The 2017 OBA Annual Convention & Trade Show is coming soon, set for May 22-24 at the Embassy Suites in Norman. Matt Lewis, senior columnist for the Daily Beast and author of Too Dumb To Fail, will give the keynote speech at the opening of convention on May 22. Lewis will give a talk titled, “The Trump Years: What to …

The FDIC has announced a new, streamlined call report is available for use in the second quarter by smaller traditional banks that meet the requirements for its use. Generally, the new report will be available for those banks with total assets less than $1 billion and only have domestic offices. “The FDIC announced the availability of the new form as …

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The Oklahoman/NewsOK recently focused its Executive Q&A series on F&M Bank Chairman John V. Anderson, who recently celebrated 70 years in banking. The story ran in the March 19 edition of the newspaper/website. You can read it by clicking here.

From the chairman By Curtis Davidson OBA Chairman Last Thursday’s meeting between President Trump and community bankers has been widely reported and discussed, and is covered in more detail below. I would also like to reflect on a few points and the significance of this meeting. Can you remember when a sitting president has met with bankers who represent the …

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