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May 2025
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May 14, 2025
OBA installs Ada banker as chair; honors others at annual convention
OKLAHOMA CITY — Steve Bagwell, president and CEO of Vision Bank, in Ada, was inducted as chair of the Oklahoma Bankers Association at the OBA’s 128th Convention on Wednesday, May 14, at the Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City. Bagwell is a 1987 graduate of Baylor University with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He has also completed graduate work in planning …
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May 12, 2025
OCC seeks comment on digitalization issues for community banks
The Office for the Comptroller of the Currency is seeking public input on the key challenges and barriers faced by community banks in the adoption and implementation of digital banking solutions. The OCC said new technologies can be important tools for community banks to meet customer demand, increase revenue, improve efficiencies and remain competitive. The agency’s request for information will …
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May 5, 2025
Fraud trends report in auto lending released
Sharon Lewis, with the OBA’s fraud division, has followed Frank McKenna (www.frankonfraud.com) for a long time. Frank is the chief innovation officer at Point Predictive, a lending confidence and risk management company. Point Predictive just released their 2025 Auto Lending Fraud Trends Report. Click here to download the report. According to the report, did you know … the estimated fraud …
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May 2, 2025
2025 OBA Directory of Banks now available for purchase
The latest edition of the OBA Directory of Banks is now available. This essential reference includes financial data, important information about all Oklahoma banks, savings and loans, savings banks and holding companies, key personnel by function and title, answers to rules and regulations, legislators, state and national agencies, courthouses, fast-find index and much more! Each Directory is $40 per copy for OBA-member …
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April 2025
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April 30, 2025
Free treasury check verification service available for banks
For our members who found the Treasury Check Verification System portal difficult to enroll in or use, SentiLink is now offering access to their treasury check verification services free for anyone. Yes, this is correct 100% with no strings attached. It is for any financial institution and will provide access to their SentiLink dashboard where you can verify Treasury check …
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Jeremy Cowen, Senior Vice President/Communications
Email: jeremy@oba.com | Phone: Ext. 113
Jeremy has been in charge of the Oklahoma Banker newspaper as well as the OBA website and other member communications since joining the OBA in January 2002. A native of Hartshorne and a 1997 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, he enjoys meeting and talking with the different people he encounters while doing his job. Previously, Jeremy worked as a sports writer in Lawton and, for the four years prior to joining the OBA, Lubbock, Texas, where he decided the town wasn’t big enough for both him and Bobby Knight. When not working, Jeremy loves to hike, read, watch football, baseball and boxing and teach journalism to high school and college students. And, if you ask, there’s a good chance he will regale you with the story about being interviewed on ESPN by Chris Fowler.