OpenAI Exec Warns of AI Voice Fraud Crisis in Banking
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned the financial industry of a “significant impending fraud crisis” because of the ability of artificial intelligence tools to impersonate a person’s voice to bypass security checks and move money. Altman spoke at a Federal Reserve conference...Fannie, Freddie Ordered to Consider Crypto as Asset When Underwriting Mortgages
The head of the federal government agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants the mortgage giants to consider accepting a homebuyer’s cryptocurrency holdings in their criteria for buying mortgages from banks. William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing...Fed Official: Need ‘Dust to Clear’ Before Deciding Next Moves
After three cuts to its key interest rate last year, Federal Reserve officials, led by Chair Jerome Powell, have signaled that they are in a new phase of watching and waiting. They’d like to see inflation fall further and gauge what impact that new policies from...Feb. 3, 2025
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