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Deep Dive: How The COVID-19 Virus Is Impacting The Online Gambling Industry

PYMNTS

Supreme Court decision allowed sports betting in 2018 and inspired 2019 laws that govern the fledging industry in 10 states and set guidelines such as how online casinos can operate and how sports betting would be taxed. Pennsylvania reported similar figures, with tax revenues from brick-and-mortar gambling declining to $50.5

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Collections & Recovery Predictions 2020: Brexit and Other Challenges

FICO

In highly regulated countries, like the UK, these changes should be a positive experience for people in debt. Where financial services is not so regulated, these changes will be a challenge. The UK is one of the highest leveraged regions in Europe, which leads people more vulnerable to an economic downturn. They keep borrowing.

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Use Cases And Business Opportunities Stemming From Open Banking (4/4)

Lars Markull

In the past three blog posts, we have described what is driving open banking, the history of Open Banking, and the current status of Open Banking in different regions. This is at the center of most Open Banking regulations and can be achieved with the right design and guidelines. .

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Use Cases And Business Opportunities Stemming From Open Banking (4/4)

Lars Markull

In the past three blog posts, we have described what is driving open banking, the history of Open Banking, and the current status of Open Banking in different regions. This is at the center of most Open Banking regulations and can be achieved with the right design and guidelines

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Trump Administration May Lessen Limits On Leveraged Lending

PYMNTS

Donald Trump and his administration could pull back on leveraged lending guidelines in the U.S., Ross, for example, is an old hand at the leveraged loan market, while Mnuchin is cofounder of OneWest, a regional bank. paving the way for banks to lend more to highly indebted companies and encourage more buyout deals.

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Big Bank Bids Headed For Hill Hearings?

PYMNTS

Separately, Senator Elizabeth Warren last month wrote a letter to the Department of Justice urging an examination and strengthening of bank merger review guidelines. Lower tax rates, currently in place but likely to sunset in the Biden administration, may spur more deals. As we saw with the BBVA/PNC deal, scale matters.

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Dynamic Duo

Independent Banker

Community banking priorities of reducing regulatory burden and institutionalizing tiered regulation, as well as addressing the risks and market distortions created by too-big-to-fail institutions are likely to rank high on Shelby’s and Brown’s legislative goals for the new Congress. Shelby: Alabama roots.