Navigating fair lending challenges through collaboration and AI

As regulatory scrutiny intensifies and innovation accelerates, fair-and-responsible banking leaders are coming together to keep compliance programs adaptive, effective and aligned with evolving expectations. In this episode, recorded at CBA Live 2025 in Orlando, host Lynn Sautter Beal sits down with Lindsay Yousif, Executive Compliance Director at Ally, and Nick Roesler of M&T Bank. Both serve on the CBA’s Fair and Responsible Banking Committee and share how their institutions—and the committee at large—are tackling today’s most pressing compliance challenges, from AI-driven fair lending tools to examiner turnover and uneven regulatory interpretations. Join us as we discuss:How FinTech partnerships can drive innovation while meeting evolving regulatory expectationsThe value of benchmarking and third-party consulting in building more resilient compliance programsThe growing role of AI in fair lending—and what that means for oversight and risk managementStrategies to manage inconsistent regulatory requirements and examiner transitions