The Detroit-based company named Andreesen Horowitz partner and fintech entrepreneur Alex Rampell as an independent director, following the launch of artificial intelligence initiatives late last year.

The former Airbnb executive Jonathan Mildenhall steps into a newly created role, overseeing communications for all business lines at the Detroit-based company.

The industry is embracing growth by hiring and implementing artificial intelligence tools in the face of significant headwinds.

Leaders at the helms of organizations like Georgia United Credit Union, BayPort Credit Union, Blend Labs and more are adapting products such as "soft check" credit scoring, artificial intelligence-powered bots to streamline application reviewal and more.

The neobank is also benefiting from its product diversity.

CEO Scott Sanborn said it's unclear when demand from banks to buy the fintech's loans will return.

Figure, Oportun and Brex are among the fintechs that have dropped their applications for a banking charter.

While policymakers have warned lenders they will be on the lookout for potential fair lending violations, the lack of current rules means many companies are trying to determine best practices on their own.

The group represents the fourth class of startups in the history of the program and the first since the home lender's merger with New York Community Bank late last year.

Figure Technologies laid off 90 employees this week, or about 20% of its staff, while it's also interviewing bankers in advance of a planned initial public offering for its lending business next year, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg.

If the Supreme Court strikes down CFPB regulations by ruling against the constitutionality of the agency's structure, technological innovation will be harder for banks to achieve as regulatory clarity moves further out of reach.

PeoplesBank in Massachusetts and others have developed digital brands that cater to younger customers' demands for smoother technology and mobile experiences.

The bank is focusing on pre-seed companies that specialize in fintech or other forms of technology and have diverse founders.

The tools are there to create a faster loan process, but fear of noncompliance and reliance on old habits still prevail, industry technology leaders said at the Fintech Nexus USA conference this week.