The mortgage industry's digital transformation is revolutionizing the home buying experience and upending the status quo for lenders and servicers. The Digital Mortgage Conference is the premiere event exclusively dedicated to these developments, bringing over 1,500 professionals to Las Vegas on Sept. 17-18 for keynote speakers, panels and the main attraction: live product demos showcasing the latest mortgage innovations.
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Affirm Holdings, the buy now/pay later startup led by former PayPal Holdings co-founder Max Levchin, will be offering its services to Fiserv’s merchant clients as part of an agreement announced Wednesday.
May 4
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In global news this week, Grab gets approval to offer digital banking in Malaysia; Italy's post office invests $27 million in a a buy now/pay later lender; Apple struggles to appease Dutch regulators; and more.
May 4
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Long Game, which Truist acquired for an undisclosed sum, allows consumers to set savings goals and earn extra cash by playing casino-style lottery games.
May 3
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Democrats face the brunt of this year’s tough elections among the key financial committees in Congress, but Republicans are retiring in greater numbers.
May 3
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Johnson, who currently heads a housing-finance industry group, will take over this summer from longtime president and CEO Richard Hunt.
May 3
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During the pandemic, consumer lenders have found it easier to collect payments because the federal student loan moratorium has made many borrowers more liquid. A plan for blanket forgiveness reportedly under consideration by President Biden could sustain that trend.
May 3
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Representatives of the retailer community will face off against payment card network and bank executives over credit and debit card interchange during a Wednesday hearing to be chaired by Sen. Dick Durbin.
May 3
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Even "lifers" are considering new jobs as financial institutions bulk up to expand into new markets.
May 3
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Genesis Financial will use Nova Credit’s bank account data analysis to approve credit to applicants with little or no credit bureau files.
May 3
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Former Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision Randal Quarles delivered his strongest rebuke yet to the idea that the U.S. needs a central bank digital currency to avoid falling behind other countries, calling the argument one "you expect from a 17-year-old, but not from a central bank."
May 3
