In This Issue… • Greetings from Guy • Regulatory Feedback Initiative needs you! • Update: Maybe Hensarling is open to moving S. 2155 separately? • 2018 OBA Convention coming in May • OBA Emerging Leaders joining in happy hour • Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board requesting comments from bankers • Kempton Group offering new user-friendly web portal • OBA education …

Just a quick reminder to register for the OBA’s Annual Convention and, especially, plan to attend the business luncheon at noon on Tuesday, May 22. The meeting will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel in Tulsa. The specific address is 777 West Cherokee Street, Catoosa. In case you missed it, this is yet another “official” notice, pursuant to Section …

Earlier this week, more than 20 Oklahoma bankers joined nearly 1,300 bankers from across the country while attending the ABA’s GR Summit in Washington, D.C. “Parts, but not all, of the meetings we had both with the group and our own delegation were encouraging,” OBA President and CEO Roger Beverage said. “Virtually everyone tells us that the regulatory reform bill …

The Oklahoma Bankers Association Directory of Banks, 2018 edition, is now available for purchase. This annual booklet gives important information on all Oklahoma banks, savings and loans, savings banks and holding companies. It’s available for purchase online by clicking here, or feel free to contact the OBA’s Thi Pham. Anyone wishing to order nine or more copies should contact Thi directly.

The 2018 OBA Annual Convention & Trade Show is coming soon, set for May 21-23 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa. This year’s convention theme is “Answer the C.A.L.L. (community/advocacy/leadership/legacy). Lt. Col. Robert Darling, a retired member of the U.S. Marine Corps., who served in the first Gulf War and supported the president in the President’s Emergency …

In This Issue… • Bank exam surveys: we need you now more than ever! • Bankers visit Oklahoma delegation, urge quick passage of S. 2155 • FAQs on customer due diligence • 2018 OBA Convention coming in May • OBA Emerging Leaders joining in happy hour • 2018 edition of OBA Directory of Banks now available • OBA education corner …

Cam Fine has been the president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America for the past 15 years, and he’s set to retire on May 4. While we have not always agreed with his approach to advocacy, the fact is Cam has been a champion for the smaller banks in this great country and for just about every …

This week’s American Banker magazine features an article written by Cam Fine, president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of American. Fine recently announced his retirement and penned this article as his goodbye to Washington, D.C. ‘Don’t let the bastards get you down’: Cam Fine says goodbye to D.C. I came to Washington, D.C., from Missouri’s capital city, Jefferson …

In This Issue… • Greetings from Guy • Still no word from Hensarling • House passes Volcker Rule bill • 2018 OBA Convention coming in May • Agencies propose phase-in for regulatory capital effects of CECL • Kansas bank commissioner nominated to Fed board • 2018 edition of OBA Directory of Banks now available • OBA education corner …

The 2018 OBA Annual Convention & Trade Show is coming soon, set for May 21-23 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa. This year’s convention theme is “Answer the C.A.L.L. (community/advocacy/leadership/legacy). Lt. Col. Robert Darling, a retired member of the U.S. Marine Corps., who served in the first Gulf War and supported the president in the President’s Emergency …