Saturday, April 20, 2024

Jeremy Cowen

Mobile website available for OBA convention attendees

Be sure to bookmark our dedicated mobile web page for convention, which includes the schedule, exhibit floor plan, sponsors and more at www.oba.com/convention. Those using iPhones can save the page on their home screen like an app by simply hitting the share button at the bottom of the screen (icon at center that looks like a square with an arrow …

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Week of May 1

In This Issue… One week until OBA Convention! FDIC posits ‘targeted’ coverage might be best option for deposit insurance reform Send in your bank family photos! OBA education corner … One week until OBA Convention! The Oklahoma Bankers Association and its member banks constitute a family … and the family is made up of many members. Nearly 200 banks and …

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Week of April 24

In This Issue… OBA Convention room cutoff deadline this week! OBA, other state associations, ABA tout banking industry to Congress Send in your bank family photos! OBA education corner … OBA Convention room cutoff deadline this week! The cutoff for reserving a room in the OBA’s room block at convention next month has been extended to Friday, April 28. The …

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Week of April 17

In This Issue… We are family: OBA Convention open for registration SBA issues final rule, stops 7(a) lender moratorium 2023 OBA Directory of Banks available for purchase OBA education corner … We are family: OBA Convention open for registration The Oklahoma Bankers Association and its member banks constitute a family … and the family is made up of many members. …

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SBA issues final rule, stops 7(a) lender moratorium

The Small Business Administration issued a final rule this week to lift the moratorium on the number of non-depository lenders in the 7(a) program. Through the 7(a) program, banks and other lenders provide loans to underserved small businesses. The number of non-depository institutions in the program has been capped at 14 institutions for decades, but that cap is eliminated under …

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Week of April 11

In This Issue… Send it your bank family photos! Upcoming Oklahoma Banker newspaper combines April, May issues Deadline for OBA scholarship approaching OBA partners with ODP Business Solutions for member discounts Welcome, new strategic members OBA education corner … Send in your bank family photos! The Oklahoma Bankers Association and its member banks constitute a family … and the family …

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Week of April 3

In This Issue… CFPB sets policy statement on abusive acts, practices We are family: OBA Convention open for registration! Bankers at state capitol: Register for OBA’s 2023 Contact Banker Program Thank you to our Senior Management Conference sponsors! OBA education corner … CFPB sets policy statement on abusive acts, practices The Consumer Financial Protection Agency on Monday issued proposed guidance …

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OBA board nominees selected for consideration by membership

Pursuant to Article V, Section 5.4 of the By Laws of the OBA, notice is hereby given of the slate of nominees that have been selected by each of Board’s nominating committees to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors. The slate of nominees will be considered by the membership on May 9 at the annual meeting and …

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Week of March 27

In This Issue… Deposit fund assessment proposal likely happening North Carolina bank assumes deposits, loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank We are family: OBA convention open for registration! OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs start this week OBA education corner … Deposit fund assessment proposal likely happening The FDIC estimates the cost of resolving Silicon Valley Bank will likely be $20 …

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Executive News: Transition time with legislation at state Capitol

March is the time of year we have hopefully started the transition from the cold and wintry weather to warmer weather and a quiet storm season. We are living through a similar transition at the state capitol. Thursday, March 2, was the first legislative deadline of this year’s session, and it couldn’t get here fast enough. There are so many …

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