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Inside Look: KeyBank ramps up RPA and process mining efforts 

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The Ohio-based bank, which in 2017 began to roll out robotic process automation (RPA) in its frontline, middle and back-office operations, currently executes about 300 FTE worker processes daily.

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What Is Powering The Emerging Pawnaissance?

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While short-term lending in general has a pretty rough reputation, the pawn loan is the most ill-regarded arena in an already unloved category of consumer lending. The loan amount a borrower can get from a pawnbroker is determined solely by the value of the item itself; as in most forms of short-term lending, there is no credit check.

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SAFE Banking Act returns to Congress: Is safe harbor for cannabis banking on the horizon?

Abrigo

“Without full access to the banking and payments system, legal cannabis businesses are forced to operate in the shadows,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, in the same hearing. As such, companies are forced to operate in a cash-only model, which can result in robbery, money laundering, and organized crime.

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Google Play Store Nixes Payday Loan Apps

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CEO Mary Jackson of Online Lenders Alliance told the WSJ that payday loan practices were allowed, and that the ban hurts “legitimate operators,” as well as customers looking for “legal loans.” California and Ohio are among states that have started implementing measures to stop high-interest loans.

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How the PPP + Technology Means MBL Growth and More for Credit Unions

Abrigo

Credit unions like Telhio Credit Union in Central Ohio had employees working around the clock to help with PPP loans, and they used an SBA lending solution that automated the origination process, as well as the forgiveness and administration phases. In fact, it was Ohio’s top SBA lender among credit unions.

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Colorado passes 36% payday loan rate cap

CFPB Monitor

As described on the Colorado Secretary of State’s website , Proposition 111 “would restrict the charges on payday loans to a yearly rate of 36 percent and would eliminate all other finance charges and fees associated with payday lending.”. The other states to have done so are South Dakota, Ohio, Arizona, and Montana.

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The Balancing Act Between PPP’s Letter And Spirit Of The ‘Law’

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They are doing it because they can,” said Chris Olsen, a venture capitalist with Drive Capital Partners in Columbus, Ohio, in an interview with the Times. The would-be borrowers must consider their current levels of business activity and whether they can access other liquidity that would be sufficient to support those operations.

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