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The OBA is looking for bankers interested in serving as chairperson of the OBA Emerging Leaders Division. Any OBA Emerging Leaders who are currently enrolled in the OBA Emerging Leaders Academy or have previously graduated from an OBA Emerging Leaders Academy or OBA Leadership Academy are eligible for the position. The Emerging Leaders chair will serve a two-year term and …
March 2022
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March 25, 2022
Make your nominations for OBA 50-year club
The OBA is proud to promote the recognition of bankers who have devoted 50 or more years of service to the banking industry. All eligible nominees will be honored at the 2022 OBA Convention on May 18-20 at the Omni in Oklahoma City. Click here to download a nomination form. If you have any questions, please contact Janis Reeser at 405-424-5252 …
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March 22, 2022
Week of March 21
In This Issue… Bloom Raskin withdraws from Fed candidacy News article discusses state baill that scrutinize banks over treatment of firearm industry Bankers’ Night Out program start this week in Enid OBA education corner … Bloom Raskin withdraws from Fed candidacy Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden’s nominee for vice chair for supervision for the Federal Reserve, withdrew her candidacy …
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March 22, 2022
Executive News: Inhofe’s retirement opens up intrigue
On Friday, Feb. 25, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe submitted the proper paperwork to the Oklahoma Secretary of State to show he will be retiring from the U.S. Senate on Jan. 3, 2023. Sen. Inhofe started his political career in 1978 when he was elected the mayor of Tulsa. Inhofe spent 6 years as mayor, he was then elected in 1987 …
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March 22, 2022
ABA provides banking-related updates on Ukraine crisis
The American Bankers Association has created a new webpage on aba.com where bankers can find announcements, alerts and guidance affecting the banking sector as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The page includes updates on potential cyber threats, sanctions announcement from the federal government and other important news from the White House and various government agencies. Amid growing concerns …
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March 22, 2022
Oklahoma banks make gains in fourth quarter
Oklahoma’s commercial banks saw a marked increase in net income earnings in the fourth quarter from both the previous quarter as well as the fourth-quarter mark from last year. The FDIC’s Quarterly Banking Profile was released earlier this month and showed good news for both the state’s banks and the nation’s. Oklahoma banks saw their net income increase from $1.5 …
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March 21, 2022
OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs begin
The dates for the OBA Bankers’ Night Out programs have been finalized, with the Enid date coming soon. Mark your calendar for the date of the program that’s in your area of the state and plan to attend. Bring your coworkers with you so that everyone can be up to speed on the most recent developments affecting their job. In addition …
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March 16, 2022
Nominations open for OBA Board, first vice chair
Pursuant to Section 5.4 of the bylaws of the Oklahoma Bankers Association, this will serve as official notice of the process of selecting members of the board of directors of the Association. There are six board nominating committees, each of which will select a banker to replace the board member whose term on the OBA’s board will expire at the …
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March 16, 2022
Time to relive the 1980s with OB80s!
Registration is now open for 2022 OBA Convention! Do you have jams and day-glo shirts in your closet? Do you long for the days of playing Space Invaders and Pac-Man at the local arcade? Are Simple Minds and Thompson Twins blaring out of your car speakers? Is watching Jake Ryan surprise Samantha in front of the church your idea of feel-good movie watching? If any of the answers to the …