Regulation and Policy

9+ hour, 21+ min ago   (582+ words) The market for blockchain-based lending pools has grown roughly sixfold in two years, and the world's most prominent credit ratings firm is now stepping in to measure the risks those pools carry. The framework does not constitute a credit rating…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1343+ words) Brokers have said that discharge requests are increasingly becoming the gateway to a lender’s best retention offer. Macquarie Equity Research’s 2026 Mortgage Broker Survey has revealed that banks are improving retention pricing for existing mortgage customers, but brokers have raised concerns…...

9+ hour ago   (375+ words) S&P Global Ratings has introduced a new risk assessment framework aimed at digital asset lending vaults, as onchain yield products continue to draw more capital from retail and institutional-style participants. The framework is designed to help investors understand how…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago   (470+ words) S&P Global Ratings has launched a risk assessment framework for digital asset lending vaults as the onchain investment products gain traction. According to Monday’s announcement, the framework evaluates vaults across six areas: portfolio credit quality risk, liquidity mismatch risk,…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago   (346+ words) S&P Global Ratings has launched a Vault Risk Assessment (VRA) to grade crypto lending vaults, a market now holding about $10 billion. The ratings giant stresses that its new scores are not credit ratings. Think of a lending vault as…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago   (768+ words) A recent LendingTree survey found that 84% of cardholders who asked for a lower interest rate on a credit card in the past year got one — the highest success rate in the six years LendingTree has tracked the question. That also…...

18+ hour, 24+ min ago   (345+ words) Catalyst Property Finance, Foundation for Intermediaries, Greenfield Bridging, MT Finance, Reward Funding and Together have joined the panel, which launched in March with 11 lending partners. The additions broaden the range of funding available to Simplybiz Mortgages and FIBA members across…...

11+ hour, 52+ min ago   (401+ words) Cryptonews.net Vault Curation Now Powered by Wintermute’s Liquidity Armitage has announced the integration of Wintermute’s industry-leading liquidity provisioning expertise into its vault curation process. This strategic move aims to enhance efficiency in managing digital assets. The implications of this…...

14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (683+ words) Tether, which banks with EQIBank, confirmed on October 5 that its exposure was less than 0.034% of total group assets and that it was unaware of the alleged conduct (The Paypers, October 5, 2026). CoinDesk earlier reported Tether was “downplaying” the impact, as the…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (296+ words) What has historically been viewed as a purely social problem actually represents one of the greatest opportunities for innovation in financial risk management. The Power of Alternative Data and the Engineering Behind Risk The cornerstone of this transformation lies in…...