June is American Housing Month

June is National Homeownership Month, a time to celebrate the benefits of homeownership and help consumers in the quest to buy a place of their own. This year, the Oklahoma community banks in partnership with the Oklahoma Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association will celebrate the value of a variety of housing options – whether rented or owned – reframing its efforts as “American Housing Month.”

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Quail Creek Bank makes $100,000 donation to storm victims

One of the Oklahoma Bankers Association's key members responded today in a major way to the OBA's drive to raise money for the victims of the multiple tornados that struck Oklahoma this week.

“On behalf of Quail Creek Bank, we are donating $100,000 to the Oklahoma Bankers Association's Foundation,” said Quail Creek Bank Chairman J. David Davenport. “We are very pleased to be able to respond to the OBA's call for financial help which will go directly for the relief efforts and rebuilding of our communities devastated by the storms from this week.”

Five thousand dollars will immediately be directed to the First Baptist Church of Moore to assist with an immediate need of feeding 50,000 meals this week to all the victims who lost their homes, thousands of insurance adjusters, police, fire and media, according to Quail Creek Bank President and CEO Doug Fuller.

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OBA Foundation collecting monetary donations

By now I'm certain you've heard about the devastating tornado that struck Moore yesterday afternoon. Adrian Beverage, OBA's chief lobbyist, lives in Moore (his house and family were spared, thankfully) but he tells me it's even worse than it looks like on television. That's pretty bad.

I'm asking all OBA-member banks and their employees to be generous and make a tax-deductible contribution to the OBA Foundation. Your bank's participation and the participation by your employees will help us put together a good-sized fund from and on behalf of the banking industry. We'll work with the bankers on the ground in Moore to make certain that the money gets to the places where it will do the most direct good.

Please be generous. In addition, our Deluxe partners have offered to help. Deluxe has the capability of reprinting checks for any of the thousands of bank customers impacted. Please let us know if you have any customers who were adversely affected by the tornados.

Make your bank check and your personal check payable to the OBA Foundation and mail it to "OBA Foundation", P.O. Box 960173, Oklahoma City, OK 73196-0173. We'll take it from there. Please join with me and make a tax-deductible contribution to help these folks in Moore, Shawnee and the surrounding areas.

Thank you very much.

David Cook, Chairman
Oklahoma Bankers Association
President & CEO
Bank of Laverne

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