{"id":755955,"date":"2023-05-08T09:30:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T13:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/meridianlink-and-zest-ai-expand-partnership-accelerating-market-momentum-and-enabling-financial-institutions-to-drive-more-inclusive-lending-practices\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T09:30:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T13:30:06","slug":"meridianlink-and-zest-ai-expand-partnership-accelerating-market-momentum-and-enabling-financial-institutions-to-drive-more-inclusive-lending-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/meridianlink-and-zest-ai-expand-partnership-accelerating-market-momentum-and-enabling-financial-institutions-to-drive-more-inclusive-lending-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"MeridianLink and Zest AI Expand Partnership, Accelerating Market Momentum and Enabling Financial Institutions to Drive More Inclusive Lending Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>MeridianLink and Zest AI Expand Partnership, Accelerating Market Momentum and Enabling Financial Institutions to Drive More Inclusive Lending Practices<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>Combined strength of consumer lending with AI-enabled underwriting empowers lenders to efficiently and confidently approve more loans, creating more economic opportunities for consumers<\/i><\/p>\n<p>COSTA MESA, Calif.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meridianlink.com%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DPublic%2520Relations%26utm_source%3DPress%2520Release%26utm_medium%3DBusinessWire%26utm_content%3DgenPRnews&amp;esheet=53395145&amp;newsitemid=20230508005239&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=MeridianLink%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1&amp;md5=35183595301067f2dddf373c2f44bbbf\">MeridianLink, Inc.<\/a> (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions, together with <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3791131-1%26h%3D1985452505%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fzest.ai%252F%26a%3DZest%2BAI&amp;esheet=53395145&amp;newsitemid=20230508005239&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Zest+AI&amp;index=2&amp;md5=b1c98f7b61145bc99972aa93c70921ea\">Zest AI<\/a>, a leader in automating underwriting with more accurate and inclusive lending insights, today announced the expansion of their partnership, increasing momentum as the integration enables more shared customers with access to AI-enabled underwriting. The partnership allows banks and credit unions to provide faster decisioning while safely offering credit access to more consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\nSince the partnership between Zest and MeridianLink<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>was first announced, customers have benefited from AI-enabled underwriting and more accurate consumer risk insights to accelerate decisioning and deliver more equitable lending experiences.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe are always looking for ways to provide our members with fast and fair access to capital,\u201d said Miriam Mitchell, chief lending officer at Addition Financial. \u201cSince integrating Zest AI as part of our MeridianLink<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Consumer offering, we have seen a sustained increase in approval rates on loans. This gives us the ability to say yes more often to members across the credit spectrum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nOn average, Zest AI customers see a 25% lift in approval rates without increasing losses, as well as increases in booked loans due to more competitive, risk-based pricing. AI technology can safely increase approval rates for those who are traditionally underserved. With Zest AI\u2019s technology, lenders can lift protected class approvals by an average of 40%.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cAs financial institutions embrace MeridianLink\u2019s increasingly touchless and inclusive lending capabilities, our customers are adopting Zest\u2019s fair lending insights as part of our decisioning workflow in evaluating the creditworthiness of consumers in the communities they serve,\u201d said Megan Pulliam, SVP of MeridianLink\u2019s Partner Marketplace. \u201cWe are proud to be a market leader of this movement and will continue to work closely with Zest to identify opportunities to accelerate digital lending innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re pleased our partnership with MeridianLink continues to grow with our combined focus to offer more lenders access to AI-enabled lending, resulting in faster approvals, more loan bookings, and happier consumers,\u201d said Head of Strategic Initiatives at Zest AI, Kathryn Bonesteel. \u201cOur shared customers appreciate how easy it is to take advantage of Zest\u2019s capabilities within the MeridianLink<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> One platform, and we are excited to invest in the ongoing success of this strategic relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nTo learn more, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meridianlink.com%2Fmarketplace%2Fpartners&amp;esheet=53395145&amp;newsitemid=20230508005239&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meridianlink.com%2Fmarketplace%2Fpartners&amp;index=3&amp;md5=95693fba908bdad7ba547423ccf7e6f2\">https:\/\/www.meridianlink.com\/marketplace\/partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Zest AI<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nZest AI is a tech company on a mission to make fair and transparent credit accessible for everyone. Since 2009, we&#8217;ve worked with financial institutions to provide AI-driven credit solutions to their borrowers. Today we work with all types of lenders \u2014 but especially credit unions \u2014 to democratize underwriting automation and equitable credit decisioning. Learn more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3791131-1%26h%3D996666816%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.zest.ai%252F%26a%3DZest.ai&amp;esheet=53395145&amp;newsitemid=20230508005239&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Zest.ai&amp;index=4&amp;md5=31a8bce714d0c5a054608fc7f28588b0\">Zest.ai<\/a> and connect with us on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3791131-1%26h%3D3692359355%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.linkedin.com%252Fcompany%252Fzest-ai%252F%26a%3DLinkedIn&amp;esheet=53395145&amp;newsitemid=20230508005239&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=LinkedIn&amp;index=5&amp;md5=baad608e81cb469cfe2837753e4ac743\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About MeridianLink<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nMeridianLink<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (NYSE: MLNK) powers digital lending and account opening for financial institutions and provides data verification solutions for consumer reporting agencies. MeridianLink\u2019s scalable, cloud-based platforms help customers build deeper relationships with consumers through data-driven, personalized experiences across the entire lending life cycle.<\/p>\n<p>\nMeridianLink enables customers to accelerate revenue growth, reduce risk, and exceed consumer expectations through seamless digital experiences. Its partner marketplace supports hundreds of integrations for tailored innovation. For more than 20 years, MeridianLink has prioritized the democratization of lending for consumers, businesses, and communities. Learn more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.meridianlink.com&amp;esheet=53395145&amp;newsitemid=20230508005239&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.meridianlink.com&amp;index=6&amp;md5=ea9d19702df680e66843f4ce30e2dd42\">www.meridianlink.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20230508005239r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230508005239\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230508005239\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nBecky Frost<br \/>\n<br \/>(714) 784-5839<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:becky.frost@meridianlink.com\">becky.frost@meridianlink.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> California United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Professional Services Technology Software Finance Artificial Intelligence Banking Personal Finance<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20230508005239\/en\/1785825\/3\/ML_Logo_Color_FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MeridianLink and Zest AI Expand Partnership, Accelerating Market Momentum and Enabling Financial Institutions to Drive More Inclusive Lending Practices Combined strength of consumer lending with AI-enabled underwriting empowers lenders to efficiently and confidently approve more loans, creating more economic opportunities for consumers COSTA MESA, Calif.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;MeridianLink, Inc. 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