President Trump recently issued an Executive Order entitled “Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit” seeking to promote mortgage lending by community banks and smaller banks. The Executive Order refers to community banks and smaller banks as banks with assets of less than $30 billion and $100 billion, respectively.
The premise of the Executive Order
Among the challenges companies face as they incorporate AI into their business strategies is accurately projecting the impact the AI-based approach will have on their business and financial results. Business outcomes may fall short of expectations to the disappointment of investors, which in turn can lead to securities litigation. In the latest example of this
During my panel, “Shifting Ground: D&O in a Changing World,” at the Professional Underwriting Liability Society (PLUS)’s annual D&O Symposium, I noted the potential for emerging risks stemming from the U.S. government’s recent role as a shareholder in publicly traded companies, including Intel Corp. (Intel).
On March 5, 2026, an Intel investor filed his Verified
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the consumer financial services industry. From underwriting and fraud detection to customer engagement and collections, financial institutions are increasingly deploying advanced AI tools to automate processes, personalize services, and improve operational efficiency. We are releasing today, on our Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast show, a discussion of what may be the
The explosion of artificial intelligence is no longer just a software revolution; it is rapidly becoming an industrial and infrastructural challenge of unprecedented scale. At The Washington Post’s Building America: Powering the AI Age summit in Washington, DC, Associate Editor Frances Stead Sellers sat down with two leaders at the absolute forefront of this energy
If hardware and software are the engines of the artificial intelligence revolution, government policy is the track they run on. Without the right permitting, infrastructure investments, and regulatory frameworks, even the most advanced technological breakthroughs will stall.
At The Washington Post’s Building America: Powering the AI Age summit, Dan Merica, Co-Anchor of the Early Brief,
On 4 March 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Regulatory Priorities report for the consumer investments sector.OverviewThe FCA is introducing 9 annual Regulatory Priorities reports to replace its portfolio letters.So far, the FCA has published Regulatory Priorities reports for insurance and consumer investments.Each report outlines the FCA’s priority areas of focus for firms
When we discuss the infrastructural demands of the artificial intelligence boom, the conversation almost immediately defaults to the electrical grid. We talk in gigawatts and megawatt-hours. But behind every headline about AI’s power hunger lies an equally critical, yet vastly under-discussed, resource challenge: water.
At The Washington Post’s Building America: Powering the AI Age summit,
In a recent episode of the award-winning Consumer Finance Monitor podcast, Alan Kaplinsky was joined by Nick Bourke, Kate Griffin, and Ballard Spahr partner Joseph Schuster to discuss a groundbreaking new report from the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program: United We Stand: A National Strategy to Prevent Scams.
The episode builds on Nick
Preface: This is my report out about what these debaters said at John Hopkins tonight. I will author a recap of what is most likely going to happen in this space soon, based on my over ten years hands-on with the tech and my weekly meetings with CEOs and technologists from around the world.
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