Financial institutions said they needed more time to weigh in on issues such as how they use artificial intelligence for fraud prevention and underwriting.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly gaining ground in a number of areas of banking and financial services. It’s deployed to identify fraud, make trading decisions, recommend banking and financial products, and evaluate loan applications. This helps to reduce the costs of financial products and improve their efficiency and efficacy. However, there is growing evidence that AI systems are biased. Join American Banker’s Executive Technology Editor, Penny Crosman as she explores key AI-bias issues for the banking and financial services industry with Sonja Kelly, Director of Research and Advocacy at Women’s World Banking and Wisam Dakka, Co-Founder of Meemo.

By tracking remote workers with customizable benchmarks, Grind Analytics’ new software tool increased efficiency for one of its first users, OneTrust Home Loans.

The software will aim to take advantage of the anticipated volume growth in this particular type of origination.

Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard said regulators are seeking to "understand the potential benefits and risks" from utilizing artificial intelligence in the financial services sector.

If you are underbanked you probably have limited access to mainstream financial services normally offered by retail banks. Many fintech startups offer alternative ways to measure credit risk, and assert that their products can help extend financial services to consumers who have not been well-served by traditional banks.

While it's no silver bullet, automation with careful monitoring and testing can help lenders eliminate racial bias toward potential borrowers, the developers say.

The move follows a report last year that the government-sponsored enterprise was looking into working with the provider of artificial intelligence-driven credit-risk models.

Former MBA chair and owner, president, and CEO of Union Home Mortgage, Bill Cosgrove, provides a peek into his pandemic playbook and offers advice to smaller lenders on how to stay competitive amid a rash of companies going public.

After nearly a year in the works, Roostify takes a "strategic bet" on a partnership with Google, aiming to unlock a fully automated loan process.