Bankruptcy Blogs

Can artificial intelligence match credit cards to millennials?

09/08/17

Petal is using machine learning in its new card program to make the most of the scant financial data available from young consumers.

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A year later, Wells still struggling to repair tattered reputation

09/07/17

One year after the San Francisco megabank paid $190 million in fines and restitution after it opened millions of unauthorized accounts, Wells remains mired in scandal. Why hasn't the firm been able to recover?

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Hiring a diverse workforce isn’t easy in some states

09/07/17

With immigration and racial issues flaring across the country, a community bank owned by two families with opposing political views is undivided in helping noncitizens obtain work visas and prioritizing diversity in some very homogenous markets.

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Wells Fargo acquires $51 billion in mortgage servicing rights

09/07/17

The portfolio of conforming loans is currently being subserviced by Nationstar Mortgage Holdings on behalf of Seneca Mortgage Investments.

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Equifax says data breach affected as many as 143 million customers

09/07/17

Intruders accessed names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and driver’s license numbers in what could be one of the largest data intrusions.

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‘All your stuff is compromised’: Comments of week

09/07/17

Readers opine on Square’s applying for an industrial loan company charter, the Federal Reserve’s role in faster payments, assumptions about operational security, and more.

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Is AI a threat to fair lending?

09/07/17

It’s highly debatable whether the artificial intelligence engines that online lenders typically use, and that banks are just starting to deploy, are capable of making credit decisions without inadvertent prejudices.

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New bill would make small bitcoin purchases tax-exempt

09/07/17

The legislation introduced by Reps. Jared Polis, D-Colo., and David Schweikert, R-Ariz., would allow cryptocurrency users to make transactions of up to $600 without paying taxes.

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Wooing millennials or ignoring them?

09/07/17

Fifth Third's Melissa Stevens targets millennials with new app. Meanwhile, regulators are accused of ignoring millennials. Plus, a Goldman Sachs wealth manager sues for discrimination.

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Wrongful-termination lawsuit casts Banc of California turmoil in different light

09/07/17

Jeffrey Seabold, Banc of California’s former vice chairman, alleges that he and ex-CEO Steven Sugarman were scapegoats for inappropriate behavior by certain directors and that the company manipulated its first-quarter earnings.

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