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September 2026
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September 2, 2026
FinCEN alert issued on fraud schemes targeting federal student aid
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert recently to urge financial institutions to be vigilant in detecting, identifying and reporting suspicious activity connected to fraud schemes targeting The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid programs. Fraud rings use stolen and fraudulent identities, as well as other tactics, to enroll in …
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August 2026
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August 24, 2026
OCC offers new requirements for releasing confidential data
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is proposing to restructure its processes for making bank information available for public review, according to an agency announcement. The proposed rulemaking seeks to strike a better balance between public disclosure and protecting confidential information collected as part of agency supervision, the OCC said. The proposal comes less than a month after …
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August 19, 2026
Treasury proposes rules for licensing of payment stablecoin providers
The Treasury Department today released proposed rulemaking to require digital asset providers to obtain a federal or state license before issuing payment stablecoins, as required by the Genius Act. Payment stablecoin issuers will need to obtain a state or federal license beginning on Jan. 18, 2027. They will not be allowed to offer payment stablecoins in the U.S. unless they …
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August 11, 2026
OBA urges FCC to increase role in halting telecommunications fraud
The OBA is currently discussing with its congressional delegation about the importance of the FCC stepping into a more active role in stopping telecommunications-enabled fraud. Telecommunications fraud — robocalls, spoofed caller ID, and bank/agency impersonation — is no longer a nuisance; it is a primary vector for financial crime hitting Oklahoma consumers and the community banks that serve them. Americans …
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July 2026
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July 28, 2026
Guidance released on lending to undocumented workers
Lending to individuals who are not legally authorized to work in the U.S. may present elevated credit risk to financial institutions, the FDIC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and National Credit Union Administration said earlier this month in joint guidance. Earlier this year, President Trump issued an executive order directing regulators to provide guidance warning financial institutions “to …
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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.