In a speech Tuesday, Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said it was possible that artificial intelligence will boost productivity in an undisruptive way. But he said policymakers should also be wary of a financial crash if those gains are not realized or a rapid adoption that could lead to labor displacement.

It's the first time either S&P Global Ratings, Moody's or Fitch Ratings has handed out a triple A rating to a data center ABS deal, has assigned previous Compass offerings its highest rating.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said in a speech Friday that long-term productivity gains brought on by artificial intelligence could compel the central bank to maintain higher rates to keep prices stable.

American Banker's 2026 Predictions report finds that nonbank entities and check fraud are major threats to local banks in the coming months.

Across US CMBS and ABS, JPMorgan projects annual data center securitization issuance could reach $30 billion to $40 billion in both 2026 and 2027.

Pre- and post-purchase, buy now/pay later loans from Affirm will be available on Fiserv-issued debit cards. Last year, Affirm and FIS inked a deal to bring Affirm's BNPL loans to FIS-issued debit cards.

The government mortgage securitization guarantor flagged the goal back during the first Trump administration, warning then that it would be a long-term project.

Cryptocurrency development in the mortgage industry has accelerated in no small part from easing regulation and a push from FHFA Director Bill Pulte.

Our experts expect a mortgage market reset in 2026 with an uptick in originations, but warn lenders not to skimp on compliance even as the reins loosen.

The credit score firm partnered with Plaid to bring additional cash-flow data into its previously released UltraFICO score.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said that as interest rates have moved toward a more neutral level, "it makes sense" now to proceed with caution.

Michael Barr said he believes artificial intelligence will have a positive long-term impact on the economy, though it may cause job losses in the short term.

Despite record loan applications, Upstart's AI pulled back, causing a revenue miss and raising "incremental uncertainty" about its core underwriting model.

Home price modeling changes hurt FOA's third-quarter interim results but it was in the black between January and September on a continuing operations basis.

In terms of asset fundamentals, the high-quality tenant committed to a 15-year lease with maturity dates through various end dates in 2040. That includes 2.0% annual rent increases.

Switch has a large national network of data center properties, with more than 700 patents and patents pending for designs and operations in the space.

The head of the government-sponsored enterprises' oversight agency also asked existing investors to review risk factors as officials eye a new public offering.

Equifax will hold costs for scores from FICO rival Vantagescore through 2027 and offer other incentives meant to drive adoption of the alternative metric.

The credit scoring agency's rollout comes after years of criticism from home lenders over its prices, with delivery costs rising over 40% in the past year.

The U.S. Department of Justice declined prosecution after BofA Securities self-reported the violations and fixed major compliance gaps.