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.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s acting director has said he could rethink the pending Fair Debt Collection Practices Act rules, but a report released Monday indicated they’re moving ahead for the time being.

The expansion of borrower data collected in the new URLA upends an industry standard and lenders are experiencing some growing pains.

DataBank, sponsored by an affiliate of Colony Capital, is pooling ownership and leasehold stakes in 15 data centers in six cities, including the Salt Lake City market that is in high demand with West Coast companies diversifying and expanding data-center operations.

Mike Cagney’s blockchain lending startup Figure Technologies plans to raise $250 million through a new blank-check company, according to an SEC filing.

Opportunity Financial, which offers consumer installment loans in partnership with banks, is merging with FG New America Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition corporation. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.

The deal definitively ends a monthslong war of words between the data provider and stakeholders who attempted a hostile takeover.