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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HUD must complete 124 actions to implement the new housing law, with roughly half due within a year. Here's what's changing for lenders and borrowers.
July 13
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Larry Cao, CFA, is Senior Market Intelligence Analyst, AI, at American Banker, where he focuses on the adoptions of artificial intelligence across banking and financial services.
Larry has more than two decades of experience in investment research and financial services, with a particular focus on AS adoption, data-driven investment processes, and the future of finance. He previously served as a senior research leader at CFA Institute, where he led and authored research on AI, big data, fintech, investment management, and evolving skillsets in the financial industry. He is the editor of Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Applications in Investments and author of research on AI adoption and T-shaped teams.
Larry's research and commentary have been cited by regulators and industry organizations globally, and featured in major media outlets including Bloomberg, the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Reuters. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Morningstar/Ibbotson Associates, Munder Capital Management, and McKinsey & Company.
Larry holds an MBA in finance from the University of Notre Dame.
Some of Larry's publications include:
Books and reports
Ten Structural Shifts in AI Adoption: Evidence, Frameworks, and Emerging Frontiers (2018 -2025) Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Investments T-Shaped Teams AI Pioneers in Investment Management Multi-Asset Strategies: The Future of Investment Management
Interviews/presentations (video)
July 13
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Dave Maney is the CEO of The Expert Press, which helps companies conceive, create, and nationally publish high-authority thought leadership pieces. Generative AI is changing how prospects discover and evaluate expertise, as AI increasingly builds vendor shortlists before buyers ever visit a website. In this article, Dave argues why firms must shift from producing high volumes of marketing content to creating citation-worthy, third-party validated expertise that AI can surface. He also outlines the practical changes necessary to remain visible, credible, and discoverable in an AI-first buying environment.
July 13
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The Federal Reserve governor said the central bank should consider near-term rate hikes if core-measures of inflation continue to climb.
July 13
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Residents who filed a class action lawsuit say the title insurer is unfairly profiting from their home data on its DataTree platform, without their consent.
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Bipartisan pushback is targeting data centers with calls to eliminate tax breaks and ensure their energy consumption costs do not get passed on to residents.
July 13
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The plaintiff accuses Catalyst Mortgage of violating the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act through unsolicited telemarketing texts.
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The bipartisan housing package, dismissed by President Trump as a "yawn," takes effect automatically after he declined to sign it in protest over stalled voter ID legislation.
July 11
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Over one-third of the Wolters Kluwer survey participants believe the next Fed move will be to boost short-term rates, but most expect one cut next year.
July 10
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The National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index for the second quarter posted a reading of 61, a one-point decline from the first quarter.
July 10
