Artificial intelligence

Bank of America's AI approach: 'Productive paranoia'

10/08/19

A thorough process for approving experiments with artificial intelligence, clear philosophical principles and diverse human involvement are some of the ways BofA says it's working to ensure AI does no harm.

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Women in Banking rolls on, new CEO for Wells, GSE reform: Top stories of the week

10/04/19

The ‘Unsinkable Cathy Bessant’; Thasunda Duckett’s rising star takes center stage; the challenges facing Wells Fargo chief Charles Scharf; Fannie, Freddie to retain $45B in capital; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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Can Freddie Mac's embrace of AI pull the industry along?

10/02/19

Freddie Mac's test of artificial intelligence to make lending decisions could be a significant turning point in broadening the use of the technology.

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The Unsinkable Cathy Bessant: Bank of America's top tech exec takes on AI

09/29/19

She turned around troubled business units, rebounded after a demotion and beat cancer. Now Bank of America’s chief operations and technology officer is taking on her biggest challenge yet: ensuring AI is used responsibly.

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Fintech Fundbox raises $176 million to lend to business using AI

09/24/19

The San Francisco startup plans to use the fresh funding to hire employees in its engineering team and to expand the number of platforms it works with.

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Experimenting with digital currencies; Questioning SOFR

09/24/19

Some countries are toying with digitizing their currencies; NY Fed chief defends SOFR despite recent concerns about repo market volatility.

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Bank of America's Cathy Bessant: The Most Powerful Woman in Banking

09/22/19

Cathy Bessant, Bank of America's chief operations officer and American Banker's Most Powerful Woman in Banking, has undertaken major initiatives outside her institution, including a focus on responsible AI.

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Cash-flow data shows promise as predictor of credit risk

09/17/19

Melissa Koide, co-founder and CEO of FinRegLab, analyzed loan data from six lenders that use cash-flow data in their underwriting. She shares what she found.

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AI becoming part of TD Bank’s DNA

09/12/19

The bank has been deploying artificial intelligence in every business line, conducting research to find out what consumers think about the technology, and holding a roundtable with experts to define "responsible" AI.

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Stress detector, employee sidekick, fraud fighter: AI's new uses

09/11/19

Credit decisions were a natural place to start with artificial intelligence, but now banks and credit unions are taking the technology to all parts of their businesses.

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