August 2020

  • August 17, 2020

    August 2020 OBA Legal Briefs

    Fair Lending—in the News and on Your Radar Fair lending and HMDA Fair lending and CRA Paycheck Protection Program Bank of America – disability Townstone – redlining Fair servicing The CFPB’s RFI Fair Lending—in the News and on Your Radar By Andy Zavoina It is not a huge surprise that enforcement actions have lessened from 2019 to 2020, but are …

  • August 17, 2020

    OBA issues banks education credit

    While 2020 is only about half over, it has definitely been memorable. Unfortunately, it included the cancellation of our Annual Meeting and Convention. You may recall your 2020 membership dues included a registration for the Convention. While we missed seeing you at convention, we still want to make things right. To do so, we have created a $500 credit for …

  • August 13, 2020

    Be sure to return your bank’s Hall of Fame ballots

    By now, your bank should have received its Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame ballots, which were mailed out on July 31. Please make sure your bank’s ballots are returned to the OBA by Aug. 21 so they can be tallied. If you have any questions, contact Lea Ann Jackson at the OBA.

  • August 11, 2020

    Week of Aug. 11

    In This Issue… Be sure to return your bank’s Hall of Fame ballots! Save the date for OBA Oktoberfest Golf Tournament ABA, OBA survey seeks feedback on current core provider experiences Forgiveness platform user guide released ABA starts anti-phishing campaign OBA education corner …

  • August 11, 2020

    Additional information on SBA loan frauds

    Oklahoma banks are still working hard to detect fraud in EIDL SBA loans, and to get those funds returned to our government. John Bernardo, with the FBI, reached out to his contacts and was able to get us contact with Roger Pak, a special agent with the SBA. Both have provided questions that will be helpful in making a fraud …

  • August 10, 2020

    Forgiveness platform user guide released

    The Small Business Administration has released its platform user guide for forgiveness applications, and the forgiveness portal will be up and running on Monday, Aug. 10. Several bankers have called us and said they are ready to start submitting the forgiveness applications they’ve already processed on Monday, especially those working with companies like OBA’s endorsed vendor Abrigo, where approved applications …

  • August 7, 2020

    Forgiveness platform user guide released

    The Small Business Administration has released its platform user guide for forgiveness applications, and the forgiveness portal will be up and running on Monday. Several bankers have called us and said they are ready to start submitting the forgiveness applications they’ve already processed on Monday, especially those working with companies like OBA’s endorsed vendor Abrigo, where approved applications have been …

  • August 4, 2020

    COVID-19 guidelines for visiting OBA offices for seminars/schools/meetings

    Updated Aug. 4, 2020  As of June 1, Oklahoma entered Phase 3 of the reopening process, which removed limits on group gathering sizes. However, the OBA is still limiting enrollment for live events to allow for social distancing. In the best interest of everyone involved, we will follow the guidelines below for indoor live events: Please enter and exit the …

  • August 4, 2020

    Week of Aug. 3

    In This Issue… Answer leadership’s call: OBA Emerging Leaders Academy accepting applications OCC issues rule on account withdrawals from collective investment funds Check out OBA’s Strategic Members COVID-19 Resource Page OBA education corner …

  • August 4, 2020

    SBA loan fraud surging throughout state

    All of our Oklahoma banks have been doing a great job of detecting and returning ACH funds received on COVID-19-related unemployment scams. This has not abated, but just hits different states in waves. Arizona, Nevada and Illinois have been among the many states hit the hardest right now. OBA has sent out keyword lists to help watch for these items …