Sequoia Mortgage Trust is among the first to include a distributed ledger agent in its reporting processes.

Executives at JPMorgan Chase, Capital One and U.S. Bancorp all spoke this week about plans to take on upstarts that offer interest-free financing on consumer purchases. The increased competition figures to result in tighter margins across the category.

The pandemic, a refinancing boom and intensified appraiser shortage boosted appraisal alternatives in line with the rise in remote work. Now an overheating purchase market and policymaker scrutiny are shifting priorities.

Pagaya Investments US looks to sponsor $675 million in asset-backed securities collateralized by marketplace loans, expanding its experience in AI-underwritten debt.

The government bond insurer allowed lenders to become “eIssuers” a little over a year ago, and the move contributed to a large surge in electronic notes this year.

Infrastructure will command most of lawmakers’ attention, but expect banks to keep pushing for bills that would ease the transition away from a key benchmark rate and help them serve legal cannabis businesses.

The wholesale lender has a cost structure aimed at beating the competition in a rising rate environment, Chairman and CEO Mat Ishbia said on the second quarter earnings call.

The bank’s decision to offer home improvement loans directly will not have a material impact on profits at the Atlanta-based fintech, according to GreenSky.

The expanded credit access in its automated mortgage decisioning goes into effect in mid September.

The potential amendments could expand coverage but also add new record-keeping and systems requirements for large banks handling custodial accounts.

The card network and telco are designing systems that use 5G to support more payment processes hosted in the cloud rather than on local hardware. The goal is to make services such as autonomous checkout available to small businesses.

President Joe Biden celebrated a tentative deal with a bipartisan group of senators on a $579 billion infrastructure plan, a major piece of his economic agenda.

The fintech specializes in lending to dentists, veterinarians and other solo providers looking to grow or establish their own practice.

A growing number of companies like Klarna, Sezzle and Circle let consumers split large purchases into smaller transactions paid over time. But they say they need to offer more than one product to set themselves apart and build customer loyalty.

More than 97% of venture backing goes go white-owned startups. Firms like Mendoza Ventures, Chingona Ventures and MaC Venture Capital are stepping in to support underserved entrepreneurs.

There’s a new unicorn in Latin America: Clip, a payments fintech in Mexico targeting small and midsize companies.

Financial institutions said they needed more time to weigh in on issues such as how they use artificial intelligence for fraud prevention and underwriting.

The digital-only bank has adopted machine learning to process loans faster, more accurately and with better fraud detection than in the past.

Some say Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are too slow to investigate grievances, prompting more complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But the big three say other forces are at work.

The mortgage real estate investment trust has been a first-mover regarding innovations in the private securitized market, and others tend to follow its lead.