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December 2019
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December 5, 2019
Five bankers inducted into Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame as 2019 class
The Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame inducted its 2019 class – its second ever – today at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. John V. Anderson, with F&M Bank; the late Clark and Wanda Bass, with First National Bank & Trust Co., in McAlester; Oklahoma State Banking Commissioner Mick Thompson; and the late Morrison Tucker, a longtime prominent Oklahoma …
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December 5, 2019
Huge thank you to Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame sponsors
We would like to say a huge thank you to our sponsors of the Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame. Platinum sponsors: F&M Bank and First National Bank & Trust Company of McAlester. Gold sponsors: The Citizen Potawatomi Nation, First National Bank & Trust Company of Shawnee, Quail Creek Bank and Sooner State Bank. Silver sponsors: American Bank and Trust Co., …
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December 2, 2019
Webinar on Regulatory Feedback Initiative set this month
There will be a Regulatory Feedback Initiative webinar at 10 a.m., on Dec. 17, 2019. Steve Polakoff, executive vice president of FinPro, and Howard Headlee, president of the Utah Bankers Association, will be presenting. Participants will learn about the RFI and how it will help institutions better prepare for examinations. Expert analysis of trends and hot topics in current exams …
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November 2019
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November 25, 2019
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City releases November Services survey
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the November Services Survey. According to Chad Wilkerson, vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the survey revealed that Tenth District services expanded moderately in November and expectations for future growth also increased. “Regional services activity grew moderately in November after declining slightly in October,” said Wilkerson. …
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November 22, 2019
Bankers asked to contact lawmakers in support of Farm Credit Fairness Bill
As virtually most bankers in the Heartland know all too well, financing the business of food production is getting more and more difficult. Net farm income has steadily declined since 2013 and, as a result, many farmers and ranchers are struggling to keep, find or obtain access to credit. A bill has been introduced by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) that …
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Jeremy Cowen, 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.