October 2025

Navy Federal, Truist, Chime among victims of AWS outage

Key insight: A failure in an AWS internal subsystem in its northern Virginia region caused widespread errors and latencies across the internet on Monday. What’s at stake: The outage disrupted services at banks and fintechs like Navy Federal, Truist and Chime, reminding the sector of its concentration risk. Expert quote: “When AWS sneezes, half the

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Nexa Lending adds Tammy Richards to executive team

Nexa Lending welcomed mortgage industry veteran Tammy Richards as chief strategy officer, one of a series of recent moves introduced by the company as it also undergoes a rebranding initiative.    As chief strategy officer, Richards will help lead market development and expansion for the Mesa, Arizona-based lender, which recently changed its name from Nexa Mortgage. 

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