Victoria Finkle

BankThink Editor

Victoria Finkle is deputy Washington bureau chief and editor of American Banker's op-ed blog, BankThink.

Fintech regulations

Less is more for OCC's fintech financial inclusion plans

The OCC has simplified language detailing how fintech charter applicants will clear requirements for meeting community needs. The move has some consumer groups worried.

By Victoria Finkle

August 3
GSE reform

Time's up: GSE reform ain't happening this year

Momentum to overhaul the mortgage finance system had been slipping, and with Democrats divided over the Senate's banking relief bill there's virtually no chance more bipartisan deals can be worked out.

By Victoria Finkle

March 30
Trump administration

Credit union regulator McWatters on shortlist to head CFPB

J. Mark McWatters, chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, is said to be in contention to take over as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

By Victoria Finkle

December 28

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Securitization

Volkswagen raises at least $1.3 billion in auto ABS

Some recent performance deterioration in Volkswagen's managed portfolio vintages and securitization pools helped account for the increase in expected CNL losses.

By Donna M. Mitchell

5h ago
Credit scores

CFPB's Chopra: AI can be the key to fairer credit scoring

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said the FICO credit-scoring model has drawbacks in price, predictiveness and market competition, and stakeholders should develop a more open-sourced model that uses artificial intelligence.

By John Heltman

November 21
Apollo Global Management

Pivot Energy locks in $450 million warehouse facility to support solar projects

Pivot-HASI's portfolio consists of 96 projects, most of which are community solar facilities. Single off-take power purchase agreements for commercial clients make up the rest.

By Donna M. Mitchell

November 21