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Show off your golfing skills or simply join your banking peers as a social registrant at the 2025 OBA Oktoberfest Golf Tournament on Oct. 27 at Belmar Golf Club, in Norman. The tournament fee is $175 and the registration deadline is Oct. 20. The tournament will begin with registration and lunch. Immediately following the tournament, we will hold an awards …
June 2025
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June 4, 2025
ABA, OBA, other state bankers associations oppose credit card rate caps to bill
In a letter to the Senate late last month, the American Bankers Association, the OBA and 51 other state bankers associations expressed strong opposition to any effort to attach the 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act as a poison-pill amendment to the unrelated GENIUS Act or any other legislative vehicle. The associations outlined why the legislation, which would …
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June 3, 2025
Week of June 2
In This Issue… From Adrian’s desk … FDIC issues regulatory relief guidance for Oklahoma, other states OBA Book Club announces next selection Bank Fraud Investigators Group meeting set for June United Way Emerging Leaders hosting networking opportunity for young professionals OBA education corner … From Adrian’s desk … By Adrian Beverage OBA President & CEO Just some random tidbits that …
May 2025
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May 27, 2025
Week of May 26
In This Issue… From Adrian’s desk … ABA, OBA, other state bankers associations oppose credit card rate caps to bill Join your peers on Capitol Hill: 2025 OBA Washington Visit set! Welcome new OBA strategic partners OBA education corner … From Adrian’s desk … By Adrian Beverage OBA President & CEO Just some random tidbits that might be of interest …
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May 27, 2025
OBA updates large withdrawal questionnaire, guidance
We first published this large withdrawal questionnaire and guidance in December 2024 and numerous member banks have since adopted use of these documents when they felt their customer was being victimized by a scam. With input from some of those users, we’ve made a few updates, which you can download in the links above. We’d also like to share a …
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May 21, 2025
Report: Limiting credit card interchange fees would harm consumers
Legislation intended to reduce credit card interchange fees would lead to less access to credit and disproportionately harming low-income households because of reduced revenue for community banks and credit unions, according to a recently published academic report. The Credit Card Competition Act by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) would impose new network routing mandates on financial institutions …
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May 20, 2025
Week of May 19
In This Issue… From Adrian’s desk … OBA updates large withdrawal questionnaire, guidance Report: Limiting credit card interchange fees would harm consumers OBA installs Ada banker as chair, honors others at annual convention Service Oklahoma to host Q&A session on upgraded Electronic Liens and Titles system ABA accepting nomination for Emerging Leaders Awards OBA TikTok Time … OBA education corner …
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May 19, 2025
May 2025 OBA Legal Briefs
May 2025 Lawsuits of interest Banker Q&As Joint ownership, divorce, and death Right of rescission, recording mortgage TRID closing disclosure Coming in the June 2025 OBA Legal Briefs – Uniform Consumer Credit Code Dollar amount changes Lawsuits of interest By Scott Thompson One of the things I try to do is keep track of lawsuits that might have an impact …
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May 19, 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 18, 2025
Executive News: EFS filing bill on top of docket for OBA
We have finally arrived at the last month of the state legislative session and I will say that everyone seems to be playing nice for now. As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, the only thing the legislature is statutorily required to accomplish is pass a state budget. So, all the policy issues still being considered must be across the finish …