**AI is rewriting the rules of lending — but is it fair?**
From hidden bias to black-box decisions, the future of credit might depend on the questions we ask _now_.
<https://mercurysecurity.io/ai-in-lending-innovation-or-injustice>
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In court filings ahead of the hearing, Mark Paoletta, the bureau’s chief legal officer, defended the #purge, which he said would “right-size” an agency filled w/ “vast waste.” Paoletta said he & others had determined that it needed only 200 workers. Many legally required units — including those that focus on #FairLending, #StudentLoans & protections for older Americans — need only one! employee, he said.

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