April 6-8, Indian Wells, California Looking to connect with peers who understand the challenges of senior bank management? The 2025 OBA Senior Management Conference is the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas and address common industry issues. Attendees will be surrounded by those with similar titles, similar workloads, similar problems and likely solutions to issues that can be just as similar. …
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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 …
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Due to the winter weather forecast for this week, the TRID and Flood education programs have been postponed. TRID will move to April 22. Flood will move to April 23. We apologize for an inconvenience. Feel free to contact the education department if you have any questions.
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We have set the dates for the 2025 Contact Banker Program: March 11, March 25, April 15 and April 29. 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 …
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Community banks understand the importance of having a payments relationship with their customers, but many banks do not have the staff, resources or appetite for risk to profitably manage a credit card portfolio. Recognizing the challenges community banks face in issuing and managing credit cards, the OBA and ABA have endorsed the agent credit card program of ServisFirst Bank. By …
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Immediately upon assuming office last Monday, President Trump designated several chairs and acting heads of agencies and departments. Among agencies relevant to financial services, Trump designated the following: David Lebryk, fiscal assistant secretary of the treasury and the highest career official at the Treasury Department, as acting secretary pending the confirmation of nominee Scott Bessent. FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill …
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According to frankonfraud.com, there is a rise in donation “Tap to Pay” fraud where consumers are approached in a parking lot (Target, WalMart, etc.) by individuals (scammers) requesting a small donation to help with <insert any sob story>. The victims believe they are donating $10 or $20, but the scammer is manipulating the transaction and billing them for thousands. Technically, …
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The OBA and the American Bankers Association will host a free webinar on Jan. 30, exclusively for Oklahoma bankers, to discuss the upcoming changes and opportunities presented at both the state and federal levels for the banking industry. New leadership coming to Washington presents many opportunities for the industry, and 2025 is certain to be a year of significant policy …
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Various association, including the American Bankers Association, The Bank Policy Institute, Ohio Bankers League filed litigation in late December against the Federal Reserve, challenging aspects of the stress testing framework the Fed uses to establish certain bank capital requirements. The lawsuit is focused on the lack of transparency in the current stress testing process, with the groups challenging the “opaque …
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The Oklahoma Bankers Association, today, mourns the death – but celebrates the life – of prominent banker and Oklahoman Gene Rainbolt. Rainbolt was a leader and legend within the Oklahoma banking community, and truly among ALL Oklahomans as well. He was an inaugural inductee of the Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame in 2018, a chair of the OBA in 1970-71 …
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