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August 2026
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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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July 15, 2026
Bankers at ballpark: Fraud fighting field trip set for September
Join fellow bankers and fraud fighters at the ballpark for a fraud-fighting field trip on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The Oklahoma City Comets host the Sugar Land Space Cowboys at 12:05 p.m. at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Before the game, OBA’s Sharon Lewis will provide attendees a brief fraud update and share practical fraud prevention tips bankers can pass along to customers …
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July 13, 2026
Help on holding funds when fraud, exploitation is suspected
Oklahoma S.B. 2067 becomes effective on Nov. 1, 2026 and establishes a framework for financial institutions to intervene when they suspect a “protected adult” is being targeted for financial exploitation and fraud. It mandates reporting while providing legal immunity to the institutions and their employees for acting in good faith to protect vulnerable customers. The OBA’s Scott Thompson has prepared …
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July 8, 2026
Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame accepting nominations for 2026 inductions
The Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the upcoming 2026 class; additionally, a reminder the process of selecting inductees was updated a few years back. First, for those interested in nominating a banker, here are some downloadable forms linked below – please return all nominations to Adrian Beverage (adrian@oba.com): Nominating instructions. Nomination form. If a person …
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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.