Welcome to the Experian Thought Leadership Hub

Consumers have powered the U.S. economy through repeated shocks, but new pressures are testing their resilience. As energy prices rise and economic conditions shift, the outlook is becoming more uncertain.

• Labor market strength is weakening
• Income and wage growth are slowing
• High equity exposure increases risk

Explore how modern fraudsters use coordinated, strategic attack methods—and learn how to detect, disrupt and prevent them using behavioral intelligence and real-time insights.

Key insights:

• Fraudsters use structured attack strategies like reconnaissance, blitzes and deception to exploit weaknesses
• AI-driven bots and automation are rapidly increasing the scale and speed of fraud attacks
• Behavioral analytics reveals hidden fraud signals traditional tools miss
• Early detection and layered defenses help stop attacks before they escalate

Uncover a coordinated account takeover fraud ring in action and learn how it was stopped using behavioral, device and network intelligence.

Key insights:

• Fraud rings operate with structured roles to efficiently execute account takeover attacks
• Compromised accounts can be connected across devices, revealing coordinated activity
• Behavioral, device and network intelligence expose fraud signals traditional tools miss
• Stopping ATO requires identifying and dismantling the full fraud ring, not just individual logins

Download the latest Alternative Financial Services Trend Report to reveal new insights on growth and risk, including:

• Loan volume is up 21% YoY across installment and single pay products
• Installment bad rates declined 6.8% YoY
• Returning borrowers grew 26.5% YoY in RTO/LTO

In this webinar, Experian experts explore how organizations can apply proven consumer fraud prevention tactics to strengthen commercial lending defenses.

What you'll learn:

• How consumer fraud strategies can be adapted for commercial use cases
• Where commercial lending is most exposed and how to mitigate risk
• How shared signals across identity, behavior and devices can improve detection

Discover a faster, more efficient way to bring financial wellness and privacy solutions to market. Learn how to:

• Deliver in-demand financial wellness and identity protection solutions. 
• Accelerate build and integration with developer-friendly tools.
• Launch experiences that drive engagement from day one, not months later.
• Continuously optimize through partnership, insight and iteration.

Education Credit Union modernized underwriting with Experian’s Advanced Decisioning—driving faster decisions, stronger approvals, and rapid ROI in a competitive market.

• 5-month payback period
  
• 4.4% lift in performance & funding
  
• $4M+ incremental originations

Gain a clearer view of how consumers earn, spend, and manage their money in today’s evolving economic landscape. In this webinar, Experian experts break down the financial behaviors shaping demand, risk, and growth—using macroeconomic trends, credit data, and transaction-level cash flow insights.

• Key trends in spending, income stability, and cash flow
• What credit and cash flow signals reveal about your customers
• How to apply these insights to marketing, risk, and growth strategies 

Model classification now drives governance in AI environments—but many frameworks lag reality. Static, inconsistent approaches create risk as inventories grow.

• Refresh classification continuously
  
• Map dependencies and shadow models
  
• Standardize decisions and documentation