Blooma has developed a software product that combs databases to create property profiles for commercial real estate lenders. It can drastically cut origination costs and approval times and help banks identify safer loans, the company says.

The tech-driven asset management firm announced it had closed a $115 million asset-backed securities deal led by Cantor Fitzgerald, with unsecured consumer loans acquired from Prosper Marketplace.

Freddie Mac is automating a manual form submission process used to correct post-settlement and real estate owned data, and adding policy changes aimed at accommodating electronic signatures on loss mitigation documents.

The LendingClubs and SoFis of the world have a big head start, but HSBC's U.S. unit says its partnership with the fintech Avant will help it close the gap in online personal loans.

Apple's new credit card isn't just another virtual card in its virtual wallet. It borrows a lot of features from the most successful brands in payments and technology.

Though the use of alternative data in lending is seen by some as untested, several fintechs say they couldn't function without it.

A bill by Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., would give the CFPB authority to oversee cybersecurity efforts at the credit bureaus.

In a downturn, some fintechs, such as independent lenders, will be more vulnerable to economic forces than those working to service banks' regulatory needs.

As lawmakers meet this week to discuss artificial intelligence, they should work with regulators to create universal and workable definitions.

Seed, a San Francisco startup, has developed a platform that lets small businesses quickly open accounts online. That's an important feature for Cross River as it courts more fintech clients.

Because automated valuation models have not been subjected to a stressed housing market, their increased use holds negatives and positives for residential mortgage-backed securities credit quality, a Moody's report said.

The executives were hired for their focus on loan origination, portfolio management and securitization.

Dozens of companies, including Google and PayPal, met with OCC officials last year in part to discuss obtaining a new fintech charter, but many ultimately decided not to pursue it, according to sources. Here's why.

The agency's vote Thursday threatens to block many of the industry's communications with customers, though banks did win one concession.

Online lenders now have close to 40% of the unsecured personal loan market, much of which is refinanced credit card debt. Banks' card portfolios are taking a hit.

Regions Financial said Thursday that it will not renew its contract with GreenSky — a move analysts say could prompt other banks to re-examine their lending arrangements with the fintech.

Social Finance is supplying lower levels of credit enhancement to its third consumer-loan securitization of 2019.

Investors can now exchange certain existing Freddie Mac bonds for to-be-announced uniform mortgage-backed securities in preparation for the full launch of UMBS next month.

The Atlanta company reported a first-quarter revenue increase of 22%, and it has established a more aggressive target for the full year.

The online lender's recent completion of a $700 million securitization provided Jonathan Ebinger at BlueRun Ventures an opportunity to reflect on what he has learned about the power of alternative data.