Ford just increased incentives today (2/16) on 2018 Ford Escape from $2,500 to $5,510 ($5,210 RCL Customer Cash plus $300 1st Month RCL Customer Cash). Deal is through end of month.
Appears to be regional - deal was found in Nevada (usually the worst place to find any lease deals).
Thanks opfreak - it didn’t mention on the incentive that it was regional, but looked for Madison and Chicago and didn’t see it there (still only $2,500). I’ve updated the original post.