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July 2020

  • July 21, 2020

    Week of July 20

    In This Issue… Department of Commerce provides next steps for Oklahoma Business Relief Plan Oklahoma Insurance Department/OBA virtual offering on banking fraud scheduled for tomorrow, July 22 at 10 a.m. Fed extends rule allowing directors, shareholders to apply for PPP loans 2021 Oklahoma Views & Vistas Calendar available for discounted pricing extended through Aug. 31 Check out OBA’s Strategic Members …

  • July 20, 2020

    Fed extends rule allowing directors, shareholders to apply for PPP loans

    The Federal Reserve announced on July 15 that it would extend a temporary exemption from Regulation O to allow bank directors and shareholders to receive Paycheck Protection Program loans from their related banks. Reg O generally limits lending activity to bank directors, shareholders, officers and businesses owned by these persons. The exception—which applies only to PPP loans—will be extended through …

  • July 18, 2020

    Executive News: Taking your eyes off the ball

    Just about every banker I know, and certainly every bankers’ trade association I know, has been up to his/her/their eyeballs in Paycheck Protection Program matters – loans, guarantees, forgiveness applications and so forth since April. Four separate pieces of legislation have been passed by this Congress dealing with the subject, followed by several sets of (very confusing) rules and regulations …

  • July 18, 2020

    Second phase of OBRP slated to start this month

    The Oklahoma Department of Commerce announced a second phase of the Oklahoma Business Relief Program, which will begin later this month. Phase II of the OBRP is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14. Another $50 million has been designated for use in the Program. Additionally, when sending in OBRP applications, the Department of Commerce mentioned frequent …

  • July 18, 2020

    PPP extended into August

    The Paycheck Protection Program was extended through Aug. 8 after a measure passed through the U.S. Senate and House early this month and was signed by President Trump. The U.S. House of Representatives approved an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program on July 1, only hours after the U.S. Senate approved the measure to extend the Paycheck Protection Program. The …

  • July 18, 2020

    Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame taking nominations

    The OBA will be taking nominations for 2020 Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame inductees through the middle of July. The Hall of Fame was created by the OBA Board of Directors to honor individual bankers for their contributions to the banking industry and the State of Oklahoma. In addition, the Hall of Fame is intended to recognize bankers’ achievements on …

  • July 15, 2020

    OBA needing bank info on Oklahoma Business Relief Program

    The OBA is the process of collecting information from banks concerning the Oklahoma Business Relief Program. Specifically, we need to know the total number of applications your bank currently has on hand that were not submitted before the portal closed. We’d appreciate the info as soon as possible. Please email the OBA’s Adrian Beverage at adrian@oba.com, or reply to this …

  • July 15, 2020

    Special message from OBA President/CEO Roger Beverage

    Longtime OBA President and CEO Roger Beverage filmed a special video webcast message to share with all Oklahoma bankers. It can be viewed by clicking through the link below. If you do not have audio and/or video capabilities on your computer, you can download the transcript of his message by clicking here (.pdf).

  • July 15, 2020

    Special message from OBA President/CEO Roger Beverage

    Longtime OBA President and CEO Roger Beverage filmed a special video webcast message to share with all Oklahoma bankers. It can be viewed by clicking through the link below. If you do not have audio and/or video capabilities on your computer, you can download the transcript of his message by clicking here (.pdf).

  • July 14, 2020

    SBA releases update to Procedural Notice

    Last night, the Small Business Administration released an update to the Procedural Notice covering PPP Lender Fee Payments and the 1502 Reporting Process. This covers several updates and clarifications, but the largest item is it provides details on the how the monthly reporting will work on PPP loans. As a reminder, the initial 1502 report on your PPP loans was …