Finopotamus on LinkedIn - Vol. 3, Issue 31
Monday, August 11, 2025
Household Debt and Mortgages Rise in Report Roundup
By Roy Urrico - Read Now
In Q2 2025, U.S. household debt surged by $185 billion to reach $18.39 trillion—driven by rising balances in mortgages, auto loans, HELOCs, and student loans—while delinquency rates remained elevated and home-buying activity showed stronger pre-approvals and loan originations.
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Mortgage CUSO Prepares for FHA Changes, Implements Loss Mitigation Tool
By Roy Urrico - Read Now
Credit union service organization The Servion Group has implemented WaterfallCalc+, an automated, borrower-facing loss mitigation tool, to better assist homeowners and ensure compliance ahead of new FHA servicing rules effective October 1, 2025.
OMNIPLAY: Empowering Credit Unions with In-Branch Digital Display Control
By John San Filippo - Read Now
OMNICOMMANDER has launched OMNIPLAY, a cloud-based, user-friendly digital signage solution that gives credit unions real-time, remote control over individual branch lobby displays—eliminating manual updates, enabling instant content changes and screen reboots, and streamlining marketing across multiple locations.
AI FI Initiatives Continue to Proliferate in Summer 2025
By W.B. King - Read Now
Despite the slow pace of summer, AI-driven innovations in financial services are continuing to gain momentum—highlighted by Daloopa securing an $18 million Series B funding round to expand its AI-powered financial data platform for buy-side and sell-side institutions.
Utilizing Data Science to Make Sound FI Decisions
By W.B. King - Read Now
When effectively deployed, data science—through enhanced collaboration, democratized access, intuitive tooling, and streamlined platforms—empowers financial services organizations to boost productivity, foster meaningful data-driven decision-making, and allow broader teams to deliver strategic value with minimal gatekeeping.
From the Hippodrome
Evolving in the World of AI: Why Human-Centered Leadership Still Wins, By Corryn Kivett, Founder & CEO, Evolution Room - Read Now
Making Health Data Great (and Vulnerable) Again: How Trump’s Private Tracking Plan Risks the Future of Medical Privacy, By Jurgita Lapienytė, Chief Editor at Cybernews - Read Now
Why Every Gen Alpha Kid Needs a Debit Card (Yes, Even Yours), By Dawn Ranae Bausch - Read Now
The Latest TechSolutions4CUs Podcast
In this episode of TechSolutions4CUs , Jason Cain , co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of ShiftMate , explains how the company’s AI co-pilot helps credit unions by unifying data, AI, and workflow automation. The platform delivers actionable insights for frontline staff, as well as strategic data for leadership. - Listen Now
The Latest Finopotamus Unscripted Episode
In this episode, host John San Filippo , and guests Joshua Barclay of BusinessNext, Americas , Har Rai Khalsa 🚀 of Swaystack , and Tim P. of Appli, Inc discuss creating a successful member engagement strategy for credit unions. They share insights on using data, targeting younger generations, and the importance of a fluid roadmap. - Watch Now
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Press Room VIP News
Apiture Named a 2025 Finovate Awards Finalist for Best SMB/SME Banking Solution | Read Now | Apiture
MSUFCU Celebrates Grand Openings of Northern Illinois Branches,Supports Local Organizations | Read Now | MSU Federal Credit Union
Addition Financial Foundation Unveils Transformed Needs Pantries at Four Central Florida Schools | Read Now | Addition Financial Credit Union
Sidney Federal Credit Union Implements Frictionless Voice Verification with IllumaSHIELD™ | Read Now | Sidney Federal Credit Union
Industry News
Blue J Announces $122M Series D Financing Led By Oak HC/FT and Sapphire Ventures | Read Now | Blue J
Better.com Selected as Finalist for the 2025 Finovate Awards | Read Now | Better Home Group
“One in 50” Short Documentary Exposes Financial and Emotional Toll of Child Identity Theft | Read Now | LSEG Risk Intelligence
G2 Risk Solutions and EverC Combine to Cement Global Reach and Set a New Standard for AI-Powered Merchant Risk Solutions | Read Now | G2 Risk Solutions and EverC
Horatio H. Sparkes Joins Pandion Asset Management as Senior Director of Business Development and Investor Relations | Read Now | Pandion Asset Management
Casey’s Expands Access to Cash for Millions of Allpoint Cardholders Across Seven States Through NCR Atleos | Read Now | NCR Atleos
Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union Launches Mahalo Banking to Expand Digital Features | Read Now | Mahalo Banking
DaLand CUSO Empowers Credit Unions with Institution-Branded Stable | Read Now | DaLand CUSO
SOCRadar Launches Agentic Threat Intelligence Platform | Read Now | SOCRadar® Extended Threat Intelligence
First City Credit Union and Quavo Partner to Deliver Secure Online Fraud Resolution for Displaced Members Following LA Fires | Read Now | Quavo Fraud & Disputes
High Point Federal Credit Union Partners with Nuuvia to Reach Next-Generation of Members | Read Now | Nuuvia
VPN.com Lists MarketCap.com For Sale: Premium Asset For Financial and Crypto Leaders | Read Now | VPN.com
Metallicus and DaLand Partner to Provide Regulated Stablecoin and Digital Asset Infrastructure to Financial Institutions | Read Now | Metallicus
Better Home & Finance Holding Company to Participate in the Oppenheimer 28th Annual Virtual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference | Read Now | Better Home Group
Empower Finance Rebrands to Tilt and Launches Tilt Credit Cards to Accelerate Reliable Access to Fair Credit | Read Now | Empower Finance
AML RightSource Named by Everest Group as a Leader in Financial Crime Compliance | Read Now | AML RightSource
Baker Hill Selects LoanPro to Revolutionize Lending through a Seamless End-to-End Platform - From Origination to Servicing | Read Now | Baker Hill
NCR Atleos Expands Relationship with FCTI to Include ATMs, Terminal Driving Services | Read Now | NCR Atleos
Lynq Welcomes Fifteen Additional Institutional Clients to its Real-Time, Interest-Bearing Settlement Network | Read Now | Lynq Network
Volante Technologies Processes $1.4 Trillion in Daily Fedwire Transactions, Over 30% of Total System Values | Read Now | Volante Technologies
Provident Bank Names Michael A. Perito SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy | Read Now | Provident Bank
Valiify and Payfinia Partner to Bring Instant Account Funding to Community Banks and Credit Unions | Read Now | Valiify
KnowBe4 Deploys Additional Agentic Capabilities to Bolster Customers’ AI Defenses | Read Now | KnowBe4
CD Valet Shares July CD Rate Analysis, Revealing 12-Month CDs are Currently Most Competitive | Read Now | CD Valet
Engage fi Named One of Tampa Bay’s Fastest-Growing Companies for the 4th Time | Read Now | Engage fi
Cali Bank, N.A. Selects FinTech Automation and UniFi Platform for Digital Transformation | Read Now | Cali Bank, N.A.
Unicorn Group Wins "Payment Gateway Solution of the Year 2025" at Pan Finance Awards | Read Now | Unicorn Group
Casap Raises $25M Series A to Revolutionize Payment Disputes with AI and Eliminate First Party Fraud Losses | Read Now | Casap
Better Home & Finance Holding Company Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results | Read Now | Better Home Group
Alkami and INB to Share Strategies for Turning Financial Data into Marketing Results | Read Now | Alkami Technology
Carrington Labs and DigiFi Partner to Bring Cash Flow Underwriting to Loan Origination Platform | Read Now | Carrington Labs
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