Sean McCarron

Sociology & Technology • Organizational design & decision making • Machine learning & Artificial Intelligence • Media, Advertising, and Financial Services

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Zest is on the latest episode of the Barefoot Innovation Podcast talking about how #ML in lending is the pro-consumer, pro-business path ahead for more inclusive credit. https://t.co/quInmgprlx

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"The optimal way to address the talent shortfall [in enterprise AI] is to get help from companies focusing on AI platforms, AI products, and AI consulting services." Well put by @Forbes contributor Glenn Gow. https://t.co/cVIai7Hg3o

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@Zest_AI is on the latest Barefoot Innovation Podcast talking about how lenders can make better loans and lift fair lending standards with #machinelearning. Thanks @JoAnnBarefoot for hosting! https://t.co/YhGdAis90Q

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“Why does it have to take four years?” In our latest Leaders in Lending @ClimbCredit CEO @AngelaCeresnie talks about bringing real innovation to education finance and taking on a system where outcomes and affordability are way out of whack.

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"The cost of college is not pegged to how much you're going to earn on the other side -- and that's a real problem." One lender is addressing the problem. Check out the latest episode of Leaders In Lending with @ClimbCredit CEO @aceresnie. https://t.co/xOfcpAU1Hn

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Change the algorithm, change the outcome. Learn how Zest AI customers are applying better math to consumer lending to achieve more racial equity in finance. On this week's Fintech Beat podcast with @DrChrisBrummer https://t.co/ZqSYhu6USB #racialjustice #Banking #Fintech

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From @Forbes contributor @LouisColumbus: "One of the best articles in 2020 on truth-testing A.I. was written by @Zest_AI's CTO @jaybudzik." Thanks, Louis! And here it is if you want to read it: https://t.co/991V656M3l

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Do lenders really know why they deny credit to each applicant? Not really. Yesterday's math fails to explain today's powerful lending algorithms. There's a better way.
https://t.co/R8HtD2m251

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Lenders are switching to #machinelearning models to expand credit to more good borrowers. Trouble comes, however, when lenders try to explain their decisions using old math. We need to fix that in 2021. Zest GC Teddy Flo's latest BankThink piece: https://t.co/FjVILibwjo

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Zest in @Automotive_News today. @jccharniga writes about the auto lenders finding profitable portfolio growth in this topsy-turvy economy. The secret? Focusing on better modeling, use of alternative data and #AI and machine learning . https://t.co/OBYo6Ox0s2

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AI-based credit models offer the best chance to end racial disparities in consumer finance while improving the safety of U.S. financial institutions. Our letter to the @CFPB calling for responsible innovation that makes lending fairer. https://t.co/04wftOMVnA

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Our new partnership with @FreddieMac is aimed at expanding homeownership responsibly, especially among first-time homebuyers, communities of color, and those living in underserved markets. Read more in @Forbes https://t.co/NvExYV7rk4

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Seven out of ten Americans would switch to a financial institution that has more inclusive lending practices. Would you? Read the full report: https://t.co/bfq1lMjd4e #beyondthecreditscore

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Here's how @AlliantCU's chief lending officer Jason Osterhage is positioning his team to thrive through the downturn. Part of our Leaders In Lending series: https://t.co/pQXC8AdkgD #CreditUnion #innovation #DigitalTranformation #lending #Chicago

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This piece by @jeremyakahn nails the details of why @insightpartners just invested in @zest_ai: fast-growth ✅ product-market fit ✅ and the chance to remove bias from lending and drive true #techequity ✅https://t.co/2vk9BmC9ez

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Big nod to the team at @bankgreenwood for building a modern financial platform for Black and LatinX customers. Give us a shout if you want the fairest credit products in town. We'd love to accelerate your goals @KillerMike @AmbAndrewYoung @iamRyanGlover

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@insightpartners invests in Zest AI because our software is "specifically tuned to loan underwriting and has the potential to make lending more equitable and inclusive." Read more in @crunchbasenews https://t.co/GYSbvS6XKy

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ICYMI, check out the #StateofAI report from @NathanBenaich and @soundboy. Insights and trend-watching galore. https://t.co/85rKWPq9Nc

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"Equitable access to home loans could have resulted in 770,000 additional Black homeowners since 2000, with combined sales and expenditures adding $218 billion to GDP." Stunning analysis here: https://t.co/pdCOL0Xd7g

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“It’s not every day you get to use proven technology to directly impact the economic opportunity gap in the U.S.” - @djparekh of @insightpartners on why his team just invested in @zest_ai https://t.co/Rf5Dh6DUiK