Corporate News

(Cedar Rapids, IA) — GreatAmerica Financial Services announces two exciting positions to lead the 750+ team into the future. Jennie Fisher, MBA, of Cedar Rapids, IA elevates her previous position of Senior Vice President and General Manager, Office Equipment Group to Group President, Office Technology. A veteran

(Cedar Rapids IA) – GreatAmerica Financial Services® announces today that applications from area nonprofits for their Employee Advised Fund will be accepted from March 1 to March 29, 2024, 4:30 PM (CST). The Employee Advised Fund, launched in 2022 is in addition to the GreatAmerica Donor Advised Fund, established in 2001. The combined funds provide more than $1 Million to projects in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor each year. Both funds are managed by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.

(Cedar Rapids, IA) – GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today that it has closed on its 24th term securitization in $655,260,000 of privately placed bonds. S&P and Fitch rated 93.4% of the bonds in the transaction as AAA, unchanged from the prior seven transactions from GreatAmerica. To date, GreatAmerica bond issuances have totaled $9.9 billion. 

(Cedar Rapids IA) – GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today that its Employee Advised Fund completed it’s $500k annual pledge to the community by awarding $250k to non-profits in the Cedar Rapids area. It was the second of two giving cycles in 2023. GreatAmerica also awarded $500k from its separate Donor Advised Fund.

(Tempe, AZ) November 14, 2023 — From the ACDI Solutions Summit, GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation has announced a program for financing Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). The equipment financing company has already financed over $1M in transactions with this program that offers value-add resellers, technology solution providers, electric vehicle charger manufacturers and installers a simple method for offering a single fixed monthly payment to their customers. GreatAmerica can finance the electric vehicle (EV) charger device, along with the associated costs with placing the EV stations in the ground, including the infrastructure, software services, warranty, installation, and site work.

Finance Company Takes Top Leasing Category Honor 14th Time; First Time Honor for Jennie Fisher as Best Female Executive (Cedar Rapids, IA) November 3, 2023 — The Cannata Report presented GreatAmerica Financial Services with two 2023 Frank Awards; Best Leasing Company and Best Female Executive, during its 38th Annual Awards & Charities Gala at The Madison Hotel in Morristown, New Jersey on Thursday, November 2. The Frank Award winners were chosen by Office Equipment Dealers who responded to The Cannata Report 38th Annual Dealer Survey. Winners were chosen in 13 distinct categories; this is the 14th win for GreatAmerica and the first time Jennie Fisher has been honored with Best Female Executive.

The GreatAmerica PathShare Division Celebrates Evolution That Has Grown into a Suite of HR and Organizational Development Offerings

In Addition to Innovation Win, Company’s PathShare® Division Receives Honorable Mention in Professional Services Award Category

Today, HP announced two new finance partner endorsements aimed at equipping US channel partners and customers with innovative, flexible payment solutions for the small and mid-sized business (SMB) segment. These endorsements include LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. (“LEAF”) for SMB and GreatAmerica Financial Services® for Amplify Power Services Print partners.

Cedar Rapids Mayor O’Donnell Helps Welcome The Pack Ride on August 25 to Raise Awareness for Veterans and Funds for Multiple Charities (Cedar Rapids, IA) – GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation announced today it will host the Patriots Pack, a group of office technology industry executives from across the nation, on Friday, August 25th at 3:30 p.m. as they conclude the ninth annual Pack Ride. The Pack Ride is a multi-state motorcycle ride to raise money primarily for The Jillian Fund, a nonprofit providing financial and emotional support to parents of children with terminal illness, while raising awareness for U.S. Veterans.