Description:

This high-impact session blends doctoral research with real-world accountability, focusing on how ethical leadership strategies can be used to combat predatory lending and prevent costly compliance failures. Drawing from case studies in the mortgage, HUD, and financial sectors, we’ll examine how unethical practices often thrive in cultures lacking strong, values-based leadership. You’ll also explore how emerging tools like AI can proactively identify risk patterns and reinforce ethical decision-making—before regulators or headlines force your hand.

Featured Research:
Based on doctoral research in applying ethical leadership models to reduce predatory lending practices across underserved communities.

Agenda:

• Spot the Leadership Gap That Enables Predatory Behavior – Learn how unethical leadership opens the door to systemic noncompliance and consumer harm.

• Use Ethical Leadership to Build Compliance Resilience – Explore leadership models that foster transparency, fairness, and proactive governance in high-risk markets.

• Leverage AI as an Ally for Ethical Oversight – Discover how AI can assist in identifying red flags in loan patterns, fair lending discrepancies, and marketing practices to support ethical decision-making.