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The bankers are back in town — and registration for the 2025 OBA Convention is officially open! Join us in Oklahoma City this May for the can’t-miss event of the year—packed with valuable sessions, networking, and a chance to reconnect with Oklahoma’s banking community. Whether you’re looking to expand your knowledge or simply enjoy a great time with fellow professionals, …

A search for key word “jackpotting” in OBA.com returns Fraud Alerts and other stories dating back to 2018. In 2024, we mentioned the increase in these ATM attacks on June 3, Aug. 19, Oct. 28, and Nov. 1. Jackpotting is a term used to describe cyber attacks on ATMs with the intent to illegally dispense cash without debiting an account. …

The American Bankers Association and Independent Community Bankers of American joined eight other associations representing banks, credit unions and payment providers on Monday in restating their opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act, which would impose new network routing mandates on financial institutions that issue credit cards. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has stated his intention to reintroduce the bill in …

On July 1, 2025, Oklahoma will fully transition to electronic liens and titles (ELT). Standard paper titles will no longer be printed. Lienholders will use electronic records, and dealers will have the option to use electronic bills of sale for title transactions. Service Oklahoma will host a Teams call every other week beginning March 24 and ending Sept. 1. These …

Join your banking peers for an Emerging Leaders social! There is no registration fee, but please RSVP to let us know you’ll be there. Questions? Email Megan McGuire. Oklahoma City: Click here to RSVP.  The Oklahoma City Emerging Leaders social is sponsored by Graduate School of Banking at Colorado. Date: Tuesday, March 25 Time: 5-5:30 p.m. Location: Embassy Suites OKC …

Service Oklahoma is making key improvements to vehicle titling processes to enhance security, improve efficiency and simplify transactions for financial institutions, dealers and lienholders. The most significant updates include: Electronic Lien Placement for Dealers — Beginning April 7, 2025, dealers will have the ability to add liens electronically through their OkCARS account, making the process faster and more streamlined for …

The FDIC board on Monday pushed back by more than a year the compliance date for certain provisions of the agency’s revised rule on the use of its name and logo by financial institutions, saying it will use the time to consider adjustments to the regulation. The FDIC last year adopted new requirements, originally setting a compliance deadline of Jan. 1. The …

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. …

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 …

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.