Mortgage industry AI adoption lags financial services sector

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A Scotsman Guide report notes that mortgage lenders broadly have yet to realize meaningful returns from artificial intelligence investments, even as adoption accelerates across the wider financial services sector. The gap suggests an industry still sorting through implementation challenges rather than capturing efficiency gains.

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