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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.

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

Aura is one of the few fintechs in the nation to have a community development financial institution designation from the Treasury Department.

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said the way credit scoring is done in the U.S. is fraught with inequality and he's worried the process may get worse with systems based on artificial intelligence.

Banks fear that more competition from nonbanks in commercial real estate will drive down pricing and lead to a relaxation of terms.

The large credit card issuers are becoming more selective about who they are extending credit to and how much they are willing to lend, their CEOs said Tuesday.

Targeting consumers with poor or thin credit, Amazon is offering a secured card with rewards on par with those offered to mainstream cardholders.

The U.S. economy is on solid footing except for one potential trouble spot, according to Bank of America's Chief Executive Brian Moynihan: leveraged loans — a business the bank has dominated for a decade.

Lawmakers waded into a growing debate about the threat posed by corporate credit risk.