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The dates for the OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs have been finalized. Mark your calendar for the date of the program that’s in your area of the state and plan to attend. Bring your coworkers with you so that everyone can be up to speed on the most recent developments affecting their job. In addition to state and federal legislative …

The 2026 Compliance Updates seminars, set for Tuesday, Jan. 27 in Oklahoma City, have been rescheduled for Feb. 18. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please contact our education department (405-424-5252) for further information!

We have set the dates for the 2026 Contact Banker Program: March 3, March 24, April 14 and April 21. 9 a.m. – Briefing at Capitol Noon – Depart Capitol for lunch 1:30 p.m. – Adjourn On the date you select, there will be a short briefing before we start walking the halls of the Capitol. We will stay together as a group the …

Several scholarships are now available to bankers from OBA-member banks for various graduate schools of banking. Applications should be submitted to the OBA’s Janis Reeser by email (janis@oba.com), regular mail (643 N.E. 41st St., OKC, 73105) or fax (405-424-4518). Click on the links below for more specific information about each scholarship: GSB-Madison HR School Scholarship: $700 — Deadline: Feb. 6. …

The Federal Reserve and FDIC released the updated Community Reinvestment Act “small-bank” and “intermediate small-bank” asset-size thresholds for 2026 last week. The thresholds ticked up slightly for the coming year. CRA regulations establish the criteria by which relevant agencies assess a financial institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The asset-size …

U.S. payment card networks processed 100.7 billion debit and general-use prepaid card transactions valued at $4.7 trillion in 2023, representing an annual 4.6% increase in both value and volume over the two years studied, the Federal Reserve said in its biennial report on interchange fee revenue. The Dodd-Frank Act requires the Fed to regulate debit card interchange fees – which …

Just when you thought you had everything under control, these trans-national, organized criminal rings figure out another way to burglarize your ATMs. The OBA received a report this month of a bank who placed mitigation protocols in place and stopped what could have been a significant loss. Those of you in small towns who think this will never happen to …

State Bank Commissioner Mick Thompson announced last week the Oklahoma State Banking Board approved the largest reduction ever to assessments paid by Oklahoma state-chartered banks.  For 2026, the standard assessment rate will be discounted by 75% for each bank with assets totaling less than $1 billion, by 40% for each bank with assets at least $1 billion but less than …

The Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame inducted its 2025 class – its seventh – today at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. R.S. “Brud” Baker, with Stride Bank, in Enid; Sandra “Sandy” Bracken, most recently with First Liberty Bank, in Oklahoma City; the late Gary Huckabay, most recently with All America Bank, in Mustang; and Lee Symcox, with First …

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced Monday it is ending Money Laundering Risk System data collection, easing Bank Secrecy Act examination procedures for community banks, and is seeking public feedback on core providers and other third-party service providers – all as part of an effort to support smaller institutions. The OCC defines community banks as institutions with …