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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We want to wish all our bankers and their families a happy Thanksgiving! Try not to eat too much turkey this weekend! The OBA offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday this week in observance of the holiday. We will reopen at our regular time on Monday, Nov. 27.

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CFPB Director Cordray leaving position

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray announced today he will be leaving his position, effective by the end of this month. Cordray, the first director of the CFPB, is thought to be considering a bid as governor of his home state of Ohio in next year’s election, although he has not confirmed this nor launched an official campaign. He …

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Senate Banking Committee reaches tentative compromise on reg relief

On Nov. 13, members of the Senate Banking Committee unveiled a proposed compromise on regulatory relief for community banks, according to OBA President Roger Beverage. “It’s not everything we wanted,” Beverage said. “I still want to see if this is the final ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ version or if we can add some tweaks. “The most obvious omission is that it doesn’t talk …

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Bad news: Crapo/Brown negotiations fail

We have now confirmed the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), has walked away from the negotiations with Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) on a proposed package for regulatory relief aimed at community banks. He did so in spite of his public statements some three weeks ago that progress was being made on a compromise, bipartisan …

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Oklahoma community banks aid hurricane victims

Hurricane Relief Donation

OKLAHOMA CITY — Community banks take great pride in being the foundation of their communities. When cities and towns are in need, they don’t hesitate to help in any way possible. These banks are also just as quick to react when the neighborhoods of their peers need assistance. Following the recent rash of hurricanes in Texas, Puerto Rico, Florida and …

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Participate in our Regulatory Feedback Initiative!

The Regulatory Feedback Initiative gives bankers a chance to comment anonymously about the bank’s examination process. If you have had an exam in the last year and haven’t completed a “Post Exam Survey” please direct your staff to click here. We need to know what happened – the good AND the bad. And then let your staff know this is something they should do …

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Women in Banking Committee

2023-2024 Chair Leigh-Anne Taylor EVP/COO NBC, Oklahoma City Members Kim Baugh SVP/Compliance Officer BancCentral, N.A., Alva Rhiannon Biggs VP/Assistant CSO BancFirst, Lawton Sarah Brown SVP Head of Human Resources Chickasaw Community Bank, Oklahoma City Chasity Bryson Bank Officer/Branch Mgr Valliance Bank, Oklahoma City Andrea Carter VP/Human Resources The Bankers Bank, Oklahoma City Jessica Casey MIT/Branch Manager City National Bank, Muskogee …

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Operations School Board of Regents

2023-2024 Chairman David Vinall SVP/Operations BancFirst, Lawton Members Kim Baugh SVP/Compliance Officer BancCentral, NA, Alva Rhiannon Biggs VP/Assistant CSO BancFirst, Lawton Amy Biggs AVP/CD Clerk Seiling State Bank, Seiling Terry Costanza COO/Compliance Officer First National Bank, Okmulgee Matthew Farve SVP/COO/Compliance First National Bank, Ardmore Stephanie King VP/Retail Banking Mgr Sovereign Bank, Oklahoma City Iva Sadler SEVP/COO/CTO First Enterprise Bank, Oklahoma …

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Government Relations Council

2023-2024 Chairman Alicia Wade President/COO/Director Valliance Bank, Oklahoma City Members Don Abernathy OKC Market President Legacy Bank, Oklahoma City Dusty Alexander SVP Central National Bank, Poteau Amada Alvidrez Regional Retail Manager Equity Bank, Guymon Adam Anderson President Bank of Commerce, Catoosa Barry Anderson President & COO F&M Bank, Guthrie Rigo Aranda Senior VP Oklahoma State Bank, Buffalo Curtis Armor SVP/Risk …

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