lending

agentic commerce

Blend's mortgage agent reaches 50,000 loans

Sep 3, 2026

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4 min read

Blend's mortgage agent reaches 50,000 loans

Plus: an AI bill negotiator, China's agent-payment agreement, and when agents need people.

Brent Dixon

community banks

Aug 6, 2026

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5 min read

Critical cyber repairs in 75% less time

Plus: 12,500 banker hours saved in a month, appraisal review time down 70%, and coding agents that share their suffering.

Brent Dixon

model risk

750+ community FIs are getting an AI agent marketplace

Jul 16, 2026

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4 min read

750+ community FIs are getting an AI agent marketplace

Plus: bunq rebuilt its assistant three times before reaching 97% of interactions and Blend took mortgage pre-underwriting live.

Brent Dixon

open source

+10

The U.S. gated its newest AI models. A Chinese lab gave one away.

Jun 30, 2026

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3 min read

The U.S. gated its newest AI models. A Chinese lab gave one away.

Plus: agents moving from scoring the loan to making the call, and a malicious AI tool that cleared review and reached 26,000 users.

Brent Dixon

credit unions

An AI is negotiating repayment plans over the phone.

Jun 9, 2026

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4 min read

An AI is negotiating repayment plans over the phone.

Plus: The 3 rules for putting agents in production, and an AI maturity model from Carnegie Mellon and Accenture.

Brent Dixon

open source

+10

May 28, 2026

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4 min read

A 3-minute mortgage. How?

Plus: BNP's open-model bet, the 3% controls gap, and a nice conversation starter.

Brent Dixon

lending

Blend's mortgage agent reaches 50,000 loans

Critical cyber repairs in 75% less time

750+ community FIs are getting an AI agent marketplace

The U.S. gated its newest AI models. A Chinese lab gave one away.

An AI is negotiating repayment plans over the phone.

A 3-minute mortgage. How?

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