JJ Hornblass

Executive Editor at Air Cargo World

Executive Editor at Bank Innovation

Executive Editor at Auto Finance News

Executive Editor at Cargo Facts

Executive Editor at Bank Automation News

Professional interests span banking IT, auto finance, mobility, air cargo, and media.

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Articles

Bob Dahl, noted aviation researcher and analyst, passes away

1 month 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.
Plaid looking to get into commercial data transfer

1 month 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, [...]
Plaid looking to get into commercial data transfer

1 month 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.
Some investors sanguine on tight auto ABS spreads

1 month ago | autofinancenews.net | JJ Hornblass

By JJ Hornblass Some investors have raised red flags on auto finance structured products, painting their returns as too low for the risks. Kyra Fecteau, fixed income portfolio manager at Wellington Management, argued at the SFVegas conference in Las Vegas last week that the "tail risk" of auto finance investments "has gotten a lot wider." In other words, [...]
Ares looking to buy auto finance paper

1 month ago | autofinancenews.net | JJ Hornblass

By JJ Hornblass LAS VEGAS - Ares Capital Corp., one of the largest investor groups in the world, is looking to buy auto finance outstandings. Ares has about $50 billion allocated to the investment strategy, Felix Zhang, a partner in Ares Credit Group, which does alternative credit investments, said at SFVegas, the annual conference presented by the Structured [...]
Insurance companies shine as sources of private credit

1 month ago | autofinancenews.net | JJ Hornblass

By JJ Hornblass LAS VEGAS - Insurance companies are providing the most attractive private credit for auto finance funding today. At the Structured Finance Association's annual SFVegas capital markets mega-conference, auto finance industry executives on Feb. 24 from across the funding ecosystem talked up insurance companies as sources of funds. Register here for the free Auto Finance News [...]
A message from the publisher

Jan 3, 2025 | connectivitybusiness.com | JJ Hornblass

It is with a heavy heart that Royal Media announces that it has closed Connectivity Business News, effective immediately. We acquired Connectivity Business in 2021 with the goal of building an exceptional media venture our erstwhile editor, Madeline Durrett — we could not overcome certain industry dynamics that limited our ability to exercise the full extent of our business model. For Royal Media, this change allows us to focus on several core industries.
Cargo Facts enhancements

Oct 4, 2024 | cargofacts.com | JJ Hornblass

Please note that Cargo Facts has initiated several enhancements as of Oct. 1. We have taken the opportunity, as part of a merger with sister publication Air Cargo Next, to refresh the Cargo Facts website and augment it with more daily content and revised and more focused categories. The Future and AAM, new sections and email newsletters, will keep you clued in to what’s next in freighters, advanced air mobility, sustainability, technology innovations and express fleet operations globally.
A Letter From the Publisher

Sep 30, 2024 | aircargonext.com | JJ Hornblass

Dear Readers:I am pleased to announce that Air Cargo Next will embark on an exciting new chapter as it merges with sister publication Cargo Facts as of Oct. 1, 2024. This merger brings together the industry’s two leading sources for air cargo and freighter aircraft news to offer you, our readers, a truly world-class resource of in-depth industry news, analysis, features and data — all on the singular Cargo Facts website.
Letter from the Publisher

Jul 24, 2024 | cargofacts.com | JJ Hornblass

Dear Cargo Facts reader,After much toil and effort, Cargo Facts, along with Cargo Facts Consulting, is pleased to unveil the new Freighter Capacity Index. We have built this index as a diagnostic tool for the air cargo sector. The monthly index uses proprietary data and formulas to determine the amount of dedicated freighter capacity in active service globally.