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FICO Monopoly On Mortgage Lending Threatened

FICO Monopoly On Mortgage Lending Threatened
FICO Monopoly On Mortgage Lending Threatened
January 02, 2018  |  Alternative Credit

A change in how potential mortgage borrowers are assessed may be on the horizon. Soon, FICO may not be the only game in town.  The...

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NCUA Head McWatters In Running For CFPB Head Appointment
NCUA Head McWatters In Running For CFPB Head Appointment
December 29, 2017  |  CFPB

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) chairman J. Mark McWatters is in the running to be named the next leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

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Walmart Experiments With Personal Shoppers
Walmart Experiments With Personal Shoppers
December 29, 2017  |  Retail

There are a lot of things people think when they think Walmart, but it is unlikely that the term “personal shopper” is jumping first to...

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Apple’s Retail Flagship’s Winter Weather Woes
Apple’s Retail Flagship’s Winter Weather Woes
December 29, 2017  |  Apple

Apple‘s Chicago flagship store in Chicago has often been praised as a marvel of design.  It even has a MacBook-shaped roof. Get the Full Story...

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Amazon’s Slipping Search Results
Amazon’s Slipping Search Results
December 29, 2017  |  Amazon

According to new research from market research company Survata, Amazon’s grip on product search results is slipping. The figures found consumers used the eCommerce platform...

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China Drafts Measures To Ease Foreign-Bank Entry
China Drafts Measures To Ease Foreign-Bank Entry
December 29, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

China’s banking regulator has issued a draft measure to amend licensing and oversight of the banking activities of foreign-backed financial companies, according to Thursday (Dec....

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2020 Olympics To Ramp Up Security With Facial Scanning
2020 Olympics To Ramp Up Security With Facial Scanning
December 29, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

In an attempt to boost security and speed up entry, facial recognition technology will be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Get the...

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Gig Workforce Swells As Companies Shed Headcount
Gig Workforce Swells As Companies Shed Headcount
December 29, 2017  |  Gig Economy

Long gone are the days when Ford, J.C. Penney and General Electric were the largest U.S. employers. A new analysis shows that the country’s outsourcing...

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