance Index at All Time High SHARE April 22, 2021 An index of confidence in the equipment finance market is 76.1, an all-time high, reports the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Its April 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) was up from the March index of 67.7. “We are starting to see pent-up demand for goods and services leading to expanded capital budgets for equipment to produce it and transportation to deliver it,” said MCI-EFI survey respondent Aylin Cankardes, president of Rockwell Financial Group, in a prepared statement. “With favorable interest rates, businesses are increasing spending again to stay responsive in a rapidly evolving environment.”