Artificial intelligence

When customers contact Wells Fargo, AI system goes to work

08/19/20

An internally built system called Advanced Listening analyzes phone calls, emails, text messages and more, identifying possible compliance violations, systemic issues and opportunities to improve processes, products and customer service.

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Using AI to make secondary market for online consumer loans

08/11/20

Theorem is marketing its first-ever securitization of unsecured loans. It uses machine-learning technology to gauge the risk of default, a growing concern during the pandemic recession.

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Banks, consumers groups to CFPB: Don’t rush overhaul of redlining law

08/10/20

The agency sought feedback on potential changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. But a coalition of industry and advocacy groups want a longer comment period to afford “a greater opportunity for thoughtful public participation.”

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Are banks prepared for employees to work off-site indefinitely?

08/10/20

Many will need to ramp up security protocols and reconsider which services require a high-tech versus human touch.

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Worried? Angry? Where machines excel in detecting customer emotions

06/30/20

Banks are using emotion AI, which picks up subtle signals over text, audio and video, to help their customer service agents do their jobs better.

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Where FDIC, OCC chiefs differ on post-pandemic banking

06/26/20

While they are not dramatically opposed, Jelena McWilliams and Brian Brooks have articulated their own ideas on postal banking and the use of artificial intelligence in lending.

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Online lender Upstart launches auto loan platform

06/24/20

Upstart, which specializes in the use of alternative data and AI in credit decisions, will make car loans directly and sell its technology to banks and other lenders.

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OCC’s proposal rightfully directs banks to upgrade

06/17/20

The agency’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking, which would require banks to evolve with technology, shows foresight that policymakers too often lack.

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Turkish bank's virtual assistant strikes chord during a crisis

06/12/20

The success of Isbank's Maxi service is a lesson for all banks: Chatbots, with the right training, can provide the kind of human touch customers need in times like these.

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OCC weighing major changes to its technology framework

06/04/20

The agency sought industry feedback on a host of potential changes to ensure that rules are “sufficiently flexible and clear in light of the technological advances that have transformed the financial industry over the past two decades."

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