JJ Hornblass

3 weeks ago | autofinancenews.net | JJ Hornblass

By JJ Hornblass Foot traffic at automobile dealerships has increased in the wake of the Trump administration tariff deadlines, according to a monitoring company. Pass_By, which provides geospatial data and predictive analytics, reported today that foot Traffic at car dealerships is 6.5% higher on a year-over-year basis as of April 20. Just a week earlier on April 13 [...]

3 weeks ago | bankautomationnews.com | JJ Hornblass

By JJ Hornblass Two senior officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continue to work on auto financial markets-related matters, despite the tumult and pending firings at the bureau spurred by the Donald Trump administration, a source inside the CFPB tells Bank Automation News' sister publication, Auto Finance News. John McNamara, principal assistant director of markets, and Christopher Johnson, associate director [...]

2 months ago | cargofacts.com | JJ Hornblass

Robert V. Dahl, a pioneer in aviation research and a former Cargo Facts executive, died yesterday in Seattle. He was 77 and is survived by his wife, Linda. Known as Bob, Dahl was the managing director of Cargo Facts Consulting, originally Air Cargo Management Group (ACMG). Among his most significant legacies is that he built the original 20-Year Freighter Forecast, which projected the annual freighter aircraft fleet.

2 months ago | bankautomationnews.com | JJ Hornblass

By JJ Hornblass Plaid, a leading data connection fintech, is looking to expand into commercial finance. Ethan Geiling, leader of strategic financial institution partnerships at Plaid, said the company historically has focused on consumer data, allowing finance apps to access a consumer's data from financial institutions for various purposes. But recently, Plaid is "seeing demand" for commercial data services, [...]

2 months ago | equipmentfinancenews.com | JJ Hornblass

Plaid, a leading data connection fintech, is looking to expand into commercial finance. Ethan Geiling, leader of strategic financial institution partnerships at Plaid, said the company historically has focused on consumer data, allowing finance apps to access a consumer’s data from financial institutions for various purposes. But recently, Plaid is “seeing demand” for commercial data services, Geiling said this week at Bank Automation Summit 2025 in Nashville, Tenn.